In what is the very definition of achieving the 2014 American dream, a man has reached out to the internet for their support of his lofty endeavor -- making a mean batch of potato salad. And did they ever deliver.
Kickstarter has been used successfully by bands, filmmakers and other creative people as a way to fund their projects, but a Chicago man REALLY wanted a burrito, so he started a kickstarter to raise the eight bucks, and ended up getting enough pledges to buy more than one!
Inspired by the success of the recent 'Veronica Mars' movie campaign, Funny or Die has started numerous Kickstarters to bring back all your favorite old shows because "people love stuff from the '90s. The only problem is...April Fool's! It's not real.
Kickstarter is a wonderful, magical place, where you can buy "luxuriously rugged" men's underpants, or help bring chocolate-dipped, pretzel-sprinkled beer-flavored marshmallows into the world. But not all of the projects people are trying to do are so awesome...
The director of a new Jerry Garcia documentary is hoping Grateful Dead fans will help him complete the project.
Malcolm Leo, who directed the 1981 Elvis Presley documentary This Is Elvis, is basing Jerry the Movie around an extensive interview he did with the late guitarist in 1987...
Have you heard about 'Kickstarter'? I have and I think it's a GREAT thing. It's a crowd funding website for independent projects. Kickstarter has funded a diverse array of endeavors, ranging from indie films, music, stage shows and comics to journalism, video games and food-related projects...