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Update #4: Stay tuned for another project in the "Adventures of Bucky and his Beantown Pals".
So Long for now but I'll be back shortly!
Update #3: Mayor Hasbean's Special Meeting!
Mayor Hasbean is calling a special meeting to discuss the performance on Kickstarter! Tell everyone you know about Kickstarter but beware of the villains - Vain and Muncher! They are always trying to sabotage something!
Our dream is to entertain, inspire and empower kids of all ages by providing award-winning entertainment that instills positive social values and “Can Do” mentality, builds self-confidence, promotes self-expression and inspires them to help make the world a better place.
A great big thank you for your pledges! Your support inspires us to push forward on our quest to make this project happen!
Update #2: Local media coverage
"Local man breathes new life in Beantown"!
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20120118-ENTERTAIN-201180313
Most people know the fairy-tale story of "Jack and the Beanstalk," but very few know what happened to Jack's leftover beans.
But soon, with the right amount of fundraising and luck, the story of those magical beans will be brought to life in this new multimedia title, "Beantown Pals."
"With your pledges, Bucky and his Beantown pals just may find the magic beanstalk."
Update #1: The Beantown Pals Backstories
Great big thank you to all supporters! As your pledges come in, we continue development of the Beantown Pals back-stories. As you might imagine, the Beantown streets are bustling with chatter. Bean characters of every description are emerging: there are Green Bean farmers, and Snap Bean construction workers. The Policeman is a Lima Bean. There are teenage baked beans and singing Fava beans. There’s even a pompous Mayor Hasbean. With this diverse population, we’ll find as many stories to tell in Beantown as there are beans in a can.
But these Beans don’t live happily ever after, because something is rotten in Beantown…
The Villains…
Two bumbling villains, Vain and his side-kick Muncher, lurk in a molasses swamp at the outskirts of Beantown. Vain believes he is the smartest, handsomest, healthiest, strongest, and all-around greatest Bean in Beantown. He can’t stand it if another Bean is having more fun than him, or is better at something than he is – which means that Vain has a grudge, one way or another, against every Bean in Beantown. Hapless Muncher tags along with Vain, but Muncher often gets waylaid because he can’t resist gorging on junk-food and through his own ineptness he often derails Vain’s villainous plans.
There is so much more to come and we can't wait to get copies of the first stories into your hands!
So, as pledges come in, Beantown continues to grow and thrive heading to that big day! There will be unbelievable excitement, adventure, intrigue, obstacles, villains and heroes! Our Beantown stories are current, relevant and always age appropriate.
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Tom Hayes on January 17
If you are interested in more information, please contact us at: kickstarter@beantownpals.com
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A Beantastic "Thank You" email loaded with karma, and a "Thank You" on our web site supporters page.
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A snail-mail "Thank You" post card signed by Bucky & Betty.
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A limited edition Collectible Bean. The cost of production is high for these, this is a real deal! Children relate to the books by using their beans to play act the stories.
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A Limited edition Collectible Bean character key chain. These are the same molded durable plastic Beans, beautifully spray masked functionality of a key chain.
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A digital copy of the first "Bucky & His Beantown Pals" enhanced e-book for iPod, iPhone, iPad and Android etc. When available it will include picture book images, "Beans Are Gonna Boogie" song, and a bedtime reading by Tom Hayes and Rick Siggelkow.
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Limited Edition set contains Collectible Spoon Racer with a color coordinated Collectible Bean. Each is designed with ultra-fine detail and the spoon racer/bean combination create high play value.
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4" Limited Edition Bean plush. Kids love to sleep with these adorable characters and carry them on their Beantastic adventures!
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Limited Edition CD of the first "Bucky and His Beantown Pals" book read by Tom Hayes and Rick Siggelkow. The CD also features the song "Beans are Gonna Boogie" and a bonus track of Tom Hayes reading the children's jokes and riddles from Beantown Pal's Comedy Club, "The Crock Pot." Very funny stuff about Beantown, it's citizens, and their world at large.
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4" Original Bean plush and a key chain
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4" Pitch character plush in a vintage "Boston Baked Bean" coffee mug from our humble beginnings along with a collectible Bean key chain and 2 rare collectible Beans that are exclusive to this reward.
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Limited edition of the first "Bucky & His Beantown Pals signed by both Tom Hayes and Rick Siggelkow. Along with the CD of the book being read by Tom and Rick, the song "Beans Are Gonna Boogie," Tom reading jokes and riddles from "The Crock Pot," and the e-book.
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Your name printed on the acknowledgment page of the first Limited Edition "Bucky & His Beantown Pals" book signed by both Tom Hayes and Rick Siggelkow. Along with a CD of the book being read by Tom and Rick, the song "Beans Are Gonna Boogie," Tom reading jokes and riddles from "The Crock Pot," the e-book and a key chain.
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A Bean mascot appearance at your child's birthday party, school assembly, or other private function of your choosing. A book signed by Tom and Rick, the CD and a book reading by the mascot's assistant. (Within 150 miles of Boston.)
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A Bean Mascot appearance with the same package as above with a book reading and hilarious family magic show by author Tom Hayes. (Within 150 miles of Boston.)
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The 4 Foot Original Stuffed Bean that appeared with Tom Hayes in the Boston Globe and on their television commercial.
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Private Comedy Night with author Tom Hayes! Tom will perform at the venue of your choice and bring 20 signed books with CD's and e-books.
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Create a Beantown Character (within reason, and the guidance of the Beantown team) to appear in one of the books and possibly a webisode/tv episode. This is your chance to work with the Beantown creative team, including Tom and Rick, to imagine and design a new character that will live in Beantown forever. Once the character is created, we never know in how many of the stories, games, webisodes, TV series, movies he or she may appear!
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Comedy Night with Tom Hayes and some of Boston’s Best Comics. This is a really good time! Three of our friends who own comedy clubs are willing to lend their clubs for this event. This means that you will be able to throw a personalized comedy night at one of three Boston area’s best comedy clubs. The club is yours for the night. Invite your friends, ex-spouses, people you really dislike, republicans or democrats and we will roast the beans right out of them. All you pay for is food and beverages. We will give out 20 copies of the signed book, CD’s and E books.
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Corporate or Organizational Presentation by Tom Hayes for your next business meeting or convention. Tom will tell his inspirational, hilarious and poignant story to your group, customized to the meeting’s theme. He will relate his award winning life story, the creation of Beantown Pals, and speak of leadership, teambuilding, branding, marketing and entrepreneurship. Again, Tom will bring his years of sales, marketing and management experience and cancer survival skills to enlighten and entertain your group. This is a very funny and moving event. Again, signed books, CD’s and Ebooks will be distributed within reason.
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Thomas Hayes completely epitomizes the "Can Do" Role Model. With an iron will forged out of the tragic experience of losing a leg to an extremely rare form of cancer (only 5% survival rate) in childhood. Tom is a first rate comedian - a Show Time Cable Network "Funniest Person" award winner! He is passionate about sharing his positive, life lessons as a motivational key note speaker for children and adults alike. Tom’s real life “Can Do” story is the basis for this new trans-media book series “The Adventures of Bucky and His Beantown Pals!”
