Yeah, so I’ve never been much for live vlogging. Kinda started and killed the blog.tv thing.
But this sounds like fun… YouTube Live in San Francisco next weekend. There are a bunch of live performances per my promo about it with Chad from Clip Critics.
It’s listed as an entertainment gathering party celebration. So I’m not sure if that means we’ll be talking or listening to music and kinda waving at the camera and each other. Not to be outdone, there’s another in Tokyo days later.
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BTW, did I ever tell you that I am a member of the American Legion and that the U.S. Congress approved my design for a Legion flag a few years ago (composed it while living in the Inglewood veterans shelter)?
I hate gatherings, but I hear they have free food.
@52
“Food” is a loose term. Steve Chen is bringing one crock pot full of those mini smoked sausages, and Chad Hurley will be bringing a pitcher of ginger ale. I was supposed to bring my award winning cheesecake (no really – it’s won an award!), but sadly my invitation was lost in the mail.
^ Yes we Spam!
@49 You know it does.
Kevin: I guess you are too busy getting ready for this stupid YT event to bother with the peons on your blog.
Do I sound bitter? I don’t mean to. I am not sukatra, after all.
Although I do aspire to be her one day. Does that souns stalker-ish?
Set your sights high I see, eh Marilyn?
And another one bites the dust:
“Over the next several weeks we’ll be transitioning away from supporting VeohTV.”
Video hosting is going the way of the horse and buggy.
I got my tickets and apparently I can’ t sell them on ebay so I guess I’ll have to go and scalp them outside the event.
@50 still no answer.
My homeless attorney, Don the RV-dwelling, dog poop-smelling, 73 year-old Jewish hippie I adopted last year when we were both living in RVs on the street, spends a lot of time here at the veterans shelter.
In the mornings, he brings me fresh dumpster sushi to store in my little dorm refrigerator (which itself was salvaged from a Culver City dumpster). We usually spend about half an hour in that little fridge, changing out the old dumpster sushi for the new.
Then he usually watches TV in the mess hall or movie room downstairs until I wake up in the afternoon. Then we have a couple of hours of bible study, sometimes three or four, until the chow hall opens at 5:30 for dinner.
I try to get Don to take a shower at my place as much as I can, but Don forgets. He forgets a lot of things, like where he left his keys to the RV or where he left his RV. I keep a spare set of keys to everything he has in my dorm room. I also keep the number of the prepaid cell phone I gave him and the combination to his storage.
Don’s soul in in God’s hands alone, but his possessions are surely in mine.
Today we had to change a flat tire on Don’s RV. What a pain in the butt that was. Those big 16 and a half inch tires aren’t all that easy to toss around and have you ever tried to jack up an RV? That’s no walk in the park, either. And we had to do it in the rain.
I bitched and griped and complained for about ten minutes, as I guess I do with all of my family, but gave it up as soon as I looked in the old man’s grateful eyes.
Some 38 year-old woman, a speed freak drug addict in the full bloom of her addiction, is trying to get Don to move in with her at her guest house apartment behind her mother’s house in lower Inglewood.
She wants to set up housekeeping with the old fart. She met him on the street yesterday when he was trying to grunt off the flat tire on the RV and already has him buying groceries for her mom.
The old man lives on a tight, fixed Social Security pension income which is heavily drained already by his addict daughter. Don says this woman, Stilleta, will cook and clean for him . . . even do his laundry and sleep with him and hinted already at marriage.
Don asked me what I thought of the whirlwind arrangement.
“Wormwood,” I said.
Hmmm…you should start a blog or a YoutTube or Twitter account or something. Now I have a taste for sushi..
^ Without pratfalls or googly farts, no one online is interested.
Notes on YouTube Live:
Dated stuff. References to 2004. 2004? YouTube Live? More like YouTube Rehashed.
MY Word of The Day: HOMO GENIZED.
The show that begs the question over and over: Who? Who? (and also Why?)
Lots of presenters starting their spiel with “A few years ago…”
Really drives home just how many untalented most YouTubers are. Some of that singing was painful.
I saw Nalts say “Hi.”
Overall impression: yawn.
You saw Nalts? Really? Was he standing next to Fred or Michael?
Agreed. Too much oh so 2 years ago. Let’s get on with it…really. Presenters saying ‘a few years ago’….yeah..and..
I agree Bland and Blended like a overhyped Oscar show…sigh…no chance I’ll ever get invited..
I can’t wait for YTLivetokyo to start. My friend JJ with FatBlueMan is playing. I think that Victor/Gimmeabreakman will be there too.
^ JimmerSD
Yeah, I saw Kevin’s head jut out into camera range on the Backstage stream for just long enough to say “Hi, I’m N-” to a stagehand and then they cut to someone younger and hipper.
I’m convinced now that “young and hip” is a modern synonym for “stoopid and self absorbed.” Did you watch the Backstage stream? I never saw so many bored-looking people in a bar-like atmosphere.
Looked to me like they totally dissed Nalts.
Wow…YT Live was…disappointing. I really liked the Mythbusters segment, but it was WAAAAAAY too short. They needed to blow something else up.
Nalts was back in the kitchen washing dishes from the bar.
I was at home, sadly unimpressed (click)
I hoped for more.
I hung out with Naltsy for a good 10 minutes until he used his fancy VIP seats to get away from me. I kid, I would have done the same thing, and not because I dislike Nalts.
He was really cool, probably the only person who instantly knew who I was. Some other chick knew who I was too, she said I was one of the first 25 partners, something I would be amazed with if it were true. No way in hell. She was some business manager… I can’t remember her name. Hot though.
Afterwards, directly outside I was hit on by a hot Asian chick claiming to work at YouTube… Not sure if I believe her, very drunk and annoying. But very hot. I hold that as two points of personal pride: that a hot Asian chick hit on me and that I was actually able to say “this chick is annoying” even though she was hot and I left. I rule.
Not getting laid by a hot Asian chick, though. So that sucks, but on the other hand, I also don’t have any links to anyone annoying.
Like you and me expecting to get served at Studio 54…
It could happen…
Here’s my opinion ^ Clicks
@68
HappySlip was hitting on you!? Cool! She must’ve seen your missiledick video.
I didn’t watch the whole thing, but I thought the concept was interesting, the three camera’s running was cool, the streaming was very good and the content, hosts, people – lame, sucked, kill me now! it was like a bad imitation of a bad imitation of MTV. Watching marquisdejolie’s family on a live three camera stream would have been more entertaining.
20 minutes in and I stared screaming why the **** are you watching THIS CRAP!
I hope you didn’t pay for those air tickets Kevin and Peter you better come back with more than a refrigerator magnet and STD free.
And Kevin, if you dare come back here and tell us how great this thing was I swear I will show up on your door step Thanksgiving Day slap you silly then kill your clone.
^ Use the clone as practice.
Well I haven’t had a drink in years, but this CRAPFEST started me up again. I had to wash the ugly taste of it down with Drambuie. But nobody in Marshall has ever heard of Drambuie, so I had to drive over to Shreveport to get a bottle. The liquor store was within eyeshot of The Horseshoe, a riverboat gambling casino not far from the Brooks Overton V.A. hospital. So I dropped a few dollars into the nickel slots trying to erase the very unfunny YouTube Live Palin skits from my mind and I hit triple clovers, which is a $40 win at The Horseshoe. I was so surprised my heart infarcted and I ended up over at the Brooks Overton emergency room. Then things started getting weird when I saw my doctor there was an Iranian princess….
So, uh, thank you, YouTube, for a fucked up night.
@Jan,
It probably IS great for Kevin. I just saw a tweet from pipistrello saying that he’s having dinner with all the YT megastars. I’ll bet Nalts has given Nalts hats to every one of the most subscribed by now.
Geez. Publicity whore.
(watch my stuff and subscribe!)
@70 predictable, but a well executed video and timely
@75 Kevin having fun with pals has nothing to do with liking YTL.
This whole thing was about the new target audience, tweens!
I watched 4 minutes of Youtube live, which was enough time for me to get bored from the “Parkour guys”. Then I left, and spent the rest of the night watching “Shaun of the dead” for the first time. It’s a good movie. That Liz character was stunning. Still, I like Hot Fuzz more, though. Nick Frost is more indearing in it.
All in all, I am jealous of everybody who went, even if it did suck. I really need a new camera.
This is interesting. If you go to the YouTube Live channel, they have from what I can tell, video of every act performing except Bo Burnham. Why do I find this interesting? His song “Welcome to YouTube” was hilarious, but it was a bit of a roast on the site. I’d retype the lyrics, but just (click) for a bootleg with lyrics already done.
It was actually about my favorite act of the show, to be perfectly honest. I’m hoping Burnham releases his own video of it without the two second too-late censoring in the middle.
Ah well, all press is good press, so YouTube is probably happy about that!
I stand corrected, they did get around to posting Burnham’s song. For once in my post-live trauma, I’m proud of YouTube!
I’m not proud of Youtube.
OK, so my favorite part of the event was unfortunately something you did not see in the stream, and that was the outdoor festival that took place before the show. I’m sure there will be plenty of videos in the coming days showing it though.
I’m not sure I understand all the “old stuff” and “2004″ comments. Zipster put up a video even accusing YouTube of showing “ageism” for the event. The acts that performed are certainly not old in their relative use of the site are they?
The event itself to me as more of a variety show than a gathering. I liked that they showcased not just performing artists but popular users and their talents as well. I freely admit I had no idea who beardyman was until yesterday and he’s pretty damn talented. I loved Buck’s parts even if he did seem a little forced a coupleof times (I blame the live medium for that). Mythbustersbwere awesome and I wish they had a bigger part in the show. The cannon rock hit was awesome and so was Joe Satriani. Go Burnham was hilarious. Fred/Lucas didn’t translate well in the medium, just like I suspected he wouldn’t. William Sledd annoyed me like he usually does. Lisa did her characters, some good and some not so much.
I’m not sure how anyone who watched could say they disliked the whole thing. I’d be more inclined to think they went in to the broadcast expecting to not like it and so all they wanted to see us what they saw. It had it’s good parts and bad parts, and for a first time event it was ok.
Flame on
Quotes from the show:
“Back in 2004…”
“A couple of years ago….”
“Several years ago…”
“A YouTube celebrity since back when…”
I agree with you on some points, Matt, but on others you seem like a YT history NOOB. Perhaps you came upon the YouTube scene late, like in 2006 or so.
Flame out:)
@Matt,
It’s not “flaming” per say, just some critiquing.
I’m sure it was fun to attend. The pre-show festival looked fun from the little I saw. I just think the event translated to video far poorer than I expected. Standing in the crowd would have been a lot more fun I think than sitting in my computer chair.
I think part of it is that they didn’t showcase a lot of the talent I follow on YouTube. Don’t get me wrong, I understand there’s only so much time, but all the same, I felt like the event was catering to a demographic entirely different from mine. I wouldn’t call it a failure, I just think that next time they do this, they need to use more of the talent the adult crowd watches. Just sayin’
Floccubaucinihilipilification: establishing something worthless.
Unfortunately Jim you can’t please everyone, not all of us can watch two hours of marquisdejolie videos in one sitting.
^ Pace yourself. Nobody expects you to watch 902 videos in one sitting! And YT Live was only 45 minutes, wasn’t it? Seemed like more.
^ Oops, I only have 901 videos on YouTube. Forgot I deleted that one last week.
@85
Can any of us watch 2 straight hours of mdj? That’s too much reality in one sitting for me
A spoon full of sugar helps the reality go down, the reality go down, the reality go down.
YouTube live was like 2 hours! Not 45 minutes! 2 hours of grueling sludge with spats of hilarity sprinkled gingerly throughout.
Jesus Christ, will you guys shut up about this thing already??? I mean, there are important things going on in the world! Like, for example, pirates are making a comeback, but for some reason, they’re not wearing those swashbuckling outfits, swords and feathers in their hats. What the fuck is up with that? How can they truly be pirates without those outfits??.
And I haven’t heard a SINGLE one say “ARRRGGGGGGGGHHHH”. Pirates my ass. They’re just a bunch of thugs with guns. Successful thugs. I may go into that line of work, but only if they’ll let me wear the hat and carry a sword. And say “shiver me timbers” whenever I want.
I just wish Ninjas would make a comeback…
“ARRRGGGGGGGGHHHH”
@90
2 hours!? Really? Well maybe I was only awake for 45 minutes of it, but I don’t think I was awake that long.
@84: Actually, the correct spelling is “Floccinaucinihilipilification”.
Did not watch any of YTL; had better things to do.
BTW, if you don’t see me arounf here much for awhile, don’t worry (as if you would!); I am neither dead nor ill, just merely very busy. It is that time of year and as a crafty person (click), I make a lot of gifts. Calendars and newsletters as well as jewelry. So I will probably be just dropping in here briefly over the next few weeks, mainly to correct Kevin’s spelling and see what trite is is talking about each week.
Happy Holidays to all!
@91: Maybe they are holding out for September 19th, International Talk Like a Pirate Day. (Click)
I think if someone released a good “pirates vs. ninjas” movie in the theater right now, I’d watch in just for that. It could star Michael Buckley and Chris Crocker. Wait, scratch that. Buck in either of those outfits just scares me.
@Marilyn
My wife is doing crafts and scrapbooking stuff right now. I understand. See you in spring!
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