GRAY STATE : THE RISE
To any and all who happen to come here because of the death of a decent guy, and his wife and daughter to boot, to inquire, or to attack me, for whatever hair brained reason you all may have for it, conspiracy theories aside, I'm only going to say this once, so pay close attention : David Crowley is dead. All of his work that was put into the documentary "Gray State : The Rise" as well as the extra behind the scenes things he was planning, webisodes, the full length feature film, and many other things, are all his intellectual property.
That being said, please stop posting it, and reposting it, and hosting and embedding it everywhere. It's not yours to release, regardless of your ideology on conspiracy theories, and what not. The intellectual property that is "Gray State : The Rise" is also a conglomeration of other contributors' intellectual property, as well, and by releasing it to the world for all to see, you are stealing.
Don't get me wrong, I want it out there just as much as the next guy, but let those who retain control over HOW it comes out, and how it's going to look end product/final, so it has more impact.
I've also read quite a few stories cropping up out there about me, and my involvement, or supposed involvement with this film. Yes, I was involved as a composer, and spoke with David Crowley on a bi weekly basis. Sometimes, I wouldn't hear anything for a month, I shoot him a note, he'd respond with new direction for the music to take, and off I'd go.
No, I'm not part of some conspiracy to do whatever it is you all think is going on with this situation. I was a friend enough to David that he had shared a few things with me he didn't share with anyone else, regarding the music, and direction he was taking with some other things, like a couple new trailers he put together, and what pieces of music of mine he decided to use, and why.
Seriously.
In the interests of "Free Press", which is an excuse I've heard far too many times in the last 3 days than I care to remember, is bullshit. People who take the video, post it somewhere, especially Youtube, who have a high viewership, know full well the reason they are doing it...beyond self aggrandizement, there is the profit to be made on how many hits your Youtube channel can get. Stop being a fucking leech on society. Stop being a leech on the backs of everyone who contributed, and on David's work. It's still protected by United States Copyright Law and will be protected for anywhere from 75 years up to 125 years after death, depending on how he submitted it to the Library of Congress. It could even be something that is passed on to family, and that can then be passed on to their children, and their children's children, if they so choose...indefinitely.
Regardless of how he filed it, he is still afforded the protection of the minimum 75 years. So are all the people who contributed their own intellectual properties.
The guy wasn't even in the ground before some of you decided it was a "hit". Stop, for a moment, and consider this, for those of us who did know him, better than most of you, if we can all share emails from the past, past conversations, and such, that point towards him withdrawing, and maybe getting a little depressed, it's possible. Fuck, anything is possible, including him being assassinated. Him being assassinated would be something that could give us all closure, be easier to deal with, sure, but all that aside, relax, for a moment, and read on.
That being said, there are way too many people who had no idea who David was until the news broke he was dead, and these same people are the ones crying foul, and conspiracy theory this, and conspiracy theory that. Until the death of David, I only looked at it from the perspective he took on the subject matter...sure, who doesn't hate "The Man", and all the other shit that governments do. I do, so do you. Who has paid attention to all the things that used to be conspiracy, and is now proven to be true, that were horrible things our government has done to us over the years? That being said, I'm standing here shaking my head in awestruck dismay and disbelief at how some of you people are attacking his closest friends and their belief that he actually was suicidal, and calling them out as plants. Now I understand why the left calls us all tin hat wearing paranoid people.
I can honestly stand back and look at myself, my belief structure, and see where some of you people have come from, and where I, myself, am headed, if I don't stop a moment and breathe. I've always considered Cognitive Dissonance something everyone else suffered from, and not me. Now, I'm not so sure...one can put on the blinders so forcefully, and actually see literally EVERYTHING through the eyes of a conspiracy, being pragmatic, and having my own negative slant towards misanthropy, I get it, I do, I really do, but none of the closest people to David, are anything but genuine. That much I've learned, by dealing with David directly, and everyone else in passing.
Stop for a moment, look around, and realize, not everything IS a conspiracy, and maybe he actually did kill his kid, his wife, and himself. Believe whatever you want, but please, please stop shitting on his dream, on his work, on his friends, on his family, on his grave, hell, by posting the documentary, you all effectually may have just driven to his funeral, and in front of his friends and family, opened up his casket, squatted over his face with your pants down, and dropped a big steaming pile of shit right in his mouth, for all intents and purposes.
My personal opinions, not to be taken out of context for any reason, and should not be construed to mean anything other than is said, nor is it being said in connection with anyone else who is involved in the project, his family, or closest friends. My opinion is my own, and anyone who thinks I'm a fucking shill for the system, it just goes to show me, that you aren't any kind of investigator at all, and see what you want to see, and couldn't, even if you tried, find out shit about anything, or anyone, at all, ever.
That being said, please stop posting it, and reposting it, and hosting and embedding it everywhere. It's not yours to release, regardless of your ideology on conspiracy theories, and what not. The intellectual property that is "Gray State : The Rise" is also a conglomeration of other contributors' intellectual property, as well, and by releasing it to the world for all to see, you are stealing.
Don't get me wrong, I want it out there just as much as the next guy, but let those who retain control over HOW it comes out, and how it's going to look end product/final, so it has more impact.
I've also read quite a few stories cropping up out there about me, and my involvement, or supposed involvement with this film. Yes, I was involved as a composer, and spoke with David Crowley on a bi weekly basis. Sometimes, I wouldn't hear anything for a month, I shoot him a note, he'd respond with new direction for the music to take, and off I'd go.
No, I'm not part of some conspiracy to do whatever it is you all think is going on with this situation. I was a friend enough to David that he had shared a few things with me he didn't share with anyone else, regarding the music, and direction he was taking with some other things, like a couple new trailers he put together, and what pieces of music of mine he decided to use, and why.
Seriously.
In the interests of "Free Press", which is an excuse I've heard far too many times in the last 3 days than I care to remember, is bullshit. People who take the video, post it somewhere, especially Youtube, who have a high viewership, know full well the reason they are doing it...beyond self aggrandizement, there is the profit to be made on how many hits your Youtube channel can get. Stop being a fucking leech on society. Stop being a leech on the backs of everyone who contributed, and on David's work. It's still protected by United States Copyright Law and will be protected for anywhere from 75 years up to 125 years after death, depending on how he submitted it to the Library of Congress. It could even be something that is passed on to family, and that can then be passed on to their children, and their children's children, if they so choose...indefinitely.
Regardless of how he filed it, he is still afforded the protection of the minimum 75 years. So are all the people who contributed their own intellectual properties.
The guy wasn't even in the ground before some of you decided it was a "hit". Stop, for a moment, and consider this, for those of us who did know him, better than most of you, if we can all share emails from the past, past conversations, and such, that point towards him withdrawing, and maybe getting a little depressed, it's possible. Fuck, anything is possible, including him being assassinated. Him being assassinated would be something that could give us all closure, be easier to deal with, sure, but all that aside, relax, for a moment, and read on.
That being said, there are way too many people who had no idea who David was until the news broke he was dead, and these same people are the ones crying foul, and conspiracy theory this, and conspiracy theory that. Until the death of David, I only looked at it from the perspective he took on the subject matter...sure, who doesn't hate "The Man", and all the other shit that governments do. I do, so do you. Who has paid attention to all the things that used to be conspiracy, and is now proven to be true, that were horrible things our government has done to us over the years? That being said, I'm standing here shaking my head in awestruck dismay and disbelief at how some of you people are attacking his closest friends and their belief that he actually was suicidal, and calling them out as plants. Now I understand why the left calls us all tin hat wearing paranoid people.
I can honestly stand back and look at myself, my belief structure, and see where some of you people have come from, and where I, myself, am headed, if I don't stop a moment and breathe. I've always considered Cognitive Dissonance something everyone else suffered from, and not me. Now, I'm not so sure...one can put on the blinders so forcefully, and actually see literally EVERYTHING through the eyes of a conspiracy, being pragmatic, and having my own negative slant towards misanthropy, I get it, I do, I really do, but none of the closest people to David, are anything but genuine. That much I've learned, by dealing with David directly, and everyone else in passing.
Stop for a moment, look around, and realize, not everything IS a conspiracy, and maybe he actually did kill his kid, his wife, and himself. Believe whatever you want, but please, please stop shitting on his dream, on his work, on his friends, on his family, on his grave, hell, by posting the documentary, you all effectually may have just driven to his funeral, and in front of his friends and family, opened up his casket, squatted over his face with your pants down, and dropped a big steaming pile of shit right in his mouth, for all intents and purposes.
My personal opinions, not to be taken out of context for any reason, and should not be construed to mean anything other than is said, nor is it being said in connection with anyone else who is involved in the project, his family, or closest friends. My opinion is my own, and anyone who thinks I'm a fucking shill for the system, it just goes to show me, that you aren't any kind of investigator at all, and see what you want to see, and couldn't, even if you tried, find out shit about anything, or anyone, at all, ever.
Gray State : The Rise
Gray State : The Rise is a work in progress being put together by David Crowley.
It is going to be a fantastic Documentary and I would like it to be known that I am contributing heavily to the music behind the documentary!
I am working with Mr. Crowley directly and he is keeping myself, and many other contributing musicians, abreast of things. I hope to be able to contribute to future projects like webisodes and other documentaries, and have high hopes that at some point, I'll be one of the contributing artists to the actual film!
Work is being done continuously behind the scenes on this film and documentary, so anyone who is feeling like it's taking too long or losing interest, please, keep in touch with the film wherever you can, because it is going to get done.
Film takes time, anyone who has worked on one knows this.
Can't wait myself to see it!
I've had the privilege to read the script as a beta reader and you are in for a treat, that's all I can say.
Thomas
It is going to be a fantastic Documentary and I would like it to be known that I am contributing heavily to the music behind the documentary!
I am working with Mr. Crowley directly and he is keeping myself, and many other contributing musicians, abreast of things. I hope to be able to contribute to future projects like webisodes and other documentaries, and have high hopes that at some point, I'll be one of the contributing artists to the actual film!
Work is being done continuously behind the scenes on this film and documentary, so anyone who is feeling like it's taking too long or losing interest, please, keep in touch with the film wherever you can, because it is going to get done.
Film takes time, anyone who has worked on one knows this.
Can't wait myself to see it!
I've had the privilege to read the script as a beta reader and you are in for a treat, that's all I can say.
Thomas