The idea is simple:

Take one AiR flag and send it around the world. Along the way take pictures to show us the world the flag travels in. Each person signs it with their ETS or TS handle. There is even space to transfer personal artwork. We would also like to follow NIN concert tours as much as possible. It's already been in the Birmingham video! (picture)


There are some changes to the process because of the PERFORMANCE 2008 TOUR
See this post for information requirements

How it normally works:

1. Email us with at least your city, state, zip, country and ETS/TS handle.
2. We will confirm you on the waiting list and add you to the Google Map.
3. Prior to the flag being shipped to you, we will send another confirmation email to ensure you are still at the same residence, get a complete mailing address if necessary, and a phone number.
4. The current flag bearer will be given the next address and will pay for shipping. Personal hand offs are encouraged (and will be quite easy if you live in close proximity or are going to the same concert).
5. When you have the flag, take pictures and/or video. Email them back to us along with descriptions, dates, and locations. (If you know about geotagging, then please help out because we geotag as many of the photos as possible.) Provide us with whatever dialog you want in your blog entry. Be as creative as you wish.
6. Your photos, videos, and dialog get posted. Additionally, we incorporate it all into a Google Earth Flag tour.
7. Normally, we'd expect the flag to be ready in about two weeks for the cycle to start over with a new handoff.


View details on our Google Map




Take the Traveling AiR Flag Tour in Google Earth


VIEW LARGE SLIDE SHOW
(ALL of my photos)
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Wednesday, September 12

Ishtmail @ UK and Slovenia

The trip around UK was incredible, and to think that we were lucky enough to have probably the best UK NIN show of this tour exactly when we were tripping around makes my skin crawl.

Right, YKWYA and I got together with a bunch of other ETS members on aug. 29th, the day before the show, in Wolverhampton. The next day was gig day, and we camped outside the Civic Hall from 9:30 in the morning (some people even came at 3 in the morning, the crazy bastards).
The show was intense, mindblowing... And to top everything, Caramell (my girl) got 2 picks from Jeordie (one of which was the last pick he used on the show, on Hurt!), and YKWYA's brother got another pick himself...
After the show we each went our own ways, but before that, an official flag handover was done.


The flag (and me and my girlfriend along with it) then travelled back to Birmingham, where we took this photo:

If you followed the nin.com homepage, you've seen the 'Birmingham beach' photo that they had up on August 29th... This photo of the flag was taken at that same beach.

nin.com photo inserted


We then went on a late night bus to Scotland... Forgot to take any photos in Edinburgh, but we remembered at the infamous lake of Loch Ness.

The lake is beautiful, and although we didn't see the monster, we sure had a monstrous time. But only for a day...

Next stop was the hauntingly beautiful Isle of Skye, where we stayed at a hostel, owned by Lord MacDonald, the chief of the clan Donald... Lovely old chap, very nice and friendly. Isle of Skye has all the beauties of Scotland thrown into a small package... I'd love to retire there one day...


But all good things come to an end... A hop on a bus to Glasgow (where, again, we forgot to take photos of the flag!), and then a plane to London and Ljubljana.
Yesterday, we went round Ljubljana and took these photos:

This is our capital city's main park... The promenade seen here is now an openair photo gallery.


Underpasses in Ljubljana are full of grafitti art... Resist!


This is our nation's greatest poet, Dr. France Preseren. A pedophile and a drunk...


The 3 bridges of architect Joze Plecnik... This is the centre of ljubljana's life.


Ljubljanica is the river running through Ljubljana, and quite lovely this time of year.


The Dragon Bridge. Dragon is Ljubljana's symbol.

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