by Shaun Spalding

This is the real America. Open range as far as the eye can see and thousands of miles of fence to keep you out of it.

This is a Please Respond segment that was supposed to be filmed in Orlando a year and a half ago with Kamphey, but we had to cancel on the actress because other people had already canceled on us. I still think it’s funny.

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So I submitted this to McSweeney’s and it got rejected.

Enjoy…

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So I learned about a week ago that a video Kamphey and I did for SHARP Televisions called Smash Your Television got played on a German TV news spot about viral videos and new media.

We gave the short version to SHARP right after we shot it and it was used as an internet promo, but the extended version we shot (with characters and a plot) has just been languishing on my hard drive waiting to be finished. I still haven’t even shown the actors either version, because I’ve been spending the last year agonizing about finishing it and making it perfect.

Looking back on it (I had to dig it up so I could send the company a high res, broadcast version), it’s really ambitious, high-concept and pretty funny in some places. Maybe I’ll get the balls to show it to someone one day, but for now, screenshots will have to do.

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Hey all,
If you have a bunch of food you’re just planning on tossing when you move out, give it to St. Francis House on Main St. instead…

I spoke with Kent Vann the director at the St. Francis House this morning, July 7, 2008. They have a desperate need for food.

Their pantry shelves are bare. The reserve food they keep in their two large freezers has been completely used up and the freezers have been unplugged to conserve electricity. Hundreds of hungry people come to St. Francis for food each week. Kent tells me that if they don’t get some donations right away, many of the people who come to them for food will leave hungry.

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Too good…

Anti-terrorist drill in Shangdong

(Xinhua/Fan Changguo Photo)

Members of China’s armed police demonstrate a rapid deployment during an anti-terrorist drill held in Jinan, capital of east China’s Shandong Province July 2, 2008, roughly one month ahead of the Beijing Olympics.

by Shaun Spalding, click to enlarge

by Shaun Spalding, click to enlarge

Thirty-nine days until I relocate to San Diego, California and here’s what I’ve learned so far…

Best big cities rank: 5
Population: 1,255,500

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