Hi all,
here’s a piece I just finished about basketball in Tokyo. I interviewed Joe Bryant (Kobe Bryant’s father), William Pippen (Scottie Pippen’s nephew), and a Japanese player called Jun Nakanishi. you can watch the video below.
Thanks,
David
It’s nice to see president bush has a new spokesperson….someone who tells the truth….
I guess I don’t have much to say, let’s just let the president’s new spokesperson have the floor…..
“Snow called the president “something of an embarrassment,” a leader who has “lost control of the federal budget,” the architect of a “listless domestic policy” and a man who has “a habit of singing from the political correctness hymnal.”
it’s good to have someone in politics who speaks the truth, huh?
Well, America, it seems as if you find yourself in another bind. Gas prices are through the roof (or so you think), and you have no idea what you’re going to do about it. Well, first, I’d like to point out that gas prices are not through the roof. As of April 10th, the price of gas (per gallon) in the UK was $6.13. Ouch, bet you’d cut down on those trips to the store then, huh? Or how about The Netherlands, where gas tops out at $6.73 per gallon. Carpooling ain’t sounding so bad now, is it?
Basically, the concept is simple, if you want to save 10% on your gas bill each month, just use 10% less gas. Here’s a list on how to accomplish this:
1. Take the bus 10% of the time. Yeah, I know there a bunch of crazy people on the bus, but if all the NORMAL people get on at the same time, we’ll be ok. (it’s a joke people, the MTA doesn’t let crazy people on until after 10 p.m.) Plus, it’s only 10% of the time.
2. Carpool - Ok, so Jim lives in Pasadena and you live in South Pas, but if you both work in Santa Monica, maybe you guys could ride in the same car? He doesn’t talk THAT much, does he? If you carpool every day to work, you would probably end up saving 30-40% on your monthly gas bill, depending on how far you live from work, and how often you drive the carpool.
3. Vote for mass transit projects next time they’re on the ballot - Ooohh….a long term situation, how thoughtful. Maybe this won’t help in the short-term, but your kids will thank you.
4. Buy a hybrid/electric car - Yeah, I know your friends will call you a liberal-hippie-wacko-treehugger, but how cool will you be when you buy them a beer with the money you ‘didn’t’ spend on gas? If you really feel those cars are ugly, just buy a fuel efficient car (instead of a gas guzzling SUV).
5. If none of these previous ideas suit you, just drive 10% less, who cares how you do it. It doesn’t hurt to walk somewhere, also. In fact, it feels quite good.
Best of luck, my friends, and remember, you have the world’s sympathy. (actually, not really)
just completed a piece about a group in Tokyo called Foreign Section Trust, that’s trying to save a cemetary in Tokyo from becoming a park. The situation is a bit more complicated than that, so check out the entire piece at
http://current.tv/studio/media/2924104
if you like it, give it a ‘greenlight’!
here’s another link for the Iceberg Colion video I directed (and DP’d).
http://www.stickypod.com/videos/data/519/Sequence_2.mov
better quality, but you have to have quicktime to view it. Also, remember, explicit lyrics…..not meant for kids.
This following video deserves an explanation. So, as some of you may know, Japanese television is known for being oddly entertaining. Shows that would never see the light of day in other countries definitely do see the light of day here. Sometimes, this works out for the better, other times, not so.
While Japanese shows don’t have the production value of huge American TV shows like ‘24′ or even a reality show like ‘The Apprentice’, they can be entertaining if you’re in the mood (and if you speak some Japanese). In addition to all of Japanese society, TV here loves to follow the trends. For about the past 9 months to a year, a comedian named ‘Hard Gay’ has been immensely popular. His basic ’schtick’ is that he dresses up in what I can best describe as ‘the motorcycle dude from the village people’ and says catch phrases like “Se, Se, Se, Fo’” (almost like saying ‘Hey, hey, hey, whoo!’ in English) and gyrates his hips all over the place. Yes, I know it’s gimmicky, but compared to the other stuff on Japanese TV really does suck, it’s watchable. Actually, someone was nice enough to record him and put it on YouTube, so I’ll let you decide.
Click HERE to watch Hard Gay hang out with kids and talk to them about which food they hate. (Japanese only but maybe entertaining if you don’t understand Japanese……let me know)
Ok, for all the non-Japanese speaking people out there, I found an episode for you guys too…
Click HERE to watch Hard Gay help out a ramen shop that’s down on it’s luck. (with Eng. subtitles)
Here’s the correct link……parental advisory…..explicit lyrics…..
Click HERE (I mean it this time)
Hi Everyone, I just directed my first music video….check it out below! I worked long and hard on it, hope you like it!
Click HERE to see it…..