More Fundraising for Nickypoo

Hat tip:  Stinky Cat

Nicky has set up an Indiegogo for himself.  So far, the one he set up for Monika Fugate, of which he plans to keep 2/3, hasn’t raised any money.  Both are supposedly to fund his living and publishing expenses.  So far, he’s raised $0 of a $1500 goal at Indiegogo and $0 of $3600 at GiveForward.  I won’t bother posting a screengrab of the whole thing, but I did find this particularly funny:

$300USD
Hang w/Pacione All Weekend Change
This one has two version — if you are a female and single you get to have dinner with me and you’re welcome to bring a friend along. If you are Male you get to hang out with me at one of the museums in Chicago with a video camera present where I speak about debunking Hovind and you’re welcome to bring two guests. We get lunch at The Billy Goat Tavern as I take you to places I eat and hang out at — this is pending when I can get in the area. You must provide your own way way to Chi-Town
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Yes, sports fans, for a mere $300, you can hang out with Nicky for a whole weekend!  If you’re a woman, he’ll buy you dinner and allow you to bring a friend.  You only get lunch if you’re a guy, but you get to bring two friends.  Whether he’ll also pay for meals for your friend(s) is unclear.  No information is given regarding whether he’ll make you pay for your own meal if you refuse to watch him ramble on at a video camera about Hovind.

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Who Wants to “Sponser” Nicky?

Nicky wants you to sponsor his AuthorsDen membership.  Evidently, he doesn’t like paying a quarterly membership fee, even though free memberships are an option.

But if you see my articles; you will see where they will get a little pissed. Hey one thing if you want to do this year is I am seeking sponsership on AuthorsDen.com — this is their paypal account: paypal@authorden.com and my ID is AD8374 so if you want to help sign into PayPal.com and wish I can convince PayPal.com to do a routing number feature so I can have my money direct deposited to PayPal.com so I can immediately use it because when it goes to my bank account. I am trying to arrange something with Matt where I will work in exchange for Sponsorship When you do the PayPal.com to AuthorsDen.com they suggest a domation at least about $1.00 but with me I suggest $6.00 and you will get ebook versions of Legend Keeper and the story that I am preparing for Nookpress.com as a designed version.

Two things are notable.  He wants to use the money donated immediately, rather than have it go to his bank account.  Also, he claims he’s willing to “work” for AD if it will waive the membership fee.  Nicky work for something?  ROFL.  If he were really willing to work, he wouldn’t continue to beg the internet for money.

If you want to sponser me and want something at a discount but don’t know how to use CreateSpace.com features — if you sponsored me shoot me your mailing address and I will hook you up with the new versions of An Eye In Shadows when they approve it (the way this is set up this is a pre- signed book with a very visible signature on the dedication. I found a photograph I did where I did my handcock as I have different versions.

How generous of him to send his “handcock” on a Createspace version that hasn’t even met the requirements for being published.

I wish I had the version I use when I sign my personal checks and I want to use this version for signing books.)

I’m not sure what’s stopping him from using the same basic signature for both.  How many signatures does one person really need?

That’s where being a writer comes in but when it comes to this you sometimes need sponsors and crowdfunding to get things done because it does take cash to publish things and keep within budget; that’s why the PayPal.com account for AuthorsDen.com is up and my member id. I will work for sponsorship. If you want me to design your books — I charge $60.00 per job on a 180-260 page book; then $80.00 for 264-294 pages. Anthologies I charge cheaper — just come on with your artist and I will have your name logo, your title and all the layouts for CreateSpace.com and Nookpress.com’s print division.

Considering his design and layout skills, nobody will hire him.  He tried this once before, and had no customers.  Elsewhere, he mentioned that he was trying to figure out how to format “odd sized books in Nook.”  That’s all the recommendation anyone needs to hire him.  /sarc

You Not Like Monster

From Nicky’s Tumblr post:

My reasons for doing Gothic Horror— I wanted to horror where reality gazed into the abyss and Keene sougth out monsters; he became one. I did when I wrote Legend Keeper, “You want monster, I will give you monster. You not like monster when I do it because I grew up in one.”

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Inglish him speak good.  ;)

One of My Favorites

“The Black Cat” isn’t my favorite movie of all time, but it’s up there in the rankings.  Karloff.  Lugosi.  Creepy atmosphere.  What’s not to like?  Oh, and a cat.  A black one.  And Poe.  Did I mention Poe?  Yeah … that guy.

FWIW, my favorite movie ever is an adaptation of a Dashiell Hammett novel.  Anyone care to guess which one that is?

Monika Fugate Fund, Take 2

Hat tips:  Naaman and Stinky

As we know, Nicky set up a crowd funding appeal on Give Forward, a site dedicated to fundraising for medical bills, for Monika Fugate.  Of course, the fund wasn’t to raise money for medical bills, but to fund her backpacking vacation, so she could write a story for Nicky to publish, and to fund his own expenses.  He briefly made mention that she once had a diabetes scare, as if to tangentially keep the appeal within some site guidelines.

The original appeal for $6000, of which Nicky intended to keep $4000 for himself, was taken down by site administrators, after a complaint was lodged.  Never one to slink away after a royal smackdown, Nicky revised his appeal and started a new fund raiser for himself and Monika, this time for $3600.  Note the areas I’ve outlined below in a screengrab.  Additionally, what I pointed out in his previous appeal still holds with this one.

Monika Fugate - The Fugate Literary Career Stimulus 2014-11-27 17-23-55

In his appeal, Nicky:

  • has already bought her a dress
  • suggest people donate to his PayPal account via his blog at Codexed
  • talked about his own expenses in response to Give Forward’s suggestion that the appeal be as personal as possible
  • still intends to split the money three ways with him taking 2/3

Because, this fundraiser is really all about himself, not Monika.  I wonder whether this appeal fits Give Forward’s guidelines.  There is no mention at all of any outstanding medical bills, just that she “had a diabetes scare.”  None of the proceeds are to fund anything medically related.

 

Happy Thanksgiving

The turkey is in the oven, so there’s very little left, but the stuffing and pan gravy.  In all these years, I’ve never screwed up a roast turkey, so I can safely say everything is under control.  Hopefully, the roads will be plowed and salted by the time we have to leave on our catering mission.

To you and yours,

Nicky Admits He Knows of the Prank

Hat Tip:  Mike Brendan

Pay close attention during the five seconds or so leading up to the 3:00 mark in the following video.  What I hear is:

Putting your name on my shit and think it’s funny with your prank …

All this time, Nicky’s been screaming about how he’s been plagiarized, is in contact with the “legal team” at Vampire Freaks, trying to contact people’s employers to get them fired, etc., under the excuse that they plagiarized him, yet he knew it was a prank!  What kind of lowlife douchecanoe does that?  Oh, right — Nicky.

The Fugate Career Fund

Hat Tip:  AngryInIllinois

La Femme Nikita has started another fundraiser, at crowd-funding website Give Forward.  He seeks $6000 dollars, under the guise (and title) of “The Fugate Career Fund,” ostensibly to kick start her brand new career as an author and editor.  Remember, Monika Fugate is the woman who has a couple of tweens, yet wants to take off on a cross country backpacking trip.  She was also involved in the hit-and-run of a four year old child, and was the subject of some not-too-complimentary comments on a Topix thread for Jackson, KY, that made it sound like she was a career grifter.  According to Nicky’s next-to-last paragraph,

Here’s the kicker she had a health scare recently as she’s living on survivor’s insurance and there just so much she can do on that …

“Survivor’s” insurance?  Life insurance payout?  Annuity?  Sounds like some sort of limited fixed income, whatever the case.  Though the fundraiser that Nicky set up in her name makes it sound as if the money raised will go to her, if you read the fine print, so to speak, it will be split three ways, with two of them going to Nicky, to fund his expenses and publishing venture.  Assuming it’s a simple three way split, Nicky is looking to raise $4000 for himself, and $2000 for Monika.

Monika Fugate - The Fugate Career Fund 2014-11-24 08-56-52

 

 

Nicky and the Vampire Freaks Legal Team

Our favorite delusional munchkin has been harassing the legal team at Vampire Freaks about being plagiarized.  His suspension there is still in effect until December 6.  VF has a “legal team”?  Really?  Color me skeptical.  The following is from this Tumblr entry.

The VampireFreaks.com legal staff and I have talks going on to take care of the plagiarist — I made a powerful statement on video about the whole thing being plagiarized and those who pretend that the plagiarism hasn’t happened. That is up there with denying the Holocaust happened.

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The legal staff asked me if it was Jet who plagiarized — I told them it wasn’t him but someone else and had to explain the story he plagiarized was not published yet.

He was pranked, not plagiarized.  Saying he was not plagiarized is the truth, which he wouldn’t know if it scampered up his leg and nipped him in the nuts.  Better yet is his claim that the story of his that he thinks was plagiarized hasn’t even been published!  The lulz are strong with this one.