"Wrath of the Beast"

[I am BC]

Looks like the Spork and Hal Samples have had a bit of falling out....This is from his blog. ouch....





After inspecting what I expected.... things come clearer.

I'm an artist who is not driven by money but by the love that is inside of me and what I do with my art. I was told a huge risk was taken on me... to do this project and a big name director/producer was asking to do the work for them... yet they believed in me.... and after I began to encounter the technical difficulties that ultimately kept me from meeting my deadline.... I encountered the wrath of the beast.

I was ambitious. A video like this has never been done before. Its a huge a task and I hesitated to accept the deadline however.... after seeing this as an opportunity to make something amazing.... after returning from this fantastic experience of being invited into and moved by the band/family that is The Polyphonic Spree... my faith was raised to the level that NO MATTER WHAT this would be ground breaking and great success for all.

This music video is being built from 22,518 photographic stills I took and selected out of the 70,000+ captured while spending 10 days on the road with The Polyphonic Spree. Its much like the video I did (out of love) that was manufactured to be sold on the release of the new special edition CD.

After several pc failures and realities that are out of my control... we have missed the
9 day deadline of Friday, before Memorial Day weekend (today)... and this has caused the Polyphonic Spree to miss a crucial deadline for programing on MTV2 and VH1 that was ultimately going to compliment the release of the new CD on June 19th. As I was approaching the deadline and things were not as I had hoped and promised over the past few days... things began to change.

I do my photography/art out of love FOR LOVE. Several organizations have succeeded in raising over a million dollars collectively from of the art I have produced out of love. Love. Not fear.

I won't be flying on the ticket I bought for this Sunday, or shooting for the clients (2) I had booked for tomorrow, or working on editing my other projects... instead I will be striving to meet and extended deadline of Sunday at 4am for a Memorial Day delivery of this video... a video that once it is completed... will be a success no doubt.

For over 12 years (from the age of 17 to 29)... I worked for a man who gave me inspiration, believed in me, and was somebody I looked up to. I worked 80 hours a week on average and loved my work. Made him millions. He paid me well too. It was easy to be paid well.... because I made the pay plan and I was paid directly from my rankings in customer service. This meant each time I did a deal with a client... I was paid if the customer was happy... BUT his catch was, it cost me money when I received a bad survey. This taught me at an early age that you can't make everyone happy all the time... with a price to go with it. As I grew smarter, I decided not to do deals with people once I felt they weren't going to be happy. It wasn't worth it then. Nothing has changed today.


If this deal was profiting me a ton of money it would be different. It's not. It was enough to pay rent and a crew... that is all I cared about. I wanted this to be something really great. More than great. I was hoping it could help me evolve towards the advance development of projects I have been working on for social consciousness issues,and to help me promote the progressive development of care for the less fortunate in my hometown Dallas, TX. It still will be completed...just not on the original time line and terms. Since then, I've lost expensive equipment, my wallet, atm and id, a friend, time with my family when they needed me most and now in the hospital, sleep, health, and the desire to work for anyone who questions my integrity or passion.

This isn't easy.

I'm extremely grateful for receiving the enormous amount of unanswered emails and phone calls all wanting to know how this is going, or if I made the deadline, or if they can do anything to assist me with this project.

Its been a challenge for me to form the right words to type to describe how I feel at the moment.

Let me end with this...

I now have till this Sunday to deliver the master via DHL delivery at 4am...for a Memorial Day arrival to the label's house in NYC.

If there is anyone reading this who is available to assist with their time, talents and good spirits towards this "ambitious project" ...

a) to do some volunteer post production video work
b) to volunteer their time to read lips on these stop motion images (someone who is deaf or knows how to read lips well)
c) or bring us food... please contact me directly on my cell 214-476-9297.

I love this city. I love Dallas. I want to see and do great things here. Always have. Probably will till I die.

Please repost this.

I am putting it out here... in the universe for this to have a really happy magical ending.

I have faith that wont be shook even if I wanted it to go away. This means a lot to me and many others.

This is me asking for assistance, love and consideration.

I believe its going to be awesome!

Thank you for your continued LOVE and SUPPORT.

Hal

[James]

Dear Hal,

Watch out for piranhas.

Love,

James

[Rubbs]

The cycle continues.

sorry hal.

[aquaphase]

The reign of terror could be a fucking reality TV show. I'd call it "The Delaughter Slaughter"

(Or would "The Doyle Mohel" be more appropriate?)

[Irock]

"The Delaughter Slaughter"

Wonder if they're available to deliver food...

[mere1975]

A preview?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1rwjHH6 ... %2Fblog%2F[/youtube]

Looks pretty cool and most certainly time-consuming to produce.

Also kind of funny that the stop-motion effect makes them seem like robots following blindlt along a path. . .

- Mere "hearing 'The Strong' got me choked up for a few seconds because I remembered it used to mean I was about to see/hear/be something wonderful" 1975

[roach]

he wanted exposure from them. he missed his deadline, and we're supposed to feel sorry?
it is a good concept though.