From: Christopher Koulouris <christopher@scallywagandvagabond.com>
Date: 12/28/09, 03:22
To: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
Barrett,
I'm not sure where Scott's ability to assist with the mag is. The chap is in a real hell, has no immediate way of making money, he seems to have had a falling out with Tiki (?) and he spends all day locked asleep. By the time he arises it's 10pm and the whole day of publishing is gone and then he has nerve to be mean and aggressive when i press upon him that there are particles to publish. Unlike last time I don't allow myself to get wound up or caught in his web. That said the magazine's association this past week with Scott has proven to be counter productive and his lack of timely follow thru has in part cost the site considerate traffic clicks.
I really don't have any confidence in Scott seeing it thru, his mood swings are violent and he can be very mean and unpleasant to be around. My aim is to replace him immediately as the magazine's credibility will soon be affected as i have no faith even at this hour that he will finish what has been set for him. I would be happy if he got up before 4pm, but really that type of work ethic will run the mag to the ground.
He needs a lot of attention, help and guidance, and i am concerned, anytime he sees money he spends it not on his essentials but his escapism- which is a natural reaction but not one that will necessitate survival.
So at this juncture i will place ads to find alternative help but until then i am forced to rely on him, even if ironically he can't rely on himself ( he is the biggest perceived victim of the world i have ever come across and the tears of misery end here with me...). perhaps he could be asked to help once some committed candidates joined but only as a moral show of faith (cause as an economic one he is at this juncture simply not capable or willing to make it work...)
He has been given a chance with me, i went out and bought him groceries to keep him fed( a small token agreeably) but i still feel that i am being held captive to a very ill young man who refuses to follow through, or at least to follow thru if and when he feels like it...which is just a crap attitude.
What do you suggest? I don't dare risk exploring my feelings with him for fear of another temper tantrum and purposeful abandonment of the magazine before a replacement has been found.
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