Just a quick note to let everyone know the GeekRoundTable twitter feed is up. We we will keep you in the loop for all things geek and maybe the occasional secret......(shhhhhh......). We will follow you guys too.....(it's only fair after all.).
GEEK OUT!
From the website CARTOON BREW.......
It has been a HARD 11 months for me, but it has all lead me to one conclusion, The Show Must Go On!
November 12, 2009: The Death of my Mother....
My Mom and Dad are both geeks and gave me my love of The World of Geek. From my Dad, I got my love of Comics and Classic movies, and Toys, and from my Mom I got my love of Japanese Giant monster movies and action figures. In July of 2009 my Mom, Brother, Sister, and their kids came out for a visit from New York. We talked about Comic-Con and my being a board member and other things. She brought me a replica of Mecha-Godzilla, that she carried on the plane. Then, roughly 3 and a half months later I get a phone call from family telling me my Mother is gravely ill. I rush home and spend time with her in the Hospital. After 10 days I run out of cash and have to come home with plans to return. November 12, 2009, I get a call from my brother in tears telling me my Mother has passed away. I am numb for the next 6 months. I consider quitting Comic-Con and the board and giving up this site. But, my Geek friends won't let me. The love and support I got from my friends, still surprises me to this day. Thanks to all of you. I also want to say thanks to all the folks who came up to me after The GRT panel this year and shared their sympathy and their own stories of loss. Thank you. All that support said to me, that the show must go on.
I Love You Mom,
,and always will.......
I dedicate The GRT website to my Mother.
A New GeekRoundTable!!!!!!
While the old GRT was not a bad set of show, it seem to be a lot slower in getting out to you guys. I really want this site to be a fun, source of info for geeks, but not make it feel like you have to read a ton of content or listen to a 2 hour show. So, what we are going to do on GRT is STREAMLINE the show. What this means is we are not only make easier for you guys to get content, but make it easier for us to get it to you. What this means is, getting the show to you in different ways. The pod casts will happen, but, they will be shorter. There will be a GRT page on You Tube, to get you content directly from us at home and at the various show we all go to, like Anime Expo, APE, Wonder Con, and other conventions. We are now going to do 3 different shows:
1. A leaner, meaner GRT
We are going shorten the shows from over an hour, to 45 minutes to up to an hour. What this means is because most of the cast is all over California, we will Skype more shows to make it convenient for everyone. We will not cut out full, live cast show, there will just be fewer live ones.
2.The Politics of Geek
This show will be a passionate exploration of The World of Geek, from Women in Geekdom to Racism in the Geekdom. This will be the Meet the Press for geeks.
3. From the Balcony Geeks
This show will concentrate on classic movies and will be manned by the old guys in the group, but not limited to them. We will talk classic films and little known gems.
A fourth show, Rant! ,is more of a commentary bit that will mostly end up on You Tube, since they show will run anywhere from 10 minutes and up. This will be the show where geeks get to grind that Geek Axe.
A new feature that we will also use will be The Empty Chair, where we invite a fan of GRT to sit in on a show(in person or via Skype). will will start the Empty chair in January. We are looking forward to the new format and will be changing the face of GRT site, to fit the new shows. If anyone wants to design new headers,will will put them up and give you full credit and put you at the top of the list for The Empty Chair. If you have any questions drop us an email at [email protected].
Geek Out!
Ned Cato Jr
I was checking my many emails and different accounts on different social sites, when I got a notification from Twitter from an interesting group with an interesting site, Lost Zombies. Lost Zombies is a San Francisco based zombie themed social network creating the first ever crowd sourced zombie documentary. You can join Lost Zombies and create your own profile page, view photos, take part in discussions, chat and submit content to be used in the documentary.
The people have created a basic story/timeline and and ask people who join the site and add their own unique stories to the main storyline. How do you do this? On the site once you join, is a grid of required stories. When you visit the grid, it provides a list of the specific videos, photos and writings that they need to complete the documentary.
These guys are starting to get noticed, Having won at SXSW and were winners of the Community and People's Choice Awards. The site also has a store where you can buy clothing and products, with the Lost Zombie logos and taglines. This is a growing community that seems to be exploding in size. Take a look and maybe join up and be a part of a crowd sourced documentary.
connect with Lost Zombies, here.
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