I keep missing these Internet memes by weeks, months, even years:
I dare you not to laugh, and I double dare you not to have the song stuck in your head all day.
We can't omit the equally (if not more) powerful remix/sequel:
I dare you not to laugh more at this one, especially the "zap" part!
If you didn't play the above videos, the first one is the evidently Roman Catholic rock band Sonseed's "Jesus Is My Friend," and the second is the modified "Reefer Is My Friend." Of course everyone already knew that before me.
Again, I think I'm meant to miss the boat on Internet phenomena. What have I been doing to miss the obvious? Running a business? Creating art? I don't know.
So here's a shooting gallery of true blue übergeeks. They're not the kind who could be properly exploited by either Madison Avenue or Hollywood. They're probably not the correct archetypes to sell Gap clothing, Apple electronics, or Starbucks coffee. Obviously not for the mainstream, they're not chic in any sense of the word, and neither are they the ironically labeled "indie" hipster. For a moment you might think you're watching a MADtv or Saturday Night Live sketch. Here they are:
They found their "fame" via the pure democracy of the World Wide Web. And while large corporations can't exploit them (and others like them) to sell products to the middle and working classes of world, they've come together for a good cause: Net Neutrality, the very reason why they have their apparent notability today.
Here's their music video:
Anyway, you can go to the clever viral video people (for a seemingly good cause) at WeAreTheWeb.org.
I know I'm about six months behind the times (and that's what I get for not being a Youtuber or an active MySpacer or whatever), but apparently Tay Zonday's "Chocolate Rain" is (or was) quite the World Wide Web phenomenon:
And this is Chad Vader's cover. At least I'm slightly "hip" enough to know about the Chad Vader short films:
If you take into consideration the old Warhol prophecy, today's technology, and the spirit of the time...mix all those in together nicely...in my opinion, it's still more desirable to create art than to chase some trend. Mostly it's going to be a careful and thankless process (speaking of which, check out the Elan Vital blog), but isn't the process the real payoff? Ideally, yes...and any residual rewards would be icing on the cake, the cold beer after a hard day's work, and other cliches of the same sentiment.
But if you're in the mood to play the game, then play. Play is fun. (Pardon the truism.) If Mutiny Universe can create an Internet sensation, I'd be happy too (only because I've attempted to try that game once).
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