Joey Broyles: MAKE ME FAMOUS

I am by nature sometimes an angry, complaining, little brat. I am aware of this and so I try to rise above it. I fail several times a week at this task but I truly do not wish harm on anyone other than the regular earwig that now stalks me in my home (another story, another blog et vlog). Anyway I was doing my daily narcissism check on YouTube when I stumbled across today’s Featured video: Introducing NEW YouTube Mobile!

YouTube has a new and improved mobile site for your cell phone, cool, and I thought I’d watch this guy’s review. It was a fine review and very informative. Now per usual YouTube commentators you have the cyber bullies leaving stupid comments like “Is this guy gay?” “You’re video is gay” “Stop shaking the phone fagot” and so on. If you know me I get really dramatic and angry when this happens to my videos! Now this lucky guy who gets featured on YouTube is subject to the same garbage. What is it in our nature that we feel that we can just be so evil to anybody? YouTube is an amazing place where you can share and express your creativity to the fullest and sadly it is also the place where people go to be bullies! And there is no other word for it!

These bullies rule the world with their negativity from comments like “this is so gay” to “you suck” and my favorite “Dude, you have too much time on your hands.” Let’s be frank that if you took the time to Google their user names you will find a trail of negative comments showcasing that they are doing this to a lot of other YouTube users. Anonymity is the YouTube Bully’s best friend and it gives them this power to do and say whatever they want online.

In one instance, I bullied the bullier a few years ago. He had left negative comments about my video and so I look him up, found his trail, dedicated a website to him, and sent all his harassed users this website where they could express how they felt. I was into Heath Ledger’s Joker and felt like Robin Hood stealing from the rich and giving to the poor using his same tactics against him. Later the video was taken down by Warner Brother’s but all in all I did not feel better about the situation. I bullied the bullier thus becoming the thing I hate.

Now back to this video Introducing NEW YouTube Mobile!. I was pretty upset with the outcome of many users writing nasty things to this nice guy and figured this time instead of making a big scene I’d just write the person being bullied. In the letter I pretty much said that his video was good and I liked it and it didn’t matter to me if he was “straight, gay, or an alien.” I sent this guy a letter of encouragement because in truth when I get attacked that’s all I want is one person to say, “I liked your video.” Everyone deserves a chance to hear that.

Here’s the final word to those YouTube bullies who enjoy their anonymity a little too much. You call us “gay” and you tell us how much we “suck” and how we have too much time on our hands. Well in about 10 minutes I can find your YouTube history and count the 30 videos you watched today. And it seems to me that you, dude, have too much time on your hands!

Touché, touché, sashay, away!

Dedicated to TheWillofDC

Americans in general take the freedoms we have for granted. We can shoot our mouths off and say what we’d like because we have freedom of speech. We can vote. And for the most part there are laws that say we are all equal. However when it comes to free giveaways we take free for granted.

Currently, I work in the retail business and as part of our advertisement with a local radio station we’ve been giving out free tickets for swimming. The point of the free giveaway is for us to introduce new customers to our store and give them something free in exchange for coming in. Let me tell you the word free has turned into the word greed.

First example, customer comes in and receives their four free tickets and then they have the nerve to ask for more. I explain that each customer is allowed the standard free four pack of tickets. He of course thinks that’s not fair because he has a large family of 20. Perhaps he should invite five adult representatives from the family to collect 20 tickets. Now if I were to give into his demands then he’d pass that information on to his friends. Word of mouth travels fast and soon I’d have to deal with that and it’s just not fair to the other customers.

Second example, customer brings entire family in and tries to pass them off as friends or “that’s not my daughter, she’s here for her family.” First of all there is something called a family resemblance and that girl who is not your daughter sure has a lot of your facial features and her dad’s eyes. So please don’t come in here and lie to me. I really feel that when it comes to something free people have no pride. I have no problem if she came in the following week to pickup another set, but don’t use your children to score more free tickets.

The best part about this whole free swimming thing is it’s one day only. At the rate we’ve been giving these tickets out, which consequently we are out of, I don’t believe the water to people ratio is in anyone’s favor. I’m imagining this mass of skin covering the water and it totally reminds me of something out of What Dreams May Come with Robin Williams. Remember the scene when Williams has to go down to hell to find his wife and there is this huge mass of bodies. Well that’s what it’s going to be like that day for sure!

Good luck people and happy swimming!

Have you been reading Entertainment Weekly’s articles lately? They have become more about gossip than about actual reviews on music, movies, etc. I have posted my own comments on individual articles but it has come to my attention that this magazine has turned into garbage. But I suppose Hollywood will do that to you. Now of course this is not just about Entertainment Weekly, this is about these little stories about Gaga isn’t original or Christina is copying Lady Gaga and so on.

M.I.A. vs. Gaga.

This is a bunch of bull because the two artists have nothing in common musically and yet M.I.A. is calling Lady Gaga a mimic of Madonna, Grace Jones, Bowie, and of herself. Now if you were as old as the Earth, for argument’s sake, you would clearly recognize that there have been dozens of mimics throughout history. Madonna is not the first to do anything, Grace Jones isn’t the first weird performance artist, and so on. The expression is, “it’s all been done.” All songs sound the same, all notes have been played, all stories have been told. What is different and fascinating as we evolve as artists and human beings is the retelling of that same old story and the reinvention of the same song and dance. If you seek originality you are going to have to leave because we are all pretty monotonous on planet Earth. In short M.I.A. there is nothing new about you and your little bubble you live in.

Grace Jones Vs. Lady Gaga

This story annoys me to no end. In essence Grace Jones claims that it “pisses” her off that Lady Gaga is copying her style or whatever. Let me tell you something Grace Jones being weird and artistic has been done over a thousand and one ways. You are no doubt an amazing performance artist, but you and Lady Gaga are two different breeds. Gaga may be inspired by your looks but I know that all of those outfits you’ve worn throughout the years were inspired by someone or something as well. You, Grace Jones, are not original but I appreciate your weirdness because quite frankly you are super creepy and it’s growing on me. See her video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgMn2OJmx3w

Christina Aguilera Copies Gaga and Madonna

Who's copying who? I can't tell! SARCASM!

Apparently you all have forgotten that Christina Aguilera does not need computers to enhance her voice. She does not need little monsters. And she does not need to be accused of being irrelevant. Her voice will stand the test of time and her vocal ability is much more vast than Lady Gaga’s and Madonna’s combined. The thing that really ticks me off is that if any woman or man wants to be provocative you are instantly compared to Lady Gaga. What the hell? If you read this blog, you know I would die for Gaga, but seriously? The world did exist before Stefani Germanotta found her Gaga. And now that Christina is back she’s accused of being like Lady Gaga. I don’t know if you know this but Gaga and Madonna were not the first women to don a dominatrix’s outfit or the first to experiment with one’s sexuality, again it’s all been done before. Appreciate the voice that is Christina, apparently you forgot that once upon a time she ruled the land. I will not deny that Xtina is paying homage to Madonna’s Express Yourself music video, but again that hair do was worn before Madonna and that style is circa Great Depression, not circa Madonna. Oh and did you know that dominatrix’s have been around for years? Check out a picture from the 1920s, now who is copying who?

She must have saw Lady Gaga when Gaga was time traveling...

Christina Aguilera’s I’m Not Myself Tonight Music Video

The Stupid Articles That Drove ME to this post are below:

Lady Gaga vs. M.I.A.
Lady Gaga vs. Grace Jones
Christina Aguilera Is Trying To Be Gaga.

So here is what happened kids! Welcome to retail drama. It’s the same whether it be food or furniture.

Christine believes that because she saw one person get something taken out the front door that she has automatically earned this privilege to get shit taken out the front door only.

She came in to pick up her two chests and I said to her the usual thing I say to all our customers, “Okay I’ll get those ready in back. I’ll have you pull around to the back garage door and we’ll load up.” Most people find this to be a reasonable offer. Not Christine.

“Why I gotta drive around to the back?! You always tell me I gotta go around the back. And I see other people get their stuff brought through the front door.”

I am snappy! “We always have people pull around the back. It’s nothing new. We have on occasion taken stuff through the front door because it was right next to the front door. Your stuff is in back. That’s why we have you pull around to the back…”

She interrupts, “Ah hell no! That ain’t true you take it out the front. I don’t need to go round the back! You gon take it through that front door like you do for all the customers. I ain’t goin round to the back!”

“Well we usually go around to the back because it’s faster and there is less stuff in the way to bring it to your vehicle. But if you insist we’ll let you get it through the front door because you are a princess!”

“Oh I’m a princess! Okay den! I’m a princess!”

“Yep. Meet you out front,” incoherent mumbling and swearing under my breath as I walk hurriedly to the back.

This whole situation is absolutely ridiculous that she wants the shit to go through the front door. What’s fucking stupid is that it doesn’t really matter, other than I have to make sure not to hit the maze of furniture on my way up. It’s really the principle of the thing, we make all our customers go through the back door. Exceptions of course if it is right next to the front door or if they pick up a floor model before we get it taken down and put in back. I will tell you right now I do appreciate her business, I just don’t appreciate her fucking attitude. Of course I’m obviously guilty of attitude as well, but I digress.

I cart the first of two 5 drawer chests, wrapped in plastic and cardboard, up through the front door, which Christine kindly opens. Magically her attitude is completely gone because like a princess she has gotten her way. She may think because she is bigger and louder than me that she can get her way, but honestly it just takes too much energy out of me to even care. I’m wasting enough energy writing about it as it is.

I cart the second chest through the front door and the gentleman helping Christine says, “Ain’t you gonna help load these.”

I snidely remark, “Well usually that’s a back door special but sure I can help you load it.”

We say are goodbyes and I really don’t think any of this would have been a big deal if Christine had been a kind person. But she was rude and defiant and didn’t care to hear me speak, she just wanted her way or no way. Christine was completely capable of driving her vehicle around to the back garage door, like every other customer. Maybe that’s just how she was raised, “be completely difficult and make everyone do cartwheels for you because you are a princess!”

Disclaimer: The title of this blog is sarcastic.

I have found a new friend on YouTube who has recently taken offense to my nude videos with the scarf. He can’t get enough of me because he keeps coming back for more. His first comment was so stereotypical of a YouTube user who has a lack of vocabulary and a lack of intelligence. Instead of saying something like, “You are selling out by being naked on YouTube and it really grosses me out,” he says, oh so neanderthal, “u gay get a life !!!”

To most people, I don’t have to explain how lame and brave people become by having a user account on YouTube. People enjoy the anonymity of getting to say whatever they want and getting away with it because it’s the internet. All of a sudden these people possess all this power, where they can wreak havoc on other YouTube users and they say things like, “ur gay” and “u suck”. If I had this power, which I don’t, because I choose to make myself known, I’d be a little more clever. I haven’t been in high school since 2002, but I can tell you there is no difference from high school to adulthood, you may not have bullies anymore, but you now have bullies at work and cyber bullies online.

Let’s show how far TheCorrosion has decided to go with this fun. Of course I am of no help because I like my freedom of speech and can sound just as dumb as my new found fan! Enter the screen shots from my videos “Baby It’s Cold Outside” and “Naked Boy“. If you’ve never read YouTube comments, remember the first comment is at the bottom. So you read from bottom to top.

From “Baby It’s Cold Outside”

From “Naked Boy”

We’ll see how far this war goes. I enjoy this shit because if they piss me off enough, I eventually make a video and no one can blast someone on YouTube as good as I can. Full of myself? You better believe it! I have tried Googling TheCorrosion, but I have had no such luck. All I’m sure of is that he is obviously male, until further notice, he’s 28 years old and the kicker: he’s from Canada. Why is it all my YouTube Haters are in different countries? Oh well, I’m sure this will be fun for a little while!

God speed Cyber Bullies!

Luckily, Oscar de la Renta has gone Walmart with his prescription mens glasses. I needed a new pair because let’s face it, the old ones, were from three prescriptions ago. Let’s just date them 2005. So now I’ve got these sexy ones which I do enjoy for those days when contacts are just unbearable. If you wear contacts 24/7/365 like I do, you totally understand! Here’s a picture I took with my phone earlier today:

Today or yesterday, as in October 20, 2009 was an eventful day. Started the day getting my hair colored, finally have some depth, thanks LNZ! Followed by a trip to Walmart where my glasses had finally arrived after 2 weeks of waiting. Let’s dive into that story a little more, shall we?

So almost two weeks ago I ordered a pair of glasses, which are pictured above. Originally they were suppose to be in last Thursday, however, they forgot to include my prescription. Thus my glasses arrived with plastic lenses that do not improve your eye sight at all. So they had to be ordered a second time with the prescription. I was unaware that people would pay for glasses without prescriptions, well there’s fashion for you.

Back to my day (today or yesterday, which ever you prefer). As I picked up my glasses I thought it would be wise to also order another set of contacts. Well of course that was no easy task, because my old doctor’s writing is undecipherable, isn’t that a requirement for a doctor? Anyway they had to call him and I left to tour our furniture store and hang out with Danny for awhile. When I returned, an hour later, they had deciphered the hieroglyphics.

I had asked the eye technician or whatever you call them, why I had one box of Acuvue Advance for Astigmatism and one box of Acuvue Oasys from my last set I had ordered. Apparently the person who ordered them 6 months ago had made a mistake or “checked the wrong box.” But I am suppose to be wearing both Advance and not Oasys. However I had a dispute with this because I know that the Oasys let’s your eyes breathe better and certainly my left eye felt better than the right the last 6 months.

I asked if we could switch to both Oasys and so of course they had to call my previous doctor back again because Dr. Griffin was the one who prescribed this to me. He said no. Of course he would say no because that’s what he does. He also told the technician that they would have to see me first and make sure that the contacts worked okay in my eyes. Well, if I’m not mistaken, for 6 months I wore the contacts just fine in my left eye. I didn’t get why I had to see a doctor to be given the “ok” for something so minute. Then I suggested to the technician if he could ask Dr. Wilson (my new doctor) if it’d be ok if I switch…

Dr. Wilson also said I would have to make an appointment to see him to get the go ahead: so I could wear something better, more breathable for my eyes. God forbid my eyes get oxygen free of charge. I would be charged a sitting fee of $30 to let Dr. Wilson stare into my pupils and check my sight with the same prescription (but with just better, more breathable, light weight contacts). So I asked when could the doctor see me and I was told I’d have to wait another half hour. I had already spent a total of 2 hours living in the land of the Walmart Vision Center. So I said forget it and decided, screw them, I’ll deal with another 6 months with the “ok but not great contacts.”

And there went my day!

I have been told more than once that I stick my nose where it doesn’t belong and that I like to learn the hard way, but when it comes to family I lose my mind and become very protective. I am very maternal and yes, I’m one of those crazy ghetto bitches you see on tv that will launch the moment someone lays a hand on my man, my dad, my sister, or my cousin, etc.

My sister is having a private matter at school right now that is really making me feel like a ticking time bomb, I could blow up, if provoked. She was somewhere in the high school and she may have glanced at someone for a moment or scanned the area with her eyes, whatever. Apparently she has “mean mugged” a girl, in other words: she gave some girl a dirty look. Or at least this is what, we’ll call her, Mary, says. Now of course since my sister has mean mugged Mary the war has began. It may have started as a rumor, but somewhere in the mix it is now: Mary is gonna kick her ass or my sister is gonna kick Mary’s ass. Whatever way you look at it, both girls have posses and both girls are totally feeling threatened, and I doubt that either of them want to kick each others asses!

What is it with girls and turf wars and all the little idiosyncrasies that just make them so vicious and crazy? I don’t get it and I’ve never understood it. I’m tired of being politically correct or holding my tongue when it comes to the issue at hand. Everyone tip toes around it! Let’s say it like it is: racism, reverse racism, prejudices, and good ol’: black folks vs. white folks. This truly is a factor that is playing out at Sun Prairie High School and it has really nothing to do with who mean mugged who.

We have ingrained racism and prejudices in our every day life and have passed this on to our children knowingly or unknowingly. We have developed fears and stereotypes that still are going strong hundreds of years later. I myself think it’s fucking stupid, but every single one of us is guilty of it, even me. What we are really guilty of here is fear. We are all afraid of what we don’t know or understand. It’s natural, but we should do something about it.

I haven’t researched this, but, are there groups you can join where Blacks and Whites can talk about why Black people scare me and Why White people scare me? This would be so beneficial for our moving forward together not as different races but with our commonalities of wanting to rise above it all. I think it should be a required high school class just like health class called Why I Shouldn’t Be Afraid Of You.

I strongly believe it is the fear that translates all these other labels we put on things, but it’s really basic. If we all sat around talking to each other about the elephant in the room, instead of saying “that’s not politically correct” or “you don’t talk like that because you’ll get shot!” Bullshit! I really don’t believe that every white person, black person, fill in your race, is gonna shoot you, people are a lot more civil than we give them credit for. We are not all terrorists. Let’s not forget no matter what color we are: You’ve got your ugly and your beautiful. You’ve got your bad and your good. You’ve got your rich and your poor. You’ve got your bitches and your sweethearts. We all happen to be human with blood flowing through our veins.

But I believe that fear has led me to sending this message to my sister’s friend inviting Mary and her posse to respond back with more threats or no threats. I just hope they understand that this ain’t a black or white thing to me, this is someone looking to beat up my little sister and I will cut a bitch, as I say in the letter!

If you know my sister she is the type to walk away, not the type to provoke. But for those of you who don’t know her, you either have to take the benefit of doubt, or call me liar.

A posse was at my brothers football game tonight looking to kick my sisters ass. I think I speak for family when I say, “Don’t even fucking think about it!” Over a fucking glance, you wanna kick my sister ass? Over my dead body! Now I have sent a message to my sister’s friend to send the girls a message and I don’t care if anyone I know hates me for it. I’m doing what I feel is my duty as her brother and I will repeat verbatim to these girls and their parents in person that indeed, “Yes! I will cut a bitch with my own teeth if you hurt my baby sister! But I’d love to talk it all out over some dinner if you wanna resolve it.”

Arrest me if you want, but I did not draw the first sword, but I am not a bigger person by any means, because I believe when it comes to injuring my family: An eye for an eye. A tooth for a tooth. Make her blue and you will be too!

Here is my no doubt scary letter or as I call it: the warning! An actual screenshot of my words as well as a typed one, click or scroll:

hey gurrl! let it be know to these gurrls that are after jackie:

“Her crazy white brother will cut a bitch with his own teeth if they lay one hand on Jackie! Tell them to drop this fucking war because the truth is: the world is full of mean mugs and if every time the bank lady, your neighbor, or a stranger gives you “mean mug” face and you wanna beat them up? that’s just belittling who you are! rise above it girls, you got more to live for than that! truth is if Obama or MLK JR. said this, you might listen, but because I’m white, we have unnecessary barriers. People die every day from disease, drugs, and other shit, they don’t need to die over a glance. Touch my sister and you are gonna bring more than the police at your front door! You are gonna have one crazy person who just found out you touched his baby sister. I don’t fuck around. You are ladies sounding like she wolves not ladies being ladies! I know your moms and dads taught you better! Are you ladies or are you cunts? Only you can decide!
I don’t mean any disrespect but that’s how i see it! I’m not violent by nature, but when my natural instincts are triggered by violence, anything is possible. Rise above it girls and let it go, because it ain’t worth the five seconds of fun it’ll be to kick a “little white girls” ass. Is it still about being black and white, because not a damn one of us in this generation has put anyone into slavery, because slavery is fucking bullshit! We are all just trying make it through the day! If you can’t let go and let God, then good luck with the rest of your life. We need to come together or it all just falls apart! We are ALL God’s children!

love ya myra, but this shit is goin too far! rise above it! you don’t need to get fucked up in this mess either!”

Click n' read!(same as above)

My letter is a prime example of fear. Fear that someone would dare to put a hand on my sister for one of the most ludicrous things I have ever heard of: mean mugging. We do not live in the same world we once did, so if I am arrested for my letter of warning, then so be it. I don’t believe you can call anybody a minor once they start to think adult thoughts like being violent towards another human being. Children do not have such thoughts and once they do, they are no longer innocent and thus they are no longer children.

I hope that tomorrow my sister has a great homecoming and these girls rise above their own fears and dance the night away together. One can only hope this drama will subside or that the Sun Prairie Police Department has learned how to handle the issue without even making any arrests. Now that’s true police work!

Clearly the entire music industry has gone retarded, yet again. And, yes I do mean:”to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.”

It’s enough that so many musicians and artists in the world already are divas and divos alike; demanding every dollar that they feel they’ve “earned.” But now to sue someone who promotes songs on a very popular live show? If you ask me, and I’m telling you anyway, it’s bullshit, bullshit, bullshit!

Ellen and her show should not be sued. These record companies should be paying Ellen for dancing to their songs! Why on Earth would anyone sue someone for, essentially, giving you the artist and record company: free publicity and probably, increasing your sales! The best part is the artists and companies have to do nothing and BANG! you all make a sale on iTunes, Amazon, etc. How much easier could it be?

As far as I’m concerned Ellen can dance to my song anytime, free of charge:
If U Luv Me(Google Me) by Joey Broyles !

If you are that touchy about your songs, then perhaps you shouldn’t record songs, period! We have enough Indie Artists out there to replace each and every one of your sorry ass legends and celebrities! Remember you may be on top, but tomorrow you could fall off that pedestal of yours. Will you be begging for someone like Ellen to dance to your song then? You bet your ass!

Also you better watch out because apparently the ASCAP is now claiming your ringtones are “public performances.” Hey ASCAP good luck tracking that shit! It’s high time we tell Hollywood that it’s reign needs to back off or start giving us jobs. The demands of some of these corporations are absurd and I’m not so sure why we even take the time in Congress to listen to this industry. Especially when songs like “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It” by Will Smith are the subject matter of a law suit. I bet Will Smith doesn’t even care or approve of this thing.

By the way this is coming from a major music lover: WTF?! Suing Ellen for dancing (a.k.a promoting)? Charging us for playing 15 seconds of your song on my phone and you consider that a “public performance”? Last time I checked Madonna, The Kills, and Rihanna weren’t coming out my pocket giving me a concert. A concert is a public performance. A ringtone is not a public performance! A ringtone is 15 seconds of free publicity, deal with it! Do the world a favor and get over yourself, your huge paycheck, and adapt to change.

I’m certain that Alexander Graham Bell is probably rolling around in his grave screaming, “Cell phones? iPhones? Texting? Internet? Ringtones? What happened to ring, ring, ring? And where the hell is the operator? Does anyone use my invention for talking on the the telephone?!”

ASCAP RINGTONE STORY

Read the Yahoo! News Story Here for more BS!

Who is Alexander Graham Bell? Click here if you really don’t know, it’s sad if you don’t!

I have received my first letter in response to what is and what is not appropriate content on CafePress.com!

From Margene a Content Usage Associate:
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Thank you for contacting CafePress.com!

Disclaimer: The information contained in this email is provided solely for informational purposes
and does not constitute legal advice. CafePress.com is not a law firm and is not a substitute for an
attorney. If you require legal advice, please consult an attorney who is authorized to practice law
in your jurisdiction.
_________________
That’s very nice and dandy. But I enjoy how some things were still ignored or simply set aside. So I have written them another email:
______________________
LTK419066508638X

Now that I’ve brought some of these other questionable images such as Chuck Norris, Adam Lambert, etc. Will there be swift action in taking these down? (Because I don’t believe anyone other than Adam and Chuck have the authorization, as it were, to sell these items.) I Heart Adam Lambert

Last I checked Chuck wasn't running for office or an elected official!

Sincerely,
Joey Broyles
www.cafepress.com/j17productions
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Perhaps I should let go of the issue? Hell no! In fact until these two images are taken down from CafePress.com I’m going to continue to mention it to them! If I cannot put up a ‘political cartoon’ of Perez than neither can the CafePress Store Owner ‘Chuck For Huck.’ It’s only fair. I have a feeling that they probably won’t take down either of these images, but they can prevent mine from altogether not going up.

It’s a little bit more than “our service is automated, sometimes content that is not consistent with our Content Usage Policy.” It’s more like we caught you, but these other two, are grandfathered in and we are not going to take the time to take them down. Nonetheless I patiently await their next reply!

Stay tuned for our hopeful conclusion of Joey Gets The Curb!

Let me tell you! I’ve been a member/customer/store owner of my CafePress store since 2003 and I think I may just be done with them, if our issues cannot be resolved. I was making a t-shirt on Photoshop for my music video, IF U LUV ME(GOOGLE ME). The t-shirt itself is about my dislike for Perez Hilton. Here is the image I uploaded, which I designed and turned Perez from photo to graphic.

After I was finished submitting this graphic, it was denied. Now of course this is not the first time I’ve been sent an email that says item number blah blah is pending. Well it’s like this: I do not understand why I get nailed with pending, yet others on CafePress.com are allowed to do exactly what I do. Here is my letter of displeasure that I sent them:

The Letter:
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Attention CUP & Person-In-Charge,

Sincerely,
Joey Broyles
www.cafepress.com/j17productions

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As of now I’ve only received the typical automated response. I am fine with not receiving response until Tuesday, but after that I’m making a phone call.

Now what’s even funnier still, I was so angry with them I bought an iron transfer t-shirt kit and made my own version of it. I adore the t-shirt! There’s just one thing: I know the shirt won’t last but it does serve it’s purpose. I took a photo last night of myself with the t-shirt on and then I got creative and used some stamping effects and came up with this:

Now, if you know me, you know where this is about to go. I thought I’d be cheeky and upload this second design and quickly purchase the t-shirt, before they go putting a big ‘pending’ sign on it. Well what’s so funny is, it worked! I received the confirmation email this morning letting me know that it will be shipped soon. Apparently they don’t have a 24 hour surveillance system team, just a 24 hour printing service!

When I get the shirt, I plan on returning it and insist that they print the original image intended, at no extra cost to me. Now I have no idea what factors are taken into account, but I know that ‘I HEART ADAM LAMBERT’ t-shirts are the same as ‘I LOVE PARIS HILTON: SCREW THE REST’ t-shirts.

Now I’m not sure if they flag images because of the keywords that I enter to describe the image… That may have been the red flag that made them block my image. As far as negativity and vulgarities I don’t think they really care, because I’m already considered an adult content store. But, really? Since when is it legal to scan a magazine cover and put it on a t-shirt? If any images should be flagged and put under a ‘pending’ status it should be those. There isn’t much originality in that, at least I come up with original designs.

As far as my t-shirt return I’ll keep you posted. All in all, it isn’t the biggest deal in the world, it’s just the principle of the thing. If one person is allowed to bend the rules, then we should all be able to bend the rules. It’s not right that they can pick and choose and then have their ‘rules’ to back them up. Their rules are about as contradictory as The Bible. I’m just trying to put them in check and let them know that I’m completely aware that rules mean jack-shit!

It’s totally fine if they do not want to have my image on a t-shirt, of which they make 95% of the base unit price, I get the other 5%, plus 100% of the markup. I don’t have many issues with the actual printing of t-shirts, just dark t-shirt printing. Dark t-shirt printing, doesn’t have the longevity of light color t-shirts, but I do give them credit for trying.

I’ve purchased several products over the years from CafePress and I’ve always been satisfied, aside from the issues I’ve stated above. I’ve bought everything: coffee mugs, t-shirts,mouse pads,print copy(books),bumper stickers,buttons,magnets, and so on. The point is I’ve always paid my $6.95(extended products) store dues on time and they’ve made well over $1,000. Isn’t high time that someone listen to me for a change and tell me what the fuck is up?

Sadly I’m betting that the answer to my question is no. CafePress.com is not going to take the time to appease me, the customer and store owner, because that would mean they are wrong and I am right. If you are looking to make designs and sell t-shirts and other products for personal use go to CafePress.com. If you enjoy being bullied and letting people insult your artistic integrity, like me, stay with them. But if you are looking to make the t-shirts you want, place the images and text where you want, you are going to have search elsewhere.

I recommend Zazzle.com otherwise I recommend learning how to silkscreen t-shirts yourself.

Stay tuned on the exciting events that make up Joey Broyles and CafePress.com! The battle continues in Chapter 2: Nice T-Shirt, But…