Fake Film School Made Affordable!

Part of the scope of Sindustry City's micromedia presence is East Las Vegas Film School.  It is a satirical endeavor, of course, with a perspective favoring grassroots attempts to produce film and video without going broke in the process.

Check out our Twitter account at @ELVFilmSchool for frequent updates and insights.

New Pic

In case you'd like a spiffy 80 X 80 JPEG of me, here is one for your use.

Lifelike, indeed!

New video on my YT channel.  This one is a karaoke selection for a friend whose birthday was almost the first of May.

 http://youtu.be/Mfvt05-6GSc

Originality

I don't claim originality.  Only coolness.

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Science

Science is the possibility of epistemology.

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In Re: Ubiquitous Video of Police Attacking the Occupation

The counterrevolution will be televised.

That Logo!

Interest has been expressed in the logo for the TV show "That Girl," starring Marlo Thomas. These images are the best two I could find on the Net.

Elitism

I'm trying to discern what Americans mean when they talk about "elitism" in the context of intellect. I think it means "person who doesn't believe that if someone present fails to understand what is being said that that invalidates it."

YouTube Account

I have opened a YouTube channel that fans of our video activity might enjoy. The Vimeo account will still be active; feel free to explore it as well.

http://www.youtube.com/user/carlwilkerson

Another P Quote

Saith the Doctor:

"I don't like the idea that 'livelihood' is the deadest thing on the planet right now. "

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P. Cleans Bathroom!

Given Pattie's history of chronic illness, it's a little more noteworthy than it is for most people when she chips in around the house (which she does). She spent a lot of time yesterday cleaning and tidying the bathroom. The photos do not really do it justice, but they help.

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"Radical Ideas"

The expression "Radical Ideas" is redundant. If it isn't radical, it's not an idea, it's just repetition.

Carl's Take on Modern Baseball, from 2002 Radio Show

You can listen to an excerpt from First Person, Plural, Episode 6, entitled "The Social Context of Baseball" by clicking on the title of this post.

This segment was based upon articles, written by Carl in late 1990s, discussing how the breaking of the color line in Major League Baseball by Jackie Robinson is an excellent point of which to divide modern from pre-modern baseball because before the color line was broken managers were systematically excluding better players for arbitrary reasons, making baseball essentially exhibition ball rather than a good game based upon management that was doing everything in its power to win. This means that comparing stats before 1947 to stats after 1947 is problematic.

If you prefer to read it, click here

Preparation

Prep is largely about deciding what NOT to do first.
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Another P Remark

"Damn it, my integrity keeps leaking out!" -- Dr. Pattie Thomas
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Happy Birthday to Me!

Today is my birthday! Pattie has been very nice to me today, taking me places and buying me things. Here I am with the birthday cake, which happens to be a cheesecake.


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Smarter than a Fifth Grader

This week's announcement that there is significant water on the moon, reminded me of a story about Carl's youth and water on the moon.

It seems that when Carl was in fifth grade, his class went on a field trip to a college to hear about science. Young Carl asserted that there could be water on the moon. He was first rebuked by the college professor and then rebuked by his teacher for bothering the college prof and then rebuked by his parents for being rebuked by his teacher.

Ah poetic justice...



So it looks like no adult involved was smarter than the fifth-grader!

Re: the _Onion_ satirical news periodical

"I'm having an Onion moment!" (To be used when a news story that has to be a parody turns out not to be. )

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Today's Guest Star: Dr. Pattie Thomas

P. came up with a quote I liked: "You're not a loser if you're in a no-win situation. "

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The Limit of My Creative Energies

There was an old, bad Europop song in the 1980's that had the line, "I sometimes feel like somebody's watching me. " Today, I sang instead, to the same melody line, "I sometimes feel like somebody's watching TV. " I would add an audio file for clarification, but I'll probably get sued for this as it is.

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