Gorgo

Apparently, if you make reels on Instagram, it helps with getting the 50 followers you need to be able to do a live session. I wonder how long it will take to “organically” grow to 50. Not that I need to go live. Who do I think I am anyways? The video above is a reel of a zine I am now using instead of business cards. I’ll have another zine about specific projects to give out soon.

I’ve made other videos, combining photography and field recordings. It’s going to be a significant part of “Keeping Score.” Everything in this post is amateur hour, testing to see if it was possible (YES), how hard it is (IT IS), and whether or not I think it is a reliable way to immersively tell a story. I like this format over some refined influencer videos. Who do they think they are? Geesh.

I have a baseball one of these coming next week. I also have others that a bit incomplete on their own but together, kind of works. So that too.

My newest obsession is putting an old sci-fi film, project it on a wall and pretend I’m at the drive-in. Popcorn is usually involved. I put Franks Red Hot on my popcorn, instead of butter. And a huge diet soda with lots of ice. Can you guess this monster? Here’s a clue:

Gorgo, is a 1961 film that was, allegedly, a homage to Godzilla. Is Rotten Tomatoes the Pitchfork of movie websites? They only gave it a 39%! I’d give it 5 out 5 stars and two thumbs up at the stay at home drive-in theater. Any readers have a backyard? I have a projector and great taste in fun movies. Also, I have Criterion so you know I can class it up a bit. Double Feature!

I regret not buying this today. All of it; ok, four of those things. I didn’t even bother to check to see how much it all costs. I will now never know where to get water, do cool tricks on a skateboard, have a unicorn framed art hung in the hallway on my floor, and some weird print, I think, to collage over.