This week I heard of the death of Patrick Bommarito, DJ, and long-term Tokyo resident. I had met Patrick only a few times over the years. The first time his reputation as an abrasive, highly outspoken AIDS activist preceded him. He had contracted AIDS in the early 90s and, after coming to Japan and seeing a lack of knowledge here, had decided to educate the country about the disease. It is little consolation that Patrick outlasted AIDS – he did not die of the disease. Continue reading “Patrick Bommarito: Where is the love?”
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My Kickstarter Project Sucks
No really, I’ve tried to deny it for too long now. I’m afraid I have to burst my own well-constructed bubble and face the truth. Despite much gnashing of teeth, beating of breasts, rolling in dirt, and rending of garments, after four whole days slog I’ve managed to raise $1 for my project. It looks suspiciously like a dead parrot – it has ceased to be.
It’s not because it’s a bad product. When I talk to people one-on-one about it they get it and are excited about it – I can tell by the glazed eyes and the drool. When I tell them it could be the next Facebook they don’t laugh in my face. But I guess being the next $100 billion project is just not good enough for some people.
But let’s take a step back, to a time when hope ran free in the meadow – last week. Continue reading “My Kickstarter Project Sucks”