Youtube
15 Minutes of Fame
On the 24th July 2010, 80,000 people from 192 countries filmed their day answering 3 questions: What do you love? What do you fear? What’s in your pocket? 4,500 hours of footage was sent to Kevin Macdonald, who subsequently turned these segments into ‘Life In A Day’ - A moving yet at times stationary, joyous come heartbreaking, 90 minute film of our daily experiences. Sprinkled with a little cheese for good measure.The result? A beautiful life affirming piece or an advert for YouTube? You can now watch the film in full, courtesy of those thoughtful people at YouTube HQ.
Forever & always…
You know - I never knew how I would ever be able to stop posting about Michael Jackson, or ironically what note to finish on, but tonight provided the answer. After spending the day at work, reading tributes and press articles, I just wanted to get home and lose myself in his world. I got in and I instantly downloaded One Day In Your Life and Music And Me , two songs which have touched my soul more than any others, because its through these songs I feel his soul the most. I spent the whole evening, alone, buried in Youtube, listening, crying, watching documentary clips; in particular a series which rectified the hideous Martin Bashir interviews, but mostly enjoying the comfort I was getting from from the comments people where leaving - especially those hating on Martin Bashir! They were so passionate, so heartfelt and often really fucking violent towards Bashir that I found myself laughing out loud for the first time in a week. It was then that I felt the need to join in and so I posted a comment on Youtube to express exactly how I was feeling. It said,
