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Hey, did you get a glance at the logo? I know I like it. I also got the Bad Ass Bunny Logo at the same time. They were made by Todd Siatkowsky at the Special Forces Art Department. I found his firm in Philadelphia via the Internet. I don’t know if it’s luck or that’s just the way things but I felt I got a really good deal.

I’m planning on hiring a musician to score the documentary. I put up an ad on Craigslist and within a day I had at least twenty responses. When I told the respondents that I had no money and that their prices were far out of my range, most agreed to help work within my budget. And it wasn’t like these were nobodies locked in their closets with their Keytars and an internet connection. They all had websites and samples to which I could listen. I think I’ve narrowed it down to four, one of whom is in Chicago. He seems to be the most enthusiastic of the lot. Without the internet, how would I have gotten in contact with all these talented people?
The T-shirts are coming. If you have a logo, you have to put it somewhere. For some reason, I have a great joy in seeing my logos on shirts.

When I worked on “Dreamgirls”, I was responsible for coming up with the design for the construction crew shirt. The design was so popular that everybody on the production crew wanted them too. I remember making the prototypes on my ink jet printer and then ironing them on to some cheap shirts I bought at Target. I originally made them for fun but when my boss saw him, he wanted them done professionally to hand out to the crew. This is where I found the company that’s doing them for Bad Ass Bunny Productions.

The logo was a bit of a struggle since it was a little too detailed for the T-shirt and had too many colors. Well, it didn’t have too many colors, it’s just that each color costs an additional $50. My cash reserves dwindle rapidly. The first batch of shirts should be in this week. I’m still waiting to hear back from the Customink people about the big batch.

Sure, T-shirts and logos and magnets are all well and good, but aren’t you supposed to be making a documentary of some sorts? Shouldn’t you be filming Master Tu doing fabulous things?
I’m sure Master Tu is doing fabulous things. He’s just not doing them where I am. Most of his Iron Crotch students are in different states. That is why he is constantly flying around the country to visit them.
On his website, I saw that he held Iron Crotch classes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. So, when he returned from his trip to Texas, I figured I would go to his first Monday class and film it. The snag in this scenario is that I am back to having a day job. On May 3, I started work on the reshoots of the movie Tron Legacy. I am as surprised as you are. After working a ten hour shift on Wednesday, I made myself drive over to Arcadia to at least video tape some Iron Crotch exploits. My big fear is that my day job will leave me too tired to pursue my nascent film job.

Unfortunately, Master Tu doesn’t have students locally at the time. There was no Iron Crotch class. I made do with filming the Qigong class. I stood at the back so I wouldn’t disturb the class and got pictures of the backs of a lot of people’s heads.

After the class, I talked to family friend Chi-To. Since he speaks English very well, it has kind of fallen to him to be the family translator. He voiced the concerns they had about the contract I had presented to them. Basically, the contract states that I own everything about Master Tu in perpetuity. For some reason they found fault with this statement. I can’t imagine why.

Although in my lawyers defense, she was trying to get me the best deal possible. If they had signed it, then yes, I would have basically owned Master Tu.

I tried to allay their fears by telling them that this was the beginning of the bargaining and that my main goal was to film Master Tu. They are going to get back to me.

Chi-To also wanted to get a list of things I wanted to film Master Tu doing. The list was much shorter than I anticipated. After I sent it though, I found plenty of more things I wanted him to do. Did you know that Master Tu will perform acupuncture on himself? Of course you don’t. I haven’t filmed it yet.

There is one big event coming up for Iron Crotch enthusiasts. On July 3, participants from across the United States will descend on Arcadia, CA to compete in an Iron Crotch competition. Everyone that Master Tu knows that can lift heavy things with their testicles will be only ten miles from my abode. In a clever quirk of scheduling, I will be on a cruise ship with my parents.

Originally, the cruise was going to be a week earlier. But my sister could only get away at this time. We shifted the dates to accommodate her schedule. Thinking back on this only makes me a little bit angry.
When I first heard about the tournament, it was to be held on July 4. I was supposed to fly back on that day. I changed my flight at an exorbitant cost so I could at least get back for some of the of tournament. I was told later that the tournament would actually take place on July 3. I will still be at sea. The Tu’s keep looking at me in amazement when I tell them I won’t be able to attend what could have been the cornerstone of the film. I am currently trying to wrangle some additional videographers to attend on that day. I am so far 0 for 2. It turns out people have plans for the July 4th weekend.

Tomorrow, I attend my Glidecam class. The Glidecam is the poor man’s Steadicam. Poor is the wrong word. Think of it as the millionaires version of the billionaires Steadicam. Hopefully, I will learn to keep my camera steady without it jumping around like a wild beast. My results so far have been on the low side of satisfactory. Hopefully the money I have invested in the Glidecam system will prove wise after the class, too.