Hell must have frozen over because I can FINALLY make videos!

An overwhelming feeling of joy and elation has taken over my every being. In summary, I bought a very nice Sony video camera in February in anticipation of my upcoming Antarctica trip. I bought the camera in the southern most city in the world, Ushuaia, Argentina. The footage I captured in Antarctica and throughout South America turned out much better than I had hoped for. However, the stupid camera would not sync with my Macintosh and my hopes of having the video blog running in South America were crushed along with my spirits. On the bright side, the lack of video capability gave me the time and energy to focus on my writing almost exclusively.

Sidenote: This worked out well as my writing, spelling, and grammar needed the focus. After writing this comment I am certain to have spelling and grammar errors in this post.

Anyhoo, after three sessions with the "Mac Genius'" at the Apple store I am UP AND RUNNING. For the last three nights I have set down with my Mac and my video camera viewing footage from Antarctica, Bolivia, Macchu Pichu, Brazil, and the Galapagos. Damn, it has been a great three nights. The memories came rushing back like a runaway freight train. It is interesting how much you tend to forget about your travels. Pictures simply do not it justice. Hearing the voices and seeing the faces of the people I traveled with and met brought a great big smile to my face.

I want to put a South American video travel bar on the blog to share the experiences with everyone. I love adding things to the to do list. The list currently stands at 500 (things to do).

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So, I would like to formally unveil the first DaveFordDoesEarth video. It is the first in the "Phil's Crazy Tapes" series.

Here is a little bit of background:

Name: Phil
Age: 56
Claim to fame: Lead Singer of the epic Baltimore rock band "Tower" in 1975.
2nd Claim to fame: Pictured in a 1975 edition of Playboy magazine (fully clothed).
Current occupation: Punch out guy on a construction crew in Federal Hill

The music video we created the other night is to give Phil a chance to showcase his singing ability. Let me be very clear. Phil "is" Garaj Mahal. We all love this guy and will do whatever we can to help him.

ENJOY!




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Notes:

> You might be noticing many changes to the blog. Among other things, I am adding other blogs of interest. Check them out if you have some time. There are a lot of talented people out there doing similar things as myself.

> I am working on a cast of characters video section of the website. Coming soon will be video interviews with Dave Binck, the BV show, Phil, and Jess.

> I want to get the mini van tagged (with Graffiti art) before the cross country road trip. Does anyone know anyone skilled with a can of spray paint?

> Yesterday was my biggest day (number of page hits) since I have been back in the country. Thanks again for reading. Oh, and thanks for the comments and advice from everyone that has taken the time to throw out ideas.