Brilliant Idea

[Nikki C]

On this day in history (http://www.abadcaseofthedates.com/2011/05/can-i-throw-peanuts-at-you-instead.html?showComment=1306512711993#c3670356554295191049) "male" made an excellent suggestion: dramatic readings of abcotd stories/profiles/emails. I know that this may come to nothing, as my ideas are typically too brilliant for other people to participate in, but I think that we should set up a YouTube feed/whatever the hell it's called for fans of the site to read their favorite entries from the blog!! The authors of said blog could even be the ones to read their story. Maybe the bad dates will discover the videos AND SUBMIT A REBUTTAL! (I know that rebuttals are that sweet, sweet pure heroin we always crave but only rarely can afford to shoot into our veins.)

I don't know how to set this up, but I think that it could be a lot of fun and another way to make Jared/us famous.

- the original Nikki

[eriured]

oooo that's a good idea, I was trying to get YoungWilliam to do a reading of the (hand gestures) date at a poetry reading a while ago, but it didn't happen....

[JMG]

Shouldn't be that hard to implement, if reader interest is high enough. I can embed video into the site. I'm all for trying one or a few as a pilot program.

[Howie Feltersnatch]

I want to inform all that at this particular moment, I am high enough!

[Nikki C]

Howie, your addition(s) to this movie movement is crucial. There are some stories that can only be told by a man like yourself. Anything having to do with someone taking a massive dump in someone else's toilet and then escaping out the window, for example.

WILL YOU JOIN US?!

[Bluejae]

This is *genius* - yes please.

And Nikki - I do a bit of grant writing.  Let me know what you need.

[Nikki C]

I wonder if we'd actually be able to get a grant for something like this? Maybe if we wanted to do a touring show....or slightly larger-scale reenactments of said dates...OR! we could use the money to get Jared and honest-to-god intern who can help us choose the best stories to film? Hrmmm...

[abcotdwolfe]

So, I emailed this to Jared but here it is in advance.  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o1P1GhD0yU

I work on audio professionally, so I should be able to occasionally do these when I'm not slammed with work.  I am by no means a voice actor, but I should hopefully improve as I do more.  I'll try to get other voices if I can.  

Any favorites/suggestions?  

-Wolfe

[Nikki C]

Wolfe...

a) You have a fantastic voice.
b) WE ARE GOING TO BE MARRIED.
c) Don't tell Scientist Fiance.

I think you'd be great for crazy emails and profiles.

[Howie Feltersnatch]

Giddyup!
I'm in.
Can you feel it? I can.

[Bluejae]

This is fantastic - well done!  I'd love to hear your reading of this one:  http://www.abadcaseofthedates.com/2011/05/or-you-could-just-say-im-not-good-at.html

[bjland4]

YES!I agree this :I wonder if we'd actually be able to get a grant for something like this? Maybe if we wanted to do a touring show....or slightly larger-scale reenactments of said dates...OR! we could use the money to get Jared and honest-to-god intern who can help us choose the best stories to film? Hrmmm... ANd Thank you for your share!