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icarusThis is why I love Out Of Bounds.
Yesterday morning, I got a mysterious email:
People do this with Out Of Bounds. Every now and then someone sends photomanips of skaters. Vids. Pictures of Johnny Weir in high-heeled boots. A link to a skating movie. All followed with, "Hey, this reminded me of Out Of Bounds." I get the feeling that people are really having fun with this story. Which is good. I am, too.
I now have typed out and ready to go seven full scenes. Sadly, there are several more scenes before I get to these, and other scenes that need to fill in between them.
So. Hmm.
It's a little like having bricks and needing mortar.
Anyone got any mortar?
Yesterday morning, I got a mysterious email:
Hi, total stranger emailing you here! But I saw this post on ApartmentTherapy and the picture instantly reminded me of your story Out ofBounds. Of course, I then had to reread it for the gajillionth time.
http://hometech.apartmenttherapy.com/hometech/surveys/survey-how-do-you-store-your-media-033595"
People do this with Out Of Bounds. Every now and then someone sends photomanips of skaters. Vids. Pictures of Johnny Weir in high-heeled boots. A link to a skating movie. All followed with, "Hey, this reminded me of Out Of Bounds." I get the feeling that people are really having fun with this story. Which is good. I am, too.
I now have typed out and ready to go seven full scenes. Sadly, there are several more scenes before I get to these, and other scenes that need to fill in between them.
So. Hmm.
It's a little like having bricks and needing mortar.
Anyone got any mortar?
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Date: 2007-10-13 12:17 am (UTC)This reminds me--I am doing an Atlantis vid for Sweet Charity about. Well. The wackiness of fandom. I mean to reference a number of stories, including Out of Bounds, and I was wondering if you (or your readers!) could suggest some Shep-lookalike skaters there is footage of for the vidding with.
Any ideas?
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Date: 2007-10-13 12:34 am (UTC)Here's a place where you can download high quality skating vids to use: http://www.fsvids.net/
His "How To Pick Music" routine has a moment where he skates down and slides on his knees like a rock star.
I can't wait to see your vid. Let me know when you finish it, okay? I love the wackiness of fandom.
Icarus
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Date: 2007-10-13 12:58 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-13 12:43 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-13 12:44 am (UTC)http://www.fsvids.net/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=4&t=397&st=100#entry78717
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Date: 2007-10-13 12:58 am (UTC)Do I sound excited?
My Sweet Charity person is doing a vid to "I Can't Decide" by the Scissor Sisters, the theme being a certain John Sheppard having had it up to here with one Rodney McKay.
Icarus
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Date: 2007-10-13 01:15 am (UTC)Do I sound excited?
Hahahahaha, I sort of wobble between really excited and "this is so brilliant!" and "Oh, God, what am I downloading for fandom NOW?"
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Date: 2007-10-13 01:55 am (UTC)Aha. Here's the fast way to pick skating footage.
Go to YouTube and search for Lysacek (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=lysacek&search=tag). Check for clips that you like.
Then go to the skating vids site and download high quality versions. This should save you time.
Icarus
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Date: 2007-10-13 02:09 am (UTC)Low quality footage but I bet you can get a better version.
Icarus
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Date: 2007-10-13 02:20 am (UTC)I'd better stop before you get a restraining order.
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Date: 2007-10-13 02:41 am (UTC)*grins* Do not feel compelled to stop!
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Date: 2007-10-13 02:52 am (UTC)Icarus
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Date: 2007-10-13 11:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-14 01:59 am (UTC)BTW I saw the two you requested on the thread pop up, so I have those to work with, now!
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Date: 2007-10-14 02:53 am (UTC)Did you like that starting pose or the jump in the INXS piece (most of it's dull)?
His other Exhibition programs over the last two years have been a little ... fruity (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTZVoFwfatA). Purple costumes. Sweeping arm gestures. Interested? There's a beautiful one to Time To Say Goodbye that I can look up for you.
When he was in the Jr Worlds he was only 18, 19 -- and whoa. Too young. He's only 22 now.
I haven't seen this one (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVJMhTwZF0w) yet, but it looks interesting.
Icarus
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Date: 2007-10-14 05:45 am (UTC)Wow. He skates with such power and passion here. This is probably Lysacek at his best.
Icarus
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Date: 2007-10-14 10:22 pm (UTC)Then I've seconded her request and added the "Forever Young" Exhibition at the 2006 Cup of China.
Keep your eyes peeled. *g*
Icarus
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Date: 2007-10-15 12:44 am (UTC)Good news/bad news on the fsvids forum: the INXS piece is up, and something I've never seen ("Boston"?). Sadly, the Cup of China Exhibition is still "restricted" so we have to wait on that one.
Icarus
Skating in jeans!
Date: 2007-10-16 12:34 am (UTC)Re: Skating in jeans!
Date: 2007-10-16 05:53 am (UTC)In a further pants-related bits, please tell me there's an active RPF fandom for these skaters, because I'm watching a clip where the commentator tells how he forgot his pants, whose all he tried on, and whose he's wearing now. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1vINpeJOvM) I mean, seriously. There HAS to be fic about how he got into Johnny Weir's pants.
(I don't necessarily want to read it: I just want to know it exists. So I don't have to do anything with it.)
...lord.
Re: Skating in jeans!
Date: 2007-10-16 06:02 am (UTC)*g*
Re: Skating in jeans!
Date: 2007-10-16 06:03 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-13 02:32 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-13 12:55 am (UTC)you rock. but you knew that. :D.
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Date: 2007-10-15 12:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-13 01:14 am (UTC)I hope the mortar issue settles for you soon. I'd love some more to print out!
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Date: 2007-10-15 12:53 am (UTC)I've never written anything this long before. The most was 75,000, complete. Here we're way over that, and maybe two thirds of the way through the story.
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Date: 2007-10-15 01:15 am (UTC)Looking forward to the remaining "third"!
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Date: 2007-10-15 01:47 am (UTC)I've seriously considered turning it into original fiction. Although there's not much of a market for gay figure skating stories, heh. I've been giving my dad pieces of it to see if it flies as original fiction (he doesn't know John and Rodney from Adam). I've promised him the whole first draft when it's done (I'll probably fade to black on the steamier sex scenes for him).
Icarus
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Date: 2007-10-16 03:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-16 06:09 pm (UTC)Icarus
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Date: 2007-10-16 06:19 pm (UTC)