This is a video I took at my friend Toothpick’s wedding reception. One of his dad’s friends was there, and he was drinking beer and dancing and having more fun than everyone in the room. When I first started recording him, I was a little apprehensive that he might not like it, but I asked him his permission and he was really cool about it. I just hope that when I’m his age I can be as free and unselfconscious as he is. I hope you enjoy.
Also, sorry in advance for the video quality.
P.S. In a somewhat related issue, as soon as I uploaded this video it was flagged for a copyright violation by the Universal Music Group. This is actually my second video to get that. Fortunately for everyone involved, they are letting me keep the video up. They do, however, reserve the rights to run ads on the video. I guess that’s a pretty fair trade for being able to legally use a Cat Stevens or Elvis Costello song. Also, in the case of the Elvis Costello video, they haven’t put ads on it yet. I guess they will only do that if my video becomes popular. If you’re interested, here’s the text of the e-mail I received:
Your video is still live because UMG has authorized the use of this content on YouTube. As long as UMG has a claim on your video, they will receive public statistics about your video, such as number of views. Viewers may also see advertising on your video’s page.
Claim Details:
Copyright owner:
UMG
Content claimed:
Some or all of the audio content
Policy:
Allow this content to remain on YouTube.
Place advertisements on this video’s watch page.
Applies to these locations:
Everywhere
UMG claimed this content as a part of the YouTube Content Identification program. YouTube allows partners to review YouTube videos for content to which they own the rights. Partners may use our automated video / audio matching system to identify their content, or they may manually review videos.
If you believe that this claim was made in error, or that you are otherwise authorized to use the content at issue, you can dispute this claim with UMG and view other options in the Video ID Matches section of your YouTube account. Please note that YouTube does not mediate copyright disputes between YouTube owners. Learn more about video identification disputes.
Sincerely,
The YouTube Content Identification Team
It has been a while since I’ve made a video. I don’t know if this is necessarily worth the wait, but I think it’s kind of interesting. This is actually the third version of this video that I made tonight, and I think every new addition (or omission) has made it a little bit better. It is certainly not my best, but it could be one of my oddest.
I bought the domain name “thedavegreenzone.com” today to avoid any confusion. I admit the confusion is mostly on my part because I say the name of the web site as “The Dave Green Zone”, but there was no “the” in the URL. Anyhow, problem solved.
Oh, and here is yet another Dave Video from the enigmatic and prolific 2manySpades. Once again, I am in awe of both his craftsmanship and his willingness to spend his free time making videos that feature my dumb ass, but I am no less thankful. Check it out:
If you’re like me, you’ve said “Why hasn’t anyone ever done a video about eating Cinnamon Toast Crunch to an Elvis Costello soundtrack?” Well, ask no more! I have created the definitive Cinnamon Crunch and Elvis Costello mash-up. I hope you enjoy.
It is official, I am a bona fide Internet celebrity. A stranger (Youtube user 2ManySpades) took the time to take various clips of me from my video blog and string them together into a really nice tribute montage. It is an honor to be remixed like that Star Wars kid. Check it out:
So a very big thank you to 2ManySpades, you should check out his other stuff too. His series of minimalist piano experiments (”Blue”, “Green”, “Red”, “Yellow”, “Violet” and “Orange”) are particularly cool.
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