(DelcoFacedown of the week)
What were inspirations for creating Delcofacedown?
The inspiration for this site was mostly boredom, alongside a need for something new to do and to laugh at. I stumbled upon some pictures online of people laying facedown and thought it was hilarious. I showed it to my friend and co-founder Kris, and he got the same kick out of it as I did. So, we made a blog.
Can you remember someone's best/worst facedown?
There have been some pretty dreadful facedowns sent in to us. I cannot say that it is a bad thing because the bad ones are almost as funny as the best ones just because of how fucking awful some of these people are at interpreting this game. it really isn't a difficult concept, and watching what seems to be a crapshoot for some of these people really makes for good entertainment.
My personal favorites are the long distance shots. example: Here
We initially had so much fun with this because of how it combines art (in this case photography) with something seemingly stupid that you can do with your friends. I think that the pictures taken from far away capture the best parts of photography and the facedown itself.
How long has it been since you started the delcofacedown movement?
We started in august 2010. Mainly our friends participated along with a few family members. We would get anywhere from 50-100 pageviews a day. Unfortunately, I got shot and was in the hospital and kind of out of commission for a few months, so it really died down alot from November to February. After that incident, we began getting pictures from our friends who were traveling to different places to facedown. Their trips made for some good photos.
In march we got a shoutout from a website called Philly Barstool. Our site caught their eye and they made a post about us. That led to a lot of traffic for us. Since then it's really just been expanding and promoting itself, alot through high schools. Now we have over 110,000 page views and haven't had less than 2,000 in a day for about a month now.
Would your consider the "facedown" itself to be an act of performance art?
I think the photos are obviously art. The facedown itself? Like laying on your face in the middle of a crowded place? Not really. In a way I think it is because you are the subject of someone capturing art, but in reality your are eating some asphalt in the middle of broad street while your drunk friend snaps a pic on their Iphone.
What do your friends and family think about your movement, and are they supportive?
My friends and family all love it. Everyone is definitely supportive and tries to contribute by taking facedown pictures and sending them in, or by buying a shirt or something.
One thing that surprised me was how every generation seems to find our site funny. I've seen grandparents and babies high-fiving as they're scrolling through our page. Seriously, all ages seem to enjoy it so i think that's something it has going for it
Special shout outs?
Shout out to Ricky Dodds. Good Luck
Future ideas?
Hopefully just keeping the site going and getting everyone in the world to lay on their face!
What's does swag mean to you?
Swag. Does not mean too much to be honest man. Do not really use the word much myself. It seems to be becoming interchangeable with words like "nice" or "sick" or "sweet" which is completely retarded if you ask me, but it is what it is.
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