HELP ME GET MY UBER JOB BACK
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PLEASE HELP ME GET MY UBER CAR AND JOB BACK
The campaign below was written over a year ago. Before I had the Uber vehicle and Uber job. I've been driving Uber and Lyft for a year and am making money. Because in order to Uber you have to have a relatively new four door car, and my credit is shot, I was able to get a lease through Uber "Xchange Leasing". That costs $110/week, plus I have to pay upwards to $20/day for gas, special insurance and coffee on the road. (by the way, helpful hint for you male drivers: An empty Starbucks cup makes an excellent stuck-in-traffic bathroom break accessory!)
So, what happened was this....
I set up the lease through Uber, but switched to Lyft because Lyft offers a $50 immediate payout on money you racked up that day. I'm driving 100 to 150 miles a day and gas is expensive. So, basically I stuck with Lyft to make my daily bread, but the lease was with Uber and although I spoke with Xchange leasing, they are morons. They do not have online accounting. So, I can't go online and manage my account. I can call them, but they are in the midwest and I'm often driving. Anyway, the car was repo'd last week and it sits in a storage tow lot racking up $35/day and I need the car.
I really appreciate your help and here's the Uber Show podcast premeir episode.
Thanks again for your help! I promise you, I'm worth it. It's like going to bed with a fat guy. And, even I don't know exactly what that means....
Love,
"Sag"
4/22/2016.....the FUTURE!!
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PLEASE HELP ME GET MY DRIVERS LICENSE OUT OF JAIL!
So, about 5 years ago, I flew to England to co-star in a TV-pilot. I kept an old VW locked up in the garage in LA where my mother lived. When I returned my car was towed by the city of Los Angeles for unpaid registration. Because I wasn't getting my mail (as my mother was sick), I was unaware of the lapse in registration. By the time I got back to America, I wasn't working (as I did in the UK) and one night, the city of LA towed my car and took it to a storage lot. Then they started racking up incredible usary charges. Within six weeks, the storage fees (not including the tickets and registration) piled up to over $15,000! All for a Blue Book valued $4,000 car. They sold my car at auction and I was now "stuck in a tall apartment building" literalliy contemplating suicide. I had already been through incredible loss; specifically losing my home (and only home) in London, where I lived. (more on that below)
However....
After feeling sorry for myself for months on end and trying to figure out what to do, someone gave me an old bicycle. And, as daunting as it is to ride a bike in car-minded Los Angeles (and considering my age), I did it for three years. However, one dark night, I was peddling in fashionable West Hollywood when I literally heard "PULL OVER!" The West Hollywood Sheriffs, in all their patriotic zeal, actually had me get off my bicycle, hands raised in the air and sat me on the curb for a half hour, as they ran my record. The crime? Headphones. I was stopped at gunpoint for wearing headphones listening to probably the wrong music.
Not having a job and out of money I couldn't pay the tickets and had no car. I was very confused and had just lost my home to repossession and, unlike the success I had in the UK, Hollywood wasn't interested and I just couldn't get to a day job without a car. I called up my old therapist and he sent me an unpaid bill. That's when I announced to my family that if they didn't help me, I was going to jump off the building I was stuck in. They got me an old bike and an affordable therapist, both of which literally saved my life. After that, I founded The Laughter Foundation , so that no professional stand-up comedian would ever have to find themselves in such desperate and inescapable circumstances.
The Department of Motor Vehicles said it would cost $88 to get my drivers licence back. That's not the problem. The problem are the two tickets which went to collection. Apparently (according to the Hollywood Police Station), there "may be" a bench warrant for these two unpaid tickets. In other words, if I got stopped by the police for any reason, they could arrest me for the unpaid tickets.
I went to the Beverly Hills courthouse to find out how much it would cost for me to literally "buy back" my drivers license's clean record. Since I had not paid them, they went to collections and there's nothing I can do now, other than to pay the bastards off. The two tickets (Registration and wearing headphones) will cost me $1,290, and adding the cost of a new licence of $88, the total needed to legally and safely get me back on the road is $1,378, not including a vehicle; I don't have a car anymore (another problem; another campaign). I'm back in LA and have a new part time day job and suplement my income with writing contracts, small acting jobs and stand-up gigs. As a writer/editor, I help other authors with their ebooks, guiding and collaborating on screenplays.
In the background, there is a "film in development" about my life in comedy and how it led up to my historicly crazy encounter with one of my childhood comedy idols Jerry Lewis.
My credit (which used to be stellar) is shot, I have no credit cards. Trying to save enough to get me back on the road, is just too hard with the couple of hundred bucks I take in every week. And, even if this campaign succeeds, and I get my licence back, I don't have a car anymore. That's the next problem; but as they say, "Baby steps first."
Your help in this campaign will give me a very important piece of my life back. My right to drive and get to work. And, maybe, if things turn around, some actual comedy gigs on the road. I really hate going to regular folks to ask them to shell out needed money. But, here I am doing just that. If you help me, I will remember you. I will pay you back one day and certainly with some wonderful and useful perks as described herein this campaign. I will be extremely humbled and grateful for your help.
In 2010, I founded The Laughter Foundation. The Laughter Foundation helps professional stand-up comedians in urgent need and is looking to build The Comedy Museum. A real museum to study and exhibit the art, history and science of comedy. The foundation's "Heckler Fund" has already saved one comedian from eviction and helped another with cancer meds. I wish the foundation could help me, but being the founder and president, that's just not the way things are done; it's not right. That's why this Go Fund Me campaign. More about all this at The Laughter Foundation.
MY BACKGROUND...
I'm a stand-up comedian who started out at the world famous Comedy Store in Hollywood and eventually moved to London, England, where I found success. I appeared on British telly four times, starred in small movies, hosted Comedy Central UK's "South Park Weekend" and headlined comedy clubs and theatres throughout the country. My most famous showbiz landmark was on September 8, 2002, where I produced the third "High On Laughter," a live stand-up show for a drug and alcohol charity launched by Princess Diana.
Starring in that show was none other than comedy legend Jerry Lewis, who "collapsed" backstage , just as he was going on stage to accept an award from me. Jerry never went to the hospital; the entire production was extremely expensive. It's a long story.
The Laughter Foundation (a new 501(c)3 non-profit that cares about comedians and comedy) saved a single-mom comedian from eviction, helped others with cancer meds and fed and housed others. Our goals include building a world-class museum to study and exhibit the art, history and science of comedy.
LA is a real bitch without a car; believe me. It's a "required tool" to do the work I need to do. I fully understand that we all have our own problems and that any support you can give - to help me get back on the road - is a sacrafice into your own budget. I just want you to know, that if I can accomplish getting back behind the wheel again, I will be so happy again. I will feel less isolated and helpless and I will personally thank each and everyone of you in any way I can.
Please check out my profile, my website, my blog for The Jewish Journal and The Laughter Foundation. I really appreciate it and if you can help, I offer my services as a writer, a stand-up comedian, a voice-over guy, whatever you need, as well as some wonderful perks in this campaign.
Thank you for listening and I really appreciate anything you can do.
Cheers,
Steven Alan Green
The campaign below was written over a year ago. Before I had the Uber vehicle and Uber job. I've been driving Uber and Lyft for a year and am making money. Because in order to Uber you have to have a relatively new four door car, and my credit is shot, I was able to get a lease through Uber "Xchange Leasing". That costs $110/week, plus I have to pay upwards to $20/day for gas, special insurance and coffee on the road. (by the way, helpful hint for you male drivers: An empty Starbucks cup makes an excellent stuck-in-traffic bathroom break accessory!)
So, what happened was this....
I set up the lease through Uber, but switched to Lyft because Lyft offers a $50 immediate payout on money you racked up that day. I'm driving 100 to 150 miles a day and gas is expensive. So, basically I stuck with Lyft to make my daily bread, but the lease was with Uber and although I spoke with Xchange leasing, they are morons. They do not have online accounting. So, I can't go online and manage my account. I can call them, but they are in the midwest and I'm often driving. Anyway, the car was repo'd last week and it sits in a storage tow lot racking up $35/day and I need the car.
I really appreciate your help and here's the Uber Show podcast premeir episode.
Thanks again for your help! I promise you, I'm worth it. It's like going to bed with a fat guy. And, even I don't know exactly what that means....
Love,
"Sag"
4/22/2016.....the FUTURE!!
==========================
OLD ORIGNAL CAMPAIGN BELOW......
PLEASE HELP ME GET MY DRIVERS LICENSE OUT OF JAIL!
So, about 5 years ago, I flew to England to co-star in a TV-pilot. I kept an old VW locked up in the garage in LA where my mother lived. When I returned my car was towed by the city of Los Angeles for unpaid registration. Because I wasn't getting my mail (as my mother was sick), I was unaware of the lapse in registration. By the time I got back to America, I wasn't working (as I did in the UK) and one night, the city of LA towed my car and took it to a storage lot. Then they started racking up incredible usary charges. Within six weeks, the storage fees (not including the tickets and registration) piled up to over $15,000! All for a Blue Book valued $4,000 car. They sold my car at auction and I was now "stuck in a tall apartment building" literalliy contemplating suicide. I had already been through incredible loss; specifically losing my home (and only home) in London, where I lived. (more on that below)
However....
After feeling sorry for myself for months on end and trying to figure out what to do, someone gave me an old bicycle. And, as daunting as it is to ride a bike in car-minded Los Angeles (and considering my age), I did it for three years. However, one dark night, I was peddling in fashionable West Hollywood when I literally heard "PULL OVER!" The West Hollywood Sheriffs, in all their patriotic zeal, actually had me get off my bicycle, hands raised in the air and sat me on the curb for a half hour, as they ran my record. The crime? Headphones. I was stopped at gunpoint for wearing headphones listening to probably the wrong music.
Not having a job and out of money I couldn't pay the tickets and had no car. I was very confused and had just lost my home to repossession and, unlike the success I had in the UK, Hollywood wasn't interested and I just couldn't get to a day job without a car. I called up my old therapist and he sent me an unpaid bill. That's when I announced to my family that if they didn't help me, I was going to jump off the building I was stuck in. They got me an old bike and an affordable therapist, both of which literally saved my life. After that, I founded The Laughter Foundation , so that no professional stand-up comedian would ever have to find themselves in such desperate and inescapable circumstances.
The Department of Motor Vehicles said it would cost $88 to get my drivers licence back. That's not the problem. The problem are the two tickets which went to collection. Apparently (according to the Hollywood Police Station), there "may be" a bench warrant for these two unpaid tickets. In other words, if I got stopped by the police for any reason, they could arrest me for the unpaid tickets.
I went to the Beverly Hills courthouse to find out how much it would cost for me to literally "buy back" my drivers license's clean record. Since I had not paid them, they went to collections and there's nothing I can do now, other than to pay the bastards off. The two tickets (Registration and wearing headphones) will cost me $1,290, and adding the cost of a new licence of $88, the total needed to legally and safely get me back on the road is $1,378, not including a vehicle; I don't have a car anymore (another problem; another campaign). I'm back in LA and have a new part time day job and suplement my income with writing contracts, small acting jobs and stand-up gigs. As a writer/editor, I help other authors with their ebooks, guiding and collaborating on screenplays.
In the background, there is a "film in development" about my life in comedy and how it led up to my historicly crazy encounter with one of my childhood comedy idols Jerry Lewis.
My credit (which used to be stellar) is shot, I have no credit cards. Trying to save enough to get me back on the road, is just too hard with the couple of hundred bucks I take in every week. And, even if this campaign succeeds, and I get my licence back, I don't have a car anymore. That's the next problem; but as they say, "Baby steps first."
Your help in this campaign will give me a very important piece of my life back. My right to drive and get to work. And, maybe, if things turn around, some actual comedy gigs on the road. I really hate going to regular folks to ask them to shell out needed money. But, here I am doing just that. If you help me, I will remember you. I will pay you back one day and certainly with some wonderful and useful perks as described herein this campaign. I will be extremely humbled and grateful for your help.
In 2010, I founded The Laughter Foundation. The Laughter Foundation helps professional stand-up comedians in urgent need and is looking to build The Comedy Museum. A real museum to study and exhibit the art, history and science of comedy. The foundation's "Heckler Fund" has already saved one comedian from eviction and helped another with cancer meds. I wish the foundation could help me, but being the founder and president, that's just not the way things are done; it's not right. That's why this Go Fund Me campaign. More about all this at The Laughter Foundation.
MY BACKGROUND...
I'm a stand-up comedian who started out at the world famous Comedy Store in Hollywood and eventually moved to London, England, where I found success. I appeared on British telly four times, starred in small movies, hosted Comedy Central UK's "South Park Weekend" and headlined comedy clubs and theatres throughout the country. My most famous showbiz landmark was on September 8, 2002, where I produced the third "High On Laughter," a live stand-up show for a drug and alcohol charity launched by Princess Diana.
Starring in that show was none other than comedy legend Jerry Lewis, who "collapsed" backstage , just as he was going on stage to accept an award from me. Jerry never went to the hospital; the entire production was extremely expensive. It's a long story.
The Laughter Foundation (a new 501(c)3 non-profit that cares about comedians and comedy) saved a single-mom comedian from eviction, helped others with cancer meds and fed and housed others. Our goals include building a world-class museum to study and exhibit the art, history and science of comedy.
LA is a real bitch without a car; believe me. It's a "required tool" to do the work I need to do. I fully understand that we all have our own problems and that any support you can give - to help me get back on the road - is a sacrafice into your own budget. I just want you to know, that if I can accomplish getting back behind the wheel again, I will be so happy again. I will feel less isolated and helpless and I will personally thank each and everyone of you in any way I can.
Please check out my profile, my website, my blog for The Jewish Journal and The Laughter Foundation. I really appreciate it and if you can help, I offer my services as a writer, a stand-up comedian, a voice-over guy, whatever you need, as well as some wonderful perks in this campaign.
Thank you for listening and I really appreciate anything you can do.
Cheers,
Steven Alan Green
Organizer
Steven Alan Green
Organizer
Los Angeles, CA