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Friday, June 29th, 2012DS106 Confidential 2012-06-29 14:24:00
Friday, June 29th, 2012SLIDE GUY, WHAT HAPPENED?
He was on top, sliding everywhere – tractor tires, waterfalls, in the Andes with Bono. It was going so well, bigger than planking, bigger than Mikey – then it all started to fall apart. Little things at first; questions about his socks. Then that unfortunate interview with Alan Levine where his fans saw a different Slide Guy – angry, bitter, complaining. He might have been able to recover from that, a few charity gigs, an appearance on The View. But fate had something else in store for Slide Guy – those photos. Even if you’re Slide Guy you don’t sit on another meme’s lap.
Confidential caught up with Slide Guy recently. We found him sitting alone in a local Chipotle, staring listlessly at a half-eaten burrito, trying unsuccessfully to catch the attention of a nearby table of laughing DTLTists. He wouldn’t talk to us at first, after all Confidential ran those photos that destroyed him. All we could get out of him was an angry “You want to know what happened? Really? Why don’t you take it up with him?” We followed his glance towards a dark figure in the corner, wearing a black plaid shirt, a black toque, and big mirrored shades.
I motioned to my photographer – but the guy was too fast. All he left behind was this:
Dear Sane People of the World,
Friday, June 29th, 2012
Here are some pictures from my crazy trip.
George, Ray and Abe
Friday, June 29th, 2012
It was the chance discovery of a sixty-year-old radio show while researching for the last podcast that led me to discover these clips of Ray Bolger dancing with a couple of dead presidents. At the end of Ray Bolger’s segment on the Doris Day Radio Show he says that he will see her on the set the next day as he leaves the stage. A little bit of Googling revealed that he was referring to the 1952 Warner Brothers’ musical April in Paris. Until this week, it was a movie I’d never heard of or knew nothing about. But thanks to YouTube and the web, I’ve got enough material for a series of some fun animated GIFs. As mentioned in earlier posts, I continue to find myself always on the lookout for suitable moments to put in to perpetual loop back.
For me, discovering the the process of putting these things together has been an unexpected treat. Looking back and learning about Hollywood legends such as Stanley Kubrick, Jimmy Durante, Kirk Douglas, Judy Garland, Timothy Carey, Eleanor Powell, Ray Bolger and Doris Day allows me to imagine life and circumstances in an era in America that seems more and more illusory.
Speaking of illusion, how about the idea of a low-level State Department official dancing and singing about being in love as portraits of Presidents Washington and Lincoln come to life and begin hoofing along. Sure it’s light fare, but it’s also a lot of fun.
One disheartening realization in looking back at the entertainment and talent of this era is that I need to reexamine my recent dream to reinvent myself as a song and dance man. Fortunately there’s enough inspiration on offer via the web that this illusion too just might be possible.
DS106 Confidential 2012-06-28 20:19:00
Friday, June 29th, 2012DS106Confidential Exclusive!!! Film of Alan Levine inside “SHED” 4!!
Confidential reporter Joe Beets caught Alan Levine of Camp MagicMacguffin inside camp Shed 4 today. Mr. Levine, obviously surprised, appeared friendly at first, answering questions about Shed 4 operations. He quickly became uncomfortable though when Joe started asking some tough questions. Just exactly what does “bending space and time” have to do with running a summer camp? Who is behind CVI? Why is poutine always available in the camp MagicMacguffin cafeteria? (The entire interview, captured on film, will soon be available to Confidential readers.)
Levine refused to answer further questions and blocked our photographers New Media lens with his hands, calling for Security.
Confidential won’t be stopped so easily Mr. Levine. We’ll be back!
DS106 Confidential 2012-06-28 19:20:00
Friday, June 29th, 2012DS106 CONFIDENTIAL!
Because Everything You Know is Wrong!
Remember a better time? The air was fresher, streams were cleaner, and gifs were unanimated. DS106 Confidential wants to go back to that time, the Golden Age of Digital Storytelling 106. But to do that, a lot of unpleasant truths have to be aired. A lot of things SOME PEOPLE thought were buried deeply have to be brought to the light of day. That’s what DS106 Confidential is all about – and were starting right now with two BIG stories.
Slide Guy is not happy, He does not want to be made fun of, he…
Thursday, June 28th, 2012
Slide Guy is not happy, He does not want to be made fun of, he just wants to have fun. And he likes his socks. Man, he is pissed off. Listen to his own words.
Joe Beets has some intriguing ideas about who is behind Camp…
Thursday, June 28th, 2012
Joe Beets has some intriguing ideas about who is behind Camp Magic Macguffin, plus he recommends wearing of foil hats for protection of your brain waves. Can it be a Masonic plot behind CVI and Camp? Joe has strange ideas, and alludes to soie damnin video.
DS106 Confidential 2012-06-28 17:55:00
Thursday, June 28th, 2012Slide Guy, Kim Jong Il caught in Panmujong LOVE NEST!!!!
Sure, you thought you knew Slide Guy – a real symbol of unguarded joy, childhood pleasures, and slightly unusual socks. BUT – EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG – DS106 Confidential knows better. One of our ace camera guys (no names, but he is an expert in NEW MEDIA) caught deceased, former web meme Kim Jong Il and Slide guy in a secluded weekend getaway ”looking at things” in a very suggestive way.
When Confidential contacted the strangely-socked meme, Slide Guy denied everything – no surprise there, he stands to lose big in footwear endorsements when this gets out. He said “the Dear Leader and I are just good friends, we got together for some casual looking at things and it never went beyond that.” SURE SLIDE GUY!
ds106: Wiggle Stereoscopy
Thursday, June 28th, 2012I’ve been a bit MIA at Camp Magic Macguffin for the past week as the family has been in San Diego having a wonderful time. Oddly enough, even on vacation with my family ds106 has not been far from my mind. Walking around Legoland I had many thoughts about assignments, both current ones and possibilities.
We took in Miniland, an area full of cities and creations made of Legos. It’s really quite impressive. I took a few pictures of this Lego steamboat with the purpose of creating a wiggle stereoscopy image. I ended up only using two of the images after trying to get one that worked the way I wanted.
I’m finding as I work through ds106 assignments (slowly, but still) that I don’t fully understand why I think things work or don’t work. Hopefully as I continue with this process I’ll hone my eye and begin, to a bit at least, to be able to explain my thinking.
