On Tuesday, June 19, 2012 12:00:59 PM UTC-4, Joe Bernard wrote: > > From the Blug: "But we do wonder how many we can sell sight unseen, and so > that’ll be our MO until it’s been leaked." > > Yeah, I don't get it, either, but the chances that anyone would be > disappointed with how the poster turned out are slim. I'm terrible at > figuring out how to get pics from camera to computer to bike forum, so I > won't be your leaker. > > > On Tuesday, June 19, 2012 7:37:24 AM UTC-7, Peter Pesce wrote: > >> Yesterday's Blug says the first 100 are shipping today (the 19th) so you >> left-coasters should have them very soon. We easterners will have to wait >> for the pony express to make its way. Grant also... well... not exactly >> "requested"... maybe "suggested" that nobody post an image of the poster >> online. Seems odd, given that DLG himself has thumbnails of all his posters >> on his own site. >> >> BTW, what's with the new surprise/secrecy theme at RBW? First a bike to >> be bought sight unseen, now a poster? >> >
It's fun! In an age of instantaneous gratification on googling something on the internet to find an answer, instead, there's a bit of a suspense, or better, anticipation, in not knowing exactly what it looks like ahead of time. Like making a kid wait until Christmas morning to find out what's under the tree, instead of telling them "It's an X-box with a couple of games"... Or whatever. When there was a first hint of a new poster, I'd emailed G, to 'get on a list' for it. At that point, even the artist wasn't announced, and I was in. I suppose it's big news in SF, or certain circles, but, I'd not heard of the artist before... looked through his site and liked his work, new I'd love it, but, it's fun to not know what's going to show up when it arrives, just that its coming.... -L -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/TPJeqp6RUSMJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
