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Sunday, June 10, 2012
thoughts are important
I'm in the process of making a film/series/talk show/book ( heck, maybe even a T-shirt or..or...a line of DOLLs!) about the internal/ emotional experience of being "normal- yet -noticeably" different. Of "sticking out" in a crowd when you DON'T want to. Not the illustrious, star-studed dream life of a public figure (or so we imagine), but the everyday life of the average human who just wants to be.
Imagine, if you will: you're going about your daily routines, errands and chores and are frequently the subject of someones disgruntled, nervous or curious stare. When you go to a restaurant to have a quiet meal and you're the one whose noisy (no, not your chewing). When you're in a movie and you involuntarily make commentary ( sometimes that's entertaining ). You're in a library and you have what feels like an uncontrollable urge to blurt absurd things about your surroundings or what those surroundings make you think about ( FIRE!) Or you're walking down the market isle side-stepping every 5 feet because you just "have to". OR...you're walking down a city street and the police pull up on the curb blocking you with their car.. and JUMP OUT Keystone-Cop style and shout "what are you on!?
Imagine, if you will: you're going about your daily routines, errands and chores and are frequently the subject of someones disgruntled, nervous or curious stare. When you go to a restaurant to have a quiet meal and you're the one whose noisy (no, not your chewing). When you're in a movie and you involuntarily make commentary ( sometimes that's entertaining ). You're in a library and you have what feels like an uncontrollable urge to blurt absurd things about your surroundings or what those surroundings make you think about ( FIRE!) Or you're walking down the market isle side-stepping every 5 feet because you just "have to". OR...you're walking down a city street and the police pull up on the curb blocking you with their car.. and JUMP OUT Keystone-Cop style and shout "what are you on!?
I must say that talking to ones' self has become SO much easier with the advent of cell/digital phones. I feel a strange ... satisfaction... when I see folks all around me looking as though they are talking to THEMselves too!
This is a story about appearing to be normal, yet not quite. About appearing to be ok, yet not quite. About looking like you're fine, yet not quite. I'm thinking alot these days about " yet, not quite".
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Superheros and Tourettes
Xmen, Avengers, Superheros. Those who have historically, if not mythic--ly, been given superhuman powers. They live among us, yet hide from us.They have been given something that is both a blessing and a curse. These "gifts" simultaneously give them special abilities yet take away the common ground of feeling part of society.
I'm thinking of this today because I recently watched a program with Oliver Sacks called "Shane". Shane has Tourette's Syndrome. Oliver Sacks is a groundbreaking Neuroscientist, author and expert on Tourettes. As he talks, he explores Shane's experience with Shane openly sharing his whirlwind mannerisms, compulsions, rituals and even dangerous inclinations. Oliver and Shane also explore Shane's heightened sense of taste, smell, tactile curiosity, perception, creative thought processes, and even increased physical abilities.
Like our aforementioned Superheros, there is a similarity within the nature of Tourettes as well as the other Spectrum "re-orders", to these mythical icons. Watch this video and observe for yourself, this amazing, insightful treatment of Tourettes by Dr Oliver Sacks:
Sunday, May 27, 2012
National Tourettes Awareness is INTERNATIONAL!
You've heard of Tourettes Syndrome. How about TOURETTES KARAOKE? Can you imagine? Well imagine no more! I had the honor of interviewing Toureteskaraoke.com internet "sensation" Guy Francis. Exciting times! National Tourettes Awareness is REALLY International!! To be able to video interview a fellow Tourettes person across the ocean is for me, a great thing. Guy has Tourettes and Aspergers. He also has 6 + million views on youtube, where he first shared his condition publicly. His only drive was to deal with his diagnosis of Tourettes Syndrome. We will share this interview in 5 parts.
visit www.touretteskaraoke.com
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Tourettes and Coprolalia
Despite the popularity of an aspect of Tourette Syndrome that causes it's "recipients" to blurt curse words
at any time and place, Coprolalia (as it's proper tittle) is only had by a small percentage (15-20%) of theTourette population. TV shows, movies and youtube have brought this symptom to the public eye/ear creating millions of curious folks. Shows like LA Law, Deuce Bigalo, Tourette Guy and South Park have
all presented both a humorous and candid treatment of this unusual aspect of Tourette.
As one who has lived with Tourettes for close to 40 years and experienced having Coprolalia as a child and now slightly as an adult, I want to assure you that it can be both funny and challenging. In this video interview I talk about an alternative approach to this issue:
As one who has lived with Tourettes for close to 40 years and experienced having Coprolalia as a child and now slightly as an adult, I want to assure you that it can be both funny and challenging. In this video interview I talk about an alternative approach to this issue:
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Tourettes Awareness...
Tick..Tock ..Tick..Tock..Tourette-Tic-Tic! Time to celebrate National Tourettes Awareness Day April 29th! Do you or anyone you know have experience with Tourettes, Autism and other spectrum disorders? I invite you to share it here as well as on my site: www.stephendijoseph.com. It could end up in the movie I'm producing "A Synaptic Adventure: Tourettes and Beyond"!
Check out these UK folks I've been in touch with: Jessica Thom is TourettesHero.com. This month she and her team of "heroes" were interviewed on BBC radio and had a flood of 18,000 people on her site!
Chris De Burgh is Touretteskaraoke.com.I discovered Chris in a karaoke video (one of his many) where he's sings classic hits with his tourette-interjected "blurts". He has 500,000 views on youtube.
There's more than the clock ticing here. TICING as in TWITCHING as in ..well…constant movement. Isn't that what life is? Constant movement? And that ticing, that persistent, driving force has created an explosion of awareness. There is a surge in expression artisTICly, arTICulately, educationally, creatively and supportively. An increase in understanding of the unique, creative and challenging nature of Tourettes, Autism and other spectrum disorders.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
What on Earth?
Today is Earth Day. I'm thinking about our birth on it. Our relationship to it. Most specifically, I'm thinking in terms of one's mind-journey, one's 'Synaptic Adventure' and the Synaptic Adventure of all things alive. I don't believe it begins at birth, this Synaptic Adventure thingy. Hey, call me metaphysical, but I think this life is a chapter in a never ending story. Told, experienced... by day, by night, by minute, by month, by millennium, by eternity. We come and go, us humans. When someone we knew personally has suddenly moved on, we are hyper-reminded of the temporal nature of our "stay" here.
Today's blog is dedicated to the life of Richard Magidson who left things better than how he found them.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
About Sticking Out
I'm in the process of making a film/series/talk show/book ( heck, maybe even a T-shirt or..or...a line of DOLLs!) about the internal/ emotional experience of being "normal- yet -noticeably" different. Of "sticking out" in a crowd when you DON'T want to. Not the illustrious, star-studed dream life of a public figure (or so we imagine), but the everyday life of the average human who just wants to be.
Imagine, if you will: you're going about your daily routines, errands and chores and are frequently the subject of someones disgruntled, nervous or curious stare. When you go to a restaurant to have a quiet meal and you're the one whose noisy (no, not your chewing). When you're in a movie and you involuntarily make commentary ( sometimes that's entertaining ). You're in a library and you have what feels like an uncontrollable urge to blurt absurd things about your surroundings or what those surroundings make you think about ( FIRE!) Or you're walking down the market isle side-stepping every 5 feet because you just "have to". OR...you're walking down a city street and the police pull up on the curb blocking you with their car.. and JUMP OUT Keystone-Cop style and shout "what are you on!?
Imagine, if you will: you're going about your daily routines, errands and chores and are frequently the subject of someones disgruntled, nervous or curious stare. When you go to a restaurant to have a quiet meal and you're the one whose noisy (no, not your chewing). When you're in a movie and you involuntarily make commentary ( sometimes that's entertaining ). You're in a library and you have what feels like an uncontrollable urge to blurt absurd things about your surroundings or what those surroundings make you think about ( FIRE!) Or you're walking down the market isle side-stepping every 5 feet because you just "have to". OR...you're walking down a city street and the police pull up on the curb blocking you with their car.. and JUMP OUT Keystone-Cop style and shout "what are you on!?
I must say that talking to ones' self has become SO much easier with the advent of cell/digital phones. I feel a strange ... satisfaction... when I see folks all around me looking as though they are talking to THEMselves too!
This is a story about appearing to be normal, yet not quite. About appearing to be ok, yet not quite. About looking like you're fine, yet not quite. I'm thinking alot these days about " yet, not quite".
Sunday, April 8, 2012
the Tourettes and the Hare
Dear Easter Bunny
I have a confession. Sometime ago, I pretended to be you. It was
not a pretty sight. But it was for a good cause. Aside of paying the
rent, it was an inspirational opportunity to educate people...kids...about other kids who are...different. I couldn't help but relate.
The Muscular Dystrophy Assoc. was hiring educators to go to schools
and share the message. Inform kids about their fellow youngsters who
faced physical challenges. Though they appeared to be different, they were normal kids inside, just like themselves.
The job requirement included wearing a...bunny suit. Uhm...a white bunny suit, with only my face showing. I found this a bit disconcerting as I have a mustache. I kinda looked like Groucho Marks being eaten by a rabbit. So, I whitened my 'stache and put some pink coloring on my nose. It was functional. My name was Floppy. No, I did not choose that name. I wanted Rodger, but they wouldn't have it. The kids were fairly receptive..and some what abusive. One little guy was obsessed with pulling my tale off. I don't know how you do it.
All in all, I meant well and now recall this experience as I enter
into a story about being different...and making a difference.
Respectfully yours,
you know who...
PS May I have my egg?
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Wings Synaptic Adventure
In this process of making a movie about my Tourette experience, I have inevitably wondered about the journeys, the ..Synaptic Adventures… of others.
Peter Wing started building (and continues to add on to) his castle in the country 42 years ago when he returned from his tour of duty in Viet Nam. He built from stretch using a variety of materials found among antique dealer searches, local stone sources, a clear affinity for the medieval, buddhism, and the art of stain glass, Peter is unquestionably a master at homesteading."You see that stone you're standing near" he said to us as we were filming footage for a music vid , " It contains what was determined to be a dinosaur footprint. Rocks like that all over this (Hudson) Valley..beneath the surface.
"Beneath the surface, along the by-ways, in out-of-the-way places, unexpected corners and impossible possibilities lyes a journey we all take: A Synaptic Adventure.
PS Luckily for us, Mr Wing and his equally awesome wife Toni, offer this unforgettable location as a bed and breakfast! Do yourself a serious favor. Make a reservation. Before I fill up the Wings Castle schedule!
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Generousity Helps Us Thrive.
I want to ask you: Can you think of someone who's who helped you gain insight into your life?
An insight which truly made you better than you would have been without it?
There is a man I want to talk about . He is a very talented man from Serbia. He came to this country to pursue his dream in creative advertising. He was incredibly generous with his time and ideas. He believed that if he helped others succeed, so will he. And I? I was a recipient of this generousity, without which I would be less today.
Serge Nikolich became highly interested in helping me develop my career. He helped me think about how my Tourettes had a "unique" and "advantageous" effect on my artistry. He believed in my talent and saw not a disability, but rather an... ADVANTAGE! How different life is experienced when one takes such a viewpoint as one's own. He helped me to think of Tourettes as a "collaborative presence" in my work. He helped me to develop the presentation of my piano music into "Pianopoetry".
Pianopoetry Link
cover design / photo by serge nikolich (website)
For me this cover art is a "concrete" reminder of the impact generosity toward one another can have. As you think through your own life, is there someone who comes to mind for you, whose generosity added to your path? Or perhaps is was you in the role of giving such a gift to another?
Pianopoetry Link
cover design / photo by serge nikolich (website)
For me this cover art is a "concrete" reminder of the impact generosity toward one another can have. As you think through your own life, is there someone who comes to mind for you, whose generosity added to your path? Or perhaps is was you in the role of giving such a gift to another?
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Self-Conscious Awareness
I'm thinking about times when I feel self-conscious. When I feel like I'm being looked at in
a less-than-favorable light. The fact is that most times that kind of "looked-at" is being done by me. And the "looking-at" that others are doing towards me are usually valid, since what I do is most definitely out of the norm.
It was an OCD type of thing. I used to squeeze glasses. Drinking glasses. Especially the cheap ones they give you in diners. So thin and crack-able. Irresistible to the likes of me! The glassware I'm thinking about seemed to be in every place I ate going back 25 years. All of them had this type of fragile drink-ware. So, when I would be compelled to "test" the pressure limits of such objects, I would often fail at leaving them intact. There I was squeezing and breaking glasses in public, often resulting in a bleeding hand and a diner-full of stares, gasps and generally startled fellow-patrons.
And how did I handle this, you ask ? (Ok so I asked FOR you!) I seem to have developed a business-as-usual attitude that had an oddly smoke-screen-ish affect upon the surrounding observers of my strange obsession. Sometimes an almost hypnoTIC make-my-actions-invisible affect.
At the least, it helped me greatly to cope with something for which I had no logical explanation. I would downplay the situation and look for the quickest way to find help, find a solution, get what was needed (ie. stitches or a band aids...). I would refuse to panic!
Ever been self-conscious?
a less-than-favorable light. The fact is that most times that kind of "looked-at" is being done by me. And the "looking-at" that others are doing towards me are usually valid, since what I do is most definitely out of the norm.
It was an OCD type of thing. I used to squeeze glasses. Drinking glasses. Especially the cheap ones they give you in diners. So thin and crack-able. Irresistible to the likes of me! The glassware I'm thinking about seemed to be in every place I ate going back 25 years. All of them had this type of fragile drink-ware. So, when I would be compelled to "test" the pressure limits of such objects, I would often fail at leaving them intact. There I was squeezing and breaking glasses in public, often resulting in a bleeding hand and a diner-full of stares, gasps and generally startled fellow-patrons.
And how did I handle this, you ask ? (Ok so I asked FOR you!) I seem to have developed a business-as-usual attitude that had an oddly smoke-screen-ish affect upon the surrounding observers of my strange obsession. Sometimes an almost hypnoTIC make-my-actions-invisible affect.
At the least, it helped me greatly to cope with something for which I had no logical explanation. I would downplay the situation and look for the quickest way to find help, find a solution, get what was needed (ie. stitches or a band aids...). I would refuse to panic!
Ever been self-conscious?
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Academy Awards DAY: a Local artist
Today, on the the morn of The Academy Awards I am featuring a fellow artist.
From time to time I will feature a 'Synaptic Adventure' of unique and unusual
folks and their creative offerings to the world on a local level. Today's artist will tell
you about his unique approach to accessible art.
DAVE Gerbstadt
Greetings to all. I have painted a 56 foot long mural in Berwyn this pastAugust (2011)
with fellow painter Geoffrey Partridge.
The mural is located behind 800 east lancaster ave berwyn,
(behind the Betsy Daily dance school in berwyn)
Geoffrey is on face book too-
http://www.facebook.com/pages/1-Art-Request/104812936228423?ref=ts
I am selling my art for $1 by mail - so far mailed art to England, Scotland, and
15 states in the USA! Here is a face book page for this project-
http://www.facebook.com/pages/1-Art-Request/104812936228423?ref=ts
Mail me a self addressed stamped envelope and $1
and I will mail back a piece of art to you.
Selling my art from my home for $1 as well.
There are over 20 wooden sculpture in my yard all $1 each.
Paintings, drawings, etc. $1
Speaking and doing workshops at schools are in the works.
Thank you Stephen for contacting me.
My email is davidgerbstadt@gmail.com
or just message me here on face book.
From time to time I will feature a 'Synaptic Adventure' of unique and unusual
folks and their creative offerings to the world on a local level. Today's artist will tell
you about his unique approach to accessible art.
DAVE Gerbstadt
Greetings to all. I have painted a 56 foot long mural in Berwyn this pastAugust (2011)
with fellow painter Geoffrey Partridge.
The mural is located behind 800 east lancaster ave berwyn,
(behind the Betsy Daily dance school in berwyn)
Geoffrey is on face book too-
http://www.facebook.com/pages/1-Art-Request/104812936228423?ref=ts
I am selling my art for $1 by mail - so far mailed art to England, Scotland, and
15 states in the USA! Here is a face book page for this project-
http://www.facebook.com/pages/1-Art-Request/104812936228423?ref=ts
Mail me a self addressed stamped envelope and $1
and I will mail back a piece of art to you.
Selling my art from my home for $1 as well.
There are over 20 wooden sculpture in my yard all $1 each.
Paintings, drawings, etc. $1
Speaking and doing workshops at schools are in the works.
Thank you Stephen for contacting me.
My email is davidgerbstadt@gmail.com
or just message me here on face book.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
COMPULSION....
I'm amazed. I haven't blogged for MONTHS. And yet it feels like only WEEKS! Fortunately, I HAVE been doing! I'm working on a movie about my
Synaptic Adventure, Tourettes. So my lack of Synaptic Adventure Blog posts is NOT representative of a lack of ...well...DOING! I'm starting a new trend, though. Today's blog marks the start of what will be a weekly event.
That said, How have you been? What are you up to? What do you WANT to be up to? If you were up to THAT thing you wanted to be up to, WHERE would you be up to it at? Geographically, philosophically, economically, AND.. anatomically? No need to answer those questions, unless you feel you must. Have to. Feel...COMPELLED to! Compulsion. It's a force. Of nature. HUMAN nature.
Or is it? ONLY human? Instinct is NOT Compulsion. Instinct is survival Compulsion is more akin to..DESIRE. Consequently, arguably human.
So by all means, feel..free...ANSWER the questions!
Synaptic Adventure, Tourettes. So my lack of Synaptic Adventure Blog posts is NOT representative of a lack of ...well...DOING! I'm starting a new trend, though. Today's blog marks the start of what will be a weekly event.
That said, How have you been? What are you up to? What do you WANT to be up to? If you were up to THAT thing you wanted to be up to, WHERE would you be up to it at? Geographically, philosophically, economically, AND.. anatomically? No need to answer those questions, unless you feel you must. Have to. Feel...COMPELLED to! Compulsion. It's a force. Of nature. HUMAN nature.
Or is it? ONLY human? Instinct is NOT Compulsion. Instinct is survival Compulsion is more akin to..DESIRE. Consequently, arguably human.
So by all means, feel..free...ANSWER the questions!
Friday, August 19, 2011
WHATs Happening!!??
Hello fine folks!
I just got back from a fantastic "Jam Band " festival called Jam at the Grove and let me tell you, these band where TOP NOTCH awesome! Video below...
I have been searching for fresh musical talent (to my ears) to bring into my movie project and I have MORE-than found that! An excellent guitar wiz/one-man-band-type dude is Keith Kenny (video below) ..a band named Papadosio. SO...the script for A SynapTIC Adventure: Tourettes and Beyond expands as there will be cameo-type appearances by some of these awesome musical comrades.
ALSO I met a camera person...who has Tourettes! Haha...I hope that doesn't... shake... you up! LOL...Quite honestly, there is a strong focus-abiltiy quality about this fine brain anomaly that enables incredible concentration. In one of his books titled 'The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat' , author/physician Oliver Sacks tells the story of a brain surgeon in British Columbia who has TS. This surgeon would tic and tic-swear and tic-throw things at the 'fridge when at home. His wife explains to Sacks that "this is where he can cut loose"! A BRAIN SURGEON!... can you imagine?! woah! "nurse?...scalpel...oops!...replacement nurse?... scalpel...oops! new replacement nurse?..." Seriously though, he is excellent and steady of hand during procedures. Amazing brain. However, I'm quite sure he had to work to gain the confidence of his follow surgeons...and patients.
It has been my experience that explanation followed by demonstration is
crucial to the brain's ability to comprehend in a holospheric manner. So,
here's some video:
Oliver Sacks
Keith Kenny
Papadosio
I just got back from a fantastic "Jam Band " festival called Jam at the Grove and let me tell you, these band where TOP NOTCH awesome! Video below...
I have been searching for fresh musical talent (to my ears) to bring into my movie project and I have MORE-than found that! An excellent guitar wiz/one-man-band-type dude is Keith Kenny (video below) ..a band named Papadosio. SO...the script for A SynapTIC Adventure: Tourettes and Beyond expands as there will be cameo-type appearances by some of these awesome musical comrades.
ALSO I met a camera person...who has Tourettes! Haha...I hope that doesn't... shake... you up! LOL...Quite honestly, there is a strong focus-abiltiy quality about this fine brain anomaly that enables incredible concentration. In one of his books titled 'The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat' , author/physician Oliver Sacks tells the story of a brain surgeon in British Columbia who has TS. This surgeon would tic and tic-swear and tic-throw things at the 'fridge when at home. His wife explains to Sacks that "this is where he can cut loose"! A BRAIN SURGEON!... can you imagine?! woah! "nurse?...scalpel...oops!...replacement nurse?... scalpel...oops! new replacement nurse?..." Seriously though, he is excellent and steady of hand during procedures. Amazing brain. However, I'm quite sure he had to work to gain the confidence of his follow surgeons...and patients.
It has been my experience that explanation followed by demonstration is
crucial to the brain's ability to comprehend in a holospheric manner. So,
here's some video:
Oliver Sacks
Keith Kenny
Papadosio
Sunday, July 31, 2011
It worked!
So...the last time I wrote, I told you all about my raising funds
through this cool site called Kickstarter. Well, it worked! At least
for some basic funds for producing a short film. This will be my first
25 minute film. Very exciting ..very captivating..very...hard to edit down
to that time length! And why , you might ask, am I limiting the running time?
It all began, 14 years ago when a couple friends and I began to talk about
my Tourette experience as an adventure and I began to think of it as a ..collaborative energy that strongly affects my artistic experience. Out of this rose the phrase 'SynapTIC Adventure'. I've earned the name 'Captain SynapTIC' just because I feel like I'm sailing a ship over 'twitch-erous' waters! And yet, seemingly effortlessly at times. I suppose once you know your "vehicle" you handle it better. For the most part.
Now , how all this relates to the film length is..I have alot to say. Or Por-tray...well...BOTH! SO...this twenty five minutes is just the beginning.
The story here is universal. How do we deal with urges, overwhelming desires, inordinate drives and ritualistic...uhm...inclinations? This is the subject matter I want to approach with this movie.
Listen, Im not just talikn' ticcy here! It's the human dimension of this experience that I'm compelled to belch..I mean.. broast..I-I mean to BROACH.(dam!)..
This movie (and book too!) will be about much more than the symptomology of a specific disorder.
As it is for me, it will be nerve-racking, fun, funny, curious, thought-provoking,
and a rather personal accounting of "A SynapTIC Adventure: Tourettes AND Beyond" !
through this cool site called Kickstarter. Well, it worked! At least
for some basic funds for producing a short film. This will be my first
25 minute film. Very exciting ..very captivating..very...hard to edit down
to that time length! And why , you might ask, am I limiting the running time?
It all began, 14 years ago when a couple friends and I began to talk about
my Tourette experience as an adventure and I began to think of it as a ..collaborative energy that strongly affects my artistic experience. Out of this rose the phrase 'SynapTIC Adventure'. I've earned the name 'Captain SynapTIC' just because I feel like I'm sailing a ship over 'twitch-erous' waters! And yet, seemingly effortlessly at times. I suppose once you know your "vehicle" you handle it better. For the most part.
Now , how all this relates to the film length is..I have alot to say. Or Por-tray...well...BOTH! SO...this twenty five minutes is just the beginning.
The story here is universal. How do we deal with urges, overwhelming desires, inordinate drives and ritualistic...uhm...inclinations? This is the subject matter I want to approach with this movie.
Listen, Im not just talikn' ticcy here! It's the human dimension of this experience that I'm compelled to belch..I mean.. broast..I-I mean to BROACH.(dam!)..
This movie (and book too!) will be about much more than the symptomology of a specific disorder.
As it is for me, it will be nerve-racking, fun, funny, curious, thought-provoking,
and a rather personal accounting of "A SynapTIC Adventure: Tourettes AND Beyond" !
Friday, June 10, 2011
the ULTIMATE SYNAPTIC ADVENTURE!!!....
This just may be the
ULTIMATE SYNAPTIC ADVENTURE BLOG to date!
I'm SO excited!!!!
Recently I decided to pitch the idea of a movie and soundtrack
to the web-based arts fundraising platform, kickstarter.com.
I have been thinking about this project for several years. Its tells an autobiographical, yet universal, story of growing up (and being) noticeably..."different". Sometimes that "difference" seems so close to "normal" that others don't know what to make of it.
The project has been "accepted" and is now 6 days into it's 45-day
into the campaign for funding! yea! It's called "A SynapTIC Adventure". In my case, the emphasis is on.. TIC. I've created a 5+ minute video that will give the viewer a reasonably good idea of what I'm planning to do: A movie/soundtrack with songs, tales, tangents, trials, triumphs and some kinda revelation ; ) Created: cause I GOTTA! ; ) Intended: to entertain, inform and inspire and have a hell of a lot of fun doing so!!
I have been thinking about this project for several years. 'A SynapTIC Adventure' tells an autobiographical, yet universal, story of adaptation, determination and collaboration: a story about growing up (and being) noticeably..."different".Sometimes that difference seems so close to "normal" that others don't know what to make of it. For me that "noticeable" difference is Tourettes Syndrome. I'm going to tell this story from an emotional/ experiential point of view. Fact and fantasy will be wrapped in a colorful, animated, real/surreal, musical, challenging and comedic journey. There are many talented people that I'm very excited to work with in the process
As the story "unfolds", plots thicken and cameras capture, I will
most certainly share steps along the way with you here on my SA blog. Here ya go....
ULTIMATE SYNAPTIC ADVENTURE BLOG to date!
I'm SO excited!!!!
Recently I decided to pitch the idea of a movie and soundtrack
to the web-based arts fundraising platform, kickstarter.com.
I have been thinking about this project for several years. Its tells an autobiographical, yet universal, story of growing up (and being) noticeably..."different". Sometimes that "difference" seems so close to "normal" that others don't know what to make of it.
The project has been "accepted" and is now 6 days into it's 45-day
into the campaign for funding! yea! It's called "A SynapTIC Adventure". In my case, the emphasis is on.. TIC. I've created a 5+ minute video that will give the viewer a reasonably good idea of what I'm planning to do: A movie/soundtrack with songs, tales, tangents, trials, triumphs and some kinda revelation ; ) Created: cause I GOTTA! ; ) Intended: to entertain, inform and inspire and have a hell of a lot of fun doing so!!
I have been thinking about this project for several years. 'A SynapTIC Adventure' tells an autobiographical, yet universal, story of adaptation, determination and collaboration: a story about growing up (and being) noticeably..."different".Sometimes that difference seems so close to "normal" that others don't know what to make of it. For me that "noticeable" difference is Tourettes Syndrome. I'm going to tell this story from an emotional/ experiential point of view. Fact and fantasy will be wrapped in a colorful, animated, real/surreal, musical, challenging and comedic journey. There are many talented people that I'm very excited to work with in the process
As the story "unfolds", plots thicken and cameras capture, I will
most certainly share steps along the way with you here on my SA blog. Here ya go....
Friday, April 1, 2011
CROWdSOURCING.....
As someone who finds organization a challenge, I am beginning to more deeply appreciate things like paper clips, rubber bands and...Tweetdeck.
On Sat March 19, I attended the COMMUNITY BLOG expo hosted by The Daily Local and the Daily Times: two wonderfully active papers in "Crowd sourcing" and social networking. Crowd sourcing: say you're somewhere a reporter is not and you want to share something that the public-at-large should see: you can upload a video or pic to responsive papers who will then make it "airborne" public information! Instant to-the-minute news. Social Media expert/speaker Bob Garrett mentioned that, because of Social Media, he heard of Japan's plight within 8 minutes of the first happening of recent disasters there.
Another story of Bob's was of one "SM pro" who has 2500 active profiles .....I'm dizzy. Of course, you need to watch out for the self-appointed-paparazzi-type- iphone-welding-starved-to-be-famous...hey wait..that's ME!.....Anyways, the good news is ADD-types like my self can find some pretty spiffy ways to manage their "social presence" more efficiently such as Tweetdeck, Hootsuite and Ping.
If reaching lots of humans planet-wide (without spending lots-o-bucks) is your goal... you live in the right times.
On Sat March 19, I attended the COMMUNITY BLOG expo hosted by The Daily Local and the Daily Times: two wonderfully active papers in "Crowd sourcing" and social networking. Crowd sourcing: say you're somewhere a reporter is not and you want to share something that the public-at-large should see: you can upload a video or pic to responsive papers who will then make it "airborne" public information! Instant to-the-minute news. Social Media expert/speaker Bob Garrett mentioned that, because of Social Media, he heard of Japan's plight within 8 minutes of the first happening of recent disasters there.
Another story of Bob's was of one "SM pro" who has 2500 active profiles .....I'm dizzy. Of course, you need to watch out for the self-appointed-paparazzi-type- iphone-welding-starved-to-be-famous...hey wait..that's ME!.....Anyways, the good news is ADD-types like my self can find some pretty spiffy ways to manage their "social presence" more efficiently such as Tweetdeck, Hootsuite and Ping.
If reaching lots of humans planet-wide (without spending lots-o-bucks) is your goal... you live in the right times.
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