choose yer own patron-identity...& choose the fatness of CDs - feedback needed. (Patreon)

hallo loves

greetings from my desk where i am answering 1298 emails and trying to get 2,891 things prepared for the album/book/tour (gulp) launch, which is coming up sooner than you can say WHEEEE.

michael and i have had our assses in these chairs for like 6 hours. we are only just starting to dig through the email and to-do list. at least we have a fireplace.

mkay

biznizzz

first of all: I AM PUTTING TOGETHER bundles-fer-sale of the art-books and CDs and art-books and fancay vinyl and patron-only t-shirts and OHHH it is so pretty and so much stuff and also it is 2018 and the last time i put a CD out it was 2012 and fuck me the world keeps changing so answer me this.

as you know, there's AMAZING kahn & selesnik (and more) photo artwork that goes along with this record. right now we are up to about 40-50 photos and it's just goddamn gorgeous, you will se.....all of it is going to be in the book (and even then, i've had to painfully chop out 50 photographs that are stunning but too repetitive, etc, though i AM thinking of doing a patron-only MEGA PDF book of all the photos).

the vinyl is going to be heavy fancy double-gatefold and won't have a ton of extra artwork....but will be stunning. and now...the CD.

BUT

the CD! what to do?

would you rather have a cheaper ($10-15) slipcase CD with minimal artwork...given you may all want the book (which will be running more expensive....probably in the $35-50 range)?

OR

should i go balls out and make a CD with a fat 16-24 page booklet, which will drive the price of the CD up to $20?

i asked twitter....

....tell me your thoughts.

twitter has weighed in on the side of fancay.

but fuck em

................

ONE OTHER THING while i have you using your brains.

....since TOUR is coming up....

i would really love to manufacture a BADGE or PIN or OTHER SIGNIFYING ADHESIVE ITEM for PATRONS ONLY!!!!!

this could be something i could mail for free to higher level-patrons, or to all patrons who've stuck around for longer than a year, or give to people who sign up to be patrons (or can prove they are patrons) at the shows....sky's the limit.

so er...what do you WANT?

if we are keeping with the playing card theme, which was a rando idea last year but was fun on tour, since everybody had access to playing cards, we could do something like this, but i coudl design it to be patron specific....

we could do something faux-official looking...

or make them cheaper and accessable by making a simple pin with a logo....

...or go fancier and more mysterious by getting something made of felt/cloth with no text...something more along the lines of the poppy day pins they have in the UK....

we could choose a flower/color...

....

I AM ALSO WIDE OPEN TO IDEAS THAT I AM NOT THINKING OF

THESE ARE FOR YOU

YOU 

YOU.

i'd love to get them made NOW so they are ready for tour.....

hit me

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