Arthritis Onslaught is my longest series to date. It started with AO1 on 7/7/07 and here we are on 12/12/12 with Part 6, the final chapter. Never in my life have I put forth so much effort towards a project. All in all I probably spent over 80 hours filming and editing throughout this past month. I detached myself from a social life and worked day and night planning this and thinking of new ideas/directions. I was lucky enough to have an all star team who believes in me enough to follow me into my crazy world. I wouldn't have this video done the way I wanted if it wasn't for all these people who took part in this production. My girlfriend has shown an infinite supply of patience even when all I could talk about was AO6. So even when we did find the time to be together, my mind was in a million places. She helped with the dolly, ideas for specific shots AND the steadicam. I wouldn't want any other woman in my corner. I'm extremely lucky to have attracted this amazing human being. I applaud her for continuing to help me and encourage me any way she could. I owe her some major date nights to make up for my mental and physical absence. My cousin Jason who is more of a brother to me took the time out of his life to film around 10-12 hours worth of solid footage with me. He held the steadicam pretty much all the way through without complaining. I am very lucky to have him in my family tree. We were best friends growing up and AO6 brought us closer once again. He also had part in a lot of the creative angles. He wasn't just holding the camera, he was giving me ideas. Which makes sense considering when we were kids we used to make short stop motion movies with hot wheels. Couldn't have done it without him in my corner ready to go on any crazy adventure to complete the shots how I saw them in my mind. Ryan Birk spent the night at my house and agreed to hike mission peak with me and film me at the top. We woke up at 4 am and started hiking at around 5. We made it up in time for the sunrise that overlooked the whole bay area. For years now I've wanted an excuse to climb that thing. AO6 was my answer. I was dying the whole way up and I had to keep taking rest breaks to catch my breath. Keep in mind I was carrying the camera equipment and the steadicam all the way up the peak. When we finally got up there, I flew through a range of emotions that Ryan was able to capture. Filming with a steadicam on top of mission peak with winds gusting at over 40 mph was going to be a chore. I knew that going up but I had no idea how hard it would be to hold that thing steady. Ryan did an amazing job making something out of nothing. Brian Hart, even with his son Gavin came to help out on set. I believe this is Gavin's first public appearance on YouTube. It was awesome having him on stage with me. It lightened up the mood a lot. There are way too many stories to tell about AO6. I'll save them for another time. The long story short is, you couldn't imagine how many sleepless nights and hard work went into the production of this short film. It is the completion of my Arthritis Onslaught series and I hope you can draw inspiration and a smile from it. I feel like I just finished a painting I started back in 2007. Thank you for everything. All of you made the hard work worth it. The support I have from all of you is overwhelming and I am honored to breathe the same air as you. You have no idea how much you all inspire me to want to keep going. And just for the record, I will keep on going. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. I love you all. persist&endure, Chris