I am going to do something for Adam and Mike (and I'd love it if you'd stand with me)

[MsPacMan]

I apologise for going on and on about PWR2MCA; I know it’s insensitive. It’s an unbearable situation and I’m desperate to do my best for all of you.

But; more than anything, I want to do something for Adam and Mike. (In a respectful way; without invading their privacy.)

If you’re not in the mood; I completely understand. It has been a profoundly moving experience to be on these boards with you all; to hear your memories of him; and to share these emotions. I will always be grateful to you all for getting me through the first 24 hours. We are grown men and women and many of us have (understandably) spent the last 24-hours moping and crying and hiding under the blankets together! It’s been surreal and incredible.

Yesterday a twelve-year-old fan emailed me and said we HAD to continue PWR2MCA for Adam and Mike. (If you don’t know what I’m talking about, go to the PWR2MCA thread.)

She said: “I just feel changed. Out of all of the things that have happened to me in my life I really feel this is a turning point. I have a new way to look at the world. I will live life the way Yauch would want me to.”

This kid is a true Yauch fan. SHE GETS IT. Everything he ever taught us? SHE SOAKED IT UP. She’s 12! She’s an example to us all!

PWR2MCA must go on. Do you think Yauch would want us to throw all that stuff in the trash?

Last night I listened to my fave Beastie song and I heard Yauch say this line:

“expanding the horizons and expanding the parameters”

It all became clear. That’s what we’ve gotta do. The man himself said so.

We’ve gotta EXPAND and EXTEND this project to include Mike and Adam.

I am asking you; good citizens of the Beastie Nation: WILL YOU DO THIS WITH ME?

If you are feeling sad or angry or bitter or depressed – then TAKE THAT EMOTION and USE IT! Release it back into the world in a positive way. Our grief for him could end up having a positive impact on countless others. What a tribute that would be to our man. I feel a responsibility as his fan to show the world what an incredible person he was. People will think that a guy who could inspire his fans to behave like this MUST have been a truly heroic human being.

Has this ever been attempted before by a grieving fan community?

Could we contribute to his amazing legacy?

Here are the deets:

1) I have an enormous amount of PWR2MCA material printed and ready to go. I was planning to send it all to Yauch after the 14th (the cut-off date). Obviously we can’t do anything to support him now BUT WE CAN STILL REACH ADAM AND MIKE.
2) There are a few people who were planning to do PWR2MCA and who feel a bit crushed that they missed their chance. DO IT ANYWAY. Do your random good deed in his honour; or donate to a charity. Don’t write PWR2MCA on your hand. Send me a photo of your fist with PWR2BEASTIES. They need some strength and WE’RE GONNA SEND IT. Let’s keep the good vibes going. If you were planning to do something for Yauch; DO IT FOR HIS BROTHERS INSTEAD.
3) If you wanna send a message to Adam and Mike; email it to me. I will include EVERYTHING.
4) If you’ve already contributed to PWR2MCA; yours will be sent as it is. I will write to Adam and Mike and explain.
5) If I get a big response from you guys, I will send them TWO scrapbooks; one filled with our stuff from before May 4th and one for after.
6) We have EIGHT DAYS LEFT. I’m posting to O-Scope in just over a week. We currently have 40 people.

ARE YOU IN?

I’m overwhelmed with grief right now.

But I’m also feeling a lot of LOVE.

And I’m trying to let the love conquer the grief.

NO PRESSURE! All respect to you. This is not a “who loves them the most” competition. It’s just how I’m dealing with my grief. How you deal with yours is up to you.

Our trio’s down to two. If you wanna send those boys of ours some love; here’s how to contact me:

via email mspacman723@gmail.com
PWR2MCA Facebook page http://on.fb.me/ID82Vl
message me on tumblr http://www.tumblr.com/blog/illadventures
message me on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/MsPacMan723
private message me on this board

……or send for my carrier pigeon……...

Love and respect from,

xoxoSarah
(nobody wants to hear me cuz my rhymes are Anne-Frantic)

[Kid Presentable]

Yeah I'm gonna wait.

[MsPacMan]

Yeah I'm gonna wait.

..............it's up to you!

But I want to send them our support ASAP.

If they're not ready to read our messages then they don't have to...............but I want THEM to be able to make that decision.

You know I would never pressure anyone into this. Are you and me OK?

xoxo

[Kid Presentable]

Of course. :)

[MsPacMan]

Of course. :)

phew................

Thanks.

.............trying my best for everyone............

I don't wanna upset people.

[kaiser soze]

I think it's a nice gesture - but as extraordinary as they are, I believe they need to grieve like ordinary people....privately with friends and family

I am sure there will be (and already is) an outpouring of support; vigils, dedications, art, music...some of it might come close to them, some of it they may never know of.

you're not alone in grieving his passing, nor wanting to lighten the hearts of the boys.

[MsPacMan]

I think it's a nice gesture - but as extraordinary as they are, I believe they need to grieve like ordinary people....privately with friends and family

I am sure there will be (and already is) an outpouring of support; vigils, dedications, art, music...some of it might come close to them, some of it they may never know of.

you're not alone in grieving his passing, nor wanting to lighten the hearts of the boys.

I totally respect that; but all of the PWR2MCA supporters who have contacted me since yesterday have urged me to send what we have done so far.

And others have expressed a desire to do something for the other two.

I don't feel I have a right to deny them.

What do you think? I would be grateful for any advice.

[kaiser soze]

I would think right now they are in somewhat of a protective bubble and or aren't really concerned about receiving condolences (granted I am sure they are quite grateful for their fans' support and sadness)

just be careful because you may be doing this more so for your own grieving needs than theirs. I have a feeling they won't be opening up fan mail or anything similar anytime soon.

I really don't know - they are huge stars and always have a ton of fan stuff sent their way - you may put a lot of thought, heart, and energy into this without even knowing if they receieved it....unless you have ways regular fans do not have.

It is a great idea and please don't be discouraged, but be reasonable and respectable

[pshabi]

The advice you got from KP and Soze is solid. It's time to chill and let shit run it's course. There is time to be an activist and a time to deactivate. Now is the time for the latter, IMO. No disrespect, but "we" don't need to do anything right now. Just relax, mourn, vent on here and back up out of the mix for a minute. As much as we hurt we don't need to try and be a part of the Adam and mikes grief. Cause we ain't.

Not trying to be insensitive, just my 2 cents.

[MsPacMan]

The advice you got from KP and Soze is solid. It's time to chill and let shit run it's course. There is time to be an activist and a time to deactivate. Now is the time for the latter, IMO. No disrespect, but "we" don't need to do anything right now. Just relax, mourn, vent on here and back up out of the mix for a minute. As much as we hurt we don't need to try and be a part of the Adam and mikes grief. Cause we ain't.

Not trying to be insensitive, just my 2 cents.

OK. I agree that we should not try to be a part of Adam and Mike's grief. We are the fans. NOT friends. NOT family.

But I don't think that should stop us from honouring MCA in our own way.

As long as we do it from a distance; respectfully; I think it's OK.

But if you think it's inappropriate; I really appreciate you telling me that.

Because this situation is too serious to screw around with.

I don't know what to do. It seems whatever I choose; I let someone down.

[JasonP]

I don't see a problem with it. There is no invasion happening here. If it makes some people who participate feel better then its worth doing. I think its a nice gesture.

[MsPacMan]

I don't see a problem with it. There is no invasion happening here. If it makes some people who participate feel better then its worth doing. I think its a nice gesture.

See Jase; every single person who's already sent me their PWR2MCA stuff (including YOU, now) wants me to go ahead with this.

I don't feel right about letting y'all down.

If it's too confronting for them then they don't have to look at it, right?

This is so hard.

I'm desperate to do the right thing.

Thanks for your support. (Yours is already printed and stuck in.)

[MsPacMan]

I would think right now they are in somewhat of a protective bubble and or aren't really concerned about receiving condolences (granted I am sure they are quite grateful for their fans' support and sadness)

just be careful because you may be doing this more so for your own grieving needs than theirs. I have a feeling they won't be opening up fan mail or anything similar anytime soon.

I really don't know - they are huge stars and always have a ton of fan stuff sent their way - you may put a lot of thought, heart, and energy into this without even knowing if they receieved it....unless you have ways regular fans do not have.

It is a great idea and please don't be discouraged, but be reasonable and respectable


That is really great advice. Thankyou!

To be honest is doesn't matter to me if they DO open it or not. That's their call. All we can do it put it out there. If it doesn't make them feel good then I hope they WON'T look at it; and I'll write that when I mail it.

I'm not trying to get a response out of them. That would be sick.

I think you are right about it being a way to deal with my (our) grief; as much as a way to help them. I actually don't believe WE can do anything at ALL to help. It would be naive to suggest that we would be able to make them "happy". That's not the idea.

It's about showing respect.

We can still do positive things in honour of Yauch. And I don't think THAT can ever hurt.

Thankyou again for your wise words. Send more of them my way if you think I need them!

xoxo

[MCAadROCKMiKEd7]

I think that they would be just as happy to see pwr2mca, but they need space. Seeing great tributes probably only makes it harder for them right now. The best thing we can do is respect them and keep great thoughts for them. I believe that they will see pwr2mca and I believe that it will be nice for them to see how much he was loved all around the world. They know we love them but I wonder if they know exactly how much. I presume more than they think. If we ourselves feel crippled by this imagine how they feel, it has effected my mood nonstop they probably want to be alone right now and also with family. This is all in my opinion I could be wrong but I'm assuming so. There will be a time when they make a statement but realistically it might not be for a while, but I am excited for them to see the extent of our and everyones support.

[MsPacMan]

I think that they would be just as happy to see pwr2mca, but they need space. Seeing great tributes probably only makes it harder for them right now. The best thing we can do is respect them and keep great thoughts for them. I believe that they will see pwr2mca and I believe that it will be nice for them to see how much he was loved all around the world. They know we love them but I wonder if they know exactly how much. I presume more than they think. If we ourselves feel crippled by this imagine how they feel, it has effected my mood nonstop they probably want to be alone right now and also with family. This is all in my opinion I could be wrong but I'm assuming so. There will be a time when they make a statement but realistically it might not be for a while, but I am excited for them to see the extent of our and everyones support.


OK so should I just post what we have so far and not worry about messages for them?

Or post nothing to them? What is your advice?

Thankyou for helping me.

[MCAadROCKMiKEd7]

OK so should I just post what we have so far and not worry about messages for them?

Or post nothing to them? What is your advice?

Thankyou for helping me.

Put it up online and on Twitter for everyone to see because it's awesome, I think they will eventually see it but if I was them I would be strictly concerned about the closest people to them. We can post it all over for people to see for our fellow fans can unite such as them uniting as a family.

[MsPacMan]

Put it up online and on Twitter for everyone to see because it's awesome, I think they will eventually see it but if I was them I would be strictly concerned about the closest people to them. We can post it all over for people to see for our fellow fans can unite such as them uniting as a family.

I value your opinion highly. Thankyou for contributing. I can't make this decision alone.

xoxo

[sab0tage]

Like you said, no-one's gonna force anyone to read anything. I agree with what other people say too in terms of giving it time but to tell the truth I don't think that there is a right or wrong answer here. As long as what you (or anyone else) are planning to do isn't disrespectful or intrusive then it can't really be wrong. Everyone deals with things differently.

I must say that at some points in the past, posting here can be a bit like jumping into a pool of circling sharks. There are a lot of characters with a lot of different opinions which is to be expected on any forum but especially considering the genres of music that the Beasties managed to bridge.

At this moment though it is truly a beautiful place where everyone can unite and share their grief as they see fit. All pretension has gone and it doesn't matter if someone has 1 post or 10,000 - everyone has come together.

Forgive my ramblings but like many of you I am finding it hard to come terms with this and am struggling to deal with the grief I am feeling - especially when I find it uncomfortable talking about it with any of my friends or family ITRW.

[kaiser soze]

I wasn't trying to pop anyone's balloon - was posting from my perspective which is one of quiet contemplation rather than action at this time.

seeing the other thread blow up proves that mspacman is on a mission of compassion and it's contagious, I am quite happy to see it's growing in strength. I may very well join in when I am comfortable.

right now I would just like to give yauch's family, friends and the boys a hug

[sab0tage]

right now I would just like to give yauch's family, friends and the boys a hug

(y)

[MsPacMan]

I must say that at some points in the past, posting here can be a bit like jumping into a pool of circling sharks. There are a lot of characters with a lot of different opinions which is to be expected on any forum but especially considering the genres of music that the Beasties managed to bridge.

At this moment though it is truly a beautiful place where everyone can unite and share their grief as they see fit. All pretension has gone and it doesn't matter if someone has 1 post or 10,000 - everyone has come together.

It's an amazing atmosphere on the msgbrd right now. Magic. I don't know if you read my earlier posts; but I'm very new here and I don't know if it's always like this. Whatever. I don't care what's happened in the past. All I care about is the fact that we've united now.

I hope you're feeling as welcome here as I do. Beastie fans are family and we gotta stick together; now more that ever. I can't speak for everyone but you can feel free to private message me anytime if you need someone to grieve with.

Anyway; thanks for your input. I appreciate any advice. (PS. You weren't rambling. You wanna see rambling? Check out the post I started THIS thread with!........geez; talk about verbal diarrhoea!!!!!!)

I wasn't trying to pop anyone's balloon -

I know you weren't; you funky monkey. I asked for your advice and you gave it. Politely and graciously. You were very helpful to me. Really! We're cool! As cool as a cucumber in a bowl of hot sauce!

xoxo

(big hug to you both)

[Uru-Nitro]

I dont see nothing wrong with sending the package. I mean, if i got it right, it's gonna be sent to O-scope or their label or something like that, it's not like we are hitting Mike and Adam's doors and invade their privacity. They will see the stuff when they want to. And yeah they probably receive a lot of fan letters and gifts daily, but I'm sure that a big box where a lot of fans had contributed to support MCA and, even more, to follow his spirit and donate to make this world a better place, can nothing but cause a nice feeling and good vibes for both.
I dont know, maybe you can wait a bit longer than 8 days to get all the fan contributions and give Mike and Adam more time... but I strongly believe all the love that envolves the PWR2MCA project MUST reach the beastie boys. I dont think that big expressions of love can hurt Mike, Adam or Yauch's family.

listen Instant Death or Live Wire. Horovitz wrote all that super-personal sad lyrics explaining his emotions, and he sent them to all us. now we are just let them know how we feel and how much the beasties mean for us... I repeat, I dont see nothing wrong with it.

[Documad]

If you go ahead with it, I would greatly appreciate it if you say something to the effect of "here's something from a small group of fans." I'd appreciate it if you didn't speak for all fans or for all the people who post here. There are many long time fans and long time members of this board who did not participate.

I mean no offense to the people who did participate and want to go forward, it's just not something I would not want to be part of. Some of us care deeply but we're dealing with this in another way. Thanks.

[JoLovesMCA]

Well Sarah is attaching names to the messages so I don't think you have to worry about who participated or not. And it is true, they don't have to read them or acknowledge them anytime soon. They can take however long they need honestly. All we have is time to mourn and think and contemplate now.

And yes we all deal with it in our own way so Sarah just proceed with it with those who want to be involved and there should be no problems.

[MCAadROCKMiKEd7]

(y)(y)(y)



I dont see nothing wrong with sending the package. I mean, if i got it right, it's gonna be sent to O-scope or their label or something like that, it's not like we are hitting Mike and Adam's doors and invade their privacity. They will see the stuff when they want to. And yeah they probably receive a lot of fan letters and gifts daily, but I'm sure that a big box where a lot of fans had contributed to support MCA and, even more, to follow his spirit and donate to make this world a better place, can nothing but cause a nice feeling and good vibes for both.
I dont know, maybe you can wait a bit longer than 8 days to get all the fan contributions and give Mike and Adam more time... but I strongly believe all the love that envolves the PWR2MCA project MUST reach the beastie boys. I dont think that big expressions of love can hurt Mike, Adam or Yauch's family.

listen Instant Death or Live Wire. Horovitz wrote all that super-personal sad lyrics explaining his emotions, and he sent them to all us. now we are just let them know how we feel and how much the beasties mean for us... I repeat, I dont see nothing wrong with it.

[MsPacMan]

I dont see nothing wrong with sending the package. I mean, if i got it right, it's gonna be sent to O-scope or their label ..................
I dont know, maybe you can wait a bit longer than 8 days to get all the fan contributions and give Mike and Adam more time... but I strongly believe all the love that envolves the PWR2MCA project MUST reach the beastie boys. I dont think that big expressions of love can hurt Mike, Adam or Yauch's family.

.

.........yes.....the plan was always O-Scope.

A lot of people have been asking for an extension in time.
A lot of people have been saying "ASAP".

Lots to think about.

Thanks for helping! I appreciate your wise words.

[MsPacMan]

If you go ahead with it, I would greatly appreciate it if you say something to the effect of "here's something from a small group of fans." I'd appreciate it if you didn't speak for all fans or for all the people who post here. There are many long time fans and long time members of this board who did not participate.

I mean no offense to the people who did participate and want to go forward, it's just not something I would not want to be part of. Some of us care deeply but we're dealing with this in another way. Thanks.

Absolutely. I will make sure that is crystal clear.

Total respect to you!

Thanks for posting.

:)

[MsPacMan]

[quote=JoLovesMCA;1784885]And it is true, they don't have to read them or acknowledge them anytime soon. quote]

Exactly. I would just like to send it and they can decide what to do with it. I don't want a response from them. Ever. I just want to send the good vibes; because it's all we can do. And I think we should do SOMETHING to acknowledge this.

[benchillin]

ARE YOU IN?

I’m overwhelmed with grief right now.

But I’m also feeling a lot of LOVE.

And I’m trying to let the love conquer the grief.

NO PRESSURE! All respect to you. This is not a “who loves them the most” competition. It’s just how I’m dealing with my grief. How you deal with yours is up to you.

Our trio’s down to two. If you wanna send those boys of ours some love; here’s how to contact me:

via email mspacman723@gmail.com
PWR2MCA Facebook page http://on.fb.me/ID82Vl
message me on tumblr http://www.tumblr.com/blog/illadventures
message me on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/MsPacMan723
private message me on this board

……or send for my carrier pigeon……...

Love and respect from,

xoxoSarah
(nobody wants to hear me cuz my rhymes are Anne-Frantic)

Looks like The King has spoken; I can't wait to get my donation in...


WTG Y'all!!!!

[CHECKHEAD2004]

They will read it and they will cherish it. In 1995 Adam Yauch called me to thank me for something I'd sent him. Ill never forget that day.

I think what you are doing is a great thing. The boys must feel empty now .. They lost their brother.

[beasties#1fan]

They will read it and they will cherish it. In 2005 Adam Yauch called me to thank me for something I'd sent him. Ill never forget that day.

I think what you are doing is a great thing. The boys must feel empty now .. They lost their brother.
wow are you serious? thats intense.
what did you send them? i'd love to hear your story:o

[CHECKHEAD2004]

Yes, serious. I just posted my story on a new thread for others to enjoy. Thought the time was appropriate.

:)

[MsPacMan]

Looks like The King has spoken; I can't wait to get my donation in...


WTG Y'all!!!!

Well my heart is still heavy; but at least there's a smile on my face.

I hope you know that it was your post that put the smile there.

(OK; Horovitz might have helped a little.................)

<3

[fonky pizza]

You/we are keeping his spirit alive with this project, the intent toward non-violence, charity, taking actions is beating hard in this project.(y)

[MsPacMan]

You/we are keeping his spirit alive with this project, the intent toward non-violence, charity, taking actions is beating hard in this project.(y)

.........there's pretty much nothing you could have said to me that would've meant more than that............

xoxo

thankyou buddy

(but it's not just ME; it's all of us............UNITED!)

[fonky pizza]

They will read it and they will cherish it. In 1995 Adam Yauch called me to thank me for something I'd sent him. Ill never forget that day.

I think what you are doing is a great thing. The boys must feel empty now .. They lost their brother.

Yes, they are awesome people. When I met Adam Yauch at the AIFST screening in Paris, you won't believe it...HE recognized me and he came up to me and shook my hand! he said CIAO and than he even thanked me for what i did on the AWESOME DVD and there's even more.

It is so much for me, I did this little humble homage to him on my blog (http://pizzattack.blogspot.fr/)

He started off my acting carrier:D:p:o(y):o

<3

[fonky pizza]

.........there's pretty much nothing you could have said to me that would've meant more than that............

xoxo

thankyou buddy

(but it's not just ME; it's all of us............UNITED!)

THANK YOU!!! It's a blessing not to be alone....STAND TOGETHER!!!!(y)

[benchillin]

THANK YOU!!! It's a blessing not to be alone....STAND TOGETHER!!!!(y)

I have to agree 100%

[Avalanche]

I can only say that this' a beautiful idea. But I won't be able to contribute in any way - not before 18th May.

Please, send those pics to Adam and Mike. Please do. And please, I really want this thing not to stop after 14th May. There is a lot to be done in this world.

[MsPacMan]

CUT-OFF DATE FOR CONTRIBUTIONS

Initially the cut-off date for PWR2MCA mail-pack contributions was the 14th of May (one month after the Beasties’ Hall of Fame induction).

After the tragic news on May the 4th; my initial reaction was to stick to the original plan despite what had happened. “Keep calm and carry on”; y’know?

But I have reconsidered that.

I have sought advice from everyone I can think of. Dozens of people have been kind enough to share their thoughts and I can’t tell you how much I have appreciated your input.

Some people feel we need to send our original messages ASAP.

But most people feel it would be better if we waited.

There’s no urgency.

There’s one thing we all agree on: which is that we do not want to be intrusive. We couldn’t bear to invade Adam and Mike’s privacy or add to their distress.

If we extend the project for a few months; it gives us the chance to get more people involved.

It will give the fans an opportunity to recover from the initial impact of the news. Some people are keen to participate but just don’t feel they can face it; yet.

So I am officially announcing that the mail-pack will no longer be posted to Oscilloscope on the 14th of May.

I sincerely apologise to everyone who feels let down by this. I hope you understand why I decided to make this call. I know our hearts were set on that date……….but……..things change. Sometimes you miss deadlines. The 14th of May plan went the way of the Hot Sauce Committee Part One plan.

If you have a suggestion for a new date; please leave a comment. One suggestion was June the 1st (the final date for Sunny’s photo auction and discount). I haven’t emailed her since the news of Adam as I couldn’t bring myself to do it right now. It wouldn’t be respectful. (BTW my opinion is that June is still too soon.)

Yauch’s birthday is August the 5th…………….inappropriate? That date is gonna be difficult enough for them.

I don’t know what to do. Please help!

The only thing I am sure of is that we should KEEP GOING with PWR2BEASTIES. My determination was cemented the instant I saw Adam Horovitz had posted our picture on their blog. His acknowledgment of what we had done so far is all the encouragement we need.

Because we CAN’T; we WON’T and we DON’T stop.

ON AND ON ’TIL THE BREAK OF DAWN!

All my love;
xoxoSarah



http://on.fb.me/ID82Vl
mspacman723@gmail.com

[beasties#1fan]

No, i think mailing it on his birthday is a very good idea! i love how you are filled with good ideas...plus this gives us enough time! thanks sarah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fonky pizza]

I feel you don't need to send anything (personal messages) since the start of the PWR2MCA project.

What is important in my opinion, is the project itself, working thanks to the support of all.

A commuinity engaged toward keeping the postive spirit that MCA blessed us with.

Horovitz acknowledgment of the project is the direction of the project, it's on line worldwide and more and more people get intersted in it.

Still, if you want to send something it's cool too.

[benchillin]

No, i think mailing it on his birthday is a very good idea! i love how you are filled with good ideas...plus this gives us enough time! thanks sarah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


me too(y)

[JoLovesMCA]

You sure you should wait that long? Whenever it's ready I say just send it off!