Revelation with Janey

I made this video a couple of weeks ago with my friend Brian Russo. I have never really researched or understood how a video gets traffic and many, many views until now: people (thanks friends!) decide to post them on their blogs and when that blog is widely followed - the views start climbing exponentially. For example my Janey video had something like 745 views on Saturday and now it's at 1,426 views ... okay maybe not exponential but for a performer who's videos have gotten an approximate average of 300 views total - that's A LOT. YAY!! I'm still not sure how much, if any, control I have over how to get these out to the world - but I'm trusting that if i just keep creating them - they will find their way. And this is certainly an encouraging event. I'm already thinking of the next episode and a continuing 'series' - something I'd like to do with all my characters. Here's my little creation:

Lady, You Got a Problem

I have a confession to make: I'm a junkie. One of my rituals these days is reading the NY Times OpEd first thing in the morning. The wiser Ann inside would really like to take time to digest the morning. Have a cup of coffee. Breathe in the fresh new day. Look out from my beachfront property at the hazy ocean be-decked in muted lavender, pink and sapphire. I have the coffee down. Gotta work on the breathing. And right now the view from my window is a garret so a NY Times OpEd piece is prettier to look at. OKAY, FINE! I'm a user! Andrew Sullivan, Huffington Post, The Page, sometimes Drudge Report when it doesn't annoy me and always NY Times. I should probably throw Washington Post into my news junkie cocktail too. I swear, I'm not usually like this. I'm not usually such a whore for pundits, but there is so much riding on this election. As a nation I feel like we are climbing the high-dive, and the thought of jumping is both butterfly thrilling and completely terrifying. Sort of like someone holding a gun to your head and asking you why you look so nervous. Let's paint a picture ladies and gents: I logged on to NY Times this morning, THEN I bought the Times for my train ride into town. While I was reading said Times I was visibly grimacing while I read the article about how Palin billed Alaskan taxpayers for the more than 300 nights she spent at home during her first year and a half in office. And then I almost blurted an expletive while reading about that double-crossing little kermit the troll known by the name Joe Lieberman. Then, finally when I arrived at the office - I went straight to Huffington Post. Whatever, it's not like I have a problem. I can stop whenever I want.

[to a lady on the subway] What are you reading? Is that the Times? Oh yeah? What's - what are you reading about? Can I just - just let me look at it. Just a little peek, c'mon! JUST GIVE ME THE GODDAMN PAPER!!! [wrestling lady to the ground] AAGGHHHHH!!!!