The mailman delivered our latest gizmo gadget (a state of the art Ultra Flip HD Camera) a few weeks back and we thought “what the flip should we do with this ding-dang newfangled thingamabob?”
Out of the red, white and blue, it occurred to us that our third President, one Thomas Jefferson, who loved new gadgets and devices and inventions and discoveries, would have gotten a kick out of this powerful little digital camera, the size of a deck of cards, not much smaller than a hand-held booklet-sized copy of what is known as the Declaration of Independence.
It was 234 years ago right now, that our Founders were “cutting and pasting” their final draft of what became known as that treasured and precious document, the Declaration of Independence, whose primary author was the then 33 year-old future President Jefferson.
So someone said:
“Let’s take our camera around Normandy Park and Burien (and Des Moines and White Center) and ask our fellow neighbors and friends and passersby to read aloud the Declaration into our new little camera, piece the quotes together into one colorful video, and release it to the nation and world on our various neighborhood news blogs.”
And so we did – well actually Mark Neuman did, then Scott Schaefer edited it – see if you can find yourself, or a friend or two:
(…at the end of the video, look for some amusing outtakes as well as terrific “Happy Birthday USA!” salutations)
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY NORMANDY PARK!
On Saturday, Feb. 14th, 15 or so area locals braved the chilly 45-degree temps of Puget Sound near the Redondo Pier in Des Moines for a special “Polar Bear Plunge” to raise money for Special Olympics.
We were there, and our own Bart Bryan, intrepid Ad Sales Dude, actually jumped into the water with the rest of the nuts. Organized by Tukwila Police Officer Ted Rutt, the plunge took place around 11:15am.
Salty’s provided free clam chowder to participants, and numerous Tukwila cops, local firefighters, lifeguards and even an ambulance were on hand, just in case (there were no injuries, but there was a lot of hoopin’ and hollerin’).
We were happy to donate $100 to the cause, and we also shot the following video story:
Here’s a charming video shot recently of a sea otter hanging out at the Cove:
Every year, thousands of poor, sad, lonely dogs are abandoned and neglected.
This Father’s Day, why not help a needy dog out and make Dad happy at the same time by adopting a very unique canine named Spike:
Go to Dan The Sausageman’s website (hey, he’s a local guy and this video was locally produced) and order now, and you’ll receive a FREE 9-Ounce Summer Sausage!
CREDITS:
- Written/Directed by Scott Schaefer
- Voiceover by Henry Dardenne
