{"id":21601,"date":"2022-10-22T16:41:32","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T23:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briancebuhl.com\/?p=21601"},"modified":"2022-10-22T16:41:32","modified_gmt":"2022-10-22T23:41:32","slug":"the-incredible-brian-david-gilbert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briancebuhl.com\/?p=21601","title":{"rendered":"The Incredible Brian David Gilbert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Let me begin by saying that if somehow, you ARE Brian David Gilbert, I&#8217;m not a stalker.  I&#8217;m just a fan.  I hope a page on some stranger&#8217;s blog about you doesn&#8217;t creep you out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With that out of the way, I&#8217;m going to talk a little bit about BDG, and why he&#8217;s the topic today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, this isn&#8217;t going to be an exhaustive look at his life.  There is a <a href=\"https:\/\/polygon-website.fandom.com\/wiki\/Brian_David_Gilbert\">Polygon fan page<\/a> that does a better job of that than I ever could.  I&#8217;m going to talk about his art and a little bit of what I know about him (again, this information is derived from publicly accessible information, I am NOT stalking him).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m certain my first exposure to BDG&#8217;s particular flavor of comedy came from one of his Unraveled videos when he was still with Polygon.  I don&#8217;t remember which one was my first, but they&#8217;re all incredible.  My favorite is probably the one where he breaks down the qualities of Waluigi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Waluigi, Unraveled\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L3XnKr0lvDw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>BDG&#8217;s talent was obvious to me, and so I sought out more videos on YouTube featuring him.  I found his personal channel, and watched everything he posted, including <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NbJbCILXrX0\" target=\"_blank\">his video audition to Polygon<\/a> and apparently, his first viral video.  It&#8217;s short, so I&#8217;ll embed it, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Best Comeback Ever\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h232bilq8eQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Also on his channel is a series he created called <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLrzMhRx_AuP3ZJ_sRFDnEgnH_lqb0JV8p\" target=\"_blank\">Dances Moving!<\/a> which I highly recommend people watch.  BDG showcases his storytelling talent in this series, and it&#8217;s ending is honestly quite powerful.  The final episode features a song that is in my Favorites list on Spotify, and if you haven&#8217;t watched the series, don&#8217;t just jump to the end.  Watch the whole thing.  It&#8217;s not that long, and it delivers a surprisingly emotional punch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s the thing about BDG.  His art will surprise you.  He has very strong comedy chops, but he&#8217;s not afraid to branch into horror.  One of my favorites is where he becomes his own boss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Earn $20K EVERY MONTH by being your own boss\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wbfu39l0kxg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He can write.  He can sing.  He can <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YV__C64Ni50\" target=\"_blank\">play the hurdy-gurdy<\/a>.  He can sing about <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2cT6ULpScZA\" target=\"_blank\">Pokemon, turning it into a real gesamtkunstwerk<\/a>. If you&#8217;re wondering what that is, click the link to watch the video.  He explains it well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a talented individual named Brian myself, I look at BDG and draw comparisons.  He went to school and got a degree in creative writing, and he had ambitions to write novels.  I went to school and while I did not get the degree, I have completed three novels.  He and I both spent time on stage doing musicals, though I think he took it much farther than I did.  And&#8230; uh&#8230; we&#8217;re both named Brian.  I don&#8217;t actually know him, so that&#8217;s all I really know that we have in common.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This weekend, I realized who BDG really reminds me of.  It&#8217;s Tim Curry.  They have different styles and strengths, but I think if someone wanted to cast a young Tim Curry in a role, they would do well calling on BDG.  Here&#8217;s a picture of Tim Curry from The Worst Witch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/briancebuhl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/TimCurry-WorstWitch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/briancebuhl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/TimCurry-WorstWitch.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21602\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a quick screenshot I took from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Xvt9vcoyipA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one of BDG&#8217;s Aaaaaba songs<\/a> posted last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/briancebuhl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/BDG-Vampire.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/briancebuhl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/BDG-Vampire.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21603\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Trust me on this.  If someone were foolish enough to try and remake Rocky Horror Picture Show, BDG would be an excellent choice as Frank N Furter.  He&#8217;s got the range to pull it off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I could say more about BDG&#8217;s videos, but maybe you&#8217;re still wondering why I&#8217;m talking about him in the first place.  It&#8217;s a funny story.  BDG&#8217;s videos entertain me, and I often share them with Melissa.  Whenever Melissa sees one of BDG&#8217;s videos or tries to talk to me about him, she says, &#8220;Oh, that&#8217;s your friend Brian.&#8221; It makes me laugh every time.  I shared with her BDG&#8217;s latest videos, which are cover\/monster parodies of a couple of Bee Gee&#8217;s songs, and when she referred to BDG as my friend again last night, I knew what today&#8217;s topic was going to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So that&#8217;s it!  BDG has a ton of videos on YouTube.  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/briandavidgilbert\" target=\"_blank\">He has a Patreon<\/a>.  I love the art he puts out, and while he&#8217;s not actually my friend, he seems like a really cool guy to me, and I hope he&#8217;s having a great time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let me begin by saying that if somehow, you ARE Brian David Gilbert, I&#8217;m not a stalker. I&#8217;m just a fan. I hope a page on some stranger&#8217;s blog about you doesn&#8217;t creep you out. 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