Reddy

QUOTE (Y2HH @ May 12, 2014 -> 10:19 PM) I absolutely understand all of this thinking, I'd just say don't overthink the project...the more rules, regulations and barriers you add, the less authentic it will feel. One of the biggest issues I have with documentaries these days is they often come across as forced because they don't allow the facts to speak for themselves, and often bend reality in order to speak for the facts. In relation to this type of documentary, let the road dictate where you go, how you got there, and what it took to do so, it doesn't have to be more complicated than that. The struggles you meet along the way, such as a flat tire, getting stuck in a ditch, or stranded in a torrential downpour while in your tents should be naturally occurring, not something you forced upon yourselves because you were 5$ short and ended up having to stay an extra night so your weekly funds could "reset". On this we agree 100% - i think the added stricture was something we came up with to try and secure more funding, since we felt like there wasn't a "hook"... but you're totally right that it feels disingenuous and that's the LAST thing I want this trip, experience and film to be.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ May 12, 2014 -> 10:51 AM) I think what you're doing is a fun, fantastic idea, but setting yourself arbitrary limits on spending isn't going to add much to the experience, to be perfectly honest. Not only has this been done before, but it's been done to even more extremes, such as not spending any money you didn't earn along the way via picking up odd jobs, etc. People full well understand this can be done on the cheap (it already has been many times), but most don't WANT to do these things like this on the cheap...they want to do them for the memories, and most prefer their memories weren't made into a struggle by set artificial limits. Just do the damn trip, catalog it, and have a blast seeing things most people have no idea exist, on roads few travel. It doesn't matter if you spent 100$ a week to do that, or 150$. The only way a trip like this costs a lot is if you pull a Bear Grylls and go to a hotel the second the cameras stop rolling. Take your own advice and ... just go. Of course it's been done before. We aren't under any impression we're re-inventing the wheel here. Here's where I see a difference, and where I see this being worth doing: In talking with friends there seems to be a pervasive feeling that as a generation we don't have the type of accessibility to adventure that has existed in the past. Other generations - for better or worse - sort of had adventure built in. There were the wars. There were the 60s and civil rights. There wasn't facebook. There weren't cell phones. People hitch-hiked and worked odd jobs from coast to coast - like you mentioned. But the Kerouac "On the Road" ideal legitimately is no longer possible for a host of reasons. The world has changed. What we're trying to do is bridge the gap and show young people (and old too, if it resonates) who are feeling trapped that you don't need a fat wallet and a 401k. We're trying to reclaim adventure for a generation that's letting it slip through its fingers while they tweet, text and tinder their way through life. We're not making this for people with money. People who want to do what we're doing, but spend a bunch of $ on hotels and good food along the way - that's great! I wish I were them! But I'm not. So I have to make do with what I've got, as do all my friends who are in the same boat as me - and we're all pushing 30. It's not like we're a bunch of "lazy" millennials. We bust our asses. It's simply that at this juncture, living in NYC - or any major city - supply outweighs demand in terms of the job market, leaving many, many people despondent and hopeless. Anyway let's not get into THAT discussion here. I totally value your thoughts on this and it's actually extremely helpful because it's giving me insight into how people are reacting to what we're laying down and what struggles we're going to face on the fundraising side of things. I love when you play my foil. Haha. I just also truly happen to think this could be a valuable story worth telling in the context we're going to tell it - especially at this time in history. And to ME it doesn't feel like the film will cheapen the experience - because this is a medium I love, and telling stories is my art. Bringing that with me on the road makes all the sense in the world. (But don't worry, I'm taking everything you've said seriously and will consider it further - they're absolutely incredibly good points)

Our video quality has skyrocketed in the last week (helps to watch in HD tho)

QUOTE (Y2HH @ May 11, 2014 -> 07:36 PM) "From the point of ignition To the final drive The point of the journey is not to arrive." -RUSH I love this, Reddy, and have done many similar treks in my lifetime, and as cool as it sounds, I'd implore you to not overly commercialize it. This is an experience in which you will individually find yourselves, and nobody that watches or listens will ever quite understand what that means. It will change you, in ways you cannot imagine, and attempting to show others will merely end in disappointment in that they will NEVER comprehend the experience, or what it meant to you, and that it will mean more with each passing year. And I'd have to ask, how are you filming this, or recording it, if the main premise is a trek without technology? That negative sentiment aside, I'm glad you are doing this, but be careful you don't go from raw to forced simply to snag film. If the experience feels like a setup for the sake of footage, it will fall short of its premise. We rented vehicles picking them up at point A and dropping them off at point B when doing this...and I can tell you, I've had some amazing experiences, met some amazing people, and the opposite...to truly harrowing* experiences that seemed like stuff that doesn't really happen to people. * We were once chased though a forest for over an hour by some back country meth cookers we happened upon during a late night hike. And that hour felt like a lifetime. It was, without a doubt, one of the scariest -- and longest -- moments of my life. Oh, and it's good to see you again in these parts of the Internets, Reddy! That's a really great point and I'm glad you made it. You're right that it will always mean more to us than to anyone who sees it, no matter how brilliantly filmed. But I don't know if that's why we're making it. It IS why we're doing it, but I don't think it's why we've decided to film it. It isn't some egocentric "look at how much we all changed" idea as much as it is "if you're watching this, get your ass off the couch and live your damn life." to my fellow millennials (and others). People spend time making "dream boards" or they put up posters of places they SOME day want to visit when the "timing is right" or they "have the money", etc etc. Newsflash - those times will never happen unless you MAKE them happen. We talk about personal responsibility for your circumstances, your career, your finances, etc - but what about taking personal responsibility for your HAPPINESS? No one ever talks about that. The message isn't honed. It's not really clear at this point. We don't really want it to be, because we'll find it on the road. But right now the main focus is on trying to prove that TRUE adventure can be accessible to EVERYONE. Because I think that's important. Do any of us truly want to grow old and not have any fantastic stories to tell our kids? Previous generations had them built in - we have to make them for ourselves. As for the technology side of things - we'll have phones for emergency situations but that's it. And I don't really know if I think cameras take away from that... It's not like I can facebook from my GoPro

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 9, 2014 -> 03:02 PM) Sounds good. Didn't MTV have a series Road Rules? How are you going to make sure you guys do anything interesting to the world? You drive from Seattle to Sacramento and pull out the tent after eating at the diner, not so interesting. You go to a strip club and get in a fight or go to a local landmark and do something crazy like protest something and the cops show up, maybe interesting. Haha yyyeaahhh we're trying to keep it as cheap as possible - in fact we've decided to up the ante a bit. The average American spends $150/week on food - and to prove that an adventure of this magnitude really IS accessible to people, we're going to do it for $100/week each. And I don't just mean food - but everything - from camping gear to food, even gas. All for a hundred a week. This isn't a hangover type thing so much as it is a Top Gear type thing if any of you watch that show. But we simply want to take back adventure for the everyman and prove that you DON'T need financial stability or a heavy black credit card to be able to afford to have a life changing experience.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 8, 2014 -> 01:31 AM) Sounds like a less commercial version of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. Or a combination of "On the Road" with Into the Wild thrown in for good measure. Easy Rider, Borat, etc. Have you seen the Che Guevara movie series, Motorcycle Diaries? I'd be lying if I said On the Road didn't have a hand in the genesis of the idea. The book. Not the movie. Kristen Stewart is ugh.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 8, 2014 -> 11:29 AM) WB Reddy. This sounds very interesting. Should be an awesome experience and documentary. thanks Jas, Yeah I mean... this is a pretty crazy thing we're trying to do. This is our first film as a production company, our first huge trip like this, our first crowdfunding campaign, and yes - we're still learning the ropes. (How the hell does Twitter even work? I mean honestly.) But everyone starts somewhere. And you can't get anywhere without starting. There's a reason we've titled the film "Just Go". Sometimes you have to jump and build your wings on the way down. Ya know? Everyone who checked it out, thanks for taking the time - and if you guys have any criticisms lemme know. Learning as I go with this Anyone have any crowdfunding experience?

I'm shocked. I honestly thought he'd have gone down for good by now. Still... it's coming... and frankly the sooner the better for our team's competition hopes... at this point if he goes down '15 is a wash too.

I'll admit I've finally started listening to other teams' broadcasts out of curiosity - and there are some great tandems out there. But that said, I'm sure I'd hate Hawk if he were another team's announcer, but he's our Hawk, and I grew up with him, so he'll always have a place in my heart. Even if he has no idea what he's talking about 70% of the time.

but it was a damn good post. #rude

Specifically a documentary. Would love anyone who's interested to take a look and give some feedback! This is the biggest project I've undertaken in my life, and I'm really excited about it. Essentially what it boils down to is this. Meeting up in Seattle in August, buying a cheap, old used car, and driving 5,000 to New York, camping the whole way. 16 states. Four guys. One tent. No smartphones. Doing it as cheaply as we can without missing out on any of the beauty in between. No I-80 all the way across for us! Why do it? A couple reasons... I'll let me partners in crime do some of the explaining: So if you want more, check out our website, like us on facebook, follow us on twitter - or even consider donating to our crowd-funding site. Even just a like would mean the world to me and the guys. Here are all the links: Just Go Official Website (you can even see an interactive map of our whole itinerary) Just Go on Twitter Just Go on Facebook Help Fund the Project Thanks for reading, and I'd love to hear your thoughts. It's good to be back.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Mar 6, 2014 -> 04:25 PM) Hell they couldn't clean up the parks they took over. There were several towns that spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to fix them after they left. and f*** you.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 6, 2014 -> 04:12 PM) Where did "the movement" get the trucks and tools to do that? Since they did "most" of the work. How much money did they raise for the rebuilding of homes and businesses? Wait, I found it. A laughable 1.4 million. f*** you

Wow. f*** you guys. f*** you guys hard. I LIVE HERE, you don't. I WAS THERE the days after the storm - YOU WEREN'T. You all have no f***ing clue what you're f***ing talking about. The red cross was doing PHOTO OPS while there were people huddled around generators with NO FOOD and NO WATER and no SHELTER. But FEMA and the red cross were taking pictures of their "workers" in front of their trucks! Honestly I don't even feel like explaining myself to you midwest f***ers who have no idea what this place was like. The MAJORITY of the emergency relief in the weeks following the storm was provided and orchestrated by Occupy. I was f***ing THERE.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Mar 6, 2014 -> 04:35 PM) Adam Eaton 3-for-3 told y'all.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 6, 2014 -> 02:28 PM) Wait, the Occupy protesters did most of the cleanup work after Sandy? What? The occupy movement, yes. I was involved with it personally.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 6, 2014 -> 12:35 PM) Affordable or night, I guarantee you all of our parents would never have dreamed of DEMANDING that their parents support them and pay for their college. flawed N=1 case study is flawed.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 6, 2014 -> 12:32 PM) I'm not saying kids haven't been spoiled s***s before, but I don't think kids in past generations would have started a lawsuit over it. They might have felt like their parents owed it to them to pay for their college, but they never would have asserted that as a legal right. And yes, Occupy was an example of that problem. Kids protesting about not having jobs or money as they tweet and blog through various hi-tech gadgets. They had a legitimate beef to start (lots of debt, no jobs) but quickly just became a "I want more. I don't have enough. Look at that rich guy over there. Not fair." movement. I'm sorry. What. This is exactly what the mainstream media WANTED you middle americans to think about Occupy with the way they chose to cover it. Please. Please. You're legitimately clueless and horribly off base on this. You realize Occupy still exists yes? And they did MOST of the recovery effort after Sandy yes? And that they've been fighting to keep people in their homes now for years yes? I can keep going. HOW DARE THE PROTESTERS USE THE INTERNET!!!! They must be entitled brats. Much, much different than the protesters against Vietnam. Totes different.

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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 5, 2014 -> 02:40 PM) <!--quoteo(post=2937662:date=Mar 5, 2014 -> 02:30 PM:name=NorthSideSox72)-->QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 5, 2014 -> 02:30 PM) <!--quotec-->That is an incredible stretch. Even looking at BushCo's foreign policy in the worst possible light, I fail to see a connection. I'll stick with what I said, if we ignored some of these talking heads, we'd all be better off. Wow, you're 100% right, I completely fail to see a connection too...except perhaps in a different sense. Considering she was asked a question about her work on Iraq and answered about Iraq, it is definitely an incredible stretch to reach the point of saying "Maddow blames Bush for Crimea". It's also impressive how few of the "Maddow blames Bush for Russia" articles actually include either the video or the quote. #foxnews OP

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 5, 2014 -> 01:14 PM) The legal bills were included in the request. This girl is screwing herself.... she gonna be in SOOO much debt after all this. Forget college.

Whhhaaaaat a b****. Ok so I guess some in this generation really are entitled brats. Good lord. http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/05/living/nj-te....html?hpt=hp_c2

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 4, 2014 -> 12:53 PM) Shes a funny case in that she has improved quite a bit from program to program. Sure, but she's the very definition of a pro.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Mar 4, 2014 -> 12:43 PM) At least I work out, Mr. BeachBody member that eats pizza and sulks around. B.itch plz. I'm kicking all sorts of ass again.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Mar 4, 2014 -> 12:42 PM) She was a pro long before Beach Body, she has like 90 fitness certifications and was a dancer. So you're against Dreya being in the vids?