...did you know that the Marist Circle (AKA the Daily Faberian) is available online? Well at least some of it anyways. The years 1961-1999 seem to be archived quite nicely. Then it takes a bit of a dip after that. But who cares? We went to college in the early 90's, so we're covered. View the archive list here. (That outta drive down workplace productivity a bit)
But enough about that. Let's focus in on me. Or specifically the two times that I graced the pages of the Circle.
Exhibit A: A picture of me drumming in the Spring 93 Battle of the Bands. Hosted by none other than MTV's Half Hour Comedy Hour star Kevin James. (He was later on a show called King of Queens) Of course guitar playing was masterfully handled by none other than Chris Kossowski. (Hey Chris, now you're name is gonna show up in Google again!) I believe Chris was mocked by Kevin James for wearing sunglasses indoors.
But wait, hold on....The Scott Forbes? Who the hell is that? My one shot at Circle greatness and they get my name wrong. Ahhh, who cares, I'll take it.
BTW, I know, I put this picture up a few years ago, I'm just getting some more life out of it. Hey, gimme a break, how often does one get in the newspaper?
Let's move on.
Exhibit B: A letter to the editor. (And you can click on it to read it better) What's the story behind this? Well, I really don't know. Evidently, there was some kind of interest in adding "educational" cable channels to the Marist lineup. Myself, (although being a fan of television) felt the college campus wasn't in need of The Discovery Channel and Comedy Central.
Now, I can't take full credit for this masterpiece. I'm sure Dob and Skow were egging me on as I penned this tome. I think "veiled ploy" came directly from Skow's mouth. I must note, it looks like I just learned the abbreviation "FYI", and was excited to use it, although I don't think I used it with the proper impact. (And I don't think anyone would really care that I was a WTZA intern) But I would like to point out that my letter to the editor is funnier than the humor columnist, whose article can be viewed above mine.
So the moral of the story is, be careful: Every stupid thing you do is gonna turn up on the internet if it hasn't already. I'll keep searching for more funny material. I think it's interesting/sad that I would probably still think and say the same things as I did in 1994. (I would just swap out Melrose Place with American Idol) And Chris K asked what Hudson Valley museums I was talking about. I haven't the foggiest. Is the Vanderbilt Mansion a museum?
Non Related: I'm combating Seasonal Affective Disorder (Or SAD as it's commonly known) by listening to the following:
Minnie Ripperton-Inside My Love
RAMP-Daylight
Roy Ayers-Everybody Loves the Sunshine
Black Sabbath-Meglomania (OK, so maybe that last one isn't a good choice)
We're almost there! We had another quick shoot on Tuesday night 2/19/07. The next time I mention this video, it will hopefully be to give you all a link to view it. And then I'll have plenty of real behind-the-scenes pictures. (which I can't show you right now, because it would give away the plot of the video.)
In other, more crappy news, I still can't get Compressor to work. Imagine my delight when I came home last night, did a software update check and lo and behold: There were upgrades available for almost all the FCP Studio applications. Even a Compressor upgrade that promised to get rid of the conflict with Qmaster! I did the upgrade but #*&^%!!!!! It still does not work. This problem must be resolved. I will get this program to work, dammit!
I'm pleased to announce that I finally updated my demo reel and uploaded it to my website. View it here.
And stay tuned: I have some very interesting stories (and maybe photos) from this weekend. More on that to come. Can I write a tease or what? I should have never left TV news. Here's one more: World to explode at 10 PM! Details at 11.
Ugghhh, Compressor 3. The albatross of Final Cut Studio. I thought I had solved the problem by upgrading to FCP Studio 2. But I guess I was wrong. Yup, Compressor is still plagued by problems. Last time around, the message "unable to connect to background process" popped up when I tried to compress a movie. This time around it's, Unable to submit to queue. Please restart your computer or verify your Compressor installation is correct”.
Seriously Apple, get your act together. BTW, this is not a fixit forum. I'm just hoping that by putting down these buzzwords, someone from a higher power (Apple) might see this post, and realize what a suck-fest Compressor is. I've never been able to get the program to work for more than five minutes, and when it did, it CREEPED along. So slowly in fact that I think it was working in reverse, uncreating the file that I was trying to compress. (OK, that was just a feeble joke) BTW pt 2, I did go to Apple's fixit page. Aside from doing a re-install, none of their tips worked.
All the other programs in the FCP suite work rock-solid. Why are Compressor and QMaster such garbage? Q-Master, wtf, is that?? Weren't they the 80's synth band that did the song, "Dancing in Heaven"?
Anyways, I was going to make the above "no compressor" ghostbuster graphic, but Scott Simmons beat me to it, so I "borrowed" his. He has some sensible tips on how to fix the problem. I just don't feel like uninstalling Compressor right now. I'm going to give Pacifist a shot.
Bye bye. Compressor sucks!
Dateline: Monday, February 4th, 2008. We return to the Crystal Theatre for the second night of filming the new music video. And based on what I've seen of the footage, we're taking this thing to a whole new level.
Last week we primarily shot the "band performance" footage. This time it was all about the storyline that surrounds the song. And oh boy, wait to you see what we have in store for you. We actually constructed a room on stage using the Crystal Theatre's props. (And speaking of props, much thanks to the theatre for letting us film yet ANOTHER night) As far as set design goes, I think the Little Rascals could have done a better job....but in this case, it's all about the music and the story.
I've got a TON of behind-the-scenes production stills, but unfortunately I can't show any here. I don't want to give the plot of the video away. (This one above is just a tease) But trust me, it's going to be worth the wait.
We didn't wrap till well after midnight. Plus it took forever to strike the set and clean up. I think I got two hours of sleep Monday night. We still have a few pickup shots to grab, but it's nice to know the majority of the filming is now behind us.
I've laid out a preliminary edit, and it's not bad so far. As always, keep checking back for more updates.
I love eBay! Even if they've jacked up the rates a ton. (and they're in cahoots with PayPal.) Between those two blood-sucking corporations, it's a wonder I see a dime on any of the junk I sell! Like this vintage Led Zeppelin t-shirt. What will it go for? Anything? Here's my latest auction items. Let's discuss. On the block are several hardcore cassettes from the 90's. Good stuff, but I gotta say, the days of the cassette player are long gone in this household. Demo tapes seem to have a certain collectible appeal on eBay, so we'll see what happens.
Remember back in the day when I used to have all those wacky auctions? I made some good money off odd items. (Like the $78 Rolling Rock football jersey) Well, the winter doldrums are upon us, and I feel wacky again. Stay tuned for more auctions and results.
