Rocketboom sans Amanda Video

Video description: The Rocketboom video blog is on hiatus and hopes to relaunch on July 10 with a new presenter. While Amanda Congdon says on her Amanda UnBoomed blog that she was forced to leave the partnership, of which she owned a 49 percent stake, and is currently living in Connecticut, Rocketboom claims that she has left to pursue an acting career. CNET interviewed Congdon at San Francisco's Vloggercon in June. She hinted then that she was drawn to acting.

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Think: The Monkeys meets Spinal Tap, and you have summed up this short adaptation of rock band tetra'tum's exploits as they go on tour around the Home Counties of England ... well, a tour of 2 pubs actually! The contents are losely based on actual events! Yes! The band really are as daft as they are portrayed in the film!! The band are being interviewed by Spoof Rock TV reporter, Amanda, whilst on tour. So come with her now into the life and times of a 2-bit pub band and get an insight into what really goes on behind the scenes...