<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN">
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 6.5.7652.24">
<TITLE>Hat, etc. Idea</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<!-- Converted from text/rtf format -->
<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Hi Folks!</FONT></SPAN>
</P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I could be wrong (I often am), but I think we need to separate Groop stuff from Groo stuff in our thinking. Like I said, Mark made it clear when Nate & Ruben did the mouse pads years ago that that was a special deal. And I think allowing the use of the art on the cards should also be thought of the in the same way. (And the cards are not what you'd call typical or mainstream merchandise anyway)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">So a Groop hat or a shirt or a mug that says "Did I Err?" or "What Pirates?" or "I Belong to the Groop" is no problem. If we want to we can go ahead and do that any time. But I don't think we should ask Sergio and Mark for permission to use the Groo Logo or Groo art on anything that is mainstrean merchandise. Like I said before, from a business prespective, I think that might be tantamount to a giveaway that is too much to ask. And I think anything about the 25th Anniversary falls into that category as well. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I'm just glad that Sergio was so thoughtful as to give us a heads up and contact person for the Motor City shirts so that we were not stuck rending our garments and gnashing our teeth over not being able to get them. (Although I know there are a couple of you who didn't read the e-mails quick enough and are already gnashing and rending. Sorry.) </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I really like the idea of a Groop hat and/or mug that says "Did I Err?" or "What Pirates?" and then "groo@groo.com" in smaller letters. We'll have to take that up someday. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Take care all -Gary G.</FONT> </SPAN>
</P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">-----Original Message-----</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">From: groop-bounces@groo.com [</FONT></SPAN><A HREF="mailto:groop-bounces@groo.com"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">mailto:groop-bounces@groo.com</FONT></U></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">] On Behalf Of Shawn Moore</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 12:03 PM</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">To: groop@groo.com</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Subject: Re: [Groop] hat idea</FONT></SPAN>
</P>
<BR>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Thats what I was inquiring about a few weeks ago. But too much at one time. </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Perhaps in a year or two we can take a collection and pay for a licenced </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">groo groop logo to get on a shirts/hat/polos/mailing labels/other items that </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">the group would enjoy wearing. It would be the official groo groop logo. </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The print run would be limited to the groop and thats it. I understand the </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">logon would run a moderate amount, but would also like to see the ownership </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">of the groop logo to be Mark's/Sergio's and the items printed as per Mark's </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">disgression so there would be no abuse of the logo. I don't believe anyone </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">in the groop should have the ablility to profit on the logo, which is why </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Mark would have 100% control over the logo on group merchandise. I picture </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">a quarterly/semi annual inquiry of merchandise creation and merchandise </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">costing creation price plus shipping.</FONT></SPAN>
</P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Again, perhaps in a year or two.</FONT></SPAN>
</P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">_________________________________________________________________</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Like the way Microsoft Office Outlook works? You’ll love Windows Live </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Hotmail. </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><A HREF="http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_outlook_0507"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_outlook_0507</FONT></U></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN>
</P>
</BODY>
</HTML>