May 23, 2008

Greg Weaver Tribute



I had made arrangements to use the Hotel Grand, they have an old bar from the turn of century. I also arranged to borrow a super 8 bolex camera. Greg's girlfriend(Fran) was to be the flirt. The camera owner, the Grand owner and Fran all changed their minds. I shot behind Greg's studio on 10th St. using a kodak brownie movie camera and a woman friend of mine. Greg is the shooter. John Lotte is the victim.

17 comments:

  1. You bastard!

    After convincing us all that you are the conservative curmudgeoin, it turns out you've been a clost hippy all along. I really liked the video.

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  2. Cool video. My question is how did you go from "dial-up" and not knowing how to "Reply All" to posting video? This is a quantum leap ...

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  3. thanks dottie, but unfortunately i haven't made the leap. 15 years ago i had the super 8 converted to video tape because it was drying out. the other day i have the tape converted to a dvd. my friend's son sent the dvd to youtube and then embedded the utube on my site. here, on my computer, i can't even see it. gotta go now, time for ozzie and harriet

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  4. MM, this is a GREAT video! It shows the true culture in the
    70's. I was born in 1972 and couldn't experience the year as a mature individual, but the era seems to have been a time of creativity and awareness. I am trying to figure out which individual was you...
    Do you have anymore?

    Alfonso

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  5. Dottie, Every time I load a youtube video on my blog, MM moands and groans. He does not know how to "reply all"? Even with help, this is a quantum leap for M squared. It is one of the most original pieces I've ever seen. It may have been meant to capture a turn of the century period, but it captured the late 60s/early 70s.

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  6. I went to watch it and it said the video is no longer available.

    Let me know what it's back up!

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  7. Who did the bluegrass style song?

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  8. AJ, The video is still available, at least when I access it.

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  9. nice video MM. I half expected my father to go running accross the video screen, all the photographs I have seen of him circa 1972 look exactly like that.

    who did the first song that's playing?

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  10. lolv, i know it's not his voice, but i believe it's from a dylan album, maybe the"band", john wesley, route66? sorry can't remember

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  11. lolv, the song is called Minstrel Boy and is from Dylan's Self Portait album of 1970

    http://www.bobdylan.com/songs/minstrel.html

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  12. I meant to post this yesterday...

    I liked the video :) The first time I tried to watch it must have been during a YouTube down period.

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  13. Yo! That is sooo funny! That's my mom in that video. I wonder where I was that day. Great job Michael:)

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  14. Aunt Deb---what a hottie you are!! And the wy the men look-Im so glad I grew up when I did....they look a little to "wild bill" for me....

    Awesome Job on it!

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  15. the performance by debbie landis(ciappa) was the most professional aspect of the film, she saved the day

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