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Ug, can we pretend Sunday's post never happened? Yes, let's.
I've been collecting New Yorker covers for almost a year now. I used to hang on to the whole magazines, but I was afraid of becoming on of those people who live their lives in one giant fire hazard of an apartment. And while the magazines would be admittedly cool to have around in the future, what I really loved about them was the covers. So I started slicing the covers off first thing, to avoid the tearing and folding that inevitably happens, then I'd read the naked magazine. It seems like a small thing, keeping a cover every week, but the best part is that they accumulate quickly. It's not long before I had a nice stack to flip through. Last week's magazine cover--four covers actually, interlocking scenes by Chris Ware--struck me as entirely wonderful. I didn't realize that there were actually four different covers circulated until my friend Joey mentioned it on the phone. And now...now I want them all! So I'm appealing to you New Yorker subscribers out there. I have this cover:
Do you have one of the others? Were you just planning on throwing it away? Do you want to put the cover in a manila folder and send it to me and be thanked profusely on my blog? I'd even be willing to do a trade of some sort. It is toffee season, y'know...
Think about it! You can email me at lizworking at the gmail or leave a comment if you're feeling in the giving way.
Here are the rest:
UPDATE: Thanks, Krista, Beth, and Robin! You guys are my New Yorker cover heroes.
Oops, I commented on flickr by accident, first of all. And I also thought the first cover--the group of 4--was a picture of all the covers together rather than its own cover. Today, I am slow.
These are all especially cool. But alas I have the same one you do.
I have the family eating dinner scene and consider it yours.
I have the final one in the series and would love to send it off. Send me your address!
Let's try that again...
I have the final cover! I would love to mail it off. Send me your address, woman.
I have the four quadrant one, but I can't find it at this moment...my boyfriend might have taken it to work. I'll send it to you if I can locate it!
I have the four-quadrant one, too, if Robin doesn't find it -- let me know! I'd be happy to send it along.
Oh, you have great friends! I have the one you originally had--likely my least favorite. I will have to start digging.
How do you get the address label off without damaging the cover?
Very interesting question! I actually bought some label remover that's not supposed to damage things. I think libraries use it? I bought it, then haven't tried it because I'm still afraid it will damage the covers. But I think I'll give it a go so I can see if I can use it successfully on these Chris Ware ones.