Van Halen – Fresno 1978-79 films

single-8: .I saw Little Richard at 68 yrs old..Chuck Berry at 77..B.B. King at 80 and they all still were greatI saw Richard again in 2009 and he came on the stage on crutches and left in a wheelchair…I was really looking forward to seeing Buddy Miles back in 2007 until he came in sitting in a wheelchair…its just hard to see guys like vanhalen just standing around and not moving much and I havent seen them since 2007.. over 7 years ago…so if you have a chance to see someone take it..It may be the last time…Jim Morrison said it best.”the future’s uncertain and the end is always near”…. S8S

Did you ever see The Doors in the late 60′s ?

single-8: Glenn here no I never saw the doors with Morrison they played the fresno fairgrounds once in ’68..Cream Played selland arena in ’68 ,so did the Who,Janis Joplin With Big Brother..too bad nobody recoded those shows..seems like everybody played fresno except Hendrix Rob saw the Doors in 1972 without Morrison. Manzarek did all the vocals and they had a bass player..Also.saw .Krieger in 1994 in fresno.he had a 3 piece doing who do you love,etc…and recorded Manzarek in 2011 ..he died later that year I think S8S

In the late 60′s, everyone was more concerned about bringing drugs to a concert than a tape recorder.

single-8: in the 1960′s there were no “Cassette” recorders like we used from the mid 70′s on, they came out in 1965 but were for voice(Dictation,Speech,not Music) you would have to haul in a monsterReel to Reel tape deck or 4 track tape…8 track didn’t even exist….try carring a wollensak recorder in on your back..(those had Tubes not Transistors) S8S

You’re right about that. You would be surprised the number of recordings that exist that were recorded

with cheap little voice only recorders. The shows don’t sound as good, but they exist.

I did a google search for the wollensak:

http://museumofmagneticsoundrecording.org/ManufacturersWollensak.html

mrmojohalen: How long did it take you to transfer everything that you ever filmed ?
How long did it take to sync all of your audio to the transfers ?

Hello..
The HD transfers took about 30m per 50ft and I have over 300 50 foot reels of Single-8 Film…
I synced the Film Files to the Audio Tracks..that took MANY hours to get as perfect as possible..I spent as much as 6 hours working on a single 50 ft reel(3:30)
so over a year ..I have a TON of vintage 16mm films from 1924 to 1959 and beyond..Im putting some of that stuff on my channel..
Rob

mrmojohalen: What type of films are they ? Public domain stuff ?

Have you ever transferred film for anyone else ?

You could have your own film transferring business.

the 16mm stuff I have is mostly Broadcast Prints of 1950′s B&W TV shows Like Seahunt,Cop Shows,Westerns,Ive got a Couple of 1st run Huckleberry Hound Prints from 1958,
lots of Home Movies,Documentarys,some unsold TV show pilots,..as early as 1924 up to 1970..
I have my own video/audio mastering-production studio but Ive only worked on my own personal stuff and of course Glenn’s Single-8 Film collection..but If someone has 8 or 16mm films and want them done right..Im the one…S8S

absolutely awesome!

mrmojohalen: I just checked out a clip of before the show (Fresno 79). Very Cool. I was wondering if this was done with other shows & why did you do it considering that you had a limited amount of film to record with ?

the fresno ’79 clip is after the show..you can see the whole bootleg row in those shots including me (Rob). I walk in front of the camera going to get the wheelchair. if the show ended before the film ran out, Glenn would shoot the Crowd. sometimes before the shows too or after show parties, but not many times….
S8S

at this point in time, my library is being represented by a clip licensing agency in L.A.