"There's Ed Wood the man and 'Ed Wood' the character in the film by Tim Burton. People have to realize that those are two different people. The film by Tim Burton, yes, it IS a beautiful film and it shines a lot of light on the inner dialogue and hardships that he went through. But it is not a documentary by any means. Ed Wood was not constantly non-stop positive and optimistic by any means. No. he cried as much as he smiled when he walked this earth. That is something good to remember, that Ed Wood the man who walked this earth, he struggled and fought and kicked and screamed and bled for his films, to get his films made. He tried to be optimistic and there is a bit of truth to the eternally optimistic Ed that is portrayed in Tim Burton's film but Ed's lifelong struggle to showcase his art cannot be forgotten.

Ed struggled. His life was a constant, non-stop struggle from when he was born up until his death. We all struggle, just like Ed did. Now, what seperates Ed Wood from everyone else is HOW he dealt with his hardships. Much like Jesus and his crucifiction, Ed was laughed at and spat on and tossed aside by Hollywood. He was mocked and discarded like trash. He was rejected and humiliated and left with nothing. And yet he continued. And yet he pressed on. And yet, somehow, he found the courage and strength and self-assurance to repeatedly get back up on his feet and make another movie. And that is something that Tim Burton's film only begins to capture. Ed suffered for his films and only now to we appreciate that. Only now do we realize how important his films were. Only now can we sit down, watch one of his films, and say thank you and hope that somehow he heard us."/i>

-written September 1st, 2004 by Reverend Steve Galindo

"I was reading a book the other day. It has a quote from the Dahli Lama where he said that the meaning of life was to seek happiness. Pure self-help bullshit hidden behind a prepackaged, watered down version of Buddhism. And yet I couldn't help but think of Ed Wood in that respect. Ed Wood seeked happiness his entire life and seeked love and joy with every single breath that he took and unlike everyone else on this world he occupied himself with being proud of who he was and not caring for one second about the boos and jeers of those around him. He was truly his own man and didn't let anyone or anything hold him down or reshape him or tell him what to do or think. Shouldn't that count for more than just a humorous footnote in society? Shouldn't the world's first real cinematic iconoclast be remembered and exhaulted instead of forgotten?

"And that, dear naysayers, is why we are here. That is the true meaning of Woodism, to keep Ed Wood's spirit alive and to use him as an example to help others lead better lives. We're not here to scare you and we're not here to worship false idols and we're not here to spit on your precious little bible. We're here to showcase the life and works of Edward D. Wood Jr. We don't expect you to get it and we don't expect you to understand us. As Saint Bela once said ... one is always considered mad when one discovers something that others cannot grasp."

-written March 2nd, 2004 by Reverend Steve Galindo

"Ed Wood is the first and the last of his kind, a savior and yet a human being, a being of light and yet a man with feelings and emotions, a man of importance and yet a failure. All this makes Ed Wood a savior. He came into this world on October 10th, 1924 and set out to be a storyteller, a filmmaker, and a leader of men. He had passion, love, and a need to create stories and images and show them to the world. These images, his holy films, may not be perfect movies but neither are we, Ed's followers. That is why we love them, because they are made with love and they are an inspiration to those of us who understand Wood as a savior and as a man.

"Ed Wood was a pioneer in his time. He is not an omnipotent superhero savior that looks down on us from heaven with anger and accusations. He is a savior who walked on the earth and danced behind of and in front of a motion picture camera with childlike abandonment. He was a man who howled at the moon and danced to the music of life and threw his cares to the wind in exchange for freedom of the soul. Eddie Wood was just like us, a man who struggled with life and acceptance, eventually settling for acceptance of himself. He was and still is a spirit of happiness and strength and peace to those of us who still believe in him and what he stood for.

"Ed Wood chased his dreams his entire life, never stopping to care what people though of him or what people called him behind his back. Ed failed in bringing his message of positivity and happiness to the world during his life and eventually he died so that his films may live. And now we Woodites stand here on this earth with an acorn of Woodism that may one day, if we are to fill ourselves with the passion and the creative vision that our savior Ed had, it will grow into a mighty oak.

"There are people in this world that do not believe in Ed Wood and his importance in society. There are people out there that will scoff at us for our beliefs, just as Ed was scoffed for being a cinematic visionary when he walked upon the earth. And you will be laughed at and you will be mocked and you will have hard times. But if you are to walk upon the road of Woodism then you must learn, as Ed learned in his short time on this earth, to not give a damn what other people say, to listen to your heart, and to have a damn good time while you're here!