<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>Clips of the game are on-line here:</div><div><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xeeiu3_sd-cin-afc-title-81-4_sport">http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xeeiu3_sd-cin-afc-title-81-4_sport</a></div><div><br></div></div><div>David: Do you remember what cameras were used and type of cable?</div><div><br></div><div>Was there any Quad equipment involved in the game broadcast, either in the truck(s) or in network facilities working the show? Replays were from 1", I'd think.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://NFL.com">NFL.com</a> has a web video with NFL film and NBC video of the AFC championship for the 1981 season:</div><div><a href="http://www.nfl.com/videos/auto/09000d5d80498e79/Top-Ten-Weather-Games-1981-AFC-Championship">http://www.nfl.com/videos/auto/09000d5d80498e79/Top-Ten-Weather-Games-1981-AFC-Championship</a></div><div><br></div><div>ESPN's story is here:</div><div><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs07/news/story?id=3198404">http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs07/news/story?id=3198404</a></div><div><br></div><div>And somebody's got a DVD for sale:</div><div><a href="http://www.shippinganywhere.net/servlet/the-493/1981-AFC-Championship-Cincinnati/Detail">http://www.shippinganywhere.net/servlet/the-493/1981-AFC-Championship-Cincinnati/Detail</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div>On Nov 1, 2011, at 1:32 PM, David Crosthwait wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">The coldest and most miserable game I ever worked on was in Cincinnati for NBC Sports in January, 1982. It was combined New York/Burbank crew. We were staying at some high rise hotel in downtown Cincinnati, and on the morning of the game, there was ice on the inside of the hotel windows. I think we had a two day setup as this was a coast-to-coast A game (I was on the slo-mo crew). I helped with camera setup before hand also. It was bitterly cold to the point that nothing during setup was easy (camera cable was very stiff).<div><br></div><div>The morning of the game, we could not get enough heat into the NBC trucks. All soft drinks were frozen solid. The wind was like a knife. I had on every layer of clothing I had brought with me, much like everyone else. Even the hard core NBC NY Sports guys were having a day. I believe the director was either Teddy Nathanson or Harry Coyle, and they constantly were asking the camera guys if they were OK, with constant relief provided.</div><div><br></div><div>A couple of excited, shirtless fans I heard passed away a few weeks later from illness related to exposure in the cold weather.</div><div><br></div><div>After the game, the camera and audio cable was frozen in place. A decision was made to leave it till spring when New York field would come back for it (thawed out by then).</div><div><br></div><div>The flights in/out of Cincinnati were all backed up. I had to re-route and go to any flight to the South to re-connect to LAX. </div><div><br></div><div>-9 with the wind (20-25 mph off of the river which was steaming) is something unbelievable. </div><div><br></div><div><br><div><br></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#555555" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 23px; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League_lore">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League_lore</a></span></font></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; line-height: 23px; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; line-height: 23px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; "><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freezer_Bowl" title="Freezer Bowl" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Freezer Bowl</a></b> (January 10, 1982, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_Chargers" title="San Diego Chargers" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">San Diego Chargers</a> vs. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati_Bengals" title="Cincinnati Bengals" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Cincinnati Bengals</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_playoffs,_1981-82" title="NFL playoffs, 1981-82" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">AFC Championship Game</a>)<dl style="margin-top: 0.2em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; "><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; ">One week after their victory over the Dolphins in "The Epic in Miami" in Florida's scorching heat, the Chargers travelled to Cincinnati to face the Bengals in the coldest game in NFL history based on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_chill" title="Wind chill" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">wind chill</a>. The air temperature was -9 degrees Fahrenheit (-23 °C), but wind chill was -59 °F (-51 °C). In an attempt to intimidate the Chargers, several Bengals players went without long sleeved uniforms. Cincinnati won the game 27-7 and advanced to their first Super Bowl in franchise history.</dd></dl></span></span></div><div><br></div><div><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br>Best Regards,<br><br>David Crosthwait<br>DC Video<br>Archived Media Transfer and Re-mastering Services<br><br>Clients welcomed at our offices located at:<br>177 West Magnolia Blvd.<br>Burbank, CA. 91502<br>818-563-1073<br>818-563-1177 (fax)<br>818-285-9942 (cell)<br><br><a href="mailto:david@dcvideo.com">david@dcvideo.com</a><br><a href="http://dcvideo.com/">www.dcvideo.com</a><br><br>Follow DC Video on Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dcvideo">https://www.facebook.com/dcvideo</a></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br></div></span></div></span></div></span></span>
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<br><div><div>On Nov 1, 2011, at 9:43 AM, C. Park Seward wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>Layers and more layers. They have to be out there in the cold for several hours. Even the cameras have elegant bags on them to keep them warm/dry. But we didn't have any failures, human or mechanical.<br><br><span><IMG_0382.jpeg></span><br><br>Best,<br>Park<br><br>C. Park Seward<br>Cell: 818-535-2747<br>Home: 541-476-6657<br>2" Quad and 1" "C" transfers<br>The Transfer Lab at Video Park<br>Visit us: <a href="http://www.videopark.com/">http://www.videopark.com</a><br><br><br><br>On Oct 29, 2011, at 12:49 PM, Ted Langdell wrote:<br><br><blockquote type="cite">Snowy, but not in an analog TV way.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Illinois at Penn State northwest of Harrisburg, PA.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Watching SD on DirecTV via a Sony BVM 1910. <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Pictures look nice, considering. I'll bet you're glad you're in the truck and that it wasn't snowing during setup yesterday.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">How are the camera guys keeping warm?<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">With 8 minutes + in the first quarter, 0-0.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Ted<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">On Oct 29, 2011, at 12:22 PM, C. Park Seward wrote:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Hi from snowy Penn St on ESPN2<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Nice stuff. Keep it coming. <br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Best,<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Park<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">_______________________________________________<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Please trim posts to relevant info when replying!<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Send QuadList list posts to <a href="mailto:QuadList@quadvideotapegroup.com">QuadList@quadvideotapegroup.com</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Your subscribe, unsubscribe and digest options are here:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://mail.quadvideotapegroup.com/mailman/listinfo/quadlist_quadvideotapegroup.com">http://mail.quadvideotapegroup.com/mailman/listinfo/quadlist_quadvideotapegroup.com</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><br>_______________________________________________<br>Please trim posts to relevant info when replying!<br>Send QuadList list posts to <a href="mailto:QuadList@quadvideotapegroup.com">QuadList@quadvideotapegroup.com</a><br>Your subscribe, unsubscribe and digest options are here:<br><a href="http://mail.quadvideotapegroup.com/mailman/listinfo/quadlist_quadvideotapegroup.com">http://mail.quadvideotapegroup.com/mailman/listinfo/quadlist_quadvideotapegroup.com</a></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>Please trim posts to relevant info when replying!<br>Send QuadList list posts to <a href="mailto:QuadList@quadvideotapegroup.com">QuadList@quadvideotapegroup.com</a><br>Your subscribe, unsubscribe and digest options are here:<br><a href="http://mail.quadvideotapegroup.com/mailman/listinfo/quadlist_quadvideotapegroup.com">http://mail.quadvideotapegroup.com/mailman/listinfo/quadlist_quadvideotapegroup.com</a></blockquote></div><br></body></html>