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Consider it an experiment in web interactivity. Or, consider it a way to artificially inflate our hit count. Either way, just write in!

 
May 29, 2008,

I have a question for Brian, or anyone who can answer...my choir holds a retreat in Aug. and a group of us perform a silly dance each year (bollywood, water ballet, lord of the dance, etc). This year I want to do Thriller, but I needed to find a site that would teach us, and I stumbled on your "wedding thriller" video (lu-hu-huved it!). My question is actually about the music. You used exactly what I want which is just the zombie dance section of the video (very different from the original song release). How did you edit the video into a sound file? I would love to know. I'm struggling with this.

Thanks so much!

--Dawn Strough

 
Dawn, Brian was able to edit that video down to a CD because he has access to a lot of expensive video equipment that most people don't have. That said, the basics could be done be pretty much anyone.

First, buy the DVD. Then connect the DVD player "audio out" jacks to the "audio in" jacks of a computer with recording capabilities. That will give you only the sound file without messing with the encrypted video. Barring that, you could always just record it on a cassette recorder while the video plays on your TV. That would be how Michael Jackson fans did it in the '80s, so maybe it would feel more authentic.

Good luck!

 
May 31, 2008,

I love the Store link, only one thing there and it's sold out! I personally find that really funny for some reason, and I agree with another viewer the Who's who page may need to mention some of these side characters that pop up now and again.

--Rookee alding

 
We're looking into changing all of that, Rookee, but Brian is currently overloaded with work hanging out at the WCWS, so he hasn't gotten to that yet. But watch over the summer for changes.

 
May 31, 2008,

how hard is it to learn the thriller dance

--shaun

 
Psh! Easy! How hard could it be if wedding parties, prisoners, Indians, Jennifer Garner, choir groups, lizards, local reporters, Legos, marching bands, and a three-year-old can do it?

 
June 2, 2008,

Referring to the letter from James, that's ok Brian, we like silly

--Jim Rockwood

 
Then you've come to the right place, James.

 
June 2, 2008,

Is it my imagination or is this the LONGEST election in history? I think this presidency has probably drug out way too long as well. But, c'mon....

--Bad Panda

 
That's not the worst of it, Panda. This election isn't even close to being over and already a Google search for "president 2012" brings back 786,000 hits.

Of course, that election really won't matter, since the world will be ending just a month later. Hmmm... could endless elections bring about the end of the world?

The horror... the horror...