An interesting dynamic to the whole event for me was that every 10 minutes or so I got another message sent to my beeper from the website. All over my site, including the page where I put the chat and updating cam image, you can use these little windows to send messages directly to my beeper:



For example, the last comment sent to my beeper was:

(From here)

peekaboo! givn' u luv from London.

Anyway, on the chat page I asked people to let me know if the live audio or video was crapping out since the gremlins were ravenous on the day of the event. So here they are, a bunch of human error messages and comments from the peanut gallery, for whatever they're worth:

 

(Message, at 06/05/99 11:40:38 )

Hey cousin wrybread, how about a different angle?

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(Message, at 06/05/99 11:43:37 )

Wave to the audience, why don't you?

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(Message, at 06/05/99 11:45:14 )

What in the heck is going on over there? Did he lose something?

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(Message, at 06/05/99 11:46:38 )

Do you think Guano is going to throw up before the party because I have to leave soon?

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(Message, at 06/05/99 11:52:45 )

hey, looks cool. I am tempted to stay inside and watch it come together, but it is so beautiful outside it would be inhuman to do so. I should be back inside by sundown, if you need some feedback. gammer

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(Message, at 06/05/99 11:57:49 )

I've been sitting here staring at that shopping cart in a kind of a contemplative way and I got to thinking: poor Guano. Maybe he won't throw up after all. Even though I assume those garbage cans with plastic bags in them will probably have kegs or something. But what if Guano deosn't feel like throwing up? What then?

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(Message, at 06/05/99 12:00:50 )

I did not mispell 'doesn't.' It seems there are limits to cyberspace capabilities if the beeper's going to be screwing around with my spelling.

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(Message, at 06/05/99 12:03:17 )

Wow. Who's that guy?

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(Message, at 06/05/99 12:06:07 )

Wrybread? Is that you? You look kind of tense. Loosen up. It's a party!

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(Message, at 06/05/99 12:10:47 )

Watching this, I feel a little like an astronaut. Everything's moving kind of slow just as if there were no gravity.

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(Message, at 06/05/99 12:13:20 )

Dude, is that a decoration that guy's messing with?

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(Message, at 06/05/99 12:15:13 )

Looks like a big onion or something from here. I'm also puzzled by the green object on the far left of the screen. Somebody's pack back? That most definitely was a dog though. Can you believe I'm writing this and working on my manuscript at the same time? I can't.

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(Message, at 06/05/99 12:18:32 )

alright lets see anew angle
dave here
is mabel there already
i was hoping to get a ride from her and help

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(Message, at 06/05/99 12:23:34 )

thanks
what about mabel?

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(Message, at 06/05/99 12:32:31 )

Gotta check out "Tom Jonesing" Band playing tonight. They slayed em last night!

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(Message, at 06/05/99 12:44:51 )

Hey, let's see the BUSS on the WebCam!

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(Message, at 06/05/99 14:16:57 )

focus
focus
focus

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(Message, at 06/05/99 14:33:35 )

good job on the focus

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(Message, at 06/05/99 15:00:01 )

sounds good here, can't see shit, not sure where the action is -- taking a shower and nap -- Ryk

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(Message, at 06/05/99 15:40:25 )

where's my frickin audio. Who says there's audio. Pix look good but you prob need to reboot the sound. gamete

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(Message, at 06/05/99 16:04:45 )

it acts like it is playing but I am not getting any sound g

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(Message, at 06/05/99 16:05:54 )

there is some sound now but it is very low

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(Message, at 06/05/99 16:35:15 )

I'm getting some staticy audio, nothing much

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(Message, at 06/05/99 16:36:53 )

there's no video past 3:51 !!!!!!

=(

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(Message, at 06/05/99 16:38:11 )

i'm not gettin no cam, but im gettin sound!!

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(Message, at 06/05/99 16:38:17 )

I can hear you

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(Message, at 06/05/99 16:51:56 )

Hey could you post a different angle maybe? WE can't really see a whole lot from this one, everyone's far away.

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(Message, at 06/05/99 17:01:09 )

cam is upside down but is refreshing and got the kids doing their dirty rap. pretty funny. g

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(Message, at 06/05/99 17:16:33 )

Hugh, when I launch the real player I get "request file not found":pnm://live.hyperreal.org:7077/live.rm

- Scott Beale

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(Message, at 06/05/99 17:50:54 )

Hey yo. Tis the Citizen One of the Omniverse. Sending blessings and love vibes to all the sexy people of SanFrancisco....
Humbibbly Boo...

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(Message, at 06/05/99 18:13:50 )

"Beep beep," I say.

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(Message, at 06/05/99 18:49:15 )

hey. where is Cody or Kandi Cabana.? this is Mama Cabana

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(Message, at 06/05/99 19:05:03 )

No audio! :(

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(Message, at 06/05/99 19:07:06 )

hey there cl cody cabana love frm sis


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(Message, at 06/05/99 19:19:10 )

Audio's back up!

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(Message, at 06/05/99 19:25:39 )

Nice drumming, could you get them closer to the mic's?

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(Message, at 06/05/99 19:27:08 )

Sesame street..... nice

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(Message, at 06/05/99 19:43:59 )

audio is down again now

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(Message, at 06/05/99 20:52:15 )

change the camera veiw
stage lights are a bother

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(Message, at 06/05/99 20:59:39 )

Hey Cody Cabana,
where are you?

Mama Cabana

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(Message, at 06/05/99 20:59:57 )

hi everyone saying hello frm high desert to my bro & sis the TWINS love ya

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(Message, at 06/05/99 20:59:58 )

hi everyone saying hello frm high desert to my bro & sis the TWINS love ya

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(Message, at 06/05/99 21:04:51 )

no really
can't see anything but the stage light now

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(Message, at 06/05/99 21:07:11 )

i want my audio

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(Message, at 06/05/99 21:17:07 )

the live cam is down too!

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(Message, at 06/05/99 21:29:08 )

not getting any audio or video

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(Message, at 06/05/99 21:33:45 )

Video not refreshing since 905 and no sound

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(Message, at 06/05/99 21:41:23 )

hey,its MAX the boy.just wanted to say hi

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(Message, at 06/05/99 21:54:34 )

useless

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(Message, at 06/05/99 21:56:42 )

hey sammy! it's mara, just saying hi!

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(Message, at 06/05/99 22:02:42 )

anyone around in costumes yet? Let see it!

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(Message, at 06/05/99 22:05:12 )

light is too bright...cant see the face clearly

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(Message, at 06/05/99 22:09:50 )

can you rig it so that you are taking the pix manually.
not the regular interval automatic set-up. Much blur and off the mark shots are what I see. Sound coming thru pretty good. g

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(Message, at 06/05/99 22:19:22 )

cyberbuss- please show us the golden girrrl again (if you can find her)
Thx- mistress eden

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(Message, at 06/05/99 22:22:45 )

need a new pic. sound ok, but could use a naration. somebody step up to the mic and let it all hang out. g

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(Message, at 06/05/99 22:33:50 )

I'm back. Where's Guano? Is he still standing?

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(Message, at 06/05/99 23:04:17 )

So fucking happy to be here.

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(Message, at 06/05/99 23:13:01 )

Yup, your audio just went out.

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(Message, at 06/05/99 23:30:22 )

fix the dam audio fool\


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(Message, at 06/05/99 23:36:59 )

focus focus


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(Message, at 06/06/99 00:21:22 )

no sound, no photos here in Texas. WHAT A PARTY!!!!!!!!

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(Message, at 06/06/99 00:22:56 )

hey! can you wander over to where we can see some
dancing peeps?

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(Message, at 06/06/99 00:24:31 )

So whats in Pittsburgh

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(Message, at 06/06/99 00:28:13 )

enuff of the band! can we see other stuffs?
thank you! ; D

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(Message, at 06/06/99 00:43:44 )

HUNTER'S POINT--WE HAVE A PROBLEM...
NO VID.

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(Message, at 06/06/99 01:05:30 )

Yo Alec, Payaso here. The cam's stuck at 12:33 ... 4:04am out here. Look's like Mabel was on half an hour ago. Is the Guzzman around?
Connecting the coasts ... thank you.


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(Message, at 06/06/99 01:33:51 )

hey wrybread,
is Dave around?

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(Message, at 06/06/99 03:32:48 )

A big kiss to the Love Dodge from Lilia in San Diego!!!

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(Message, at 06/06/99 03:34:27 )

who turned out the lights g

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(Message, at 06/06/99 06:25:42 )

i'm logging on from England - say hi to Cyber Sam - I've been chatting to him about making some kind of film on the Cyberbuss thang ...

Marc Silver

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(Message, at 06/06/99 09:00:55 )

our being is LIGHT

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(Message, at 06/06/99 11:13:15 )

ahh, a message for you:
The earlybird gets the worm, and yet,good things come to those who wait.
FUNK DAT!

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(Message, at 06/06/99 21:22:53 )

hey you! are you coming to jet your van? I'm taking bids for the van, frankie wants the radio stuff for scrap aluminum...
also, your website does interesting thing s to my computer. cee ya soon
anton

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(Message, at 06/07/99 01:03:00 )

'eelo boss hows it goin'? If ya wanna know who this is ask Erika !!! see ya later
MERLYN

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(Message, at 06/07/99 11:45:57 )

tell dave that jet says hi

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(Message, at 06/07/99 13:55:14 )

Anita Louise web sight suggested your sight!

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(Message, at 06/07/99 14:49:16 )

Wrybread:

Thanks for your amazing contributions at the ball Saturday night.
Hope you had a blast, I certainly did. I was interviewed by ZDTV on the buss and can't remember what I talked about.

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Say something to my beeper:

The last message was:

(From here)

peekaboo! givn' u luv from London.

 

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