Art and Media: April 2004 Archives
Before Bloggercon started this morning, Dave Winer asked what songs we should sing to open Bloggercon. I remember the names of three of the losing candidate songs. I was at a loss for the words of the songs, but I was lucky to have my computer. Here are the songs, with links to the lyrics:
Brandy (You're A Fine Girl), the Looking Glass.
Words and Music by Elliot Lurie
We also thought of some more geographically relevant songs:
Yankees Suck
it is a little raunchy but describes perfectly how Bostonian's feel about the Yankees.
BTW, the band is called BenderX and you can listen to the song here: http://www.benderband.com/mp3.html
We ended up singing "Take me out to the Ball Game" and the National Anthem. (everyone knew the words)
So next time, we'll be ready with the words of other songs; I am sure that Joey knows the music!
I had a long animated conversation about video blogging with Steve Garfield tonight. He was recently recognized in Time Magazine as "no ordinary blogger" in an article entitled "See Me, Blog Me". I especially liked his most recent video posted on the site: Making Toast.
Here is a photo of the animated discussion Steve and I had. (photo via Sooz) I am in blue, Steve is in black.
Tomorrow, at Bloggercon, there will be a number of conversations about video blogging in sessions on Infrastucture and also Personal Television Networks.
BTW, I also wanted to mention that in Steve Garfield's portfolio of weblogs he also is the author of the "School of Rock Super Fan Site Weblog". For Jack Black fans it is awesome!
Howard Stern: Funny joke
This morning Howard Stern played a serious and very funny April Fools joke on his listners. He made believe his show was pulled off the air and any people fell for it. Do a search on Feedster to see the laments. I was stuck in traffic in Boston this morning and listened as the whole thing unfolded. Two moronic jocks took Howard's place playing silly pop music. Later Howard went on a tear about free speech, George Bush and this Republican administration. It was all very funny and he made his point!
BTW, from Howard's website you can register your complaints to the FCC.
