Sunday, November 19, 2006

Lost...and found on the Internet: Ray Blanco

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When posting my videoclip from the League Conference, I 'tagged' it with the phrase 'Plainfield' which would cause it to come back as a result for anyone who searched on that word. Nice trick, but not remarkable anymore.

A neater thing was that after I tagged the clip, YouTube (the video hosting service) popped up a selection of videos that also had 'Plainfield' as a tag.

Lo and behold, the first item was a short video of the after-party from this year's July 4th Parade. Held on the plaza between the YWCA and Hugo's. Food, folks, fun.

And then there was Ray Blanco -- in some candid footage that captured more of the essence of the Ray we knew and loved than any still photo ever could. Check it out here.

Which only underscores something about the Internet we tend to forget -- once something has found its way to the Web, it gets a life of its own and persists long after we may have forgottten about it. Coming back to surprise us, sometimes. (This also holds true of email, as some pols have learned to their chagrin.)

Here are some of the other Plainfield items turned up, listed by their 'handle' or screen name, with links to their profile page. Some are stunningly polished, some are not, all are interesting. Check them out -- but beware some have STRONG LANGUAGE.
Screen Name: orionpax1
Video: "Plainfield NJ After July 4th Parade"

Screen Name: angels2014
Video: "Plainfield High Talent Show 10.27.06 #2"
Video: "My Room Devoted 2 Chris Brown"

Screen Name: brown5832
Video: "Told Ya" (PHS Talent Show)

Screen Name: zildjian22
Video: "resena la IPU DE PLAINFIELD" (United Pentecostal Church of Plainfield history)

Screen Name: elizana
Video: "predica de pastor santibanez en NJ USA"

Screen Name: ptheory
Video: "Ever Wondered where the funk began?" (Greater Refuge Church of Christ)

Screen Name: aroid
Video: "Finding Danny" (Adopting a dog at the Plainfield Humane Society)

Screen Name: kaybarco
Video: "myspace for prez"

Screen Name: tiipsychino908
Video: "Nucc Jersey"

Screen Name: bencar
Video: "South Plainfield NJ Labor Day Parade 9-4-2006"
Video: "Ben's Car Show & Cruise Night Channel"
and his website.
-- Dan Damon

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