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Corey Forrester (00:00)
What’s up gang? It is time for a rant. So today I woke up with the wrong brain. ⁓ And ⁓ I feel that most days, frankly, because my brain is ⁓ I would say my brain is incorrect in the sense that it is mostly given me grief. ⁓ It has fortunately also given me a career, thankfully. You know, I gotta give my brain props for that. ⁓ It works in ways that are
Corey Forrester (00:30)
⁓ detrimental to my health ⁓ in many ways. It has ⁓ it has caused me to make the wrong decision ⁓ in terms of you know things I’ve put in my body over the years, whether that be drugs ⁓ or cheeseburgers ⁓ or ⁓ genitals. ⁓ Okay, Jesus Christ. ⁓ That’s a little bit much. ⁓ but, you know, y’all all know that I’ve had
Corey Forrester (01:01)
struggles with my brain. I have ⁓ you know, clinical depression and anxiety and all that. But my brain is also a neat little thing that’s creative and I love that about it. That’s my favorite part of my brain. ⁓ matter of fact, yesterday I was thinking about it. ⁓ We were driving home from ⁓ Branson, Missouri. Most of you know if you if you actually follow my Substack closely and you’re in the chat.
Corey Forrester (01:28)
Which by the way, if you’re not in the chat, I suggest you do. We have fun in there. ⁓ it’s sort of like I would say the chat is sort of like ⁓ how most people treat Instagram or something like that. You know, like my wife ⁓ and like my family, like my sister and stuff, ⁓ they’re like a lot more personal on Instagram. My Instagram, because I’m a show person. I’m a
Corey Forrester (01:51)
I’m a I’m a I’m a I’m in show business. My my s my Instagram is more for entertainment per purposes. ⁓ I put up funny things and and clips and promotional stuff. That you know, most normal people are just like, hey, here’s ⁓ us at the beach and the lake. I I’d save that for the chat. You know what I mean? ⁓ not that anybody really gives a s**t about my personal life, but I guess some people do. And I save that for the chat because I kinda think that’s more private stuff. ⁓ And ⁓
Corey Forrester (02:21)
I’m only really willing to show that side of me to people who are ⁓ who I consider actual fans, not just ⁓ lurkers ⁓ on Instagram who I don’t think have my best interests at heart. I feel like ⁓ a lot of people on Instagram who follow me are are just, you know, the a a lot of them follow me just to hate me. I don’t feel like there’s anybody on Substack that’s like that.
Corey Forrester (02:50)
Especially anybody that’s like, you know, active in the chat. Y’all are y’all are all my people. ⁓ you know, but if if you if you are active in the chat and you follow me on Substack, then you I’ve been on vacation in Branson, Missouri this week, and it was a fun time. We had a blast. It’s the one of the most fun vacations I’ve had in a long time. And I do I definitely think I’m gonna get in the weeds here, but I’ll I’ll I’ll eventually get to a point. Y’all know how these talks go. I definitely think that a huge
Corey Forrester (03:19)
Portion of the reason that it was one of the best vacations of my life is that not only did I not drink a drop of alcohol, but my wife didn’t drink a drop of alcohol either. So there was just like ⁓ zero stress ⁓ at all in terms of like ⁓ nobody was ever hung over. So, like, because we were dealing with like 11 kids. Obviously, only one of them is ours, but you know, it we’re all family, so
Corey Forrester (03:46)
We’re gonna tend to everybody and we care about everybody. And when there’s 11 kids running around and they’re related to you, well, I mean, you know, not by f*****g blood, at least for me, but like you have a vested interest in keeping them safe, so you’re gonna be stressed. And it is ⁓ very much easier to do so when you’re not hung over. It makes everything a lot less stressful and it makes your anxiety.
Corey Forrester (04:11)
A lot better. And I’ve been trying to tell my wife that for years. Cause my wife, it took me a long time to convince her that she has anxiety. And which was very frustrating. ⁓ And sorry to put her on front street here, but like ⁓ it was very frustrating because like I I was trying to explain to her. I was like, I’m not talking s**t to you. I’m not saying this that you have anxiety as a pejorative. I’m not like I’m not using it as an insult. I’m trying to help you here.
Corey Forrester (04:40)
I’m telling you because I know, because I have it, you know, and I’ve told people this before. It’s the wildest thing ever. When you go to therapy and you ⁓ figure out all your s**t, it is like, it’s either like getting glasses for the first time and you can finally see, ⁓ or ⁓ maybe more so, it’s like having ⁓ a filter ⁓ removed.
Corey Forrester (05:10)
off of you and now you can actually see the world for what it is. And you can like I can diagnose people on the spot. Like obviously I’m not a professional. I can’t like get into the minutia it. But like you can just start spotting, ⁓ my God, this person needs therapy. Like you can just start spotting ⁓ issues and and you realize quickly like how much the world could benefit from
Corey Forrester (05:35)
therapy or in a lot of extreme cases medication, like you just you just start noticing it. You know what I mean? Like you just really start noticing it because you’ve been through it. And I would explain to my wife like all the tendencies now that I’ve been through the other side that I can just pick up on. And I want and I point them out to her because ⁓ I want her to ⁓ feel better because I feel better. And like obviously I still have
Corey Forrester (06:02)
My moments, but they’re so much fewer and and far between. So I tried for years to tell her and she would basically give me the like, what the f**k would you know about it? Which that always pissed me off because I’m like, listen, you can say a lot about me and like there’s plenty that I don’t know. But like, God damn it, when it comes to brains being fucked up, I’m a f*****g, you know, I’ve done four tours of duty, goddammit. I’m well versed in it. ⁓ And ⁓
Corey Forrester (06:33)
She finally believed me, you know, and got her some medication. And then, but the last thing, and I’ve been my my current ⁓ sober stint is like I think six weeks or something like that. And I and I’ve been trying to tell her, I was like, baby, listen, I and I’m telling you this, the next thing you gotta do to level up is you gotta quit boozing so much. I was like, all the anti
Corey Forrester (07:01)
anxiety medication in the world and all the breathing exercises in the world and all the little tips and tricks in the world. I was like, they’re great and they do help. But I was like, they can only do so much. You give up that booze, you’re leveling up, you know? And she finally listened to me ⁓ and ⁓ and we had a stress free week and it was a lot of fun. And we had a blast. ⁓ And ⁓ and but the reason I said I hate my brain
Corey Forrester (07:30)
Is because ⁓ I woke up with the wrong brain today. So I woke up with a writing brain today. ⁓ And but today is not a writing day. Today is a podcast day, unfortunately. Today is the well-read podcast day. And ⁓ so I’m not really gonna have a lot of time to write because we got to do the podcast, and then that rolls right into my wife goes to work at four.
Corey Forrester (07:59)
And I gotta pick my son up from my mom’s. ⁓ And and don’t get me wrong, I can get a little writing done while my son’s running around and playing, but not that real deep focus writing like I wanna do. I might can do some ⁓ some ⁓ light outlining work, which I don’t it’s not that I don’t like to do. It’s just that I’ve never found that it helps me that much. But the thing I’m gonna tell y’all the thing that I want to write about, and this will I will use this to to serve as sort of my outline.
Corey Forrester (08:28)
My like vomit draft because this is a thing that I saw while we were on vacation that just really stuck with me. So hopefully, ⁓ by just getting the ⁓ the inspiration and the bare bones out here, I will I will be able to then ⁓ listen back to this and put it into a story. Now, by the way, ⁓ Here We Rest part four will come first for sure. ⁓
Corey Forrester (08:58)
But as y’all know, I’m someone that I try to do a lot of things ⁓ at the same time. You know what I mean? ⁓ I like to stretch things out and I like to do what I’m currently inspired by. But here’s the thing that I saw. So we’re we were in Branson, Missouri, which you don’t you know, I ⁓ probably even and no matter where you live, if you live in the United States, you’ve probably heard of Branson, Missouri. It’s like
Corey Forrester (09:28)
you know, the Gatlinburg of the Midwest, I guess. It’s a it’s a a lake town, and that lake is Table Rock Lake. ⁓ And as far as lakes go, it is a phu hooking banger. I mean it is unbelievable, dude. ⁓ this week in particular, I guess they’d gotten a s**t ton of rain. The lake was super clear. It was awesome. It was so beautiful. ⁓ little choppy.
Corey Forrester (09:57)
But that made it super fun. ⁓ Amber’s grandma’s got a place there. She got in like 94 for probably not that much money, you know. And ⁓ now it’s probably worth so much. There’s no telling. ⁓ but we’ve obviously got carte blanche there. I’m a very insanely lucky man. Let’s just put it that way. I’m an insanely lucky man. We’ve just got a place that we can go to on Table Rock Lake anytime we want. ⁓ I’m blessed. ⁓ so
Corey Forrester (10:27)
We were there ⁓ and ⁓ our place is right near this place called Gobbler Mountain, right? And so we’ve been on the lake all day f*****g around ⁓ and ⁓ Bane, who my lord y’all just I mean, I knew he loved the pool. ⁓ He can’t get enough of the pool this summer and he loves the bathtub too. Like he just loves water.
Corey Forrester (10:51)
But the lake is like a whole nother level. He would he just wouldn’t stay out of it. He was just I’ve got some videos that that maybe I’ll hopefully I’ll remember to post with this post ⁓ of just we had that damn ⁓ boat door open and he was jumping ⁓ off the boat, right? And like in mid-air, turning so that he would already be in the direction to hit the water and swim.
Corey Forrester (11:20)
to the ladder so that he could get back on the boat ⁓ and jump his ass off again. It was hilarious. Like literally jumping and like wily coyote, turning midair, f*****g jumping back on the boat, just having the time of his life. So he was starting to get the nods on the way back. And I’m thinking like, okay, he’s gonna take a nap. Now ⁓ I on vacation am the designated if it’s time for Maine to take a nap, ⁓ I’m the one
Corey Forrester (11:50)
that ⁓ makes the sacrifice of leaving the party ⁓ and taking him to take a nap so Amber can keep hanging out and usually drinking with the family or whatever. Now again, she didn’t drink this week, but that’s still my role. And by the way, ⁓ I say sacrifice. That’s tongue in cheek. It’s not a sacrifice. I love it. ⁓ I always ⁓ like I’m always down to leave the group and go back up to whether it be ⁓ the ⁓
Corey Forrester (12:20)
Beach condo that we’ve rented or the lake house ⁓ and ⁓ lay the baby down, or in this case the toddler down, so that I can be the f**k out of the sun. Cause I hate being in, I mean, I love nature, don’t get me wrong, but after too long in the sun, ⁓ I’m ready to be inside. And I’m also ready to be by myself. That’s the most important part. My social battery gets drained pretty quick. ⁓ And frankly,
Corey Forrester (12:48)
I’d rather be alone by myself ⁓ watching The Terminator or The Prestige ⁓ or f*****g, you know, The Matrix or Lord of the Rings. And by the way, I’m mentioning things I’ve seen a million times for a reason. It’s because I also would like to halfway participate in a nap, ⁓ you know. ⁓ So I can’t put on something I haven’t seen. I can’t put on something I have to pay attention to because
Corey Forrester (13:17)
I want the option to fall asleep, but also there’s no guarantee that the the baby is going to immediately fall asleep. And I may have to sit there ⁓ and hear some unintelligible conversation first. You understand what I’m saying? You gotta have movies lined up for when you’re watching them with kids ⁓ that ⁓ can just play in the background that entertain you, ⁓ but you know the plot.
Corey Forrester (13:47)
So you don’t miss anything, right? And I’m always f*****g down for that. So I take Bane up ⁓ and he’s sort of dozing. We’re on the we’re on this vehicle that I have affectionately ⁓ referred to as the scooter pooter. It’s this little like ⁓ it’s not a gol you see it, your instinct would be to call it a golf cart because it’s about the same size. ⁓ and it’s got about the same horsepower, but like
Corey Forrester (14:17)
There’s no place for ⁓ golf bags or anything. It’s just ⁓ I call it I I’ve been calling it the scooter poder. It’s a scooter poder and it’s it’s clearly from the 80s, ⁓ and it’s just a little vehicle that serves the same purpose as people use golf carts for in neighborhoods. It’s just a thing that’s not a car, but you can get around in it. You know what I mean? It’s a little vehicle for little neighborhoods, little lake towns.
Corey Forrester (14:46)
to where you can just put a cooler in it and get around, right? So we’ve driven that up. Bane still, he’s still, he’s still kind of not having it. ⁓ And ⁓ we he loves riding on that little thing. And he’s he’s sort of he’s sort of nodding off. And then we get in the we get in the ⁓ the house. He’s still not having it. I’m like, God damn it, man, I really want him to go to bed. And he kind of starts crying. And ⁓ my father in law Danny, who Bane affectionately refers to as granddanny
Corey Forrester (15:15)
comes in the house. Now for background on Danny, Danny, my father-in-law, was also my shop teacher in high school. He was one of my football coaches and he was my track coach. ⁓ I loved him then. I love him now. He is f*****g awesome. He is also one of those dudes who is only happy when he’s working. And like ⁓ not in a like
Corey Forrester (15:43)
I mean, it’s wild because like he’s he’s certainly like, you know, a c a capitalist in the sense of like, you know, we gotta work for if we want things we gotta work for him. But he’s not a like ⁓ I don’t think he thinks you’re he don’t think you are useless if you don’t spend eighteen hours of the day working. He genuinely just likes it. Like he he’s just kind of I think he would tell you he’s lucky that like his hobby is fixing s**t. He likes building stuff, like he’s a carpenter, he’s a
Corey Forrester (16:12)
contractor. That stuff makes him happy. And it also just happens to make him money. Like he feels truly lucky because he loves fixing s**t. He would be d I when I say he would be doing it for free, he does. Cause when we’re at the lake, he be fixing people in the area’s stuff and he don’t charge them just because that’s what he likes to do. Like everybody knows when Danny’s in town, like they’ll wait. Like if if something in their air conditioner fucked up, they’ll just be like, Danny’ll be in town next week. They’ll say, hell, we’ll f*****g
Corey Forrester (16:41)
Wait till he gets here and he’ll fix it for him for free. He likes it. He enjoys it. He stays busy. You know what I mean? He’s that dude. He’s a man’s man. Drinks bush beer. F*****g likes Iowa football and Iowa basketball. That’s where they’re all from. Iowa, you know. And so he’s just a he’s just a real man. And he’s f*****g awesome. And I love him. I don’t know why he loves me, but he does. ⁓ And ⁓ what’s cool about Danny too is whenever we’re in Branson.
Corey Forrester (17:09)
Because like again, he’s from Iowa, but his family’s had some land in Branson for a while. So he knows the Branson history. ⁓ And he’s hunted up there and s**t. And so he knows some stuff about it. And he sees that Bane’s crying. And he knows that Bane does really well ⁓ on car rides and stuff. And he knows that sometimes Bane loves car rides. ⁓ And he knows that Bane sometimes falls asleep on car rides. So he’s like, hey, you want me to take y’all ⁓ on a ride?
Corey Forrester (17:38)
Up Gobbler’s Mountain. I bet Bane would like that. And I got something something I want to show you. Because another cool thing about Danny is, I mean, me and him could not be more different. You know, we could not be more different. ⁓ And I used to have a lot of like ⁓ anxiety about, you know, I’m marrying his daughter and he’s this man who like he can fix all this s**t. ⁓ And he’s he’s like, he’s a good woodworker and like.
Corey Forrester (18:05)
Like anytime something at my house needs fixing, he comes over and does it, you know? And I always feel like, God damn it, like that’s a man. And I bet he doesn’t think I’m a man, you know, and that that like embarrasses me or whatever. And it’s somehow low key got brought up one night, and he was basically his answer was he goes, Well, I mean, brother, I can’t write a f*****g book, and you can. Don’t you think it takes all kinds? And I was like, God damn, that’s such an awesome answer. You know what I mean? And he meant that s**t.
Corey Forrester (18:35)
You know what I mean? Like he truly he truly meant that s**t. And like, hell, I provide for his daughter. He don’t give a f**k how I do it. You know what I mean? And also I think it hits for him that I can’t do any of that stuff because he still feels ⁓ valued. Like he he likes it that he’s still the guy that that that comes and fixes stuff for his daughter and not me. ⁓ You know what I mean? But we get along really good. And another thing he really likes doing is like whenever he whenever he remembers something.
Corey Forrester (19:03)
From the past, or something cool comes up, he’s ⁓ man, this might make a good story for you. ⁓ And what’s funny is whenever someone says, like, this will make a good joke, I’m usually like, ⁓ God. But whenever someone says, I bet this will make a good story, I actually get really excited. It’s like kind of the opposite. And especially with Danny, he’s usually right because he knows that I am like really into old s**t and period pieces and stuff. And Danny
Corey Forrester (19:32)
usually shows me or tells me about some s**t that like ⁓ I did not know about or I hadn’t seen before. And so he’s like, let’s go up Gobbler’s Mountain. I gotta show you something that I bet you might want to write about. So he gets us ⁓ in the Polaris. And if you don’t know what a Polaris is, it’s like a f*****g dune buggy type situation meant to go off-roading in. Danny hunts a lot and s**t. And so it’s just this big ass
Corey Forrester (20:00)
You know, like I say, a dune buggy type thing. It’s badass as f**k. And so it’s me and him up front and we got Bane in between us and we’re going up Gobbler’s Mountain, just boogity buggity boogity and and he’s like, There’s this house up here and you gotta check it out. It’s completely falling apart. And I’m thinking to myself, Okay, hell, I’ve seen a house falling apart before, you know what I mean?
Corey Forrester (20:23)
And so we’re going and we’re driving up there and there’s a lot of pretty scenery. I mean, we got the lake over here to our right. Gob it’s we’re on Gobbler’s Mountain. We got the lake to our right. We’re going up a corkscrew and the lake’s so goddamn pretty. You can see it through the trees. And I’m just sitting there and I’m waxing poetic to Danny. I’m like, man, I was like, I was like, hey man, I was like, this ridge over here. I was like, whose property is that? He’s like, I hell, I don’t know these people. He’s like, Why? I was like, I was just thinking, I was like, maybe I was like, can I can I like
Corey Forrester (20:53)
Come and bring a chair and like sit there in the morning and write. He’s yeah, nobody up here cares. You know, he’s like, That’d be fine. Bring you some coffee up here and like pretend like I’m gonna wake my ass up in the morning after being up with f*****g 11 kids all night. And, anyways, we’re pulling up on the house, and sure as s**t, there’s this house, and just right down the middle of the house, it is completely caved in. I mean, from the road, you can just see the middle of this f*****g kitchen. You know, it’s just caved in.
Corey Forrester (21:22)
And I’m just sitting and I’m just like, God, it’s so f*****g sad, man. You know, and and what you gotta understand too is that like this property, y’all, there is no telling how much this s**t is worth. Because Table Rock Lake, this is, I mean, this, this is some sought out land. Like, I don’t know how much grandma Sandy paid for her place in 1994, but I mean, she could get
Corey Forrester (21:52)
F*****g five, six, seven times fur it now, you know. And like even this this place that’s ⁓ that’s that’s completely caved in, y you could get just for the damn land it’s sitting on, you could get something. But I’m still sitting here and I’m just like, God, how’d they let it get that way, man? And I’m like, I know everybody’s got their circumstances. And you know, far be it from me, who is like I’m not a rich man by any means.
Corey Forrester (22:22)
And frankly, I probably never will be just because well, I don’t know. Like I’m just not ⁓ I’ve got artistic drive, but I don’t whatever it whatever the thing is that that makes someone ⁓ I don’t know, the greedy is not the word, but like I I don’t know. I I I I don’t know. Like I have a lot of artistic drive, and if that artistic drive makes me rich, then I’ll be rich. But otherwise, who the f**k am I to say anything? But like
Corey Forrester (22:51)
It was just it was just bumming me out thinking about it. And I was like, God, how long that pla how long that place has just sat there abandoned in order to become that way is crazy, you know? And I’m sitting there thinking about all that. And then Danny said to me, he goes, Yeah, they just moved the guy out last month. And I was like, What? ⁓ There’s a guy that’s just
Corey Forrester (23:20)
F*****g been living in there like that for a f*****g month. Or not for a month, but up until a month ago. And I promise you, that s**t did not just happen. It did not just fall in. And I confirmed that with Danny. He’s like, no. It’s been like that for a while. Like for a while, it’s been like that. And this dude has just been living in it. And his kids have been trying to get him to move out. And he’s just and guys, I’m talking about.
Corey Forrester (23:49)
⁓ All of the elements are in. Like when it’s raining, it’s just his kitchen is just getting filled with rain. When it’s lightning and s**t, he’s just getting lightning the pond and all that s**t. And he’s just staying. And guys, I’m telling you, he’s th this is a this it we’re talking at bare minimum, probably a couple million dollar home ⁓ just because of where it’s sitting, you know?
Corey Forrester (24:20)
And I know what you’re thinking. Well, he like ⁓ i sh that might be the case, but he ain’t got the money to fix it up. ⁓ Okay. Well, I mean, can’t you take a goddamn loan out against it to fix it up? Look, I don’t f*****g know how money works. All I’m saying is that’s f*****g or again, dude, f*****g you can sell the house and then ⁓ use that money to go live somewhere else that don’t have a f*****g hole in the roof, but that’s where my wheels got going.
Corey Forrester (24:50)
on writing something ‘cause I’m thinking that’s where she used to live with him and now she’s gone and he can’t sell it even if there is a hole in it. Because the hole in that house ain’t got nothing on the hole in his heart. You know what I’m saying? ⁓ That’s the sappy version. ⁓ Or
Corey Forrester (25:20)
There’s the version. There’s the more comedic version where the house deteriorates and it splits down the middle like that. And a woman and a man continue to live in it, but they live on opposite sides of the house. And they just sit there, have dinner each night in separate rooms, and just watch the rain fall in the middle of the house.
Corey Forrester (25:49)
I can’t figure which direction I’d like to go with it, but it is interesting. But like I said, today’s not a writing day. Today’s a podcast day. And now ⁓ I have talked to y’all during the 30 minutes allotted for my exercise, which has been my walk through the park. And god damn it, it’s hot as f**k out here. I’ll tell you what, it’s so hot.
Corey Forrester (26:19)
That if my house had a hole in it and my AC wasn’t able to keep working, shoe we I’d I’d about just have to take the big sleep. I’ll tell you that much right now. Everybody, I appreciate you being here on my substack at CoreyRotesFor You.com. You have no idea how much it means to me. And it means a lot to me that over the past like week, 20 of you decided to upgrade.
Corey Forrester (26:49)
To being a paid subscriber. That means the world to me because that means that you heard my, well, it wasn’t a cry for help. I mean, hell, I’ll be fine. ⁓ but it means that you heard me say that I crunched the numbers. And if by this time next year I doubled my paid subscribers, that I could basically justify writing every day on Substack.
Corey Forrester (27:19)
as my full-time job, that and podcasting. ⁓ and the thing is, like, I I know I just said like, I can’t, today’s not a writing day, it’s a podcast day. Here’s the thing. If I du like it today could be a podcasting and a writing day if I doubled my Substack paid subscribers, because it would mean that my wife wouldn’t be picking up a shift.
Corey Forrester (27:49)
at the ⁓ meeting three and so ⁓ after I’m done podcasting I wouldn’t have to go pick up my son from my mom’s because he would just be at home with my wife and I could just go straight to writing this story. Again, I’m not entitled to that by any means, but it would be cool and you would be the beneficiary of it because I would write more. I have a ⁓
Corey Forrester (28:16)
I might share it with y’all, but no, I’m not going to just because I want y’all to be surprised by stuff. ⁓ I spent an entire day the other day in Branson finally getting I’ve had all these ideas for short stories, but they literally were just in my head. And I was like, my God, that’s the most dangerous place for them to be, because you’ll forget. I finally just got them all down on paper and I was like, all right, that’s the goal right there. Cause I keep trying to come up with new ideas. And I was like, hey, f**k that. Take all the old ideas.
Corey Forrester (28:46)
And just flesh them out. And I’ve got some really great ideas for these ⁓ short stories to complete after Here We Rest that I don’t think these will be in like parts, I think these will be like ⁓ oneers or whatever. ⁓ but I really want to do them as a book. ⁓ but obviously, since you guys are here, your reward will be seeing them first. ⁓ so thank you for.
Corey Forrester (29:13)
Upgrading to a paid subscriber, but as you know, and as I’ll say every time for you new people, ⁓ it will always be available for free. Always. If you have a problem with that, I’m sorry. ⁓ but I just think that’s the way to do it. I want everybody to be able to enjoy it. ⁓ I d look, are are are there people who could afford the five dollars?
Corey Forrester (29:41)
Who are choosing not to? Sure, I’m sure there are. ⁓ but I would rather that happen ⁓ than there be people who ⁓ genuinely deserve to be entertained but can’t afford it, ⁓ and be denied ⁓ the ability to do so. Because when I write and I put something on the page and I’m excited about it, do you know who I want to see it?
Corey Forrester (30:10)
F*****g everyone. That’s who I want to see it. Everyone. ⁓ and I just have to believe in a society that will ⁓ choose to reward that if they have the means. You know what I’m saying? So if you have the means, it is basically less than a cup of coffee a month. ⁓ and also if you ⁓ do not like recurring payments, which for the record
Corey Forrester (30:39)
I don’t either, ⁓ for the most part. But you can ⁓ also make a one time donation ⁓ PBS style to my PayPal, which is Buttercream Cory at gmail dot com, or my Venmo, which is at Buttercream Corey, literally any amount that you want. ⁓ One dollar, five dollars, ten dollars, ten thousand dollars, whatever you want, it doesn’t matter.
Corey Forrester (31:09)
Also, the QR codes for those ⁓ are below on this post and on every post that ⁓ I do. ⁓ and also if you’re going to be a paid subscriber, you’re gonna make that upgrade. You can do it ⁓ at the $5 a month. You can also do it at $50 a year, which saves you some money. ⁓ Or if you’re like, hey, I definitely have some extra coin.
Corey Forrester (31:38)
⁓ you can subscribe at the founding members level ⁓ and you’re giving more money. Again, you get the same stuff, but you’re like, hey, I’m rich, so I’m gonna subscribe as a founding member, and it’s like 250 bucks a year. So you’re spending more money, so you can look at it as I’m paying for those people who can’t afford it. ⁓ and again, only do this if my work brings value to your life and you can afford it.
Corey Forrester (32:08)
If neither of those things are true, that well, if if my work doesn’t bring value to your life, I’m s sure that you’re not listening at this point. But ⁓ if it does and you can afford it, please give me money. ⁓ If you can’t afford it, please continue listening for free. Either way, thank you for being in my life and making it what it is, because it is ⁓ genuinely, I think, the best life a man could ask for. And the only way that it could possibly get better is if this time next year.
Corey Forrester (32:38)
I have doubled or maybe even tripled my paid subscribership. ⁓ And ⁓ I wake up every day and write for Substack and do podcasts and then I go to bed and kiss my son. And then ⁓ yeah. Yeah that’s what I want my life to be. And I work hard, damn it, to achieve it. I’ve got a lot of stories to tell.
Corey Forrester (33:07)
And I don’t want to die before I get to tell all. All right. I love ya. See you later
Y’all did you know that while you can always listen /watch what I do for free, if I could double my paid subscribers by this time next year, I could justify being a stay at home dad who does nothing but writes and podcasts for you! A long time dream of mine! Help me make it come true if you have the extra coin and my work brings value to your life!
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