After a barrage of holiday encounters with friends and acquaintances, the question “so what do you do?” starts to sound silly. The older I get, the less willing I am to spend time engaging in smalltalk. After all, isn’t it mostly just about comparisons and “keeping up with the Joneses?” [...]
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15Jan
Tim Tebow The Thinker
Whether or not you’re a Bronco’s fan, or just a football fan, you’ve probably heard of Tim Tebow‘s “Tebowing.” After a successful touchdown, he’ll put his elbow to his knee, fist to forehead, and take a specially postured moment to thank God. We’re all are familiar with how sports takes [...]
A British couple has discovered the uncanny likeness of Kate Middleton, prince William’s bride to be, in an orange colored mango jellybean they almost ate. It’s another one of these stories that captures the world’s imagination. The tiny image is so accurate and compelling that it seems nothing short of [...]
Recently the 26 year old Rutgers graduate and prankster “journalist” James O’Keefe has been in the news for masterminding a damning hidden camera taping of Ron Schiller, the now former director of NPR. The sting operation, and subsequent manipulation of the tape, produced a video document which made Schiller look [...]
The National Enquirer is reporting that Steve Jobs, the genius tech guru and CEO of Apple, has only approximately six weeks to live. Many people are dubious of stories that appear in The Enquirer, but in fact their reporting tends to have some validity. I’ve found that often times they [...]
The first thing I saw when I checked in on facebook today was this video featuring Los Angeles reporter Serene Branson losing all verbal faculties while trying to deliver some news on last night’s Grammys. I thought it was strange and hilarious. Some people were saying she was drunk, others [...]
In a brand new dance video for 2011, Paul talks about how to train yourself, and reflects on the most influential advertising campaign of all time: Nike’s JUST DO IT.
Paul explains why you have to be careful not to be overly hygienic with yourself or your children. You can’t sterilize everything or you’ll end up sterilizing your soul.
Paul reminisces about the days before e-mail, when mail came in limited quantities depending on the the size of your mailbox.
14Dec
Killin’ It with Paul Crik – THE BIGGEST MISTAKE I’VE EVER MADE
Paul examines one of his own shortcomings and suggests that taking ownership of our mistakes is a critical step on the path to a more fulfiulling life.
14Dec
Killin’ It with Paul Crik – FULL FORCE ATTITUDE
Paul emphasizes the power of adopting a FULL FORCE ATTITUDE with everything you do in life.
Killin’ It is wireless motivation for a new generation.
14Dec
Killin’ It with Paul Crik – DRINKING IS NICE
Paul discusses his appreciation of moderate drinking. Liquor is a nice vice, but you have to know how much of a thing you can do before it starts to do you.
14Dec
Killin’ It with Paul Crik – WHEN TO LET THE STORM IN
Paul explains why sometimes, when a storm is brewing around you, you have to simply open up and let it come in.
Paul demonstrates the simple mental exercise of renaming everyday objects. Forcing yourself to do this is not only fun, but the drill actually exercises the parts of your brain that you need to stay creatively fit. Join Paul in discovering that a toothbrush is a dental guitar, and much more. [...]
Over the last year, Goatsilk (www.goatsilk.com) has been collaborating with Paul Crik to produce a new motivational and life skills program called “Killin’ It.” “Killin’ It” is a lifestyle approach for the 21st century. It’s a philosophy of living that transcends theory, eschews dogma, and avoids cliche. To join the [...]
Wow. The images combined with the music in this video make it weirdly emotionally charged, and give it some unique artistic flare. Check it out…if bone-breaking ski jump falls don’t make you too queezy. [flv:/Silkblog/videos/ski_jumping.flv 640 480]
At first you’ll be like “what the hell is going on here!?” especially if you don’t speak spanish, but wait until halfway through for a surprise.
Here is a 12 second clip of a magnificent bolt of lightning I happened to catch yesterday while out doing some filming. [flv:/Silkblog/videos/lightning_bolt.flv 640 360]
This is a cool song and video. Bizarre and delightfully so.
This is just an amazing little piece of footage. Absolutely Brilliant.
Goatsilk has just placed all of the PORTRAIT’S FROM AN ARK project onto it’s own tidy little youtube channel. It’s pretty cool. Check it out at: http://www.youtube.com/user/GoatsilkArk For anyone unfamiliar with the PORTRAIT’S FROM AN ARK project, here’s a brief synopsis. When it has appeared in galleries, the videos are [...]
If you haven’t guessed yet, Goatsilk loves Butte, MT. and wants to live there someday, to be fully submerged in Butte’s beauty. One remarkable thing about Butte is how photogenic it is. Photogenic-ness is a bit of a mystery, isn’t it? Why do some people always look good in pictures, [...]
Improv Everywhere has done a number of clever performance projects in NYC, including the Central Station and Home Depot freeze/slo mo actions, but this may be their best yet, IMO. They got 15 pairs of identical twins to ride the subway, sit across from each other, and mimic each others [...]
