Hello. It’s your friend, John DuRant Jr. You have seen me perform under the name Johnny Strum at events including The Virginia Renaissance Faire and The Maryland Renaissance Festival, and we have grown close over the years. I have not asked for your help in this way before, but I need it now. I am producing a musical album titled Ragged Tomato and wish for you to share in the success of this venture. This project is going to be a significant undertaking with recording, mastering, licensing, and replication, but the final product will be something in which we can all take pride. Your much-appreciated financial contribution is just as critical as any musical role. As a return on your financial backing, you will receive tangible “thank you” gifts, distributed upon the album’s completion to all who join our financial support network. The more you give, the greater number of gifts you will receive, up to and including a house concert. This is OUR project, yours and mine. Please give generously and we can be proud of the product created together. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.