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Winner of the Plague of Smiles Contest

custom Plague of Smiles FLIP mino HD camcorder! 01/04/10 - Three months ago I launched a video contest on youtube to promote awareness of the fraud that surrounds the H1N1 vaccine.  Some things go viral.  Some don't.  This one went nowhere.  Only one person entered the contest.  In the video that you were required to watch, an executive of a large pharmaceutical company has his balls chopped off and mailed off to some other as a warning.  There are penalties in life when you purposely spread a disease in order to sell a phony vaccine that does more harm than good.  Anyway... the contestant then had to answer a few questions, namely, how many "plague of smile" candies were in the jar of balls.  So Jordge Y. of San Diego, you are the winner by default and a custom Plague of Smiles Mino HD camcorder is being mailed off to you.  Congratulations.  A final look at the short film below.

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2009 Moon River Ranch Christmas Party Pics

12/25/09 -  Merry Christmas all and a Happy 2010!  I just finished posting the pics from our corporate retreat at The Moon River Ranch.  What a place to be!  The main building is four stories tall, all built in log cabin style with custom furniture and decorations.  Originally owned by a rich dentist who reinvested his earnings into cattle, buffalo, and exotic animals, the Moon River Ranch then became a retreat for the ultra wealthy and corporate CEO's.  Click the picture below to see all the pics from our 2009 party.  Exquisitely beautiful!

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Six months down the road begins today

10/11/09 - I just finished my first short film (H1N1BS) and now that I've got the film bug I have to start another project.  This one is going to be mostly animation and just a little bit of film.  In order to create this music video I am pyramid amps in Ken D. Webber's MAAT roomgoing to have to first create seven rooms filled with amusing little things that have stuck in my noodle over the years.  

I made a test run last night and animated 2 seconds of animation.  It took about 24 hours for my computer to render the artwork.  I am going to cut my time in half by loading up Carrara on both of my computers and getting everything perfect in the production stages.  Six months, maybe less, I should have a really cool animated cartoon all my own, complete with music.  I leave you with a small taster, a still image of what the first room is like.  Below that you will find a stereoscopic image.  Look at it with your eyes crossed to see my pyramid room in 3D.  Stay tuned for progress.

pyramid amps in Ken D. Webber's MAAT room

3D stereoscopic image, cross your eyes

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Success at last!

09/20/09 -  Rendering and production work is done.  I have my first VERY short video in the can now although I am NOT happy with youtube and their HD system.  They seem to make everything a bit darker. Still, I have learned some leasons and will tweak my films in the future to bring them in line with my vision.  

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Admitting Failure!

09/18/09 - I started rendering in Carrara on monday.  I am still in the rendering process!  Remember, fifteen seconds of animation requires the computer to "draw" 1500 individual pictures, in HD nonetheless.  The rest of the first video is finished and sitting in Ableton Live waiting for animation.  I will not have another chance to get on the computer saturday so let's shoot for say... Sunday?  Modern Technology, sometimes it's great and sometimes it's great a few days later.  

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It's all about the sound and the mood

07/19/09 - Check the Plague of Smiles website.  I just added song number 4 entitled "Get those kittens OFF my screen door!"  I would like to say that no cute and cuddly little kittens were hurt during the recording of this song.  

In addition to song number 4, I have also added some plague merch to the site.  Now you can drink the plague of your choice in our stylish coffee cup.  Don't let the stare of the horse drive you insane.  Support the cause and help us spread some smiles!

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Plague of Smiles Announcement

Plague of Smiles07/11/09 - Since being laid off I have been busy.  32 weeks of unemployment is not a lot of time so I thought now would be the perfect time to start my musical career.

The name of the band is Plague of Smiles.

I have released two songs to date, Rolling Off The Guillotine and Wipe That Smile Right Off Your Face.  Click the smiling horse at right to visit my music myspace page and have a listen.  Your comments would be most appreciated.  

I don't know exactly what kind of music you'd call it.  It has certain elements of rock and is a bit jazzy at times, maybe experimental or electronica.  I am using a program called Ableton Live 7.0 as the center of my studio.  I got the initial idea from artists Jesse Reno and Edward B. Gordon.  I have since learned of Jonathan Coulton.  

Right now the songs are free.  Once I figure out how to add the shopping cart then I'll start selling downloads. The new website for the band is:  http://www.kendwebber.com/plague.html and I am going to try and add, on average, a song a week.  Something to keep you smiling!

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I just got... laid off!

Crazy Man by Ken D. Webber
The above image is entitled "Crazy Man" copyrighted by artist Ken D. Webber; All rights reserved.
06/11/09 - A bad economy and only a trickle of purchase orders, what you gonna do?  Season of the ax!  But I left on a really great note and Global Rail Systems is a pretty competitive company so I see them bouncing back soon.  In the meantime, I am a professional artist with plenty of time on his hands and maybe you know someone who needs graphic design/illustration work?  Rock bands needing CD art, graphics, etc.?   Maybe you need someone with HTML, Javascript, CSS knowledge?  Now would be the time to shoot me an email and give a shout out to all your friends.

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Ken adds another dream...

Ken D. Webber's House Plan

05/25/09 - If you do not have a dream, a plan, something that you and spirit can work on together, then your WILL on the material plane is devoid of power.  Ok, yes I have had a few beers but tinfoil hat?  Nay I say!  Nay!

I have had this house in my head for about six years now, the plan moving at a snail's pace.  I have finally put it down on paper, er digital... paper.  If you've ever wondered, "Ken, where is your money going to go?"  Now you know.  The house I dream of is to be underground.  Above ground are going to be row after row of solar cells and wind turbines so that all my energy is free.  There will also be fruit trees, a garden, and black walnut trees (investment wood).  Add to this a car that operates using compressed air for fuel or water, I have yet to decide.  To get a sense of scale, the movie room is going to be about 33 feet across.  I want this underground house to be tornado proof, fire proof, and built far away from water so that I won't have to worry about flooding.  I want this house built to last, oh, about a thousand years.  It would be nice to share this house with women who can put up with me.  1.618... is my dream and if you know the significance of that then good for you fellow seer.

Isn't it good to dream!

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What has Ken been up to all these weeks?

05/03/09 -  The story begins about two years ago and was posted here in a blog that all fledgling musicians should read.  Just reading it may save you vast amounts of time and money.  

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GNX4

computer and keys

My brother Mike

Ableton Live 7.0

After getting suckered by Native Instrument's huge lemon of a product - Battery 3 - I got tired of dealing with all the amateur systems and decided to step up to the professional level and buy Ableton Live, a complete recording, mixing, and beat-making monster of a program.  Ableton Live however, needed more than my small-time computer would provide and thus began the quest to build a better computer.  

The parts came in week after week as I could afford them.  I stored them away until ready to tackle the beast.  My room looked like it had been hit by the perfect geek storm of a hurricane.  

Some of the more geekish details include a Noctua CPU heatsink with not one, but two fans and a keyboard with red LED's so that I can compose music in a darkened room and still see what I'm typing on.  

Music for me is all about mood and atmosphere.  

I was able to put most of the system together but still had to call on my brother Mike (happy guy, happy finger, picture at left) for some tech support.  I wanted to take a baseball bat to the damn thing but his cooler head prevailed - no pun intended (okay... maybe just a little pun).   

And finally, the screenshot at left of Ableton Live, fully configured and ready to go.  So in the weeks ahead, should I disappear for weeks on end, you'll know that I am hard at play creating songs and music.  The dream at last!

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3rd Ad hits print, 4th on the way

global rail advertisement

04/28/09 - Take a look.  This is my third ad (March issue of Railway Age Magazine) for www.globalrailsystems.com, two quarter page B/W ads and a full page color back cover ad.  Just finished a fourth ad for the upcoming issue of Progressive Railroading, a full color quarter page ad that's going to look absolutely killer in my Illustration/Graphic Design portfolio!  I worked with the client to come up with some really great concepts and was aided by the work of photographer Michael Minor.  

Staying busy!

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My first official customizable headstock design

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03/26/09 - I just finished my first design for the HORUS system.  I went with a very cool stylized comic book approach that will be silkscreened onto a thin flat piece of wood then cut out with a band saw and finished.  As many of you already know, I am slowly creating my prototype TRUTH guitar (click Master Volume above).  The first model is a death model guitar and I would like to ship it with the following attachable headstock design (click on the thumbs at left).  The name of the first guitar is "CLOUD" as in poisonous cloud of nerve and hallucinogenic gas.  

My art goals with HORUS are to create a good many headstocks, maybe even license out the images when HORUS gets rolling.  Should speedloader type trems take hold then I should have a great side business.  To learn more about this amazing new system for speedloader guitars just click the HORUS knob above and enjoy my new art. Imagine Cloud as a headstock on a TRUTH guitar of your own.

Cloud is copyright 2009 by Ken D. Webber; All Rights Reserved

TRUTH Stickers arrive, Sticker Robot Rocks!

02/12/09 - HIGHLY Recommended screenprinters deliver the goods.  Got my stickers in today from Sticker Robot.  Take a look.

They are screenprinted on VERY durable white vinyl.  This is the second sticker I've ordered from these guys and I am extremely pleased with their quality and speed.  One of the best companies on the Internet!  The guitar pictured in the sticker is slowly coming together piece by piece.  Clear acrylic, multi-colored LED's, DiMarzio pickups, so freakin' hot!  Read more about it by clicking my Master Volume knob above.  

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Jack Plate Arrives - Looks GREAT!

01/29/09 - Check the Master Volume knob above.  I just posted two pics of the new jack plate.  It is a custom design I created on my computer and uploaded to the www.ponoko.com website to have them machine the part out of stainless steel.  VERY PLEASED with the results.

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Burundanga Begins

01/07/09 - I have taken positive steps this month towards work on "Burundanga Becomes You."  I have had this screenplay in the back of my mind for about four years or so and after reading Robert McKee's book "STORY" I believe I now possess all the necessary writer's tools (Knowledge + Movie Magic Screenwriter 2000 software + My Canon printer + Time ) to create what is sure to be a compelling and powerful work of cinematic art.  In addition to completing the screenplay I am also taking time to document the process of putting together the story according to how it emerges as one beat follows the next and each scene turns on it's character's beginning values.  It is one thing to hear Mr. McKee talk of these things but quite another for you, the reader, to see how a writer uses that instruction to create their story.

Once complete, the screenplay and notes are going to be bundled with my book in PDF form and sold on CD, as well as digital delivery if I can find the appropriate vendor.  Take a look at the completed artwork for the cover HERE and HERE (I currently use www.clubflyers.com as my printer of choice)  and read the logline for the script.  A "logline" is Hollywoodspeak for a description that sums up your movie in 25 words or less.  If at this point you don't know what "burundanga" is I highly suggest that you do a google search and discover what new nightmare is coming for you just around the corner.

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New Jack Plate

12/07/08 - Posted the new design for the jack plate for the TRUTH model guitars under Master Volume.

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Things to be thankful for...

11/25/08 - Here's some pics of my recent brain surgery (I have a rare disease that is known as acromegaly) to remind you to be thankful this thanksgiving for all that's been given to you.  You have your life, your friends, your loves, and never should you take them for granted because everything can be taken away in an instant.  Click the thumbs below to see enlarged view.

acromegaly surgery, transsphenoidal endoscopic hypophysectomy

acromegaly surgery, transsphenoidal endoscopic hypophysectomy

acromegaly surgery, transsphenoidal endoscopic hypophysectomy

I was released from the hospital on Sunday, went back in on Monday to have the nasal packs removed (yes, I cried like a little girl... ouch!).  I do not know how successful the operation was since I have only talked with the E.N.T. but let us hope they got it all.  I will know more after my followup with the neurosurgeon in December.  Read all the details in "Here's to Boners."

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The Powerful Aroma of good coffee!

Caffeine and frustration converge upon me while sitting in a Starbucks one day.  As you probably already know, Starbucks, and other similar coffee houses, are a great place to people watch, which as an artist I love to do. Anything to procrastinate.  There is a guessing game I like to play.  You watch the people in line and you try to guess if your knowledge is superior to that which they have.  You sip your coffee and listen in to the conversations floating around the room to gather clues as to where you stand up against them.  Who in the crowd of people around you would benefit from the knowledge you contain in your life experience?  Whose life would be made immensely easier if they knew what you know?  Whose life will end up like so many broken coffee cups without your knowledge?

On this particular day, I feel like a broken coffee cup myself.  I feel I should be doing something more to enlighten the public than just writing articles for a website that no one pays attention to.  So much of my time is spent typing out answers to the questions that arrive in my inbox, questions about secret societies, hidden knowledge, burundanga, mind control, and the various laws of power.  People have a deep need for inside information that is accurate and free of disinformation.  If you are like most people, you like to have a little advance warning before the real shit hits the fan, right?   I sit and drink my coffee wondering how many people around me know about 'coffee cupping.'  How would people feel if the mysteries were revealed to them?  

I'm glad to tell you that I found a way to end my frustration that day, but it took a donut or three sitting there in Starbucks before the answer arrived at the peak of my caffeine high.  Instead of typing and retyping emails I decide to just put all the information you need inside one powerful book.  Pour my life knowledge and experiences onto the page and fill it to the brim.  You deserve to know these things.  

It's not at all what you may at first be thinking.
This is one Coffee Cup you can't get at Starbucks.
I really don't like the mainstream so you may not be able to ever buy it in mainstream stores.
Amazon?  Barnes and Noble?  Not yet.
No book signings or tour.
Oprah doesn't know about it yet, and she should, she really should.

If you were drinking this flavor it'd be a doubleshot espresso of the rarest blend.  It is a dark roasted blend of illuminating metaphoric mojo if ever there was one.

COFFEE CUP:  "A military psyops term that means - the act of driving a chosen target to the point of complete insanity with a series of ever-escalating conspiratorial actions that begin with the movement of a single coffee cup.  ...to 'coffee cup' someone."

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"If you or I were to sit together over coffee - these
chapters in Coffee Cup are the things that we would
talk about."
--- Ken D. Webber

Coffee Cup  /  160 pages  /   Read a 16 page low-rez PDF preview and get your HOT Coffee today!

Cross your eyes to see my virtual amp MAAT, C H I L L (a guitar), and my "Coffee Cup" Coffee Cup in full stereoscopic 3D!

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F.Y.I.  Burundanga?

It was recently announced that the Hadron Collider was fully operational.  Many people were worried that the machine would create a miniature black hole and destroy our entire planet, while others obviously had very different thoughts on their mind...

Yeah, but can it make a decent coffee?
Posted by: Nev of Here 8:57am September 10, 2008

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