Chris Daniel's Video Blog

I Moved...

2007-06-30T01:18:00.000-04:00

Blogger has been good to me, but I've decided to move to Wordpress. If you link http://chrisdaniel.blogspot.com, please update this to route to http://ChrisDanielVideos.com. If you're subscribed, don't worry, the feed will stay the same.

I'm having issues importing all my archived posts from Blogger to Wordpress. I hope to get this resolved soon. I may have to do repost all the older videos manually. That will be a nightmare, I'm sure.

I hope to get the Wordpress site going in full force soon.. so keep posted.. over there.

Evan Talks Sharks

2007-05-21T23:14:00.000-04:00

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Evan loves to talk about anything. Today, the topic was "sharks".

Egg Hunt - VBWK07 Day 7

2007-04-07T20:22:00.000-04:00

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The egg hunt highlight reel. Hooray.. Videoblogging Week 2007 ends!

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Sunset - VBWK07 Day 6

2007-04-06T23:39:00.000-04:00

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Stills of Me - VBWK07 Day 5

2007-04-05T23:30:00.000-04:00

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It's already the 5th day of Videoblogging Week.. I just may make it to the end! After getting home from work today I sat down at my desk wondering what I would do for today's video. I started playing around w/ Photo Booth and came up with this.

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Info Center - VBWK07 Day 4

2007-04-04T20:12:00.000-04:00

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Raleigh has "helpful" information centers on the sidewalks downtown. Good to know the city has my back when I'm lost.

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Evan's Song - VBWK07 Day 3

2007-04-03T21:28:00.000-04:00

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Evan loves music. He wrote this entire song himself and sings it all the time.

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Easter Shopping - VBWK07 Day 2

2007-04-02T23:35:00.000-04:00

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Ok.. looks like I made the deadline just in time. This video really came out of left field.. or maybe even further.

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Playing the Glasses - VBWK07 Day 1

2007-04-01T22:57:00.000-04:00

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This is my first post for Videoblogging Week 2007. Let's see if I can do 1 video a day.. for 7 days in a row.

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Playing the Bones

2007-03-04T18:56:00.000-05:00

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Dom Flemons of the Carolina Chocolate Drops shows how to play the bones after a show at Hideaway BBQ in Raleigh.

It's Going Around

2007-02-26T23:14:00.000-05:00

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I've been sick with the flu, but I'm much better. Now, Melissa is getting sick. Oh no!

This is the first video I've posted with my new digital camera. I just got a Canon SD630. It's great for shooting short videos like this. It's also got me taking more pictures.. check out my Flickr page and add me as a contact!

Oh... and it's been 2 years since my first vlog post! It's hard to believe I've been posting this long.

Evan's Train

2007-01-25T00:02:00.000-05:00

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Evan plays with his train set every morning. He watches intensely as it goes around the track like it's a real train. I must admit, I like playing with it too!

Tom Vilsack

2007-01-03T00:29:00.000-05:00

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I talked with Tom Vilsack a little in Columbia SC about his plans for using the web in his upcoming presidential campaign. He also talks about why he feels people should vote for him in '08. Unfortunately, I was rushed to get this video, but hope to film more in the future. I really want to participate as much as I can in the '08 election, filming as many candidates as possible. Videoblogging is a great way to hear direct from a candidate without going through a filter (mainstream media).

On another note... Happy New Year! I'm seriously behind on my videos for this site. I hope to catch up soon, now that the holidays are over.

Tom Vilsack in Columbia SC

2006-12-10T23:26:00.000-05:00

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I was able to film Gov Tom Vilsack of Iowa during his presidential candidacy announcement tour in Columbia SC. This is only the start of what we'll see over the next couple of years as more candidates enter the race. Video on the web will play a key role in the '08 election.

David Hervey - Wilmington Painter/Musician

2006-11-22T23:11:00.000-05:00

Have you subscribed to nTune.tv? For that matter.. are you subscribed to this vlog ? :)

I just thought I would try to send a little traffic that way. I should be getting back on track soon w/ my normal videos on this site :)

Check out David's artwork on his website.

click here to download

Halloween on Franklin St.

2006-11-04T00:58:00.000-05:00

I've got a new vlog in the works with Matt... It's called nTune.tv

It will feature music, art, & culture in North Carolina, as well as various events. It's ALL North Carolina!

I'm still going to be posting regularly on this site, but thought I would branch out a bit from the regular videos I tend to post here.

You can subscribe to the new project here.

Here's the first video from nTune.tv

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Haunted Morgue

2006-10-30T00:19:00.000-05:00

Don't you just love Halloween?

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A Morning Drive

2006-10-13T01:00:00.000-04:00

Evan loves to listen to music when I drive him to daycare, but this morning he seemed a little hung over. This is a short clip, filmed about a year ago.

Brand new videos coming soon.. as well as a new project to tell you about!

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Watersports Fun

2006-09-20T23:00:00.000-04:00

Summer is just about over.. I forgot i had this footage, until I stumbled across it the other night.

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NC Mountains

2006-08-28T22:18:00.000-04:00

It's always nice to make a trip out to the mountains of North Carolina. Melissa, Evan, and I drove all over the Great Smoky Mountains, taking in the scenery.

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Music: Jerry Douglas

Echo

2006-08-26T19:00:00.000-04:00

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Jeff Tweedy @ NCMA

2006-08-17T22:10:00.000-04:00

Last night, I saw Jeff Tweedy at the NC Museum of Art. Wilco has been my favorite band for years, and Jeff is amazing by himself!

I've been behind on my videos lately, but hope to film a lot on vacation next week!

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The Never @ Shakori Hills

2006-08-04T00:20:00.000-04:00

I've got a new project in the works.. for now, Enjoy a video from last Friday @ Shakori Hills.

The Never covers T-Rex

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Buy The Never's music here.

Evan Turns Two

2006-07-24T10:59:00.000-04:00

Wow, It's been 2yrs! I put this video together from clips of Evan's first mins after he was born, to the current week.

He's getting big!

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Fence

2006-07-17T23:19:00.000-04:00

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Sam Hindmarsh - Acoustic

2006-07-09T23:58:00.000-04:00

Sam Hindmarsh performs his song "Holding On".

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Check out his bands: Evenfall, The New Me

4th of July with Elvis (Keith Henderson)

2006-07-04T20:48:00.000-04:00

Last night, we went to a 4th of July Celebration and saw "Illusions Of The King", an Elvis tribute show. We were not in Vegas.

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Technorati tags: July4Us

The Never - Tour Rehearsal

2006-07-01T22:58:00.000-04:00

Last weekend, I filmed The Never as they were rehearsing for their upcoming tour. Buy their latest CD here!

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Technorati tags: The Never

Vloggercon - Friday Night

2006-06-27T22:03:00.000-04:00

This video is from House of Shields Friday night during Vloggercon.

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Band performing: American Heartbreak

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We Won The Cup!

2006-06-20T19:09:00.000-04:00

Last night, Melissa and I went to the RBC Center to watch the Hurricanes win the Stanley Cup!

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Hanging Out In San Francisco

2006-06-13T07:33:00.000-04:00

After walking back to the hotel on Sunday night, we found this guy standing on his head (on a bottle).

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A Day In San Francisco

2006-06-10T12:13:00.000-04:00

I did alot of walking on Friday, and got to see a lot as well. I've got some great footage that I've yet to start to edit. I'll post more soon.

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On The Plane

2006-06-09T00:29:00.000-04:00

This video was edited on the plane. It's pretty short.

I'm now in San Francisco!

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New Computer

2006-06-04T20:54:00.000-04:00

My MacBook Pro has arrived.. Yay! Now, I can get back to vlogging. This is sort of a test video. I'm experimenting w/ different compresion settings.

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PC R.I.P.

2006-05-23T21:49:00.000-04:00

Last post, I mentioned I was finishing up a couple video projects.. well, since then my computer has died!! The last couple of weeks have been a real pain!

However, there is some good news out of this... I am now going to be a Mac user. That's right, I've ordered a MacBook Pro, and it should arrive shortly.

I promise to post new videos as soon as it arrives!

The Ween Show

2006-05-08T23:25:00.000-04:00

Ok, I have't posted in a while, but that doesn't mean that I've fallen off the face of the earth :) It seems, that when I've got projects, they are always due at the same time, which means I stay busy! I promise to start posting more regularly.

This is a clip I filmed from a recent Ween show in Raleigh.

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I had a little fun with the mirror effect in this one.

On another note.. I'm going to finally purchase my plane ticket (soon) for Vloggercon. Looks like I'll be in San Francisco from June 8th -12th!

Videoblogging Week Day 7: Sudoku

2006-04-09T22:27:00.000-04:00

Melissa admits her addiction.

VBWK06 comes to a close!! It's been a great week, now it's time to catch up on some sleep!

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Music: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder

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Videoblogging Week Day 6: Devil's Tramping Ground

2006-04-08T23:30:00.000-04:00

What a week it's been! 1 more day to go and VBWK06 is over!

We went to The Devils Tramping Ground today. This was my first time there, so I wasn't sure what to expect.

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Videoblogging Week Day 5: Antarctica Release

2006-04-07T23:29:00.000-04:00

I thought I would change up my Videoblogging Week posts, by letting you know about some great new music to check out. A while back, I posted an interview from The Never on their story book album "Antarctica". This video was filmed recently at their release party. Good times! Please check them out!

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Videoblogging Week Day 4: Easter Shopping

2006-04-06T22:27:00.000-04:00

VBWK'06 (4 down/3 to go). Easter shopping is fun!

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Videoblogging Week Day 3: Clean Plate Club

2006-04-05T22:17:00.000-04:00

Day 3 hooray!

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Videoblogging Week Day 2: A Walk In The Hood

2006-04-04T22:21:00.000-04:00

2 days down.. 5 more to go!

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Videoblogging Week Day 1: Pony Ride

2006-04-03T21:20:00.000-04:00

This week (April 3rd-9th) is Videoblogging Week 2006, which means I will post a new video every day for 7 days. Hopefully, I can come up with something interesting everyday..

The theme for the week is "Vlogging Dangerously". I'm not sure if I'll be following the theme everyday, but this video is a little on the dangerous side.. for Evan anyway.

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If you video blog, join the fun, and tag your videos:
videobloggingweek2006

Front Porch Discussions

2006-03-16T00:58:00.000-05:00

Meet Kelly, Melissa's friend/ex-roomate. This past weekend was nice outside, so we sat around on Saturday and talked about various topics. Here, Kelly talks about her job.

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More Femmes

2006-03-06T23:48:00.000-05:00

I've been incredibly busy lately, so I thought I would post some older footage. Last July, I posted a clip from Violent Femmes concert in Raleigh. Here's some more footage from the same show. It's a bit dark and the audio has issues at times.

I'm ready for the summer!

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I promise to post some new footage soon. .

First Year Blended

2006-02-11T23:08:00.000-05:00

Today marks the day I posted my first video on this site.
It's been 1 year!

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Music: Matisyahu "Beat Box"

Observations

2006-02-09T01:46:00.000-05:00

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A Day In The Mountains

2006-01-30T23:08:00.000-05:00

We spent Saturday riding on the Blue Ridge Parkway, and stopped at Grandfather Mtn to take in the scenery.

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News & Observer Readers

2006-01-18T22:53:00.000-05:00

If you're visiting my site from the N&O article, welcome! While you're here, take some time to look through my archived videos located on the right side of this page. You can also subscribe to my site through iTunes or FireANT! I should have new videos posted soon.. Thanks for stopping by!

Grubspoon - Last Quarter

2006-01-15T00:05:00.000-05:00

Last weekend, I drove to Baltimore to film Grubspoon in the studio. I put some of the clips together in this video. Recording is from the rough mix.

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Christmas Clips

2006-01-02T21:43:00.000-05:00

Finally, another video!

Happy New Year!

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Christmas Dog

2005-12-18T16:56:00.000-05:00

I've been sick all week, but that's a bad excuse for not posting a video. So, here it is...

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Sleepy Drive

2005-12-08T19:43:00.000-05:00

It's always good when Evan can sleep on trips!

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Protesting the 1000th Execution

2005-12-02T22:24:00.000-05:00

Early this morning, NC executed Kenneth Lee Boyd for the 1988 murders of his wife and father-in-law, making it the 1000th execution since Capital Punishment was reinstated in 1976.

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The Jeep Phenomenon

2005-11-30T21:01:00.000-05:00

Sorry for the low quality video, but I wanted to post this (filmed an hr ago). I can't explain what happened, maybe someone can give me suggestions?? Maybe i'm going crazy!

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Confronting Santa

2005-11-27T17:22:00.000-05:00

We spotted Santa earlier today. I was wondering why it costs so much to get your picture taken with him..

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RC Racing

2005-11-15T23:22:00.000-05:00

I discovered a group of guys racing in the parking lot the other day.

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The Never on Antarctica

2005-11-08T21:56:00.000-05:00

I interviewed The Never recently on their upcoming storybook album titled "Antarctica" (due out in January). Noah talks about the illustrations he created and the songs that go along with them. Please check them out and buy their current release!!

L to R: Joah Tunnell, Noah Smith, Jonny Tunnell
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Halloween Spooktacular: Episode 2

2005-11-01T21:52:00.000-05:00

Each year, large crowds gather on Franklin St. in Chapel Hill for Halloween.

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Halloween Spooktacular: Episode 1

2005-10-30T22:15:00.000-05:00

This is the first of a two part Halloween Spooktacular series. The second part will be filmed tomorrow night. I will try to post Episode 2 sometime Tuesday night.

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Music performed by: Cake

Creepy Robot

2005-10-24T21:45:00.000-04:00

Ok, It's another video from the Fair. I promise this will be the last, unless you want more.. I've got them. The title says it all!

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Taste Test

2005-10-19T21:39:00.000-04:00

Every now and then, it's good to try new food. Well, maybe not "good".

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Mega Dropped

2005-10-17T23:27:00.000-04:00

Melissa and I went to the NC State Fair today. She made me go on the "Mega Drop" with her.

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The Corn Maze

2005-10-17T01:57:00.000-04:00

There's a Corn Maze down the road from us in Garner, NC. It's an entire cornfield you have to find your way out of. Fun!

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Video Blogging at Converge

2005-10-11T00:36:00.000-04:00

Amanda Congdon leads a discussion on themed content videoblogs at ConvergeSouth.

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The CVS Camera Hack

2005-10-09T20:57:00.000-04:00

This video was taken from the Video Blogging session yesterday at ConvergeSouth (lead by Amanda Congdon). Dave Slusher talks about the video he made on the CVS camera hack.

Extra clips taken from Dave's hack video.

More videos from ConvergeSouth coming soon!

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Phone Tap (driving home)

2005-10-06T17:37:00.000-04:00

I thought I would call Melissa while driving home from work, and experiment. The possibilities are endless!

The Spider Bite

2005-10-04T23:29:00.000-04:00

Anyone ever been bit by a spider? It kind of stings..

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Music: The Cure

Melissa's Thoughts

2005-09-30T00:28:00.000-04:00

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Please leave a comment for Melissa, so she will finally update her blog!

Blaze on 96X

2005-09-27T21:29:00.000-04:00

This is an excerpt taken from a short film I'm working on. It's a mocumentary on being a radio dj.

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Waiting on Ophelia

2005-09-18T00:39:00.000-04:00

We're back from vacation! Hurricane Ophelia turned out to be more of a pain than we anticipated. Damage was minimal, however, this storm continued to move slowly off our coast during our vacation. I guess that's what you get for going on vacation to the beach during the peak of hurricane season.

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Music:

Michael Ghiggeri

Away for the Week!

2005-09-09T23:30:00.000-04:00

It's that time of year, where we pack up and head for the beach. That's right, we are going on vacation to Topsail Beach all week! Recently we have been watching Ophelia develop off the coast of Florida and we're wondering if this may spoil our fun. We've been looking forward to taking vacation way too long to cancel. I am leaving my computer at home on purpose (part of vacation), so I'll be unable to post footage until I return. Hopefully, this storm won't be bad!!

Topsail Beach shown above (red *).

Projected path

Wind probability for next 120 hours.

Falls at Hanging Rock

2005-08-29T21:10:00.000-04:00

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Music: Ivan Rosenberg

Video Archive

2005-08-21T19:30:00.000-04:00

Video archive by Mefeedia

Like A Ghost Town

2005-08-19T20:46:00.000-04:00

I was in Raleigh last night doing camera tests for a project I am working on. I was surprised at how "dead" Raleigh looked.

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COMMENT SPAM!

2005-08-19T01:45:00.000-04:00

Update: The spam has died down, so I've made the anonymous comments feature available. I'll just have to delete the unwanted spammers when they start rolling in.

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Due to the large amount of comment spam I am getting now, only registered users can leave comments. Sorry to all the honest anonymous viewers.

WARNING: If you send me spam, I will hunt you down!

The Campfire

2005-08-18T23:53:00.000-04:00

I wish our camping trips could go flawless.

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Music: Steep Canyon Rangers

Grubspoon

2005-08-12T21:45:00.000-04:00

Grubspoon live at CBGB's in NY.

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Mr. T Sings

2005-07-29T09:35:00.000-04:00

Who knew Mr. T was soo talented?

Click here to watch video. (courtesy of Orange32.com)

This video is no longer available on Orange32.com. You can find it here.

First Birthday Cake

2005-07-28T22:38:00.000-04:00

Evan just recently turned 1 yr old. Melissa made his first birthday cake and he seemed to like it!

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Music: The Connells

The Femmes

2005-07-17T02:45:00.000-04:00

I was able to film the Violent Femmes for a project i'm working on!

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Low quality.

Click here to watch the Raleigh Downtown Live highlight video I put together for 96 Rock. [Windows Media]

Featured Bands:
Iconic
Port Huron Statement
Sponge
Violent Femmes

Can you see me? Click image to see more pictures from event.

Growing

2005-07-12T16:11:00.000-04:00

I filmed this the other day while sitting on the grass. Evan's almost 1 year old! The music is from his personal CD collection.

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Music: Raffi

The Fire Chase

2005-07-11T22:32:00.000-04:00

After spotting a cloud of smoke in the distance, I find the source of the flames.

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Music: Bettie Serveert

A Storm

2005-07-09T00:13:00.000-04:00

For some reason, I love watching storms.

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Click here for Windows Media version.

Music: Hum

A Joke

2005-07-07T19:59:00.000-04:00

Melissa has a lot of bad jokes. This is just one of them.

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New Camera

2005-06-29T22:05:00.000-04:00

It has arrived!

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Music: Wilco

A Walk to The Bridge

2005-06-21T00:18:00.000-04:00

A new pedestrian bridge was recently built in Raleigh near the NC Museum of Art.

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Music: Radiohead

Why I've Been Busy

2005-06-14T23:00:00.000-04:00

I've been working on crew for this Independent horror film. We've just finished up shooting! I hope to pick up the pace of my video blog posts now!

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Story Time

2005-06-08T07:00:00.000-04:00

I've been away for the past 3 weekends working long days with a film crew in Wilmington, NC. It seems I've been so occupied (and exausted) lately, that I haven't had time to post as many videos. Maybe I can make a video of the set soon!

I thought I would post this video I made last night on Evan's story time routine. He loves it when we read to him at night before bed!

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Book: "Where The Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak
Music: American Analog Set

My Nemesis

2005-05-31T21:18:00.000-04:00

It's another video involving an animal. This time, I film the most feared and dangerous of them all... my mom's dog "Pepper".

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Music: The Flaming Lips

Lil' Gator

2005-05-23T21:11:00.000-04:00

I've been real busy lately, and haven't posted a video in a few days. I thought this gator looked pretty scary even if it was only a few inches long.

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Tourist Attractions

2005-05-16T01:00:00.000-04:00

While in Charleston, S.C., Melissa and I enter a tourist information center to find something fun to do.

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Music: The Connells

New Vehicle

2005-05-11T22:37:00.000-04:00

This past weekend, we made a purchase.

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The Lake Trail

2005-05-04T19:47:00.000-04:00

While hiking our favorite trail not too far from our house, Melissa explains why this is our "special place".

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Music: Rusted Root

Tower Remix

2005-05-02T02:22:00.000-04:00

I've re-mixed Josh Leo.

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Music: Jawbox

Getting Into It: Karate Style

2005-05-01T21:48:00.000-04:00

I couldn't resist posting a follow up to my previous video. This guy had some serious moves!

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Music: MG4

Getting Into It

2005-04-30T23:44:00.000-04:00

Today, I went to check out Raleigh Downtown Live and found it to be quite entertaining. This guy really got into the music!

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Dead End

2005-04-25T21:01:00.000-04:00

The other day, I noticed this area not too far from my house. I thought it was a little ironic and strange, so I made this video.

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Music: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Bread On Car

2005-04-21T01:04:00.000-04:00

How many people will tell you if you have bread on your car? Find out!

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Music: Beastie Boys, Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet
Video Featuring: Chris White (driving)

Guys Weekend: Sunday

2005-04-17T17:00:00.000-04:00

It's Day 3. Time to pick up Melissa from the airport.

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Music: Cornelius