I wanted to contain my thoughts in something more than a random post. Thanks for reading.
http://slapstickstuff.com/Apology.htm

(Feel free to comment here although I might not respond directly. Thanks.)

Rich

You are always doing an excellent job....I love your videos and your models....

Maybe, you need to be completely forgiven and apologized...

Well... I think that you can try to convince the models you work with... and especially those particularly busty and shapely ... to show their bare breasts ... even if for a short time...as you know, they can't stay clean for too much time...the messy treatment is always ready to cover them in full!

Don't be bothered for this,Rich....and forgive my bad english!
Ed

Rich, I'd say 99% of the time I've been on here you've been nothing but funny and always producing good (often excellent!), stuff. We all have our bad days/months/years etc. I was impressed and touched by the candid nature of the apology. It's one thing to have people telling you you're being a grouch, it's another thing entirely to realize it yourself. Frankly, as a producer who is EXTREMELY small-time, I've more or less given up producing videos. One of the recent vids I shot I decided not to even release, because I didn't think it would sell. The last effort I made that's in my store I really tried to listen to the fans (no goggles, no masks, lots of fetish-y clothing, silly nature of the video, film it in HD, good lighting), and it's sold...eleven copies since I released it. That was two years ago. :-S If things are that grim for everybody, it's no surprise people are getting a little cranky.

Thanks for the explanation, and I'll add my sentiments to the rest you've received and say that I hope you won't throw in the towel!

Rich- you're not a shithead, you're the man...

Please understand one of the reasons I buy your videos is because of a lack of nudity. I know that doesn't seem to make much sense, but in my personal opinion, a hot girl with barely anything on is better than a hot girl with nothing on. It leaves an element of curiosity when they are barely wearing anything, but when they wear nothing, you don't have that. That is my opinion at least.

Keep doing what you're doing, brother!

Rich,

Thanks for the apology, but for me, not necessary. I am a very long time fan of your work, and I have over half your catalog in my collection. I don't care that your work has no nudity, because I don't buy your stuff, or anyone else's for that matter, to see the nudity. If I want to see nudity, there are plenty of other places I can go for that!!

Bottom line, I love your work, and I appreciate that you are willing to let me share some of your work by allowing me to post pics of Gifs of my favorite parts, not all producers let me do that, so I appreciate it!!

Thanks for contributing to this WAM community, because I for one really enjoy and support your contributions. BTW, did I ever mention that I WANT YOUR JOB!!! .

Keep up the great work, and I will keep my wallet open ready to scoop up another epic SlapStickStuff scene!

Thanks for the apology. I had noticed that it had seemed like you were unhappy and fed up lately, and occasionally that you resented other's successes, or consumer choices. Which was not like the usual you at all. I'm really glad you reflected and saw that, as it just felt like you weren't happy.

It takes a really big man to own that and make a public apology. However for me the main thing is I am just glad you are feeling better about things

I completely empathise with everything you say in your apology, about the frustrations of being a producer, & I can assure you I am experiencing similar emotions, only without the 11 years prior success , but like you am still addicted to writing new scenes, casting them, etc.

Anyway as a long time SS customer..glad you are feeling better and looking forward to lots more groovy SS scenes in the future

I think it's totally normal to go through phases of basically just feeling fed up trying to please everyone and feeling bitter and frustrated because no matter how hard you try, it's never enough.

Good for you for sticking to what you take pride in and what you like. There is always pressure to go to other levels but screw it, do what works for you.

You clearly work really hard and love what you do. Sales don't always reflect the effort you put in, but as long as you're proud of your achievement, you've gained something.

Jessie xx

RICH! Always a classy guy (not sarcasm). Apology not entirely necessary from my eyes, but i'm still thankful for it.

As for the 'Nuts and Bolts' part of that write up. I own about three quarters of your slime comps. I do not think you can go wrong with those and can safely say that I would buy. Anyone else agree?

- Bill

Hey Rich, thanks for the words, its good to release the frustration sometimes and I reckon you'll feel better for it. For the record I think you are one of the best producers of Wam in its short history, and totally agree with your stance over nudity - there are plenty of sites for that and much more hardcore content.

Your vids have great models, video quality, comedy, coverage and best of all is the fun the models have, you make them so at ease.

Wam is such varied fetish with so many overlapping elements that I'd imagine sales of your volumes would relate to ticking lots of boxes (or focusing down onto one or two). But perhaps it seems totally random at times, and very frustrating.

I've bought 22 of your scenes over the years, although none for over a year. So I took a look at your stores to consider why. I decided it was a combo of over familiar aspects (applies to all producers); Price; knowing a potential compilation could come; and actually not knowing about some scenes which I might go ahead and buy after this

Things you could try to vary is the location, pie types, delivery technique, camera angles, more relate-able skits (we project on to you after all), clothes. Although I think you do vary things quite a lot already.

But that's the thing, each customer is different, and taking a suggestion from one person could deny you 100 other sales, I'm sure you know this. Its why people arrange customs I guess, and you have to enjoy what you do otherwise what's the point?

Anyways keep up the good work, I'm off to your store to pick some scenes...

Apology accepted, Captain Needa.

Relating to your "Smaller file sizes" comment... I would have agreed with your prediction that larger file sizes would have become the norm. I'm not totally convinced that they won't, BUT in practice I have noticed that the vidown download stores (such as yours) have become extremely slow, to the point where I don't really order videos from there anymore, especially if I'm on the fence about it. I don't really know if they fixed this in the last few months. There's really no excuse for that in 2015. Also, personally I like to get the packages with all the camera angles, which is a slow process with a seemingly manual backend to deliver most angles.

I mention these things not to shit on that video platform but because I know for a fact that they prevented me from buying multiple of your videos when I definitely would have if I could have the videos in 15 minutes. I might be alone on this, who knows with any of this stuff.

Have you considered trying to put a few videos on the umd store, even if the price has to be bumped a bit?

Personally I think you've made a stellar contribution to the "pieing women in the face" domain. A legend in the field, in fact. I'd say you're in credit for the next several millenia to be honest.

Rich, you the man.

You are my favorite producer and I have bought lots of your scenes. There is so much more natural fun energy from your models and quality production value in terms of funny (not awkward or dumb) scripts and great lighting and sound.

Lighting/Sound: I will never understand why people would go through the time and effort to create a scene and then have cap lighting and loud humming in the background. It makes me feel like I'm watching Saw. Your scenes are so well lit that you can see the little drips of slime in hair and bits of cream and crust off of noses. Aren't videos primarily a visual medium? One of my favorite things about your stuff.

Nudity: Don't do it if you don't want to. Your vids have a certain charm that works. If nudity happens, ok whatever. Maybe it's just me but I make my buying decisions based primarily on attractiveness of model, amount of mess and quality of lighting. I've never bought a vid just cause some chicks jugs were all out.

Also as an aside, I've never seen a producer react so positively to feedback, asked for or not. The increase in hair money shots I guess you could call them, has been phenomenal and I have bought tons. If you feel so inclined, how's about take one of those pies and throw it at the back of the girls head when she's turned around? Still plenty left for the face. Maybe a smushed pie to the back of the head and smear it down the hair? A sort of reverse of the face to the top of the head. I'd love to see that. And maybe a redhead or two. Like the Wendy's girl lol. Yes yes. Get that red hair good and I'm in!

Keep doing what you do!

Mid-life crisis perhaps?

I won't lie, you had pissed me off in the past. Nothing to write home about, but still raising my fist, cursing you startrek 2 style, once or twice.

However, I have extreme respect for this self refelection. It shows real character and bravery to take responsibility for bad behavior. It shows your a man.

So I salute you for it. (No bullshit)



Love bro.

Thanks for your integrity, your honesty, and for the things you do. Keep at it, mate, because you're right more often than you're not.

I couldn't get past the first paragraph, because the part about bitterness and cynicism being something to apologize for didn't compute.

Rich,

Not sure what prompted the mea culpa, but nothing I have seen put me off from your material. I've always been a huge fan of our work, even if my slim purchases don't reflect it. You have always been a wonderful addition to this community and I've appreciated your honesty and (often deserved) bluntness.

I wish you continued success in this community and genera and hope I can get to a point of buying more of your videos.

Also, if you ever find need for a male model I'm local and work for cheep too

I agree with MessyGuy NC except for the male model part.

Well, Rich, I can assure you that I never take you seriously, or buy any of your clips.

So no apologies necessary.

Thanks to all for the kind words! It really does mean a lot... Truly. Never underestimate the power of an outward show of support for lifting one's spirit!

I've talked to a few folks via PM but beyond that... As I mentioned, I won't shake things up too much, but compilations seem to be a positive for many folks. With tons of possible avenues to pursue. I'm also gonna start a UMD download store just to see what happens... Who knows?

In a weird coincidence, I just got off a long phone call with Shelly. Her personality reminds me why I still love doing this... And hey, maybe one day I might talk her out of retirement....

Like Jessie mentioned, it's easy to get burned out if you're not careful. I know the past few months have felt like I was running just to stand still. So thanks for sticking with me through my "Bono falls off the bike" moment.
Or my "Edge falls off the stage" moment.
Or "everyone in the world wants U2 to take their free album off their phone" moment.

What I'm saying, basically, is that U2 had a pretty bad year.

I find it interesting that all this has been going on considering when I think of the "community" as it exists in my mind, you in particular seem to be one of somewhat few content creators that keeps it together, stylish, and professional. Truly a Top-Shelf Producer.

You don't give off the "Creepy" vibe so many can fall victim too, which in a business like this is easy to do, even unintentionally.

You've genuinely utilized witticism to create humorous skits instead of just slapdash excuses to "throw pies" and "dump slime".

I've always wanted to see you working with proven Wam Talents like Messygirl.com (just as an example) utilizing your technical skills and experience to elevate BOTH parties individual talents to a collective greater whole.

Maybe that's a pipe-dream, but my biggest criticisms of your work (if I have to pick something) would be not your models per se, but "some" of them trying to realize your material and bring it forth. Pretty girls are great and you can dump slime on them, but there's a certain something required to get the right "feeling" that I think you had with a model like Deana for instance. The acting is just the lines... THE REACTIONS are what sells it. (At least for me anyways)

Also, sometimes I think we're (as a community) over-complicating things that would work better if we simplified them instead.

Take for example the MessyMia (via Youtube) slime clip that recently popped up online. It's a girl sitting in a bathtub with no sets, or special outfits, a little nervously getting slimed. As clips go, that was a favorite of mine in recent memory and I said as much in the thread linked here: https://umd.net/forums/messy-mia-slimed

Anyways, All I'm really trying to say is, Don't be too hard on yourself. We're always our own worst critics. You're a BIG part of the Community and quite reputable to boot.

PS - I still think you're maybe a little crazy about the nudity thing though lol. It's not a deal breaker for me of course because I just like your style, but if the girl were so inclined, would you turn her down? Not saying it's realistic that a girl just shows up and wants to show of... well unless Ariel & Jayce are in town... Those girls are a hoot and a half.

Keep on Keeping on.

Is this the part where Rich offers us free stuff?

I like Free stuff.

So regarding nudity.... Some of it is a personal choice. Some is almost like a badge of honor or a way to stand out from the crowd. (Think Chick-Fil-A being the last franchise on Earth to stay closed on Sundays.)

But most of it is practical... The models I like to use, almost across the board, don't do nudity. I find it flattering if you think models show up at my place and within 10 minutes are going, "So should I take off all my clothes now??" But the reality is something else altogether!

Kylie is the only real exception to the rule... I like using her exhibition streak as more of a "playful tease," but I suspect she'd do full nudity. But that's it. (Angie MIGHT do topless now that we know each other well? I doubt she would have for this last shoot.) But it's not like, say, Toshia ever offered to flash a nipple. And other models (Marissa) would ask me to remove any "accidental" slips after the fact... So yeah, that's basically the ship I'm running. Sorry.

I'm not saying it's hard to find models willing to do nudity... But it's a totally different pool of applicants. And those models would almost definitely change the flavor of SS to something different. (Not better or worse, just different.) At this stage, though, I like the style I have and I'd rather not change it too much.

Also, non-nude gives you a lot more options. All models that do nudes are perfectly happy to keep their clothes ON... The reverse is rarely true.

Hobby Lobby is closed on Sundays too.

I have to say Rich: I think I've spent more money on your site than all other messy fetish sites combined and definitely the most for non-subscription based producers. I have never had a problem with you prices. If I didn't buy a video it was mostly because I felt that it wasn't right for me; not because of the price.

As far as nudity goes: I don't have a major preference though I do enjoy the tease in some of the videos and I agree that it is a way for you to stand out from the crowd.

Lastly, (I think I told you in an e-mail too,) if you get an attractive model and make a point of messing up her high-heels (even a little bit) I will buy it every single time!

Keep up the great work!

So is my favorite sub shop. Bastards.

I've tried their subs. Good stuff!

As a huge Star Wars fan, this made me laugh.

Rich, I've gotta say what others have already said: No apology necessary. I'm on these boards daily, and to be honest I haven't seen a noticeable trend toward negativity in your posts. You've always been a little snarky, but hey--It's part of your charm.

Also, as others have already said: Your material is the best in my book, and I've purchased way more of your vids than any other producer. Your models are top notch, your production is top notch. If I made more money annually, I'd own your whole library.

As far as the nudity is concerned--I actually enjoy clothed WAM way more than nude wam. Part of the fun for me is seeing the outfits messed up, and you pick some great ones. Personal Favorite: The cop outfit from Vol 18. Love that cheap faux leather material. Also the little black dress that the same model is wearing in scene 1 with those tall-ass stripper heels...Very nice.

Anyway, to wrap up--You're the man. Keep up the good work. If I ever am in the Carolina's (which is unlikely, but you never know) I'll hit you up and buy you a beer. Or 6.