Dear WORLD OF HURT Fans,

Once again, I must apologize for another delay in bringing you the next series of WORLD OF HURT. I have excuses, but I doubt you are all that interested in hearing them. I want to assure you that I was prepared to release the first strip today. However, my computer crashed, and it is in the repair shop as I write this. As soon as it is fixed, I will be ready with the next adventure for Pastor.  Hopefully, it will begin next Wednesday. Until then, please check back for a WORLD OF HURT trivia contest and other pop culture content. Thanks for your patience and your loyalty.

Sincerely,

Jay Potts

UPDATE 9/15/10: This trivia contest just got sweeter…literally.  A box of Classic Candies from the 1970s from Nassau Candy has been added to the prize pack.  The candies included are Smarties, Blow Pop, Licorice Stick, Tootsie Roll, Atomic Fireball, Now & Later, Bublicious, Zotz, Smarties Pop, Laffy Taffy, Lik-m-aid Fun Dip, Pixy Stix, Pop Rocks, Sour Patch Kids, Swedish Fish, Rainblo and Gobstopper.  You want some?  Come get some!

WORLD OF HURT Trivia Contest

Correctly answer the following questions for a chance to win a WORLD OF HURT prize pack.

The prize pack includes:

• A WORLD OF HURT button
• Two (2) autographed WORLD OF HURT prints
• A new, factory-sealed DVD of Shaft’s Big Score
• UPDATE: One (1) box of Classic Candies from the 1970s by Nassau Candy
  

1. Who or what was The Thrillseekers storyline named after?
2. Who was the bad guy that got tossed out of a window by Pastor?
3. Who is the new female character introduced at the end of The Thrillseekers?
4. Who are the two detectives that cross paths with Pastor in the investigation into Alicia Patterson’s death?
5. Which villian’s wife did Pastor hold a “tent revival” with?

E-mail your answers to worldofhurt@yahoo.com by noon Eastern time on Saturday, September 25, 2010.   The winner will be announced on the following WednesdayIf more than one contestant answers all five questions correctly, those contestant’s names will be placed into a hat, and I will randomly select the winner.

Good luck!

- JEP

Columbia, South Carolina has one claim to fame when it comes to pop music – Hootie and the Blowfish. Remember that 90s band that some credit for saving pop music?

Say what you want but here in Columbia we can’t make fun of the boys in Hootie. They made good music and they constantly give back to their hometown. The band regularly plays benefit concerts and the individuals serve on community boards and are generous with their good fortune from the music business.

This time, Hootie has given rights to the Benedict College Gospel Choir to record an a capella version of “Hold My Hand.” All proceeds from sales of the song benefit Columbia’s Cooperative Ministry, an organization that helps the working poor. The Cooperative Ministry doesn’t just give hand outs. It runs financial education classes and helps low-income folks with their tax returns.

Benedict College is a small, Historically Black College in downtown Columbia. The college is often in the news more for its financial woes than its academics or sports. That’s why it’s so nice to hear the choir’s rendition of “Hold My Hand.” The gospel arrangement is well done. The students’ voices are excellent. And their efforts are making a difference for the needy. Give the song a listen. I think you’ll be impressed.

The gospel rendition of “Hold My Hand” is available on iTunes. For information about the project, visit www.withalittlelove.org.

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“They’re my theme music. Every hero’s got to have some.”

- Bernie Casey’s John Spade from the 1988 film, I’m Gonna Get You Sucka

Shaft had Isaac Hayes

Mr. T. aka “Trouble Man” had Marvin Gaye.

Youngblood “Super Fly” Priest had Curtis Mayfield.

Now, Isaiah “Pastor” Hurt has C.E. Garcia.

As many of you guessed from my hint last week, WORLD OF HURT, the Internet’s #1 Blaxploitation Webcomic, now has its own theme song!

The song, entitled “The Black Fist” was written and performed by Christopher “C.E.” Garcia, a member of the Black Dynamite Sound Orchestra and musician on the original score for the Black Dynamite movie.  Chris is an extraordinary musician who is steeped in the history of funk and soul.  He drops some serious history lessons on a regular basis on his blog, vinyl4giants@blogspot.com.  When Chris first approached me with the idea of creating an original song for WORLD OF HURT, my jaw hit the floor.  When he sent me the first draft of the song, the rest of my body joined my jaw on the ground.   Chris knows his stuff, he enjoys and respects the Blaxploitation era, as well as the music that preceded, and grew out of, that time period.  He knew that’s what I was trying to capture with WORLD OF HURT, so the song he crafted brings the tone and era of the comic strip alive with a brooding, gritty, raw instrumental that sounds like impending violence from the first note.   C.E. Garcia’s “The Black Fist” announces itself with a growling  bass line that stalks its way through the course of the song and the foreboding, thundering ”CLANG” of a church bell, and it just gets better from there.  Youou can easily imagine Pastor kicking down doors or prowling along the darkened streets of Pointe Blanc behind the wheel of his car as he shakes down informants or dispenses righteous, two-fisted justice.

The song, “The Black Fist” will be available on iTunes in about two weeks.  I’ll keep you posted on the exact release date.  As the day approaches, we’ll be issuing press releases to build the hype.  Nonetheless, I’ll make sure that you’ll be able to hear the first sample of the song right here on WorldOfHurtOnline.com, so keep your ears peeled.

- JEP

LATER UPDATE 9/21/10: I am extending the contest until Friday, October 1, 2010, after MAS rightfully pointed out that I’m a dumbass.  I posted the wrong e-mail address for the contest. *Sigh*  Thanks, MAS and Doug G. for trying to show me the error of my ways earlier!

UPDATE 9/15/10: This trivia contest just got sweeter…literally.  A box of Classic Candies from the 1970s from Nassau Candy has been added to the prize pack.  The candies included are Smarties, Blow Pop, Licorice Stick, Tootsie Roll, Atomic Fireball, Now & Later, Bublicious, Zotz, Smarties Pop, Laffy Taffy, Lik-m-aid Fun Dip, Pixy Stix, Pop Rocks, Sour Patch Kids, Swedish Fish, Rainblo and Gobstopper.  You want some?  Come get some!

WORLD OF HURT Trivia Contest

Correctly answer the following questions for a chance to win a WORLD OF HURT prize pack.

The prize pack includes:

• A WORLD OF HURT button
• Two (2) autographed WORLD OF HURT prints
• A new, factory-sealed DVD of Shaft’s Big Score
• UPDATE: One (1) box of Classic Candies from the 1970s by Nassau Candy
  

1. Who or what was The Thrillseekers storyline named after?
2. Who was the bad guy that got tossed out of a window by Pastor?
3. Who is the new female character introduced at the end of The Thrillseekers?
4. Who are the two detectives that cross paths with Pastor in the investigation into Alicia Patterson’s death?
5. Which villian’s wife did Pastor hold a “tent revival” with?

E-mail your answers to worldofhurtonline@yahoo.com by noon Eastern time on Friday, October 1, 2010.   The winner will be announced on the following WednesdayIf more than one contestant answers all five questions correctly, those contestant’s names will be placed into a hat, and I will randomly select the winner.

Good luck!

- JEP