Netcast reporters, photographers, and videographers filed their dispatches from the show floor on
January 12th. Thanks to Greg Jalbert of Imaja for managing the tech. Enjoy, and also keep checking the MEDIA ARCHIVE page for new media from
participants at the 12th Annual Digital Be-In. Some great video, stories, and photos promise to come
in during the few weeks after the event.
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Controlled Chaos (6:50PM)
Story by Mad Dog
The digital carnival has rolled into town, paraded through the streets, and is setting up camp, pitching virtual tents and getting ready for the freaks. Only here the freaks won't be on display--they are the show.
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The Netcast Set(7:26 PM)
Photo by Marc Hershon
Witness the simple charm of the Netcast set. The lights are mostly off and the
hosts, Christina Marie and myself, Marc Hershon, are getting ready for our first
guest to arrive. [Sign up to be notified when a video clip becomes available by sending an email to digital (at) be-in.com]...
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Cute Wings (7:30PM) (video)
QuickTime Video Clip Paul Erskine
Otto meets some winged friends... Daniela Haskara and the Dancers of the Wings that is...
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The Vision Behind Liquid Crystal Vision (7:40 pm)
Interview by Sophia Hanifah
Torsten Klimmer (Omananda) talks about the origins and directions on development of his video being
shown tonight in the Screening Room: Liquid Crystal Vision....
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Welcome to the Media Revolution! (8:00 pm)
Inspiring and informative words spoken by Be-In emcee, Galen Brandt, to introduce the event....
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Jobs Panel (8:10PM) (video)
QuickTime Video Clip by Paul Erskine
Otto learns how to get a job from the luminaries on our Jobs Panel...
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Media Revolution Panel
Story by Mark Glaser, Photos by Amy Carr
A special media panel moderated by Michael Gosney, and starring folks like Rose Aguilar of CNET, Jeff Perlstein of Media Alliance, Malcolm CasSelle of NetNoir, and Danny Sheehan, famous social justice attorney.
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Welcome Japanese Netcast Viewers! (9:31PM)
Story by Taro (aka wolf)
 English translation coming soon.
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The Digital Be-In's Ties with the Human Be-In Scene (9:54PM)
Story by Mad Dog
Chet Helms and Mad Dog bring out the historical resonances of the Be-In...
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Quick Blips From Some Be-In Folks. (10:09PM)
Story by Lisa Alpine
Quick blips from some Be-In folks. Lisa Alpine roams the floor trying to answer the
question "why do people come to the Be-In, anyway?"...
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More Fun with Otto
Story by Brian Tom
Otto, our bird on the street, flirts with netcast interviewer Christina Marie...
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Avatar Theatre 10:26 pm (video)
QuickTime video clip by Paul Erskine
Here's Otto trying to figure out what the Avatar Theater (in the Be-In exhibition room) is all about. Apparently some wizard isn't of much help to the matter...
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Japanese Language: Allen Cohen: Hippy Beat-Poet10:26 pm
By Taro Tsuzuki
Taro reports in Japanese on Allen Cohen's talk...
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Peace Charms 10:45pm (video)
Quicktime Video Clip by Paul Erskine
One of the artisans shares his vision with his hand-made ceramic pendants with peace symbols from many languages...
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Doctor Friendly and His Amazing Visual Theremin
Story by Mad Dog
Doctor Friendly sways, his hands moving through the air in waves with the brightly colored patterns on a large projection screen...
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Craig Newmark's Plan to Conquer Earth (12:10 pm)
Photo by Marc Hershon
Netcast interviewer Christina Marie talks with Craig Newmark of www.craigslist.org. One of his main thrusts is to have craigslist serve a growing list of cities. [Sign up to be notified when a video clip becomes available by sending an email to digital (at) be-in.com]...
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Earth Troupe Performs in the Main Room (12:17 pm)
Story by Brian Tom
The Earth Troupe dancers, performing as the four elements of the Earth, enchant the crowd with their spellbinding performance...
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Be-In Producer Michael Gosney Does It for the 12th Time (12:30 pm)
Photo by Marc Hershon
Our netcast interviewer Marc Hershon talks with Michael Gosney, who expounds on the three year journey to get to Digital Be-In 12. They discuss the ins and outs of the Media Revolution as well as what the future holds for high technology. [Sign up to be notified when a video clip becomes available by sending an email to list (at) be-in.com]...
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Cybervixen Rocks the Exhibition Room (12:37 pm)
Photo by Marc Hershon
Our netcast interviewer Christina Marie talks with deejay/performer Joie
Favier, aka Cybervixen, who lays it down on the power of beauty and sexuality to
empower our lives. [Sign up to be notified when a video clip becomes available by sending an email to list (at) be-in.com]...
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Drum Dancing (12:21 PM) (video)
QuickTime video clip by Paul Erskine
Medicine Drum takes the stage with their polycultural dance-trance grooves...
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Let the Dancing Begin
Story by Mad Dog
Earlier, during the Media Revolution Panel, Danny Sheehan, a social justice attorney known for his work on the Silkwood case, said, "We can work and play, yet still be effective." Okay, enough of being effective...
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Medicine Drum: The Fire and the Beat
Story by Mark Glaser
It started with a beat. Then a chant. A Native American trio sat at the back of the stage drumming in a rhythm that was played so long ago, before any of us were in the supposedly New World...
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NETCAST CREDITS:
Lisa Alpine, www.danceweaver.org, Reporter
Amy Carr, www.amycarr.com, Photographer
CLIQ Services Cooperative: Internet Access
Dave de la Vega, Elefunt Productions, Photographer
Paul Erskine, Turtle Rock Films, Videographer
Mark Glaser, 360News, Reporter
Sophia Hanifah, Radio-V, Manager
Marc Hershon, www.marchershon.com, Netcast Interviewer
Greg Jalbert, Imaja Software, Tech
Carla King, www.carlaking.com, Advisor
Mad Dog, Mad Dog Productions, Reporter
Christina Marie, www.christinamarie.com, Netcast Interviewer
Taro Tsuzuki, www.onelove.com, Reporter
Brian Tom, Reporter
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