Breaking News, Everyone!
The show for 4/24/07 may undergo cancellation unless I can reschedule
for later on in the night. I'm going to leave a message with Mirage
and Austin about possibly rescheduling the show for 12am EST. If not,
I'll cancel it and resume as normal a week from today.
There is method to my madness, though. You're about to be introduced to it.
Back in late '05, I interviewed a man named Fred Brito. My friend
Tammi urged me to read his blog and have a look. Tammi knows I'm a
sucker for underdog stories and I champion them on a regular basis.
After reading it, I realized, "Holy shit! This is for real!"
I sat in stark amazement. Fred Brito was imprisoned for doing what any
decent human being would do. After his incarceration, while on parole,
Fred was having one hell of a time getting a job that would support
him and his aging mom and dad. Fred just wanted a quiet life and the
ability to take care of them. He just wanted a second chance. That
second chance was denied him time and time again. He wasn't a violent
criminal and he didn't really even do anything dishonest.
What did he do? Long story short, he was an apartment manager of a
complex that was fit to be condemned. He tried the legal channels of
fixing it but the beaurocracy would only delay the action necessary to
have it fixed and have his boss where he belonged...in prison for
subjecting these people to rent that wasn't worth the places in which
they were living. Fred got together with the tenants, devised a plan
and then took the rent money and fixed the place up with the help of
the tenants. It was an inside problem and when outside intervention
just wasn't there, he took care of it from the inside and, like any
honest person would, delivered the remaining money to his boss.
Needless to say, his boss was infuriated. Not just that but he, in my
opinion, was proof that the morally devoid do exist in our society. He
charged Fred with Misuse of Funds...that's a pretty serious charge for
those who've never been through it. Fred then found himself faced with
a choice. Go to trial on public defense or plead out to a lesser
charge of embezzlement. With the possibility of the term he faced
should he lose, I can't say I blame him for pleading out.
When he came out and had a hard time getting a job, he fell on
desperate times and, as some of us know...when the going gets tough,
the tough get going.
Fred did a little more than just "get going." He literally became a
con. He had to, the survival of him and his family depended on it. He
got cracking. He made up resume after resume, faked identities...ok,
remember "Catch Me If You Can?" Well...that's what Fred did but with
one huge exception. He held senior level jobs, none of them making
under $100K per year and lacked the education and the actual
credentials. More ironic still, he never left the companies in bad
shape. Most, if not all, of them actually fared better than when he
found them. His dishonesty gave him a means providing for his family
while benefitting those for whom he worked...and he worked his ass
off.
Now that sounds like a great life doesn't it? Well, let's check out
the balancing factor. Fear. This man lived with a perpetual axe over
his head each and every day. If the employers found out, they'd cut
him and then it was on to the next job.
There is way more to this story. I'm sure you'd like to know it. I've
still got podcasts from the interview that I prerecorded (back when we
were still "ghetto") through the Yahoo Voice and the story in all it's
glorious detail was beautiful, hair-raising....shit, people this is
better than what Hollywierd has ever produced. To read more, simply go
here http://howtocatchacon.blogspot.com/
Now, what does this have to do with the show? Hey, Fred's a friend,
through and through. I love this guy like a brother. He's been a huge
fan of the show and he's been an enormous supporter. Trust me, no one
who has ever supported the show has ever been classified as "small
potatoes" in my book. This is why I may cancel the show...I'm
returning the support.
You see, Tuesday Night, Fred's story is going to be on Dateline NBC.
I've been sitting there bored to tears, wading through their
thinly-veiled excuse for entrapment that went on seemingly forever
(that "To Catch A Predator" series) for this. Fred went through the
recording process and we've been waiting for this moment...it's going
to be a crowning achievement. If you go to the blog address I've given
you, you'll see exactly what he's going to be talking about. If you
ever have to work in employment opportunities, you may learn something
useful. Even if this is not the case, you're going to see something
that will amaze you and things that may even surprise you. Check your
listings...you'll really want to see this!
Worst case scenario, I'll cancel for that evening. As much as I adore
doing the shows, this is for a friend and he's shown us some amazing
support even when things were at their worst for him. Chances are,
I'll just reschedule for later that night. I hope that you'll tune in
to check out the Dateline special and then tune in to hear the show
afterward. We'll have a lot to say on this end for sure. At the same
time, we'll have some new stuff from DSBP Records, Positron Records,
Nilaihah Records and much much more as well as requests. Let's hope I
can have my cake and eat it too!
On a side note, the mission for last weekend never happened. The
weather here was so terrible that we wouldn't have been able to pull
it off logistically much less tactically. Worry not though...that
doesn't mean it WON'T happen, it just means it didn't take place when
we would have liked it to happen.
Filming is still going on and the filming schedule has been extended.
We're hoping to have the shooting, editing and initial distributing
done by next year's end at the latest. Still plenty more things to
happen and plenty of ideas are being discussed and kicked
around...nothing so organized as of yet.
We'll keep you posted. Keep an eye out for Dateline Tuesday Night on NBC!!!
Sincerely,
Damien "Lord Genocyde" Cross
