Trafalgar Plinth

[CampKohler]

I hope they freshly painted a small spot on the top so that the condemned... uh, those priveleged to stand on top would at least be able to watch paint dry.

[oppositronic]

trying a little too hard for teh postmodernism? i leik Frank Kozik's Ho Chi Minh

[urbanimage]

Quit possibly. Did you miss the turning? You were near Brondesbury overground station but on the other side of the road heading in the direction of Shoot Up Hill. I was having a coffee in a cafe when you walked past. It took a few seconds to work out why you looked familiar from somewhere and by then you'd gone.

Peter

[Eliseharris]

I couldn't find the turning so I walked up as far as the Sainsbury nearest Brondesbury and turned opposite there towards West Hampstead.

[urbanimage]

You did look slightly lost 8-)

Peter

[urbanimage]

Hi Elise,

I saw you walking up Kilburn High Road a few days ago. My first youtube star sighting 8-)

Peter

[Eliseharris]

Ah! On my way to a gig in West Hampstead!

[komikero]

I think he might have gotten much better pictures at an earlier hour, maybe as the sun was going down? I heard him say it was too dark. But that said, it's a pretty cool and unusual thing to do.

[Eliseharris]

He would have but he was assigned 10pm to 11pm by the people who drew it. I feel sorry for the people up there at 3am!

[philipstorry]

Gosh, it all came together in the editing, didn't it?

At least I held the camera steady! :-)

Although it must be said that apparently the camera makes me gain five stone. It's odd - I don't think of myself as that fat. Time to diet, I suppose...

[TheReasonWhyGuy]

YOU ARE AMAZING!!!

^O^

[Eliseharris]

I admire your enthusiasm!

[TheReasonWhyGuy]

I've always had a thing for weird art!

[Eliseharris]

You should visit the one and other website - they have all the previous participants and a live feed of whoever is up there now!

[TheReasonWhyGuy]

oh wow... bye... woosh *goes to site.*

[MagiMysteryTour]

Isn't Gormley nearly a rude kind of name to have in England?

[Eliseharris]

I don't think so! I suppose at a stretch it's a bit like gormless but that just means a bit daft and drippy. Unless there is another word I am unaware of. Funny comment though!

[stormycliffs]

lol wat happened- no make up elise?? :O

[Eliseharris]

I don't usually wear make-up - just bad lighting! Sorry I look so rough.

[MagiMysteryTour]

Pish posh, you are a Makeup Guru and there's a video to prove it.

[stormycliffs]

put some nice makeup on ur next vid pretty lady :D

[Flubberwood]

I don't understand, could anyone do it? And can you do anything you want to do? I'd bring all those Bounty and Snickers chocolates from old Celebration tins that I didn't want to eat over the years and chuck them at people (not spitefully, of course).

[Eliseharris]

I think people put their name down and there is a draw. Someone told me they are still taking applications for September. I think you could throw chocolate at the crowd, but you would have to hope you don't hurt them! Some woman threw paper planes. They let her do that.

[MadBadVoodo]

Five Stars!!

[Steve7508]

I was going to ask you whether you had plans to do a 'plinth' video.

I've been watching some of the 'plinthers' do their stuff (or not) online. I think it's a fantastic idea.

[Eliseharris]

It's cool that everyone who goes up there can pretty much do what they want - so you never really know what they will or won't do!

[MagiMysteryTour]

I think that Trafalgar Plinth should be the name for the marginally addictive semi-magical multi-colored candies that are endlessly sought after by the Warmies, which creates the impetus for many of their fascinating and emotionally thrilling mini-adventures as they seek out the ever-elusive Plinth.

"Please Trevormy, could you warm up this bowl of plinth for me? It just tastes so much better when it's warm, and it was SUCH a grand adventure to get it!".

[Eliseharris]

Sounds delicious!

[RupertsCrystals]

Did you get to go home eventually?

[Eliseharris]

Fortunately, yes!

[majesticmeteor]

When Squire Alasdair mounted it appeared a homeless gypsy dismounted, carrying everything they owned-- was that their planned depiction?

[Eliseharris]

He was wearing some sort of cape of multicoloured rags and a three -faced mask though it was difficult to depict on camera as the lights around were quite glary!

[quantumdriven]

I figure someone will eventually do some sort of every Nation flag sort of patchwork shawl, or a AIDS banner.

There are children in India that've never had a plinth to stand on, so a hunger themed stander should perhaps stand up there and harangue the crowd to throw food up there.

I bet it was a brutal Psych Evaluation required to be considered for a turn at Plinthdom.

[Eliseharris]

I think it was just a prize draw!

[Larkvall]

Wow you look really gorgeous in Trafalgar Square!

Good to see he survived.

[Eliseharris]

Yes, he got down in one piece!

[amistrymister]

Woop first view - and this was interesting!

[Eliseharris]

It was very exciting! It's on for quite a while longer and there is a live feed on the internet of all the participants - the URL is in the description!

[amistrymister]

Ms Harris - I respect you. You are one of the very few youtubers who are famous that actually reply! So I would like to say thank you. Thank you for being a good person, and a wonderful youtuber. Thank you.

Happy goes lucky. Lucky Goes happy.

[Eliseharris]

Thank you. I think I am still at the stage where it's usually possible to reply at least some of the time! I have a bit of sympathy for the Youtubers with tens of thousands of subscribers as it must be very hard to keep up at that stage!

[MagiMysteryTour]

Those self-important tubas with tens of thousands of submarines cahn't be arsed to respond to anybody because they're too bluddy ginormigantic and self-involved to give a damn about what anyone thinks aisde from giving them enough hits to get them a few shillings from the Partnership commercialization program.

[Eliseharris]

Well, possibly, but they still probably have a lot of email to get through!

[MagiMysteryTour]

They either restrict e-mail to people on their Friends list or the just routinely delete all their mail without bothering to read it at all.

Celebrities!

[Eliseharris]

Well I have wondered about this in the past - it seems to me that most internet 'celebrities' get all the pitfalls and criticism that comes with real celebrity but usually not as many benefits - it's not really fame and fortune! So I would have to really experience it before I could judge. So far it's not at that level! Even so it gets a bit stressful dealing with hate mail after a bit - so I would assume it is a lot less stressful to just shut off from it completely.

[MagiMysteryTour]

Or restrict messages to Friends Only. That should eliminate most of the hate stuff.

[Eliseharris]

Yeah, it's getting the balance!