CITIZENS,

THE GRAND DUCHY WEB STORE HAS OPENED ITS DOORS. COME ON OVER AND CHECK IT OUT.

THE BUREAU

Brand new American Apparel 100% cotton Grand Duchy tees have been delivered to the Black Francis webstore, along with the new album PETITS FOURS.

CITIZENS,

GRAND DUCHY IS PREPARING FOR A WEST COAST WARM UP TOUR. THE DATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

5/1 – Bellingham, WA
5/2 – Tacoma, WA
5/3 – Eugene, OR
5/5 – Santa Cruz, CA
5/6 – Oakland, CA
5/8 - Costa Mesa, CA
5/9 – San Diego, CA
5/10 – Santa Barbara, CA

Today is the day of the North American delivery of Petits Fours by the Grand Duchy!

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...AND THEN CHECK BACK TWICE A DAY ALL WEEK FOR FASCINATING AND HUMOROUS
CULTURAL MUSINGS BY THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF COOL!

HEAR YE ONE AND ALL,

THE DUKE AND DUCHESS HAVE A NEED FOR ROYAL AMUSEMENT AND EDIFICATION. WE ARE INTERESTED IN SUBMISSIONS OF AN ARTISTIC NATURE FOR THE CREATION OF A COMPENDIUM OF GRAND DUCHY-THEMED ART.

THIS THEME CAN BE AS SPECIFIC OR AS GENERALIZED AS YOU WOULD LIKE, RANGING FROM LITERAL LIKENESSES OF THE DUKE AND DUCHESS THEMSELVES, TO EXTRAPOLATIONS OF THE SONGS, TO MUSINGS ON THE NATURE OF STATEHOOD AND SELF-DETERMINATION, TO IMAGINED WORLDS OF YOUR OWN.

THESE WORKS CAN TAKE THE FORM OF ESSAYS, POEMS, MAPS, DRAWINGS, COMIC STRIPS, PHOTOGRAPHS, OR PHOTOGRAPHED WORKS SUCH AS PAINTINGS, SCULPTURAL PIECES OR SHADOW BOXES.

DO NOT SEND THE ORIGINAL ART TO US UNLESS INTEND IT AS A BEQUEATHMENT. THE BUREAUCRAT CANNOT RETURN ORIGINAL ARTWORKS. SEND HIGH-QUALITY FACIMILES IN THE OTHER CASE. IF YOU DO WISH TO SEND US ORIGINAL ART, CONSIDER US GRATEFUL FOR YOUR GIFT. COPYRIGHT RETAINED BY THE ARTIST IN ALL CASES.

SEND ANY AND ALL SUBMISSIONS TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:

The Bureau
PO Box 50310
Eugene, OR
97405

DEADLINE IS JUNE 1st, 2009.

COMPENDIUM SHALL BE AVAILABLE ON GRAND DUCHY WEBSTORE IN AUGUST. FIRST COPY FREE TO EACH APPLICANT (shipping and handling to be paid by applicant).

YOU ARE DISMISSED. GODSPEED.

A juicy interview with Violet Clark for your Friday reading pleasure:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/sftw/article2255010.ece

HELLO LOYAL CITIZENS:

HEAR HEAR...COME JOIN THE OFFICIAL GRAND DUCHY FACEBOOK COMMUNITY. SPARK A DISCUSSION, ENTER AN UPCOMING CONTEST, CHECK ON RELEASE DATES, ETC.

MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD:

THE DUKE AND DUCHESS WILL BE DROPPING IN EVERY WEEK TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, SO FEEL FREE TO POST YOUR QUESTIONS ON THE "WALL" AND CHECK BACK PERIODICALLY FOR YOUR RESPONSE...

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=44940799490

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
THE REALM OF GRAND DUCHY