Really Short Summary: SURVIVING INTERNET FAME

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Kevin Chiu.
Categories: Liveblog.

bjepson's shot of tron guy and matt

True-ish Myth: Fame is accidental.
Matt’s dance was originally for getting people to go to lunch at work.
Something Awful treated Matt nicely.
Something Awful treated Tron man awfully.
Open for comments
Q: First Post!
Q: How? Matt: Wanted a break from staring at screen programming games in Australia. Irony: Now famous on internet.
Q: Specs on suit? A: All armor pieces has its own power supply. AA’s. Inverters. 9V in helmet.
Q: Promotion? Tron: If you try to promote yourself, you fail. Just be yourself. Matt: Sponsorship is really cool.
Q: How do you cope? Matt: Girlfriend helps make videos, acts as producer. Tron: Does computer consulting. Some people offended that Tron guy is working on their mainframe.
Q: You danced on that rock…. A: Yep. It was snowing and slippery too.
Q: Matt: Do you travel and enjoy the places you visit? A: No. Not really. A couple days. Gotta get to all the other places in the world!
Q: Favorite and least favorite derivative works: Tron: Fark photoshop contests… I don’t like fark. I like like the PC/Mac/Linux where I’m the Linux. Matt: Throwing beach ball across the world. I put it on my page in the videos section. (Favorite) Visiting every city in WoW and doing a dance. (Least Favorite)
Q: How long can you maintain the fame, and what will you do later? Tron: My pics will be on the net forever. After I’m not famous, I’ll be fine. Matt: Appreciate the highs. As it fades back to normal, appreciate the non-overflowing inbox.
Q: Videos 1 and 2 you dance. Video 3, other people dance with you. Do people feel like they know you? Matt: People who come out and dance with me know me, and know A LOT about my life. It’s kind of creepy, but you get use to it. It’s nice.
Q: Is your public persona seperate from your real life? Tron: No. Not really. Matt: The dancing guys loves everybody. I don’t really…
Q: Will you write a book? Matt: No. A blog works better. Blogs are the best.
Q: Let’s organize a ROFLGroup dance. A: Yay.
Tron: I designed the costume to not require underwear. I strived for theatrical accuracy. I was wrong, they used danced belts. Now I always wear them.
Q: Can we turn off the lights and see tron guy? A: Lights go off. Lots of pictures happen. One guy uses a flash. Tron guy: “FAIL”