This is what he wrote on his blog:
What Happened At Tyler Perry Studios
By now the entire world should be familiar with arguably one of the greatest works of art ever created, in my Tyler Perry piece. What you may not be familiar with is the fact that this piece was created with the sole intent to present Tyler Perry himself with it...
On March 16th, 2009 I attempted to do just that. Preceding my arrival in March, I had several in depth conversations, (as far back as Dec '08) with a second shift secretary at the studios regarding my intentions. I stated my name, delivered a small, (but genuine) presentation about the impact that Mr Perry has had on my life, then asked the secretary if it is possible for me to present Tyler Perry himself with the masterpiece I created for him. She said no it wouldn't be possible to present it to him personally, but that I can come down to the studio and drop it off there. This exact conversation took place a minimum of five times since December of
2008, all at various times throughout the work day.
Having received what I interpreted as a confirmation, I purchased a plane ticket to Atlanta, GA. The artwork itself was too large to carry on board the airplane, so I dug deeper into my pockets and had it UPS delivered to the hotel I would be staying in. The art arrived in one piece, I landed with my life still in tact, so now the only thing remaining on the agenda is getting to the actual studio itself. On March 17th, around 9am, I took a taxi cab ride to Tyler Perry Studios. The driver knew exactly where it was and offered great conversation during the ride. After twenty minutes of driving we finally arrived at the front gate of Tyler Perry Studios! Words cannot begin to describe how exited I was to be there. It felt like I was at the exact moment I would tell my grand kids about one day... The moment my life changed.
We pull up to the guard shack:
The taxi driver rolls down my back window and I state my name and purpose of visit to the security officer. He asks for my drivers license then makes a call to the secretary desk inside. When he returns he tells me that my name isn't on the list of visitors being seen today. I immediately think there must be some kind of mix up and call the studio myself. The woman who answered the phone was quite rude. She cut me off before I even finished my statement with, "well I have no idea what your talking about... I would not have had said something like that", (pertaining to my verbal admission to drop the artwork at the studio). I told the woman of my prior conversations with personnel at the studio and still; "well I would not have said something like that". At this point I'm furious but I still maintain my composer. I explained to the woman how far I traveled just to make this delivery, but access beyond the studio gates still was not granted.
Having received what I interpreted as a confirmation, I purchased a plane ticket to Atlanta, GA. The artwork itself was too large to carry on board the airplane, so I dug deeper into my pockets and had it UPS delivered to the hotel I would be staying in. The art arrived in one piece, I landed with my life still in tact, so now the only thing remaining on the agenda is getting to the actual studio itself. On March 17th, around 9am, I took a taxi cab ride to Tyler Perry Studios. The driver knew exactly where it was and offered great conversation during the ride. After twenty minutes of driving we finally arrived at the front gate of Tyler Perry Studios! Words cannot begin to describe how exited I was to be there. It felt like I was at the exact moment I would tell my grand kids about one day... The moment my life changed.
We pull up to the guard shack:
The taxi driver rolls down my back window and I state my name and purpose of visit to the security officer. He asks for my drivers license then makes a call to the secretary desk inside. When he returns he tells me that my name isn't on the list of visitors being seen today. I immediately think there must be some kind of mix up and call the studio myself. The woman who answered the phone was quite rude. She cut me off before I even finished my statement with, "well I have no idea what your talking about... I would not have had said something like that", (pertaining to my verbal admission to drop the artwork at the studio). I told the woman of my prior conversations with personnel at the studio and still; "well I would not have said something like that". At this point I'm furious but I still maintain my composer. I explained to the woman how far I traveled just to make this delivery, but access beyond the studio gates still was not granted.
What more could I do?
Was this my cue to go into a heated rage and threaten the lives of all studio employees?
Absolutely not. I swallowed my pride and took the L.
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Tyler Perry would be a fool to turn this piece down! Its a fucking masterpiece
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Tyler Perry would be a fool to turn this piece down! Its a fucking masterpiece
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