Here’s some video taken by my friend April of the Brooklyn Bombshell Revue performing at the 2008 Coney Island Mermaid Parade. My favorite moment in it is Veronica in the sailor outfit at the 1:04 mark blowing a kiss to the judges. Perfect. Also the final V-formation and single file line of the girls is…
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A glorious day at the Mermaid Parade
Finally home after an amazing day of Mermaid Parade festivities. As has been our tradition for going on eight years, a bunch of swing dancers from Yehoodi march and dance in the Coney Island Mermaid Parade, calling ourselves the “Brooklyn Bombshells Revue.” We all dress in something either vintage-y or mermaid-y or both. I.e. 1920s…
Global Kids teens produce machinima film on educational racism in China, Brazil and the US
I’m proud to announce that our teens in our Virtual Video Project at Global Kids are about to unveil their latest machinima film on how racism effects access to education in three countries: China, Brazil and the United States. The film, "Race to Equality", will premiere on Thursday, June 26th, at 6:00 pm at the…
Giving virtual props to the Global Kids webmistress Joyce
Here’s a short video of me "giving" a crystal stone over Skype to my Global Kids colleague Joyce (aka "Rhiannon Chatnoir" in SL), as a way of showing respect and appreciation for her work at GK. For those that don’t know, among Joyce’s many other hats, she is the webmistress and Web2.0 guru for the…
I’m speaking at Metanomics on Monday, June 23 in SL
I will be speaking with Doug Thomas at the popular "Metanomics" talk show in Second Life on Monday starting at Noon PST / 3pm EST. Here are the details: Metanomics, the web’s premier program about the business and policy of virtual worlds, begins an exciting second season on Monday, June 23rd at Noon PST. For…
Introducing the Funkasaurus, My 1st Spore creature
Sorry to inflict this on you, if you have seen hundreds of other Spore creatures already. Here’s my "Funkasaurus" animal I created using the Spore Creature Creator. Funkasaurus is a fun-loving, hip-hop listening, b-boying vegetarian. The interface is super fun to play with, if you haven’t already downloaded it. At Global Kids we’re abuzz with…
The 2008 Mermaid Parade is this Saturday!
I’m excited as all-get-out that this Saturday, June 21, is the 25th annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade! For those that don’t know, the Mermaid Parade is a raucous and community-driven celebration of Summer, where tens of thousands flock to see an eclectic and wild mix of floats, bands, dancers, hula hoopers, vintage cars, and other…
Video: Friedrich’s “Ink Scanner” at Eyebeam Mixer
inkscanner @ eyebeam Mixer from Friedrich Kirschner on Vimeo. Here’s an awesome video of Friedrich Kirschner’s bootleg 3D "Ink Scanner" that he demoed last weekend with willing victims like myself at the Eyebeam Lab mixer. Much nicer than the video I shot, and shows more clearly the whole process. Friedrich promises me that I will…
10 things I love about Fort Greene
View Larger Map Ten Random Things I love about Fort Greene, Brooklyn: The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn play every Monday night at Chez Oskar Has only South African restaurant in the Five Boros (Madiba) I can be in downtown Manhattan in 20 minutes by subway or bike Red velvet cake from The Cake Man Has…
Congrats to J. Walter Hawkes for winning an Emmy!
Congratulations to my buddy J. Walter Hawkes for winning an Emmy, along with this musical team, for their work on the kids show "Wonder Pets." The Emmy was for "Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition." Along with his musical composition skills, J. Walter is a fine trombonist and ukelele player. He has worked on…