Final Premiere Packing & LCC Interview
A chilly Sunday morning filling up on the hazelnut coffee and trying to balance all the final things I need to do before my promotional/premiere trip to the Philippines for “Darkest Night”. I’m going to try to do some final yard work today and work to get final packing done. The whole idea that I’ll get to see more of my surroundings versus the few hours between long shoot days on set is appealing. I’m excited to see the results of our hard work. It will be good to see everyone and the hospitality they show is second to none. I’m not sure of my set schedule while there but I know it will be enjoyable work.
http://www.darkestnightmovie.com
“Renovation” http://www.renovationthemovie.com is again hitting the fanzine pages with the announcement that the film has signed up all worldwide rights. It will start selling foreign rights this year and next year will see a limited theatrical with all following DVD, VOD, and additional releases to the domestic marketplace. Again a big congrats to all the hardworking cast and crew.
I was told the Grand Rapids, MI premiere of “7 Stones” will be Dec. 16th so it will be nice to return home to yet another premiere of another great film. I’m still not sure of any premiere dates on “Benjamin” which is complete and “Locked in a Room” is still tweaking sound. So I’m excited to showcase these films before they come to all of you watchers.
I’m also excited about all the new projects getting ready to pop into production. I’ve had many more phone conferences this week over our projects in development. Horror, Westerns, Family/Faith we’ve got movement around the board and I’m excited to enjoy the holidays and be ready for a busy 2012!
I’ll keep this update short and my next update will be from Manila.
Here is an interview story I did for Lansing Community College magazine THE LOOK OUT. Page 12
http://issuu.com/lcclookout/docs/the_lookout_volume_53__issue_5
I as usually wrote way too much for my interview so I thought I would post it here in full. Here is the full interview with editor Nathan Watson.
INTERVIEW WITH LCC ALUMNI DJ PERRY, TV/Film Actor, Writer & Producerwww.imdb.com/name/nm0675036/
Thank you Nathan. I appreciate this opportunity to “pay it forward” to the students at LCC. My name is DJ Perry and I’m the co-owner of Collective Development Inc. (www.cdiproductions.com) a motion picture company in Lansing, Michigan. I like to describe myself as a minor league player in the film acting, writing and producing world. I’ve starred in 30 to 40 films that can be seen playing on TV and in your Netflix and home video and distributed to countries around the world. Our company has been in charge of several millions of dollars in producing films in all genres. From the DOVE APPROVED family faith films “Figure in the Forest” and “Book of Ruth, Journey of Faith” currently playing on Trinity Broadcast Network to the Lionsgate western “Dean Teaster’s Ghost Town” the Michigan company has done it all. It is now moving into international production with its involvement in “OUTSIDE THE WIRE, The Forgotten Children of Afghanistan” doc film and the demonic horror film “Darkest Night” shot in the Philippines…OK! I better slow my roll…
>Ok, no problem! Here are my questions.>How did LCC help you to be successful in your career?
LCC played a very vital role in my career and I’m going to tell it to you straight. I come from a family that always pushed education and thankfully reading was something I’ve always loved. Prior to the digital age almost all information was bestowed to an individual either by reading or often bad classroom film strips. I’ve always excelled and been good at what I truly enjoy. But if a subject failed to interest me I did very middle of the road. I want to be very REAL with this interview because I think many of the students out there can relate to where I was. I was unsure of what I wanted to do as a career. Now several years later I can I say I’ve discovered a few nuggets of wisdom that I can share. I will try to give those nuggets out to the…I was just asking myself if LCC has a mascot? If they do I don’t know what it is. So I’ll just say the student body.
How did you first get into filming and acting?
My fate chases its own tail here in our story. I will try to explain. There use to be this thing called an analog tape recorder:) Also another device called a record player:) The over 30 crowd can laugh but recently at a MSU freshmen welcome event they failed to know who George Lucas was. DOH! Back to our story…So in elementary school (Northwestern) into middle school (Otto Middle) my friends and I would make these story tapes much like the old radio dramas. Okay use Google if you don’t know what a radio drama is. It is like a book on tape. You don’t know what a…forget it:) Anyway, when the home camcorders came out early in high school (Sexton Big Reds) my friends and I started doing these “MTV” style and “Saturday Night Live” type shows for family and friends. These were done one take, shot in order with the music on set coming from a boom box. (Look up Boom Box:) This led us to being allowed to do videos versus book reports or final exams. Skits of “War of the Worlds,” “The Hunt for Bigfoot,” “The Revolting Vomits” and they even allowed us to view at lunch hours in the library. We had great FUN making these videos and suddenly we had FANS.
I spent many hours of my high school days writing scripts, planning shoot dates and gathering help. So I graduated from Sexton High School in Lansing a C+/B- student. The plan was to follow in my father’s footsteps and go to Michigan State University. My grades put my on a waiting list at MSU and my only interest seemed to be soccer and fooling with the video camera. Now I had played soccer overseas on a traveling team and had I been able to continue onto MSU’s soccer team maybe my career path would have been different. I was lucky in that we had one of if not the best community colleges right here in Lansing.
I enrolled and started talking basic classes at LLC. Beyond the required I took a soccer class (We won our end of the class tournament) and some film classes with Bill Blanchard. It was a blessing to have some classes that actually interested me. I do recall enjoying some English classes that helped nurture my writing which does turn me the occasional script writing fee. More than that LCC offered me the next steps to explore something that I was sincerely passionate about. LCC gave me the 1st basic tools I could use to turn my passion into a career. I am business/artist and I think that Business of Art is a class that should be taught. You can find art classes but why not require classes in how to build a career. I think this is a time in history where people should seek employment in their passions. If you cannot find that employment you must CREATE IT. Small business can be a haven for the artists. I know various artists who’ve started their own recording careers and record labels. They’ve created haunted house attractions and magic shows. They stage western gunfights at State Fairs across the country. Just like a college education – it may take you longer on a passion path – but working towards something you love feeds you with a feeling of satisfaction. It will seem less like work and more like a calling if you love what you do. You don’t want to end up in 10 years making decent money but watching a clock like you’re in detention every day.
What is your favorite part about being involved in the film industry?
Easy answer – the artists I get to work with. Movies are created by a small army of artists. They all love their craft and when they are brought together in this controlled chaos a film is born. I love that I’ve traveled and worked with film groups in the Mountains of India (Karma: Crime, Passion, Reincarnation), a mango estate outside Manila, Philippines, (Darkest Night) racetracks in Cornwall, Canada (Off Track), beaches in Costa Rica (Supermodel Showdown Costa Rica) and resort town Rosarita, Mexico (Tangy Guacamole). If the audiences takes to a film or not doesn’t change the good feelings of united hard work these artists took to bring a film into being. As you do more projects it gets to be like a reunion with old friends. I also love getting to work with people that I’ve watched and admired since childhood. Every Friday night was “The Life & Times of Grizzly Adams” and everyday after school was “Kung Fu”. Having worked and gotten to know people like Dan Haggerty and David Carradine are priceless experiences. More recently, I’m a fan of the new “Battlestar Galatica” TV series and so drinking and hanging with Col. Tigh (Michael Hogan) was a very cool experience. The people I get to work with and the places I’ve been are my favorite parts of the film industry.
Could you tell me about the process of putting Darkest Night together?
I read an interesting breakdown on www.mandy.com (Actors pay attention) of a horror film shooting overseas. They were looking for an American leading man. I contacted them and the main writer/producer Russ Williams was a fan of my work on a gruesome horror film I starred in called “The 8th Plague”. (I recommend the Special Edition:) From there it just all came together. My company CDI came in to help with the domestic distribution and we’re now actually committed to a slate of three films together. Production with Gothic Pictures International has expanded the scope of our work as we build an East/West bridge for film release. I leave Nov. 1st back to Manila, Philippines for a news conference and press junket. It seems that I was the 1st American to shoot on a Philippine film production. I’m not sure if I actually am but their National media says I am so we’ll roll with that. We’re doing the premiere and promotions around the Cinemanila Film Festival before it releases to the SM Theater’s across the country. Check out www.darkestnightmovie.com for more on this groundbreaking project.
When will Darkest Night be in American theaters?
Next year 2012 is when the film will head to the United States for release. I’ve had some limited theatricals here in the US and I’m working hard to finalize what will be my first wide theatrical US films. Overseas I co-starred in the dark thriller “Karma, Crime, Passion, Reincarnation” that played across India in 2009. It played festivals around the world but distribution talks here fell apart three different times over money. I was sad that the film didn’t come to the USA save the MIAAC Film Festival in New York City. I’m 100% certain that “Darkest Night” will find its way here. I think it will likely go to CHILLER TV where a couple of my horror films (GPS & SAVAGE) have gone. Home video and foreign sales are certain as we’ve got great contacts here in the US and we actually just signed a worldwide rights deal on a co-production we did in Yuma, AZ called “Renovation” (www.renovationthemovie.com). Theatrical release can be costly so we’ll have to see what domestic distributors here think but I can say the film is truly frightening. It is about an American brought to his soon-to-be- wife’s home at Christmas to meet her traditional family. You want to talk about a real Nightmare before Christmas. This is a groundbreaking mix of East meets West filmmaking and I think audiences will dig it.
Nathan I want to thank you so much for this opportunity to share a few stories. I’ve been a key note speaker at several creative arts forums and was convinced a few years back to start a blog for the struggling artist. It is called “Clawing My Way To The Middle” www.djperryblog.comand just addresses the highs and lows of being an artist businessman. Luckily and fortunately it has been more up’s than down’s but that is due to hard work, sacrifice and having a wonderful institution like Lansing Community College to give a somewhat lost artist a sense of direction. Thank you LCC!
ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Our documentary film “Outside the Wire: The Forgotten Children of Afghanistan” will screen in the Local Filmmakers Showcase program at the 14th annual East Lansing Film Festival on Sat., Nov. 12, at 1 p.m. at Wells Hall’s Hitchcock Theatre on Red Cedar Road, near Spartan Stadium on campus. LLC teacher Dennis Therrian and director Anthony Hornus will attend!Web links
Passion – Not a Word But A Well
What a week! It is Sat. afternoon and with a slight chill in the air the rain has gone and the Fall is back in full effect. I awoke a little stuffed up but told myself to enjoy this experience of transition that comes once a year. In a little over a week I’ll be back into the tropics where I’m usually too hot. I’m a Celtic dude whose ancestors stomped around in the Highlands of Scotland. I do better with cool BUT it will be a nice change. With the ways of Michigan I’ll probably come home to snow. Let’s see on the personal level this week we racked the green tomato wine to the secondary and I will say the sample tasting was surprising. It taste nothing like tomato at all. It was dry with complex spicy taste that likely stems from the clove and ginger root that is in the mix. The peach wine seems like it will also be kicking. I had to deal with my car just getting it ready for winter. NOTE to artists out there and maybe the sharper tools in the shed already know this BUT if you go to work on a film set you can downgrade your car insurance to STORAGE until you return. With all my trips over the years away from my car I shudder to think of how much money I could have saved with a phone call.
Luggage is another artist/actor thing I have to prep for – the last two international trips killed my luggage. India and the Philippines sent me back bags that look like elephants walked on them. Luckily I packed well and all was good. I’m waiting on the premiere date which will be released on Nov. 3rd at the press conference. They are putting media kits together and it will be a nice experience. As the films are getting larger I’m needing to do more and more media events. It is all a good thing.
I’m happy to say that the deal on RENOVATION is done! It is a worldwide rights that includes a small limited theatrical. We did a home town premiere and small theater run in the Yuma area but I really want another premiere in a major city. I’m waiting to get the 1st press release okayed that outlines the deal. I can say that while the film is being prepped now for international sales the theatrical run, home video and TV/VOD will all be in early 2012. There will be many more releases to come. Find and join the RENOVATION Facebook pages as they will be posting updates and watch http://www.renovationthemovie.com that will also be updating often. Congrats to all the hard-working cast and crew of the film!
Also working to pull in the other offers on OUTSIDE THE WIRE and Tony is working on new showings in Texas. The film locally will be playing at the East Lansing Film Festival in a showcase on Sat. November 12th, at 1:00 in Wells Hall (Hitchcock Theater) so check it out and educate yourself.
Development talks abound this week with “Wild Michigan,” “Holly, Jingles and Clyde,” “Secondary Heroes,” “Pandemonium,” “Face the Thunder,” and I could go on and on. I really follow the flow of the river. Opportunities, talks and discussions open up over a project and you flow with it. Networks, studios, executives it is all a different game from the pirate filmmaking of the past. It moves slow but with larger budgets comes more artists. Many of the budgets are being asked to be trimmed. In some of these cases it may come down to the artists working less expensive or no film. Usually there are artists ready to work but producing in this economy is hard OR I don’t know all the right people…yet.
I read a few scripts/acting offers this week and always nice to get lost in a world. I truly love writing and I will have finishing a few new scripts in 2012 on my goal sheet. Goal sheet you say? Yes. I think it is a good thing to establish goals for the year. It has been fun to look back at past years and see what came to pass and what did not. Data of DJ:) So try it. It makes you take a true TIME OUT from everything else and crystallize on you and your career path. Try it. You owe yourself that solid 15-30 minutes.
“Benjamin” PR is about to go full-blown here. Their media kit was sent around. “7 Stones” finished their last pick up shots and is racing through post. “Darkest Night” is in final FX and trimming for runtime. I’m told that after the mainstream release there might be an extended version. I’m excited to see any version! “Locked in a Room” is as secret as the title suggests. Very little is being released but I can promise you a very interesting film. I’m sure more info will become available soon.
I think that is going to wrap up the reports for the week. I want to once again thank everyone for following CLAWING MY WAY TO THE MIDDLE. I’m truly doing just that and I’m here to say that dreams can be achieved but the determination, persistence and focus needed in immense. But if passion is not just a word to you but a well from which you draw your strength – you too can find your place.
Have a wonderful weekend and go MSU! Go Lions!
DJ
Congrats to the New Tribal Folk at CDI!
The first sips of coffee in the morning taste so wonderful and again I ponder the need to find a good coffee endorsement. I had a busy week but I’m still managing to really enjoy the season. MSU had a great football win over UofM and I was happy to see that! Now if the Lions do there thing today it will be even better. Yesterday was a full day starting early and so I didn’t get to my blog. Today I also have a family brunch so I’m trying to fit this in now. If I’m still sleepy as I type please forgive me.
I’ve got my travel plans arranged for the “Darkest Night” premiere and promotions in the Philippines. It seems the “7 Stones” premiere is gonna be closer to Xmas due to FX work and sound design. Still no word on “Benjamin” and “Locked in a Room” premiere dates yet. I will say that with “Renovation” – the deal is about complete and we are clarifying our final three points before we roll out with that. I’m also working with GPI on setting a deal to release “Renovation” in the Philippines theatrically in addition to the limited release here in the US. Check out the film site http://www.renovationthemovie.com if you have not.
I had communications yesterday with the “In Our Time” folks and I need to get up with them on scheduling. The word is that on their slate our film has been moved up to #1. This project has a lot of interest worldwide. There is a lot of great info I have concerning this project but can only wait until production releases certain updates.
It is not to early to be planning 2012 – that should be a fun-filled year with projects. Many films are in the running for production in 2012. A film will launch when it is truly ready. There are so many elements that need to line up to make some of the larger projects go forward. I continue my weekly development talks and I will say we have some great films in the hopper.
I want to give a big congrats to the CDI sales team on their 1st sponsorship sales of the 1st Lansing showing of “Outside the Wire”. So congrats to Mr. John Demarco and Mr. Jeff Watson. Also a nod to our in-house legal Mr. Eric Nelson who has been untangling some of our past business dealings that went astray. I want to recognize these folks for their hard work and happy they are part of the COLLECTIVE DEVELOPMENT tribe!
Have a wonderful Sunday!
DJ
Two Keys to Success Plus Film Updates
So we went from chilly chill to summer-like all in a week. That is the way of things here in the Michigan. It was a busy week on all fronts. This weekend brought me some good fall domestic fun. The green tomato wine and pickled dill green tomato’s are brewing and canned. I got a load of firewood brought in and stacked it. Just cleaning up the yard and my car getting them ready for winter when it comes. It has been fun watching new dog addition Luke go about his daily activities. I love Fall and what it represents – the harvest, the dark taking light and the coming holidays.
On the film front I have distribution packages going out, development pitches going out, post work being done and premieres and promotion at hand. Most exciting development is the booking of my return trip to the Philippines. A National press conference is set for the GPI/CDI project entitled “Darkest Night” on Nov. 3rd. We are waiting to announce the exact premiere date that will follow the conference. The theatrical run is being set up and I’m excited to see all my old friends and see the film release. Again http://www.darkestnightmovie.com
Once I return I will have a short time to recover before the premiere of “7 Stones” in Grand Rapids. Those who are fans of my action/dramatic work like “Wicked Spring” and “An Ordinary Killer” will really enjoy it. It is actually a run up to a feature I’ve been working on developing with director Tom Norton for several years. I’m excited about the 1st feedback coming from the film cuts.
I’m still expecting more premiere info on “Benjamin” and “Locked in a Room” which may also happen between now and the end of the year.
I’ve been working with my CA attorney Marty Barab in assigning some rights on some of our films. Mainly foreign rights and a reset on “Wicked Spring” the Civil War film who’s rights are returned this Dec. Fellow producer Curtis Hall is working with production legal to clean that up while I work to set the Special Edition release. I want to see it come out on Blue Ray and will likely include the Making of, soundtrack and a few other surprises. Lionheart/Kevin Hershberger no longer has any ownership in the film due to a trade off for company stock. I still think that the film is a wonderful collaboration and director Kevin Hershberger’s passion for the subject matter can truly be seen. Add in some great battle scenes by some dedicated living historians and a handful of talented actors and we have a film that has stood the test of time. Stay tuned!
I hope some of you have checked SAVAGE and GPS playing on CHILLER TV. I watched the old original Frankenstein the other night. What a cool story.
I hope to have pre-order sites for our NEW VIDEO titles so we can allow folks to order for Xmas. Yes. My mind has started to think about that season already. I’m waiting on more info about the “Supermodel Showdown Costa Rica” show coming out on Telemundo and much more.
I’ll address a couple little keys to success in my blog here.
First – POSITIVE ATTITUDE
If you are not happy with where your career is especially in the arts you need to look first at yourself. So many people desperately need to blame someone, anyone for their shortcomings. I know a handful of people that operate completely from a place of negativity. The glass is always half full and always because someone ELSE drank it. It’s like I say when producing – DON’T just be critical of an action or situation. First you want to positively present and highlight the problem before offering a possible solution. Even if that suggestion is not the final solution taken it will cast light upon an issue that needs fixing and stir other possible solutions. I believe that people should hold their tongues until they have a better course of action to suggest. When producing people are paid for solutions NOT complaints. Don’t be one of those needy for attention people who throw out a comment just to shock people and set yourself aside. There is always some insecurity deep at the heart of it.
I guess part of this stimulated conversation comes from someone I’ve known for years. They are not in my immediate circle but I’ve ran into several people who’ve had past issues with this person. Without even knowing every corner of this individual I can tell you his actions suggest that he has many of these issues that I speak of. Funny how those quick to cast a stone are usually living in a house built of the most fragile glass. They are often the intellectual that lacks the wisdom to guide their actions. The person who feels worthless and entitled all in the same breath. People self bathing in these actions must ponder in their quiet moments why they feel like a failure. Why they don’t seem to have the same personal connections with people as others seem to have. I’m here to tell you that negativity is like dirty bath water. Some people that you’ll have a conversation with leaves you walking away feeling dirty. They wonder why they don’t get that invite to the party or they don’t get cast in a film despite being a fine actor.
Why? Acting is 90% wait and 10% action and who wants to sit in dirty bath water while you wait. I don’t know everyone who reads my blog but if you happen to be one of these folks bathing in dirty bath water – CORRECT THYSELF!
It is truly that easy. Like Scrooge, you can wake up one morning and be different. You can talk positive and see the difference in how the world treats you. Be positive and see change. You reap what you sow.
Another key –
Loyalty – This is a word that means many things to many people. We will address this only in the context of art/business. It starts as I’ve mentioned before – with how you view yourself. Again you’re not in true competition with anyone else but yourself. You’re trying to connect artist with best medium to invoke feeling upon an audience. How many people have had an open audition contact but did not tell certain people because they feared the competition? Have you used phrases such as “This is just between us” or “To be honest” or any number of slips in language that cue in people of our insecurities.
Those that know me (not of me) but know me will attest to my loyalty factor. When I started Collective Development Inc. with Jeff Kennedy in 1996 it was because I believed in a community of artists. I wanted to create a safe haven for artists away from such petty issues that often break apart creative individuals/groups. It happen to me early in my career where I found the 1st stings of what I took as jealously. In so many ways I appreciate those actions because they moved me to where I’m at now.
I’ve found many people who appreciate the loyalty that I give. I’m here to state that if I did not value this trait I would be several steps ahead in my career. That said, at what cost? Friendship? Personal integrity? Willpower? I always return to the journey vs the destination illustration. It states that how you get somewhere is so much more important than just getting there. And if you have any other questions about where I’m coming from please do read the Tao of DJ at the top of this blog. Maybe you should all write your own journey statement even if only for yourself. If you join a creative group be that CDI or any another fine circle of artists – be LOYAL. Speak well of one another as we are all flawed. Let your lives not be ruled by your flaws but let wisdom and understanding rise you above them. After all, CDI has never been DJ Perry Productions. It is COLLECTIVE DEVELOPMENT! The name could never be more clear. If you break it down project-wise you will discover that few of the projects came from my planting of seeds. I’m a person who can truly get behind a group and help them fulfill their goals. I’ve been doing some planting of my own seeds as of late and all of the existing projects do bear my contributions either as writer, actor and often if not always as producer.
Why do I feel like a good producer?
It is because I’m not selfish. I feel I’ve risen above much of that. I can look at a group of projects and a set of opportunities and try to match them up without agenda. This can be hard when you so badly want something to launch. That said, if the ignition is round and the key you’re forcing is square – it isn’t going to start up.
Give into the Collective Spirit!
Be positive! Be loyal! – Be an example!
Have a great Sunday and week ahead!
DJ
Chilly Chill After a VERY Busy Week!
The chill is on in the Michigan! Today is another fall festival day with family over for food and watching the MSU game before a fire outside. Yesterday we harvested the huge amount of green tomatoes from the garden. We’re going to follow our peach wine with green tomato wine. Yes. You heard that right. I also plan to explore the various dishes one can make with them. Our little puppy Luke is gaining in size and is now more or less potty trained with him now able to climb down steps. Yesterday for the 1st time he took himself outside with neither of our other two dogs with him. He is well-adjusted to the home and is also the color of my hazelnut coffee with cream:)
Okay onto the film updates. I was a little bummed at first that I might have to be in flight to the Philippines on Halloween. I love the fall and such but realized it’s time to get back to film work. The work on this mission is seeing old friends, networking and doing PR news conferences/press leading up to our Asian premiere of “Darkest Night”. I spoke to the film editor yesterday via IM and he was saying how spooky the film plays. I’ve got no doubts that the film will bring a little fun/terror into the lives of audiences.
On the downside it looks as if I will miss the 1st festival showing of “7 Stones” at the Michigan Film Festival also in November. I’m not sure when “Benjamin” and “Locked in a Room” will show but I hope to be able to attend the premieres of these two fine films. The cast and crew of “Locked in a Room” are having a Halloween party but I will be unable to attend again due to my return trip to Manila.
New “Outside the Wire” screenings are being set up and we’re collecting interest from distributors. On this same topic we’ve just about got all the fine tuning of the “Renovation” deal done. I was swamped this week and so it took me a day or two longer to get my notes over. (Sorry Charles) Also another large deal might be looming for Collective Development Inc. in regards to distribution of existing product and launching new product. I’ve been working with my LA attorney to put this in order so I hope it comes to pass.
This week we announced that horror icon Tom Savini, has given his interest in the film “Secondary Heroes”. This is a horror/comedy that CDI is producing with director Stuart MacDonald at the helm. Several projects are in development talks and we’re looking for those final pieces of the financial puzzle. (Aren’t we all) I think this end of the year will really help move many things forward. I’m also clearing many projects off my plate of post prod and into distribution so that will free up some time.
I need to take a meeting next week with B4Tyme over the “Jesus” project “IN OUR TIME”. This will follow another film of theirs in the Spring centered on the historic figure of Madam CJ Walker. Ray N. and I who produced “Book of Ruth” have a pair of new biblical dramas that are slowly coming together with interest from the distributors. I’m also in negotiation talks as the lead in a sleek, trippy ROCK N ROLL script that shoots in the Spring. I just had an LA buddy send me another script to read for acting that also shoots in the Spring. Add the Philippine follow-up “Shadow of Death” as a Spring/Early Summer shoot and all in all – it will be a busy 2012 ahead!
I’m just blessed that the work keeps coming and I can make a living doing what I love. It was VERY hard in the beginning but believe in yourself and work honestly and diligently.
Have a wonderful weekend!
DJ
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