It's $500.00 thing? It wasn't a joke

EricFoxx · Post by **EricFoxx** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 2:27 pm

Ted Poley from Danger Danger - that's a man who really loves his with his fans and knows how to deal with them!

I met him here in Sweden during a meet and greet-session before his show last year and he's by far the coolest, nicest and most down to earth artist I've ever met! We all had a great time during the meet and greet-session, Ted was happy, signed records, took photos and was constantly joking around.
He's in Sweden right now and is supposed to do a show next week, and a few days ago he wrote me on Facebook something like "Hey Eric! How are you? Hope to see you in Sweden next week!"

I think a lot of artists could learn something from him.

I recorded the meet and greet session and parts of the show with my iPhone and then put it all together in this video below, check it out!

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Iceman75 · Post by **Iceman75** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 4:26 am

It's not fair.
I'm American, living in Germany, working in Africa.
So VV's going delete me because of this?

poserboy71 · Post by **poserboy71** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 5:32 am

It is great to see someone appreciate what they have. Vinnie had a higher proile than Ted yet Ted is still out there pressing on . That looked and sounded like a great time.

I would prefer a night out rocking with Ted compared to Vinnie at the moment.

Iceman75 · Post by **Iceman75** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:24 pm

....not that I'd ever flop down $500 for a chance to chat with VV.....

KissMyAss · Post by **KissMyAss** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 6:26 pm

I got the same e mail, Cernex. Vinnie needs to seriously consider hiring a manager. Freebies are good publicity. Who pays $500 annually to join an entertainment forum?

Can I pay with Monopoly money?

doublev2 · Post by **doublev2** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 7:23 pm

What manager could work with vinnie? You tell him its not going to work and vv would fire the guy on the spot and send him one of vinnies famous long letters.

doublev2 · Post by **doublev2** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:15 pm

isn't the board opening soon. tempus fugit . lets see if it doesn't happen or he fakes a few guys.

erg2 · Post by **erg2** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 3:56 am

It's not going to happen. Even the fans he HAS on the "free" forum can't afford $500 for something like that. Ridiculous.

KissMyAss · Post by **KissMyAss** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 1:05 pm

doublev2 wrote:What manager could work with vinnie? You tell him its not going to work and vv would fire the guy on the spot and send him one of vinnies famous long letters.

I have no idea. I just had a thought. Uh, administrative decisions are part of a manager's job.

Paying an hourly wage for a "yes man" is a rip-off.

Cernex · Post by **Cernex** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 5:21 pm

I thought Vinnie had pretty been "manager-less" since the 90s, deciding instead to all stuff on his own. Seemed like a good move... until he went batshit insane.

doublev2 · Post by **doublev2** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 5:25 pm

he is best to forget selling anything and let someone do everything for him. Maybe his daughters would be a good choice. The only way for him is having someone take full control of his affairs and not even consult him.

Post by **Genebaby** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 10:45 pm

Dino is correct, a lot more would be done, released and sold. Vinnie would actually MAKE some money, rather than with holding things for huge sums that nobody buys them.

Sales = $$$ Vinnie.

No sales = $0.

poserboy71 · Post by **poserboy71** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 4:55 am

doublev2 wrote:...Maybe his daughters would be a good choice. The only way for him is having someone take full control of his affairs and not even consult him.

From the King of selling stuff:

erg2 · Post by **erg2** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 6:36 am

poserboy71 wrote:

From the King of selling stuff:

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Ummmm...that guy's kinda dead.

poserboy71 · Post by **poserboy71** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 7:04 am

From the grave. Rigor mortis has stiffened those thumbs up.

Shred4hire · Post by **Shred4hire** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 12:25 pm

poserboy71 wrote:It is great to see someone appreciate what they have. Vinnie had a higher proile than Ted yet Ted is still out there pressing on . That looked and sounded like a great time.

I would prefer a night out rocking with Ted compared to Vinnie at the moment.

funny enough Danger Danger went gold . VVI never did..

doublev2 · Post by **doublev2** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 1:00 am

Vvi was not a commercial project when it comes down to it. Asg maybe but broke up not long after release .

Post by **Genebaby** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 9:32 am

Don't forget guys and gals, for $500 Vinnie has only posted once in that new forum, and that was only the forum rules!

The one person who paid up and accepted the "contract" for membership (fake maybe) has not even been answered by Vinnie!

Cernex · Post by **Cernex** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 10:34 am

By this point, I'm beginning to suspect Vinnie is shooting himself in the foot with an Uzi... and in purpose.

Why else would anybody make a forum and site with the sole purpose of getting money... and not even bothering to make sure the paypal thing works?

doublev2 · Post by **doublev2** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 5:54 pm

It's clear he has no music ready to sell. All the promises have never materialized. A new real album will never happen.

Brooklyn_Born · Post by **Brooklyn_Born** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 6:15 pm

Vinnie + Disappointed fans go hand in hand with each other...

1031 · Post by **1031** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 3:07 am

doublev2 wrote:It's clear he has no music ready to sell. All the promises have never materialized. A new real album will never happen.

He has moved on to more diverse activities..

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Post by **Genebaby** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 7:06 am

I LOVED Ren & Stimpy until Nickelodeon fucked it all up.

doublev2 · Post by **doublev2** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 8:50 am

I think mark hamill did one of the voices

poserboy71 · Post by **poserboy71** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 9:20 am

doublev2 wrote:I think Mark Hamill did one of the voices (in Ren and Stimpy)

I believe Billy West did a majority of the voices on Ren And Stimpy. I'm not sure if Mark did any.
I know that Mark Hamill did the voice of the Joker in a Batman cartoon series.
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Post by **Genebaby** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 10:21 am

OT: Billy West did a fantastic Stimpy and John K did a brilliant Ren until he was kicked out and then Billy tried to do Ren but it wasn't the same.

poserboy71 · Post by **poserboy71** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 10:28 am

Exactly.

John K is such a character in real life.

Cernex · Post by **Cernex** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 5:32 am

However, John K. has SERIOUS delusions of grandeur. That and the fact his own version of Ren & Stimpy bombed horribly...

...

Ok, now that I think about it... are we talking about the SAME guy?

Post by **Genebaby** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 7:54 am

No, no, Nick's version of the show was super shit. They did not like JK's crude jokes bit he did it with intelligence and shows like Space Madness are classic. The Nick episodes were crude, unfunny and shit, it was sad to see them ruin the show.

This is all about the original show, not the Adult version which appeared later, I have some of those but am not really interested in them.

I have the collector cards, the comics and used to wear the t-shirts to work.

Brooklyn_Born · Post by **Brooklyn_Born** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:33 am

Don't wiz on the electric fence

shramiac · Post by **shramiac** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:33 am

I think the earliest with John K were the funniest! When they were gay and living in a homelees guy's mouth.....blah! Not so funny!

My older sister (who was horrified by all Ren & Stimpy) and I still comment on people with really bad rotten teeth as having "Ren & Stimpy teeth"!!!!

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Cernex · Post by **Cernex** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 3:26 pm

Genebaby wrote:No, no, Nick's version of the show was super shit. They did not like JK's crude jokes bit he did it with intelligence and shows like Space Madness are classic. The Nick episodes were crude, unfunny and shit, it was sad to see them ruin the show.

You forgot the bit were he was actually ALWAYS late when delivering the episodes. Take in account this was THE VERY SAME REASON why the second "version" of the show flopped so fast: John was only able to complete three of the nine requested episodes on time.

I'll accept that Space Madness was quite the classic. But so where a couple of others, like The Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen and Ren's Bitter Half weren't all that bad either! The show slowly did go south after John K. left, no question about it.

Just saying, John K. only did one season and a half. There are definitely more good (and well remembered) R&S eps than just "a handful".

Post by **Genebaby** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 4:49 pm

John K was a genuis, he didn't fare well against the coporate ways of Nick.....hmmmm, remind us of anyone?

Almost the first two seasons are great:

Stimpy's Big Day
The Big Shot
Robin Höek
Nurse Stimpy
Space Madness
The Boy Who Cried Rat
Fire Dogs
The Littlest Giant
Marooned
Untamed World
Black Hole
Stimpy's Invention
In The Army
Powdered Toastman
Ren's Toothache
Man's Best Friend
Out West
Rubber Nipple Salesmen
Sven Hoek
Mad Dog Hoek
Haunted House
Big Baby Scam
Dog Show
Stimpy's First Fart
Monkey See... Monkey Don't
Fake Dad
Stimpy's Fan Club
A Visit To Anthony
The Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen

With Stimpy's Fan Club being a totally BRILLIANT episode. Ren's dementia, breakdown and ranting are are at their peak. His answers to the fan letters, well, just everything really, is fan-fucking-tastic.

Can you tell I like that one?....lol....

Post by **Genebaby** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 5:19 pm

Actually, this OT R&S talk has invigorated my interest and I've purchased the Lost Episodes DVD and will soon get the first two seasons collectors edition, as long as it has Man's Best Friend.

TJMonster · Post by **TJMonster** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:03 pm

Just so everyone knows, my Monster logo, is the ren and stimpy font......

Post by **Genebaby** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:54 pm

Nice TJ!

Portillo · Post by **Portillo** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:19 pm

Man is Vinnie crazy or what. Ive never heard of something like this before.

Post by **Genebaby** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:11 pm

Clearly he is, cause NOBODY has heard of something so crazy before. Talk about bad bang for your buck.

erg2 · Post by **erg2** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 12:47 am

Well, we must all be crazy, because look at the thousands of people putting down their $500, following the rules and having close interactions with Vinnie! Right? Am I right?

metatron · Post by **metatron** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 1:04 pm

Ah, it's just simple Mathematics; $500 X Vinnie Vincent = A FAT ZERO. You can apply this to any amount of money, you'll always end up with 'A FAT ZERO'.
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Portillo · Post by **Portillo** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 4:38 pm

erg2 wrote:Well, we must all be crazy, because look at the thousands of people putting down their $500, following the rules and having close interactions with Vinnie! Right? Am I right?

So what happens on the forum. Vinnie speaks directly to the fans?

Post by **Genebaby** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 6:42 pm

That's the kicker. NOTHING happens on the $500 forum. Only one person has signed up (may be fake) and only about three posts were made last time I checked.

Portillo · Post by **Portillo** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 6:46 pm

Is Vinnie broke?

Post by **Genebaby** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 6:50 pm

He might be, his business sense is not so good.

He hasn't worked out that an overpriced product which doesn't sell equals zero $$$, though a lot of sales at realistic pricing does equal $$$.

erg2 · Post by **erg2** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 6:19 am

He's basing his entire financial future on eventually winning a lawsuit against KISS that will result in him receiving an approximate $6,000,000.00 settlement for (what he perceives) as unpaid royalties due him for CREATURES OF THE NIGHT, LICK IT UP, and REVENGE.

He does get royalties every day/month/year for these contributions, but he feels that they are not enough.

His big problem now is that, because he has annoyed the court system SO much with appealing the decisions, that after the last court case it was decided that Vinnie Cusano had to pay for Gene & Paul's legal fees and the cost of the court...a total of about $80K. Since Vinnie doesn't have $80K, he has tried to declare bankruptcy...several times...unsuccessfully.

So NOW the court is going to garnish his wages (the money he gets from the KISS royalties) until the debt is paid off. (The part I do not understand is, I think Gene & Paul are trying to get ownership of those royalties permanently to pay off the debt. A dick move to be sure, but Vinnie DID bring it on himself with the constant litigations.)

So, without the KISS royalties coming in...that means Vinnie is living off his Vinnie Vincent Invasion royalties and whatever money Diane earns at her job. You'd think this situation would incentivize Vinnie to release new music to generate income, to actually do a REAL endorsement deal with a guitar company to actually sell guitars at a reasonable price and to get back into doing some paid appearances. (There is also some rumor that Vinnie is doing some songwriting for some well-known country artists...but I'm not sure if that is real or just people making up stories for fun.)

doublev2 · Post by **doublev2** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 6:32 pm

The country writing has been confirmed by many people including Andre , robert and an article came out too, and the chesney was his wife so I don't think its people making stories.

poserboy71 · Post by **poserboy71** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 7:35 am

Vinnie has been seen by members of the VVFF trying to sell his songs in Nashville.

erg2 · Post by **erg2** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 9:37 am

doublev2 wrote:...and an article came out too, and the chesney was his wife so I don't think its people making stories.

That would be awesome. Do you remember where the article was at? Got a link?

Which VVFF member spotted the elusive Spyder...errrr, Vinnie trying to sell his songs and where did the spotting take place?

(Sorry if all of this is in another post, but I only remember the tantalizing post that he was selling country songs to a well known artist.)

poserboy71 · Post by **poserboy71** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:36 am

It MIGHT have been ME.

Vinnie isn't the only fella that writes songs ya know.

shramiac · Post by **shramiac** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:48 am

poserboy71 wrote:It MIGHT have been ME. Vinnie isn't the only fella that writes songs ya know.

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