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Funded! This project successfully raised its funding goal on April 7, 2011.

We did it!! A very special thank you!

Update #7 · Apr 7, 2011 · 14 comments
So after 28 days and about 1000 tweets our Kickstarter has come to an end. The Weerdscience team has been posting thank yous along the way that brief as they were, were always heartfelt and real. So anyway, rather than bore you guys with another thank you, I'd really like to tell you some of the reasons why this was literally a life changing thing for me. Have you ever felt like you let someone down? Remember what a shitty feeling that is? Well that's what Weerdscience became for me in a lot of ways. When we would do a show and 5 people would show up I always felt like it was my fault for not being famous enough or that people expected it to be a fucking Coheed show with thousands of screaming fans.(I do need to point out that these thoughts do not reflect how anyone felt there just my insanity and insecurity). Anyway, I have always wanted to do WS. Always. If that meant in conjunction with a band than that's great. The more music the better! WS to me is the most creatively fulfilling thing I've ever done. To me it is everything.Ok ok ok, so after the last few shows(before this year) were awful and the label doesn't seem interested in releasing "Sick Kids" I had basically given up. That was it. I wanted people to care but if they didn't what could I do. After awhile and a lot of hard work by the team(Neesh,Dave,Chris), my best friend and mgr. Ernie Falconer hooked the project up with Horris records and MC Lars. Lars was thrilled to help me put out the record. Needless to say I was over the moon!!! Pumped!! This was what we've been waiting for! After a few meetings Lars brought up the kick starter idea. I hated it. In Ernies basement in Queens Lars said it'd be a great way to see what kind of interest is out there. I thought " welp, this is the end of this. Lars believes in this thing so much but surely hell be bummed out when there is 50$ on the last day and it was Ernie who put it in there!" I was terrified. I nervously would say "Ok, but I hope any one gives a shit". A desperate attempt to warm Lars up to the idea that nobody will care. After the first day there was like $700 dollars! I was cautiously optimistic. It kept climbing and climbing and all of a sudden this thing that I was so afraid of became such a thrill!! Every time I'd look there were more people pre ordering the record. I honestly couldn't believe it and I thought even if it takes the full 28 days were gonna get to that 4k goal! Nothing could've prepared me for the next 20 days. Not only did we reach the goal but we doubled it. More than doubled it! Over 8,500 raised. I don't wanna get all sappy on you guys but in my heart I feel like this is all because I stayed clean and life makes more sense than ever. And that's priceless. When you guys ordered the LP, and the shirts and hoodies,etc.... it made me feel like I haven't in years. Hungry. Ready to get on stage and go as hard as I can. Harder than ever before. Thank you doesn't even sum it up. This changed my life.

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      Creator Donald on April 10, 2011

      Is there going to be any other way to preorder the album? I didn't hear about this until today!

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      Creator Russell Muller on April 8, 2011

      Josh, you've come a long way. I bought Friends and Nervous Breakdowns because I heard Wormfood on MySpace and thought you were the funniest mo'fo' I'd heard on the mic in forever. That CD showed up at my door the day after my girlfriend slept with my roommate and thus began one of the most fucked up times in my life. I'll be damned if I didn't jam that record every day. Your raps reached out and let me know I wasn't alone; that these kinds of fucked up things happen and that you just need to check yourself and keep going. To be able to turn around and be a part of the hand reaching out to let you know YOU are not alone, well that's just about as fantastic as it gets.

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      Creator Brett Asselin on April 8, 2011

      I've wanted this album the day "The Zodiac" appeared online. I'm so glad you gave us the oppurtunity to buy it finally. I would of done anything to get that disc, and it sucks that when you come to my city of Hartford its with the Warped Tour.

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      Creator David Fleming on April 7, 2011

      WS came along at such a time in my life when I didn't know where I was going. I was a Coheed fan and still am, but I felt that you made that band. When I heard you were starting a hip-hop side project, I was interested, but I wasn't a very big fan of hip-hop. I heard some tracks and immediately had to get it. It was so raw and honest to me and made my anger and feelings come out whenever I listened to the album. I learned as much of the lyrics as I could and by now, I know the lyrics probably better than anyone besides Josh and crew. It wasn't a Coheed fanboy thing. I was already following Joey and 3 after researching the talent that exudes from your family. I even follow John the Baker. I am an Eppard fan, for sure. I want more and I had to back this, because I don't think I could live without seeing one of my favorite artists continue his passion. I even got some of my friends into WS and it just has to live on. WS til death!!!

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      Creator John Velasquez on April 7, 2011

      Josh... Insted of making us well up with tears and pride in you, can U just send us our shit and ROCK THE FUCK OUT AGAIN?? haha U rule dude thanks for everything uv done w/ WS, COCA, 3 and any other group that is fourtunate enough to have you!

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      Creator Jazmin Lee on April 7, 2011

      <3 you! Much bless to you, Josh!

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      Creator matt on April 7, 2011

      I was in a band at one point, not half as talented as anything you've done, but i had family and friends pitch on studio time and we got to make a shitty cd that no one will ever hear, but gave us all such a rush. i'm pumped for the new record, pumped for the warped tour shows, and just wished i live near new york to plege the G for the private concert. best of luck

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      Creator Scott R Martens on April 7, 2011

      You deserve this album Josh! You worked hard and I am glad to be a supporter of your work. Awesome job !

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      Creator Janet McStay on April 7, 2011

      So happy for you!!! You are so incredibly talented, and you inspire so many! You deserve it, and Im honored to be a part of this! Congrats!!!

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      Creator Christine Kramer-Skulevold on April 7, 2011

      Congrats barely covers it -- your story is truly an inspiring one. You deserve this and so much more!!!

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      Creator David William Shattuck on April 7, 2011

      Hell yeah Josh, I want to be a drummer because of you... But I don't have the proper equipment yet, But FANB was such an awesome album I was like well when is your new one coming out, Saw this and I was like FUCK YEAH, I'm doing this shit, Hopefully I will be able to come to Warped tour just to see you play really. But I'm glad your life is finally turning around man. We all love you.

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      Creator Alyssa Kushpa on April 7, 2011

      Much love, Josh. I'm attending Warped Tour this year solely for the Weerd Science / MC Lars set. (and it's on my birthday too, can't wait!!) Sick Kids will be phenomenal.

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      Creator Isaac Ochoa on April 7, 2011

      Way to go!

      I can hardly wait any longer.

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      Creator Corey Bryan Poindexter on April 7, 2011

      Yo, I'm glad you made your goal man. You deserve it. Nervous Breakdowns was the shit, I cannot wait for Sick Kids. I remember you inspiring me as a drummer in high school, and after Friends and NB dropped, I was stoked. If you're ever in the Southeastern Ohio neck of the woods, you should hit up the Union Bar in Athens, OH (Ohio University). We'd love a show. Don't come over summer though, this place is a ghost town June-August. September it is PACKED. congrats man.
      - Corey Poindexter
      Ohio University Senior

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