Matt Hanley Storytelling

How is Amy?

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:08:39 +0000

Matt catches up with an old roommate .. and lightning strikes.

Interview with Alison Krauss

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:49:07 +0000

When 26-time Grammy Award winner Alison Krauss visited The Times Center, I was in attendance, and was able to ask a question. Seeing how she began her recording career at age 14, and is so accomplished, I thought she was relevant to the debate of whether 10,000 hours is necessary to become an expert. As it turns out, she had read the book “Outliers,” and yet did not seem to think she was one… I think the combination of her humbleness, and my lack of follow-up / clarification question hurt the story.

Here’s the link to the Live Stream. Jump to minute 1:12:30.

Minimalism

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:01:33 +0000

My girlfriend’s become a minimalist.

She wants nothing to do with me.

What Did President Obama Say..

admin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:21:47 +0000

What did President Obama say when a rocky member of the Fantastic Four enter the room?

Look, here’s the Thing.

A New Winter Bus Season

admin — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 06:50:39 +0000

Early this year I made an animated video about a character, Meely-Mouthed Gary, waiting for a city bus.

I have edited the video. Now it is 2:30 rather than 4 minutes, and I have removed the background music. Here is the new video: