by Mister January 2017, James “Busvlogger” Moore

Some of my favorite things to make videos about are sharing our family traditions and going behind the proverbial ‘curtain’ to see how creative people are building great lives. After almost seven years, making one or two videos a week, it’s hard to pick, but here goes nothin’!

 

1.Food tour in a VW Bus

So, the VW Bus is sorta my thing. (‘BUS’vlogger)  When I found out about a touring company that did farm, food and beverage tours in a VW Bus, I may have gotten too excited. I got to feature them for onlyinark.com. To top it off, we got to invite friends to go along for the ride. Not a bad gig! 

2. My old college stomping grounds:

Making sponsored posts for onlyinark.com affords me the opportunity to visit a lot of amazing people and places. In this case, it was an excuse to revisit my home away from home; Walnut Ridge. It’s the only place in Arkansas that the Beatles ever ‘set foot’. Imagine! https://youtu.be/LpUdq7FX5ZI
 

3. Pumpkin Chili:

Cooking videos require a lot of extra editing; thinking like an editor and host while trying not to screw up your family’s supper is a lot to juggle. This recipe has become such a tradition for us that I had to share it with our viewers. Pumpkin Chili is unique in that it has just as much cinnamon as it does chili powder. Make a sour cream/grated cheddar/chili landing pad out of a cornbread waffle and dinner is served! Even the kids love it, so that makes it all the better. https://youtu.be/Bf9wFE3beFE

 

4. Exploring The Goonies filming locations:

The movie The Goonies is, by far, one of my childhood favorites. While on a road trip this summer, we passed through Astoria, Oregon and visited most of the iconic locations. The one that captured my imagination the most was the spot where the Fratelli’s Hideout was located. The guy that played ‘Chunk’ shared it on Twitter, I might have geeked out a little.  https://youtu.be/FQrTVICKULQ
 

5. Princess Unicorn Rainbow Cupcakes:

This little gem turns five years old in March! With over 1.3 million views, this video is my most successful. My four year old daughter named it, I wish I could claim that I was being intentional; it has all the right buzzwords to make Google fall in love. These rainbow cupcakes are another example of how you never know what the internet will take off and run with. Fun Fact: I wasn’t making ad revenue back when this video was really going crazy. At a penny or two a view, I could’ve been a thousandaire!  https://youtu.be/yzYE9xxUIeA