Keeping up can be tricky & Nerdfighter Gathering

I will say lately I havent been in the right mind to do Blog entries maybe due that Im used to doing blogs that could have a positive outcome and I prefer doing them. I know there are times I will be negative but I keep it at a low so then I dont have to look back and read them.

Anyway in other news I will be attending the Nerdfighter gathering that is happening on the 27th of June 2009 co-hosted by Maureen Johnson and Charlieissocoollike which should be fun. Charlie knows Im coming because I send an e-mail on Monday to say Im coming. Which is cool, I aint been to a gathering since Last September (I swear I have said that before. but never mind).

Heres a link to more information - Nerdfighter Gathering

I will still attend the gathering a week after at the same spot being held by Roguebluejay.

Summer In The City Im not willing to discuss if Im coming or not at the moment because I have no idea, one day I could be up for it and then the next I wouldnt be.

Anyway take care everyone

Barry

Barry Aldridge Face 2 Face with CheekTV

Hello everyone

Time for another Face 2 Face Interview and todays guest is Cheeky from CheekTV



Now I will say that this interview is completely different from interviews I have done in the past. I first heard of Cheeky/CheekTV a week before the Love Hate Society Gathering and he asked for an interview and then I saw the gathering video he did and I thought it was one of the funniest videos I have ever seen and Cheeky has come out of nowhere which is awesome.

With this interview I knew that Gary (Who controls Cheeky) would come out with a script being cheeky and I couldnt stop laughing. So when it came to the Interview I thought I'll act opposite and be serious until the end of the interview.

I feel proud doing this as I always wanted to do a comedy interview and Cheeky was the right person..... I mean Puppet to do it.

Go check out CheekTV Youtube Channel.

Feeling Great

Hey Guys

Just a quick entry tonight just turned midnight here in the UK which is cool, not normally up this late but I dont mind.

On Monday Got a CheekTV T-Shirt from Cheeky and its brillant

Today I got the Chameleon Circuit CD through the post which is cool.

Voluntary work is going well and Im OK. Got other things going on.

The last Face 2 Face Interview with Ivens (Badm4ths/Blogmaths) has received some really great feedback thanks guys.

Good news is that another Face 2 Face is coming over the weekend and its going to be a classic and I think it will be one to be remembered for a long time to come.

Have a guess of who do you think it is apart from the person that knows they are next?

Well Im done now

Must get some sleep.

Night everyone

Barry

Barry Aldridge Face 2 Face With Badm4ths/Blogmaths

Hey Guys

I am here again to give you some Behind The Scenes to this interview with Michael Ivens aka Badm4ths and Blogmaths.

Now Ivens wanted to do an interview after watching my interview with Doctor Noise which was the last one and he liked the format and wondered if he could get an interview.

So I asked for his e-mail on Youtube PM and Facebook messaging and I send him the questions.

I had to send the questions twice, when I looked back after sending it the first time, the questions didnt sound right so I send the questions again and then on the 31st of May he send me as a surprise his answers and I was able to finish the interview.

Now Ivens is a great guy to be around who has a lot of potential and I wish him the best with his production if it goes well.

I really like this interview like my other ones and it has a good pace to it.

Speak again soon guys

Barry

A Video worth checking out from CheekTV

Hey guys

Todays entry is going to be really short. Its really awesome video from the gathering that happened last saturday (Love Hate Society Gathering). Its from a user called CheekTV and this is one of the best gathering videos I have ever seen. It was so funny all the way through.



I wish I came to the gathering but because of Money Issues and not being ready to come back to a gathering are my reasons for not coming last Saturday.

If a Face 2 Face Interview happens between CheekTV and myself, I think it would be something special. I know that Cheeky has asked me and I hope this happens.

Great stuff.

Check out CheekTV Channel's - CheekTV's Youtube Channel

The Trial (Failed and Staying Strong)

Hey Guys

I thought I'll let you know how I did on the trial if you havent heard at all. Now after 9 days working for them on the final day I got a call from RBLI who helped out a bit saying the bad news that I didnt get the job with Global Digital Broadcast as a web developer, at first I was really sad but I sort of knew at the end that this would happen. Lucky though I had a great time over the two weeks with them. Maybe it wasnt mend to be, maybe god has a better plan for me in the long run.

I got some brilliant experience from working there, I got a colleague's e-mail which is brilliant to ask designing advice which I will ask for one day. I never got to see my main boss on the final day but I think it was for the best. I had no problems with anyone in the company, they were shocked I didnt get the job as they thought I was good person to work with and they found it sad. They wished me nothing but the best and I did the same back.

In the end it was down to experience and timing that costed me from getting the job but I will improve in the future.

When saying goodbye to everyone it felt great I was able to finish what I call a chapter in my life. When I walked through the door to my home yesterday I felt I was a hero.

Today I went back to Brighton for a quick reflection of my time plus something else to do. In a way Im glad I didnt get the job because I would treat Brighton as business rather than pleasure, weird I know. In the end I felt proud of what I had done in the two weeks.

Like I said I think God may have a better stage for me and I would do great in the long run but who knows. I am going to miss working with Global Digital Broadcast, picked up quite a lot and I think the future is going to be great.

like I said on Twitter eariler today - "you win some and lose some, I wished I got the job at GDB but it has made me more determined to get one YES."

Thats I got to say.

Bye for now

Barry

Face 2 Face with DoctorNoise

Hey Guys

I forgot to post a blog the other day talking about my Face 2 Face Interview with Bill Martin AKA Doctor Noise.



Bill is one of the nicest guys I have spoke to online. We always have great chats on Skype. We talk about Football/Soccer and other stuff that we like.

He gave me some great advice on how to deal with my old computer even though I havent gotten around to doing it yet.

Originally Bill wanted to do his parts with singing and I would do the same afterwards but time was always a factor and it never happen, oh well cant win them all.

I love the Jump Cut style in the interview that Bill used as so many other youtubers I know use it that include Fallofautumndistro and Vlogbrothers.

I love intro and outro bits that he did for me which was awesome. It was great he gave me help on what questions to ask him which was awesome.

Loved the interview altogether.

Glad I did it with Bill Martin.

Things happening in real life is the reason why this blog was later than expected if you have been reading previous entries and I aint going to explain again.

Dead Space (Awesome)

Hey Guys

Dont Worry Im not taking part in Blog Every Day in May (BEDM), just some quick notes about whats going on?

First Im not going to talk about my Job Trial anymore. Its best to keep private until something happens that is ok to mention.

Second I have played Dead Space yesterday and it is a fantastic game, great graphics and the suspense is awesome, I mean really awesome. Glad I got it so cheap as well.

This game will really get at you hard and make you want to see more it is so good. The voice acting is brilliant, the number of weapons you have is really cool. You have to destroy the aliens differently to other games which makes it original to play.

Here's a trailer of Dead Space (The Game)



I feel like playing some more later on its great.

Third - Tomorrow Im working on next video which is another Face 2 Face Interview and the footage I got for the next interview is solid gold. Cant wait to put it together. It wont be up until Sunday.

Thats it for now

Bye

Barry

Morning Thoughts & Gathering in July.

Hey everyone

Im starting to write more blog entries because I have been feeling really good lately with my life, that I got a trial with Global Digital Broadcast to start really soon and waiting for an e-mail back to when it starts, got a voluntary job with 4sight to help edit radio shows onto CDs and I feel good about some of My youtube videos even though the views on them havent been good lately (That does get me down but I am trying to enjoy in the process).

Yesterday I asked around about Dead Space the computer game which I decided to get. I watched a review and a trailer of the game and it blew me away. Got it cheap and brand new which is the best combo.

Cant wait to get my hands on it looks awesome, It has been out for 6 months now.



People on Facebook have been telling me about the game being so good and the video review I saw on Gamespot, it was an awesome game.

I got the book that my Cousin had written from one of my previous blog entries - The Book I bought that my Cousin is a Ghostwriter. It looks a really great book, Probably take me 30 minutes to read because its a kid book.

Im still nervous about when I will getting my trial for the Global Digital Broadcast as a Web Developer. It was my first job interview ever and shocked me that I got a trial from it which is awesome. Its probably because after all the times I had been looking for work through tough times and after a year of looking I found a something that could be good for me in the long run. I have had enough of doing nothing now and to get out there in the big wide world.

OK onto the final thing which is about gatherings. Now I havent been to one since last September because of money issues which sucked (GOD I have said that at least 20 times and must be getting old for you people). Anyway I know there is a gathering coming up called The Love/Hate Society gathering which sadly I wont go to, I just dont feel like it at the moment but I know my friend Alan is doing another PAW-T event the following week and I enjoyed the last one, at the moment I told Alan Im 50/50 on his second PAW-T but Im most likely to go to that because I am good friends with Alan and I love computer games.

Anyway on the 4th of July there is going to be an Independence Day Gathering at Noon by the London Eye and its hosted by RogueBlueJay off Youtube. I have no idea whats going to happen.

I remember Roguebluejay asking people should be a gathering on the 4th of July and I said YES. I suggested a couple of ideas like the time and meeting place. Alasdir thought they were good ideas. I also mentioned the Museum of Moving Image, which I know is an awesome place to go to.

So Gathering details again.

4th July 2009
Independence Day Gathering
12 Noon GMT
London Eye
Organised by RogueBlueJay

For Summer In The City being organised in late August, I will have to wait and see about this and at the moment Im 50/50 about going. If my trial turns into job it could 75% saying yes to go but who knows you cant predict the future.

Anyway thats all for now

Barry

Face 2 Face with y2kjonrichards

Hey Guys

Now first of all I would like to thank people who left me feedback from yesterdays entry and it was awesome of you guys.

Anyway as promised today is the Face 2 Face and gathering by the title it was with y2kjonrichards.



Jon is one of the nicest guys I have ever met. Someone I believe who could a future within the media which is so awesome. He loves his Apple products. I asked him weeks ago if he wanted to do the interview when he asked if he could have an interview which was awesome.

He was busy for a bit including going on a holiday with his girlfriend Zoe where he did the Proposal video.



Now when it came to that question, Jon suggested to put that in which is great and I felt it was right to add this question because we think that people may want to know how did that go and why he did it?

I asked him about his featured video from last year which was the Macbook Air Unboxed video which I still love to this day.



I asked him about his Band, Guitar Hero or Rock Band?, Indieduction Youtube Channel and World Records and it was a great mix of questions and it was really well constructed.

I enjoyed the interview a lot, it was great fun to do.

The next video will be another Face 2 Face interview and I wont say who it is, keep you surprised like this time.

Its better to keep people surprised on everything.

Bye for now

May do an entry later this week.

Barry

The Week Of Heaven/Hell & The Future (Jobs and Youtube Videos)

Hey Guys

I had probably the best week I had in a long time. Everything seems to be going right at the moment and seems clicking.

Now I have mentioned on my Twitter and Dailybooth which I am going to use for very important stuff from now on that I had a job interview. Now Im starting to use Twitterfox for some tweets.

Now on the Tuesday after writing my blog about my Cousins book, Sweeney Todd and Facebook.

I went onto the Wired Sussex website to look up for jobs which I have been doing that for the last year and it was start to piss me off because of whats going on with the recession and any other business. So I found a job from a company and they wanted a web developer so as usual I applied for the position, thinking I am going to get turned down again.

By the afternoon I got a phone call from them, telling me that I had Interview and asking me if I could come on the Friday afternoon at 1pm which I said Yes automatically which is awesome. I told the people at RBLI who are helping me find work and they were thrilled which was awesome.

I was able to go out onto the beach with really good thoughts about whats going on in life. I had to stay focus but I was nervous but lucky though I had other things going on.

On Wednesday I went to the Adur Civic Centre for my charity duty for Adur Talking News and it was my first day doing some editing for the show that was recorded the previous night. Now this was really great. Ann and Chris were already there waiting for me to get to it and Penny who I saw at one of the recordings helped me with the editing and we learned a lot from each other that day.

Ann taught me how to zoom in on a part of the broadcast and I was able to teach them how to use Shortcut Keys and that you can use the keyboard to find certain points. I loved that day and enjoyed. Penny was a pleasure to work with. Afterwards I was helping out with the packing like the first time I went there and it was tough part waiting for the CDs to be done and then once done I was able to go off home. I was still nervous about Friday and went back home to look some audio stuff that my mate and I recorded the previous Friday night and some of the audio was impossible to hear and I couldnt put it up as the third episode on my podcast which is a shame. So it was a mixed day on Wednesday.

Now Thursday I had to go to Worthing to the Job Centre to tell them about my interview coming up the next day. My family thought I needed a suit for the occasion next day. I went to a store called Beales and they had a 25% off everything sale which was cool and found the suit I wanted which it is this picture which I showed on Dailybooth and Facebook.

Here it is again.



Anyway by the evening before the interview I was really nervous and needed to keep focus. So It was approaching my first ever Job Interview and I was able to get a good night sleep but I got up too early as usual.

Now around 8am I thought I'll mention the interview for the first time on Dailybooth, Twitter and Facebook and I had people wishing me good luck and saying I was going to be fine.

Now onto the Interview in the afternoon had to wait until half 1 and the Interview turned out to be incredible and one of the best feelings in my life. We chatted about the Job Position which I said I was interested and they offered me a trial which pleased me and Katherine of RBLI which was awesome. While at the Job Interview they explained about their Digital box which proves to be so much better than SKY Digital and Virgin Digital, which impressed Katherine and I. They mentioned some really cool and made me feel that the company are going to be huge one day, I can promise you that.

The rest of the day I spent watching Wrestling DVDs to calm down that I had the best news ever and then I mentioned the news on Twitter, Facebook and Dailybooth that I got the Trial and the Internet community offered me congrats. My family and my mate Arron are happy for me.

Now today I went back to Worthing to see whats out in the shops and nothing much out at the moment. Also later I was recording some parts for my Face 2 Face Interview which goes out tomorrow. I still going to tell you whos next, so you will find out in the next video.

I will say I am impressed with this interview and I loved doing it. I will admit I am upset with the viewing numbers for my latest Barry Aldridge Asks but it did get a good response from people.

Now the next couple of videos will be Face 2 Face being spreaded by a week so there will be one tomorrow and the next one will be the next Sunday.

Thats it for now.

Sorry for the long entry but I felt I had a lot to say today.

There will be an entry tomorrow to talk about the latest Face 2 Face Interview.

Bye for now

Barry

Helping Out People and Why I cant Delete Facebook

Hey Guys

Now I have been great today that things look right at the moment.

Now I was contacted by my Cousin on Facebook this morning and he has become a ghost writer for a children book series.

The Book is called Rashouk the Cave Troll (Beast Quest)



Here's the link where you can buy it

Rashouk the Cave Troll at Amazon.Co.UK

Now I have bought the book to read myself and also for the family to help my cousin out.

I also bought Sweeney Todd on Blu-Ray for 8 pound which is a brilliant price for Blu-Ray plus I wanted to see that film for a while.



It stars Johnny Depp, who is a brillant actor and the fantastic Tim Burton directs the film.

Anyway sorry Im going off topic here.

Now the other day someone told me to delete my Facebook and what I mentioned about my Cousin asking for help is one of the reasons why I cant delete Facebook. I got friends and family on my Facebook who I havent spoken to in a long time and I would and they would like to know how we are doing.

A few months ago when I signed back into Facebook for the second time, I found a couple of friends who I knew from school and they were glad to hear from me which is awesome. One of them said they were really glad I have Facebook. Thats another reason why I cant delete Facebook.

Im like Alex Day when he goes and slangs off at Facebook for being horrible with the tagging pictures and videos that annoys a lot when online friends do it nearly all the time. But Facebook has some great qualities having quizzes, embedding videos and setting challenges and groups. When getting invited into groups can be a pain but I just ignore them thinking they will stop after a while.

SO FACEBOOK TO ME IS HERE TO STAY.

Barry Aldridge Asks is back for sure.



Now I think I uploaded it at the wrong time after the maintenance. I dont know the sub box on the front page is broken for a while then it gets all the videos missed in the last few hours after like 12 hours. So when there is a maintenance on Youtube I may upload any future video a few hours after the maintenance has been done. But I dont mind now It will eventually get to people.

The next video will be Face 2 Face and I can not reveal who it is. Hopefully I will put it up by the weekend. Only person I contacted knows they are next.

OK I got some editing to do tomorrow for the Adur Talking News and The Podcast Episode Three tomorrow.

Bye Everyone and have a great week.

Barry

Bullet Point Entry of Thoughts and Happenings

OK I am not here to do a proper blog today but it will be in Bullet Points

- Met up with my mate Arron on Friday and Saturday down my way

- While in Brighton on Friday Arron and I saw Chris Eubank (British Boxer) which didnt know until someone shouted "CHRIS CHRIS". I think Musicfromblueskies thought I was lying when I mentioned it on Facebook. Edit at 11:30pm GMT - Musicfromblueskies believes me in the end. Sorry mate and it was a misunderstanding.

- We saw something strange with Pigeons looked like they were humping each other down at the Marina on Friday.

- Got back to my place to record the third podcast episode of mine which wont be up until Wednesday the earilest.

- Watched Knocked Up on Blu-Ray and I fell alsleep half way through to the end LOL.

- Saturday just chilled in Brighton with Arron got extra change from Subway when I bought a 6" Sub

- Back Home and chatted to friends online for a little bit.

- Chatted to GeorgieBoom asked if I was going to go to a gathering soon and sadly I cant because of Money Issues

- Going to stop using Twitter and Dailybooth for a bit unless it is something really important. I will not delete them like Nerimon but I can understand why he did it. It would be impossible to me to delete Facebook because I have Real Life Friends who would want to know what I am doing and so I am keeping that for life.

- Barry Aldridge Asks is coming back this week. Dont Worry I will only embed my videos on this blog and Facebook from now on. The reason I did embed them on Twitter in the past was on sub box issues that still go on Youtube now but I dont mind now on if people have seen or havent seen it.

- Not happy with Youtube that they got rid of Spotlight Videos on their site unless it is for themed days which is very strange.

- Finally I feel the creative juices coming back HOORAY.

The Start of the Barry Aldridge Podcast (Episode 1)

OK Guys

Its Barry I have thought about this idea for a while and I decided to do a Podcast for fun.

I wanted to do this for a while.

Its only 6 minutes long and its a pilot so hopefully it will improve in the future.

Heres the link to the podcast The Barry Aldridge Podcast Show

Below is the first episode for you to enjoy.

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Things going sweet, Youtube and 2 Truths & 1 Lie (Answer) Video

Hey Guys

THINGS GOING SWEET

Life is going well at the moment that I had my meeting with 4sight (West Sussex Association for the blind) yesterday, the person's name was Pat and he was a great guy who was brilliantly helpful. He told me at first that he couldn't help at all which sucked but he did tell me that there is a local team who do a Talk show on CDs for the blind every week. I was invited to see them and they told me what they do every week and found it very good. I was helping out with the show to think what could be cut out of the show. Good news was that they didn't have to take too much. They did repeat an article from the previous week which I saw as a good thing that it gave the show less time. The idea was suggested to add music in the middle and at the end of the show.

The programme they used to edit the shows is Adobe Audition 1.5 and it looked similar to the other audio editing software I used in the past.

When the job was done with the editing it had to be recorded onto a CD using Nero Express which I regard as excellent software for copying material.

Next thing was to print out some new labels for their listeners who hadn't returned their packages every week.

After the Master CD was copied it was taken into the room where they record the shows and they copy Master CD onto 70 discs where they record them onto 6 discs at once which is awesome. I hope it is a way that they produce music albums to fans.

Once they finished copying all the CDs we were able to put them into packages so then they are send out to listeners. All it took was a couple of hours which was awesome and I don't mind going back there.

I know they do recordings every Tuesday evenings from Half 6 to half 8 or 9 o'clock. So I will be attending a recording to see how they do it. It may give me some ideas what bits could be edited out to help the others when they are editing whether it is.

I think this is a great opportunity for me and hope it builds up my skills for the future.

YOUTUBE

OK onto the next topic Youtube. There has been a lot of talk about whats going on with it going to turn like Hulu.com with its layout showing Movies, Music and Videos in the tabs.

I went on there this morning and found nothing to that. But Youtube have decided to put into a super secret which you can find here Youtube Beta Information Channel Now with all the negativity with whats going to happen. So far it has been done is really good, I know people will disagree with me on this but I like the new Beta channel set-up within Youtube. You can edit it on the spot within the profile page. Makes it so much easy.

I will admit hearing about that Youtube could be going through changes over the last couple of weeks, that I wasn't focused on that. I felt I had some problems within my real life which is more important to me at the moment

So far the changes I have seen on Youtube AT THE MOMENT are good but who knows what could happen later in the day. I will re-edited if something does.

2 TRUTHS & 1 LIE (ANSWERS)

I did a video the other day which was the 2 Truths & 1 Lie (ANSWERS) for some reason I thought I did a blog post to show I had a new video but it didn't so here it is.



Right have a good week everyone.

Take Care

Barry

The Good Friday Blog Entry - Youtube Stuff (Promoted/Featured) and Eminem Excitement

Hey Guys

I havent done a normal blog entry talking about my life in a while, so I thought today I would do one for you.

Right I have been looking for work for the last couple of weeks. Sometimes I am in the mood for looking and other times because of the recession I think that there is no way I can find something. I got an interview with to help out with Foresight which should be awesome. I rather have something to do than sitting on my butt at home. I know that Youtube is just a hobby and I can enjoy whats going on while it lasts.

I was talking to TEMPHUiBIS last Saturday when I met him in his hometown of Stratford. One of the things we discussed about the state of Youtube which was included in this video. Pardon my voice in the video I had a cold in it. Its around the 10 minute mark that we discuss it.



For anyone who wants the short version. Temp and Myself agreed that Youtube could be coming to an end soon and we are both there to enjoy ourselves in different ways. Temp enjoys doing his music and doing game/film vlogs. While I enjoy what I do in sense of vlogs and maybe doing reviews in the future.

Speaking about Youtube. For some reason they decided to promote/feature four of my videos which came as a surprise on Tuesday when I was watching some of the VEDA entries as I looked down in the featured videos bit it had one of my Playstation Review videos and I was thinking WHAT?

Later on that day I did find out that Youtube (UK) were promoting four of my videos. Both parts of my Playstation 3 Review, Face 2 Face with TEMPHUiBIS and my last video 2 Truths & 1 Lie. This has shocked me where I am getting more comments for the Playstation videos which I am surprised that Youtube promoted these as I think they are rubbish videos.

Im pleased they are promoting/featured my latest video but to promote four videos is a surprise. Getting promoted/featured does help you in view counts which is a surprise.

Anyway moving on from Youtube stuff.

I deleted my last post on Eminem's new video "We Made You" because it got deleted oh well. I knew it was going to come. Anyway when I do the answers to 2 Truth & 1 Lie I may talk about in my next video about Eminem.

The tune is so catchy.

I cant wait until the 18th of May now with the Inbetweeners Box Set and Eminem's new album being released on the same day.

Anyway have a great Easter weekend everyone.

This is my last post until Easter.

HAPPY EASTER

Barry

Video Of The Day - Self Service Checkouts

Now on my blog I thought I'll introduce Video of the day again which I used to do on Youtube.

This first one comes from DoctorBenjy called "Self Service Checkouts"

Please check it out its awesome.

Illness is a Drag, The Inbetweeners and Angry Video Game Nerd

OK I have been Ill for last few days and its a real drag. One of the things I hate about being ill is that you don't know how long you are going to be ill. I remember an illness when I was College 8 years ago when I was Ill for 2 weeks before that I thought everyone would only get ill for up to a week.

Good thing is that my virus is getting better, I thought it would be a winter thing but oh well you learn something new every day.

During the time when I had been ill My Mum suggested to me to watch the Inbetweeners which I has never heard of. It started the series 2 the day before and she thought it maybe worth me checking out.

Inbetweeners is a group of friends in the 6th Form who aren't cool enough to be popular and not geeky enough to be nerds. The series is set in West London.

I have to say this is best sitcom I have seen in a long time since Only Fools & Horses.

I love this programme that I mentioned it quite a bit on Twitter and Facebook and a lot of people agreed with me. I saw the first series soon after I saw the first episode of series 2. I am defintely buying the box set once it comes after the second series has finished on E4.

Here is some videos from The Inbetweeners from the E4 Youtube Channel

Simon - The Inbetweeners (E4)
Neil - The Inbetweeners (E4)
Jay - The Inbetweeners (E4)

It also won a British Comedy award for best new British comedy



There is a rumour that they are thinking of doing a US Version "Iain Morris and Damon Beesley have been asked by American Broadcasting Corporation to produce a pilot for a U.S. version of the series. They will be head writers for the project. The network has given Morris and Beesley a second blind script commitment for a future project the two will create. Both projects will be made at ABC Studios."

OK the final thing I have enjoyed lately is a Computer Game Review Series Called ANGRY VIDEO GAME NERD, I will say this programme does contain a lot of swearing and other stuff that could make you sick.

It is an Internet success that I have been watching a few episodes lately made in 2007 and 2008. These are some of my favourite episodes from the show. Remember these shows do contain quite a bit of swearing and stuff to make you sick.

Angry Video Game Nerd: Super Mario Bros 3 and The Wizard


Angry Video Game Nerd: Bugs Bunny's Birthday Blowout


Angry Video Game Nerd: Dragon's Lair


Thats it for now. Hopefully I will be better for the next entry.

Oh Yeah I may have to do the 2 Truths & 1 Lie Answer video a day on the 14th or the 16th because on the 15th I have an Interview with a charity about doing some volunteering which I hope something will come out.

OK Now I am done.

Have a great week

Barry

World Autism Awareness Day (2nd April)

Hey guys

Today is really important to not only me but to a lot of people as well.

It is the 2nd of April and it is World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD). It was decided in 2007 by United Nations General Assembly that this would be set up. The very first one took place last year. By bringing together autism organisations all around the world, World Autism Awareness Day aims to give a voice to the millions of individuals worldwide who are undiagnosed, misunderstood and looking for help.

Here’s a video to explain about WAAD from AustimSpeaks (Youtube Channel)



Ok I am here to share my story

When I was three years old I was taken into my local doctor and the doctor had said I was diagnosed with Autism and I had to go to a special school that dealt with Autistic kids. The school I was taken to is no longer there and its called Griffin Manor. I remember having a great time while I didn’t know what were rights and wrongs in the world. I wasn’t sad or happy. I didn’t what to feel. Its sometimes really hard to find the right emotion. Griffin Manor looked after me really well by the time I was 9 years old it was found out that my autism wasn’t as bad as a lot of children who have it. I was transferred to a regular school full time by the age of 10. I still have touches of Autism now which make me hard to understand certain things like sarcasm and when someone is telling a joke but I get by.

So that’s my story.

So Today I am standing up for Autism.

What is Autism? (Taken from Wikipedia)

Autism is a brain development disorder characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. These signs all begin before a child is three years old. The autism spectrum disorders (ASD) also include related conditions such as Asperger syndrome that have milder signs and symptoms.
Autism has a strong genetic basis, although the genetics of autism are complex and it is unclear whether ASD is explained more by multigene interactions or by rare mutations In rare cases, autism is strongly associated with agents that cause birth defects. Other proposed causes, such as childhood vaccines, are controversial, and the vaccine hypotheses lack any convincing scientific evidence. The prevalence of ASD is about 6 per 1,000 people, with about four times as many boys as girls. The number of people known to have autism has increased dramatically since the 1980s, partly due to changes in diagnostic practice; the question of whether actual prevalence has increased is unresolved.

Autism affects many parts of the brain; how this occurs is not understood. Parents usually notice signs in the first two years of their child's life. Although early behavioral or cognitive intervention can help children gain self-care, social, and communication skills, there is no known cure. Few children with autism live independently after reaching adulthood, but some become successful, and an autistic culture has developed, with some seeking a cure and others believing that autism is a condition rather than a disorder.

Channels to look up

http://www.youtube.com/user/AutismSpeaksVids - AutismSpeaks
http://www.youtube.com/user/NationalAutisticSoc - National Autistic Society
http://www.autismspeaks.org.uk/waad/ - Website to Autism Speaks

Have a great day everyone

Barry

NSG - 12th Hour (EP) (Review)

Hey everyone

I thought I would do a review of a project that NSG did in 12 hours. This type of music project is original and would be a good challenge to see if NSG could do it.

So NSG the day before announced on his Youtube channel that he was going to do an album in 12 hours and I was excited to see this. He asked whether we want to see him on BlogTV or Stickam to do the album. So we were able to see NSG work on the album and we could have a good chat to give ideas.

Now onto the album itself. Originally I think NSG wanted to do a full album but by the third hour when I joined the chat for the first time, I think NSG realised it was more likely to be an EP online release.

So here is the final tracklisting that came with the album

NSG - 12th Hour EP

1) Searchin (Feat. Miz Kaz & ChosenLogic)
2) Get Up (Feat. Eddplant & ChosenLogic)
3) Taking Over Me (Written by NSG & Eddplant)
4) Higher Place (Feat. Ortopilot & Miz Kaz)
5) Madness of the 12th Hour (Feat. Hexachordal & TEMPHUiBIS)

OK Lets get cracking

Searchin - It has a really smooth RNB feel to the start of the album while using NSGs touch that would be recognised by his audience. NSG comes out really smooth on this track. Miz Kaz's singing style really suits the track. ChosenLogic a guest MC in this track and the next one, he did a great job. (4/5)

Get Up - This is a track that gets into your face. Edd's soft vocals on this track really meshes well on this. NSG and ChosenLogic come real hard on this track. I thought ChosenLogic came out stronger on this track. The aggressive is there and I can understand what they are saying. (4.5/5)

Taking Over Me - This track was written by NSG and fellow Youtube EddPlant. This track has an Indie feel to it that EddPlant could have been on the track as well. I really like the hook on this one. It is addictive

Higher Place - This is my favourite track on the EP. OrtoPilot does an excellent job with the guitar and vocals which made this track outstanding. NSG comes out with solid soft touch verses which help the track. Miz Kaz's voice is so smooth in this track makes me feel like I am in heaven. This track I hope goes onto an album one day. (5/5)

Madness of the 12th Hour - This is a good mix of Instrumentals from NSG, Hexachordal and TEMPHUiBIS. With NSG doing vocals on this. It reminded me of ticking clocks for some reason. I liked the mixture of Hexachordal and TEMPHUiBIS. Very nice track to close the album. (4/5)

Overall the EP gets a 4.5 out of 5. For the amount of time it took to make it is incredible which it gets 5 stars for that. NSG must have been under pressure to do this and I give him a load of credit.

He did mention that he may do one a month which I hope it happens, but I can understand if it turns out to be too much pressure for him.

The EP is here and you can download it now.

The link is here - NSG 12th Hour EP

OK I got a new video out and its called 2 Truths & 1 Lie which has spread around Youtube for a couple of months but has died down in last couple of weeks.

Lucky though I decide to do one and I filmed this last Sunday just in case I was going to be busy for this week.

So here is the video and guess which one is the lie I will reveal the answer on the 15th of April



OK Thats it everyone

Happy April Fools Guys

Barry