Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Hey Dad Channel up on YouTube!

A question came to me: How do I reach my kids and grandkids with concerns about the Culture, in a fun way that will connect? Starting a YouTube reaction channel was the answer.

Hey Dad Channel actually started 4 years ago with an idea, a video and a channel. It went like this:

Son: "Hey Dady?"
Me: "Yeah son?
Son: "How do you tie a necktie?"
Me: "I'm glad you asked! Let me show you."

I always wanted to teach my sons how to tie a perfect Double Windsor knot in a tie that a young engineer taught me on my first corporate job at an aerospace company in 1979. It's a fine knot. I of other skills to pass on over time too.

The "Hey Dad?" channel sat dormant on YouTube for 4 years, even as I watched YouTube nightly through the pandemic lockdown going down insomnia rabbit holes. What did I watch? Mostly reaction channels, where young people hear the music that I grew up with for the first time, and react to it. Fun!

Why am I just watching each night, when I could be making those reaction videos? Good question.

The channel is now tuned up, and I'm learning how to make those videos. There is a lot of technology to learn quickly. 

But, I'm up! See you on the channel. 

Still Stuck on the Tech

 I'm just trying to post content on a YouTube reaction channel. I think that I have something to say that's worth watching, and I wa...