Filmed Music Innovation

I just edited up a couple of older performances yesterday. The Intelligence from September 19, 2009 and Black Hearted Diamond Boy from December 4, 2009. I also recently edited the Bermuda Triangles from February 6, 2010. Not that I think people will be particularly interested but these videos are notable because it is the first time I have synced the video's audio with the mixed audio from a separate source. After watching my earlier videos and thinking, man it's weird, someone can be speaking or hitting a drum stick right in front of the camera and since the recording source is further away and the levels taken down, you can't hear the person right in front of you.

So here are these videos. And older ones where I only used the recorded and mixed track with the video. See if you can tell a difference.

The Intelligence live at The Triple [Richmond, Virginia] Sep. 19, 2009 from Silver Persinger.

Diamond Black Hearted Boy - Dec. 4, 2009 @ House Show - Jackson Ward - Richmond, Virginia from Silver Persinger.

Bermuda Triangles Live at The Triple [Richmond, VA] - Feb. 6, 2010 from Silver Persinger.

Videos that don't include the video sound.

Amoeba Men Live at The Triple August 17, 2009 from Silver Persinger.

Spirit Fingers @ The Triple - Sept. 19, 2009 from Silver Persinger.

The Amoeba Men Live at The Triple - Nov. 11, 2009 from Silver Persinger.

Ting Ting Jahe Live at Ghostprint Gallery Nov. 19, 2009 Richmond, Virginia from Silver Persinger.

Tatsuya Nakatani Live at Ghostprint Gallery Nov. 19, 2009 Richmond, Virginia from Silver Persinger.

Spirit Fingers - Live at The Triple Feb. 6, 2010 from Silver Persinger.

My Favorite Local Band in Richmond, Virginia

There are many I have not seen but so far I like The Bermuda Triangles.

Bermuda Triangles Live at The Triple Sept. 19, 2009 - Richmond, VA from Silver Persinger on Vimeo.

Diamond Black Hearted Boy is another Richmond performer I am looking forward to seeing in October.

ISO Socialism 2009 San Francisco Conference Video

I attended the Socialist conference "Building a New Left for a New Era" organized by the International Socialist Organization [ISO] in San Francisco, California that was held at the Women's Building [3543 18th Street] and the ISO Office located at 110 Capp Street on July 3 and 4, 2009. I only attended 5 discussions and caught a portion of another.

I video recorded a number of the talks in order to preserve and re-distribute the content of each meeting. It will take a few days to get all the videos uploaded but I will put them up as I am able.

Here are a few to enjoy.

Marxist Economist Joel Geier on "The Economic Crisis: How Bad Will It Get" 2009 SF from Silver Persinger.

Todd Chretien on Lenin's "State and Revolution" from Silver Persinger.

I made up another joke

Q. What is a good snack to take to a court case?

A. Trial Mix.

I invented my first joke yesterday

It goes like this.

Q. What do you call a chess master's wife of 50 years?

A. A stalemate.

Trying to Make Money Selling Designs

Today I started an account with zazzle.com It is the same thing as CafePress.com where they will make T-shirts and coffee mugs with your design on it and then you earn a commission on the sale.

Here are the designs I've put up so far. I've started with t-shirts of emoticons. Seems to me like there might me some small niche interest in such designs, despite their simplicity.



make custom gifts at Zazzle

Speaking of Gay Marriage

I attended my first same sex marriage recently. My friends Abigail and Kat got married on June 13. I really enjoyed their wedding. It was a beautiful ceremony and a great party with excellent vegetarian food from Ipanema.

I offered to film the ceremony since I have the camcorder and tripod I've been using to film Council meetings from my City Council blog . My first wedding video.

I fully support the rights of adults to marry whomever they choose. This is guaranteed by the "Equal Protection" established by the 14th Amendment. I also believe gay marriage is protected by the First Amendment's protection of religion. If any church recognizes and performs a same-sex marriage that should be afforded the same benefits and legal rights as a marriage between a man and a woman.

I believe in Equality among citizens.