Because this was a non-union PSA, I can share it again without violating the strike. At a time when we are starved for new material, it is comforting to know that we still have access to content like this. Please watch and share. #TBT
As Misha announces the end of #GISH, lets look back to where it started in 2010 when fandom was voting for a TV Guide cover and Misha tweeted:
Warner Bros. just called & they'll give me a live rhinoceros if the three guys wearing earth tones win this poll" later adding "I can't do this alone & I'm not one to hog winnings, so if we win, i'll carve the rhino up & mail little dried pieces of it to each of you.
Read about how this eventually morphed into GISHWHES here on the SuperWiki
With the new Cryptid Factor YouTube channel posting the podcast with ridiculous and hilarious photos, it reminds me of when my fandoms collided a year ago and they appeared in a GISH panel to ultimate mayhem.
Is there any record of what year GISH Diplomas were sent out? I'm missing several years I think, and I want to know which ones I should still be looking for.
The first gishploma was sent out in 2014, and there was one for every main hunt after that. (So 2014-2022)
Former GISHers may remember a fundraising item to support demining efforts in Laos. That item funded a project with the Mines Advisory Group (www.maginternational.org ) and it struck me that today might be a good day to make another donation to them in not-so-loving memory of Henry Kissinger. He's gone, but the aftermath of his war crimes is still ongoing.
I know. I’m right there with you. My six-year run at this endeavor has been nothing short of miraculous and I’m so honored to have been part of your journey within this wonder. In twelve years, GISH managed to accomplish things I never thought possible. Saving lives, making art, connecting with people across the planet. Many of us had no credentials or training to accomplish most of it. But we learned as we went.
You have to know how much I loved our time together and how much love I have for you all. I can’t express fully just how appreciative I am for everything we’ve achieved in this fast-growing community overflowing with creative weirdos and rowdy hearts. I’ll be thanking my friends, collaborators and accomplices over the coming days to express my gratitude. Without them, or you, none of this is possible.
While this iteration may be going away, I’m not going anywhere. This community and its dedication to play and do-gooding are undeniable. I have some fun and exciting things I can’t wait to share with you, but for now… I’m grieving, too.
So, please know this: I see you artists, rabble-rousers, poets, creatives, dreamers, pranksters, scientists, poets, do-gooders, believers, outlaws, authors, givers, healers, activists, educators, and wisdom keepers. You are worthy and valid. And there are many more adventures for you to embark on.
GISH has been a compelling argument to an increasingly callous world. I am so proud to have strived alongside you.
I am really missing the supernatural fandom…I know it’s still around, but it’s not the same. I miss the feeling of family. I feel like the comfort and familiarity of the show is fading. Misha announced that he was not doing anymore GISH hunts and it feels like and end of an era that I am not quite ready to let go of.
I'm so glad my sister got this video of my Nana before she passed. Cancer is such shit. She was my favorite person in the world, and I'm so sad my partner will never get to meet her, or have her pull him aside at a party to talk shit.
Gish may be over, but the Historian will continue. All posts and pages on the site will remain, and new ones will still be added- next up are the 2021 GHOFs listed by team name (I should be ready to start posting those as early as later this week) in the meantime, you can take a stroll down memory lane and revisit past Gish hunt item lists here: http://gishwheshistorian.tumblr.com/itemlists or find lists from things like Halloweird and Gishmas past here: http://gishwheshistorian.tumblr.com/events
Updates and announcements regarding new pages going live on the historian will continue to be posted on our Twitter @GishHistorian, and I’ll also be continuing to post Gish trivia polls there as well, so watch that space to see them as soon as they’re live! <3