To celebrate the fact that today is the first pay day after Christmas and we are all back in funds, I have brought the February newsletter out a few days early. What with today being the first Friday with a full wallet since being paid early last month, what better time than now to remind you about how much value you will get compared to the TV Licence.
There are a few reasonably big filming projects in waiting, and all it takes is a good blast of funding. Every penny that is donated using the PayPal button will be used to create short films, documentaries, podcasts, live performances and all manner of quality entertainment that I will put online to be enjoyed by everyone for nothing. This includes a chat show, a radio drama (both recorded in front of an audience and released online for free), and the pilot episode of Saturday Breakfast.
If you head over to my shop page there's a host of ways to help, including Sunday Alternative bags and t-shirts, audio books, and the chance to have a kazoo rendition of your favourite song recorded just for you.
So why not celebrate the first pay day of the year by donating £3.65 and getting everything I provide for just a penny a day (with a bonus day as it's a leap year), if you do it now before you go wasting it in food and utility bills then it is done for the year. Of course you could pay more if you want or even make a regular donation if you want to, it all goes to provide entertainment. Maybe one day I will be able to quit working for a firm of solicitors (possibly before they realise I don't really know what I'm doing) and draw a wage from this but for now I am happy to be the giver of fine art (or to piss about playing the kazoo).
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I have a range of projects that need funding with your help. All you have to do is click on the PayPal button and donate as little or as much as you wish. If you are feeling especially generous you might consider a regular amount.
Friday 29 January 2016
Friday 1 January 2016
January Newsletter (the £3.65 plan)
Happy New Year, let's make this a good one. Last year saw some planned projects stall due to lack of funding which is a shame and not just because it adds to this year's workload. Please consider the PayPal button when reading the blog or listening to a podcast because even the smallest sum will make a difference, to make it easier I thought of an idea - just donate £3.65 now and be done with it. That way you have paid me upfront for the year at the rate of 1p a day, it doesn't seem like much but it's more than nothing. Of course if you want to pay more then that is cool too, (and very much appreciated) so why not just donate £365.00 now and be done with it if you think £1 a day is reasonable? You would actually be getting one day for free because I have just realised that 2016 is a leap year.
The fact is that your donations really do help and in return I will use every penny to make documentaries, short films, long films if enough money is raised, podcasts, comedy sketches and a whole host of things that I will put on the Internet for the whole world to enjoy free of charge. Imagine how good you will feel knowing that you were part of that?
In addition to the donation route there are also a range of items on my shop page. Why not get in early to beat the 2016 Christmas rush?
I will do record a video of myself playing your favourite song on the kazoo for donations of £5 or more and for the January sales I will do two songs (two songs offer ends on January 31st). You might also want to buy a video dedication for your loved one for Valentine's Day. What could be more romantic than 'your song' played by me on kazoo, perhaps the song you walked down the aisle to or your first wedding dance?
This year I want to (finally) get round to filming the pilot of Saturday Breakfast as a priority. Also in the pipeline is a chat show recorded on stage in front of an audience that will be recorded as a free podcast, a radio drama again recorded in front of an audience, and if I get the time I want to finally film the Woolly and Worth comedy documentary that has been on the back burner for far too long.
I turn 40 in the summer so in many ways I see this year as a last chance to see through some of the projects that I have been wanting to get through for several years to enable me to start afresh. All donations go towards that goal. It would be nice to be able to draw a living wage from the PayPal fund and go full time but one thing at a time.
The PayPal button is at the top of the page, why not click it before you close this page? Many many thanks in advance and may your 2016 be a good one.
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