[QuadList] Client says he has a 2" tape. Quad? No, not this time.

[Ted Langdell]

Hi, David,

Happy to play armchair detective for a bit.

The entire transfer chain—you included—did a nice job.  Any clues as  
to how this show ended up on the VR-660 format? I'd think that the  
show was syndicated via Quad.

List member Greg Schmitz up at the Alaska Moving Image Preservation  
Association (http://amipa.org/) might be able to offer some background  
on local TV history in the 49th state.  AMIPA holds tapes from a  
number of Anchorage and Juneau stations.

Hope the recipient enjoys the content this Sunday.

Ted




On Jun 17, 2010, at 6:42 AM, David C. Crosthwait wrote:

> Ted,
>
> The capture devise is an AJA HD10AVA, going into a Kona 3 to one of  
> our Mac Towers.
>
> I have not looked at what is posted on line from the You Tube crowd,  
> but it is my understanding that there are only a few complete shows  
> that exist on 2", and some 35mm kines. Actual videotape  
> performances, such as the one from that VR 660 tape, are very rare.  
> The show on this tape appears to be from Jan. 1, 1966, show # 54  
> (thanks for the list link, Ted).
>
> In regards to the dancers on "Hollywood A Go Go", I had the pleasure  
> of working with one of them in her later years, as she was an editor  
> for one of the studios in the early 90's. Only after a number of  
> editing projects that she revealed to me that she was one of those  
> dancers (we were working on feature film cut downs, not TV shows).  
> Although I was impressed, I was not surprised, as she was one of the  
> most attractive over age 50 ladies I had ever met. She said she had  
> a lot of fun on that show. She has since retired from her studio  
> job, but I'm indirectly in touch with her still.
>
> David Crosthwait
>
> DC Video
> www.dcvideo.com
>
> Quoting Ted Langdell <ted at quadvideotapegroup.com>:
>
>> Nice pix, David.
>>
>> What was the capture device?
>>
>> Can you tell what episode of Hollywoood a Go Go was on the tape?
>> Produced at KHJ-TV on Melrose first as a local show, then syndicated
>> nationally with episode 7-58, running Jan. 16, 1965-Feb. 5, 1966.
>>
>> More about that show here:
>> http://www.gazzarridancers.com/hollywoodagogohistory.html
>>
>> That site has an episode list with who appeared on each program:
>> http://www.gazzarridancers.com/episodelist.html
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jun 15, 2010, at 10:41 PM, David C. Crosthwait wrote:
>>
>>> Yesterday, a client asked to bring in his 2" tape of his  
>>> father's   work in Alaska. "Sure, bring it here" I said. He  
>>> arrived. Nice   fellow. Works in the post mixing business here  
>>> locally. We mounted   the tape on the AVR-1. Played it. Nothing.  
>>> Tails out? Could not   tell. Oxide out? Yes. I could see a control  
>>> signal, but nothing   else. My suspicion was that it was the rare  
>>> Ampex VR 650/660 2"   helical format. Fired up the machine, and  
>>> found some interesting   images and sound. First off, the  
>>> beginning of the tape was a 1966   recording of "Hollywood A Go  
>>> Go", one of the most visually exciting   shows to watch, as  
>>> compared to Bandstand, Thaxton, etc. The rest  of  the tape was  
>>> local Alaska morning news plus a leftover teenage  dance  program.  
>>> It's all a glimpse of the sixties.
>>>
>>>
>>> Ya never know what you will find on these tapes. Neither did the   
>>> client.
>>>
>>>
>>> All of these images came from the VR 660 deck.
>>>
>>>
>>> David Crosthwait
>>
>> Ted Langdell
>> Secretary
>
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Ted Langdell
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