tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886831696918308911.post-72961709364689397712008-06-24T13:38:00.000-07:002008-06-25T20:29:22.553-07:00Ever wondered how Paducah, Ky., appears to people surfing YouTube?<br />Me, too.<br />So I searched and the glorious video-sharing Web site broadcasting television telecasts, home videos and cell phone vids from our river town to the world didn’t disappoint.<br /><br />Aliens!<br />NewsChannel 6’s used to have a camera atop C.C. Cohen Restaurant & Bar in downtown. The SkyTracker. It provided shots of downtown while meteorologist reported the weather. <br />One night a prankster floated three mysterious lights in front of it while the hapless weather man suggested the government should investigate.<br />They didn’t learn their lesson. <br />There’s a second video where a rubber chicken pops on screen and the meteorologist asks “Is that a chicken?”<br />Alien video views: 3,909<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBSYbpIKS-0<br /><br />Chicken video views: 1,592<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKzTDcw-rG0&feature=related<br /><br />Fight!<br />Mixed martial arts found its way to Paducah and then to YouTube.<br />John Rawls hits the cage in this home video where he scores in an impressive submission win after being on his back.<br />The disturbing quality: the toddler bouncing on a man’s knee seen in the first minute of the video. Starting 'em young.<br />Views: 880<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKDi-DqtACk<br /><br />The Roloffs<br />The Roloff family from TLC’s reality series “Little People, Big World” came to town last year. Many documented their appearance and speaking engagements like Molly and her family.<br />Views: 5,585<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBm9tBvrM5A<br /><br />Nose piercing<br />Here we have a young blonde girl sit through a five-minute nose piercing in what looks like an underground holding cell.<br />It’s really cool when they leave the needle in her nose for like three minutes.<br />Views: 662<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u_yp1m-Yhk<br /><br />Disc golf<br />The Paducah Ice Bowl is down to three teams, enduring the grueling damp and cold weather temperatures to fling a disc off in the distance.<br />More amazing than 75 people watching this is that someone taped the players on all 18 holes of the disc course.<br />Hole 10 views: 75<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cIyDMBu3zk<br /><br />William Sledd<br />You can’t mention YouTube and Paducah and leave out Mr. Sledd. His videos out of his parent’s home giving out fashion advice gained him quasi-celebrity status and a pilot for a show on Bravo.<br />Whether it’s telling guys to carry hammers in their man bags or avoiding baggy jeans, Sledd is spreading the word to millions, literally.<br />Denim edition views: 3,379,996<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVESRceJL5kAdam Shullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991676851076754731noreply@blogger.com