Okay, I pitched in, but if we're crowdfunding a book, where's the rewards, the stretch goals?
"For $250, receive a signed copy of the book."
"For $500, have your name in the acknowledgements."
"For $1,000, I will personally berate *you* in the book for being a Holocaust Denier."
This post started as a joke, but, come to think of it ... for two different crowdfunds, I ponied up extra cash to get my name in the credits. Also, for a video game crowdfund, myself and 1,000 other schmucks paid maybe $100 so that if in the game the player dials a wrong number, and it's your specific number, then it plays the voicemail greeting you recorded.
And you have plenty of followers *way* crazier than myself. Could be a cash cow.
"For $1,000, I will personally berate *you* in the book for being a Holocaust Denier"
Right!? I'd say "you can't buy that level NeoNazi street cred!", except, well, it would actually be buying that level of NeoNazi street cred.... still a great idea though!
I want a lottery for getting to do the forward, or one of those "reviews" that somehow makes it into the back jacket!
"This fucking book blew my goddamn mind! I laughed until I cried! Where does Dave come up with this shit!? -Myriad Mike "Professional Book Critic"
Think bigger. Picture it - crowdfund for Myriad Mike's payment to David Cole's crowdfund. "Please help me, I'm just a regular guy from Sheboygan and I can't afford to be called a NeoNazi on my own."
Of course, my question will be, what kinda reward tiers am I looking at on your crowdfund? Need to know if I have to crowdfund for your crowdfund for his crowdfund.
You should consider some signed copies, when it first hits the street.
Also, squeeze in some inside Hollywood "dirt", just to get some buzz and press! You know, something sly... as a seemingly meaningless quip or something.
Que onda, memers y gringos? I haven't been active in the comments for a while, but I never stopped reading your Taki columns and occasional substack posts. Sad to see that you checked out of the Taki gig. I donated a little pinch of $ to GiveThendGoy, and more will be on the way after I finish a roofing/landscaping job.
Is there a deadline for the campaign as I want to chip in but won't be able to until my next paycheck a week from today as things are really tight right now (not a good time to be working in retail)?
Dave, I need to come clean about why I'm in a financial pickle: a little over a week ago I was in Manhattan and some guy came over and offered to sell me the Brooklyn Bridge at a price that was simply too good to pass up. Of course you saw what happened a few days later. But that's not the worst part: the insurance I paid him extra for wasn't going to kick in for 30 days so now I'm totally screwed.
Hi Dave. Donated what I could for now. Am wondering what happens if you hit $9,932 and then it just stalls? Do we still get the book? As usual I read the comments first as I so enjoy your readers. Well, most of them. The "your" a retard comment actually made me snort.
It's a good question, Sandy, and I'll tell you my answer. I'm not accounting for failure because I have faith in my readers. I got halfway there in the first 8 hours. We'll do this! I'm very certain.
And that's a very good answer, Dave. I just looked this morning and I think you may be right. Keeping fingers crossed because I really want to see your book back in print. And a massive talent should be writing.
Considering more and more people are flocking to either the extreme, neocon Zionist side, or the extreme antisemitic, Israel even made me stub my toe this morning side. Now, would be the perfect time to publish something on that topic. Maybe your fair, knowledgeable and concise writing will snap a few people, out of it??
What we need—desperately—is for people to snap out of it. The last decade has felt like a nightmare nested inside another. A metanightmare. Is that even a thing? It should be.
After this gets funded you should do a fundraiser or better yet set up a subscription for a neo week that perished, doesn't have to be a week, could be like a month or whatever.
Its an idea, I'm throwing it out there.
I don't have a lot to look forward to these days, my quality of life has taken a severe downturn with the absence of The Week articles. I look longingly at the Taki's mag icon that still haunts my chrome homepage. I see news stories about crazy black guys & that mexican boat crash & my soul cries out for pun filled commentary.
I fell ill when I found out there was no more articles at Taki's, I went to my Nigerian doctor who ran some tests on me & he couldn't read or understand the results but we both knew it wasn't good. But that's minor compared to what happened to the children.
The worst thing about Taki's not hosting your articles is the orphans who read those articles. Those children are orphans! And orphans DON'T HAVE PARENTS. Ain't nothing get me more mad than some jive sucka taking away The Week articles from the kids.
I saw a little Vietnamese kid who went to Taki's mag & saw there was no new The Week article & he keeled over. I went up to him, his little Chinese legs gave out but the poor little bastard was still alive. He looked up to me with his little Korean eyes & they burned into my soul, he said some shit to me in Cambodian like "ching chong ping pong" or some shit. But I understood it to be a question that he was asking me. And I don't have to know how to speak Japanese to know what that question was. 'Why, David Cole? Why?'
At least I can tell him the good news that there's gonna be a book, that shit is getting funded even if it means I have to become a gigolo & auction off a kidney to fund it.
Oh and I didn't donate to the tattoo lady, just wanted to note that for the non existent record.
Anyway, I'm glad & excited to hear you actually managed to secure a book deal that wasn't a complete rip off on your end. Can't wait to read it. Cheers.
Hi Dave! I’m thrilled to hear you may finally get your autobiography back on the market, and even more excited about the new book you’re planning. You’re the most honest columnist in America—probably the only one with the guts to write a historically accurate book on the most controversial subject there is, free of political bias. I dropped a few shekels in the can. Best of luck, friend!
I just gave $50 and if you don't take the book deal I'll do an Irv Rubin on you. Members of the Mexican Defense League will go to your home and run their leaf blowers at all hours until you relent.
Okay, I pitched in, but if we're crowdfunding a book, where's the rewards, the stretch goals?
"For $250, receive a signed copy of the book."
"For $500, have your name in the acknowledgements."
"For $1,000, I will personally berate *you* in the book for being a Holocaust Denier."
This post started as a joke, but, come to think of it ... for two different crowdfunds, I ponied up extra cash to get my name in the credits. Also, for a video game crowdfund, myself and 1,000 other schmucks paid maybe $100 so that if in the game the player dials a wrong number, and it's your specific number, then it plays the voicemail greeting you recorded.
And you have plenty of followers *way* crazier than myself. Could be a cash cow.
Not a bad idea at all, Matt! Wish I'd thought of it.
For $2,000 Dave provides a signed and legally binding guarantee that he will NOT mention your name in the acknowledgements.
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now there was the benefit to pitch. LOL!
" For $10,000.00, you get a visit from DOGE for helping me shatter Musk's Holohoax wet dreams"
LOL!!!!!!!!
“Musk” and “wet dream”—two words that should never share a sentence, let alone a mental image.
If I had that kind of money, I would’ve bought the old book for $200 online. As it is now, I can afford the library.
"For $1,000, I will personally berate *you* in the book for being a Holocaust Denier"
Right!? I'd say "you can't buy that level NeoNazi street cred!", except, well, it would actually be buying that level of NeoNazi street cred.... still a great idea though!
I want a lottery for getting to do the forward, or one of those "reviews" that somehow makes it into the back jacket!
"This fucking book blew my goddamn mind! I laughed until I cried! Where does Dave come up with this shit!? -Myriad Mike "Professional Book Critic"
Think bigger. Picture it - crowdfund for Myriad Mike's payment to David Cole's crowdfund. "Please help me, I'm just a regular guy from Sheboygan and I can't afford to be called a NeoNazi on my own."
Of course, my question will be, what kinda reward tiers am I looking at on your crowdfund? Need to know if I have to crowdfund for your crowdfund for his crowdfund.
Hummm.... now we're cooking with gas-o-line!
I'll crowd fund your effort, to crowdfund my effort, to crowd fund ... hold it, I've confused myself.
Hey, how'd you know I was from Sheboygan!? Was it my accent? "Thanks Mom and Dad, I'm a fucking rube!"
;~)
gas-o-line...LOL!
For 250 bucks, I wanna see a starfishing asshole shot.
Happy to donate!
Someone did an anon $1k! Very nice!
You should consider some signed copies, when it first hits the street.
Also, squeeze in some inside Hollywood "dirt", just to get some buzz and press! You know, something sly... as a seemingly meaningless quip or something.
Cheers!
Love ya, Mike! Thank you for always being such a good friend.
Good luck, Dave. I chipped in. It looks like you’ll make your goal. Looking forward to your book.
Plot twist: Shiloh donates 10k to get it over the top.
LOL! Now THAT would be funny!
Que onda, memers y gringos? I haven't been active in the comments for a while, but I never stopped reading your Taki columns and occasional substack posts. Sad to see that you checked out of the Taki gig. I donated a little pinch of $ to GiveThendGoy, and more will be on the way after I finish a roofing/landscaping job.
Sincerely,
Your only brown fan who isn't a self-hating brown
Thank you my brown brother!
I pitched in but I'm ashamed to say how much. Give you a hint. There are fewer days in a month.
The 800K lady (from Rochester MN) won the lottery because:
1. she's a pretty blonde
2. it was the right moment for folks to go, "we're sickentired."
3. Karmelo Anthony may get away with it
4. she's a pretty blonde
Hope you can make the deal. Taki's less good now.
Thank you my friend. EVERY donation is appreciated, as is your readership, and your kind words.
Is there a deadline for the campaign as I want to chip in but won't be able to until my next paycheck a week from today as things are really tight right now (not a good time to be working in retail)?
No problem, Mike - it'll be going for a month. And thank you, my friend.
Dave, I need to come clean about why I'm in a financial pickle: a little over a week ago I was in Manhattan and some guy came over and offered to sell me the Brooklyn Bridge at a price that was simply too good to pass up. Of course you saw what happened a few days later. But that's not the worst part: the insurance I paid him extra for wasn't going to kick in for 30 days so now I'm totally screwed.
LOL!!!!!!!
Hi Dave. Donated what I could for now. Am wondering what happens if you hit $9,932 and then it just stalls? Do we still get the book? As usual I read the comments first as I so enjoy your readers. Well, most of them. The "your" a retard comment actually made me snort.
It's a good question, Sandy, and I'll tell you my answer. I'm not accounting for failure because I have faith in my readers. I got halfway there in the first 8 hours. We'll do this! I'm very certain.
And that's a very good answer, Dave. I just looked this morning and I think you may be right. Keeping fingers crossed because I really want to see your book back in print. And a massive talent should be writing.
Did someone say book??! I hear book, I open wallet. Me simple man. Me give. You Dave.
Love ya, Bill! You're the best.
You’re really pushing your luck with these two last posts, sir. I may have to unthubthcribe if it happens again. You’ve been warned.
LOL!!!!!
I think the thing I miss the most about leaving Takimag is not being able to use all the amazing stories you'd send. I REALLY do miss that!
My pleasure, David. I enjoyed every article. Good luck with the book. I have a good feeling about it.
I donated to Shiloh ⌒°(❛ᴗ❛)°⌒ but not Karmelo (︶︿︶)_╭∩╮ so why not David-o? \｟❛◡❛｠
Will the Holocaust denial book be funny?
I'm David Cole, dammit!
Of course.
Considering more and more people are flocking to either the extreme, neocon Zionist side, or the extreme antisemitic, Israel even made me stub my toe this morning side. Now, would be the perfect time to publish something on that topic. Maybe your fair, knowledgeable and concise writing will snap a few people, out of it??
Well, that's the hope. That's why I wanna do it.
What we need—desperately—is for people to snap out of it. The last decade has felt like a nightmare nested inside another. A metanightmare. Is that even a thing? It should be.
Definitely interested. Indeed, I vow to read each book, cover to cover.
Thank you, Carl!
After this gets funded you should do a fundraiser or better yet set up a subscription for a neo week that perished, doesn't have to be a week, could be like a month or whatever.
Its an idea, I'm throwing it out there.
I don't have a lot to look forward to these days, my quality of life has taken a severe downturn with the absence of The Week articles. I look longingly at the Taki's mag icon that still haunts my chrome homepage. I see news stories about crazy black guys & that mexican boat crash & my soul cries out for pun filled commentary.
I fell ill when I found out there was no more articles at Taki's, I went to my Nigerian doctor who ran some tests on me & he couldn't read or understand the results but we both knew it wasn't good. But that's minor compared to what happened to the children.
The worst thing about Taki's not hosting your articles is the orphans who read those articles. Those children are orphans! And orphans DON'T HAVE PARENTS. Ain't nothing get me more mad than some jive sucka taking away The Week articles from the kids.
I saw a little Vietnamese kid who went to Taki's mag & saw there was no new The Week article & he keeled over. I went up to him, his little Chinese legs gave out but the poor little bastard was still alive. He looked up to me with his little Korean eyes & they burned into my soul, he said some shit to me in Cambodian like "ching chong ping pong" or some shit. But I understood it to be a question that he was asking me. And I don't have to know how to speak Japanese to know what that question was. 'Why, David Cole? Why?'
At least I can tell him the good news that there's gonna be a book, that shit is getting funded even if it means I have to become a gigolo & auction off a kidney to fund it.
Oh and I didn't donate to the tattoo lady, just wanted to note that for the non existent record.
Anyway, I'm glad & excited to hear you actually managed to secure a book deal that wasn't a complete rip off on your end. Can't wait to read it. Cheers.
Hi Dave! I’m thrilled to hear you may finally get your autobiography back on the market, and even more excited about the new book you’re planning. You’re the most honest columnist in America—probably the only one with the guts to write a historically accurate book on the most controversial subject there is, free of political bias. I dropped a few shekels in the can. Best of luck, friend!
Thank you my friend. Not just for the shekels, but, more importantly, your readership and very kind words. I truly appreciate it.
I just gave $50 and if you don't take the book deal I'll do an Irv Rubin on you. Members of the Mexican Defense League will go to your home and run their leaf blowers at all hours until you relent.
LOL!!!! Okay, THAT threat I take seriously.