Happy New Year Everyone!

In the past few months, HumbyTV has been undergoing some changes and acquiring some excellent partnerships.  Now that it’s 2012, I guess it’s time to let everyone know what is in store for HumbyTV this year.

Here we go:

-The Times-Standard - HumbyTV is partnering with The Times-Standard news paper.  We have created and will continue to evolve our program, “Off the Page.” “Off the Page” will be video collaborations between HumbyTV and The Times-Standard.  Our first episode is out today. It is about the art of Tea Leaf fortune reading with Rae Hepburn.  The story was written by Clay McGlaughlin, and appeared in the January 1, 2012 issue. You can read the article HERE.  You can also watch an actual reading filmed by HumbyTV HERE.

So You Wanna Fight - HumbyTV also partnered with the mixed martial arts organization, “So You Wanna Fight.”  We will be airing recent fights soon.  HumbyTV will also be producing the complete production of the “So You Wanna Fight” event in April.  We will be interviewing the fighters, filming the weigh in’s, creating fighters Bio’s, and much more.  Stay Tuned for more info and video coming soon.

Upload Your Humboldt Videos and win prizes! – Got a great video???  HumbyTV will be giving away prizes once a week to the person who uploads a video and gets the most views.  Prizes will range from a free dinner for two, to free concerts.  Just become a member, and upload a video today!

Stay Tuned.  There’s ALOT more exciting news and events coming to HumbyTV in January and all if 2012.

Thanks for being a part of our growing community!

Tom

HumbyTV was live at the Jambalaya to film the Savage Henry Comedy Night last week.  We streamed it live, in real time, to the fans.  BIG Thanks to Chris at Savage Henry for having us film, and special thanks to CJ for producing and directing the entire night.  We had over 1,000 people come into our HumbyTV.com/live room throughout the performances.

We will be there again to film the next Savage Henry Comedy Night.  And next time, we’ll be upgrading our gear to bring the live experience of the Jambalaya to your living room in pristine quality.

TomAce

There is a lot of speculation as to why the number 420, or the time, 4:20, has become  a world known reference.  First thought in most people’s mind is Marijuana.  Some say if your caught in Califonia smoking pot, you are engaging in code “420″.   I dunno about that.   From my experience, I came upon the term 420 back in 1991 and 1992 in the parking lots of the Grateful Dead and Phish. (ugh… I hate putting them in the same sentence) The term 420 slowly emerged.  I say slowly because there was no Internet to exploit it.   It was a word of mouth type of thing.  In the early 1990′s, there were no cell phones or ways of communicating with friends while traveling from show to show, or city to city.   We realized 4:20 was a perfect time to meet people at each venue.  At 4:20, the parking lots were open, people had their spots set up and were getting settled.  But where were your friends within this fan made city?  Did they make it to the show?  To find out and make it easy, we would just always presume to meet at “4:20, Will Call.”   It worked.  At this time, not everyone in the crowd knew the term.  Small groups of fans knew what it you meant when you declared, “420!” Those that did declare and partake… well… they usually became instant friends.

From 1992-1996, 420/4:20 stayed WAAAY underground.

After 1996 though, in my opinion, it was becoming too “Cool” to use the term 420.  Highschooler’s and Dave Mathew’s fans got a hold of it.  Saying 420 at every and any chance. Notebooks, bumper stickers, t-shirts, news reports!?!, graffiti, high school, that stupid store in the mall, anywhere and everywhere…

When I first came along the term 420, my first niece and nephew were about to be born.  Now at ages 14 and 15, they’re saying,  ”Hey Uncle, all those times you said 420… did you mean…??

To me 420 was a time period of my life.  I look back and see something personal.  But unfortunately, like so many other things, I watched it get commercially destroyed.   My parents, sisters, professors, any and all authority suddenly think they cracked the code in teenage rebellion by learning  the commercially developed mainstream version of the reference to 420.

But hey, who am I to say?   I figured today, being April 20th,  would be a good day to share my opinion and point of view of this cultural phenomenon of 420/4:20.  I certainly don’t judge people or want to be judged.

But where did this term come from??  Is it a pot arrest in California?  A personal virtue that some people take almost religiously?  Maybe somewhere in the middle?

What do you think 420/4:20 means?  What does 420/4:20 mean to you?  Where did you first learn of it?  These answers probably vary from individual to individual. But I am curious.

Enjoy your day!

TomAce