You're leaving the blogosphere? NO! Please say you'll be back. It's temporary, right?!
but where will we go for our witty bantor and photoshopped goodness?
Just found your site recently and really enjoy it. Your graphics are great.
I hope things work out and you get to keep blogging.
Best wishes, left-over
N o o o.
Hope things work out and you can blog some sometime soon.
Sounds like Bushco is trying to get you. Wasn't that a Nixon trick? I will donate $ for continued great graphics, and I suspect others would, too. What will firedoglake be like without your brilliant creations? Please consider setting up a fund. Come on, everybody, let's cover Monk's back!
(Will post at FDL)
For the love of God, put up a contribution button!
You'll get contributions, definitely.
Yeah. At least see how much help you can get from the community.
I can't offer much, but I'd like to do my part.
I'm with them! We don't want to lose you!
definitely put up a contribution button -- even my conservative husband (now reformed) will contribute
Oh, yes - put up the button. You are just too talented and necessary to the cause.
WE ARE WAITING FOR THAT BUTTON...We all love your work...........
yeh monk, definitely - shocks like that are difficult to weather. i know many of us would like to help out!
Agree - please put up a contribution button!
hey i don't even agree with you most of the time and I'd help out
Open a paypal account and put a contribution button up on the site! You have a loyal following.
Monk, I agree, you must let us help you. I understand it's hard to find the time for this, but think of what a source of relaxation and balance it will provide. I don't know how much this kind of thing costs, but I'm sure we can help you. Let's talk about it here, at least as an option. YOu have made a huge contribution to all of us, we are here and ready.
Fondly,
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Please do consider a paypal account. I'd like to contribute even if you decide that you can't continue this outstanding blog, (a thought that is quite painful to contemplate!) At least give us an opportunity to thank you in a meaningful way for your fine work.
You have far more fans and trolls than you may think. Go for the donate button... give a PO box.
See if DKos will buy your graphics...
But don't leave us.
best graphics around.
Maybe you could tutor the Hollywood Liberal so his graphics would improve.
good luck...
I too would help out financially. I love this site. How about setting up a Pay Pal account and we could donate there?
Please try to keep your blog going. You are a very important contribution to my snark habit.
Damn, this sucks. Monk, you rock. Please find a way to stay at it. You have lots of fans out here.
Damn.
Those bastards!
Monk, don't leave us to the forces of evil! We need you. As a graphic artist, I soooo enjoy the "doctored" images. You are a true talent. Please let us help out.
It could definitely be a coincidence. Sounds like you may just be in the "sweet spot" of collections for the IRS: you owe enough to be worth pursueing, but not enough that you are asset-rich and therefore can fight back.
Don't be rash. Put up a Paypal account and let us help. Decide later what you think you need to do.
I would also like to request any tax attorney reading to volunteer a consultation and perhaps even pro bono representation if possible. This man is a talent and supporting him would definitely be in the public good.
Between a negotiated settlement and some help from your friends and fans, you may be able to get clear.
Aside from the loss of your talent, walking away may not personally be the best course of action from you. Wait just a little bit and see what develops.
Really sorry to see you go, Monk. You created some great stuff!
Mr. Mocker
Don't stop!
Dude, don't go! Where is the button. Put the button up, we are waiting!
Monk! Please dont go. I will contribute! Its blogs like yours that keeps my sanity on even keel and keeps me laughing at my whacked-out Government.
Please dont go.
I really, really appreciate everyone's comments and offers of support. Profit was never the motive of this site even though I would like nothing better than to do this full time.
I'll be blogging soon about today's developments and whether or not I can keep on going with this.
Thanks again. Really, I'm honored.
-Monk
monk thanks from Sydney Australia. I'm a designer who dabbles in political satire and have been hugely inspired by your work.
Your skills for metaphor and clarity are some of the best I've seen. I hope to see more.
hang in there, man.....
The dartboard can never be deflated. It has too much in it and has in its time lifted so many. A salute to you, my friend.
Monk,
I have been following your blog since you first posted about it on the green board (PT) and I just wanted to add to this list...
You seriously have a talent, passion and calling for this type of thing. I think there are few bloggers who have gained such a following in such a short period of time. You wit and humor is outstanding. Life is what you make of it, man. Go for it.
Monk,
Let's see. You write about the Commander in Chief and coincidentally you get an IRS notice of debt owed. A Pasadena church pastor gives a Sunday sermon on the evils of this Iraq war and the IRS shows up at the front door.
what gives?
How did they found you?
Take a break, but not for good.
Do come back.
Heil!
Good luck, Monk. Listen to Tim B., by the way. We tend to think of tax levies as immutable - they say, you pay - but really, it's much more like an outdoor market, with lots of bargaining going on. You need a tax lawyer to do the math and come up with an offer in compromise.
I remember one time, when I'd just started working for a tax attorney, one of his clients came sweeping into the office, dramatically announcing that he'd heard from the IRS, and they wanted $25,000. Then he and my boss started laughing and jumping up and down. There may have been champagne. See, I discovered later, this guy had been faced with a bill in excess of 1 million, but they managed to whack it down.
With the IRS, there's a surprising amount of wiggle room.
Join the club, Monk. I was a top donor to Dems in 2004 here in Maine. Never had an IRS problem before, but suddenly got slews of IRS notices of deficiencies from years past. Paid them off somehow and got more, for the same years. Got four separate notices of deficiencies, one after another, for 2002. Wiped out the pitiful retirement savings I had, but never mind. If you're a Dem who somehow comes to the attention of the repugs, expect deficiency notices. When the IRS does the bidding of the president, it's time to leave. I'm working on it.
I'm going to donate, but could I hire you to do some graphics too? That would be tax deductable to me as a business expense, so I could donate a bunch more. Thanks.
Dear Miss Sapp,
From the reason of pure copyright infringement and plagiarism, I have sued FOX, UNIVERSAL and 7 film companies more, by the District Court here in my country.
I was approaching to the start of the trial at December 26, 2002, by the court here, where I have filed both lawsuit at Spring 2000. The Court have sent the summons for the trial to all nine defendants : TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX, FOX 2000, ORIGINAL FILM,DONNER/SHULER/DONNER PRODUCTIONS, UNIVERSAL PICTURES, JOSEPH M. SINGER ENTERTAINMENT (now : SINGER/JENSEN ENTERTAINMENT), PACIFIC WESTERN (now :WALHALLA MOTION PICTURES), MCA (VIDEO), and UNITED INTERNATIONAL PICTURES, in the begining of December 2001 over Foreign Offices of Yugoslavia, who have sent the official back letter to the court here in August 2002,
reporting that Yugoslav Embassy in the USA, in Washington, was informed them, that Embassy have officially delivered all nine summons and lawsuits v. all nine defendants to the US State Department for handling all those material to all defendants. Eight defendants, all from the USA didn't approaching to the court in the date of trial, - December 26,2002, and State Department didn't send any back information, did they and when they have handled the summons to the defendants. Only distribution film company UIP from London, England, was approaching to the court through their represented attorney.
Because those 8 defendants from the USA
didn't appear in the court and didn't send any answer, I assume that
they try to avoid their appearance to the court and I want to offer to
you your possible representation v. all 8 defendants by appropriate US
Federal court, and moving the case from here to the USA. For your
information I have finally found 242 identical or similar scenes from my
screenpaly MAGMA TOWN with FOX's film VOLCANO and about 80 scenes with UNIVERSAL's film DANTE'S PEAK.
I put in the lawsuits my request of $28 million for recovery sum to me from all 9 defendants for total gross of both movies in the wide world for the year 1997. I have intention to give to handling additional request to the court for about additional $20
million more for their earning from 1997 till 2002 for DVD and video sales.
Also, I have recently discovered that HarperCollins Publishers Inc. from New York published two books VOLCANO using also my screenplay MAGMA TOWN.
Here, regarding both paperbacks, I give to you the next notices :
- V O L C A N O - L.A. erupts in 1997
(writen from Jerome Armstrong and story by)
Novelization by Richard Woodley, published
through HarperPaperbacks in May 1997,
ISBN :0-06-101165-7 and,
web site :
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0061011657/
qid=1016519085/sr=
1-50/ref=sr_1_50/102-3065626-7943349
- V O L C A N O - The Coast Is Toast !
(writen from Jerome Armstrong and story by)
Nove
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