Zoomdoggle: More fun than work!

WHERE: New York’s Radio City Music Hall (plus spots in 29 other cities)
WHEN: June 1st, 8PM (dates and times vary by location - check local listings)
WHAT: A night of music, comedy, hugging, and the occasional awkward silence. Just because he legally can’t do it on TV, doesn’t mean he’s not doing it at all. See it live and in person. Tickets look to be sold out in NYC - though I snagged two on Stubhub - but additional dates and times were added just yesterday. Complete details after the jump.

LINK: Teamcoco.

The mayor of Elk River, Minnesota, challenged its residents to perform 1,000 acts of kindness. They responded:

“At Christmas time, Klinzing saw a YouTube video about a restaurant in Philadelphia where people kept paying for other diners’ meals. “I got the sense that if we did a similar thing through the entire city, something would change. It would be kind of a climate change. That basically is what happened.”

Read all about it after the jump. Be inspired and feel good. It’s a fun one. Yup.

LINK: Startribune via Neatorama.

Believe it or not, it’s easier than you think. Take two identical pictures from 3 inches apart. Upload to Start4d and boom, watch them do their magic free of charge. No doubt I’m spending the rest of the day experimenting. I tried making a few this morning for this post using Photobooth to snap the shots. Turns out bed head looks even worse with added dimensions. Go figure.

LINK: Start3d.

If you’re anything like me, last week meant you discovered Chatroulette (a cam enabled version of Omegle), got excited, then got, well bothered for all of the reasons you’d expect. Casey Neistat explains the situation nicely:

Turns out though, there’s still loads of fun to be had playing games with strangers…

Hell, there’s nothing wrong with sing-a-long…

Where it goes from here is anyone’s guess. Last night, I’m pretty sure I roulette’d the Ex-Presidents gang from Point Break. How fun is that? If you haven’t yet, take the thing for a spin and make the call for yourself.

LINK: Chatroulette.

1,200 students and staff at the University of Alberta unofficially beat the Guinness World Record for the most players in a single dodgeball game. I feel bad for whoever at URDB has to try and count to make it official…

LINK: Laughingsquid.

To play, find an old picture of yourself, match it up as best as you can (clothes, locations, expressions), snap a modern-day recreation, and upload. That or you could just scroll through other folk’s. Ze Frank is a genius.

LINK: Zefrank via Photojojo.

If I were rich, this is how I’d have my portrait done. Daily. Yup.

WHEN: Previews start April 8th, but with only 2 weeks of shows, best to book now
WHERE: New York’s Broadhurst Theater, 235 West 44th Street
WHAT: An epic tale of money, power, greed, and undoing… set to song and sprinkled with comedy! “The only difference between me and the people judging me is they weren’t smart enough to do what we did.” It’s hard to read a line like that without wanting to sing it. The thing pretty much wrote itself. Take a sneak peak at the trailer after the jump. How fun is that?

LINK: Broadhursttheater.

Tim Fort builds “stick-bombs” by placing tongue depressors in such a way that, simply by touching one he sets off spectacular chain-reactions. Just watch. For this, his latest creation, he set a personal record using 2250 depressors to build 562 tension-loaded bombs. Prepare for jaw-drop in 3… 2… 1…

LINK: via Geekologie.

WHEN: Today, February 23rd
WHERE: All throughout the galaxy, but in particular, at Brooklyn’s Knitting Factory, 9PM
WHAT: A celebration of the celebration of the Captain dubbed The Shat Ball. “Old-skool Star Trek fans unite and align with the original crew of the USS Enterprise. With Start Trekkin’, the awesome improv comedy group perform in full ST uniform and will make up their own original star trek episode on the spot; Raspberry Brothers will crack jokes live over the film, Star Trek V; Fall on Your Sword, Brooklyn’s own sci-fi multimedia dance/rock band will play Star Trek and other Sci-fi themed dance numbers.” There’s also Kirkaoke, cookies, and prizes for the best impression. Entrance is $5 or free if you bring your own uniform.

LINK: Knittingfactory via Gothamist.