Tourette's Summer Tournament
of MegaEvil
The Contest:
On July 19th, contestants from around the world
began battling for a prize known simply as Tourette's
Official American Blitzkrieg Survival Kit.
Following the highly successful Spring Tournament
of Evil, contestants were asked to read a poem
from Tourette's forthcoming book, Nunt
(Zygote
Publishing, September 2004) and create a digital
artwork interpretation based on that poem. Entries
came in from as far away as Singapore.
As of August 23rd, voting to determine the winner
is now open to the public. Voting will be closed
August 30th, and the winner will be announced
shortly thereafter.
How to Vote
You go to http://www.nunt.com/vote.shtml
You look at all twenty entries.
You click on a button to vote for your favourite.
You submit your vote.
You feel pride in selecting the possible winner
of Il Duce.
The Prize
"This time, we wanted to crank the contest
up a notch and really give our artists something
to compete for," said Tourette of the coming
tournament. "I was so impressed by the work
that people put into their compositions last time
around, with their interpretations of my written
work, that we wanted to really reward the winner
on this go. And I think we've done that. "
 The
past winner, known by her internet handle, Buckbo,
was inclined to agree.
"I was just happy to win last time, and the
gas mask was quite the prize," she said,
"but this'll bring a whole different level
of competition. The prize is sort of obscene,
in some ways, but I've read some of his book,
and it totally fits."
Tourette's Nunt
tells the shocking story of a man who walks out
on his wife and embarks on a ferocious two year
odyssey of womanizing and alcohol-fuelled violence
across a barbaric America.
The prize, intended to complement the book,
includes, among other things:
 a
gasmask
a bottle of whiskey
copies of Camus' The Plague and Dostoevksy's
Crime and Punishment
Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now
issues of Soldier of Fortune and Hustler
magazine
a jar of vaseline
a 12 inch double pronged dildo, nick-named Il
Duce
a Holy Bible
a Johnny Cash album
an American flag
a book of matches
a notebook and a red pen.
(click for full list)
"It's everything that a person would need
to take themselves on a tour of immolation across
the United States. I wanted it to represent the
book, in some way, and I think it does that,"
said Tourette. "And with this kit, the winner's
gonna make a whole lot of new friends."
Details:
Voting Begins: August 23rd, 2004
Voting Closes: August 30th, 2004 at Midnight,
MST
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