[Aztlan] 2012 Conference Trailer

[Dave Pentecost]

Yeah, archaeologists rock!

Seriously (almost) I think I may have created an archaeological rock
video for the team at San Bartolo in 2004. You be the judge.

http://www.gomaya.com/glyph/archives/001553.html

Look for the link to 'Temporada - Digging San Bartolo'

The 2012 rejoinder will require something from the academic camp that
is as viral as the 2012 meme has become. Better start thinking now.

Best
Dave

On Jan 24, 2008 5:18 PM, Hoopes, John W <hoopes at ku.edu> wrote:
> Hi Elaine,
>
> The 2012 aficionados clearly have the edge on the academic experts we
> know and love when it comes to marketing.  Surely that's a situation
> that can be remedied the usual abundance of cleverness, creativity, and
> questionable humor.
>
> I think the time has come for a cool video on YouTube (with a rockin'
> soundtrack) to promote the Texas Maya Meetings...
>
> John
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elaine Day Schele [mailto:eschele at austin.rr.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 3:22 PM
> To: Hoopes, John W; Aztlan at lists.famsi.org
> Subject: RE: [Aztlan] 2012 Conference Trailer
>
>
> Hi John,
>
> I love it!!!  As I watched the video, I had this awesome flashback to
> the Age of Aquarius back in 60's, even though the music was 1980's REM
> ("end of the world as we know it").  I couldn't help but think "yes, the
> Maya knew it all!"  But the film displays the Aztec Calendar Stone on
> two scenes, revealing that indeed, the claim of expertise about 2012 is
> a little less than the truth! Granted of course that there are
> similarities between the Aztec and Maya Calendar.  The video and the
> music is so appealing, but of course the Maya calendar experts they list
> are not those that many of us look to for answers about the Maya
> Calendar.
>
> This "2012 Conference" that they are advertising will take place March
> 1, 2012 in California and most likely will be at the same time that the
> Austin Maya Meetings will be happening.  Perhaps we should ride the
> tails of their advertising bonanza and couch our Austin 2012 meeting the
> as a "2012 Conference Extravaganza - You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet - Maya
> Meeting Workshop and Symposium".
>
> <grins>
> Elaine
>
>
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