Here Goes Nothing

Okay, the big news (that's really not all that big, to tell you the truth) is that the family videos are once again finding a home on youtube and in larger numbers than ever before. One and all are invited to check out the growing library of trip videos dating back to the original epic 2003 Road Trip.

All the fun can be found at:

www.youtube.com/user/specfam

Some disclaimers/notes/advice:

Because of the somewhat chaotic upload process, the main page is a bit haphazard. If you're looking for something specific chronologically, I suggest you click on "Playlists" and then choose a year. The playlists are very well organized. For example - Cliff and Gina - want to see our picnic from 4th of July last year? Click on "Playlists" then "2009" and scroll down to "2009 Road Trip - Day 2 - Playground, Picnic, Fireworks" and there you have it!

You will find that some of the videos are muted. I am painstakingly taking care of these – if one is muted that you particularly wanted to see (and hear), please let me know and I will make fixing that one a priority.

If your connection is good, the quality of these vids is such that you ought to be able to watch them full-screen. I encourage you to do so.

Some people have experienced 'jumpy', video from the specfam page. If this happens, try this: Once the video is playing, right-click on it, and then choose "Watch on YouTube". You might have to allow popups. This seems to work better for some.

Remember that these movies are primarily created for our own family to remember special moments. Many of them also have a certain amount of interest and appeal to the average Joe who wants to see what we’ve done. But I will be the first to tell you that there are some videos which taken out of context may be hideously boring to the average viewer…or at best just really confusing. There’s no way to know before you watch. So if you’re picking one at random and it doesn’t do much for you, I encourage you to try some more before you write the whole thing off. And of course, if there’s something you want the backstory on, please feel free to ask me for details. There’s usually a good story behind each bizarre thing I’ve done.

Lastly, please let me know what you think – these things are a passion for me, and very few people have had the chance to see them. Being able to share them with friends is why I’m going to all this trouble. I don’t ask many people to sit through the whole thing in one sitting – but this way you can check it all out a bit at a time, at your convenience. So leave a comment, email me, whatever. Let me know you stopped by. It will mean a lot.

Again, thanks for your time – and enjoy!

Matt