Christy Mathewson Day!

Hi. My name is Jessica. I have two friends.

Well, I have more than two friends (I think), but I have two specifically that I am going to talk about today. Their names are Kevin and Danielle. If you were in the UK, you'd probably say "They're called Kevin and Danielle." Interesting tidbit regarding cultural and language differences, no?

Anyhoo, Kevin and Danielle are fantastic humans and they made a film--a documentary to be exact. The documentary is on Christy Mathewson. Christy Mathewson is not a personal friend of mine, but he seems like a fine fella. We would be friends if it weren't for the fact that he died in 1925. So how do I know about him? And, more importantly, why did my real life friends Kevin and Danielle make a movie about him? WELL, because he is a big deal, even to this day! His legacy lives on in the small town of Factoryville, PA. That is where Kevin and Danielle filmed their documentary. It's a fantastic film, with a stellar trailer to boot! Don't believe me? Here...watch:



So, why should you care about me, my friends, their documentary and or Christy Mathewson? The same reason you care about anything else in life: incentives.

You see, Kevin and Danielle need a teensy bit more money to complete the soundtrack/score to their wonderful film. That's where you come in! They have started a Kickstarter website to raise the last of their funds. Go there! NOW!

As you will see on the right-hand side of the web page, there are options with various monetary amounts to donate and the fun prizes that go along with such a donation! However, Mark and I have added some additional incentives on our own! Mark first wrote about his add-ons on his blog, but I am going to copy them and add mine here (mine will be in BOLD and yellow so there is no confusion).

Are you ready? I sure as heckfire am!

The incentives are as follows:

$5 or above – A special thank you shout out on the Christy Mathewson Day Facebook webpage (And I shall write you a small ode on my Facebook wall.)

$10 or above – A special thank you Facebook shout out + a Christy Mathewson Day magnet + digital download of the hand illustrated essay “Tuberculosis and The Dead-Ball Era, or, The Only Things I have in Common with Christy Mathewson” by Matt Spainhour

$20 or above – A shout out on my blogs/Facebook page–I know, I am kind of broke… (as well as a Facebook shout out on the Christy Mathewson Day page, digital download of the hand-illustrated essay + a handwritten thank you letter from Kevin & Danielle sent directly to your home address!)

$50 or above – A Garageband ukulele recording of a song of your choosing as long as I can figure out the chords for it (as well as a shout out, digital download, personal letter from Kevin & Danielle + your name in the funder credits at the end of the film!) PLUS, a one-of-a-kind button with a design of your choosing. And perhaps a Christy Mathewson day button thrown in there for marketing's sake.

$100 or above – A poem dedicated to you (as well as a shout out, digital download, personal letter from Kevin & Danielle, your name in the funder credits at the end of the film + a signed Christy Mathewson Day poster!) I shall write a song, complete with Mark's musical accompaniment, that is dedicated to you and your greatness. I will even record it so you can listen to it on those terrible, horrible, no good, very bad days.

$500 or above – A signed copy of Mark Jay Brewin Jr’s first book manuscript and a bottle of Irish Whisky (as well as an Executive Producer title for the film offered by Kevin & Danielle + a personal Backyard/Living Room concert from Matt Spainhour–this offer is limited to specific states, please see KickStarter site for details…) 7 minutes in heaven. I'm sure this is bordering on adultery and prostitution but it's a risk I'm willing to take for my dear friends Kevin and Danielle in the efforts to see this film fully completed!

Alright, so now that you're all informed, be motivated! Go! Now! To this website! Even if you only have $5 to spare, it will help out tremendously! Have I ever told you you're a gem? Well, if I haven't, rest assured that you are!