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Speaking from personal experience, being a musician in a small town can be pretty crap. You can only get so big until you seem to hit a wall, where your only options of growth become touring out of town or getting signed to a professional label or promoter.

In this short documentary, which was made for a broadcast journalism class, local band Silas Reed n' the Books tells us what it's like to be 'stuck in the middle'.

If you like what you hear, be sure to check out Silas' music on his MySpace at:

www.myspace.com/silasreedndabooks

LINK: YouTube Quicktime

-BLAKEBUCK

Oxford Mississippi's Double Decker Festival is wholesome entertainment the entire family can enjoy. Street vendors selling arts and crafts, lively music, and games for the kids. But as with many facets of life in Oxford, there exists a hidden undercurrent of social deviancy.

Perhaps no group better demonstrates this then OUCH³. The Oxford University Community Hash House Harriers.

This self-described "drinking club with a running problem" meets once a month and runs along hidden trails anywhere from 2-7 miles. On the way, "hashers" are required to stop at secret checkpoints, chug a beer from a concealed cooler or perfectly-timed "beer wagon", and continue to the next checkpoint. By the end most runners are so exhausted, they might actually think Admiral Ackbar IS Colonel Reb.

According to the Local Voice, Hash Runs date back to the 1930's. While it's unclear exactly how long the Oxford chapter has been at it, the fact that it only costs $10 to party will probably solidify it's future for a long time.

LINK: YouTube Quicktime

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While Annie the Musical may have been written in 1976, and achieved great critical and commercial success since, few are aware of it's seldom-mentioned sequel. We now present the official trailer to that sequel: Little Annie Ophan Maker.

This video was written and produced by the Laff Co. improv comedy troupe in Oxford, MS. Check out their show's the first Thursday of every month at the Powerhouse theatre in Oxford, or online at www.myspace.com/laffco

Though technically I had this up on YouTube already, I added in a Laff Co slate and some pop chops. Enjoy!

LINK: YouTube Quicktime

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Ladies, we've all been there - hanging out with a gorgeous guy thinking tonight's going to be the night. He's an unemployed musician slash photographer who just might be the one. Then all the sudden things go south - when it gets intimate he starts acting weird. Then he leaves suddenly and won't answer your texts...

Is he just not that into you?

Well, maybe, but maybe not. Perhaps all you really needed was this fantastic new product for the girl on the go.

This video was produced for a performance of Laff Co - Oxford's premiere improv comedy troupe. For more information on Laff Co. visit their Myspace.

LINK: YouTube Quicktime

Welcome to Movie Mondays! Starting today I'm going to be posting a new video in the feed every Monday until I run out of new stuff (unlikely), or get too lazy to post it (very likely).

Sure, we all know men and women are different. Men like monster trucks, women like, I don't know - crying and ponies or something. Occasionally, however, these differences can cause conflict - especially in the workplace. This short film examines men and women's roles in the workplace and just might save you from a sexual assault lawsuit.

This week's video was produced as a final project for my women's studies class. Tricked into thinking I would be banging my hot classmates, I decided to go out in style - by producing this masochistic film about a woman's role in the workplace. All I got when I showed it in class were stunned looks - totally awesome.

LINK: YouTube Quicktime

-BLAKEBUCK

Most people don't know this, but our resident experts on theatre, improvisation, and cinema are also world renowned masters of Dream Theory.

Today Ricard and Dounstoun share with you some things from the deepest levels of your psyche, and their own. You have been warned.

AND NOW ALL MY OUTLETS ARE BLOWN!

LINK: YouTube Quicktime

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Ricard and Dounstoun aren't just world renowned improv comedy experts - they're also critically-acclaimed film critics.

Today they give you their thoughts on this summer's hottest movies, and thanks to their new webisode format, the sky is the limit.

From a technical standpoint, this is our first video to ever sport full-body green screen, using our brand new state of the art studio. So feel free to shower my private message inbox with praise.

Also...

COFFIN NOW.

LINK: YouTube Quicktime

-BLAKEBUCK

Are you a Dad looking for a new hobby? Well Jamie and Benjamin are here to help!

On this week's Discovering with Dads, the guys tell us about their newfound fascination with Germany.

While video may just appear to be shot in my living room, be sure, it was actually shot on a multi-million dollar soundstage replica of my living room.

Also, you dance REAL GOOD.

LINK:  Quicktime   YouTube

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Oxford Public Broadcasting is proud to present to you Ricard and Dounstoun, two of the most celebrated performers in north Mississippi community theatre.

On this week's show, Ricard and Dounstoun will be sharing their thoughts on improvisation, and how you too can make a story all of your own.

Ricard and Dounstoun will be back soon, stay tuned in here to BigHotSho.com for future episodes.

LINK: Quicktime YouTube

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Are you still wasting drips from your countertop grill? Shame on you!

This film originally premiered at the 2009 Oxford Film Festival, and has since won hundreds of awards.  Some have called it the 2001: A Space Odyssey of the modern times.  The internet times.

LINK:   YouTube   Quicktime

-BLAKEBUCK