Welcome to this Thursday FYB featuring DARK WEB FOUND FOOTAGE TAPES 1 and 2. First off I be Remiss if I didn’t start by saying while the Following Videos are a Surreal Nightmare full of Eerie Shit and Disturbing Imagery it is in Fact NOT an Authentic Dark Web Videos. The Absolute Dead Give Away is at the Start and Finish of Each Video a Header Pops Up that Says From the NORTH FILMS so that is Definitely Something You would NEVER find concerning an Actual Real Dark Web Video. Also the Length of these Videos is EXTREMELY RARE when it comes to Dark Web Videos at 7-7.5 Minutes Long (usually Dark Web Videos are Short, chaotic, and Seriously Fucked Up). What I believe is these Videos are an Tribute to the Found Footage/Dark Web Video Genre, and are Very Well Done.
FROM the NORTH FILMS is an Arizona-Based, Fully In House Production Company Specializing in Thought-Provoking Indie Horror/Thriller, Experimental and Avantgarde Short Films, and Documentaries. They Utilize Professional Cinema Cameras, Cutting Edge Post-Production Technology, concise Screenwriting and Intuitive Film Scoring to Bring Their Visions to Film. FYI if You enjoy Dark Web Found Footage Tape 1 and 2 I highly Suggest You head over to Our Movie Section and Check Out the Experimental Art Film/Movie BEGOTTON, and I promise You will Not be Disappointed.
My Two Cents: Dark Web Found Footage Tape 1
The Audio is Actually Decent (and Creepy) in its actual Music played Clearly. It’s not the Usual Dark Web Audio that Sounds like Computers having Full Blown Psychotic Breaks, and makes Your fucking Ears Bleed.
The Video is Shot in an Old VHS Tape Format.
The Main Character is a Mysterious and Murderous looking Individual in a Painted Mask.
It Reminds Me a Little Bit of Otto’s Previous THE SPINNING MANPost in the Best Ways Possible.
The Footage is Grainy and Glitchy Black and White Footage.
What is the Meaning/Symbolism behind the Wooden Deer Sculpture?
What is the Meaning/Symbolism of the Art Doll (a Ball Jointed Typically Wooden Posable Figurine)?
Is this a Set Up for Dark Web Found Footage Tape 2?
Enjoy.
My Two Cents: Dark Web Found Footage Tape 2
Now this Sequel to Dark Web Found Footage Tape 1 is FAR more Realistic as far as Dark Web Video Authenticity is Concerned.
There are Now 2 Art Dolls One Posed Standing and the Other Sitting/Kneeling.
There is a Scene that appears to be a Homage to the Actually Real Life Dark Web Video Blank Room Soup where the Main Character Stands ominously over a Seated Individual who is Eating some Strange looking Soup/Stew.
The Main Character Looming over the Seated Character is almost EXACTLY the same as the Way the Art Dolls are Posed.
HEADPHONE WARNING! The Audio is Screechy, Scratchy, Somewhat Distorted, and Noisy.
What is acceptional Odd is that the Video is the Same Set of Scenes played Three Times in a Row but Why? Are Viewers supposed to do a Compare and Contrast like when You’re a Kid? Like when as a Kid You’d have Two almost Identical Pictures Side by Side, and You’d have to find the Subtle Differences in the Details between them?
What do the Symbols on the Masks Mean/Represent could They be something like The Occult, Witchcraft,VooDoo, Black Magic, Paganisim, or Possibly Demonology?
Summation: So What the Fuck are the Dark Web Found Footage Tape 1 and 2 all About? WHO THE HELL KNOWS. I honestly think the FROM the NOTH FILMS wanted to Leave it Open to Interpretation. To put it Simply the Viewer is Left to Draw Their Own Conclusions.
On June 11th 2020 a Tok Tok User Named Aiden (aka cidlid) was parked near a Church in Elka Park near Hunter Mountain located in New York State. Aiden was sitting in Their Car doing a Livestream when Suddenly something Sinister started to Happen. A Strange and Disturbing Transmission started to Playing on Their Car Radio for No Apparent Reason. The Transmission starts with some assorted Noises that Aiden states sounds like Footsteps (possibly Running) and “Tape” Noise like when You start to Peel off a Length of Duct Tape. Aiden also comments that the Acoustics of the Transmission made it sound as if the Man was in a Bathroom due to the Specific Type of Echo heard in the Transmission. The Odd Noises was followed by Four Minutes of a Man Sobbing, Crying, Moaning, Groaning, Sniffling, Whimpering, Panting, and Breathing Heavily before Transitioning into a Creepy Distorted Audio of some Surreal Song Starts to Play. The Song Ends and the Transmission Ends as Mysteriously as it Started.
Aiden didn’t have a Clue what the fuck was Going on and was Visibly Shaken by the Unknown Occurrence. Aiden wonders aloud if the Man is in Actual Distress and Needs Emergency/Professional Help, but Who would They Call for Assistance in a Situation as Bizarre as this? Several Days Later Aiden Posts the Second Additional Part of the Original Video of the Crying Man recored on the Same Day. The Audio Quality in the Second part of the Video is Far Superior to that of the First Video being Louder and Much Clearer so You can Hear Every Nuance of the Transmission. The Unexplained Transmission was Broadcast on the Radio Station 89.9 WKCR FM in New York. This begs the Question was this a simple case of Someone Hijacking WKCR’s Radio frequency?
Lets fucking Face it thanks to New Technology for Listening to Music such as Spotify, Pandora, Satellite Radio, Internet Based Radio, iTunes, and all the Other Music Listening Alternatives equates to Radio being a Dying Medium, and as such is Widely Disregarded by the Public. The Reality is Radio Relies on Advertising Dollars for its Revenue, and thus the Exodus of Advertisers to Alternative Music Listening Platforms is the Last Nail in Radio’s Coffin. Also with the Advancement of Technology Anyone Nowadays can Sit on Down and Watch a Tutorial on How to Hijack a Radio Station. Not Only That but an Average Joe can also Purchase the Exact Equipment for Cheap You’d Need as well. Thus All anyone has to do is Buy the Equipment, Watch a Tutorial or Two, and Wallah You’re ready to Hijack a Radio Station. It is Important to note that HIJACKING A RADIO STATION IS EXTREMELY ILLEGAL and if Caught You Will Be Charged with a FEDERAL CRIME BY THE FCC (Federal Communication Commission) SO DO NOT HIJACK RADIO STATIONS!!
A Little While Later Aiden Posts another Video to Tik Tok explaining How They actually contacted WKCR pertaining to the Seriously Weird Broadcast. WKCR 89.9 FM belongs to Colombia University Located in New York City Several Hours Away from where Aiden heard the Ominous Broadcast. WKCR replied that They had Nothing being Broadcast in/around the Area Aiden was at the Time of the Incident, and that They were in No Way Responsible for the Eerie Crying Man Transmission. In a Nut Shell Aiden at the Time of the Occurrence was Out of WKCR’s Broadcast Range. A Staff Member at WKCR named Jeremiah Wrote Aiden Stating: “Elka Park is Not NYC. Our Signal is Most Likely Intermittent up there. Those Recordings are Not being Broadcast from Our Radio Station- This is Someone in the Vicinity of the Elka Park Area.” What this Means is the Crying Man Broadcast was being Transmitted by Someone Running a Pirate Radio Station (a Pirate Radio Station is a Radio Station that Broadcasts without a Valid License which makes it Subsequently Illegal according to the FCC Guidelines) somewhere in the Elka Park Vicinity.
It didn’t take Long for People on the Internet to Start Hypothesizing about Who or What the Mysterious Crying Man Broadcast was all About. The First Hypothesis was the Broadcast was an Audio Recording from a Dark Web Red Room Broadcast, and is of a Real Person being Tortured for the Amusement of the Viewing Audience. The Second was it was just Some fucked up Person’s Sick and Twisted Prank. Both of these Hypothesis can Not be Confirmed because of a Almost Total Lack of Clues as well as Any Pertinent Information.
Then Speculations Began that the Crying Man Broadcast was the Audio from the Notorious Alleged Dark Web Video Titled “Blank Room Soup”. Blank Room Soup Video has been around 15 years and is Still Complete Mystery to this Day that Features a Man Sobbing while Eating what is Assumed to be Soup. He is sitting in a Blank White Room being Comforted by Two Individuals Dressed in Ray Ray Costumes. If You’re confused or want to know more about Blank Room Soup check Out Our Piece on it in the Dark Wb Video Category (We Promise You won’t be Sorry). Now Outside of some Minor Vocal Inflections it becomes apparent Quite Quickly that the Two Audio Recordings in Question Are Not the Same.
After some time the Song at the End of the Crying Man Broadcast was Identified as the Song “Taxonomies” by Larry Gus of His Album Years Not Living. this Led Many People to wonder if the Album Title had was some sort of Clue to the Meaning or Purpose of the Crying Man Broadcast, Unfortunately No Connection between the Two has ever been Identified. Other People thought the Crying Man Broadcast might be Part of an ARG (Alternate Reality Game), But that Hypothesis is Unlikely since there is No Awkward Amateur Acting, Puzzles, Unusual Images, Insane Imagery, Cryptic Codes, or Any of the Usual Fare You find with ARGs. The Crying Man Incident appears to be a Freak One Time Occurrence that just so happened to be Caught on Camera by a Tok Tok User totally by Accident. To Date NO ONE other than Aiden has come Forward as an Actual Witness if You will to the Mysterious Broadcast.
So the Last Prominent Question is Did Aiden Stage the Whole fucking thing? The Septics would use this Explanation to Discredit and Dismiss the Entire Incident, Yet I really Don’t think that’s the Case. From watching Aiden’s Content on Tik Tok They come of as a Normal User, and by that I mean He isn’t a Social Media “Try Hard”. Aiden comes off as Your Usual Casual Tok Tok User Who isn’t looking to Become the Next Social Media Star, Influencer, or to have the Next Viral Video. You can spot Try Hards by the almost Desperate Look on Their Faces and How Hard Their Trying to Force some kind of Social Media Success. Well That’s just My Opinion.
One of the Curious Things that Aiden mentions in One of Their Tik Tok Videos is a Cult that’s Active in the Elka Park Area. The Cult is an International Community known as Bruderhof and Started in Germany. Since its Inception Bruderhof has Established Small Communities around the Globe Such as New York State, Pennsylvania, New South Wales (Australia), Thuringia (Germany), Asuncion (Paraguay), and London (England). The Bruderhof Members live a Lifestyle Similar to The Amish where Everyone is Equal, No One Gets Paid for the Work They Do, There is No Acknowledgement for Hard Work or Job Well Done, Everyone works for the Benefit of the Community and its Members. Yeah it’s Basically Communism. Aside from Their Deviant Lifestyle the Members of Bruderhof seem for All Intents and Purposes to be Harmless and a Threat To No One.
It then came to Light that WKCR 89.9 FM had suffered an Incident that occurred approximately Twenty Five Years Ago. At the Time WKCR was in Fact Hijacked and the Culprits were Never Found. The Hijackers Played a Disturbing Transmission consisting of Unusual Fuzzy Music that turns into Ear Irritating High Pitch Electronic Sounding Screeching. Next the Screeching Ends a Robotic Voice comes on Reading a List of Names and Various Other information. When You examine What the Voice is Saying is it’s an Obituary List of People Who Have Died (and Surviving Relatives) or Supposedly Will Die. In Spite of the Existing Audio the Hijackers Broadcast there is No Actual Proof that this Hijacking Ever Took Place. There were Zero News Reports, Articles, or Documented Evidence of Any Kind. This hasn’t Stopped Some People from Investigating the Possible Connection between the Two Incidents. As of Now No Connection has been Made. On a Side Note I have a Vague Recollection that FYB did a Post on the Alleged Hijacking Incident but I’m not Positive. If You’re Curious Please Check Out Our Dark Web or Strange and Disturbing Video Section to Find Out for Yourself.
Then Eleven Months Ago there was what Most Consider to be a Big Break in the Crying Man Radio Broadcast Mystery. A Person that Goes by rayn3.schzo1d drew Peoples Attention to a Independent Greek Movie which at the End of Larry Gus’s song “Taxonomies” the Exact Song at the End of the Crying Man Broadcast. At the End of the Movie Suntan the Main Character Breaks down in Tears before “Taxonomies” Plays at the Start of the Credits. Unlike Black Room Soup this Audio is Undeniably Identical including the Footsteps/Running and Tape Sound Aiden Mentioned. Also Coincidentally the Last Scene of Suntan is Four Minutes Long the Exact Same Broadcast Time as The Crying Man Broadcast. Now it’s worth Mentioning that the Main Character in Suntan breaks Down into Tears After Failing to Sexually Assault Someone. Ironically at the End of the Movie the Main Character Drugs and Kidnaps a Woman, but Can’t Assault Her, and The Main Character Tends to Her Wounds while Nursing Her back to Health. While Suntan Doesn’t Fall into the Torture Porn Arena it is Still an Insanely Dark and Disturbing Movie. This Led Many to Speculate that Someone Used a Radio Transmitter that provided Them Access to Any FM Radio Station, and would Allow Them to Play Whatever the fuck They Wanted to.
In the End the Question of Who was Behind the Crying Man Broadcast, and Why would They Opt to Use the Ending Scene of a Hard to Find Independent Greek Film or They could have Broadcast it in its Entirety. If Whoever is Responsible for Broadcasting the Entire Movie Suntan (which is only Available in Greek) I personally Wonder could it have Something to Do with the Bruderhof Cult? What I Saying is They are Known to Operate in the Specific Area of Elka Park, and are an International Community with Members from Around the Globe. So Could have some Cult Member Decided to Broadcast the Movie Suntan in its Entirety as a Way to Entertain the Other Bruderhof Cult Members? Could this Simply be a Case of Someone Combating Boredom within Their Community? Alas in the End We more than likely will Never Know the Who or Why behind the Crying Man Broadcast. Anyone Nowadays can Learn How to (and Buy the Equipment Needed to)Hijack a Radio Station, and it’s Even Easier to Run a Pirate Radio Station. This means that Any fucking Local Elka Park Resident could have been Behind the Mysterious Crying Man Broadcast.
It’s that Time again Fans for another Installment of Questions That Allude Answers. This Time We go from a Creepy Robot named Tara to well….See and Decide for Yourself.
First We have the Original DARK WEB Video BLANK ROOM SOUP Untampered, Unedited, and Uncensored in Any Way.
Second We have the FOLLOW UP or SECOND DARK WEB Video called TORTURE SOUP that was Posted several Years After Blank Room Soup.
Below the Videos will be a Discussion along with Speculations, Hypothesizes, Observations, Debates, Quandaries, and Questions Discussed Pertaining to the BOTH VIDEOS.
And as alway to cover Our Ass………
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING VIDEOS CONTAIN CONTENT THAT SOME VIEWERS MAY FIND DISTURBING OR UNSETTLING.
VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED. Enjoy.
Video Two (2) TORTURE SOUP Part 1
Well, Well, Well What do We have Here Dear Reader’s??!!! We honestly will more than likely NEVER Know, but that DOESN’T Stop Us from Wonder Aloud.
Let’s Simply Start with the Obvious shall We. In BLANK ROOM SOUP there is a Man who seems to be Crying (or possibly Laughing?!) as He eats God Know What with a Large Wooden Spoon. The Man is in a Completely White Room with nothing other than the Table in it. There are 2 People dressed in Identical Full On Mascot Like Costumes who seem to Comfort the Upset Man though this bring Him NO Comfort.
In TORTURE SOUP it’s the same Location with the Same Upset Man eating Who fucking knows. THIS TIME the People in Costume do NOT interact with the Man. This time around instead standing just inside of the Door. One of the People is Costume Bum Rushes the Man from Behind and looks to be Attack right before the Video Cuts Off.
BLANK ROOM SOUP was Posted over a Decade ago to Youtube someone going by Renaissance Men with the Description :
“We have no idea what this is.”
Several Years later TORTURE SOUP also Posted on Youtube. I couldn’t find out WHO Posted it or if there was a Description. It’s been Uploaded so many Times that after 10 years it’s like a massive and greatly fucked Round of the Telephone Game via the Internet.
There as You may have Guessed Several Hypothesizes pertaining to BOTH Videos so lets Discuss some Shall We, Yes We Shall.
We can get off to a Good Start with Two (2) of the Most Popular Possible Explanations. The First is The Man was Kidnapped and is being Held Hostage, and is Eating a Soup made from HIS OWN ORGANS!
It is Medically Possible to Live with 1 Kidney, 1 Lung, Part/Piece of a Liver, 1 Eye, Missing Parts of Your Intestines. ALSO You Live a Fairly Normal functioning Life with NO Appendix, Gallbladder, Stomach, Colon, Reproductive Organs, or Pancreas. That all Said I fully believe this Hypothesis of Dark Web Forced Self Cannibalism is BULLSHIT.
If this was indeed the case The Man would need to be hooked up to SEVERAL Medical Devices/Machines after a Serious Surgery like removing Multiple Organs (Not to mention The Man would at Least Bare, Bare fucking Minimum have an IV Line which He does NOT)
The Second Most Popular Possible Explanation is Essentially the sam as the First with ONE MAJOR DIFFERENCE. The Difference is in this Story The Man AND HIS WIFE are Kidnapped and Held Hostage. The Wife is then allegedly MURDERED by The Couple’s Costumed Captors. Yup You got it after MURDERING the Wife the Captors made a SOUP CONTAINING OF HER ORGANS, and are Forcing The Man to Eat It. Again I think this Hypothesis is Horseshit.
If there was In Fact a Wife why is there No Mention of Her because right away We know She isn’t in the Video. Also if this is some Sick Shit born of the Dark Web there would have at least be CLUES, HIDDEN SUTLE HINTS pertaining to the Wife because without one How The fuck can We or Anyone assume is a Soup made of Her Organs?!
The Other thing that seems a bit odd about the 2 above Hypothesizes is in BOTH SCENARIOS the Cannibalism surrounds the Consumption of Human Organs. When Someone mentions the Topic of Cannibalism People immediately associate that with the EATING OF HUMAN FLESH (Organs are virtually Never Addressed outside of a Handful Historical Accounts. Just Google FIJI CANNIBALISM)
Thus to Claim the Soup is made from Human Organs seems Suspect. It’s as if Someone was/is REALLY trying to Sell the Hypothesis, and They switched Human Flesh to Human Organs to give it more Authenticity/Believability.
Another Hypothesis is it’s a CHINESE MAFIA EXECUTION VIDEO. Again I call Bullshit. This is FAR, FAR, FAR too fucking Elaborate a scenario to be conducted by The Chinese Mob just Kill Someone. If this had been an EXECUTION VIDEO then How Come We NEVER SAW THE MAN MURDERED?! Thats the Entire and Only fucking Point in this Hypothesis.
I imagine if there is an Actual Chinese Mafia EXECUTION VIDEO out there Lurking in the Corners of the Dark Web it would be virtually identical to the Muslim Fanatic Terrorist Execution Videos (minus the Political and Religious Propaganda.) which is just that an Execution Plain and Simple No Theatrics Required.
Another reassuring Hypothesis is it’s a EXTREME FETISH VIDEO where People get Sexual Gratification by Watching Someone Tormented, Suffering, Terrified, Abused or Tortured (Physically, Mentally, and/or Emotionally) like some sort of Morbid Fuzzy Fantasy Fetish. That at least explain the Costumes, but I digress.
This would be considered to be SNUFF. Now most People hear the word Snuff and Think of the Urban Legend Pornography Films where People fuck, and then One of Them is Murdered on Camera. This is Nothing BUT a Completely Unfounded Recycled Urbana Legend that has been converted into Creepy Pasta.
Snuff is Defined as Showing the ACTUAL DEATH of A LIVING HUMAN BEING. This includes all the Videos of Accidental Deaths posted all over the Internet. I mean Reddit has a Room Dedicated to These type Videos called “I Watch People Die”, and that’s not even the Dark (or Deep Web) it’s fucking Reddit. Snuff also includes Actual Footage from War showing People dying in Battle, Terrorist Execution Videos, and MAINSTREAM MOVIES such as Micheal Moore’s Documentary “Bowling For Columbine” which included ACTUAL FOOTAGE of the Shootings Via Security Cameras and shit.
All of it is SNUFF.
NOW SINCE Both Videos are from the Infamous Dark Web one of the MOST or very well the NUMBER 1 Hypothesis is that BOTH Videos are Proof that Red Rooms ARE in fact Real.
Red Rooms are Rumored or Supposed to be the LIVE STREAMING of Someone being TORTURED, and eventually Killed on the Dark Web. The basic Red Room Scenario is as follows. A Person is Kidnapped and Held HOSTAGE for 3-5 Days before the Actual Event.
Why is not certain of course. Some speculate it’s to Terrorize the Victim so when the Live Stream Event begins the Victim’s reactions will be exacerbated by the fact They’re half Insane with Fear. And that would make it Far More Entertaining for the Red Room’s Audience.
Once the Red Room Event starts the Victim is Tortured Relentlessly until He/She is inevitably killed as/at the Climax of the Show (No Pun intended). The Brutality is Doled out by an Unknown and Masked Torturer/Executioner who is more often than Not is taking Direct Orders, such as Gauge Out Their Eyes or Cut off Their Nipples, from none other than the Red Room’s Paying Audience.
Thats right Folks Red Rooms are STRICTLY a Pay-Per-View Events, and if You want to do more than merely Watch You have the Option to Pay-To-Play. Basically is like pretty much any General Ticket Type System. The “Cheap Seats” are Watch Only and NOTHING More. As One pays More They move up the Red Room Ladder if You will Earning more Privileges the higher One Goes. An Example would be if You Pay More to move up and thus receive a COPY of the Event to watch whenever the mood may Strike You.
At the Opposite End of the Spectrum from the “Cheap Seats” are or would be “Box Seats” the Highest Tier One can Achieve. If You have “Box Seats” You can Watch, Receive all Free Additional Gifts, and the MOST Coveted Privilege You can be the Person instructing the Torturer/Executioner. The Victim’s Fate is literally IN YOUR HANDS (Obviously letting the Victim in fact Live and Go Free is NOT AN OPTION.) What You Say GOES.
Well thats a Feast of Food for Thought I’d say so now that We have Covered What This MIGHT be All About We do HAVE SOME ACTUAL FACTS Surrounding BOTH VIDEOS!!!
The Following Facts are ALL due to the Hard Work, and the Creepy Curiosity of YouTube Reignbot. For Without Her I seriously Doubt Anyone would be Aware of the Following Facts.
What is interesting to Me is Reignbot set out to DEBUNK Blank Room Soup, BUT Quickly She found Herself Pulled into the Mystery of it All.
Reignbot did some Research and Found a DAILYMOTION ACCOUNT by a USER NAMED RayRaytv.
On the RayRaytv account were several Videos INCLUDING BLANK ROOM SOUP which was under an Alternate Name of FREAKY SOUP GUY. All the Videos Posted to the Account feature the People Dressed in IDENTICAL COSTUMES to those Worn in Both BLANK ROOM SOUP and TORTURE SOUP!
Reignbot then managed to discover the Creator of these So Called Characters was Raymond Persi who is an American Animator, Director, Producer, Screen Writer, Storyboard Artist, as well as a Voice Actor. In Fact Persi is know for His work on Wreck-It Ralph, Zootopia, and even The Simpsons.
Before Hollywood Success Persi had a Traveling Performance Art Group consisting of Characters who are ALL named RAYRAY. They mainly Played in California, but They did get to do a Little Bit of Traveling through out the Project.
WELL NOW,NOW KIDDIES!! It would APPEAR Our Story is Nothing more than Some Promotional Work Whipped Up to Generate Hype For/Around the Persi’s LIVE Performance Art Project RAYRAY…..BUT WAIT RIGHT FUCKING THERE BECAUSE IT IS NOT THE END NOT IN THE LEAST!!!!
YOU SEE Reignbot Wasn’t Finished, Her Investigation had Not Concluded. Reignbot went on to locate Persi’s E-mail Address, and then sent Him an Email asking What His Thoughts Were on the Subject.
NOT ONLY did Persi respond, BUT Reignbot also made the Email available to the Public which was a Very fucking Cool thing to Do.
HERE IS THE EMAIL RAYRAY CREATOR RAYMOND PERSI SENT IN RESPONSE TO REIGNBOT’S QUESTION OF HIS THOUGHTS ON THE BLANK ROOM SOUP VIDEO. Enjoy.
“RayRay is a performance I created years ago. That’s also the two characters’ names; ‘RayRay’. I created them as a way to visualize and haven with my feelings of loneliness and isolation at the time; they were sort of Caricatures of me.
RayRay didn’t have the tools to communicate or express their thoughts, but still stood out and drew attention from the outside world weather or not they wanted to. They started out doodles, then paintings, then art pieces, until finally what you see in the videos; full bodied characters existing and living in the world and yet so completely apart from it. For a project that at it’s core was about isolation and misunderstanding, I met and got to work with a lot of great performers and artists. RayRay mostly performed in LA, but we did get to take them across the US and even to a few other countries!
One time we preformed at a club on the Sunset Stripin Hollywood, I think it was “The Key Club”. It had such a small backstage that the dressing room was a dirty, broken down RV in the alley behind the club! We were preforming with a circus type group that had dancers, drummers, fire eaters etc. This group had a fan base inLA so there were a lot of people there that knew our act.
After the show, we were all in the now empty club, striking the stage and loading equipment (the “not” fun part of preforming). When my group went back to the RV to pack our stuff and go get some food, we found that most of our RayRay props and costumes had been stolen. The Door didn’t;t have a lock and the alley led right to a busy street so it might have been someone in the audience, but really, it could have been anyone.
Needless to say, I was very, very upset. Luckily, we had just had extra costumes made so RayRay could still preform, but it was still a blow to all of us. A few weeks later, I got home from work, turned on my computer, and saw an email with an attachment.
It was the video that every one is now calling “Blank Room Soup”–The guy in the bib with his eyes blacked out eating I’don’t know what out of a bowl with a big spoon and my characters standing around him! I put it up on Youtube so I could share it with my group. We talked about it at length, was the guy crying?Laughing? We couldn’t tell.
Honestly, the strangest part to me wa that “The RayRays” in the video moved and behaved exactly they way they should. (It’s something that new performers had to train for weeks to get right when we rehearsed new acts…I don’t think we had much video online at the time to reference either.) It was a little strange thinking that the people who were making these videos had been watching us preform for perhaps some time.
Later, I was sent a link to this (it took me a while to remember the name of this page): https://www.youtube.com/user/adana/videos.
I like weird stuff, and even though they were using my stolen characters I found the videos funny (even if they are a little insulting to my creations). Some of the people in my group even reposted some of the RayRAy soup videos later on. There are more clips than the ones posted, I think the last one I got was a few years ago. You’re making me wonder if the people who made them are seeing all this online attention too…”
Well Friends there You Have it the rest You’ll have to Decide for Yourself and make Your Own Independent Conclusions. Show Promo? Cannibalism? Kidnapping? Murder? Mutilation? Theft? Stalkers? Psychotic Fans? Disgruntled Ex Preformers? Live Stream Red Room? Mob Execution?
The Reality is We will NEVER know, but it will NEVER stop People from trying to Find Out Anyway.
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