I've never checked out Second Life, but might now...just to see what Mark
Twain looks like as an avatar!
Thanks for clarification about address ED.
Arianne Laidlaw
On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 10:19 AM, Scott Holmes <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> The two character string "ED" following the "?list=ED" was somehow
> introduced in the YouTube link making it faulty. All my recordings,
> except for a very few, were made of public readings in the virtual world
> of Second Life. There is, or at least was at the time, a fairly strong
> interest in literature amongst Second Life users. I created an avatar
> named SLClemens to show up at different sites there and read from
> Twain's works. I did several and Connecticut Yankee was the last one. I
> was also reading The Prince and the Pauper during the same period and I
> wanted to compare these two works. Also, CY was read in a venue created
> by an English lady who existed in Second Life as a wood elf. It seemed
> somehow appropriate. The avatars in the audience didn't seem to mind
> how badly I butchered Malory.
>
> On Thu, 2014-04-03 at 13:39 -0700, Arianne wrote:
> > Thanks for links! I couldn't make the youtube one work, so was grateful
> > for your own site which DID deliver. Enjoyed what I heard. How did you
> > happen to choose the Connecticult Yankee as your project?
> > Sincerely grateful
> > Arianne Laidlaw
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 12:38 AM, Scott Holmes <[log in to unmask]
> >wrote:
> >
> > > I have completed recording and video production for my audio/video
> > > version of Mark Twain's book, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's
> > > Court. Here is a link to the YouTube playlist for those of you so
> > > inclined. This is not a professional production and the actual
> > > recordings took place over a two year span, with a break between
> October
> > > 2012 and March 2014. There are inconsistencies and errors in the
> reading
> > > but I have tried to remain true to my own impression of how Twain might
> > > tell the tale out loud.=EF=BB=BF
> > >
> > >
> https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=3DPLyngd8QICejV2WeDsQFyCeV8Pxdgre4IA
> > >
> > > These videos can also be found on my website at:
> > > http://bscottholmes.com/ConnecticutYankee
> > >
> > > This is not of a commercial nature but merely for passion for the
> > > subject. Any ads that show up are put there by YouTube. I've never
> > > received a penny from any of my videos.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --=20
> > > There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of
> > > in your philosophy.
> > > http://bscottholmes.com
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
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Arianne Laidlaw A '58
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