UPDATE: I completely FAILED to hit record on my camera during the lecture. So if anyone who was there taped the lecture, PLEASE let me know.

I will be presenting a 10-minute lecture on Godzilla, The King of Monsters, at Nerd Nite on Friday July 10th at Galapagos Art Space in DUMBO, Brooklyn. The other two presentations for the evening will be lectures on "Korean Pop Music" and "The Harp."

The price is $7. Tickets available in advance or at the door.

Nerd Nite is an informal gathering at which nerds get together for nerdery of all sorts (well, mostly presentations and drinking). Nerds and non-nerds alike gather to meet, drink and learn something new.

The July 10th lectures will also be preceded by Gay Speed Dating - tickets for that are limited, but include price of admission for the lectures!

PLEASE NOTE: This is an art space and BAR. You most probably have to be over 21 to attend; please call to confirm.

For more information and advanced tickets, go to http://nyc.nerdnite.com/

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We countdown the top 60 ghettoest and blackest names

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Post video responses!!!!! [That actually relate to this]

Check out the making of this video here!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =DkbB0u26mMY

5-18-2009
This video was posted on Kanye West's Blog by Kanye himself!!!

Check it out here:
http://www.kanyeuniversecity.c om/blog/?em3106=232203_-1__0_~ 0_-1_5_2009_0_0&em3298=&em3282 =&em3281=&em3161=

Yes, this is the original "Ghetto Names Countdown" video out there, the rest are parodies!!!!!

Thanks to everyone for making this video so popular!

It might be featured on MTV!

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Evens - Andrew
Odds - Isaac

Andrew's Favorite - 27. Elephantisha
Isaac's Favorite - 24. Qua'Lifriaqui'Sha'Niquia

We are both Hispanic

The story behind the video: (By request)

One day in school I, (Andrew) came up with the idea for the video. In my 8th period class I started jotting down a list of names I could think of. My friend Zoe asked to see the list, so I let her see. She put down a few names and soon it went around the whole backrow of the classroom. When it got back to me there was about 20 more names on there (Adding to the 50 or so I jotted down)
When it got back to me I added an extra 10 or 15.
After school I showed Isaac the list, and he still was skeptical and didn't think it was too good of an idea, but I convinced him to try it out.
We got picked up from school and went to go eat at a restaurant with my parents. While waiting for our food we finalized the list by crossing out names that weren't funny and adding some of the best ones.
We went to his house after eating and decided to quickly make the video then and there, because I was about to leave to go home.
There was about 80 or so names on the original list (which I still have) but we marked it down to 60.
The names are really in no particular order, it's just in the order in which the names were listed.
Though we did save #2 and #1 for last puposely.
Luckily at his house there was a bag of KFC biscuits and leftover watermelon in the fridge.
The video was made in less than 10 minutes. We sat down across from each other at a table with the list on the table. We'd pass the list to one another while the other person held the camera.
The video was edited in less than 20 minutes, when I got home. I rushed to put this on YouTube as soon as I could.
At the end of the editing I noticed there was only 59 names we did, so I got the camera and filmed myself saying #60 in the computer room then quickly added it as the very first name said. If you notice, the background is different and my face is really close.
I (Andrew) had to say some of the longest ones because Isaac didn't want to and/or couldn't pronounce them.
It took me about 5 tries to pronounce #2.
And we never thought this video would be so popular and go viral, if we did know, we would've spent a lot more time on the list and video.

Thanks to everyone for all of the support! And I love all of the parodies and responses people are uploading!

And to the people that leave hate comments and/or have pointless arguments over this video, just get over it. It's a joke. Nobody wants to hear your complaining.

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2-16-2009 - 10,000
2-25-2009 - 20,000
3-2-2009 - 30,000
3-5-2009 - 40,000
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3-9-2009 - 60,000
3-11-2009 - 70,000
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3-18-2009 - 150,000
3-22-2009 - 200,000
3-25-2009 - 250,000
3-28-2009 - 300,000
3-31-2009 - 350,000
4-2-2009 - 400,000
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4-10-2009 - 650,000
4-12-2009 - 700,000
4-14-2009 - 750,000
4-15-2009 - 800,000
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4-17-2009 - 900,000
4-19-2009 - 950,000
4-21-2009 - 1,000,000
5-21-2009 - 2,000,000
6-21-2009 - 3,000,000

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