icarusancalion

Oh, my vidding friends, I have a question for you.

Where can I upload three videos (non-fandom in this case) that is not a public marquee like YouTube? There was once a site, but alas, it is gone, and my account is gone too.

The videos in question are of my ex, S., dancing.

Yes!

amothea has finished her vid for me for Sweet Charity. Sheppard centric (of course).

Download it here: Becoming A Hero
Or watch it on imeem: Becoming A Hero

This is our John, first season John, confused and awed by Atlantis, then slowly coming into his own as a leader and a soldier. amothea's images of Atlantis are sweeping and grand, like Brian Tyler's music: larger than life.

Look. Comment, comment. She's done some beautiful work here. Yeah, this is why we love Sheppard.

I confess, I don't like many vids (and most of the ones I like are Sheppard centric, hmm). I hoped I would like hers but I wasn't sure. Now I'm one happy camper.

ETA: You know what this vid reminds me of? Firefly.

Christopher Bowman, the Showman

Here are a few routines by Christopher Bowman, a skater who reminds me of Rodney's (waaaay AU) style of skating in Out Of Bounds… his solid, energetic body language, sense of drama, flirting with the camera (okay, maybe Chris is a little more silly than Rodney but not by much). Scott Hamilton's remark really sums him up: "Chris Bowman doesn't compete for medals. He competes so he can perform in the Gala of Champions."

I like that he all but wears a banner that says "I am the gayest skater you have ever seen, bar none. Watch me!"

Christopher Bowman the Showman – 1991 Skate America Gala 'California Dreamin'
This is hot. Very hot.

Christopher Bowman the Showman – 1991 Skate America Gala 'Bad Boy'
The starting pose alone will crack you up, especially considering the last part of Out Of Bounds.

Christopher Bowman the Showman – 1992 Olympics Gala version of 'Bad Boy'
I couldn't decide which version to give you, so I'm offering both. This one has more energy and fire.

To explain the 'Bad Boy' theme, Chris Bowman has the rep of being skating's bad boy.

Why?

Welllll... you could credit things like the time he got beat up during a drug deal gone bad in Toronto. Or you might note his shaking his ass at the judges as part of his skating routines. Or, in terms of competition, you might notice his last-minute tendency to throw in big jumps he couldn't even land in practice – to disastrous effect. So maybe the skating federation is red-faced over Bowman, but he's a lot of fun to watch.


ETA: If you'd like more skating videos, check out the greatest skating resource ever: http://fsvids.9.forumer.com/

You need to join the group to download videos but they have everything, and it's beautifully organized. Thank you, sevenall for letting us know, and fleurrochard for many helpful skating links. (Yeah, I got everyone's names mixed up at first. I do that in person, too.)