TVAMD Vidcast: The End is Nigh, Part 1

[Gilberto]

Sean, Dane and Greg consider the coming apocalypse with retro reviews of The Book of Eli, 2012 and Waterworld. They also tell you how having an iPhone can save your life.

[Esteban]

In my mind's eye I pictured Sean as looking like a young Grizzly Adams from listening to his voice. When I saw the Georgia Guidestones videos I was amazed at how right I was. A lot of times people's faces don't match up with their voices as I imagine they would in my head. But wow in this one Sean lost the full beard and is a bit overdressed for a YouTube show. It's like young Grizzly Adams left the woods and got an office job in corporate America.

Have you guys thought about splitting the videos off onto a TVAMD branded YouTube channel? I know the chances of people stealing your content and reposting it on YouTube under a different name are low but I wasn't sure if sharkbar365 was the official TVAMD account because the name wasn't familiar.

[Gilberto]

That would probably be a good idea. I had the sharkbar365 account before Dark Crazy and TVAMD, and now I use it for both. I think I'll stick with it, though. It's sort of a tradition now. I should buy a domain name for it and do a redirect; that's what I do with the dark crazy site these days.

Do I look and sound like Grizzly Adams?

[Esteban]

Maybe not literally but before I ever saw what you looked like I perceived a rugged kindness in your voice which was very Grizzly Adams to me. And although it's been more than 30 years since I've seen or heard Dan Haggerty as Grizzly Adams, that character was the first that popped up in my mind when I got used to listening to your voice the show. Sometimes when I listen to podcasts with multiple guests and their voices aren't easily differentiated by distinguishing accents or other sorts of vocal variance, I try to assign each voice a familiar face in my mind's eye based on their tonal qualities. It's just to try to separate people since I can't see them on an mp3. So when I heard you I imagined Grizzly Adams. For Brooks I imagine Jefferson Davis talking. I guess knowing you guys are from the south influenced my imaginary pictures of you in my heads and you guys end up being represented by outdoorsmen and famous southern people. Once I do see what a podcaster looks like I'm usually a bit off but I tell you, in that Georgia Guidestones video I looked for the guy who most resembled a young Dan Haggerty and I knew who it was! Maybe it was because of your beard.

[lynn]

Sean's just happy you didn't say Kevin Smith.

[Gilberto]

I'm just happy because of my rugged kindness. That's actually a very nice way of describing me. I usually think of myself as obnoxious. But yeah, usually people liken me to Kevin Smith, even out in public when they haven't heard what a nerd I am.

[lynn]

I am amused that you think of yourself as obnoxious when you even beep out swears on the show, and still feel guilty about upsetting Gretchen with your sex-filled sci-fi books. You're so far from being obnoxious. In fact, I'd let my mum listen to your podcast. How many podcasts would you let your mum listen to? Selected episodes of course. Maybe not the one on sex dolls. Or junk. Or boobs. But even those episodes aren't obnoxious, they're as respectful as it's possible to be when talking about mastebatory devices. You're funny Sean!

[gretl]

But even those episodes aren't obnoxious, they're as respectful as it's possible to be when talking about mastebatory devices.

Exactly. I listened to the sex robot/junx/juggsploitation eps with my kids around, with only the occasional furtive sideways glance.

I appreciate that you guys dig into whatever aspect of pop culture grabs your interest; no sacred cows. Sometimes it's deep and profound, often it's goofy and irreverent ... and sometimes it starts in one place and then takes a sharp unexpected turn. Please don't feel guilty - you're an artist - put it out there. It's refreshing to be shocked once in awhile. ;D

And to paraphrase Richard Castle - you really are ruggedly kind.

[lynn]

Jan 27, 2011 12:36:32 GMT -5 gretl said:

And to paraphrase Richard Castle - you really are ruggedly kind.

Ha, that phrase makes me laugh too, I did it in the last episode I think!

[Gilberto]

As long as you guys are enjoying it, I'll take it all as a good. Hopefully it's all about spreading a positive vibe.

I'm also glad that everyone's coming back to the forum, now that the holidays are behind us. We've been putting out a lot of stuff lately and I still have a full plate of stuff to do.

[Esteban]

Jan 25, 2011 19:43:08 GMT -5 Gilberto said:

I usually think of myself as obnoxious. But yeah, usually people liken me to Kevin Smith, even out in public when they haven't heard what a nerd I am.

Yeah but from a listener point of view when all I've had to go on is a voice and a personality I've never gotten an obnoxious vibe from any of you guys. Listening to voices on an mp3 and getting to know people that way is like looking into people's souls without ever having their appearance play into any of it.

After listening to anyone being themselves on their podcasts for a little while I feel like I know them in a more nonjudgmental way than I would if I'd met them in real life where what they look like colors so much of my impressions.

[Gilberto]

It's an interesting world. In a sense you have more control over how you present yourself, but it's a more stripped-down medium so I think maybe it turns out to be more honest. We've connected with so many people during the course of the show and while I acknowledge that that's different from meeting people in person, I have never seen it as less sincere or less real. So maybe you're right in that. We're less mired by circumstance and that helps us to be more honest about ourselves.

[lynn]

You have control, Gilbert, because you do the editing, but I've never been able to control what comes out of my mouth. But it is less intimidating, less restraining, to talk to a monitor and a keyboard than to a mouth and eyes.

[Gilberto]

Because you get past the awkward element and just start talking. Having a show with a format (so to speak) helps set the stage too. Even in editing my control is limited, though, because most of what gets cut is based on circumstance. Unless the audio is unusable (or in rare case where I think we've said too much), everything goes in.

[lynn]

When I first started Greg told me most of the things that get edited are just the un-pc jokes, which I've found to be true.