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Well, after spending the majority of my life playing either guitar or bass with friends I’m in what I would consider a real band. For the first time ever, we performed our original music before an audience. Mind you, it was in the basement of one of our band members at his birthday party, BUT THAT ISN’T IMPORTANT; WE PLAYED!

This song is truly a team effort. As with any band, everyone brought their style to the song and really wrote their own parts. But more then that, no one person is responsible for the entire song. I came up with the riff you hear at the beginning and the overall chord progression for the song. Independently, Shaun wrote lyrics and shared them with Dave. Dave modified the structure of the song and wrote a bridge while also modifying Shaun’s lyrics and then stuck them together. Along the way there were of course the suggestions from everyone that were either integrated or ignored as is the way these things happen.

Lilting, 2010 from Karl Tsakos on Vimeo.

First time ever performance by The Tappan Sea at Dave’s 40th birthday party. Band members include David Kopperman, Edz O’Leary, Amy Delia, Shaun Johnsen, and Karl Tsakos.

Here’s Some more film my friends and I made. In this one, I was cast as the main character, Moe Green. The movie was to be a series of vignettes built around the character. Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on your point of view, the film was never completed. However, several scenes were shot and edited. The following was the fifth scene and was to be the location of several reoccurring gags.

In my opinion, it was the best scene we made.

The Fountain: Thirst from Karl Tsakos on Vimeo.

My friends and I had the great idea to make a second movie. The movie was to be a series of vignettes centered around one character. Basically a day in the life where the character goes through a series of odd adventures.

This scene is the first of three scenes that take place at a water fountain and the fifth scene of the movie. It is the longest of the three and the most complete scene from the movie.

Obviously, the movie was never finished, but some scenes were. We had some really good ideas for some of the scenes, but producing the entire movie was a little ambitious of us.

Unfortunately, I was cast as the lead in the movie. I’m allowed to say this because it’s about me. Also, I believe my strengths lie behind the camera, not in front of it. Also, in the cast for this scene is a world renowned mathematician.

Here for those of you who haven’t checked out my Vimeo channel, is part two of F.R.A. – 8711.

F.R.A. – 8711 Part 2 from Karl Tsakos on Vimeo.

In this tale of monsterious proportions, two mad scientists get involved in murder. Well, actually creating a robot. But there’s death none the less.

This is part two of a twenty minute film my friends and I made and released in the summer of 2001. It actually showed at the Westchester Film Festival.

As promised in an earlier post (a much earlier post), I uploaded my movie to my Vimeo account. You’ve seen the trailer, now see the movie the trailer is based upon. Of course, to make things a little harder on you, I am posting it in two parts. So sit back and enjoy part one of F.R.A. – 8711.

F.R.A. – 8711 Part 1 from Karl Tsakos on Vimeo.

In this tale of monsterious proportions, two mad scientists get involved in murder. Well, actually creating a robot. But there’s death none the less.

This is part one of a twenty minute film my friends and I made and released in the summer of 2001. It actually showed at the Westchester Film Festival.

Okay, this entry will require reader feedback. I made a video tour of my garden; unscripted and unplanned. I just went through and discussed what I have. It’s rough to say the least.

Leave some comments on wether I should do more like this on the garden or not.

Well, here goes:

Gardener’s Update for June 16, 2010 from Karl Tsakos on Vimeo.

A quick tour of my vegetable garden.

I’m starting to think about doing things via video in the future on my blog. Or, to use more video at the very least. With that in mind, here is the trailer to the movie I made in 2001 with my friends as a taste of whats to come…

F.R.A.-8711 Trailer from Karl Tsakos on Vimeo.

Trailer for the 2001 film by 3 Bored Guys productions. It’s a tale of monsterious proportions.

I always suspected there was something between Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock. And now, thanks to this video (which has been out for a while I know) and some brilliant editing there is video proof.

Seriously, whoever created this video is a genius. The choice of the Nine Inch Nails song Closer and the stylized video made of clips from old Star Trek episodes was brilliant. I mean, I really feel for Spock and his pain. And in the end, the things that happened to Kirk and what he will have to come to grips with.

I’m not making much sense I know, so just watch this and you’ll understand…

(Warning: Explicit content)