The procedures at ModCon were free for attendees. Not free because they were free, but free because ModCon (ie. BME, ie. me) paid for them. Sure I can use the photos from the event itself in the book, but it's not as if I even close to break even on it. The book is being done to reach the public, not to rake in money. Anyway, I asked everyone who had procedures done to send photos of them to BME. You'd think that out of fifty or so procedures I'd get some pictures back… but as of last check only The Eternal, joshcantyoyo, and the great ORBAX have come through…
I've even seen pictures posted on some IAM pages of people's mods that they got there that for some reason they decided not to share with BME. Doesn't do wonders for my faith in people… Lets hope they're just waiting for complete healing to send in their pictures.
Oh well. Blair tells me he goes through the same thing — he'll spend hours with someone doing the perfect custom brand for them, and they thank him profusely and promise to send him healed photos… big surprise, he never hears another word from them.
What's the rule that's analogous? “Never loan money to friends…”
There were a few people — not a lot, but a few — that had the very clear “I don't care what I get as long as its free” attitude. I've really got to wonder when a person doesn't care what mod they get, and prioritizes it by price — it's like the idiot that walks into a tattoo studio and asks, “What can I get for forty bucks?”
I talked to Saira about it last night at dinner… I figure that of people involved in heavy mods, a quarter of them are involved because they're legitimately interested and would have done it even without the media. Half of them are doing it for legitimate reasons, but would never have done it if the media hadn't told them about it. The remaining quarter are involved ONLY because the media or their subculture has told them it's the cool thing to do…
Sometimes I wonder if I'd just be better off going back to building custom telephony software. I know I'd have a lot more money and a lot more spare time, and probably less stress… If only I didn't have this damn belief that this is important.
(end of rant)
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oh shannon, i was bored at work so i looked through the archive…oh my god, those must have been great times…i am very sad that you no longer lead the bme…it has gone to shit very ugly…i miss the way it was…the unbelievable compassion you showed, the love for the whole community and now i read you´ve payed for the procedures at modcon..all i can honestly say is..WOW
dear mister, you introduced me to a whole new world of modifications i wouldn´t thought possible..AND I THANK YOU WITH MY WHOLE HEART FOR IT !! you changed my life for better, that goes without discussion. and i will never, never forget you. how could i forget my saviour, right ? ;)
I wanted to ask if you miss those times too ? If you miss BME the way it was…
Least but not last, I want to say that you are a beautiful person and one happy guy…you have a beautiful daughter, a caring girl by your side…and I´m just really sorry for your illness and I really do hope you are gonna get better someday..I HOPE SO !!
Eeehm, all I wanted to say that I always abhorred idols and such and today I realized that YOU mean a lot to me, a guy who you never met, from central europe etc. …you, Mr. Larratt “rock”. And you will become my next tattoo so I can always look at the face of the man who changed my world in the best way possible.
THANK YOU !!!
take care <3
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