I don't know guys I'm just kind of bored right now so I thought I'd share some stuff I've put together from that little website called Youtube. I don't know if it's any good or not, but whatever I just thought maybe you guys might like some of it.
Crash Compilation #2
This was one of the first videos I made, and it's gotten the best response, I think people like this one the most because the commentary is included in most of the clips.
Crash Compilation #2 Remake
This one I put together shortly after the one right above it because there were many things I thought I could improve on, and it ended up turning into a sync, so I got rid of the commentary and it got mixed reviews. Whatever, it's still my favorite of my crash compilations.
Crash Compilation #3
This one I put together just a couple months ago, mainly because I really liked the song that I used for this and I had a lot of ideas for it. I kinda got lazy towards the end of making it, which is why many crashes pop up more than once, but I still think it turned out ok.
Nascar Music Video
I just made this a couple of weeks ago, again because of really liking the song. This isn't supposed to be so much of a crash compilation as it is a highlight of Nascar action, so I made it into a sort of Music video. Again I just synced the music and the visuals for this one.
Jeff Gordon Tribute
I spent the most time on this one for an obvious reason, and it's my favorite video even though I'm sure a lot won't like it just because of who it's about, haha.
I was surfing through Youtube when I came across this incident in the Nascar Camping World Series that happened the other day. The driver is Jeff Jefferson.
Before anyone reads this and says, "What does this have to do with sports!?!?!?" just stop. This has nothing to do with sports. If you don't want to read it, here is your warning, click the back button on your browser now. However, if you're not going to be petrified at the fact an article on something besides sports is on the Foxsports blog (even though this is going in the "other" section) then proceed.
Another thing, I did not write this. You may be surprised at who did: Jay Leno. Yes the man who has entertained us on that little show he has on NBC is giving us his insight on just how lucky we are and how we take it for granted. When I read this, I just thought I had to spread it for others to read, because, at least for me, it really gets you thinking about how much better your life is than you think it is. Without further ado, here it is:
The
other day I was reading Newsweek magazine and came across some poll
data I found rather hard to believe. It must be true, given the source,
right?
The Newsweek poll alleges that 67 percent of Americans
are unhappy with the direction the country is headed, and 69 percent of
the country is unhappy with the performance of the President. In
essence, 2/3's of the citizenry just ain't happy and want a change.
So
being the knuckle dragger I am, I started thinking, ''What are we so
unhappy about?'' Is it that we have electricity and running water 24
hours a day, 7 days a week?
Is our unhappiness the result of having air conditioning in the summer and heating in the winter?
Could it be that 95.4 percent of these unhappy folks have a job?
Maybe
it is the ability to walk into a grocery store at any time, and see
more food in moments than Darfur has seen in the last year?
Maybe
it is the ability to drive from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic
Ocean without having to present identification papers as we move
through each state?
Or possibly the hundreds of clean and safe motels we would find along the way that can provide temporary shelter?
I guess having thousands of restaurants with varying cuisine from around the world is just not good enough.
Or
could it be that when we wreck our car, emergency workers show up and
provide services to help all, and even send a helicopter to take you to
the hospital.
Perhaps you are one of the 70 percent of Americans
who own a home. You may be upset with knowing that in the unfortunate
case of a fire, a group of trained firefighters will appear in moments
and use top notch equipment to extinguish the flames thus saving you,
your family and your belongings.
Or if, while at home watching
one of your many flat screen TVs, a burglar or prowler intrudes, an
officer equipped with a gun and a bullet-proof vest will come to defend
you and your family against attack or loss.
This all in the
backdrop of a neighborhood free of bombs or militias raping and
pillaging the residents. Neighborhoods where 90 percent of teenagers
own cell phones and computers.
How about the complete religious,
social and political freedoms we enjoy that are the envy of everyone in
the world? Maybe that is what has 67 percent of you folks unhappy.
Fact
is we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has
ever seen. No wonder the world loves the U.S. , yet has a great
disdain for its citizens. They see us for what we are. The most blessed
people in the world who do nothing but complain about what we don't
have, and what we hate about the country instead of thanking the good
Lord we live here.
I know, I know. What about the President who
took us into war and has no plan to get us out? The President who has a
measly 31 percent approval rating? Is this the same President who
guided the nation in the dark days after 9/11? The President that cut
taxes to bring an economy out of recession? Could this be the same guy
who has been called every name in the book for succeeding in keeping
all the spoiled ungrateful brats safe from terrorist attacks?
The
Commander-In Chief of an all-volunteer army that is out there defending
you and me? Did you hear how bad the President is on the news or talk
show? Did this news affect you so much, make you so unhappy you
couldn't take a look around for yourself and see all the good things
and be glad?
Think about it...are you upset at the President
because he actually caused you personal pain OR is it because the
'Media' told you he was failing to kiss your sorry ungrateful behind
every day.
Make no mistake about it. The troops in Iraq and
Afghanistan have volunteered to serve, and in many cases may have died
for your freedom. There is currently no draft in this country. They
didn't have to go.
They are able to refuse to go and end up with
either a ''general'' discharge, an ''other than honorable'' discharge
or, worst case scenario, a ''dishonorable'' discharge after a few days
in the brig.
So why then the flat-out discontentment in the
minds of 69 percent of Americans? Say what you want, but I blame it on
the media. If it bleeds, it leads; and they specialize in bad news.
Everybody will watch a car crash with blood and guts. How many will
watch kids selling lemonade at the corner? The media knows this and
media outlets are for-profit corporations. They offer what sells, and
when criticized, try to defend their actions by 'justifying' them in
one way or another. Just ask why they tried to allow a murderer like
O.J. Simpson to write a book about 'how he didn't kill his wife, but if
he did he would have done it this way'...Insane!
Stop buying the
negativism you are fed everyday by the media. Shut off the TV, burn
Newsweek, and use the New York Times for the bottom of your bird cage.
Then start being grateful for all we have as a country. There is
exponentially more good than bad.
We are among the most blessed
people on Earth, and should thank God several times a day or at least
be thankful and appreciative.
I've decided that this coming fall I will also be weighing in my opinion on the NFL and NCAA seasons, mostly on the status of my favorite teams, the Packers and Syracuse Orange, though my knowledge of the two sports is not nearly as vast as the knowledge I have for Nascar.
I look forward to talking to everyone at that time, and, heck, maybe I'll get into a little World Series talk, that is if my Yankees ever improve. Until then, let's enjoy the rest of the Nascar season. Talk to you all later.
Hello, I'm Tyler Head. I live in Utica, NY and currently attend Ilion Jr. Sr. High School. I'm in 10th grade this year, and I'm persuing a career in Computer Hardware design, or Journalism... I guess I'm undecided, lol. I enjoy a lot of sports, with my favorite being NASCAR. My favorite driver is Jeff Gordon, I even made a fansite. As much as I enjoy NASCAR, I also like Baseball, Football, and College Basketball.
All articles from February 2008 on can also be found on my website, 24fansite.5u. com.