http://crenshawseeds.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] crenshawseeds.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] davis_square2009-07-24 09:49 am

Wheel Questions

I'm Ashley Taylor, a reporter for the Somerville News writing a story about John Monsarrat's Wheel Questions installation currently at Davis Square in front of the 7-11.  

What do you think of it?  

Have you posted questions, and did you appreciate the answers?  Or do you just read it?  

Or have you never heard of it or seen it?

Particularly, as members of an on-line community, what do you think of the idea of having a community based around a physical structure, "the Wheel"?  

Please let me know  explicitly, when you reply, whether or not I can quote you in my article. 

Thank you.

 

Re: Let's be concrete here....

[identity profile] surrealestate.livejournal.com 2009-07-25 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
Actually, I've heard him try to solicit corporate sponsors for it on more than one occasion.

Re: Let's be concrete here....

[identity profile] rmd.livejournal.com 2009-07-25 10:37 am (UTC)(link)
ah! i had not encountered this. in that case, i am mistaken.

Re: Let's be concrete here....

[personal profile] ron_newman 2009-07-25 10:59 am (UTC)(link)
I'm a bit surprised -- doesn't he already own a big videogame company?

Re: Let's be concrete here....

[identity profile] rumpleteasah.livejournal.com 2009-07-25 02:40 pm (UTC)(link)
actually, he sold all the shares he had in that company over a year ago to pay for one of his other ventures that hasn't panned out.

Re: Let's be concrete here....

[identity profile] nvidia99999.livejournal.com 2009-07-25 02:56 pm (UTC)(link)
That rings a bell...

Last chance to send me your dollar!

[identity profile] fitzinstarts.livejournal.com 2009-07-25 12:20 pm (UTC)(link)
The website invites all levels of financial support (http://wheelquestions.org/blog/donate.html) and alludes to a forthcoming book. Doesn't PostSecret have a similar publishing program, based on harvesting the work of unremunerated volunteers?

Incidentally, you can witness the oracle at work here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjCZhLNfeM8.

Re: Last chance to send me your dollar!

[identity profile] nvidia99999.livejournal.com 2009-07-25 03:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Probably, this thread will be included in the book. Yay, we are making history!

Re: Last chance to send me your dollar!

[identity profile] rumpleteasah.livejournal.com 2009-07-26 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
dear lord... He really SHOULDN'T explain his process. Gotta love the input from the camera man, though. "mmhm... mmhm..."