Posts Tagged JokeWallpaper
History of JokeWallpaper circa 1995
Posted by Steve Kremer in Assorted Nuts, JokeWallpaper on June 12th, 2008
At the bottom of the original JokeWallpaper page it says “JokeWallpaper.com established September 10, 1995″. That was the day I created the first “joke” graphic: “Microsoft: Where Do You Want To Go Today? Wherever Mr. Gates Wants Us To.” At that time I was a TV newscast Producer/Director at WISH-TV in Indianapolis. Reporter Ray Rice did a feature story about me and the site. Remember this is 13 years ago when the whole idea of a “Home page” and “the Web” were brand new. Here’s the video:
Here are some of the links mentioned in the story:
“Microsoft: Where Do You Want To Go Today? Wherever Mr. Gates Wants Us To.”
“It’s now safe to turn off your brain.”
Flash forward to 1998. Dick Wolfsie of WISH-TV’s Daybreak morning show interviews me about JokeWallpaper. Here’s the video:
Back to Blogging
Posted by Steve Kremer in Assorted Nuts on April 13th, 2008
After off and on blogging since 2002 I have decided to give it another try. Recently getting on Twitter has got me thinking about writing again. A fresh install of WordPress and here I go.
First, a little about myself…
This is the blog of Steve Kremer. I’ve been creating online stuff since September 10, 1995. That’s the day I launched JokeWallpaper.com. I updated the site almost daily until 2002, when I quite frankly ran out of “the funny”. The site was sold to its current owner in 2006. They added new wallpapers and have a link to most of the old JokeWallpaper site. I have a link to an archive of original JokeWallpaper.com site exactly as it existed in 2002.
Over the years some of the most popular areas of the sites include; my parody of JFK conspiracy theory Elvis Shot JFK We Have Proof, my humorous comment on Microsoft and their attempt to dominate software with Microsoft World Domination 99®. Over the years I got a few cease and desist letters from lawyers. Eli Lilly didn’t like my parody of Prozac called Prozac Seltzer. “Feeling a little depressed and sorry you ate that extra bean burrito, take Prozac Seltzer the first Antacid/Anti Depressant”. I also received a letter from a Netscape lawyer and from UPS. I turned the tables on the UPS lawyer and got him to send me an “I love NY” T-shirt.
Along the way the site was featured online and in traditional press. Here’s a link to the old Press page, but most of the links are outdated and dead. My friend John Hargrave of the very funny site Zug.com wrote this article for the UK’s Channel 4 on the early days of humor on the web. I was honored to be in this group of early sites. So, I hope you enjoy the new blog. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to click the “comments” button or e-mail me at kremerblog (at) kremer (dot) com.
