So after all that bullshit Friday,
I got an email Saturday morning that the store had my
iPad waiting? The store told me it'd be weeks and it
comes in less than 24 hours. Word. So I'm off to buy
my very first Apple product...
...yeah, you read that correctly,
not even an iPod. Just 'cause there's gonna be a new
influx of Apple Fans reading this, doesn't mean I'm
gonna act like I was one of them. I was not
however, a "hater". There's nothing wrong with Apple
products except the price (which to me is about 90% of
the importance of a purchase). And until the iPad?
That was the only difference in my mind. I could do
what I needed to do on a PC, for an ass-ton
cheaper - and with far more power. That being said,
macbooks were gorgeous, iPods were incredible, Apple
products are just impressive all around. Even the
macbook air (which has to take the cake for
overpriced/underpowered as I parodied
in my video) was an
impressive gadget to say the least. But I sure as hell
wasn't spending $3000 on it.
But now I'm an owner of an Apple
product that at one time I wanted, then saw what it
DIDN'T do, and decided to wait for the next generation
(wanted the webcam). The price however, impressed the
hell out of me. $499 is $300 cheaper than I thought it
would be. And I could give two shits about 3G service.
When the hell do I leave my house?
This idea however, kept me from
being able to wait...and brought me to the first time
I felt Apple had something no one else came
close to. I know there are other tablets out there,
but nothing that looks this good, and is this light
and impressive. I had absolutely no other options for
this act, which is the main reason I bought it, now
that I own it however? Woah. It has barely left
my side in 5 days and I can't imagine not having one.
Funny isn't it? How something you don't buy 'cause you
don't need it, becomes something you would now replace
INSTANTLY if anything happened, 'cause it changes your
life that much. It's just a perfect gadget to consume
media. Period. From books to movies to games to the
internet to pictures to music... perfect. Yes I wish
it could mutlitask. Yes I wish it had a webcam (and it
will). But I'm too busy loving the hell out of it to
critique. I never would've bought it without the iPad
Comic idea, but now that I did - THANK GOD. So
glad I have one.
So I did a bunch of tests, worked
with video, saw what I needed to do, and kinda just
thought about things for a day or two. And then along
came that iPad Magician dude and I immediately wrote
to Paddy (with the link) "I need to hurry up".
Though we're doing two different acts, it's similar
and whereas 4tvs took so much work and know-how to get
going I was safe? Not so with the iPad. It won't take
long before it's used in a comedic capacity because of
just how mobile it is. I knew I had to get this
thing DONE.
The bit itself was obvious to
write, and in future ones, The Egos will be part of
the conversation (2 per side just like old times). And
can I just say how therapeutic it is to make fun
of yourself? After fighting ad infinitum with
Wikipedia about the first vlogger status it's nice to
just get out of your head and say: "It's not like you
were FIRST IN FLIGHT or anything."
'Cause it really is stupid. I'm the first person to
post a video blog. Big fuggin' deal. I've done it for
longer than anyone else? Great, I'm clearly insane.
Next glowing achievement? LOL. I mean, didn't cure
cancer. So being able to write about that is just
healing to me. It's a nice mirror to throw up - and
it's also nice to let everyone
ELSE understand: I'm not that full
of myself. In the end, I know I'm a bit of a
clown and will be the first to say it.
And with that, we have the
bit:
The hardest part
about the bit? The reflection of the lights in the
iPad. I actually pulled the timing of it off within 20
minutes, but the tiniest of angles with the iPad
picked up a HUGE reflection that completely
whited out Cameron. Something you never deal with when
your'e doing 4tvs - you set the lights and you're
done. Man, not with this. It was absolutely
infuriating. Took me well over an hour 'cause I would
be in the middle of the conversation, and with my
peripheral vision notice CAM had a big white spot on
him. Start over. And of course, it starts with a
DEADLY cold open that I would NEVER do live. That much
dialogue without the TV interfering at the beginning?
Impossible. There's a reason I started The Trinitrons
with songs. :-) Oh and btw - I attached two handles
onto an iPad skin in order to hold it like that. Kinda
necessary to pull off the exactness of the moves back
and forth. And it really makes it look like an
extension of my hand.
And because it's
an Apple product? I have a built in audience. And I've
already gotten two big Apple Blogs to post it on their
site:
And of course, the
grandfather of them all, The Unofficial Apple
Weblog...
Even without
owning an Apple product, I knew of this site. And way
to go Jeremiah!! I've known Jeremiah for YEARS (he was
actually sitting next to me and Cassi during the first
airing of America's Got Talent in 2006 as we watched
in disbelief), and he finally has his name in pixel
for helpin' out! He's also a bit of a machead, so this
has to be quite a thrill for him. :)
I have some
ideas for a dew more internet bits with the iPad, but
I'm gonna let this simmer for a bit - and work in the
other Egos which will unfortunately take a bit longer
because I have to do Adam (full goatee) last.
During the CBS run, I did him first, and worked my way
down facial-hair wise. Make-up and darkening the
stubble worked for this bit, but that won't work with
Spencer. But I'm ahead of myself here. Just gonna
spread this video as much as possible - and see what
happens.
Man I feel
that excitement again. The idea of knowing you have a
good idea, taking the risks and seeing it through.
I'll be honest, I really thought that Adam was
dead. I'm still not fully there yet, but I'm starting
to feel the buzz. As Billy Bob would say? Thank the
fuck christ.
Adam
PS - I unlocked
the "idea" entry from last month. Had it blacked
out until I finished the bit. Check
it out!
