Mr. Coelho, I honestly don't even know what to think anymore. Nobody from your office, or better yet, a third party could have contacted me and asked about my claims? This is money for the charities, and you don't care at all? Is this some kind of a joke? I committed so horrible a crime that you decided my information is not important, yet not severe enough to have the cops come speak to me? What am I missing here? I thought by this time, after getting in touch with you, I would have been working by now, not because you wanted to do me a favor, but because you would have realized what an important discovery that I made. You would recognize the flaws that I apparently have in dealing with people, and being a professional, figured out a way to work around it. I just needed "reasonable accommodations" but you decided against meeting with me? I am not trying to get in trouble, but this needs to be said: Are you sure your the right man for that job? This means now, I have one week to get my story into the papers. I hate this part. I am kind of embarrassed, and know my type of illness is not meant for a "celebrity" type of existence. That part scares the hell out of me, but i see no other choice. I don't feel like going to jail, and am still upset I have to answer these charges...I don't think a guy like me, who won't be able to afford a lawyer, will do to well representing himself in this matter...((sigh)) By the way, do you realize you put BTL's career above, not just the E community, but the entire theory of Santa Economics by not contacting me. You are willing to publically say that her work is more important to the American people's interests than listening to someone doing is very best at turning Santa Claus into a tool for charity? And you have explained this to her, and she is okay with this scenario? Really? Wow, she must be an incredible person. Wait, does she know where Jimmy Hoffa is? LOL!! Is she secretely an alien, and will be able to show society we can live in peace with beings from other planets? I will be honest...I am kind of curious, but can assure you I will do my best to promote her. Clearly, she is somebody important few Americans know of, and something needs to be done. At the very worst, it will bring attention to the problems the E community faces, which I honestly thought was the main reason you guys earned your living. By the way, in case you have not seen it on-line, I am sharing with you the essay that I will desperately be sending out to people next week. Sure, nobody will probably respond, and I will be left searching for answers at the end of this month like I have been these last few years. But I just want to make sure you know who was begging to speak to you, and why. I just want to work, and get this thing done. P.S. Thank gosh I am not a parent watching a child suffer from the clusters and uncontrollable seizures. If I were, and knew about this situation, I might do a little more than send emails with bad words in them. P.S.S. Can you please stop sending my family and I letters in the mail begging for money. Its really kind of insulting.
"time only heals when your letting go" stop sending them letters..... stop holding on to so much negative bulshit! fuck them- if they cared about what you have to say.....you would have figured it out by now.... you are not going to change their minds the more you considerate on this...t he more you obsess over it... the farther down it drags you.... you need something elts to think about.... motion creates balance my friend..... get up and move....find something you enjoy doing and do it! right now ...you are only adding more weight to your own anchor.....
Stop sending them letters man....I feel less and less sympathy for you every post you make (and yeah I've STILL read all of them, from your very first). You aren't the person you seem to think you are....I could say more but it would really just start a flame war. You can't be reached, and seem to ignore posts that don't support your delusions. You aren't Santa man, and are very very unlike what santa is supposed to be. Santa doesn't threaten lawyers doing their job. I don't support what you are trying to do at all.
ANOTHER one of these threads? Look man, I know for a fact you are doing this with goodness in your heart but you have to recognize when you have pushed things with a certain group too far. No doubt whoever you've been sending these letters to has told their office buddies about the situation and they probably have had a good laugh about it. I'd say just leave them alone, things between you and them are too far gone. There's gotta be other organizations out there that could POSSIBLY help you get this plan done, send it to them (assuming you have other ideas than Santa in porn/condoms, that just won't catch on imo.) But don't take them rejecting you as a personal attack, as you did with the epilepsy foundation. Because I read the email that was sent to you, it wasn't offensive or bullying AT ALL, you just took it that way.
Why are you still sending them letters? Dude listen, the charges are justified. You threatened these people. I read that post, sounded crazy as fuck. I know you're trying to do a good thing, but good things never come from such negativity. You fucked up and now have to face the consequences. I'm sorry, but that's life. Being epileptic shouldn't get you out of that. Whether or not you thought your letter sounded threatening, you have to understand, to any reasonable person they would have. You also have to understand that this organization is not out to get you. The people who you've written to, and the people asking for donations are not only probably not the same people, but they probably don't even have any sort of interaction with each other. Listen up brother, if you want people to take you seriously, and this Santa economics idea seriously, you have to learn how to represent it, and yourself, like a well put together adult. That doesn't include writing threatening letters, or calling anyone a cunt. You've burnt your bridges there. Frankly I don't see why you keep writing to these people. It's obvious they don't care, and nothing you say is going to change that. So network with other organizations. Have you considered contacting Dr. Phil? I hate saying this because I absolutely abhor the man. But he's got the celebrity, contacts, and money to really get this going. Seriously though, next time you write to someone, first check with someone else, let them read it and listen to them about suggestions to make it sound more professional. Also, you've got to realize that your Santa Economics idea is really cool, but it's just that, an idea at this stage. Meaning that you can't say it's more important than established charities, happenings, or anyone's life. Good luck man.
Forget all the people that say you can't do what you want. I can tell (from the volumes and volumes you have written about this) that much thought has gone into it. Now don't expect me or anyone else to see your vision quite the way you do- but maybe that's why you need to say "fuck it" and keep trudging along. Santa, I think that you can pull though on this, so fuck it and keep at it man, you got this. This is a Christmas miracle I can believe in.
Thanks for the post...Actually, this email never went through ( I did try)...I copyied on here, tried sending, but an error occurred...that was it and i moved on... Thats the thing Nascarfan, I need help with all that stuff you said. The letter I posted earlier cost me my foodstamps...I don't know what else to do, yet people are telling me I am doing things incorrectly. I just need reasonable accommodations, and don't think I am asking for too much. i think I have earned the right to eat, not because of some sympathy donation, but because of the work I put into this...The fact remains the image of Santa is going to stay the same, and I am one of the few Santas that you guys know of doing his best to redefine it... other than Dr Phil ( I don't agree with this politics.) who else could I contact?
[quote name='"sandaclaus"'] Thanks for the post...Actually, this email never went through ( I did try)...I copyied on here, tried sending, but an error occurred...that was it and i moved on... Thats the thing Nascarfan, I need help with all that stuff you said. The letter I posted earlier cost me my foodstamps...I don't know what else to do, yet people are telling me I am doing things incorrectly. I just need reasonable accommodations, and don't think I am asking for too much. i think I have earned the right to eat, not because of some sympathy donation, but because of the work I put into this...The fact remains the image of Santa is going to stay the same, and I am one of the few Santas that you guys know of doing his best to redefine it... other than Dr Phil ( I don't agree with this politics.) who else could I contact?[/quote] I don't think you should redefine it, you have odd ways of wanting to. What exactly have you done with this? Who have you helped so far? You claim to be selfless but you seem very self centered to me. You think people should act like you're doing great things, and just let you do whatever you want. But people don't agree, thats why it isn't taking off.
last year I actually went to an "audition" where they would film you...you need to tell Oprah why she should have you on the show... It felt weird, and I have no idea what I said...but if I ever "make it", I am sure that video is around...i am not sure if that was an interview, but it was a weird experience.
lol im just curious man, do you even smoke weed or just use compassionate stoners to vent on? All you talk about is making donations via extorting the use of a holiday which already extorts the celebrations of religions it shunned from the world... and this EFA nonsense... im not saying your bad person, im just curious if you smoke weed HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHA
When I was homeless, I was refusing money for pictures because I couldn't put a price on that kind of smile...I walked around for three years, always refusing money and just enjoying the smiles...Then, i realized, based on three pretty intense years, that the image would be better served if its a charity idea... And you are giving me shit? I am on here trying ot figure thsi out, because I think it can be a cool thing. Based on a lot of people's reactions, I know some of you guys like it to...The downside trying to get this info to the stoners are dealing with people like you who can't see that I have been begging for help... We turned the color pink into a tool for charity, and you don't think we should do it with Santa? GC is using Santa to sell shit, and you guys have a problem with me... If you don't like what I am trying to do, then there might be something wrong with you...SEriously...I have tried giving you guys free information, and the only thing I hear is that I am crazy, and it will fail. Okay, but how many times can you guys say the same thing? I am very self-centered in my own threads, because most of the time I am trying to discuss charity, and deal with so many ignorant comments...I have put myself out here to be ridiculed, not because I enjoy being your fodder, but because I know it just takes one of you to help me out...One person who likes the idea enough to make one phone call...that is all that is needed. But you are right...its much better giving me shit...
Weed is my medication, and I have been through hell over my desire to use this plant to treat my illness...I talk about other things, but I just think this Santa thing is too important. Plus, in two weeks, everybody will be able to laugh at me and call me a failure...that should be fun, and I won't hide from it...I will be the happiest failure on GC.
You aren't discussing charity. Very very very few of your threads have actually been about that. Many of them start with it, but it always diverges because of you. And many of your threads are you just complaining because you harassaed a lawyer, and STILL feel justified. I'm not trying to "give you shit", I'm telling you how it is. You were absolutely horrible to her for no reason. It was really kind of disgusting of you to act like that to her. Incredibly immature. Yet instead you kept insisting that it were justified, as that other harm were to befall her it would also be justified. You compared her to a child molester, insisting that because she was as bad as a child molester, or worse, someone who had raped Santa himself (referring to the OP), and therefore it was okay to speak to her like you did, and that harm SHOULD befall her. You were never sounded apologetic, and I'm not sure you even apologized to her or her place of business. Yet you make this thread, where you are bothering them AGAIN? Do you realize how you acted? and how you continue to act? You are harassing them. You are acting unstable and extremely hostile, and they are worried, as are the rest of us. I was polite in my first postings in threads of yours, but the insanity continues without regret for the past extremes you went to, and you unrightfully try to force your narrow view on others, with threats.
And you are speaking familiar with seizures? You know for a fact that the people who I am angry at are all doing their jobs correctly, and how dare I think otherwise? I am not allowed to be angry with how I have been treated? Why the fuck would I ever apologize to that person? She told me when I was sick and having seizures, I would have been offended if I was helped by Santa...Do you know how offensive this was for me? So, to all those sick kids that are suffering from seizures, and this illness is no fucking joke...to all the people that have begged to be put of their misery due to this illness... I am sorry my views on the assholes that run the EFA don't reflect your similiar views. I am sure you have had a postive experience with them...Not me ( I remember walking into on office in Manhattan seven years ago...I was bloody due ot a seizure and had just been fired due to my seizures...I was scared, and this lady "shooed" me out of the office...I remember looking up at the tall buildings and hoping I had the guys to just jump...I didn't...I wound up on GC. After Aruba, I tried seperating my advocacy work for Epilepsy with my work with Santa...These two things do not belong, and i understand it...But I guess my loyalty will always be to my illness, which is why I am so concerned with the EFA...You know, it would make it so much easier if I wasn't sick...Oh well...
its already posted...its the thread where I ask for one favor... ITs kind of funny. If I cared about this Santa Movement, I mean really cared, I could be out hustling with a real white beard in manhattan charging money for pics..I could have then used that money to start the Santa Movement...But I don't know...that idea just does not seem to work for me... I want it done in an honest way, or it won't get done at all...