Sunday, May 25, 2008

Rapid Transit Video #13 - Vancouver, Whistler, BC local creeks

Rapid Transit Video Producer, Daniel Windham, has produced a really cool short film on some local creeks around the Vancouver and Whistler area of BC.

It's a really handsome video and I recommend subscribing to the podcast. Daniel's editing is mad stupid wack junk dat you gots to seez! He likes to get all crazy and carry two cameras in his kayak at once so he can film some actual film and then film some actual HD. One thing I wonder is if we are all incorrect saying that we are "filmmakers" and that we are "filming" when we are using digital cameras with these tiny tapes. I guess there is film in those tapes but isn't a film camera one that holds film, like an 8mm or 16mm camera? Well, that's what I think, and usually try not to say that I'm filming or that I'm a filmmaker because I don't use "film" the traditional way. Unless film accidentally slips out I usually just say that I am videoing, which isn't really a grammatically correct word, but that's just how I am... I guess.

See Daniel's rocket sauce inspiring video in Flash on the main Rapid Transit page at http://rapidtransitvideo.com/ and see what Daniel wrote about producing the video in his blog post http://www.rapidtransitvideo.com/blog/?p=63 where you can also view the video in Quicktime format or subscribe to the Rapid Transit Podcast.

Good day,

Spencer Cooke, Effort.tv (Not to be confused with Effort TV, which I don't know what is. My site is Effort.(dot)tv, not Effort TV. This is the internet, not TV. Maybe I'll get a new site called Effort.internet to keep everyone from misnaming my web site.)

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Free IR Drysuit anyone? Just grow a Mustache.

There is a season just beyond the horizon where the talents of kayakers and lip hair farmers join forces to become one big idiotic mess all over the internet. This season is known as the Curt Davis Invitational Mustache Growing Contest of Paddlesports. This year IR has title sponsored the event to bring you The Mustache King 2008. As title sponsor IR will be providing their top-of-the-line DoubleD drysuit to 1st place as the grand prize. Yip, you read correctly. All you gotta do is grow a stache and you will be styling it up dry as a bone in a brand new drysuit. Check out the video for a little motivation.
http://themustacheking.com/vid/mustacheking2008.mov

Remember, only a mustache demands respect and is truly rewarded.


Enter while there's still time. Visit TheMustacheKing.com

Thursday, May 08, 2008

A special gift to mankind.

I think we all know that this had to be done. Is it embarrassing? Yes. Am I completely humiliated? Not really. Was I proud to have documented such an occasion? Yes. After all, it's just nature doing what nature does. Please send thank you cards, snacks and money donations to the below address.

With love,
Spencer Cooke, Effort Inc

Saturday, May 03, 2008

Rapid Transit Video #11 - Morocco Surf Kayaking Adventure

Today is May Turd and as an ode to my former "News on the Turds" I give you the Morocco Surf Experience.

Click HERE to see the video, download the podcast, read the journal and live the experience... so to speak.

Our silly crew of surfing chalkies on the beach at Tafadna, Morocco

Joey and I experiencing life in Morocco.

This was incredible kayaking trip for me. I hope you enjoy as much as I did.

Later,

Spencer Cooke, Effort Inc.
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