Nagymama reads through some of the fan letters that were sent to her during her simultaneous YouTube &MySpace Feature! Thank you, again, everyone, for giving my grandma her 15-minutes of fame after being alive for almost a century! (She will be 97 in April! Doesn't she look AWESOME?!)To read some crazy-but-true Nagymama stories, visit the American Goulash section of Shinygrape.comThanks, everyone :) Special thank you to Cameraman Matt, http://www.cinevore.com, for his assistance with capturing our family events on film.Songs used: Brahm's Hungarian Dance No. 1, performed by Leo Christopherson, http://www.leochristopherson.com [ More Detail ]
A typical visit to my family's kitchen. Pretty stressful, but you get used to it. :)Visit http://www.shinygrape.com for even more American Goulash stories!Thank you to my family who, despite not quite understanding the whole "filmmaking thing," has a good sense-of-humor and deals with me!Thank you to Cameraman Matt ( http://www.cinevore.com ) for his assistance with capturing our family events on film .Songs used:Brahm's Hungarian Dance No. 1, performed by Leo Christopherson, http://www.leochristopherson.com [ More Detail ]
Part 2 of the exploration of my former New Jersey abode. Visit http://www.shinygrape.com for even more American Goulash stories!Thank you to my family who, despite not quite understanding the whole "filmmaking thing," has a good sense-of-humor and deals with me!Thank you to Cameraman Matt ( http://www.cinevore.com ) for his assistance with capturing our family events on film (and braving our "little castle," as my mom likes to call it.) Songs used:J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor Elvis Presley: "Jail House Rock"Mannheim Steamroller: X-Files Theme Song [ More Detail ]
More Nagymama &Family stories on http://www.shinygrape.com under "American Goulash." This is an example of a typical visit to my family's house - stressful at times, but pretty fun! In this clip, you'll meet my mom and have a short tour of the front of my quaint little one-bedroom former place of residence. Sound simple and uneventful? Hardly. Please keep in mind, my family is pretty unusual - I reserve the right to poke fun of them, just like they poke fun of me [all the freakin' time] - but remember, they are MY FAMILY, so please don't be mean. Don't mess wit' mah mommah! :oPThank you to Cameraman Matt ( http://www.cinevore.com )for helping me shoot these videos (he's a brave soul!) [ More Detail ]
This video answers the age old question -- What is Szorít? Okay, maybe it isn't an age old question. And maybe it doesnt even answer it. Basically, I was letting my cousin's Erika's son play with my video camera while my other cousin gave Erika's husband a lesson in Hungarian - "szorít" (to tighten, to constrain) vs. szólit (call) vs....something else? This is mostly just a silly home movie, but I thought some bilingual people would get a kick out of it and might help clarify - we are Hungarian-Americans and eager to learn!Also, isn't my nephew cute? :)___________________________Visit www.shinygrape.com and select "American Goulash" for more Hungarian-American stories! [ More Detail ]
A TV comedy pilot co-written by Ildy Lee, screaming to be produced! Helloooo, anyone?This melting pot of cute people with different cultural background ames to accept each other. Another step toward peace and harmony. [ More Detail ]