My Blue Houston
As I mentioned the other day, I was working on something called “My Blue Houston.” This is a project in the making for almost ten years, but perhaps I should elaborate a little.
My friend Sean creates ficticious TV shows about his life and everyone that knows him, although it’s not entirely ficticious. He takes the events that happen in his life, the people he hangs out with, and situations that occur as episodes in a “TV Show”, called “My Blue Houston”. Every year after each “season” of his life, he creates a soundtrack to go along with “episodes,” all of which are the events of the previous year, written in “TV Guide” format, including “Guest Stars.”
There were four seasons of “My Blue Houston”, with a soundtrack for each one with complete designs/labels, everything. Well recently in an episode of “Red Cedar Place,” (the new show which he and his wife live their days in The Woodlands) Sean decided to put together the “My Blue Houston Box Set” which is every single soundtrack he made, plus the bonus DVD.
The DVD is where I come in. I volunteered my graphic and web design mad skillz to them to help create an interactive DVD complete with pictures, easter eggs, and the best part: The Commentary.
The Commentary involved Sean, his wife Jinny, Henry (ex-cast member of My Blue Houston, co-star of Red Cedar Place), and myself listening to each one of the songs off the soundtracks (nine discs in all). We would then record our conversation about the song and how it related to each “episode” of the show.
It sounds insane, but it’s so oddly fascinating. You get caught up in the whole funny aspect of it all that after a while you just start thinking of it as an actual show. We recorded the whole commentary like that, too. I’m just waiting for the day when some person comes across one of the DVD box sets and doesn’t ever get the joke that it’s not a real TV show. Hopefully all the Google searches will direct them to this website when search for “My Blue Houston.” 
The thumbnails are all screenshots of the interactive DVD I made with Sean’s design. I wish I could put it on the web but it’s about 2gigs. I’m very proud to have this in my portfolio now, as it’s easily the most personal and extensive project I’ve ever worked on.
Most importantly though I want to wish Sean a happy birthday. I did this for you, buddy.
January 23rd, 2005 at 5:05 pm
Unfortantly My Blue Houston is not in Syndication..Real people get involved and have their real feelings tampered with. Hats off to all the people not on the cast list that provided sean with a stage to perform
Comment by Trish — Sunday, January 23, 2005 @ 5:01 pm
January 23rd, 2005 at 5:05 pm
Unfortantly My Blue Houston is not in Syndication..Real people get involved and have their real feelings tampered with. Hats off to all the people not on the cast list that provided sean with a stage to perform
Comment by Trish — Sunday, January 23, 2005 @ 5:01 pm
January 24th, 2005 at 12:06 pm
I was at the party the other night (very good, BTW) and I’m the first to admit I don’t know a whole lot about this My Blue Houston thing. I looked at the DVD last night and it was pretty cool. I don’t understand the comment above from his ex, Trish. There was a stage alright, and there was a performance going on, but it was not from Sean & friends…
January 24th, 2005 at 1:00 pm
First, thanks to all of those who came and had fun. Sean & Jinny enjoyed it and so did I. Thank you Partygoer, for keeping the spirit of what MBH is alive. To those of you who didn’t enjoy yourselves: Obviously, it is difficult to understand what MBH is. It is real. Sometimes a little too real (case in point, Saturday) for some people. But let me say this; If you say that MBH is a stage, then it is, but not for Sean. Drama is as drama does.
I hope those of you who DID have a good time will return in the future.
January 24th, 2005 at 12:06 pm
I was at the party the other night (very good, BTW) and I’m the first to admit I don’t know a whole lot about this My Blue Houston thing. I looked at the DVD last night and it was pretty cool. I don’t understand the comment above from his ex, Trish. There was a stage alright, and there was a performance going on, but it was not from Sean & friends…
January 24th, 2005 at 1:00 pm
First, thanks to all of those who came and had fun. Sean & Jinny enjoyed it and so did I. Thank you Partygoer, for keeping the spirit of what MBH is alive. To those of you who didn’t enjoy yourselves: Obviously, it is difficult to understand what MBH is. It is real. Sometimes a little too real (case in point, Saturday) for some people. But let me say this; If you say that MBH is a stage, then it is, but not for Sean. Drama is as drama does.
I hope those of you who DID have a good time will return in the future.
January 24th, 2005 at 11:43 pm
I thought the party was great and have enjoyed the DVD…looking forward to the Red Cedar Place release party! Also, the only drama I witnessed the entire evening was some girl, who was flopping her breasts around in every single guys face, doing everything in her power to get someone to have sex with her (sad). I took all the jibes in the good nature for which they were intended.
January 24th, 2005 at 11:43 pm
I thought the party was great and have enjoyed the DVD…looking forward to the Red Cedar Place release party! Also, the only drama I witnessed the entire evening was some girl, who was flopping her breasts around in every single guys face, doing everything in her power to get someone to have sex with her (sad). I took all the jibes in the good nature for which they were intended.
January 25th, 2005 at 9:15 pm
The above comment was not aboutthe party, even though many of you believed it was. Haggis did a great job with graphics, and jenny was a very gracious host. For those of you who felt the need to make fun of me…you all have succeded in hurting my feelings. I have left the mccormicks alone for six years. So to all of the commenters Grow up and stop picking on people that you know nothing about. you may think you know but you really don’t and i’m sorry that you consider yourselfs as seans good friends.
January 25th, 2005 at 9:15 pm
The above comment was not aboutthe party, even though many of you believed it was. Haggis did a great job with graphics, and jenny was a very gracious host. For those of you who felt the need to make fun of me…you all have succeded in hurting my feelings. I have left the mccormicks alone for six years. So to all of the commenters Grow up and stop picking on people that you know nothing about. you may think you know but you really don’t and i’m sorry that you consider yourselfs as seans good friends.