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<DIV>being the recipient of many awards I have had a chance to play with
and handle them and have decided that rs owens
does great stuff.... they did my Emmy (R) Award
and Telly's ... they also do the Oscar Cleo etc... ( do
not have any of those yet....</DIV>
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<DIV>FOX does some unique awards.</DIV>
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<DIV>I will look at some of the statues here and get some names for
you... there are some cheap ass folks in the business
that do cheesy work....</DIV>
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<DIV>the big thing you have to deal with is if you want something unique you
will pay though the ass for design and mold costs... and if
you go with a ready made design it my be the same pattern as something
really stupid gets an award for!</DIV>
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<DIV>there is also a big variance in metal finishes and plating layers
even with the good guys like rs ownens</DIV>
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<DIV>what would be great was if someone in
the group was a metalworker/ artist...</DIV>
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<DIV>ed sharpe archivist for smeccc</DIV>
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<DIV>"Quaddy" works for me.</DIV>
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<DIV>Anyone else got ideas?</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><B>Statue:</B></DIV>
<DIV><B>Dennis: </B>Can you investigate sources of such statuary and
cost?</DIV>
<DIV>Or maybe someone else has done this before and can indicate what their
experiences were.</DIV>
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<DIV>I'll ask Tony whether some beyond-refurbishing headwheels might be
available for the statue.</DIV>
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<DIV>The thought that the four pole-pieces infer the four points of the
compass is an interesting connection with the ideas that Quad videotape spread
across the globe, and on a number of levels has created connections among
people where none might have existed before.</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Criteria: </B></DIV>
<DIV>Do we need some discussion about what defines "excellence in preserving
the vanishing art of 2-inch quadruplex videotape recording and
reproduction?"</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Process:</B></DIV>
<DIV>Can be very simple. As simple as nominations via the list or some
other process you all might suggest. </DIV>
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<DIV>As I've gotten older, I've gotten to be more a fan of simple and not
necessarily re-inventing the wheel.</DIV>
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<DIV><B>How big a deal should this be?</B></DIV>
<DIV>It could be as simple as "Here's the Quaddy" at a lunch or dinner... or
could be a production, with on-screen retrospective and remarks by
peers.</DIV>
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<DIV>Is this to be a big surprise... or something the recipient is aware of in
advance (unless the award is posthumous.) </DIV>
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<DIV><B>Timeline:</B></DIV>
<DIV>When and where should the award be given?</DIV>
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<DIV>NAB is next month, and perhaps too soon to be able to prepare both the
statue and the honoree (whomever that may be)</DIV>
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<DIV>AMIA is in St. Louis, MO, Wed., Nov. 4 through Sat., Nov. 7.
There's usually a lot of regular AMIA stuff going on during the
evenings.</DIV>
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<DIV>The award could be presented during one of those events... perhaps
Archival Screening night?</DIV>
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<DIV>Or it could be on the Tuesday evening of AMIA Week when I'd planned to
arrange a dinner gathering for the group, much like we did in Savannah, this
past Nov.</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Klara is in St. Louis... </B>and might have some suggestions
about where to do that. </DIV>
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<DIV>AMIA registration is actually open on Tuesday as there are two-day
workshops that start on Tuesday... so people who aren't part of the group and
might be interested in attending could join us for the event.</DIV>
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<DIV>If not NAB or AMIA... are there other gatherings that relate
to "excellence in preserving the vanishing art of 2-inch quadruplex
videotape recording and reproduction?"</DIV>
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<DIV>Other places with a connection to Quad? </DIV>
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<DIV>That could be a barbecue in David Crosthwait's parking lot...
or something really grand on the East Coast. </DIV>
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<DIV>Or: _____________________________.</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Costs:</B></DIV>
<DIV>Any ideas about potential underwriters of the cost of the statue and
flying the recipient in?</DIV>
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<DIV>If this is something that might be better discussed on a separate mailing
list... I'm happy to set up the "QuaddyList" and post a link to the sign-up
webpage.</DIV>
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<DIV>Or volunteers can say "I'll help" and we can communicate by e-mail.</DIV>
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<DIV>Ted</DIV>
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<DIV>On Mar 7, 2009, at 11:41 AM, Dennis Degan wrote:</DIV><BR
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<DIV>> From a Starbucks in Denver, headed for Colorado Springs, where
Quad Heads get new life!</DIV>
<DIV>> (Sounds like the name of an award... The Quad Head Award
for...... I don't know... suggestions? What it looks like?
A retired headwheel, perhaps?)</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-tab-span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre"></SPAN><SPAN
class=Apple-tab-span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre"></SPAN>I offer:</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-tab-span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre"></SPAN>"The Quaddie
Award" for excellence in preserving the vanishing art of 2-inch quadruplex
videotape recording and reproduction. The award should be a golden
statue of a female figure (think 'goddess') holding a headwheel above her
head, as if she is honoring that which it represents (four spinning
heads). She is standing on a reel of quad tape. Hopefully, it
won't resemble an Emmy too much. ;)</DIV>
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Editor-Consultant-Knowledge Bank</DIV>
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