Author Archives: matt

Seattle, Washington Comments on the 2008 Dancing Video

This is a place for comments on the 2008 dancing video. I read all this stuff and I enjoy hearing what you have to say. If you have any questions, I try to answer them in the FAQ. It’s terribly … Continue reading

Seattle, Washington Dancer Comments

This is a place where people who danced in the video can put their comments. Let us know where you are, what you’re wearing, that sort of thing. Is someone standing in front of you and hogging all the attention? … Continue reading

Seattle, Washington Fleeting Details

Here’s the first frame of the new video. It features a goat on a motorcycle. You can watch the video a dozen times and never notice that it begins with a goat on a motorcycle. And yet there it is, … Continue reading

Seattle, Washington Where the Hell is Matt?: The Motion Picture

The video is all but done. Just tweaking colors and audio mix at this point. On Monday I showed it at YouTube’s main office. They invited me to come speak there a while back and I took them up on … Continue reading

Seattle, Washington My 6th Grade Science Fair Project

Actually, it’s a time-coded, sequential map of the new video, displayed at an irritatingly low resolution. This helps me figure out where each clip feels like it fits into the flow. It’s a mixture of color, energy, and geography, among … Continue reading

Seattle, Washington Because I Am Weak And I Cannot Resist

Matt, You’re an idiot!  Once again an arrogant American steps up to show the rest of the world that we have no respect or understanding of other countries or cultures.  I have spent the last 25 years of my life … Continue reading

Seattle, Washington The Last Dance

I’m home. Shot the last clip in Seattle yesterday. I’m done dancing. Now it’s time to edit. Searched Flickr for "matt harding seattle" and found loads of great pictures from the event, so I’m just going to pilfer those. Thanks … Continue reading

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Sandcastles and Shoelaces

hoSo I finally made it to Brazil. After hundreds of "Why did you forget Brazil?" emails over the years, I am now getting "What took you so long to come to Brazil?" emails, which are about 20% less annoying. And … Continue reading

Buenos Aires, Argentina Zombies and Vampires

From time to time I’m asked how I endure all the long flights and trains and boats and buses. Here’s how. …well, it’s not the only way, but it’s a component of my arsenal: Games magazine. This is one of … Continue reading

Mexico City, Mexico La Calzada de los Muertos

Stopped at the newsstand in SeaTac airport. A prayer, once more, to my benevolent corporate masters (now with new flavors) for safe passage on this, my final journey. Danced at the Zocalo in Mexico City. Nice turnout. Lots of students … Continue reading