Damon Carlton and a Polar Bear Timeline

This post shows a timeline of what has happened since the start of the DamonCarltonandaPolarBear.com website. If there is anything missing or anything incorrect please email admins(at)lostargs.com. (No comments enabled here, just update the latest post comments with any extra info)

Aug 16th - Bardot Club, Hollywood - actuallyitsketchup.com
Aug 26th - Johnny Cupcakes, Boston - thatandbasketweaving.com
Sep 1st - Attack of The Show - Wewerecaughtinanet.com
Sep 8th - Crumbs Bake Shop, NY and LA - ICANGETYOUPEANUTBUTTER.COM
Sep 14th - University of Arizona, Tuscon - ithinkthatmanwasyou.com
Sep 23rd - Syperpages.com center, Dallas - HuckFinnWasTaken.com
Sep 30th - Rusty's Discount Pet Center, California - Iamtryingtobuysomejerkeyandaslushy.com
Oct 6th - Parque Patricios, Buenos Aires - runsaverytightoperation.com
Oct 15th - polo67life.com - youmightwanttoconsiderhikingboots.com
Oct 23rd - Ron Herman Store, LA and Tokyo - trustmejustleaveitbe.com
Oct 29th - Forbidden Planet, Glasgow - itookacoupleofflyinglessons.com
Nov 6th - Super7 Store, San Francisco - nooysterhere.com
Nov 12th - Spin New York - didyouburyit.com
Nov 20th - Abe Lee Realty, Honolulu - nosuchthingascurses.com
Nov 28th - 44th Ward Dinner Party, Chicago - wellitsadelicioussandwich.com
Dec 16th - Gallery 1988, LA - nothingsforever.com

Timeline - includes links to pages / posts even if they no longer exist

If there is an image icon next to the post it means there is a screenshot of the original post available.

Thanks to Sayid'sgirl and cypher80b for the help in getting all the screen captures of the Paul Scheer posts, and thanks to everyone contributing to the site for the information they have provided.

Date		Description / link
20th July		Welcome to Damon, Carlton, and Polar Bear - First post at DamonCarltonandaPolarBear.com
20th July		LOST: MISSING PIECES: SO IT BEGINS - Post about the missing pieces video with Christian Shephard saying "So it begins"
20th July		My Paintings : First post about creating the artwork in time for Comic Con
20th July		THE TIME LOOP THEORY - Post telling us about the timeloop theory 'http://www.timelooptheory.com/'
20th July		MR EKO’S WALKING STICK: A CLOSER LOOK - Post about Eko's stick
20th July		Interview with the Man with No Name (AKA Man in Black) From The Season Finale - Post about the TV Guide Interview with Titus Welliver
20th July		Unsubstantiated Lost theory of the day - Phil from the Dharma Initiative and Jimmy Barrett from Mad Men are the SAME PERSON!
21st July		MORE UNSUBSTANTIATED LOST THEORIES
22nd July		A SALUTE TO FORGOTTEN LOST CHARACTERS: Seth Norris
22nd July		Eko wants to come back to life…
22nd July		LOST Auction at Comic Con - post about an article from the Holywood Reporter
23rd July		San Diego Comic Con Here I Come!
23rd July		Another Unsubstainted Lost Theory - about the song "Do It Again” by Steely Dan
23rd July		LOST AUCTION ITEMS FROM COMIC CON - from the ODI blog
24th July		LOST POLL: Who Makes The Best Gun Face ? Pictures with numbers Juliett 12, Jack 41, Dan 22, Miles 20
24th July		Sneak Peak of My Painting
25th July		Comic-Con 2009 Lost panel - Paul Sheer presents his painting to Damon and Carlton and gives out the web site address.
25th July		IT BECAME A REALITY!
25th July		Me at Comic Con LOST panel - video of the event
27th July		And Now a Word From our Sponsors… - videos shown at the Comic-Con Lost panel
27th July		THE NEW SEASON 6 LOST LOGO: A CLOSER LOOK
27th July		The Dharma Initiative Expose on “Mysteries of the Universe” (Part 1)
28th July		MORE OF MY VELVET PAINTINGS GO ON SALE AUGUST 15th!
28th July		Behind the Scenes at the LOST panel
29th July		WHAT’S WRITTEN ON CHARLIE’S HAND?
29th July		CLOSE UP of Charlie’s Hand - I am alive
30th July		Painter’s Block….
31st July		DAMON CARLTON AND A POLAR BEAR DESKTOP WALLPAPER
31st July		GET TO KNOW YOUR LOST CAST MEMBERS: VINCENT THE DOG In the comments is a message from a user called Asst. - Mr. Scheer, We have left you 3 phone messages and you have ignored 3 emails from our office, please contact us immediately."
3rd August		Went away for the weekend only to find… - a post about the comment left by Asst.
3rd August		"REJECTED SAWYER NICKNAMES - there has been lots of speculation since that some of these nicknames are anagrams. In the comments the first mention of Alexandra Miller and Ronie Midfew Arts - Mr. Scheer, Again, I will ask you politely, please return either our emails or phone calls, as it is imperative we speak to you about the legalities of what you are doing. We will be unable to be as polite if you continue to ignore and taunt us. Alexandra Miller Ronie Midfew Arts"
3rd August		LOST on HULU - Another comment from Alexandra Miller - Mr. Scheer, Again, I will ask you politely, please return either our emails or phone calls, as it is imperative we speak to you about the legalities of what you are doing. We will be unable to be as polite if you continue to ignore and taunt us. Alexandra Miller Ronie Midfew Arts
3rd August		Specially Selected recipients receive a letter from Paul Scheer thanking them for their help as well as a print of the Polar Bear painting.
4th August		"Rousseau’s Map Translated and Examined - post about the LostPedia article A further comment from Alexandra Miller - Mr. Scheer, Again, we request that you contact us immediately and halt posting anything new on this blog. Alexandra Miller Ronie Midfew Arts"
4th August		Hmm… - Paul hears some news from an intern at ABC
6th August		WTF?!! - Paul finds out that his painting is in the bin at ABC, and says he has been emailed and phoned by Ronie Midfew Arts - In the comments Charlotte M. said that Ronie Midfew Arts is an anagram of Widmore Fine Arts.
7th August		First LostArgs.com post about DamonCarltonandaPolarBear.com
7th August		Comment in the WTF?!! Post to say DocArzt has been contacted by Ronie Midfew. The letter shows the web address for RonieMidfewArts.com
7th August		Whoa… - Paul Scheer has visited the ABC lot looking for his painting
7th August		Thanks for all the Support… - A post to say thanks to all the fans and in particular to DocArzt for the passionate defence.
8th August		BEARDO or WEIRDO - Poll to decide who has a good or weird beard, possible tie in to the Mysteries of the Universe videos posted at ABC.com. Possible puzzle with the picture titles mostly displaying numbers when the mouse hovers over them.
10th August		Crashing the ABC Lot to see Damon and Carlton (Video) - After some posts that are now removed to say when the video will be posted, the full video of Paul Scheer's (and cameraman Scott Aukerman) visit to the ABC lot is posted. The video has several possible clues in it including a broken rose, a set design for the temple, and a pile of shredded paper. The shredded paper has been fitted back together and supposedly contains the first episode title of the final season of lost.
10th August		The Ronie Midfew Arts website is updated with a statement directed at Paul Scheer and the plans to publish / sell more art on the 15th.
11th August		SETH NORRIS LIVES?
12th August		NAMARTE! - Paul is contaced by Alexandra Miller by phone.
12th August		Check out my Interview w/DocArzt & Friends LOST Podcast - Paul has taken part in a podcast hosted by DocArzt.
12th August		PHAT ALPERT written by Scott Aukerman
13th August		Some Random Cool Stuff - A couple of items emphasizing the egyption connection, and a link to another, not entirely serious, interview with Paul by TVOvermind
13th August		They Came to My House! - Paul is visited by a man in black - E.Sau - he agrees to meet Ronie Midfew on 14/08/2009 at 4:08pm
14th August		Wish Me Luck! - Paul sets off to visit Ronie
14th August		Great News! - Paul is back and it seems all is resolved with Ronie
15th August		It's Official! - Paul and Ronie have struck a deal, the velvet paintings are not going ahead now, but something will still happen at midnight on the 15th. He has also met with Damon and Carlton who, it turns out, didn't throw his picture away.
15th August		The Ronie Midfew Arts website is updated to echo the information from Paul that they have struck a deal
15th August		Ronie Midfew Arts and DamonCarltonandaPolarBear.com presents - The website is transformed, a set of picture frames is displayed, there appears to be a hunt for clues.
15th August		The hub - Part of the transformation includes a "Hub" page where a poster for a club night at Bardot nightclub in LA. A few inconsistencies with the poster (wrong address for the club, three E's in Thee Mike B). Also the information at the page has some odd spacings in the text.
16th August		ActuallyItsKetchup.com - The club night takes place and Sterling Beaumon (Young Ben) announces the new web address, his hoodie top has a blood stain on it. The address shows an art poster focusing on Hurley that is for sale. In the terms and conditions some odd spacings are present like the ones on the Hub page information.
17th August		The main DCaaPB site is updated and the first frame is now the Hurley artwork. The hub page has some pictures of the club night, but the first picture link is broken.
17th August		BPM Magazine publishes a web page that contains photos (and a link to LostArgs) and later a video of the evening, near the end of the video is a person that looks like the Ronie Midfew Suit in the Paul Scheer, Damon and Carlton photo.
18th August		The first picture on the Hub page is now displaying correctly. It appears to have an odd line of pixels on the right side, these seem to line up with a similar line of pixels on the second image.
19th August		The first poster page is updated to say - "This poster has glow-in-the-dark elements"
20th August		A video is posted on the Hub page of Sterling Beaumon at the Bardot event, it has an odd frame at the start that appears to be some kind of pixelated writing. The title of the video is missspelled ..."AcutallyItsKetchup..."
24th August		The first Hurley posters are delivered to the people that bought them.
25th August		New clues are posted pointing at the location for frame 2, this appears to be the T-Shirt retailer Johnny Cupcakes, and later in the day this is confirmed with a poster with the details of the event at a shop in Boston.
26th August		People congregate at Johnny Cupcakes, when the doors open some are given laser cut Dharma Skateboard Decks, which have a Dharma skateboarder logo, it has the numbers scattered all over the board, and also a new website URL "thatandbasketweaving.com" is etched into the board. The second poster is now made available for sale.
27th August		The second poster is sold out.
28th August		A new clue is posted for frame 3. It is a QR Barcode and translates to A-O-T-S. speculation is that this stands for "Attack Of The Show" a TV programme by the LA based G4 TV station.
30th August		A second clue for frame 3 is posted, it has the phrase "DVDuesday" on a picture of two sets of legs. The Attack Of The Show TV show has a regular segment with this name about DVD reviews. The next scheduled show is September 1st 2009.
31st August		A third clue is posted it is a confirmation that we should watch Attack Of The Show.
2nd September		During the Attack Of The Show TV programme the third URL is flashed up on screen, it is revealed as wewerecaughtinanet.com
5th September		A new clue for the fourth frame is displayed on the hub page
6th September		A second clue for the fourth frame is displayed, it is a bakers dozen of circles
8th September		Two more images displayed on the hub page, one is of the Crumbs bakery cup cake of the day and one is a confirmation of the date and time of two locations to visit. One in New York and one in LA
8th September		After some confusion at the NY Crumbs shop the fourth URL is revealed as ICANGETYOUPEANUTBUTTER.COM. The new poster is called The Crash and is by Eric Tan
8th September		The fourth poster goes on sale and sells out in just over an hour.
10th September		The first clue for Frame 5 is posted, it appears to be a picture of the University of Arizona Bookshop
11th September		A second clue on the hub page for frame 5. A logo for BearDown, the University of Arizona football team motto.
12th September		The new small and subtle clue mentions two people J. Perkins/R. Morrison, they are both Wildcat football players and their player numbers are 9 and 14. If the numbers are substituted into the clue we get 9/14 which looks like a date.
14th September		The final clue telling us to go to the bookstore.
14th September		The 5th poster is revealed at IThinkThatManWasYou.com
19th September		A first clue for Frame 6, a lone star.
20th September		The star is updated with a pink cross.
20th September		A third clue for frame 6 a seating plan for a stadium in Dallas.
21st September		A fourth clue of a guitar, from the bassist of Fallout Boy. They are playing in Dallas on the 23rd of September
22nd September		The final clue for frame 6 confirming Fallout Boy and the concert, but also telling us to stay updated via Twitter by following a user called PacesOilChange
23rd September		The 6th Poster URL HuckFinnWasTaken.com is revealed on instruments at the start of the Fallout Boy set. The poster is by Jason Munn for the 4-toed Statue.
26th September		The first clue for frame 7 is posted - a picture of Vincent.
27th September		The second clue for frame 7 is posted - a picture of some dog toys.
29th September		The third clue for frame 7 is posted - a picture of a road sign for Ventura Boulevard.
29th September		Congested (Audibly Lost) receives a Bass Guitar with the URL from the Fallout Boy gig, as the first purchaser of the 6th poster
29th September		The final clue for frame 7 is posted - a confirmation of Rusty's Discount Pet Center on Ventura Boulevard at 8am.
30th September		The 7th poster URL is revealed as Iamtryingtobuysomejerkeyandaslushy.com and the is by Ken Taylor for The Smoke monster.
30th September		The 7th poster sells out within 3 hours.
2nd October		First clue for the 8th Poster is added to the DamonCarltonandaPolarBear hub page. About a day later the artist collective DGPH is identified as the creator of the image.
3rd October		The second clue for poster 8 is published, Fair Winds which is a possible translation for Buenos Aires.
4th October		The 3rd clue is posted as "Parque Patricios, BA" graffitied onto a wall.
6th October		Taking everyone by surprise the final clue for poster 8 is published, a mural is in the process of being painted in Parque Patricios, Buenos Aires, a local blogger from the area is asked to go down and take pictures.
6th October		The 8th Poster URL is revealed as runsaverytightoperation.com and is by Kevin Tong, for The Hatch.
6th October		The 8th poster sells out in approximately 1 hour 45 minutes.
10th October		The 4-Toed Statue poster sells out.
10th October		The first clue for the 9th poster is published. It is a section of the album cover for The Death of Adam by artist 88-Keys.
12th October		The second clue for frame 9 is posted, it is a Macbook and a microphone.
14th October		The third clue for frame 9, Polo Life, Thursday.
15th October		The final clue for frame 9 is posted, pointing us to polo67life.com, the blog of 88-Keys.
15th October		The 9th Poster URL is revealed as youmightwanttoconsiderhikingboots.com and is by Dan McCarthy, entitled Rousseau's Transmission.
15th October	The 9th Poster sells out in aroud 7 minutes.
15th October	The 3rd Poster (Dharma Van) also sells out today.
19th October		The first clue for the 10th poster is added to the DamonCarltonandaPolarBear hub page. The words Melrose and Tokyo are crossed with some sweaters hanging from the second O of Tokyo
20th October		The 10th poster clue is updated to add a background of foliage / ivy.
21st October		The 10th poster clue is updated to add the letters R H.
22nd October		The 10th poster clue is updated to add the words (Friday) and (Sat).
23rd October		Information on the 10th poster URL reveal is posted. It is at the Ron Herman store in LA and then on Saturday in Tokyo as well.
23rd October		The 10th poster - The Swan Station - is revealed on a canvas bag at the Ron Herman store. TrustMeJustLeaveItBe.com
23rd October		The poster sells out within a couple of minutes
24th October		The giveaway at the Tokyo Ron Herman store does not go ahead as planned.
25th October		The Ron Herman store apologises for the confusion and promises to sort the problem out. As part of the apology the store publishes a clue to the next reveal. The tweet mentions Glasgow.
25th October		Hiroki Tojo in Tokyo collects his bag from the RH store in Tokyo..
27th October		A second clue for the 11th frame is published, a map of the UK with the word Buchanan.
28th October		The third clue for frame 11 is posted it is an image of Saturn with a letter F.
28th October		The 11th poster URL reveal information is published, initially the wrong day is given out, but then corrected..
29th October		The 11th poster - Walt's Kidnapping - is revealed, and as with the previous couple of posters it sells out in record time. ITookACoupleOfFlyingLessons.com
31st October		The DamonCarltonAndAPolarBear title graphic is updated to change colour of the AND to orange and black. (This may have been a nod to haloween or a subtle clue to the next poster.
2nd November		The 1st hub page clue for the 12th frame is published. It is a large 7, this combined with the first purchaser letter clue for poster 11 makes Super 7.
3rd November		The second hub page clue for frame 12 is published. Escaregot, Ghostfighter, & Milton - which are all names of figurines sold by the Super7 store.
4th November		The third clue for frame 12 is 7x7 Miles Big, which hints at San Francisco being the reveal location..
5th November		The 12th poster URL reveal information is given. It will be at the Super7 store in San Francisco.
6th November		The 12th poster is revealed - Jacob's Cabin - nooysterhere.com. The poster officially sells out in around 10 seconds.
9th November		The first clue for frame 13 is published, the names - "Janet Weiss Louise" with a spotlight. This links to the Actress Susan Sarandon.
10th November		A second clue for frame 13 is given. NY PLAYA, this is a reference to Table Tennis.
11th November		Clue 3 for Frame 13 is published, it is E23 superimposed on what could be a ping pong ball.
12th November		The 13th poster URL reveal time details are posted, it is at the SPiN New York club.
13th November		The 13th poster is revealed - The Barracks - didyouburyit.com. The poster again sells out very fast. The reveal was initially via a video which has some static images at the end which could be scenes from season six of Lost.
18th November		The first clue for frame 14 is posted, a pineapple.
18th November		Two clues for the 14th frame are posted Eyeball Eater and In Escrow.
19th November		The next clue for frame 14 mentions Kapiolani Blvd. Honolulu.
20th November		The reveal time and place is posted on the hub page.
20th November		The 14th poster is revealed on an Ajira Airways brochure as Ben Linus by Todd Slater, at the URL - nosuchthingascurses.com.
25th November		The 1st clue for frame 15 is posted, it is the number 44 in yellow.
27th November		The second clue is posted for frame 15, a DHARMA logo with a sandwich in the middle.
27th November		A few hours later the third clue is posted for frame 15 "DA BEARS".
27th November		The reveal date and time is posted on the hub page, for the 44th Ward Dinner Party in Chicago. (There was an initial mix up with the date but it was quickly corrected.
28th November		The URL is revealed at the 44th Ward Dinner Party on a napkin. the URL is wellitsadelicioussandwich.com. The poster, The Polar Bear by Jay Ryan, goes on sale shortly after and is again sold out within seconds.
3rd December		The final update to the hub page is made, it is a video of Paul Scheer and an invite to an event at Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles.
16th December		This short update cannot possibly detail everything that happened, but here are some highlights - People are queueing outside Gallery 1988 since yesterday, LOSTARGS contributors are reporting back and sending live video from the queue. During the afternoon Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse pay a visit to the people in the queue and hand out some gifts. The poster created by Thorsten is presented to Damon and Carlton. Later in the evening the gallery opens to show the wonderful artwork. On display in the gallery is the 16th poster, also attendees to the show are given a printed copy of the poster.
16th December		The 16th URL is revealed as "nothingsforever.com", the clues to the URL were hidden in a script that was handed out earlier in the day by Damon and Carlton, the poster is not yet for sale. The poster that was shown in the Gallery show is by an artist called Tyler Stout.
17th December		After many tense hours of waiting the 16th poster goes on sale at approximately 10:45 (PST) and as expected sells out almost immediately.
18th December to 21st April 2010		After the many months of mystery, entertainment, tension, panic and fun, there were competitions organised by LOSTARGS to win DCAAPB related items and a small return to poster buying when extra copies of the posters from some of the artists were sold. There were some interviews with the artists and with Jensen Karp the brains behind the campaign. Oh and of course the little matter of new episodes of LOST.
22nd April		Just as we had all finally learnt to relax and not check the DCAAPB site 10 times a day, a new update appears. It has three frames with question marks and mentions the LOST Live event being scheduled for May 13th. Kevin Tong is mentioned as the artist behind the new frames.