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American Idol Kris Allen’s Wife Stars in Webseries “The Bloodstone Diaries”

Michael Murray — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 06:41:43 +0000

American Idol Kris Allen’s wife, Katy Allen, stars in a new web series called The Bloodstone Diaries from Arksansas-based filmmaker Gerry Bruno.

The pilot episode of a new webseries, “The Bloodstone Diaries,” starring Katy Allen, wife of American Idol Kris Allen. The pilot series titled “Sleeper” then goes live online at TheBloodstoneDiairies.com website at midnight January 8.

“The Bloodstone Diaries,” written by David Koon, is an action-packed thriller about Bettie Lawrence (Allen), a small town girl who stumbles upon a mysterious jewel, The Bloodstone, said to be a conduit that can harness the powers of the universe and has been coveted for centuries by kings and thieves. Bettie, a young woman on the run, becomes the latest in a long line of reluctant proctors tasked with keeping The Bloodstone’s power from those who would use it to bring about the end of the world. As Bettie learns how to use and control its power, while seeking revenge on the men who destroyed her simple life, she must answer the ultimate question: If you could save the world, but die trying… would you do it?

The Bloodstone Diaries: Sleeper from Gerry Bruno on Vimeo. Also an interview with Mrs. Kris Allen

Michael Jackson & Fred Astaires Smooth Crimminal

Michael Murray — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:19:07 +0000

Michael Jackson’s music video, “Smooth Criminal” owes alot to his inspiration found in Fred Astaire’ “Bandwagon.” It takes a little while to warm up, but you can see the similarities. I was a fan of Fred before I even heard Michael.

“Me At The Zoo” Youtubes First Video

Michael Murray — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:51:07 +0000

YouTube was founded by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim, who were all early employees of PayPal. According to a story that has often been repeated in the media, Chad Hurley and Steve Chen developed the idea for YouTube during the early months of 2005, after they had experienced difficulty sharing videos that had been shot at a dinner party at Chen’s apartment in San Francisco. Jawed Karim did not attend the party and denied that it had occurred, while Chad Hurley commented that the idea that YouTube was founded after a dinner party “was probably very strengthened by marketing ideas around creating a story that was very digestible.”

YouTube began as a venture-funded technology startup, primarily from a US$11.5 million investment by Sequoia Capital between November 2005 and April 2006.YouTube’s early headquarters were situated above a pizzeria and Japanese restaurant in San Mateo, California. The domain name youtube was activated on February 15, 2005, and the website was developed over the subsequent months.The first YouTube video was entitled Me at the zoo, and shows founder Jawed Karim at San Diego Zoo. The video was uploaded on April 23, 2005, and can still be viewed on the site, and has accumulated over 1,519,847 views to date.