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  • Wow i really didnt know youtube makes people so happy! What a great community i had no idea .

  • It's like a drug...

  • Even though you are nerdy ( not a bad thing) this how all people should behave, so friendly i was moved.

  • Well, in a region where the nerds are the billionaires, it ain't a bad thing at all ;^)

  • Uh, should be "get to talk to" :s

  • Next time you get to those YT people, get them to sort out a proper flat comment hierarchy thinge! I don't get how the comments are sorted, and never manage to follow a discussion. Maybe I'm just dumb, haha!

  • It's not you... the comments have a life of their own. Who knows if this reply will even be linked to your comment!

  • Did anyone apprise Perry of the meaning of the rainbow symbol, especially in San Fran!?! *giggle*

    The guy at around 3 minutes wearing green - that was Claythrower!

  • Yes! I met Claythrower, but didn't get good video. And, yes, Peri was warned of the local significance of the hat, but dared to wear it anyway (with Tom, Paul, and I as his bodyguards). Thanks!

  • lol i DONT GET IT MOST OF THE PEOPLE THAT WAtch stuff on youtube dont give a rats ass about you guys

  • the best ( As One) footage I've seen.

  • Thank you!

  • I take it as this is just a gathering for people who have some part of being YOUTUBE...or is it for the community of youtube too

  • For all - Mr. Safety organizes these "As One" events and all were welcomed.

  • Ken, who was the guy talking about P Diddy?

  • HowieReportingLive - I actually had like six or seven minutes just of him, but lucky for you, I cut it way down.

  • Was fun:P

  • Thanks!

  • Wow, the YT staff seem quite clueless. Sorry, but them STILL not knowing about the message errors is unbelievable.

  • "Clueless" is about all we can say, and still be somewhat polite. Very nice, but clueless.

  • i enjoyed this footage because actually got close up to steve

  • Glad you enjoyed that. He was very open and gracious to speak with us like that.

  • yeh and i respect him for that for sharing some of the unknown stuff about youtube with the people who is apart of youtube. I really surprised about that lady who worked for youtube was like im not talking about work. I mean the whole gathering is about youtube isnt that so.

  • another great video kenrg.

    love the ending.

  • Thank you! You're a star!

  • Excellent documentary of the fun at this year's Gathering! Thanks for sharing it with those of us who couldn't make it!

  • Sorry you weren't there. We did talk about you once or twice...

  • Whatever you guys are cooking up, count me in!

  • Wonderful video.  It looks like everyone had a great time, even though the weather was dreary.

  • We did have a great time - Damn the rain, we needed to party!

  • that was great! nice atmosphere. :)

  • Well, the atmosphere was cold and wet, but the people made up for it many times over.

  • WoW! that was packed with great stuff! The interview with Steve Chen was really cool, Terrific seeing everyone in one place!

    such a good boy axing the audio at the end ;)

  • Glad you enjoyed it - and that you got all the way through!

  • Great video Ken. It was very encouraging to see Steve Chen attend the gathering & to hear his comments. I always had a feeling that this had taken them by surprise as well :)

  • It was nice of him to stop by. He was very nice, but I think maybe a little clueless about where it's all gone and how it got there.

  • BTW the sparkle in your eyes gave you a much younger look. We should take a poll: Cutest YT men over 40, except too many refuse to admit they are over 40! LOL! Tell your wife you get my vote, and I hope she is feeling better!

  • LOL Thank you! You can organize that poll on your channel and ask for nominations...

  • I will suggest it to Katiesopinion, she gets enough viewers and has exp w/ it! LOL! Just wanted to make a point to Tim for telling everyone you were 70-

  • Thank you kenrg! Next best thing to being there is a video. How slyly you touched upon the hot button issue of fair use and so on. YouTuber paranoia is the sad result of copyright bullying

  • The other point I didn't make here (but may talk about in a later video) is that the partnership program has only added to that copyright paranoia. Before all they could do to us was delete a video or two and threaten our accounts. Now they can take away our partnership pennies too.

  • Hey, you met Elaina43!!! How is she in real life?

  • Exactly the same as on video! Just in three dimensions.

  • Dang, I wish I could have made S.F., but if they get one going in Kansas City or Dallas, I'll be there. I think we are on the verge of major change, and I'm glad you were there to represent us. I just wish Youtube corporate would open up to us about the different directions they plan on taking, and let us help them get there. Better categorization of vids would be a start, and some way to flag 3rd party infringement. It would clear out a lot of bandwidth, and help keep viewing free.

  • I think there's going to be another SouthTube later this year, not sure when or where. Yeah, they like to talk wistfully about the past and how great they are, but not much info on the future, and what little we can glean is not a direction many of us are happy with. Well, I'm listening to your ideas and complaints, even if YT isn't.

  • I was a weather wienie that day and didn't go. Looks like I missed a lot. I will have to go on 8/8/08 if they have one.

  • You let a little wind and rain and flu season keep you away? Next time you've got to come. There are two 8-8-8 gatherings that I know of: Munich and Toronto. The next California gathering I've heard of is San Diego in April.

  • Props for talking to the YouTube creator and tech person- nice 2 know you have our back! Get it fixed- Yesssss!

  • We'll get what we need one way or another - if not by fixing YT, then... well, stay tuned to find out our other options.

  • I like the cloud thing in your other video, I will have to hunt it down. I am already on other sites the community has to leave- TY is too big, reguardless of how much they "try" the thing is the internet will always be global so you have to have huge traffic to pull out the diamonds from the rough- and find anyone close 2 U.

  • I think I remember seeing your HAT!

  • My hat really gets around. Some mornings it stumbles in, drunk as hell, at 4 AM and makes me pay for its taxi ride home!

  • HAHAHA! Your reply made me laugh =]

  • I don't care for Renetto at all...blah! I saw him many times in your vid. I really like Zipster I saw him there too in your vid. It looked cold there!

    Actually, I'm leaning more towards Hillary. I'd like a woman's touch to our country. We need nurturing and healing right now. I think a woman can do that, and not a man with a turban.

  • Thanks for commenting, yes it was a wee bit chilly, with a few really good wind blasts sending the rain right through our little covered shelter. Paul/Renetto is not so bad, really. The real Paul isn't half as annoying as his on-screen character ;^)

  • Excellent video. With the exception of the one YouTuber staff who " just wanted to have fun "..wait a minute, was she Cyndi Lauper?

  • LOL Cyndi's really let herself go, right? Oh, just kidding, Michelle was very nice, even if she did refuse to tell me what secret features they're working on.

  • I really appreciate the second angle on this from OhCurt's video, ken. haha, the perils of everybody recording everybody else! looked like fun.

  • I liked Curt's angle on it too. Some enterprising person will download each of them, and some other footage, and come up with the ultimate As One Mash Up. Hmmm.... maybe that's you?

  • Sounds fun ken, give every one a big high five from me :)

  • High fives all around!

  • Looks absolutely fantastic. One day maybe I'll get to go to one and harrass all the folks :) btw - great big ass mic :)

  • I'd love to be harassed by you at a gathering! Yeah, Crazy Howie let me borrow his big ass mic, but it wasn't really plugged into anything. (But don't tell Howie that...)

  • I didn't know sabrnig was there! You got some really good footage there Kenrrrrg!

  • Yep, Good ol' Sabrnig! I spoke with them longer, but just forgot to start rolling tape for a while. Thanks!

  • Yeah the video camera scared us away and we didn't get to hang out much after that... hehe sorry! I am thinking if we can bring the kids (who love cameras) we should get together again- when it is warm!

  • This has to be one of the best if not the best video of the gathering. You scored major with that interview with Steve Chen. He spoke to you for a long time. That was really kewl. Zipster was there! So many awesome people. Star cast, Sir!! The music at the end would have been considered ambient (background and circumstantial)...they only care about added tracks. I'd vote this best vid of them all. Especially with that Steven Chen interview! That was wayyyyyy kewl.

  • Thank you, and thank you! I think Steve hung out for quite some time and spoke to several people, so there should be some more footage out there somewhere. And, yeah, I'm sure I could have gotten away with the ambient music, but, like I said before, I don't mind being a bit of an ass to make a point ;^)

  • LOL..yeah, by not letting the sound flow, you send a bigger message. I am still hesitant on ambient background music. The two videos were really powerful. I thought it was kewl that you and Renetto were hanging out. He's such a revolutionary. I dig his style.

  • I find all the different footage from gatherings really interesting. thanks, Ken! great stuff.

  • It's fun when you see the same scene shot from several angles. If I weren't such a lazy SOB I'd coordinate with a few others and get all the footage and edit together a really good video of the thing.

  • Thanks for posting this, one of the best I've seen. I'm so bummed that I've been sidelined by a medical issue and had to cancel my trip to go...this is my substitute!

  • How are you? I was wondering about that, as I remembered you said you were going to come then didn't see you there. Well, glad this could be somewhat of a substitute for you.

  • I am totally jealous you guys were there! I had been looking forward to it but my body intervened! Dang it!

    The trip just wasn't possible because I'm a little more than inconvenienced right now but I will be ok. I'm having outpatient surgery next week and after the initial hassle of it, after that I should be fine.

  • Well, good luck and take care!

  • That was great! wish we could have been there. Thanks for another great video.

  • Thank you!

  • That was awesome! Wish to be there the next year :). Thanks for the vid, Ken!

  • These things are a gas - You really should come next time round!

  • Sure I will. But anyway, there're some cool nice gatherings this year like Midwest in Chicago, 888 in Toronto, ST2 in Atlanta, I just have to be there.

  • Thanks for the vid. It was almost like being there. :)

    The end was really frustrating though, because not being able to hear the conversation made me want to hear it that much more!!! Great statement, however, on the whole copyright thing...

  • Actually, I think the conversation at that point was probably something like, "Another order of hot wings, or potato skins, or maybe just the combo platter...?"

  • I got the glasses!

  • They all made it back safely? Excellent!

  • I got the glasses!

  • fuckin howie

  • He's a hoot. And possibly dangerous.

  • I enjoy watching conspirators dining amongst the flock of faithful.

  • Not half as much as the conspirators do. Stay tuned for the Big Reveal in another day or two... (oops, I just gave it away).

  • Loved the video, Ken! The ending was pure of brilliance...

  • Thank you, sir, just for getting all the way to the end!

  • OMG I really hope that Brian guy will do something... like... in 5 minutes.

  • Well, he's had three work days to get it done since then and it's still not working...

  • It went something like "Nice account of events, Ken! I bet Steve Chen is still pinching himself everyday! It was really interesting hearing his passion for the site actually .. casting the millions of dollars he has made aside for a second!"

  • Well, if he was casting away any of the millions, it certainly didn't land anywhere near me. But maybe I should check my camera case again and see if there's anything in there...

  • Well done, sir! Still wanna make a collab, I will e-mail you. I love the removal of audio section, makes a great statement. What song was it I wonder?

  • If I tell what song was playing, I'll have to remove the video! They are getting THAT strict about these things!

  • great, great video. thanks for posting that. so much i could comment about...but i won't!

  • Thanks (and feel free to comment)!

  • hey, I remember that like it was yesterday!

  • Yesterday? I thought it was coming up this next weekend!

  • Why no link to bigjoesmith's channel? Oh, and I was there, too. (Not really, but how would anyone know?) I am going to check out the tubecloud, too. My name will be microscopic!

  • Oh, you're right - I'm sure there's other edits I'm going to have to make to that list (I'll get right on it). Thank you!

  • Interesting statements from Chen about the whole thing. And LMAO @ the Hard Rock Cafe sequence. A great deal of footage I shot at ChristopherMast's party that night is unusable for the same reason.

  • I'm glad you LYAO at the Hard Rock thing. I figured going silent ten minutes into an eleven minute video would either be the best thing ever or just really piss people off (or, at least the ones who got that far). Yes, Steve was very nice and interesting. Not so sure he really gets what he's got here, though.

  • point of interest : 2:51

  • LOL - I had to go back to see what you were talking about - Yes, that is a moment that will live on in YT history!

  • Enjoyable, funny, and encouraging..... Hope to be part of the cloud......

  • Get on the cloud... the TubeCloud!! (dot-com, that is).

    Actually, you should already be there...

  • Great Piece Pard...

    The final scene emphasizes the ludicrous nature of this whole copyright hubbaloo *IMO*

    But then no one cares about Pappy's opinion in this matter.... LOL

    Keep the cam running Bro....

  • Your opinion is quite appreciated, as is your getting all the way through this video to my slight attempt at social commentary.

  • Steve Chen.. love the 'family videos' comment. My mom doesn't like watching thonged girls tho..Yeah, yeah, I understand tho...

    Wonder if he'll make ST2?

  • You don't think the booty-shaking is what Steve was talking about? It was interesting that he did show up this year, but not last year. Not sure if he'd bother to travel to one outside of the Silicon Valley/SF region.

  • It was pretty cool to see Steve Chen and the other youtube execs. Nice of them to show up, lol. I loved the oh so subtle dig on the copyright mania.

  • The 'Tube workers were all quite nice and sincere. Whether their sincerity will translate into actually making this site work or not is a subject for another vlog later in the week...

  • Great Video Ken! Thanks again for taking a bit of time with me. It was great to meet you!

  • Great to meet you too - Long Live TubeCloud (dot-com)!!!

  • Would be great to go to one of these things just once...

  • Once is never enough!

  • RAWR!!

  • Right back at you.

  • Thanks for taking me along,wish I could have been there.

  • It was soggy and cold, but a great time anyway. You would have been quite welcome ;^)

  • Another great vid Ken :)

  • Thanks!

  • NICE VIDEO MAN!!! man cant wait until the next one!

  • Thank you!

  • There ya' go. What a great time. How sad that you felt you had to "mute" the sound to avoid being surjected to what our sweet little friend Sean-y Bedlam is going through. Did you mention that little problem to Stevey Chen? :(

  • I didn't mention it to Steve, but Cris (norcalcorsello) who I was with did get him to say a little something about copyright - keep an eye on his channel for the footage...

  • There ya' go, again. I'll keep an eye peeled. (what a strange expression) 8)

  • great footage mate. keep up the good video's

  • Thank you!

  • Great footage. Wish I could have been there.

    Kind of ridiculous that we're at the point where we have to worry about background music. I did a vlog the other day in my car and realized I had the radio on. What a waste of a good automovlog.

  • I probably could have gotten away with the background music at the Hard Rock, but I'd rather be a prick about making a point. But thanks for watching that far!

  • Awesome. I saw my countryman FunkWurm there in the background. Lucky bastard!!! ;)

  • Yes! I didn't talk to him on camera, but we did talk a bit off-camera. He's a very nice and interesting guy. Good catch!

  • He is funky. And tall.

  • I'm even taller than him (6'7"). He lives 30 kilometers from my town. I saw you talking to him in the background Perrie.

  • that was great, thanks for keeping us updated!

  • At least one more silly video and one serious video to come this week!

  • sweet footage, looks like it was a blast.I can't wait till southtube.

  • When is SouthTube this year? This is my second SF gathering, but I'd love to get out someplace else this year too. Maybe San Diego in April or Toronto in August.

  • Southtube is in October not sure if the exact dates are set yet.

  • 95% + 95% + 95% + 95% = huh?

  • I guess you've got to count like that to get to 1.65 billion.

  • (-: three of my fave users where there...

    the kissing scene of zip and renetto was awesome

  • I think that kiss is probably now posted on a couple of dozen channels - lots of cameras all around! So, which three were your faves?

  • TLG, PERIURBAN AND U *-* OF COURSE

    oh and i like princessdi too

  • Hey, that periurban sucks, let me tell you, he's a fake...... oh, wait....... THAT periurban? No, he's cool....... I think I/he is still jet lagged......

  • did any SF guys hit on him cause of the cool rainbowhat? *-*

  • That was possibly better than some of the 7/7/7 footage!

  • Thank you! I wish I'd been able to make it to NYC for 7-7-7. Oh well, maybe next time.

  • Ken, this is one of the best videos about any of the gatherings I've seen. Diverse people with some interesting things to say. And you made some good editorial points, especially with the removal of the audio. Good job!

  • Thank you! (for the kind words, and for watching the whole damn thing).

  • Great stuff. Nice mic, Ken. I think your is bigger than mine, even.

  • That was Howie's mic. He's a lunatic, but a fascinating lunatic. That bit with him actually went on for six minutes, but chose to edit...

  • Yeah, I don't do well with people who seem to be looking everywhere but at me. That kind of freaks me out.

    I liked the cloud thing, but was expecting something more flashy from the description.

  • Day two...

  • ... half way through to the big reveal...

  • nice...

  • sabrina doesnt look preggers...yet.

  • No, not yet. But we'll keep an eye on her and watch her progress...

  • That is kind of creepy- don't I have to make videos for you to see me? Hmmmmm. I told you I only get basketball size max and both kids were a hefty 8+ lbs! I can feel the baby move a lot now but people are so used to... thicker people they don't realize I am huge for me!

  • steve chen..............bahhhhhhhhh! whose steve chen?

  • He was actually very nice. Until I asked, "When you and Chad have sex, who gets on top?" He wasn't so nice after that.

  • Great footage....thanks

  • Thank you!

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