James Oseland. We went to the San Francisco Art Institute together. I admired his acute thought process. He was one of those very smart artists but his mind didn't seem to get in the way of his art. He acted and worked on some of my student films. It was during that time that I really began to rely on him as a kind of film advisor/sounding board. I trusted his taste. He was a valuable comrade on my first feature, "Dracula's Widow." It was my first run in with Hollywood producers and he helped to keep me focused. He is helluva a screenwriter and a terrific actor, especially playing the bad guys. Look for him in "Gunfighter", my 30's serial style Saturday Matinee Western; he plays "Feret", the knife thowing, woman hating, menacing weasel of a bad guy and does so masterfully.

Mr. Oseland is also a great chef...and, in many ways, besides my father, taught me some important lessons in cooking. His speciality is Indonesian food. He has just published his first cooking book, CRADLE OF FLAVOR. And I highly recommend it.

Check out James Oseland's webpage.

Congratulations, Jim. Keep up the great work.

ON THE SET OF DEADFALL

APPLE PHOTO BOOTH FUN.

I just hooked up an Apple TV to my HD Plasma television. I downloaded a couple of classic Disney cartoons from the iTunes store, then performed a hot sync between my laptop and the Apple TV. Suddenly, the Disney cartoons, my photos, my movies (BikerCHEF trailer, art pieces), my music, my podcasts were all playable on my television. It was as if I was watching my very own CRC HD Channel. My wife wanted to see the trailer to the third installment of "Pirates of the Carribean." That took a little while to download with our DSL, but when it played it looked great. Very soon there will be ultra fast broadband available to the consumer like Intel's Lambdarail and the download time will vanish. Friends, the playing field has been leveled. Not only Big Hollywood, but you personally will be able to digitally distribute your work all over the world, to an even larger movie going public than exists now. Apple will be leading the way.

All art is a revolt against man's fate
--Andre Malraux

1. How was born the idea for Pah? Where the urge came from? What is the essence for Pah? What is trying to do? Pah and ears XXI is the same animal we're talking about?

PAH (PROJECT ACCESSIBLE HOLLYWOOD) came out of an experience I had working with a wounded, retired construction worker, named Doug Aarne. I was his mentor during the Duke City Shootout, a film festival I used to sponsor. Mr. Aarne was not a wannabe filmmaker. He was just a man who had a dream story to tell about Charlie Chaplin and good will. Mr. Aarne should be dead today after the huge amount of electricity that jolted through his system, making his eyeballs pop out over three inches. He is a large, powerful man and the accident made him mentally unstable. So, he lived like a modern day Frankenstein monster in the darkness of his basement in New Jersey. He would listen to my blog at EARSXXI. He would e-mail me about what his heart felt inside. I was able to get him out of his basement to help him tell his dream story, "I AM." It was a healing, creative process experience I will never forget and it put things in perspective for me. And, it was the digital arena that made it happen. This was Digital not just being plugged in, but being connected in a very positive, human way. I suddenly wanted to help as many people tap into this healing creative process experience, from all walks of life, as possible. Hence, PAH was born. I will bring a DVD of "I AM" for you to see.

2. How to participate to Pah in Isola? What can we expect from the final films? What does it take to take part? Who can participate? Are the films going to be shown also on pah's official web site?

I will be holding a miniPAH:Slovenia during the Isola Cinema Festival. There are two contests: Cell Phone Art and YourTECH Portraits. There are places in this world where there is very little food and water, but everyone has a cell phone. Why is that? Being connected is more important than eating...having a voice that is heard is what makes the HUMAN SPIRIT. It is LIFE. My goal with these contests is to show how these modern tools can be used as paintbrushes to tap into the CREATIVE PROCESS. To not only have a voice to be heard, but a vision and story to share. We all have vision and stories and the more we tap into the CREATIVE PROCESS, we not only hone our artistic ability, we heal the HUMAN SPIRIT. Everyone can participate that wants to. I am interested in how a Slovenian fisherman, a farmer, a disc jockey, etc. sees their community and the world around them. PAH shares that vision with the rest of the world at the PAH NATION ON-LINE SCREENING ROOM and more positive connections are made with the other PAH COMMUNITIES around the world. Because I give a topic for the CELL PHONE ART, I suspect people will enjoy seeing how someone manages to depict what that topic means to them, their personal vision, via the limitations of a video camera on a cell phone. That's what makes it fun. Also, it's always nice to see a self portrait or a portrait of another human-being. That is what PAH's about. Using the Digital Arena to celebrate "everyday" people, their different communities and cultures through the CREATIVE PROCESS, while clearly understanding how we are all part of the HUMAN SPIRIT, we are all in this together. PAH is a sort of guided, filtered YouTUBE or MYSPACE that's aim is to bring us closer together in a more meaningful, educational and healing manner.

3. Some people call you the pirate of the Coppola family? Are you one? How would you describe yourself? What are you greatest passion in life beside movies? What is the good and the bad of being part of the Coppola dynasty?

I look like one. And, yes, I am a bit of "pirate" around the edges. I don't conform too easily. And I am willing to fight for what I believe in, except I am a pirate searching for a different kind of treasure. Something more internal, than external. Movies are not a passion at all for me, the CREATIVE PROCESS is. Whether it's a flute concerto, a film, a poem, a piece of furniture, it's the process of making each of those that consumes me more than the product. That's good and bad. I'm still trying to find the balance. I would say building the "PAH NATION" and helping others tap into the CREATIVE PROCESS is my greatest passion now...as well as a good cigar after a great meal. Isn't there good and bad in every family? I'm proud of all the artists in the Coppola family, but I am equally as proud of all the "everyday" people I help tap into the CREATIVE PROCESS. I guess that is what is really good about being part of the Coppola Dynasty...people are partly drawn to me because of it and then I am able to do some good because of it.

4. What are the most precious advices that you've received from Francis Ford Coppola, in terms of movies lessons and in terms of life lessons? Does Francis ever comment the work you've done?

MOVIE LESSONS--make organic connections between your actors during the rehearsal process, have them play games together, cook a meal together. It's the silent dialogue between them that is often more important than the script dialogue. LIFE LESSONS...never give up, persevere, and fight for your art...and when you find a good woman, stick by her no matter what.

5. How often do you have family picnics and get togethers? What are the most often topics during those reunions? Do you ever look up to Francis Ford Coppola? In what way?

Actually, not very often. Ever since my grandfather Carmine Coppola passed away, it has gotten seldom indeed. If there's a wedding or baptism, then perhaps we all get together. We usually talk about food, wine, art and politics. Only Francis and D.W. Griffith made what can be called an "art film" and a "blockbuster." "The Godfather" and "Birth of a Nation"...I look up to him for this as well as the fact that he is a good family man.

6. What do you think how is the digital revolution influencing today's Hollywood? What's the bad and what is the good stuff about digital revolution for filmmakers?

THE DIGITAL ARENA is empowering more people everyday to hone their skills, find their voices, share their stories...that is also good for Hollywood, because there is more fresh, original talent to choose from. Hollywood needs that desperately. The DIGITAL ARENA allows directors to hone their craft the way John Ford honed his craft...Ford made over 200 pictures...today, it takes sometimes 10 years to get one film off the ground, and you either sink or swim via how well it does...so, of course, you might not stay true to your voice, because you want a chance to direct another movie. Going Digital is faster, cheaper and immediate. And, if you are willing, you can even market yourself and do your own alternative distribution via the internet and other digital platforms. There is no need to compromise your artistic voice because so much is on the line.

7. How often and do you still hang out with Nic? Do you ever get crazy together? What's the stupidiest thing you've done recently together? If not recently than a childhood memory? What is the passion that you share together? Bikes, girls? How does you night out look like?

My brother and I actually don't spend much time together. We have different reasons for doing what we do. He's a great actor and a very successful movie star with a lot of material wealth in his life. That is what he wanted and he succeeded. I am driven by something else. I'm not even sure what that is yet, but I know when I see someone blossom like Doug Aarne coming out of his basement I feel like the richest man on the planet. I will tell you this...we both like a good pizza, a good cigar and a nice bottle of single malt scotch. We also like "The Monkees".

8. What would it take to get Nicolas to star in one of your movies? Would it be the money, script?

His first films were my Super 8 films as kids. Then, he was in my feature "Deadfall" in 1993. We have very different creative paths now.

9. What's your opinion on today's Hollywood, too exclusive or not? What does it take today to make big in Hollywood today? Do you have an interest of making it big in Hollywood, same as you relatives?

Hollywood is a mess. It needs an overhaul, and it is coming. As for making it big? I applaud the teacher that creates an environment where "sparks" ignite the pupil's minds. That's making it big to me.

10. What do you think of Roger Corman approach toward making movies? Have you ever been inspired from him, is PAH taking a similar path?

I respect Roger Corman for being himself and giving others an opportunity while making a buck. He was the first to bring Fellini, Bergman and Kurosawa to America as well. Yes, I sort of see myself as a kind DIGITAL ROGER CORMAN for the future. My PAH FLICKS concept is to make ultra-low budget digital genre flicks where students work with professionals and learn by doing.

11. What can you tell us about PAH's forthcoming first official release BIG BAD VOODOO MOMMA? What can we expect from it? Where we will be able to see it? How would you describe the genre of the film, and what made you jump into this project?

BIG BAD VOODOO MOMMA is my women's wrestling version of Puccini's Turandot. It is our first PAH FLICK concept. We do not have a start date yet. But, I am working on it.

12. What could you tell us about your forthcoming reality project The Biker Chef? What attracted you toward this project reality show? It reminds a bit of a reality version of the recent Hollywood hit comedy Wild Hogs? What do you think the show will reflect, what kind of America?

"Wild Hogs" and "BikerCHEF" are two entirely different animals. I'm curious, what did you see in BikerCHEF that reminded you of "Wild Hogs?" BikerCHEF is more like PAH...I travel like Marco Polo to various places to celebrate the people and their cultures. I invite all the people I meet on the journey to my table. I make a meal that blends these different cultures together. We are very close to launching a 26 episode series for a brand new HD network.

13. What's your take on the mass invasion of reality shows? Could you tell us a bit more about the production itself of Biker chef (how many people in the crew, locations, who is directing the show,). Where we will be able to see this show? How long will take you to produce it?

People are fascinated by people. They like to see people get humiliated by people...that's the bad. They also like to see people rising to the occasion and achieve something...that's the good. For me Reality Shows are just another extension of "Opera Buffa" and the "Circus". I am fine with both of these old form creative mediums.

14. In the trailer for that show you describe yourself as a social alchemist? How would you describe social alchemist and what does it mean to you?

I have room for everybody at my table. Saints, sinners, rich, poor, old, young...it doesn't matter. I delve deep to find all the different ingredients in the HUMAN SPIRIT...then mix it up to find some kind of universal harmony, then I celebrate that harmony with a symbolic meal.

15. Are you an easy rider? How does the feel to rediscover America as a Biker chef ?

No, I am not an easy rider. I am more of a man on a mission, but instead of a horse it is motorcycle. I am also a little bit of a Don Quixote.

16. What are yours best and worst qualities as a director?

I am a leader--I know what I want, I am good at expressing what I want and I finish things no matter what. That's the good. The bad...sometimes I get more wrapped up in the process of directing and lose site of the thing that is being directed. That's the Don Quixote kicking in again. I am working on that. Trying to balance the idealism with the realism, that's the ticket.

17. You described yourself also as a digital media entrepreneur? What does that occupation consists of?

I am creating a humanitarian digital brand and promoting it in different digital venues. I am working on creating an alternative digital distribution model. I also have a very successful, cutting edge all digital Post Facility that helps the little guy as well as the big guy.

18. What was the initial response on your company's project American portraits?

I brought Art to WalMart. Some thought is was brilliant, others were angry that I would having dealings with a company like WalMart. I'm not into labels. When I was in art school, they said I was too "Hollywood", when I was in Hollywood they said I was too "arty". I believe art is as important as toothpaste. Without it, the Human Spirit decays. By bringing art to WalMart 160 million shoppers were exposed to the creative process. That's a helluva lot more than an exclusive gallery manages to get through to.

19. What do you expect from your visit in Isola? Have you seen any Slovenian films yet?

I expect to find a powerful energy of a country that is newly independent. I expect to find great people with great stories--but I always do. I've seen Jan Cvitkovic's "Odgrobadogroba" and I liked it very much. It reminded me of a kind of Slovenian
"Dodeskoden."

Laurel & Hardy's dance scene in "Way Out West". It still lightens my heart and brings a smile to my face. In this fast paced, MTV, video game world where cramming as much as possible into 30 seconds is the norm, it is nice to go back to a world where the norm was slower, breathed, letting the subtle, delicate moments be cherished. This Laurel & Hardy scene always reminds me of that "take your time" time. That's why I did an homage to it almost 15 years ago. Enjoy.

Apple Photo Booth fun. DigiPostle giving the DigiVangelist his daily digital treatment. No, Bikercat is not worried.

What to make a web site but don't know HTML code?

Well once again Apple has made your life easier. In the iLife software bundle is an application called iWeb, this handy bit of software does everything for you. Finally a web design software that allows you to drag and drop your movies, comments, photos, pod casts, and blogs and then it figures out the HTML code for you. iWeb has a bunch of templates that you can modify change and make your own, so that your web site is as unique as you. After looking at applications such as Dream Weaver or Flash, which are great, programs but take a lot of time to learn; I was very impressed with what I was able to create in just a few minutes.

Thanks Apple.

Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.
--Horace Mann

Sofia Lee Moran. She was hired to do a photo shoot of me for the magazine "Transmission" a little while ago. I liked her style. She made me feel at ease with her creative process asking me questions, trying to get to know me as she put me in her stylized scenery. There's was something fresh, mysterious, often slyly playful about her creative process, like there was something spiritually deeper going on as she was photographing me. I remember even having to look upside down at her from my back on the grass in her backyard. I discovered she has been living with a brain tumour, and that obviously puts things in perspective for her--each second of our physical Life on Earth is to be respected and cherished, yet she is renewed with the timeless Life of her art and the Creative Process. Sofia taught me lot about the importance of art and healing. When EARSXXI did the HDAmerican Portraits for WalMart, I was thrilled to be able ask her to participate as the artist. I wanted the 160 million people a month that shop there to feel art was as important as water. I get a lot of e-mails from WalMart employees and shoppers that were affected by her piece. That makes everything I do worthwhile and meaningful. Below are some of her macro photography art pieces...you will see there's a mystical, sensual energy alive in her work. Enjoy!



For more of her work go to www.sofialeemoran.com.

A NOTE FROM MISS MORAN.

Currently I am working on an Independent film with my co director and partner Magali Arreola titled Las Lloronas, which means crying women in Spanish. The film is a dark humor story about 2 drag queens who hire themselves out as professional mourners for funerals and cemetery burials. I met Magali while working on an Ears XXI project last year. We are an excellent team on this film. This work in progress has been amazing in the fact that our community in Albuquerque has been so supportive that we are making the film with no budget whatsoever. The main actors and all supporting actors have donated not only their time, but everyone has gone even further and have supplied their own costumes and somehow it has all pulled together beautifully as well as professionally. I have chosen photos from the film Las Lloronas and photos of a series of
photographs of the intimacy and eroticism of the study of flowers.

Thank you to Christopher Coppola for supporting my artwork and honoring me with a blurb on your blog. I am doing my best to tame the tumor and so
far I am doing the best.

Get ready for Las Lloronas............watch it and WEEP!

Sofia Lee Moran

For my friends in Isola, Slovenia
re: Cell Phone Art and YourTECH Portraits

APPLE PHOTO BOOTH FUN.

A Digital World:

A few statistics for you, there are 4 births a second in the world and 32 people a second buy a cell phone. There are 2.7 billion mobile devices in use in the world, this three times the number of cars and PC's and twice the number of televisions. Motorola states that in India they are receiving 7 million new subscribers a month. In less economically stable countries around the wold that don't have the time or resources to provide fixed lines are turning to mobile devices instead.

The question remains what does this mean for the bee's?

One of the greatest diseases is to be nobody to anybody.
--Mother Teresa

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
--Eleanor Roosevelt

Please don't retouch my wrinkles. It took me so long to earn them.
--Anna Magnani

To create one's world in any of the arts takes courage.
--Georgia O'Keefe

I don't need the money, dear. I work for art.
--Maria Callas

"PAH fest showed me that it doesn't matter what camera I capture a story with
its the story that I tell. After spending four years learning the newest
technology and advancements in the video field at Madonna, PAH fest was a
culture shock that helped me discover the forgotten victories of the human
spirit. A special moment in a teenagers life, a couple making a commitment
among God, or a deceived family finding strength in those around them is now
the true artwork that I have commited my life to capturing thanks to the
overwhelming and life changing festival that is PAH."

Katie Freier

Why do hamburgers taste the best on deep sea fishing boats? Discover the secret.

Directed and Edited by
Bailey Ives Coppola

I asked Nick Paine, my creative partner, to write up this manifesto. I asked him to digest all of our PAH experiences as coaches, the feedback from PAH participants, and my PAH promotional speeches. He did a great job.

PAH MANIFESTO: "Project Accessible Hollywood"

1. The Philosophy

Every human being has a story to tell. A memory, a dream, a legend, whether factual or fiction. Individually, our range of stories is infinite. Together, we are a powerful agent for honest, positive, communication.

We understand how entertainment has become a business of the few, distributed to the many. Indeed, we have been part of this formula, and it is not without merit. However, we believe the future of visual storytelling will be built upon an open source methodology, accessible to everyone: "Think it, Shoot it, Share it." Look around you, the change is already happening, but how will you participate? PAH is a vehicle to the epicenter of the evolution.

2. The Responsibility

Ongoing advances in digital technology promise to swing open the storytelling doors to all who step through. But there is a risk of depersonalization. High-definition, non-linear, web-based; these are simply tools and should be treated as such. Some of the best stories we have experienced have been shared around a campfire, or on the flickering screen of an old drive-in movie theater. PAH seeks to protect this spirit; to recognize and celebrate the human artistry guiding the technology.

3. The Festival

PAH-FEST is a week-long, digital media festival, traveling to cities throughout the US and internationally. People from all walks of life, with engaging story ideas, are provided with digital equipment and a professional "helping hand," enabling them to create their own short digital films. The finished work is posted on the PAH online theater, where it is reviewed by the public and our pool of PAH celebrity judges. Yes, there are prizes, but more importantly the word is spreading, from community to community and beyond, that our stories are being told, and shared, and appreciated. This is the birth of the PAH-Nation. We welcome you.

Explore this website to learn more about where PAH's been, where PAH's going, and how you can sign on.

www.pahfest.com

Explanation of Digital Amnesty

Below is a recent e-mail from Suzanne Boyd, the PAHFEST:MOTOWN director...things are heating up in Detroit.

BTW I gave a talk in front of a large group at a Madonna event last night--I showed your fireside chat Chistopher and then they went nuts. Then I talked about Elmore Leonard and they went nuts. Then I unfurled a HUGE canvas poster of Zelda's beautiful artwork for PAH and they went nuts again. I kinda felt bad for the guy after me he says'''Oh great and I get to follow that!" One of the Deans said to me afterwards..I am going to talk to my muscician friends and ask them if they want to put in a proposal to do a mobi-flick on folk music in Michigan. I thought that was a great topic.

Thanks as always for your support, the excitement on campus is swelling to a fever pitch. Several news organizations have already committed to covering the event before and after--we move forward! Suzanne

Suzanne Boyd
TV Facilities & Production Mgr.
Madonna University
36600 Schoolcraft Rd
Livonia, Michigan 48150
(734)-432-5578
sboyd@madonna.edu

The PAH NATION is taking off. Many cities around the globe are hosting a
PAHFest now. However, PAHfest:Grants, New Mexico will always be the capitol
of the nation and Doug Bocaz-Larson a guiding force. DBL is a level headed
director, man of good will and excellent teacher. New Mexico should be
proud.

Announcing PAHfest: Grants Finalists

David Carradine will be receiving the Keeping the Torch Lit - June 6 at 6pm
- Double 6 Gallery 1001 W. Santa Fe Ave. in Grants, NM. There will be a
surprise "Classic Carradine" screening and discussion afterwards.

Finalists for mobiflicks:
The Saint Joseph Mission - Max Mitchell and Molly Carn of High Rolls, NM -
It is the aim of this project to bring awareness to the vast cultural
heritage of the old Spanish Missions of this region in New Mexico and the
impact they have had socially, culturally, religiously, and environmentally
for many generations since their construction.

Curandera - Daniel Salazar and Marcella Lopez of Tijeras, NM - This is a
documentary which both shows the ancient traditional art form of healing but
tries to capture the essence of being a traditional healer in an ever
changing environment.

Wild Weird Desert WORD - Bill Nevins and P. Baca y Candelria of Albuquerque,
NM - A mysterious poet from the wilds of New Mexico gathers inspiration and
flowers amidst the rattlesnake and cactus filled landscape of the High
Desert llano, all the time sharing incantations and rhymes with all who
cross her/his path.

Green Drops - Jose 'Cheo' Tapia of Albuquerque, NM - Two local guys
investigate alien green droppings in the desert.

Zuniland - Katherine Clark of Ramah, NM - This project is an interactive
mythology for/with children gathered around the elder storyteller-singer in
settings in the Zuniland area.

And we invite everyone to come June 8 to try our cell phone art and YourTech
Portrait competitions from 10am-5pm at the Mining Museum at 100 Iron Ave. in
Grants, NM.

We also have a Studio Tour and Technology Treasure Hunt on June 9 and 10 and
our awards ceremony June 10 at 6pm at the Best Western in Grants.

For more information, contact Doug Bocaz-Larson at dbocaz@nmsu.edu or
505-287-6656.

Rhys Williams, master glass sculptor. As a child, I always found glowing, molten glass enchanting and those who work with it to create something special were art magicians. Rhys' work definitely has a high level, alchemy "juice" factor going on and that is why I am honored that he is the creator of both the EARSXXI "KEEPING THE TORCH LIT" AWARD and the EARSXXI DIGITAL AMNESTY AWARD.




Watch the master glass sculptor wotk with his students as he creates a glass motorcycle.



You can check out more of his work on his web site CACTUS GLASSWORKS.

He was once just a little cowardly yellow ball of molting feathers. Now, he has become our very regal PAH MASCOT...PAHPITO is marching into battle for digital empowerment and global creativity...watch out Bikercat...he means business.

I was asked by my friends in Passau, Germany to explain why I think Cell Phone Art is important.

THE LOT is advertising on my territory now. I just saw this billboard on top of our building. They should talk to us about helping them with the post now. I think that's fair, don't you?

APPLE PHOTO BOOTH FUN.

Summer Time is Vacation Time:

Remember when being the camera person on vacation meant that you were responsible for the camera, which meant you usually had to carry a backpack or hold on to the 6 pound camcorder the whole time? Well the price and the size of camcorders has come down, but this still mean you have to transport it everywhere. We have reported on Mpeg4 camcorder technology before, but the price has dropped under $100. These handy recording devices record in DVD quality and fit in your pocket, they are about the size of a PDA. Creative has the DiVi Cam and it is priced at $79.99, or Aiptek DV4500 for $94.87, and if you really want to get hands free try the Samsung SCX105L Sports Camcorder. The Samsung has a extra sport-camera module that allows you to strap a lens to a helmet or anything really, and it will only set you back $179.

All-in-All these handy devices take the chore out of filming your next vacation.

Civilisation requires a modicum of material prosperity--enough to provide a little leisure. But, far more, it requires confidence--confidence in the society in which one lives, belief in its philosophy, belief in its laws, and confidence in one's own mental powers....Vigour, energy, vitality: all the great civilisations--or civilising epochs--have had a weight of energy behind them. People sometimes think that civilisation consists in fine sensibilities and good conversation and all that. These can be among the agreeable results of civilisations, but they are not what make a civilisation. and a society can have these amenities and yet be dead and rigid.

from Kenneth Clark's CIVILISATION

This was done for our friends in Motown. Suzanne Boyd is using this to help drum up support for the PAH-FEST:MOTOWN this July.

Not too long ago, a member of one America's richest families happened to look at my BikerCHEF trailer on-line. Though he seemed to enjoy it, he burst out, "You're trying too hard to be Mexican!" I looked at him and said rather sternly, "I am Mexican...I am also Mongolian for that matter. Is that a problem?"

Anyhow, a very Happy Cinco de Mayo to all of us Mexicans...let's party down!

PAINTER, PRODUCTION DESIGNER, THINKER, FELLOW HUMAN-BEING EXTRAORDINAIRE


RANDO SCHMOOK, self portrait.

I've known Rando for a few years now. I truly enjoy our discussions about the creative process, his personal and the universal. Rando considers his life a work of art, and it is; but he knows how to apply the creative process to everything he does and he does so with grace and humor. I have yet to achieve that level. That's why I affectionally call him "Grandpa."



You can see more of Mr. Schmook's work at www.randoworks.com.