I've got the first reply in this topic, and yeah.....I called it. Not surprised by any of this. I'm more surprised that so many people actually believed in the project.

As for how somebody like Tommy Tallarico keeps getting people to work with him, he's a huge shmoozer, and he loves to name-drop Steven Tyler being his cousin. I wouldn't be surprised if the latter actually worked for him at some point in his life or if he asked his cousin for a favor at some point. With the fields he's worked in, meeting the right people at the right time gets you further than talent and experience.