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Orca Rebuild
A little channel update…
In the coming days, I will be posting a video explaining my absence, where I’ve been, and what’s been happening with the ORCA Rebuild project. This has been a long time coming, and I can now finally talk openly about everything in its entirety. I'm not sure how long this video will be, my thoughts are written down on paper but I have yet to record it, it may be a bit long. I will cover everything that has happened in 2021, 2022, 2023 - 2025.
A Brief Rundown:
My life changed in 2021.
In 2022, I began editing videos and uploading again.
From October of 2023 until today, September 15, 2025, my hands were tied and limited as to what I could do or say publicly...this was due to a matter of disagreements with local small town government bureaucracy, false and changing "zoning laws", extortion, threats, catty behavior, covert and underhanded deceit, legal, and course of action.
All of this will be carefully and tactfully explained in full since I can now talk about all of this and explain everything in its entirety. I still cannot believe any of this happened in the first place. The past year itself has not been easy and honestly, at times, a bit scary, but as a John Wayne once said, "Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway."
Dispelling Rumors and Persistent Comments:
No, I have not abandoned the ORCA Rebuild Project. Never have, not once, never will.
“Its not the time it takes to take the takes the time, its the time it takes between the takes that takes the time to take the take.”
I’ve never wanted to set a hard date on anything, because whenever I have life has gotten in the way. So, with that said, please be as patient with me putting out videos as Richard Zanuck and David Brown were as patient with a young Steven Spielberg filming JAWS. It will all be worth it in the end.
And to everyone who has been with me on this journey from the beginning, and to those just joining, thank you for your continued support!
"Us cowpokes, we take it as it comes."
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Orca Rebuild
ORCA Rebuild Season 2 Episode 3 will air at 2pm EST today.
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Orca Rebuild
A little update…
Still have some odds, bobs, hammers, and tongs, left to do. But the wheelhouse helm is coming along nice.
For everyone asking:
No, I have not abandoned the ORCA Rebuild Project. Never have, not once, never will. I have a video coming out explaining where I’ve been and what’s been happening. Minor set backs and delays are inevitable…take our favorite film JAWS for example.
“Its not the time it takes to take the takes the time, its the time it takes between the takes that takes the time to take the take.”
I’ve never wanted to set a hard date on anything, because whenever I have life has gotten in the way. So, with that said, please be as patient with me putting out videos as Richard Zanuck and David Brown were as patient with a young Steven Spielberg filming JAWS. It will all be worth it in the end.
And to everyone who has been with me on this journey from the beginning, and to those just joining, thank you for your continued support!
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