2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumI WAS going to leave this hidden forever. F*** it. Here it is. Spread it far and wide.
I had made this video in anticipation of the result being what every indication said it would be before the election: President-Elect Hillary Rodham Clinton.
I was so depressed, I was going to let it remain unseen except by those who I let see it in the 36 hours between completion and the election. The plan WAS to have it posted on youtube the moment the election was called for Hillary. The best laid plans Of Mice and Men, as the saying goes.
But to hell with it it. Here is the Hillary victory video that SHOULD have been. My TFT friends in Atlanta were having such a good time doing the sound track, you can hear the lead singer laughing at the end. MAN was she good, too! (I dare anyone to tell me differently)
Talk about a Postmortem! How about a Resurrection? Thoroughly examine WI, MI and PA, and maybe make this video into reality instead of "what might have been:"
LuckyLib
(6,819 posts)And since Hillary actually did "win" the vote of the people, I love it even more.
Thank you, DFW. Fun!
DFW
(54,403 posts)Last edited Thu Nov 24, 2016, 07:04 AM - Edit history (1)
He is a full-time musician, so he knows practically everybody in the Atlanta area, and there are a LOT of musicians in the Atlanta area. I wrote most of the screenplay, but the guy who actually put the video together had some great input, too, especially Bill Clinton in the apron serving canapés.
The lead singer, "Hillaretha," was apparently laughing so hard, they needed several takes before she could sing it without cracking up, some of which you could hear at the end.
**on edit--by the way, the three women in the corner singing "backup" are the real singers of the sound track.
KT2000
(20,583 posts)Great video. Thanks for posting it.
DFW
(54,403 posts)I hated the idea of burying it forever.
MontanaMama
(23,322 posts)#StillWithHer
It was blast to put together!
braddy
(3,585 posts)DFW
(54,403 posts)It took over a month to put it all together, since we are scattered to the four winds on two continents, and all have day jobs. I just hated the thought that no one would ever see it.
AgadorSparticus
(7,963 posts)DFW
(54,403 posts)Just look up any of the The Freedom Toast videos on Youtube.
Here are some:
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ret5hd
(20,493 posts)DFW
(54,403 posts)DFW
(54,403 posts)That should work now.
trof
(54,256 posts)DFW
(54,403 posts)Please be patient. I will post when it's up.
DFW
(54,403 posts)Posted in post #17
red dog 1
(27,817 posts)Good idea, but time is running out fast.
The deadline for requesting a recount in Wisconsin is 5 PM tomorrow, (Friday)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512622780
DFW
(54,403 posts)otohara
(24,135 posts)It got me all choked up again.
Nice work
DFW
(54,403 posts)This is the end result. There was a LOT of email going on between Germany and Atlanta!