{"id":3408,"date":"2015-07-16T18:24:23","date_gmt":"2015-07-17T01:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nathalielawhead.com\/candybox\/?p=3408"},"modified":"2015-07-16T18:24:23","modified_gmt":"2015-07-17T01:24:23","slug":"interview-with-gerald-the-electric-love-potato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nathalielawhead.com\/candybox\/interview-with-gerald-the-electric-love-potato","title":{"rendered":"Interview With Gerald, The Electric Love Potato"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I would like to present to the world an interview with the potato-actor of the Electric Love Potato:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/133691422\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/133691422\">Video Interview with the Electric Love Potato<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/alienmelon\">Nathalie Lawhead<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So&#8230; The other day I noticed my potato (Gerald) was getting a bit funky, it turned out she&#8217;s starting to get roots (not going bad, although that was a concern). It dawned on me that, before it&#8217;s time to commit her to the ground, so that she can complete her natural reproductive cycle, I should probably record a bunch of her (for posterity&#8217;s sake&#8230; and so that I can make more potatoware when I get the time).<br \/>\nThen I got the idea to make this interview with potato (also serves the purpose of a &#8220;trailer&#8221; for <a href=\"http:\/\/gamejolt.com\/games\/other\/electric-love-potato\/75231\/\" target=\"_blank\">Electric Love Potato<\/a>, so I can send it to people).<\/p>\n<p>I think the outcome is fairly hilarious. At least I was laughing all the evening making it.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know. I think I&#8217;ve really bonded with this potato. I&#8217;ve even named it. Gerald.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s a nice name for a potato. She&#8217;s so lovely. I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;m crazy, but that&#8217;s usually what crazy people say. I don&#8217;t care what people say.<br \/>\n<strong>Potato is the new chiapet!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Transcript:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Hello, my name is Gerald and I&#8217;m the star of the Electric Love Potato. Some of you may know me from my lesser known work Zanthar the Mashed Potato Smasher. It&#8217;s an indie title you will probably not be able to find anymore. It is one of the reasons that I landed the role as the Electric Love Potato.<\/p>\n<p>When alienmelon approached me about starring as the Electric Love Potato desktop assistant I didn&#8217;t expect much. I was intrigued by the idea of a potato being an actual assistant. Potatoes are not well known for doing this. It was an interesting role, and one that I am now extremely proud of.<\/p>\n<p>What got me the role as Electric Love Potato? Simple! My singing voice.<\/p>\n<p>Yes. I have always been a great singer. Both my parent potatoes, and great grandparent potatoes where. Potatoes in general are great singers, but we go largely unnoticed. This app was a wonderful opportunity to raise that kind of awareness. Potatoes love music.<\/p>\n<p>What music do I listen to? Wow, that&#8217;s a big question. I generally like all music, but I am most fond of the sound of my own voice.<\/p>\n<p>The greatest challenge acting as the Electric Love Potato was probably the moving part. Potatoes are not excellent athletes at all. I certainly wasn&#8217;t either. This particular part took many moths of training and preparation. I loved my body after that, haha!<\/p>\n<p>The role was largely improvised. I am generally very good at giving compliments, and sincerely meant all the things I said. I figured if anyone would want me as a desktop assistant I would certainly love them. I mean, I&#8217;m a love potato right? Haha!<\/p>\n<p>Do I find it unsettling that people eat potatoes? Absolutely not! I am a potato and I completely endorse the consumption of potatoes. It is simply part of life. I would have a problem if people fed potatoes to potatoes because that&#8217;s just unethical and a bit weird, but people eating potatoes is what made our society what it is today. Civilization wouldn&#8217;t be where it&#8217;s at without potatoes. Us potatoes are proud of this.<\/p>\n<p>I would contend that the most difficult aspect of it all was waiting to see what people would think, after launch. I can&#8217;t speak for all of us, but I didn&#8217;t think the Electric Love Potato would be so loved as it was. It surprised me! People are so supportive of potatoes!<\/p>\n<p>Any closing comments? Absolutely yes! I love you all and thank you for having me as your potato!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I would like to present to the world an interview with the potato-actor of the Electric Love Potato: Video Interview with the Electric Love Potato from Nathalie Lawhead on Vimeo. 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