Vlog Soup: Episode 1

Welcome to Vlog Soup, Episode 1.

People always ask me, "Steve, what video blogs do you watch?"

Well, here are some of the vlogs that I watched this morning. Right now I'm a little behind in watching all the vlogs that I've subscribed to with FireANT. I've got 331 unwatched.

But, the good news is that I just watched a bunch, and share with you a glimpse at them.

Here they are:

Lee Wilkins tapes TV

Raymond makes coffee

Starfire recalls his first kiss

Alex and Max got to Birmingham

White Guy eats Foreign Foods - Vegmite

Enjoy!

36 North End

The Carol and Steve Show: Episode 36 - North End
This week Carol and Steve head down to Boston's North End for a nice Italian meal.

It's the noisest restaurant we've ever been in, good food though.

Mama Maria Restaurant.

After dinner we visited the Paul Revere statue and then took the MBTA home.

Interview: Jeremy Allaire, Brightcove

I recently interviewed Brightcove CEO Jeremy Allaire.

Allaire is interested in the democratization of media, and hopes to help producers and publishers of video take us into the emerging era of Internet Television.

35 Rolling Stones

The Carol and Steve Show - Episode 35: The Rolling Stones at Fenway Park
Carol and Steve head down to Fenway Park in Boston to hear the Rolling Stones on the first stop of their 2005 US Tour.

Things we learn in this episode:

1. Age is just a number
2. Sausages are cheaper by the dozen
3. Carol and Steve might need singing lessons

Andy Carvin - Podcasting with the Rolling Stones.

The Carol and Steve Show - A new episode every Monday.

A short film by Paul Michaels

Video: Cleaning Up Grafitti

Boston City Councillor John Tobin heads out to Hyde Square and filed this video report on the grafitti problems in the district and his ideas of how to get it cleaned up.

"We work too hard, we pay too high a rent and too high a mortgage to let our neighborhoods slip away into the hands of vandals in terms of grafitti. It's one of those basic quality of life issues we work on every day in the City Council. It's good to have a voice and listen to our police department to see what kind of tools we can deploy to keep the residents of District Six and the City of Boston safe and have them live in neighborhoods that we know are inviting. We'll work hard on it."

Boys 2 Men

Boys 2 Men, a short film by Paul Michaels.

I played a part in Paul Michaels film that he shot as an entry into the Geek My Ride Film Festival held at Macworld in Boston. Half the footage had to be shot on the day of the contest, and then it had to be edited in the back seat of a Lexus using Final Cut Pro.

Paul says of my participation, "I knew you would be great for the part and you exceeded my expectations!"

Filmmaker Paul Michaels
Man Mountain Productions, Inc.
Production * Writing * Directing * Editing
paul@manmountain.com

Introduction of end of year project at Boston University.

Song For Cindy Sheehan

Candlelight vigils were held all across the United States tonight to support Cindy Sheehan.

I went down to The Monument on Centre Street in Jamaica Plain, Mass to document the event.

When I got back from shoting video of the vigil I saw that David Rovics had written a "Song for Cindy Sheehan" on August 13th, 2005. On his site he says that he wants visitors to use the MP3 for any purpose. Cool.

So I set my video to his music.

Here are some still shots from the video.

34 Apple Store Fans Part 2

In Part 2 of Apple Store Fans, the doors open to the new Apple Store in Braintree, Mass..

All the cutomers get high-fives, Carol and Steve gets T-Shirts, and Carol uses Steve's secret method to enter the Apple Store contest for prizes.

33 Apple Store Fans: Part One

The Carol and Steve Show: Episode 33 - Apple Store Fans, Part One.
In this episode Steve drags Carol to the opening of an Apple Store so he can get a free T-Shirt. Lots of people are lined up to get into the store prior to it's opening.

32 Red Sox Fever

The Carol and Steve Show: Episode 32 - Red Sox Fever
Carol and Steve head over to Fenway Park in Boston to catch a Red Sox game.

Tony Kahn Interview

I interviewed Tony Kahn at the Woods Hole Film Festival about the response he's gotten to his Morning Stories podcast.

Tony Kahn Interview

I interviewed Tony Kahn at the Woods Hole Film Festival about the response he's gotten to his Morning Stories podcast.