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Amanda…You are mighty quiet today? Is this passive aggressive ?
We must be protesting something today.
Either that, or a famous mime passed away yesterday.
I totally got you guys vblog today! you truely have the world in a triangle head lock! “the world says, sorry…..uncle”
I think it is great that you are working on direct mind to mind transmission. Keep up the good work.
..is that you John Wayne, or is this me?..
Is that a new suite? You look marvelous. Is my dinner in the microwave?
I got it immediately.
http://www.dayofsilence.org/
Way to show your support, ‘Manda! :-)
the power of silence is amazing.
Nicely done.
The second news item was the best. After that it got a bit slow.
Highly creative content, today.
A little quiet for my taste though.
Amanda, you look so uncomfortable. You weren’t even in your body for most of this. Can you feel that? It made me sad. You can shift this is you want…
Where are the links to today’s stories?
That was interesting, like Amanda was waiting on ME to tell her some stories. I have no stories to tell, nary a joke. Have a wonderful 2006 Day of Silence!
OK, but why didn’t they send Manda a “Day of Silence” t-shirt?
very good .. .
more is said with silence .. .
like the day of silence.
this ought to be easy for the RB-Japan folks to translate!
Does John Cage get royalties from this episode?
Today’s Rocketboom left me speechless.
Once a very wise person said…………………………………………NOTHING.
Stupid post today!!! If you ran out of material, just repost an old favorite. Come on, you guys can really do better.
it’s these silent shows that make me realise i never watch rocketboom for the items ;)
Mark Twain twice said.
It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.
Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she has laid an asteroid.
It must be one of those days. Sort of Queer Eye for the Straight Girl.
Was that 3′47″ ? I did not think to time it. It was good opportunity to deconstruct Amanda as image. Cheers.
I personally like the way Amanda’s hair moves ever so slightly from some air source (fan perhaps). It is virtually the only animated activity for most of this post. This makes me revisit all those dreams I have of mass market video in general, if only there really was a “silence” button that not only muted the audio but also blanked the video as well.
I am highly moved by your “silent promotion” of tolerance and social evolution.
What an excellent way to dedicate a video blog.
WOW
dayofsilence.org/endorsements/endorsers.php
This is silence for gays in schools isn’t it. Very touching. I’m impressed.
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I found myself on the edge of my seat waiting to see if Amanda would talk or bring some emotion to the clip.
It’s in the silence that we hear the most.
I am curious if you were able to do this on the first try or did it take several takes. I thought I saw you fighting back a smile once or twice.
It’s never knowing what to expect each day that keeps me coming back for more.
So in honor of the show I am going silent
“Starting Now!”
Today’s telepathic show was as awesome as your outfit.
When you become a disciple of Amandology, you learn how to communicate through mere transmission of thought. The hair flutter from time to time is used to emphasize certain emotions. This too will be taught to you. AS you have witnessed, the world would become a more peaceful place if we all practiced Amandology. Imagine, a world without cell phones! Thank you. Loved the 3rd story. Harigato to you too, fair haired leader.
I have been amused by your antics for a month or so and now find I cannot continue to waste time with your vblog. Your exploration of the web is humorous and sometimes informative but coupled with your need to express your personal liberal opinions makes the whole experience dubious. So thanks for the good technical data but no thanks for other stuff I hear it enough from the regular press.
Today i missed your tee shirt.
you do have beautiful eyes.
In general you had more to say today than the last two weeks of Rocketboom.
Amanda, you looked very lovely and sophisticated in today’s blog;however,I still don’t get the silence.what is the meaning of all this?
I would like to be educated.keep up the good work.
lack of ideas?
At first I felt like I was in trouble, but now that I know aobut the Day of Silence today’s vlog is very moving.
I get it.
Thanks Amanda.
At first I was thinking, boy, this is a waste. Then it hit me! Day of Silence. As a gay man, I want to say thanks for your support! I’m sure it’s driving some people mad (judging by some of the other comments). Kudos!!
really enjoy your performance today. watching pretty face acting mutely is really different feeling.
nice trial !
Very creative.. once again.
Whoa ! Made it famous without even a link to the website of the cause celebre - the power of AMANDABOOM -
sometimes ok
(^^;)
I think it’s great that you raise causes that you support on rb. After all it is your show.
That said, two things imo would have made this a little more useful.
1) You daily links should have linked the cause.
2) 4m 33s is longer than most of your other shows. You get the point after the first minute, maybe two. After that, the viewer’s time is simply wasted, especially if they don’t know what the moments of silence are for.
Brilliant.
Why is it that when anyone does a “moment/day/hour of silence” they feel as if it has to be some solemn and grim event. Nobody ever does a moment of silence with a grin on their face, a frown, or any other type of emotion besides the stern-faced look as if to say “LOOK AT ME! I’m importantly straight faced and tight lipped while being completely silent.”
Far too many people take the notion of a “moment of silence” to mean stop everything you’re doing and stare solemnly into the void as many do sitting in the pews at church during a particularly boring sermon. Why can’t a moment of silence be done while accomplishing something nuturing and beneficial to the mind, like reading a book or writing in a journal? I think you really could have done a much better job with this one Amanda and the RB team. You are very talented and creative individuals, and although I grealty appreciated the few minutes of silence you bestowed upon us today, you really could have used it to get a better message out.
Well done Amanda. Thanks.
“But you’re wasting my time!” = I’m too intellectually lazy to stop and think for four short minutes about what it’s like to be gay. Grow up, people.
Great idea to introduce a new audience to the “Day of Silence Project”. Well done.
what’s up?
doesn’t look good…
watch out ZeFrank is giving you a run for your money
WTF–bad day, Barbie?
Only ROCKETBOOM could get us to sit and do nothing for eight minutes . . .
Way to go!
nice episode. it’s different and long enough to feel that pressure silence creates. it would have been nice to see an url or sth at the end that explained what it all was about though. i felt the emptiness of a dear person’s death all along the episode.
It amazes me how so many people are afraid of silence.
Of being with themselves.
Did you know your brain is 95%- 98% silent? That’s right, ask a knowledgeable neuro-scientist.
harigato!
do you have to look at me like that?
Slow news day?
Or commentary on Tony Snow…
BRILLIANT!
http://www.dayofsilence.org/
Okay Amanda you avant garde video blogger. A veritable John Cage of the blogosphere.
I am not a fan of this but hey to each her own.
GO Cats!
How many takes did it take to get through it without a case of the giggles setting in?
I know I couldn’t do it.
Bravo!
Another DADA moment!
Just let the RB’s fans fill in the blanks.
Quiet warm regards for Amanda, Drew, Mario.
people don’t think for 5 cent before they post a comment. I got it immidiatly too ;) Liked it very much!
whay is this almost theraputic?
First there was Casual Friday.
Today’s episode could be the inspiration for….
daa-tada!
!!!ESP Wednesday!!!
Great way to show your support RB!
wow, I didn’t know about the cause, I’m from latinamerica and thanks to your “silent promotion” of tolerance I can go and let other people in my country know about this
BORING! Thanks for wasting my time.
I must confess I found this disconcerting. Watching Rocketboom over a period of time it seems natural to feel a connection with Amanda and to watch her sans twinkle made me instantly think someone had wronged her. Never having heard of “Day of silence” (Canadian eh) I’m left unsure of the motive (would a link not have been silent?) but will continue to be one of Amanda’s loyal viewers because we are in her corner.
Reading a few comments I realized that some people didn’t get it. (I think its for the Walmart ‘issueu’, correct?) I guess people need to be told what the protest is about, so they’ll ‘get it’. If, not, they think its something stupi. I guess “they’re” the stupid for not ‘getting it’.
Never the less, its the video with more comments, how about that!
These other clowns in the comments area don’t understand, but I heard every word of your telepathic news!
Oh of course I went and checked out the “Day of Silence” links you sillies, that’s what “boomers” do.
Amanda, while I can aspirate your free form Jazz interpretation of the famous silent symphony some of us do have download limits to worry about.
If I had the money for a better broadband connection, I would be very amused.
Wasn’t today the day for the Walmart rallys? Is that why the quiet 3 mins or was it the day of silence?? will we ever know stay tuned for another exciting eposode of Rocketboom!!
Does the breeze in the studio make your eyes dry?
Thanks for supporting the day of silence Manda!
http://www.dayofsilence.org/
Also iTunes Rocketboom does not seem to be working right now. Maybe its just an Irish thing.
I just wish you’d ended with a quiet but forceful, “You go, girl.”
I didn’t understand till I read the blog. I liked it even when I didn’t understand it. It was a moment out of my day that I stopped and reflected on what in the world was going on. Not something I do often. Thanks for the break in my day.
yeay 4:33
Not sure I understood todays vlog, but that’s ok it was still great. You’ve become my morning news…..LOVE THE SHOW……
Be Safe … Enjoy the Ride
Tools
DYKE
I was about to ask about John Cage and his piece 4′33″ I downloaded the episode through Firefox (the episode borked in Democracy for some odd reason, the episode was exactly 4 minutes 33 seconds in length. Day of Silence was a good enough reason (and Amanda looks well nice in a suit)
Interesting and creative way to express yourself. Having not heard of “day of silence” before this, I was baffled. But your show DID make me think about it and, thanks to the commenters before me, I was able to visit their site and see what it was about. So I guess it’s “mission accomplished” for you, although I would’ve preferred (and was expecting) to see you hold up a sign at the end with the point of the broadcast.
And since you shared your views, I’ll share mine. I’m not a supporter of any gay, transsexual or any other unnatural sexual “preference”. In that light, I shall not be silent today.
That said, I do NOT support bullying in any way for any reason. If the point was purely to speak out against bullying, I’d be with you.
Have a good day!
Just wondering if your hair was moving because you were exhaling from your nose or if you had a small intermittant breeze blowing at you?
Just in case you were unaware, the iTunes feed isn’t working. I’m guessing that isn’t part of the day of silence event.
best ep ever.
Sounds GREAT!
Amanda,
The vlog that can be spoken is not the eternal vlog.
The silent space with your still awareness at the center was magnificent. You said it all by saying nothing.
I hope others will follow your lead and give us more space to think and feel.
Rocketboom on…
I find the comments equally interesting today (well, most days, but more so today). I’m especially intrigued by the complaints from people who seem to believe they paid for RB and therefore didn’t get their money’s worth today.
I recall Conan O’Brian’s first broadcast following 911: instead of his usual opening, he came out and announced that he just didn’t feel like being funny that day. His reflections, also, were more poinient due to the deviation from the normal routine.
At first, I didn’t think you said anything.
Then, I’m sure you said it.
You remembered me on my birthday and said so.
Thanks amanda.
I kept watching worried that there was going to be a “screamer” gag at the end.
Wow, just wow.
yeah this was awesome. i got it right away. gay rights yo! alot of people were doing this today at my school
Very zen - Made me realize how sick I am of people talking at me.
This is the second episode I ever saw. Now I’m hooked.
Hi Amanda,
Big fan of yours. Loved the telepathic broadcast. We used to do this back in Atlantis. Since I am a telepath, I caught the part where you said that you wanted to meet me and learn more about my abilities. However the connection faded out. Please re-transmit the coordinates for our meeting on your next broadcast !! LOL :-)
Bob :-)
lame. It seems liberals use EVERY aspect of their life to lecture people. Even silence.
I even agree with the end goal, but I’m so damn tired people and their agendas constantly working a way into every aspect of life.
Here’s a vlog, and here is who I think should be in congress.
Here’s a vlog, and you should hate Wal-Mart.
Here’s a vlog, and here is what you should think of gay rights.
Can we have a day of silence for all those people who can think for themselves and don’t need things like this injected into EVERYTHING!
That was crap. “Day of Silence” my foot.
I like it. I dumped my TV 4 years ago, because I caught myself just watching pretty TV hosts with the speakers turned off. It was so relaxing. So why watching it at all, you know?
Wonderful!
very frightening, amanda - i was married to the silence and that cold stare for nearly 10 years. I still don’t know what i did to piss her off.
No Audio, Blank Stare..Are the pages blank too?
Turn the fan to “11″
April 26, 1986 at 01:23 AM
Chernobyl (çõрýþÌÂñыûь)
i thought about this. the noise that created a huge silence.
that was lame.
Amanda! You got a dirty mind. Keep your thoughts to yourself! :)
Darn performance art anyway.
I once saw a women eat a fomal dinner in a lions cage at the zoo. Thank heaven for FF.
Ralph
This is the first time *ever* Amanda wasn’t smiling. This is not you Amanda.This is the Dar Side of Amanda. Have you joined the force ?
Explain it for me in tomorrow’s show. Hey, I’m from Belgium.
4:33 ! I love it! (and the bow at the end was perfect!)
Didn’t someone just get sued for copyright infringement for performing this piece? Are you guys fighting the DMCA here?
Anyhoo, good job- nice to get a little performance art in the afternoon podcast batch.
Thanks!
A quiet shame for a non-cause.
next time you can use my chair under the avocado tree out back….
I had “fun” with my cursor arrow.
*mutter mutter*
I want value for my bandwidth.
*grumble grumble*
I WAS JUST THINKING TODAY HOW WOMEN AS A GROUP SHOULD LEARN TO TALK LESS. OOPS! I HOPE THAT WASNT TOO SEXIST. I WATCHED THE WHOLE SHOW AND WILL WATCH AGAIN TOMORROW.
Amanda - I got it right away. During silence my mind slipped into a thought of mental telepathy and I missed the URL for the nude pillow fight:)
I was both very interested, and even more lost.
holy persistance of vision batman, i can still see her!
actually, i think that was kinda neat, there’s nothing more elegant than nothing
Well done Amanda. It’s funny how people even bring politics into all of this. “She was silent in a liberal way”!
Great pause in daily life to just think. Thanks for sharing.
I love that rotating fan action.
Have we been bad?
Are you training to be a supermodel now?
Come to think of it, you probably could succeed at that, although I don’t know how tall you are.
Wow… You have fantastic moving hair… thats for that…
Almost twice the average number of comments today. Generated over NOTHING!
There must be some deep reason for this, but I don’t know what it is.
pretty lame. didn’t seem to apply to the day of silence since the silence they refer to is the silence of the bullies who ridicule the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people in schools. are you in school, amanda? are you a bully? if the answer to either of these is “no,” then you shouldn’t be silent.
very disappointing and uncreative show.
This silent treatment was a good way to get me to visit the web page. I am glad though that I have dsl now because I would probable have been be annoyed if the hour download resulted in this video. It is OK with me if you occasionally have videos like this one. Keep vlogging!
At first I thought it may be anniversary of John Cage’s death or something… meh.
This tribute to Katie and silence will not make up for your rant on Scientology last week. Silent vlogs, Katie laughs at you!
amanda, you are some hot ticket. i’m laughing right away and very impressed you can keep a straight face that long. you’d beat me in a staring contest any day. you go amanda, very zen
What caused silence and expressionless?
word.
And I’d been wondering why I’d never read the comments before. Now I know.
Thanks for introducing me to something new. It happens a lot, but today’s was especially important.
Artfully done… but it’s sad to see you squander your coolness on the tired gays-as-victims theme. As one who has seen (upclose and personally) the dark side of that lifestyle, I’m saddened by your oh-so political correctness.
too clever by half!
it truly was a jc433 moment…I think this must be an all time high number of posts for your vlog
Maybe this has nothing to do with that gay thing after all. I have another theory. I think Amanda has become a disciple of Meher Baba since she probably had the door of Scientology slammed on her. Baba, whom Pete Townshend chose as his personal Avatar, did from July 10, 1925 until his death in 1969, remain silent. Meher Baba said that his silence was not undertaken as a spiritual exercise, nor as a vow of silence, but undertaken and maintained solely in connection with his universal work.
“I am never silent. I speak eternally. The voice that is heard deep within the soul is My voice…the voice of inspiration, of intuition, of guidance. To those who are receptive to this voice, I speak. [1]
“Man’s inability to live God’s words makes the Avatar’s teaching a mockery. Instead of practicing the compassion he taught, man has waged wars in his name. Instead of living the humility, purity, and truth of his words, man has given way to hatred, greed, and violence. Because man has been deaf to the principles and precepts laid down by God in the past, in this present Avataric form, I observe silence.” So is this the new Amanda? Can Rocketboom survive such a conversion? Will our super star regain her voice and swear off false Gods? Tune in tomorrow. We’ll see which way her hair swishes then. Oh, and nice one on the number of comments today.
I know many of you are waiting patiently out there for what I am going to say on this. So I won’t keep you much longer. I am sure you all think that I would think that this protest was a horrible idea (if it is about the Day of Silence.). To the contrary. I think for our “progressive” friends this is definitely an improvement over grunge wearing, dope smoking, maggot infested IMF protestors we are so accustomed to from them. However, it doesn’t compete with my favorite form of liberal protest the “Die-in”. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die-in It shows liberalism at its finest-DEAD.
So if I could put a command in to the liberal collective conciousness here it would be this: Why limit yourselves to just this topic and one day of the day of silence? This is such a good idea that the average person has no idea what you are ranting about. We’re guessing and since most of us don’t run in your cliques we just look about this and go about our merry way.If you guys like this so much can we get Ted Kennedy, Pelosi, Barbara Streisand, Hillary to sit and do these “days of silence” much more frequently?
Amanda- sweetie quit being a statue model and get back to what you do best and that is telling us what is new in the world of technology. On a serious note this symbolism over substance hurts the very gay people you love. The way I look at it it is the cruelest joke that they some called this group of people gay because their lifestyle is anything but happy. The amount of dommestic violence that happens in gay relationships is exceptionally high. They have a greater risk for suicide and 60% of gay relationships last between one and seven years that is unlike married couples. Sitting silently tacitly approving of this destructive lifestyle choices is anything but love to me.
Everyone (and I mean everyone) that performs anything should perform 4:33 at least once in their life. I did this with a trombone once and it rawked!
Great show!
I heard you loud and clear Amanda and I will do as you say. By the way, I loved the hair movement. And you eyes looked as though your were downloading all my thoughs!
Bob Schiefer could never pull off such a stunt.
Interesting priorities -
today: silence for intolerance of life-style / sexual preference.
yesterday: no acknowledgement of intolerance of religious preference (Holocaust Remembrance Day).
I was deeply moved by the silence. It is a thing of beauty and spirit. Then when I learned the reference to the cause of ending the bullying of gays, lesbians, bis, and transgendered, I am right there with you. We all have to take the step we can take. All the best…
Bravo. I haven’t seen that performance in a long time. Brought back memories. Perfect timing too. I actually saw Mr. Cage before he died. A quirky man indeed.
You might want to read the posts above before you post more about “silent tirades.” Students all over the country participated in today’s “Day of Silence,” and I appreciate that rocketboom furthered their cause. Very cool.
I see 183 as the number of comments and immediately I *know* you’re trolling on something, which generally I disdain.
But today’s episode, I liked. I’d of liked it even if it was just to say ‘I don’t have to say anything’
Rocket On Rocket Boom
WTF Amanda. WTF
WTF Amanda. WTF
At first, I was thinking “Umm…will I really skip a post?”
But at the end…I finally got it. A bunch of kids were doing the “Day of Silence” thing too. I was pretty proud of myself for making that connection un-aided.
Inspired :)
Andy: Didn’t John Cage do a “musical” piece called 4′ 33″?
From: http://www.classicalnotes.net/columns/silence.html
“Here’s how one performance went: A tuxedoed performer came on stage, sat at a grand piano, opened the lid, occasionally turned some music pages but otherwise sat as quietly as possible for 4 minutes and 33 seconds, then rose, bowed and left. And that was it.”
Was this that? If so, it seemed like a spot-on interpretation.
Yeah, I saw a video of something like that…
By the way, brilliant episode today.
TeraLink Was Here!
Just had to post a 3rd time when I saw the number of comments today, probably the highest for RB ever.
Now you, yes you, I’m talkin’ to you…
Now You Understand The Power Of Silence
People aren’t allowed to be silent on a vlog. That would be… umm… not what I’m used to.
could i get the script of today’s vblog?
kewl! like you didnt spend anytime on it at all! and it showed.
when you jumped the shark, you apparently didnt even stub your toe on it, or you would have yelped and tossed your locks!
time to turn off the lights guys
Wow Amanda!
I got every one of your telepathic messages but it took me a moment to get the dark insinuations in the last one then starting laughing wildly! I didn’t know any woman could go that long without actually saying something or making a comment! I’m impressed and in love! — Jon
To get something out of art, you have to bring something of yourself to it. Bravo, to those who found something meaningful on any level in today’s v-log. To everyone else, I say “garbage in; garbage out.
How old are you dear?
If u come in Italy we would be pleased 2 meet u!!!
I missed today’s episode because I was too busy shopping at Wal-Mart. Now I am off to party and make noise with all of the other CU students that don’t care.
thank you
Well done Amanda. After about 2 minutes of your silent treatment I found myself apologizing for everything I’ve done all month. I’ll have to remember never to offend you again.
Wow. Great post!
Sadly amazing how many people still did not “get it” even after it was pointed out to them.
Just sad the ones don’t agree.
As an earlier poster said, it’s days like this that make me watch Rocketboom…
Thanks.
Quoting,
“…lame. It seems liberals use EVERY aspect of their life to lecture people. Even silence.”
Wow, silence as political speech. Good thing right wingers never lecture the rest of us. Sure is a shame that someone would use the internet to express directed ideas or feelings rather than pander to the common denominator.
I fear coming across a medium that might challenge or contradict my beliefs. I ‘ll have no choice but to collapse in a witless heap.
I’ve been watching RB for a few weeks here, and I wonder how many of the negative posts here are “regulars.” It sounds to me like some paid-to-blog stoolie called out the dogs or something. I voted for Bush I, I voted for Bob Dole. Bush II and all his followers are not Republicans.
A Republican to me is someone who is strict about money, smart about warfare and small about government, and the Bushlet is none of these things. And as a Christian, I believe that any man that believes he knows the will of God is the worst kind of heretic. That means you, fundies.
And all of you wierdos who keep coming on to Amanda in your comments just creep me the F out. You’re just as frightening as the “neocon” comments.
All that said, I was disappointed in todays show. It was well performed, but poorly executed. It very smartly mixes both the style of Cage and the activism of the DoS - in a way, you mixed music with the absence of sound. But if you want to lead your viewers, you first have to point them in the right direction.
With no corroborating text or links to go with todays show, you practically invited all the negative comments. Now, that worked once for John Cage, but is that -really- the direction you wanted to take?
Here’s the problem as I see it: by not giving any context or forewarning, you only managed to preach to a portion of the converted - those who were already aware of the DoS. Those who were unaware of the DoS, but agree with the point it’s trying to make (like me), were left confused, but still technically part of the converted.
Those who are clearly against the DoS will never be converted, and you’ve merely antagonized them for no reason, when they could have been warned off by a summary or show description. And the segment you should have been shooting for, those famous “undecided” votes, were simply caught in the crossfire of your consequently diluted message.
So, basically, you completely undermined the message and presentation of todays vlog. What I’ll remember about this ep in two months, IF I remember, is not the DoS or John Cage, but that I thought you made a mess of the whole thing.
Boy, You scared me, I thought I was in trouble. Then I thought, If we were married, that is how you would look if I was in trouble. But I would surely know where my dinner was.
Then I read the posts, and found out what the deal was. I can understand not harrassing gays and lesbians, but do you have to be so morose? I’ve seen lesbians smile.
I bet it has something to do with the Japanese version.
Wow…you never know what you may “hear” or “not hear” on this show.
Great work Amanda.
Dave
Wow …218 responces without saying a word.
responses
Very nicely done. (And no, they shouldn’t have given it away with a link; it has more impact if you have to research it yourself.)
It’s Samuel Beckett’s 100th birthday today, peeps.
(”Waiting for Godot”?)
I purposely waited until loads of comments came in so I could safely conclude that at least 75% of the commentees are self-serving, egomeniacal assholes who just don’t get it!
If you can’t thank Drew, Amanda and RB for using their vlog as a vehicle to disseminate the news as they see fit, then just shut the fuck up!
One of the hallmarks of RB is that it’s a technology that is capable of reaching millions at the speed of life, and this “statement,” “news,” “event reminder,” or whatever is in concert with everything else RB does. It is, in fact, as equal as making fun of Dick Cheney, or interviewing the pioneers of technology. It is RB.
And this has been bothering me for a long time: Guys: if you think Amanda, a 20-something, high-IQ woman, thinks any body comments coming from strangers is at all amusing, you are as stupid as we all think you are. Any attractive woman has become throughout her whole life being constantly hounded and is hyper-aware of jerk-offs objectifying women. Like I said before, egomeniacal bottom feeders who need to chime in any way they can.
So keep your body comments and hails of attraction to yourself. It’s a waste of server space.
I am stepping off the box now!
RF-
You cracked me up when you welcomed Democrats to pratice a “Day of Silence”. That was really funny.
On a serious note - The domestic violence in gay relationships, the short duration of many gay relationships, and the mental anguish are some of the reasons given in support of gay marriage. Allowing gays to marry institutionalizes their relationships. This can provide better legal channels and decrease the shame for vicitims of domestic violence. It also codifies their commitment possibly leading to stronger commitments and longer relationships. It may also increase cultural acceptance and decrease the mental anguish.
Imagine what heterosexual relationship would look like if marriage didn’t exist.
The sound of the audience is pure music in your new composition, Amanda!
Cheers,
Brian
I am a great fan of Rb. Watch it religiously. 2day’s vlog turns out 2be 1of my fave.
Well, I haven’t read all the comments except for the first one by “Jeff” who was unhappy.
For me, it was a nice Zen type moment…. fill in the blanks and then let go….
Mostly the blanks were about Condy and Rummy in Iraq and during the let go part I was playing with the fan speed and hair effects…..
Oh, South Parks on…. Gotta Veg…
Chow….
amanda,
u trying to test ur viewers’s patience or to attract their attention? If it is the latter, i suggest u go nude.
So pleased to have wasted precious download limits and time for that waste of my time. I understand the possible causes, and to be honest, I sympathise, but I am not fond of having them rammed down my throat!
Very disappointing, but I can assure you, it won’t happen again!
Jensen-
Thank you for your comment.
Remember Those Star Trek Episodes with “The Borg” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bftzMzeameU Well many of these guys are never going to agree with me. So what we have found out today is that that our opposition thinks silence no advertising of the agenda is an effective successful form of protest. Let them think that. So yes by welcomming it with open arms I am putting a command in to “the borg” concsiousness so to speak like that episode “to sleep.” It ultimately, if you remember, destroys the ship. Oh well. Oh dear I revealed the plan for how to deal with liberals. LOL LOL LOL
Back to the serious note. I do agree with you that dommestic violence with gay people is serious. I think the pro gay people sweep this under the rug. I see where you are comming from in wanting to legalize their relationships but I think the answer is to tell them we love you and we want you to get out of this abusive lifestyle and we are here to help. I do part company with you slightly but I agree with you though their lives are tragic. Thanks again for you what you had to say.
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…you can come out, don’t be afraid, i won’t hurt you, you seem frightened, are you hurt, you don’t have to be alone, i’ll be your friend, i want to help you, i know what it’s like to be alone, i have felt rejected, share with me your fears, just let me love you, i created you to love and be loved…
RF/jensen:
It’s obvious that jensen is you. We can recognize that aimless, illogical stream of conciousness anywhere.
No one here cares about your anti-gay, backward attitudes. Spreading your hate here doesn’t impress anyone, nor convince us that your faith is about love.
Please just stop posting. Step away from the keyboard.
Wow. Today I attended a seminar on podcasting and vodcasting at my university, and you were mentioned in the handout, so I thought I would see what was up. 4 minutes and 33 seconds of silence left me perplexed, but after understanding both of the jokes I am amazed, impressed, and very, very grateful. Your support of Day of Silence is touching to students like myself, and I can’t think of a better day to have introduced myself to your vodcast. I’m an instant subscriber. Once again, thanks so much.
Sincerely,
Thor R.
I like how nobody got the Andy Warhol reference with the Empire State Building mention earlier on. A little slow out there.
I’m not sure how to react to today’s episode. It was certainly striking. How will you top it one year from now?
very nice… I simply can’t stop watching you: those eyes, your mouth, not to speak of your nose! Next time try changing the expressions on your face: smiling, angry, neutral, funny. that sort of thing.
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warhol screentest?.. cage silence?… no, its Rocketboooom!
good job, a day of silence says a lot.
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Perhaps “jokes” was the wrong word. “Conceits”? Anyway, it was dead on.
lol: wow
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I wonder if we can hold the people who threaten to never watch again to that promise? And even though this is my second post on this issue, there is a certain irony to 246 comments on the subject of not saying anything.
Of course, since nothing was said, this may have really been a statement about jumping to conclusions.
I think not posting the URL was the way to go. Let curiousity take over. And I doubt many RB fans would need more than a few seconds to search it out.
In response to:
BJHokanson:
“But you’re wasting my time!” = I’m too intellectually lazy to stop and think for four short minutes about what it’s like to be gay. Grow up, people.
I thought the point was to protest gay bashing? I didn’t spend any time thinking about what it’s like to be gay. The subject is utterly uninteresting to me and would be a waste of my time. However, I did spend a few minutes thinking about how there is way too much hatred in this world.
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Viva Andy Kauffman!
Brilliant, media with a mind.
Not sure why you did this Rocketboom this way, but Paul Taylor did much the same years ago, in the Sixties I believe. One reviewer covered the “movementless dance piece” with a wordless review.
Seems like preaching to the choir. People who don’t know about a day of silence aren’t going to learn about it from that video. I only learned about it from the comments here.
Es divertido ver como lograron una gran cantidad de comentarios sin decir nada. El tiempo que se invierte en bajar el video es divertido cuando estamos tan mal acostumbrados a caer en las rutinas.
Thanks for doing that Amanda!
brilliant!!!
freaking brilliant!
Beautiful. Thank you.
Words are very unnecessary
They can only do harm
I “Enjoy the Silence”. Thanks Amanada :) (DoS or Not)
The vitriol of these comments is stunning and saddening. Perhaps we should follow the old adage Amanda depicted so well in this episode. If you’ve got nothing nice to say, say nothing.
A tribute to John Cage. I got it immediately. I didn’t read all Two hundred sixty-some comments, but it seems like not many folks did. Anyway, it was cool and I so love being on the inside of a intellectual joke.
Your silence may have been for a good cause but I still hated it!!! I feel like punching someone!
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no matter how loud,
noise always ends up peeling off…
revealing the one and only backdrop of our lives:
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I think I just fell in love with you, Amanda. But we all know that can’t be true.
I know this is all about the Day of Silence but it reminded me so much of the classical composer John Cage and his piece of chance music called 4′33″. The whole point of the musician not making any noise is to make the listener actually *that* much harder. You can hear all the small and tiny noises that normally go unheard, like when your fax machine went off in the middle of your v-blog. This is exactly the point behind the Day of Silence…so that people can be heard above the din what normally goes unnoticed around us.
odd very odd
This is my favorite Rocketboom of all time. How about continuing the tradition. I find you an extremely attractive woman but can’t stand your political point of view. So what I did was I played your video while I played audio from Ann Coulter. It was wonderful!!!
I will no longer be a viewer.
exactly, just the way the networks and cable do it, all face, no information…………..excellent!!!
Thank you for honoring the national day of silence.. I just got connected to your show after the NPR piece…
as to the rest of the those commentors who did not get it- so what.
cheers,
“If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it does it still make a sound?”
Asked my sensei.
“If I’m having sex and no one is around to hear it do I still make a sound?…yes. I believe the answer is yes.” I replied.
He fell over laughing.
Finally a woman who can remain quiet for more than a minute.
Fabulous… the best ever. Only have seen this one today. Just marvellous. I’ll miss you a lot, Amanda! Good luck!
Comedic Gold!