How To Behave

Vic heads to Erotic LA

2007-06-19T11:09:00.000-07:00

As if AVN in Vegas wasn't enough, I'm meeting up with more stars of the adult world in LA this weekend for the Erotic LA expo. Look for my review and video next week.

-- Victor Zaud

Official Webby Honoree

2007-04-10T12:50:00.000-07:00

Just for fun we entered our segment "Rollin' in a Rolls Royce" in the Reality TV category for this year's Webby Awards. It's about the people at the Concours D'Elegance car show in Pebble Beach. And happily I can report that we received Honoree status.

Now normally I don't think a kind of "honorable mention" that everyone gets is very satisfying. But first, this means that we were in the top 15% of the nominees. And second, here is the list of all the honorees this year:

AOL, CBS, CBS, MTV Networks, Discovery New Media, CBS, How to Behave, San Francisco 49ers

So it's nice to be in good company. You can see the full details at the Webby Award website.

And you can watch Rollin' in a Rolls Royce here:

April Fool's Double Cross

2007-04-01T23:04:00.000-07:00

Happy April Fool's Day. The origin of this day comes from the switch from the julian calendar to the gregorian calendar. Still celebrating the new year on April 1, you fools? At least that's what was said when Pope Gregory XIII decided that the dead of winter was a more appropriate time to ring in the new year rather than the beginning of spring when all things green are sprouting.

But now we have the last laugh as How to Behave celebrates this day with a double-cross.

Alchemy Interactive Art Event

2007-03-07T17:07:00.000-08:00

We've harnessed the How To Behave video talent into a new twist, to create a completely new video art installation for Alchemy on March 24 in San Francisco.

It's called Video Mad Libs and here's how it works:

We'll have a stage, costumes, props, and a green screen. You pick your scene, which describes the actors required and general costuming. There are no lines (it is video *mad libs* after all). Instead, the scene cards have a general outline of the scene you're going to perform. For example, it could be from Ferris Bueller's Day Off when Ferris is faking sick for his parents so he can play hookie.

So, you act out the scene, and the special editing software we've designed for Alchemy will stitch in the appropriate background (ferris's bedroom) and splice you into the movie.

After the director calls "That's a wrap" you head over to the screening area where you can watch your scene as it appears in a shortened version of the movie (about 5 minutes).

We'll have lots of movies you can pick from, though you won't know which one you're in until you see the final cut!

There's lots more happening at Alchemy, including a fashion show, clothing construction, drawing and painting, here's the full description - - -

Breaking News: False Profit pioneers release Underground 2.0: now Above
Ground.

Alchemy is the first Underground 2.0 offering from False Profit. This
legal and permitted event, to be held in an art gallery, will feature all
manner of creative activities. Where past events have relied on careful
design by an executive team to blow apart your senses, Alchemy features
the same careful design but relies on you, the participant, to take things
a step further once you arrive. You are invited to dress creatively,
express indulgently, and create your own interactive games for the
evening.

~ Alchemy ~
Saturday, March 24
8pm-2am (fashion show at 10pm by Missing Piece)
California Modern Art Gallery (1035 Market, btw 6th and 7th Streets)

$10-20 sliding scale (the $20 entry come with a wearable canvas)
FP Exclusive: Be one of the first 50 at the door, and get a free Smart
Power energy drink to rev up your creative juices.

Things to do and see include...

* Video mad libs hosted by Brett Levine
* Photo booth by LEC Photo
* Fashion show hosted by Missing Piece
* Live fashion reconstruction with Miranda Caroligne, Minerva's Antennae,
Bunnie Reiss, and Medium Reality
* Verse forge poetry
* Patchwork knitting
* Silkscreening hosted by Domini
* Live painting
* Magic
* Music from Fake Science
* dance, drinkables, and more...

There will be art, wearables, and libations available for purchase.

http://false-profit.com/2007/03/24/alchemy/

How To Behave goes to Ukraine

2006-12-08T18:02:00.000-08:00

I'm heading over to Kharkov, Ukraine next week. Why? Check out http://www.kharkovmarriageagency.com. That's why. Mail order brides are a thing of the past. These days you can send an intro letter to lovely Nadya for just $7.50. Or perhaps you would like to chat online: $35.50. Let's go meet some of Kharkov's finest women, who are sexy, sultry and serious about finding a man. Especially I think (since their site is in English) an American man.

I'll be in Ukraine from December 16 to 22. Let's meet up if you'll be around Central Asia.

--brett

Why's it so trendy for straight girls to hook up with other girls?

2006-11-14T15:33:00.000-08:00

Here's a question we posed a few years ago at The Dragon Bar in North Beach, San Francisco: Why's it so trendy for straight girls to hook up with other girls? Is it because they want to impress the guys? Is it because guys in bars are just so slimey, girls these days prefer girls?

Recently we had a chance to go back to the Dragon Bar, and amazingly saw some of the same people. Stay tuned for the follow-up interview 3 years later to find out if trends have changed. In the meantime, check out one of our first episodes of How To Behave:

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How to Drive a Bobcat forklift

2006-11-01T13:40:00.000-08:00

Haven't you always wanted to drive one of those little Bobcat forklifts around? So did we. Well, we got the opportunity to drive one, so we went for it. Here's how you do it.

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How to Make Sushi

2006-10-30T13:49:00.000-08:00

It's a well known fact that all great sushi chefs share beer with the patrons of the restaurant while they prepare the food. We get all liquored up and convince Saji Sushi in San Francisco to let us behind the counter to give it a shot.

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How to Call in Sick

2006-10-27T13:23:00.000-07:00

See a good example of calling in sick to your employer.

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We're up for a Webby award

2006-10-26T12:52:00.000-07:00

How To Behave is up for a Webby award in the online video Reality category for our segment "Rollin in a Rolls Royce". To win, we want everyone to come comment on our segment "Rollin in a Rolls Royce". It's posted on Dovetail, so Click Here to watch it, then login to leave a comment. When you register, add your picture so that the comments show your beautiful faces.

To make this episode more popular, please blog and link to it using this Film Link:

http://www.dovetail.tv/app.html?contentId=466

Or this link to the How To Behave channel:

http://www.dovetail.tv/app.html?channelId=8

Thanks for the help, and let's cross our fingers!
Brett, Chris and Dylan

How to Snowshoe

2006-10-25T11:00:00.000-07:00

Brett and Dylan decide whether or not to jump off a giant cliff wearing snow shoes. Even Circuit the dog thinks it's a bad idea. Check it out and see what happens. Click the video to get a DVD quality version.

How to Send a Girl a Drink

2006-10-24T08:50:00.000-07:00

The How to Behave Crew learns how to send a girl a drink. Click here for an HD quality version of this and all the How To Behave segments.

How to be a Hacker

2006-10-02T18:55:00.000-07:00

We visit the Google reception at CodeCon, a convention where all the best hackers in the world get together to compare the latest hacks. We check out what these guys have in their bags since we all know being a hacker requires having some cool gadgets.

How to Negotiate the Best Price

2006-10-02T20:21:00.000-07:00

We bring in an expert shopper, Mary Ann Neumann, and head over to Siem Reap, Cambodia for a lesson in how to negotiate with vendors at a market.

How to buy a $75,000 bottle of wine

2006-09-05T22:22:00.000-07:00

In this segment, we visit the Napa Valley Wine auction, which is the biggest wine auction in the world. People pay upwards of $75,000 per bottle! Find out when the right time to drink these wines is. Hint: every day is a celebration!

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Welcome to How To Behave

2006-08-15T22:17:00.000-07:00

Just a couple of guys learning How To Behave? Well, in this case we're at the Monterey Concours D'Elegance. It was especially cool to hang in the Rolls Royce booth, and check out all the amazing restored cars.

Also welcome to our new blog. Chris, Dylan, Brett, Andrea, Mike and the whole crew are psyched to have you on board and friends with How To Behave. We've got tons of new goodies in store for you, including new shows in High Definition, a partnership with online film distribution Dovetail (http://www.dovetail.tv) and much new content.

HTB popularity spike takes down YouTube

2006-08-15T13:10:00.000-07:00

Operation Ultimate Fame kicked into high gear today, and YouTube immediately went down. They are aware of the problem and promise to work on getting the site back up.

How to Send a Girl a Drink

2006-08-07T10:40:00.000-07:00

We went out to see if sending a girl a drink really works. With a little "secret camera" action, check out the results. Click here to see it in DVD resolution