The Patreon is live, and I'm fuckin' stoked!!!
Hella Immaculate is thoughts/FEELINGS, peculiar music, and actions to improve our world, from writer-performer-comedian Dave Maher. Thank you for reading!
I love my work, and you make it possible. I believe directly supporting artists we love is the way past celebrity, blandness, and corporate control and into a future full of vital and varied art.
If you enjoy what I do and want me to make more, consider listening to my afterlife podcast, following me on Instagram, or telling a friend, “I’ve got this vulnerable, kinda mischievous, existential comedian you’d really dig.”
I told you all I’d let you know as soon as I launched my Patreon, and I JUST DID.
I’m planning to do a big announcement on Monday, but I’d love to have a few die-hards on board for this soft launch.
I 100% get that we’re all doing the best we can money-wise, so please don’t feel obligated to join. I’ll still have plenty of free stuff for you to read and listen to and watch.
But I’m super excited about the perks I’m offering. These are just a few:
Bonus TIYA segments, including my Wild Unknown Animal Spirit deck readings with guests
A shoutout in every episode of This Is Your Afterlife
Exclusive, monthly, live Virtual Hangs with themes and structures ranging from AMAs to chats with special guests/experts to WORK-IN-PROGRESS PERFORMANCES OF NEW LIVE SHOWS
I get that a comedian starting a podcast and a Patreon will live on forever as a 2020 quarantine cliche, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t legit moves that can be done right! I’ve wanted to do these things for a long time, and I’m so proud of the work I’ve put in to make them unique and engaging.
This feels like the start of something special.
I’m especially proud of the “about” section of the Patreon, where I lay out my reasons for starting it and my vision for where it’s headed. I’ve included a snippet of that below.
For now, enjoy these teaser clips of the bonus segments that are already up!
Go to https://www.patreon.com/davemaher to join me, and spread that link far and wide.
A selection from the “About” section:
This year has made us all rethink our priorities, and I've made changes to ensure I'm contributing to the liberation of all people while expressing myself authentically. I write and perform to express the truths I've found about the world and connect, with other people, to Something larger than all of us.
I believe in this mission wholeheartedly, and I want to devote myself to it full-time. By joining me here on Patreon, you help make that possible. You also enable me to pay my collaborators what they're worth, strengthening an entire ecosystem of independent artists.
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I see this as an opportunity to build a community. I've listed rewards like monthly, live Virtual Hangs and set goals like creating an extra podcast in the form of an audio zine because I want to share as much of my work as possible with people who find it compelling.
I envision a future where I can share tons of fun podcast and video content unlike anything anywhere else and then tour my one-man shows and a live version of This Is Your Afterlife to people who support my work in locations across the globe.
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When you pledge here, you become a part of that vision. I hope you do.
Thank you, thank you, thank you,
DM