- 1:20 PM, Friday,
August 8th, 2014:
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- FINALLY
IT'S PUBLIC. My goodness this took too long, but
what a great way to announce it: An LA Weekly
Story. Here
are screenshots in case something goofy
happens:
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Very nice and
lengthy piece and I'm happy to be such a big part of
it. So I guess it's fair to say I've joined a
band. That's honestly how it feels. I will be at every
one of their shows and hopefully it becomes a
lucrative relationship throughout the big 2015 next
year. This is Part 2 of the "partnership" goals for
RentTheDelorean.com (although technically, Part 3 -
but when we finish Claudia's commercial that
will be another phase).
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- Oh and although I
have long since cared about mistakes in press
(seriously, I don't think I've ever been involved in a
news story on TV or print that wasn't
wrong in a bunch of places), I can at least say
here in my journal: that "I don't like Back to the
Future" was kind of out of context. The context was
that the reporter was noticeably looking around the
backyard and thinking I must be some UBER movie
fanboy. I was expressing that it was honestly a
business decision, I'm not that big of a fan that
I would buy a fucking prop car. I own NO
props of any sort. I'm not a "thing" guy at
all. However, when it comes to movies? Back to
the Future has always been one of my favorite
trilogies and at 9 years old when I saw that
movie with my dad it inspired the hell out of me. Part
2 is why my documentary goes back INTO the first
entry and grabs 2000 Adam - an absolute homage
(rip-off) of that plot device in Part 2. I love
the shit out of that movie and could honestly watch it
weekly...
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- ...however, I'm
not the fanboy that buys dolls and action figures and
models and props and eventually had to have the entire
fucking car. LOL. No offense to all you guys, I
understand passions, it just happens to be that you're
reading the only passion I could ever have: The
Journey. This is my life, documenting my world one
entry at a time so at some point my kids will know the
man I was - not the old fuck who doesn't have
energy to do anything anymore. ;-)
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- Also, it is
implied you can drive the car and while yes, in
certain closed setting I will allow that? This is
not a rental where you go take it for a spin for the
weekend. I DON'T EVEN DO THAT.
This is a museum on wheels. It is rarely driven unless
someone is paying me or it's a marketing event. It is
not for fun in the least and I sure as hell can't
let you TAKE IT AWAY. Just
sayin'.
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- So, as you can
probably guess me getting this partnership with Flux
means some other cars decidedly didn't. The truth is?
No one is pushing it like I am and I don't think
they take this personally. And? I'm fighting
NEW cars that I'm sure will be coming next year.
I am making these commercials, hitting the radio, tv
and paper (and paying hundreds online) and lowering my
rates to the minimum so everyone understands that this
will not be an even playing field for you if you
decide to take this on professionally. And frankly?
I'm stunned the people that had the cars for years
didn't do the same. No one owned it. They didn't
attack, they didn't partner up - I mean, a car
Flux was working with before me made them dress up as
characters and run behind the car in a parade in
return for being at an event. What the serious fuck?
Be professional, treat your partners professionally
and know when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em. Don't
nickel and dime the band for gas money when they
aren't making money - support them now, make them the
biggest goddamned 80s band in this state and then reap
the benefits.
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- Duh.
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- So, I'm excited.
The great part is, I do feel like part of a
family now. I've become particularly close with Ryan
(keyboardist, of course) and the entire band was over
for the interview. We all played minigolf and
basketball and shared THE biggest pizza (36")
I have ever seen and ate the FUCK out of
it.
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- It's a very happy
time. This is an awesome month, I am
SOO glad that other shit is behind me. Time to
start enjoying this business. Giddy-up.
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- Adam
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