Hi <<First Name>>

I'm sending this to you as someone who contributed towards the success of Tuttle2Texas in March. Maybe you gave us money, or somewhere to stay or maybe you simply gave us encouragement, love and support. In any case, thank you again. I came back with a head (and a hard drive) full of images and stories. I'd like to share some of them with you in a little daily e-mail. A kind of ongoing thank you. If you don't want this at all, just click here to unsubscribe, but I hope you'll stick with me as I retrace our steps. And so:

"To begin at the beginning" that's all I've got in my head, Richard Burton's voice booming out of one of those big wooden loudspeakers.  But what is the true beginning of this tale of risk, adventure, romance and laughter?  Mmmm... well let's just start with a conversation between friends.  If we have to backtrack at all then we will, but for now let's start with December 3rd 2009.  We (assorted members of the Tuttle Club) are at the ICA celebrating the completion of some fascinating work with the British Council's thinktank, Counterpoint, applying our social artistry and consulting skills to their complex organisational environment and helping them find new ways to engage with people online. 

We're talking.  We're tuttlers, that's what we do.  And so the story emerges from a conversation.  I say something like "I want to go to SXSWi again this year, but I don't want to just flit in and out.  Maybe we could fly to somewhere over on the east coast and then trek across somehow."  Yes! voices are raised.  Yes! and little eyes light up.  Steve Lawson talks about his low-carbon touring approach.  Sara Haq reminds us of the Overland Project.  Yes! we'd be up for something like that.  Yes! we could make a movie as we go along.  And I have the familiar sick feeling beginning deep within that we've started something that will soon have irresistible momentum.  Something a bit scary, but exhilarating.  A new piece of social art.

Here we go again...

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