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<DIV>I would have to say it is more important than running around
collecting machines as though they were baseball cards eh?</DIV>
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<DIV>This is a wake up call for all of us.</DIV>
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<DIV>Ed#</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 10/31/2009 7:59:52 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
DCFWTX@aol.com writes:</DIV>
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF">In a message dated 10/31/2009 7:22:44 AM Pacific Daylight
Time, DCFWTX@aol.com writes:<BR><BR>
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TYPE="CITE">If anyone on the list IS an aging pioneer or knows some in
their area, please consider recording your experiences or finding a way to
do a videotaped interview with them about their
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF" BACK="#ffffff">The passing of Art and the recent death of
another former NBC colleague (who knew Lenticular and RCA Labs color history)
does highlight the urgency to get any and all of these on-camera historical
perspectives under way today and now. While we are blessed these days with
long life for many of these legends and in many times a conformable
retirement, the stress of television does tend to take it's toll on the mind.
By this I mean sooner is better with each of these individuals when it comes
time to sitting down with them and getting the story on tape. If quad tape is
over 50 years old, and an individual was 30 at the time of it's introduction
in 1956 (or so), that puts the individual in his 80's. Hence, time is of the
essence.<BR><BR>One of these engineers who passed away here not too long ago
had a garage full of projects, many of them relating to his 40 plus years at
the network. The kids and grand children cleaned out everything that looked
old. It is unknown how much irreplaceable documentation and/or equipment was
lost before I got over there. This story is repeated many times over every
year. About 10 years ago, I helped a widow of one of the engineering legends
here in Los Angeles at both their home and his storage area sort through some
things. Talk about a pack rat going back to VR 1000 days! And I don't
think he ever got his day on camera for such recollections. Very
sad.<BR><BR>So, the lesson learned here with all of these unique individuals
fading away is to get on with these interviews immediately. The group in N.
Hollywood (not the TV Academy) has been talking with producers, directors, and
engineers over the years, many of them going back to the live days in NYC and
The West Coast.<BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"
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