rocknrobn26 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 a close source says he's on fb dissing the Cowboys;) or doing some econometrics for fun:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 I'm out of the country and was NOWHERE near the filming of that video. (I will say that Bier and I had ribs and beer at the restaurant/bar that is in the background from about 4:12-4:15) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 I'm out of the country and was NOWHERE near the filming of that video. (I will say that Bier and I had ribs and beer at the restaurant/bar that is in the background from about 4:12-4:15) the sign was a little blurry in the video, but it looked like that bar is named "the manhole"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpwallace49 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 3:43 in . . . grey shirt on the left? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpwallace49 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 5:30 in . . swarthy lookin midget with a trumpet 3 people from the left in the marchin band? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 I'm out of the country and was NOWHERE near the filming of that video. (I will say that Bier and I had ribs and beer at the restaurant/bar that is in the background from about 4:12-4:15) the sign was a little blurry in the video, but it looked like that bar is named "the manhole"? wiegie was quite adept at licking a bone clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpwallace49 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 6:02 . . guy in the convertible passenger seat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 a close source says he's ... dissing the Cowboys;) or doing some econometrics for fun:) both actually--I'm currently estimating the following regression: y = alpha + beta1x1 + beta2x2 + beta3x3 + error where: y is number of cowboys playoff wins per season x1 is the price of a barrel of oil in inflation-adjusted 1995 dollars x2 is the bust-size (in cubic centimeters) of the quarterback's current significant other and x3 is a dummy variable which takes a value of 1 if the headcoach wore a goofy hat and 0 otherwise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 geez, insecure much? Grand Rapids shut down a good chunk of its downtown earlier this week to film its response to a Newsweek piece from January, which listed the Michigan city as No. 10 on a list of America's "dying" cities. methinks thou dost protest too much, grand rapids. would a thriving city shut down all day to film a youtube video? great use of taxpayer money there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 6:02 . . guy in the convertible passenger seat? amusingly enough, the guy sitting immediately behind him is the President of Grand Valley State (who Bier also met at a football game that weekend). The guy driving the convertible is a former ambassador to Italy and a huge donor to GVSU and Michigan State (he just funded their new medical school)... he is pretty right-wing and I once sort of annoyed him when I was on the pro-stimulus side of a panel debate that he sponsored at GVSU (and then for good measure, when I had lunch with him a few months later, I reminded him what side of the debate I was on). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMD Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 I thought that was really cool. Probably did more than the Chamber of Commerce ever did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpwallace49 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 amusingly enough, the guy sitting immediately behind him is the President of Grand Valley State (who Bier also met at a football game that weekend). The guy driving the convertible is a former ambassador to Italy and a huge donor to GVSU and Michigan State (he just funded their new medical school)... he is pretty right-wing and I once sort of annoyed him when I was on the pro-stimulus side of a panel debate that he sponsored at GVSU (and then for good measure, when I had lunch with him a few months later, I reminded him what side of the debate I was on). Soo . . I guessed right then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 geez, insecure much? methinks thou dost protest too much, grand rapids. would a thriving city shut down all day to film a youtube video? great use of taxpayer money there. in their defense, it was filmed on Sunday and my guess is that 90% of the people in Grand Rapids were still at church. But overall, yes, it was a lame idea--the guy behind it is a 22 year-old college student (not GVSU) who somehow got hired by a local television station to do something because he had previously organized such things are a downtown pillow-fight, zombie walk, etc. (And as for the taxpayer money, as best as can discern given my lack of interest in the whole thing, the taxpayers in Grand Rapids seem to think it was worth the use of resources, so who are you to complain?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Thats a pretty impressive 10 minute shot. The choreography is awesome. Man, what a massive undertaking that must have been. I love the transition to steadi-cam and back to car mount. Well done. All done with available light....very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 geez, insecure much? methinks thou dost protest too much, grand rapids. would a thriving city shut down all day to film a youtube video? great use of taxpayer money there. I think its an awesome use of taxpayer money. And how much taxpayer money do you really think they spent? They shut down some streets, payed some police OT to work the day, payed a few firemen the same deal and had a medic on set. Big deal. Every penny spent for city moral is worth it IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 both actually--I'm currently estimating the following regression: y = alpha + beta1x1 + beta2x2 + beta3x3 + error where: y is number of cowboys playoff wins per season x1 is the price of a barrel of oil in inflation-adjusted 1995 dollars x2 is the bust-size (in cubic centimeters) of the quarterback's current significant other and x3 is a dummy variable which takes a value of 1 if the headcoach wore a goofy hat and 0 otherwise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 the taxpayers in Grand Rapids seem to think it was worth the use of resources which gets us back to that whole insecure thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 I thought that was really cool. Probably did more than the Chamber of Commerce ever did. +1, Nice find RR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 didn't they do another one of these that wiegie posted several months back? if only making long, single-shot youtube videos with dorky college kids were some kind of growth industry, maybe grand rapids wouldn't be on the dying cities list in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 didn't they do another one of these that wiegie posted several months back? sort of--the one from before was from GVSU: http://forums.thehuddle.com/index.php?showtopic=337405 this one is from the city of Grand Rapids (this copying is another reason the idea is lame) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 which gets us back to that whole insecure thing. You are indeed corrent that the people in Grand Rapids are as insecure as can be. And not without good reason. As we all know, the overall perception of the entire state of Michigan in the rest of the country is terrible. Given those negative perceptions, people in west Michigan are quite concerned that no businesses or people would want to come here. Hence, the taxpayers think it is perfectly rational to expend some minor resources in a "fun" way to try to change perceptions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrobn26 Posted May 27, 2011 Author Share Posted May 27, 2011 (edited) I think the video was well done. The cost, if I heard right (news show), was $40K. CHEAP! I was in GR once for a conference (12+ years ago). Stayed at the Amway Hotel. Very nice. The city was quaint, clean, and interesting. Good steak house about 4 blocks from the hotel. The river running thru it added a nice touch. Still thinking about cruzin' back there one of these days (about 6 hours from Chi). If it wasn't having to travel that G*d Damn Borman expressway I probably would have done it by now. Edited May 27, 2011 by rocknrobn26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpwallace49 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 So instead of looking at it like a cool youtube video of a community banding together to try and dispell negative perceptions, Az decides to piss all over them. Az must be a blast at parties . . . .: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 I think the video was well done. The cost, if I heard right (news show), was $40K. CHEAP!I was in GR once for a conference (12+ years ago). Stayed at the Amway Hotel. Very nice. The city was quaint, clean, and interesting. Good steak house about 4 blocks from the hotel. The river running thru it added a nice touch. Still thinking about cruzin' back there one of these days (about 6 hours from Chi). If it wasn't having to travel that G*d Damn Borman expressway I probably would have done it by now. Take the skyway and you can be there in about 4 hours tops (and likely less) from your home if you don't go during rush-hour. The Mrs. and I would be happy to show you and your wife a nice time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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