Dan McCarthy Interview 71

Our friends at LOSTBlog.com have published another artist interview this time with Dan McCarthy.

Also stay tuned for a special podcast which we will publish within the next couple of days, it has a lot of the answers you were looking for, and maybe some you weren't.

Decoding Rousseau's Transmission 335

Ok, so this is where it all changed, no longer did we have time to sit back and admire the poster, make our minds up, and then log in to purchase. This sold out in around 7 minutes and while that may seem like luxury based on the poster 11 sell out, this was the fastest selling poster at that point.

So is it worth the hype that surrounds it ? Well Dan McCarthy is a very well respected artist who had been rumored to be contributing to the Lost poster series, and if you visit his web site you will see the image shown toward the end of this post, which is not unlike the Rousseau's Transmission.

Anyway enough of Dan McCarthy the artist, what about his Lost Poster ? The picture below was sent to us by a Spanish visitor to the blog Juan Enrique and as well as having the usual assortment of items holding the poster down, shows the range of colours quite well.


A few people have commented that the DamonCarltonAndAPolarBear.com website picture does not do the image justice as the colours are flatter and more uniform. In the actual print there is a wider range giving more depth.

Of course any post about this picture needs a closeup of the speech bubble, which has caused a bit of a talking point around the word "Seul". In this excellent closeup from ReverendMilo you can even see the texture of the paper on which it is printed.

An example of Dan McCarthy's other work, which is not unlike Rousseau's Transmission.

Now for a couple of signatures from Juan and ReverendMilo:


Then finally we have a capture of the screen being used by LotteryTicket on the day of the poster reveal which shows some of the many applications and windows people have open when waiting for a reveal.

Poster 9 on eBay

Poster 9 has already made it's way onto online auction site eBay, and the auction can be viewed here, it is already up to $102.

Regardless of the morality of doing this, at least 15 people had orders cancelled yesterday because too many people wanted this print, so to see the print for sale before it has even been received is quite frustrating.

However if you look at the SpoilerTV forums, there has been a large amount of discussion on this, and reading those comments it makes me proud to be a Lost fan.

It has been suggested that large numbers of people contact the seller to annoy them and make them think twice about doing this with the next poster. LostARGs could never endorse such action, but please let us know if you do get a response from the seller if you ask a question.


No comments enabled for this post as it is not intended to stir up lots of strong opinions, just to report the facts.

In the comments we have had this statement posted from another eBay seller (not the one above) it is being published here for the sake of balance, to show the other end of the argument from a genuine Lost fan.

"Yeah I follow lostargs and darkufo so I expected some heat but I was surprised at the level of some of the hate. I mean how are people who are trying to complete a set going to do it if nobody every sells any of them. I'm a fan like everybody else and have followed these prints from the beginning.

If I was really a "douche" I could have posted the DCAAPB url on my listing. I originally bought them as a surprise for my wife but lets just say she was less than enthusiastic when she found out. So with the baby coming in Feb they've go to go. My reserve is $400 because I have an offer locally for that but it looks like its going to hit that soon.

I've also gotten a number of email offers well above that to end the auction early but I'm going to leave it up there and give everybody a shot at it. Believe me I LOVE Lost and but family comes first.

Thanks for the email"

Poster 9 Revealed - Rousseau's Transmission 396

The 9th poster is revealed -



Je suis seul sur cette ile ..ils sont tous morts - I am alone on this island ...they are all dead

It is a slightly different size to the previous posters 18" x 30" and it is by an artist called Dan McCarthy and is entitled Rousseau's Transmission.

Dan McCarthy's website is danmccarthy.org/

The URL is youmightwanttoconsiderhikingboots.com

The URL comes from Saeson 5 Episode 6 - 316 (thanks Walkindude125)

Poster 9 URL Reveal as it happens 172

This post is to detail and discuss today's poster URL reveal, the post will be updated as events unfold. If you find out the new URL before it is officially announced then please do not add it to the comments. If you do find the URL first be sure to post the details of where you got the information from. Stay tuned to polo67life.com/ for the reveal. Click here for all the lyrics to the rap. 88-Keys: Uh, yeah! My name is 88-Keys & that’s the name you’ll see on the manifest on Ocean Flight 815. We’ve been Lost for a few weeks now. I don’t think anybody’s coming for us. Man… I remember this like it was yesterday; When I lost my bag on day one. 1st Verse: I woke up from a concussion With sand on my feet No futher discussion I’m a son of a beach Where’s my briefcase? It was in reach I gotta drill these people Just like a prez before he gets impeached Let me go straight to the liar & pack rat Scratch that Take it to the man With the desire for that hatch Locke – Don’t give me that Philosophical crap I know is gonna spew From you esophagus track Just tell me where my box is Before I let everybody know You couldn’t use your limbs Where your sock is Save it! I’ll just ask Sawyer Now let’s face it He’ll say he didn’t take it So now I gotta go to Kate To sweet talk Sawyer Just to get my briefcase For a kiss like cheap dates Sawyer doesn’t have it Nobody said they grabbed it Now they’re all acting like I’m chasing down a white rabbit like Jack did Chorus: My bag got lost So now I’m looking for it My bag wasn’t found I got tooken for it – Lost Have you see it Anywhere around here? – Lost Tell me if you see it When the ground clears I’m not taking orders from Jack Like I’m his soldier I don’t trust Katie As far as my arms could throw her Expect the unexpected When they do drop bombs so YouMightWantToConsiderHikingBoots.com 2nd Verse: Gotta investigate this matter further This madam that I never heard of Using words So absurd to Me & everybody else Except for Shannon Distress calls Who got balls like cannon? To tell me where my briefcase is How ’bout you Michael? You know us brothers gotta Stick together I tried to play the race card But my plan faultered The only one he’s cares about His lil’ man Walter That’s the kid Who could Make reality Alter I ain’t messing with him So I slid Back to Shannon Just to see if I could find Sayid And he’s over there Talking to Boone Let me see if I could get closer And get the scoop like a spoon I heard him say, “Stay the Hell away from my sister!” Mr. Overprotective brother Not only does he lover her but he used to kiss her… Under the covers Chorus: My bag got lost So now I’m looking for it My bag wasn’t found I got tooken for it – Lost Have you see it Anywhere around here? – Lost Tell me if you see it When the ground clears I’m not taking orders from Jack Like I’m his soldier I don’t trust Katie As far as my arms could throw her Expect the unexpected When they do drop bombs so YouMightWantToConsiderHikingBoots.com 3rd Verse: Now I searched all over the island For my stuff Man it’s rough When these dead bodies are piled in There’s only so much That Jack can do With polar bears running through the forrest Attacking you Now let’s not forget Claire She needs the prenatal Care – Make the wrong move And Charlie makes it fatal? I’m not really here for friends Just my bag I don’t care about you, your drugs Or Drive Shaft Now why did Sun laugh If she only speaks Korean? There’s something she ain’t telling There’s something Jin ain’t seeing She making ginseng Just to poison human beings And everybody on the cave & beach Disagreeing I should’ve asked Hurley Early ‘Cause he took a head count He knows everybody on the island I described my baggage He said he knows who had it Now we gotta figure out Why Ethan’s name wasn’t added to the manifest Chorus: My bag got lost So now I’m looking for it My bag wasn’t found I got tooken for it – Lost Have you see it Anywhere around here? – Lost Tell me if you see it When the ground clears I’m not taking orders from Jack Like I’m his soldier I don’t trust Katie As far as my arms could throw her Expect the unexpected When they do drop bombs so YouMightWantToConsiderHikingBoots.com 88-Keys has left this comment in response to some people on his blog - Thank you kindly. Please spread the word. 1:37pm Poster sold out 1:30pm Poster is for sale 1:07pm - The information is posted as a rap 1:05pm - Lots of chat 1:02pm no update yet on Polo67Life. 12:55pm Polo67Life is slowing down on every refresh. 12:50pm No updates yet

(all time EST / EDT)

Frame 9 - Final Clue - 88-Keys Baggage Claim 78

The confirmation of what a lot of people have been suggesting is posted on the DamonCarltonandaPolarBear.com hub page. :



Stay tuned to http://polo67life.com/ for the reveal.

New York

Los Angeles

London

Adelaide

Thanks to lora for letting us know first about this clue.

Frame 9 Clue 3 - Polo Life, Thursday 164

The third clue is posted on the hub page :


It just so happens that 88-Keys has a blog entitled "I Heart My Polo Lifestyle". 88-Keys is also a big fan of Raplh Lauren clothing which is where the Polo player logo comes from.


Thanks to Colleen for telling us first about the new clue and (n) for telling us about the blog.

Frame 9 Clue 2 - Macbook Mike 131

After keeping us in suspense for a couple of days a new clue is posted. It is of a microphone on the computer screen of a Macbook Pro.



The picture does appear to be a composite image, the Macbook image below is taken from the apple.com website and seems to be the same macbook picture, but the screen has been altered in the clue picture. The microphone appears to be the SHURE KSM32 S/L, and the picture is taken from one of the many websites that sell this microphone.



Thanks to peacock803 for mentioning the new clue first.

Frame 9 Clue 1 - Fruity Feet 225

The long awaited Frame 9 clue is posted




We also have another clue from the First Purchaser letter received by Salvoh, there is more information on the DarkUFO Spoiler TV forums, click here to go to the original post in the forum.


Thanks to The Kharma Initiative in the comments and BackGammon via email for letting us know first about the new clue.

Update - Charles has found the source of the first clue, it is an album by artist 88 Keys. Click here for a Wikipedia link