We have an ad mat winner!

[JudyR]

Actually, we have two - and identical twins, no less!
Our thanks to Sara Beth Jonassen and her sister, Gabrielle Jonassen-Moore, for their fabulous ad idea. Janis has asked that we not post it yet, because she wants to save it for the next newsletter.
To all 67 of you who sent in ideas, they were terrific - the winner(s) idea just happened to completely suit everyone's purpose, from the publisher to the record affiliate to the booking and literary agents.
Wonderful job to everyone, and thank you from all of us!
Many congratulations, ladies!!
JudyR

[Oak Kitten]

Congratulations to Sara and Gabrielle, looking forward to seeing their masterpiece!

Oak

[Dee]

Thanks, Judy. Looking forward to seeing the design!

[gisli]

Boooo hooooo.......and I had my speach ready. Gosh do I have to feel happy because others got it...........just kidding.:p

Must say it must be perfect to have been choosen over the ones we saw here...these twins must be really good. Congratulation is well in order to the winners.

Anybody seen The Cry Baby???? I am watching it right now in the mirror..thihihihi.

[Roady]

Thanks for letting us in on the good news Judy! I can't wait to see it. Congratulations to the winners. I'm sure you all feel that a weight has been lifted and you can breathe a bit easier. But I suspect there's still a lot to do in preparation for the big day.
Roady

[Mary6906]

Congratulations to our winners. I look forward to seeing the final design.
Thanks for the heads up, Judy.

[Elliott]

I say we are all winners! We get to be Janis Ian fans! I'm already looking for the book at Barnes and Noble... wishful thinking, plus, I'm getting old. I'm going to hole up and read the book very slowly.... I won't even let my lips move. Any chance we could get to proof the new book before it goes to print? I work cheap... like, I'll pay for the privledge! Congratulations to the twins!

[DaveM]

Pretty cool.....definitely looking forward to seeing the winners and hearing all about it!

[New York Twins]

To all who offered their congratulations on the ad mat - THANK YOU!! :) :) There were so many wonderful ideas posted to the messageboard - we felt in good company, to say the least. So, thanks again for all the good energy and positive feedback here. It made us smile! You certainly are a lovely group.

Looking forward to reading the newsletter!

Sara Beth & Gabrielle

[Agnes]

Welcome aboard, ladies! Enjoy the company, for indeed it's good :) And belated congrats on the winning design!

[gisli]

Hi guys....so you are the famous winners, so glad to see you posting, please keep on doing that....as you say there really are some great people around this place.....
Cant wait to see your winning idea....Did it just come to you??? or did you do some field work???? are you artists???? or Janis fans???? and can you post your idea here so we can see??????

I know it is a lot of questions but you only need to answer the last one with a yes....and....:o

Nice to have you and congratulation again.

[Dee]

Welcome to the forums, Twins!

I was wondering if we'd hear from you, not recognizing your names when Janis told us of your winning design.

Gisli,

Janis told us she'll be posting it in the newsletter. That's less than a week from now!

[Kathleen Brogan]

Congratulations! So, which one is the "evil twin" :)

[DaveM]

And when will Kathleen Brogan get a copy that's still in the original shrinkwrap?

[New York Twins]

Hello again - Sara Beth here!

I am an artist (graphic design and fine art), yes, and a fiction writer too! Hoping to get my website back up really soon (down for repairs) so I can share some of my work with you nice people! In the meantime, I can't wait to read all about the ad mat in Janis' next newsletter - not long now! You could say it was a moment of good fortune, or serendipity maybe, coming up with the right phrase. I was thinking, "What would catch my attention if I were riding the subway back in NYC?" - my hometown. Gabrielle helped me iron out all the wrinkles, and push the envelope with the design itself, and that's all there was to it!

Thanks, Agnes, for the congrats.

And hey, Kathleen - I am DEFINITELY the evil twin! Much more fun, I say. ;)

Cheers!
Sara Beth

[Bat]

Delighted to make your acquaintance, Sara Beth! Looking forward to reading some more good stories! Sounds like your sis is no slouch either! Welcome.:cool:

[Eva]

Welcome! And congratulations on the winning design. I am very curious.

Eva

[DaveM]

Very nice to meet you both, and I do hope you'll visit on a regular basis. We have a lot of fun here--this is definitely Not Your Average Web Site.

[hoops]

welcom to both of you. i think you'll find this a nice place to be, a very special place to be.
peace
hoops