Be in Gogol's New Video

[shhhhh]

This is from Gogol's My Space if anyone is around and/or interested....

From: GOGOL BORDELLO
Date: 19 Feb 2008 21:47
Subject: Video casting call...!
Body: Hello!

We are casting for a 2-Day Shoot - A music video for GOGOL BORDELLO!

For the track "American Wedding"

The shoot will take place on
FEB 26th&27th in Brooklyn

The video takes place at a mid-west influenced American wedding - typical decor / activities

It will quickly transform into an Eastern European gypsy carnival / celebration

This promises to be a super fun shoot!

LOOKING FOR :::

All types - Men & Women

All Ages

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Especially:

Caucasian - Men & Women – Heavy Set

35-65 yrs of age

Children

5-13 yrs of age

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Availability for all days is not required - We would appreciate any time you can give us. Featured Extras will be needed everyday

If you are interested, please contact us with the following info:

height, size, hair colour, experiences, a very clear headshot, and a phone number where we could reach you.

Featured extras will receive some pay.

Everyone participating will receive a copy of the finished video / headshots from a professional photographer

Please email with any questions.

[e-mail]

Thanks!

[hizzo]

That would be neat if i was anywhere near there!!!!

EDIT: Not that it still isn't neat!!

[tb]

Caucasian?.......Heavy Set?........Midwestern Wedding?......The video is clearly criticizing and stereotyping the country that I call home. IMO, anyone who signs up to be in this video should be shipped to Newfoundland permanently. Like the police stings where they offer free vacations to the felons with free-standing warrants and arrest them when they come to claim their prize. I mean I'm all for their freedom to criticize our nation and there is ample grounds to criticize it, but to come into our territory and advertise it as a "super fun shoot" is just an underhanded slap in the face. I mean, come on. Show some pride in your home. *smite away*

[spindlest]

[tb]

you really think that a foreign punk band trying to portray America in a good light if they're asking for fat caucasians?

[chicojuarz]

satire dude satire

[spindlest]

I'm just saying that this video can go in any number of directions. We all know what assuming does...

btw, while Gogol Bordello makes punk(ish) music, they're hardly an anarchist "we hate everything Americans are stupid" band.

[tb]

agreed. /overreaction

[Moe Train]

I already sent headshots/experience/description/pics/etc in.... I've got a great feeling about this one! Brooklyn isn't that far from here! (I'm betting that they're going to be in the big studio there.)

[Moe Train]

tb said:

Caucasian?.......Heavy Set?........Midwestern Wedding?......The video is clearly criticizing and stereotyping the country that I call home. IMO, anyone who signs up to be in this video should be shipped to Newfoundland permanently. Like the police stings where they offer free vacations to the felons with free-standing warrants and arrest them when they come to claim their prize. I mean I'm all for their freedom to criticize our nation and there is ample grounds to criticize it, but to come into our territory and advertise it as a "super fun shoot" is just an underhanded slap in the face. I mean, come on. Show some pride in your home. *smite away*

Dude... Most of the Ukrainians and Russians that I know are "bigger." I'm guessing that they're casting for this "type" first. You're totally jumping to conclusions. I really hope that I'm chosen for the vid!

[sparklybecca]

all the Ukrainians or russians i know are hotties!

[Moe Train]

Both B and I have Ukranian in our lineage....

[tb]

I was being facetious about shipping the participants to Newfoundland, but I really don't think my assumptions about the nature of the video are too off-based........

"American Wedding"- Gogol Bordello

Nothing gets these people going
not even Gypsy Kings
nobody talks about my Supertheory
of Supereverythings!
SO be you Donald Trump
Or be an anarchist
Make sure that your wedding
Doesn't end up like this

I understand the cultures
Of a different kind
But here word celebration
Just doesn't come to mind

[Moe Train]

They're very tongue in cheek... Of course they could be calling out the W.T. weddings...

[shhhhh]

Wow...I never thought I'd see someone ripping Gogol for something like that...they're probably the most culturally diverse, open-minded band around today...

Glad you love your country and all....but I think you might be missing the point...of both what they're about, and what the country is about.

[Sköldpadda]

tb said:

Caucasian?.......Heavy Set?........Midwestern Wedding?......The video is clearly criticizing and stereotyping the country that I call home. IMO, anyone who signs up to be in this video should be shipped to Newfoundland permanently. Like the police stings where they offer free vacations to the felons with free-standing warrants and arrest them when they come to claim their prize. I mean I'm all for their freedom to criticize our nation and there is ample grounds to criticize it, but to come into our territory and advertise it as a "super fun shoot" is just an underhanded slap in the face. I mean, come on. Show some pride in your home. *smite away*

What's wrong with Newfoundland?

[purplefuzzystuff]

HAHA!! I think it's bloody brilliant....

Moe Train you said it...they are very tongue in cheek...

[Sassbox!]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

[purplefuzzystuff]

see, sassbox! gets it too haha.....

let's not get so offended tb.....it's all good.....

[Sassbox!]

Actually, I was laughing at the "What's wrong with Newfoundland?" post, but I agree in general that there's no harm here.

[tb]

I'm not ripping on them.....I just think it's quacked up for them to be in America casting and filming a song that is clearly meant to take a jab at American culture (although not terribly offensive). How would it look for an American band to go to Afghanistan and say "hey, we're gonna be filming a video for a song that is poking fun at your cultural customs. But don't worry.......It's tongue and cheek. Stereotypical Afghanis, send in your headshots!" It's just become so trendy and hip for people to criticize America whenever they have an audience to project upon. And they just eat that stuff up. But God forbid an American criticize another culture! That's not very open-minded or worldly!

-sorry for opening a can of worms. and moby, i loved your bonnaroo essay.

[Moe Train]

"If you can't laugh at yourself..."

[Sassbox!]

I think Americans are doing far more offensive things in other countries.

[Sköldpadda]

Seriously, what the hell is wrong with Newfoundland? I'm about to have to bust some ass in here.

EDIT: I'm going to sleep, but I would still like some sort of answer when I wake up, if that's possible. Thanks...

[SouthGA_Festival Machine]

sassbox said:

I think Americans are doing far more offensive things in other countries.

That has got to be the understatement of the year.

[shhhhh]

southgajd said:

sassbox said:

I think Americans are doing far more offensive things in other countries.

That has got to be the understatement of the year.

Yeah...we really need to make it a priority to get a leash around Team America...they blew up Paris, and Cairo....God!

[cupcake]

i think it would be so much fun! I don't have any exerience or a headshot or anything though...

[Moe Train]

I don't think that you need any experience to be a "regular" extra in the vid. I think they are looking for experience in the featured extras.

[cupcake]

i sent in my info... we'll see what happens

[purplefuzzystuff]

Good Luck you guys!!! I know that would be so fun!!!!