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Charles Newman's avatar

Wearing baseball hat on backward, George Carlin was right!

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P.G. Sundling's avatar

I borrowed on credit cards for a film project in the early 90s. Unfortunately, I was working with some incompetent people, and the whole thing was a disaster that led to several lawsuits.

It doesn't always work out, but his backup plan of paying off the debt and working at more jobs until he had the money to chase his dreams is what I did. It took several decades, but now I write novels full-time.

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Big Think's avatar

That's awesome! Thank you for sharing.

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Marco Nardelli's avatar

Thank you, it means a lot to me. Here in Messina, a peripheral city in a peripheral country (Sicily, Italy), it's hard to believe you can do these kinds of things, whatever they are, not just movies. But I really liked your attitude and strength! I'll try—I'm trying to push myself!

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Mark M. Carey's avatar

Why is it necessary for him to dress like a cliché? Seriously? Does he somehow feel that he won't be taken seriously as an independent filmmaker if he doesn't look like he just escaped from an insane asylum? Heavy sigh…

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Randy Chambers's avatar

Apparently, Kevin O'Leary set the dress example with his pajama bottoms. But at least Kevin wears a tie for when the camera is rolling.

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Katherine Whelchel's avatar

Literally "or Heaven's sake. It's probably a prompt fro Universe!

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Charlie River Morrow's avatar

This is me taking Kevin Smith's advice. I stumbled across this RIGHT as I was about to publish this post I hope you'll read:

https://youtuberexperiments.substack.com/p/dear-kevin-smith-and-alex-ferrari

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S'onid's avatar

Absolutely wrong to project the lies of forced debt. Not to mention the constitution and social engineers that encourage one to take on debt so they could steal it from you. I made good till they lied until they took away the very thing that I thought was true.

Academic honesty. I found out only certain people no matter the grades are chosen to succeed. Thrre isn't room for the others. So as they laugh all the way to the bank I get to carry the burden of believing I could do it. And I did do it but again like trump they won.

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Rebecca Watson Kahn's avatar

Mr. Smith, have you heard of Charity, real Charity? Now abideth Faith, Hope, and Charity. And the greatest of these is Charity. cf. 1 Cor. 13:13

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Charles Newman's avatar

"1 Cor. 13:13" Nothing like bible verses helping people to start to freely think for themselves.

In God We Trust?

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Randy Chambers's avatar

One day he will seek Jesus Christ and find Him, and thus gain a ticket to heaven for his multi-dimensional and immortal soul-spirit.

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Charles Newman's avatar

"will seek Jesus Christ" Religion, again George Carlin was right!

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Randy Chambers's avatar

Jesus Christ is NOT religion. He is your creator; otherwise you could not have been miraculously conceived.

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Charles Newman's avatar

Okay, what ever one believes.

Thanks

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