In my time here we’ve been fortunate to have community-minded members ask us to share a little about ourselves with the rest of our sifting family. A couple of Sift Talk posts immediately come to mind:

http://mystery.videosift.com/talk/This-Is-Not-The-Greatest-Post-In-The-World-No
http://happy.videosift.com/talk/The-Great-VideoSift-Coming-Out-Thread

I know there have been others of a similar nature in Sift history. However, this is not that kind of post. Well, not exactly.

For this post I’d like members to share their first published videos, and if you feel like it, also share a little bit about what the video says about you. If you're a brand new member, still drop a link to your first video in the comments section. This isn't a high school reunion. All are welcome.

A wise member once said that sifting itself is a form of coming out, and it’s true. What you post can say a lot about you. So what was the first thing you told us about yourself?

This was my first published video. I like seeing true amateurs making a go of it with nothing but their talent and determination. This video highlights that in two respects, because it shows the lovely amateur Sophie Merry dancing her heart out for us, and it also shows the amateur video remixing talents of a fellow Sophie Merry fan. Good for both of them.

This next one was published second, though I submitted it at the same time as my first published video. (Dig the retro Yahoo player. I could update it, but I prefer to keep the vintage player for as long as possible.) This video foreshadowed two things in my Sifting career:
1. I REALLY enjoy posting comedy videos, as they are my bread and butter.
2. I’m a Star Wars geek. They say hindsight is 20/20. You poor bastards should have banned me right then.

Maudlin section (with apologies to maudlin)

Many people have faded away from the Sift, and I miss a few of them. Here are the baby pictures of a few that I miss the most:

CaptWillard: http://www.videosift.com/video/Criminals-Water-Bottle
snoozedoctor: http://www.videosift.com/video/Sausalito-Summernight-by-Diesel
critttter: http://www.videosift.com/video/Nembutal-Fest-with-the-Cramps (still one of my favorite titles to date)

If some old Sift buddies of yours have also faded away, please link their first videos too. For auld lang syne.

And now for something completely different:



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