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Institute of Sociometry : PO Box 44425 : Denver CO 80201-4425 : U!S!A! :

is began in the early 90’s as a postal distribution hub for mail-art and ‘zine trading. (Desktop Publishing was THE technology revolutionizing communications in the early ’90s.) is still maintains an active postal drop in Denver CO U!S!A! (future capitol Western Hemisphere) which we distro to the www here.
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Postmark: Denver, CO USA 80204 > Denver, CO USA 80201
To: is PRESS  / From: Spandex (and Bunny M)

is back from our PO box with a treasure trove of #mail; A Little Something For Everyone zine and mail art pack from Spandex, stickers from Bunny M, and an is agent sign up postcard from the Denver Street Photog!

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Postmark: Denver, CO USA 80201 > Hobe Sound, FL, USA 33455 
To: Marginal Man Works and Multiple Constituents / From: is PRESS  

is mailing out a bunch of is PRESS Raw Fury orders and sending Dan at Marginal Man Works his trade for the zines he mailed in (pictured on the update below).

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Postmark: Hobe Sound, FL, USA 33455 > Denver, CO USA 80201
To: is PRESS  / From: Marginal Man Works

is checking out these awesome hand process zines from Dan Gorostiaga at Marginal Man Works

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Postmark: Denver, CO USA 80201 > Denver, CO USA 80201
To: Brown Mega Corp. and Multiple Constituents / From:  is PRESS

is sending Brown Mega Corp. a PAST DUE special agent starter kits, in addition to some Raw Fury #2 and #3‘s and God In A Bottle zines.

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Postmark: Denver, CO USA 80201 > Chicago, IL 60608
To: Flatlands Studios > GroundSwell Gallery / From: Institute of Sociometry & Flatlands

ThIS IS a teaser for an exquisite corpse between IS and Flatlands for GroundSwell Gallery’s Exquisite Corpse: Stamped and Mailed show opening thIS Saturday the 13th.

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Postmark: Denver, CO USA 80201
To: Multiple Constituents / From: is PRESS and Institute of Sociometry

In addition to MORE Raw Fury #1’s in the outbox we are mail-bombing a large stack of invites for Welcome to SoHi, an August show of IS agents Peter Miles Bergman and Heather Link at Blue Dot Studio – opening Friday August 2nd.

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Postmark: Denver, CO USA 80201
To: Multiple Constituents / From: IS Press

ThIS is Raw Fury #1 – a 60pg luxury ‘zine we made with Flatlands Studios – a representative sample IS pictured as this has been going out on a daily basis to multiple constituents.

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Postmark: Birmingham, MI 48009
To: Institute of Sociometry / From:  Elizabeth

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Postmark: Arvada, CO 80002
To: Institute of Sociometry / From:  FECES

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Postmark: Laramie, WY 82070
To: Institute of Sociometry / From:  LoMai

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Postmark: Silver Plume, CO 80476
To: Institute of Sociometry / From:  Lisa

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Postmark: Orange, CA 92865
To: Institute of Sociometry / From:  Timothy

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Postmark: Berlin, Germany 12045
To: Institute of Sociometry / From:  Dave the Chimp

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Postmark: Denver, CO 80202
To: Institute of Sociometry / From:  JDST

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Postmark: Bend, OR 97701
To: Institute of Sociometry / From:  Sweet Pea

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Postmark: High Desert State Prison, Susanville CA USA 96127
To: Institute of Sociometry / From: IS Special Agent Charlie Vurmin

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Postmark: Scottsdale, AZ USA 85255
To: Institute of Sociometry / From: IS Special Agent Adam Januz

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Postmark: Denver, CO USA 80201
To: IS Special Agent Jill Bergman / From: Institute of Sociometry

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Postmark: Denver, CO USA 80201
To: Creative Gumbo / From: Institute of Sociometry

This was returned to sender. Undeliverable.
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In his 1985 essay The Temporary Autonomous Zone Hakim Bey anticipates The Internet, defining “The Net” as “… the totality of all information and communication transfer” and coins “The Web” as “… the alternate horizontal open structure of info-exchange.” We now refer to this as “Open-Source”. (As an aside the essay TAZ also a provided a philosophical basis for the first Raves!)

After The Infocalypse (when The Earth, The Moon, and Venus all have polar alignment with The Sun AND with the black hole at the center of our univers, the magnetic pole flips and “time-wave zero” erases all our hard-drives), IS plans to revert to analog via the postal channel. (Be sure to WRITE DOWN IS address with PEN & PAPER.)

If you are an accredited IS agent:
To distro information to all IS agents with active postal drops please bulk mail +/- 350 items.
To distro information to active IS agent contributors please bulk mail +/- 60 items.
To distro info to the www (and get something back in the mail) please mail +/- 1 item

To become an accredited IS agent and get on our postal distro:
mail +/- 1 item with your:
Name or aka:
Astrological Sign:
Postal coordinates:
(optional) email / www:

IS does not accept agent applications via email.

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