Dear gang --

The first batch of ROSE t-shirts went out yesterday. All $50 Kickstarters, your shirts are halfway to your door! WOOO!!!

As for $100 backers, some incredibly good news. I found a secret stash of SPORE, left over from last year's World Horror Convention. So for those of you who went "DAMN IT!" when Dorchester Publishing folded its doors, take heart. These may be the last copies on Earth of this edition. But they're on their way to you, as of tomorrow! WOOO AGAIN!!!

And our own Brian Bubonic just assembled a goodie bag of behind-the-scenes shots for the digital download, from the first ROSE shoot to the introduction of our new puppet friends: homeless, hallucinating street pundit CONSPIRACY THEORY O'LEARY; suicidal art student HOPELESSINA; friendly neighborhood drag queen SHIRLEY; and good ol' CORPSEY, the puppet grim reaper.

We're prepping the limited access webpage, where you'll be able to enjoy the craziness, neat and discreet!

Finally, some big ROSE announcements next week, at the World Horror Convention in Salt Lake City. In the meantime, KEEP WATCHING YOUR MAILBOX!

Big love,

Skipp & Team ROSE

Dear gang --

The ROSE t-shirts are here, and beautiful. So if you Kickstarted us to the tune of $50 or more, we've got one heading out next week for you! (And if you want to buy one, they're available in the "Store" section of the ROSE website!)

http://rose-themovie.com/

Meanwhile, for $100-and-uppers, one potential piece of bad news is that Dorchester Publications has apparently gone under for good. So we may be unable to get all the copies of SPORE we need. Eraserhead Press is alive and well, with all the copies of THE EMERALD BURRITO OF OZ we could possibly need.

But if you chose SPORE, and Dorchester won't send us any more, I will personally dig through my collection of books and find you satisfying alternatives. Okay?

Hope those of you who received it enjoyed the latest ROSE scene. I still need to load the new puppet photos onto a protected site. As soon as I figure out how, they'll be coming, too.

THANKS, EVERYBODY!

Enormous love.

Skipp

Dear gang --

Incredible apologies for the long delay between messages. Even on these fringiest fringes of Hollywood, movie-making is still massively a matter of "Hurry up and wait."

Important news updates:

1) ROSE T-SHIRTS go to print on Monday, which means they should probably ship by next weekend. Very excited about these. They look beautiful. Can't wait for those of you who get one to have one!

2) Also by next weekend, those of you with the digital download package will get the first two sets of goodies: a) the password to the secure website where we'll be screening the intense new ROSE short, "Fetching Danny", and b) exclusive shots of FOUR INCREDIBLE NEW PUPPET FRIENDS!

3) I sent out a message several months ago, trying to set up a phone call weekend. Only a handful of folks responded, so no calls went out. But I'd love to do that, soon, and tell you what else is up, and just say hi, and thank you again.

4) As a result of these new efforts, we've got some money people very interested in (and actually excited about) ROSE, both as a feature and as a TV series. This is clearly cool as hell. But too early to go into detail.

Again, thanks for your overwhelming patience. Or at least for not killing us! MORE SOON!

Big love,

Skipp

Dear gang --

The first beautiful fruit of our Kickstarter campaign appears in this trailer, incorporating footage from the full-on horror shoot we promised (which went down Oct. 11, a week ago tomorrow). The scene turned out great, and will be cut together in a couple of weeks.

Meanwhile, hope you enjoy how the horror balances out the kookiness in this one-minute blitz. This is a WAAAY more accurate blend of the flavors that Rose is made of: joy and terror, in mad collision. 

We also got great stuff for the digital download -- stills, notes, clips, bloopers, etc. -- that we're assembling. More soon!

Big love and enormous gratitude,

Skipp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgJot05Uw8k

Dear gang --

Very quickly, before I start rattling off all cool new developments: 

Almost all of you have filled in the questionnaire. THANKS! And about a dozen of you didn't wanna hear any more about ROSE until it's actually shot and ready to screen. Which I totally understand.

The thing is: the easiest way to get ahold of you all is through these updates. So for those of you who don't want to be bombarded with this info, quick MARK US AS SPAM ON YOUR EMAIL. That way, you're done, while we keep goin'.

That said:

1) The money's finally in -- yes, it really took this long -- so we can start writing checks and getting things jumping. I've seen sketches of six amazing new puppets who are about to be built, with many more on the way. (Can't cast 'em till we build 'em!)

2) Meanwhile, we're prepping to shoot our first full-on frightening violent horror sequence.  We've picked a stunning location, are casting the lead zombies, and are excitedly prepping. (Stills from this and the puppet build will be part of the Digital Download.)

3) This week, the t-shirts get laid out. They are gonna look swell. We've also got books coming in, getting ready to ship. 

4) Also, this weekend will be my first round of phone calls. So lemme know if this weekend is good, and whether Sat or Sun is better. I'll be calling from 12 to 5, west coast time. HILARITY WILL ENSUE!

5) Mostly just wanted to let you guys know that we haven't forgotten you, and to warn you that more updates are coming.

Again: THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! We're just gettin' warmed up.

Big love,

Skipp