Hey folks. Sorry it's been so long. Passed out under the table for awhile. It's just as well, since I was sick of waiting for Chicago to finally fucking remember it's spring. I'm making the type a little bigger so my hungover and thus vision-impaired friends can enjoy along with the rest of the class.
It occurs to me that we may have been unclear when putting forth the mission statement of Project New Age Walt Whitman. This project, and this blog as the public image of the project, are the result of a drunken conversation while watching some friends bend the rules of beer pong and simultaneously (but unrelatedly) talking about politics. The premise knocked us over with its simplicity: We assemble a scale replica of the 2008 presidential electoral map out of drinking apparati, as pictured above. (Note that the plural form of "apparatus" is "apparatuses," but that just looks stupid so we're going with the cacti approach.) The material construction of the apparati is not set in stone; red Solo cups are an obvious option, as are blue Bud light cans. If that looks overwhelming and we want to do a little shading, we could go smaller -- bottle caps or the like. My roommate in college saved hundreds of bottle caps to decorate her coffee table. I can't remember if she ever did it. I do remember consistently owning her at beer pong, which is really why we're all here anyway.
So obviously in order to collect these drinking-enabled art supplies, we'll need to...drink a lot. This is where the games come in. While I'm as down as the next person for a straight-up chug war until we both pass out, I'm a much bigger fan of competitive sports that pit drinker-friend against drinker-friend. Beer pong, flip cup, caps, quarters, bags, Chandelier, Numbers, King's Cup (aka Circle of Death), Up and Down the River, F@#* the Dealer, feats of strength -- you name it, I'll kick your ass at it, as will my good buddy Kevin.
If you want to be a part of such a project, then you should be an intern*. These research parties during which we amass the drinking-enabled art supplies will be invite-only. Our interns will be bouncing at the door (assuming we get a couple of bouncer-sized interns) and checking the list (not really, they'll be busy drinking). If you're accepted for internship, you'll be featured on the blog. Check out the internship requirements here, and then just send us an email at newagewhitman (at) gmail (dot) com with your name, favorite beer, and/or suggestion for how to conquer the tricky coastline along the Gulf of Mexico with various drinking-enabled art supplies.
Godspeed.
* Formal title only, no payment expected except the gift of a good time.
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