tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90925722079413682292024-02-19T04:55:27.002-08:00Rat Pack Movies"I often had my camera with me. There were so many opportunities to capture the experiences of our youth on film. I suspected that one day we would wonder if it actually happened..." Badger.Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05183065354376386281noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092572207941368229.post-26727133053185009752015-09-11T00:32:00.000-07:002015-09-11T00:34:33.118-07:00FUN AT REDFIELD RESERVOIR BRIDGE 1972 (under construction_<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05183065354376386281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092572207941368229.post-21274867538573905682010-04-08T16:48:00.000-07:002010-04-08T16:55:47.160-07:00Send Anything You Can...Send me photos or videos of Rat Pack stuff and I will post them here: send to skappesser@hotmail.com<br /><br />Check back in a while. Now developing a new post : movie of a big party in Ellisburg in '74. Jim Abran rented the place for a while.Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05183065354376386281noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092572207941368229.post-86245156150349212842010-01-21T00:26:00.000-08:002010-01-21T23:40:55.425-08:00The Bust<p> </p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='680' height='472' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwoaHY_b9PTNU4zmamVpXuOH_-JMNxoatgqE1PXYayXuYO6fQLrPuD7i7SBnWW6Box4G16fPkQGLxs4zQFbng' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p>This was a fun day! We shot "The Bust" at Community Park. Unfortunately the last part, the "punch line", was deteriorated beyond saving. Originally, at the end, after the cops send the hippies packing, the cops light up the doobie... </p><p>That's our '55 Volkswagen Microbus after I painted it. Brenda Maas' dad, Dick Maas let me use his heated garage during the Spring of '72 and taught me how paint a car. It took several weeks and a lot of tedious work. Dick was a great guy and really knew his stuff.</p><p>The tall thin boxes leaning on the The Van are 6 foot speaker columns being driven by an 8-track tape player. There was no such thing as "conversion vans" in those days, so this vehicle was "off the hook"...</p><p> </p><p> </p>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05183065354376386281noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092572207941368229.post-9489383738605787742010-01-17T02:02:00.000-08:002010-01-18T02:38:32.678-08:00Fall 1971 at the BeachThis video is the first movie I made.<br /><br />The vehicle is a 1955 Volkswagen Microbus that my brother bought from Victor Huerta, an exchange student at SCCS from South America. Victor had driven it up from his home and decided to sell it here. I think Kip paid like $300 for it. You can see that the interior was decorated in the stars and stripes. Later I painted the exterior. You'll see more of "The Van" in future postings.<br /><br />Appearing in this video: Mike Presley (Skeeter), Jay Reed (Stinky), Dick Samuels (Apache), Mark Liszewski (Goose), Tom Patell (Pads), Pete Kappesser (my lil bro), Kevin McDougal (Cracky), Sue Todd (Cavewoman), Richie Soule, and myself.<br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='680' height='606' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwao69By7lVT31R1C2iVovDNoUYAu827SN0vwd5Hu4vLmkdwrMdRliYoS4rzApbMPZ-2C1qxul9v-OGQ1UxIA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05183065354376386281noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092572207941368229.post-45913300650312729232010-01-16T03:39:00.001-08:002010-01-19T02:27:13.280-08:00Rat BytesHere is a brief random collection of <em>Rat Pack Uncut 30th Anniversary Edition</em> movie clips.<br /><br />Persons featured in this POST are completely nonfictional. Any resemblance to any person living (or not) might be coincidental. No similarity to any person either living (or not) is intended or should be inferred, but the viewer decides. Scenes depicted are sometimes fictionally staged, especially those that might not be, uh, "Kosher"...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='679' height='595' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzpLJqVQz-QKD7tXWnc0zb8mc1-QyvfAhBI8wrZoogmwpGYGWHcdMBTbXIgBWDWLO9XGli-LQwXfnBYybdBtQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05183065354376386281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092572207941368229.post-46225936539460456522010-01-09T01:22:00.001-08:002010-01-10T02:31:19.447-08:00Pete Basio's Party... Fall of 1974In the early Fall of '74, Pete Basio had a party at his place. This party actually occurred shortly before the party at The Farm (see an earlier post on this BLOG).<br /><br /><br />The band "River" played for us. The lead singer / flutist and the rhythm guitar player of "River" were my roomates, cronies, and partners-in-mischief that year. I have forgotten their names too! In those days we lived at the Artillery Club, which I leased on North State Street in Syracuse.<br /><br /><br />They were good musicians, especially with songs by the Moody Blues and Cat Stevens. They rehearsed a lot at the Artillery Club... so there was always music there. They played gigs all over Syracuse, several for various student unions on different college campuses, and at clubs including The Firehouse and The Orange. Pretty coeds threw themselves on these guys a lot...<br />River's lead singer eventually "stole" the girl I was interested in at the time...her name was Carol Templeton...(I understand that Tad Blount eventually won her heart).<br /><br />Me? During that time I was fresh out of college and working as an electronics maintenance technician at Hutchings Psychiatric Center. Goose (Mark Liszewski), Kooney (Mark Kuney), and Bruce Mothersell's Dad (from Greenboro) worked there too, in the same maintenance building. THAT job was a drastic failure best left forgotten.<br /><br />Appearing in this video: Gary Sheldon (Garr), Barry Rowe (Wild-Berry), Kirk Kenyon, EJ Lapham (just a small boy), Jack Francher (Jumpin' Jack), Sig (forgot her last name!), "River", Joe whats-his-name on drums again, Frankie Arquette and Jimmy Beach on the swings, and Sharon I-forgot-her-name-too... Well, JEEZ, it WAS 38 years ago... ! Help me out here... for example Carol (Hilliker) Didden emailed me recently about The Farm posting to remind me that her cousin Starr's last name was Hilliker. Thanks Carol.<br /><br /><br />PART 1<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='681' height='544' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwfb2gJBePKIfikq69floA_PE8kXqe2IRtRwTqrDTif7N0iaalLVTg-fDM9YbQTZJCjbuSWipWuknECyS_4hQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />PART 2<br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='683' height='551' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzWbMhC0ebS-vxtPa6MyHIuy-ZhByJwIGEZmAaLAmGOACHRGm5PzG7T4pGV5cDzU0h03xG9Atwvp0Fb8z9rtA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05183065354376386281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092572207941368229.post-16547005397369052722010-01-06T00:56:00.000-08:002010-01-09T01:30:24.210-08:00Rats in Snow @ Sandy Pond Parts 2 & 3<p></p><br />
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<p>Directly across from the Bayview Hotel, owned by Mike Gianetti in those days, was a GIANT of a sand dune on the peninsula separating North Pond from Lake Ontario. Unfortunately, it has eroded down to an unremarkable formation over the years. We loved to play on it. A favorite test for snowmobiles was to see if you could climb it to the top. I've seen more than one sled rolling down that dune...the old '68 MOTO-SKI couldn't do it, but later I had a '69 Bombardier Olympic with the peppy 18HP ROTAX engine. After I geared it for trail (16 tooth drive sprocket for the chain got-r-done) I could blast that sled up that dune. It was glorious...</p><br />
<p>On this day, once we got to Sandy Island Beach, we had some fun sliding down the giant sand dune that is no longer there... At the beginning of Part 3, I'm on the toboggan . We estimated the speed of the toboggan at 30MPH going down this dune. It was a challenge to get back up to the top...</p><p>The last minute of Part 3 records the topography of the southern section of North Sandy Pond, the peninsula, and Lake Ontario side as it was that year. Notice how high the view is looking across to the Bayview shore from the top of the once GIANT dune. </p><p>There were rumors in the late '70s that hired men in dump trucks stole a lot of the sand from this dune and another long one just south of it in order to build up some rich lawyer's property on the lake side of the peninsula (his cottage eventually burned down anyway). Many areas that were bare sand on the lake side are now covered with the grasses the college students and green people have planted over the years. </p><br />
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<span style="color: #009900;">A few miles south of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Lacona</span> on the road to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Richland</span> there existed Sharon's place, "The Farm", complete with a big barn and livestock. The place was pretty much old and rundown. From time to time there'd be a party for no better reason than to have some more fun.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #009900;">One Halloween they had a big beer bust - 3 kegs of Genny and all the munchies you could eat. We cranked up the 8-track tape player and blasted out all the best music of the day: Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Led Zeppelin, Kansas, Eagles, Cat Stevens, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Lynard</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Skynard</span>, Grateful Dead, and many others. Some wore costumes, some <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">didn</span>’t have to. I don’t remember much of that party, but I know it was FUN! I think there was fireworks later, or maybe it was just shotgun competition again.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #009900;">In the early fall of ‘74 Mark (aka GOOSE) <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Liszewski</span>’s older sister, Marianne, organized a wonderful old-fashioned box-lunch party. Live music was provided by the band “FRESH”, a local rock band (from the Fulton area I think) who Joe Hammond sporadically hired to play at The Lodge at Sandy Pond in those days. Marianne’s husband Joe Hart even sat in and played the drums. He’s a talented drummer, and played in several local bands. FRESH, especially the crazy-cool lead singer Jimmy, had some solid talent, and played a great collection of tunes… everybody liked them.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #009900;">In the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">course</span> of the day we threw <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">frisbee</span>, wrestled hogs, and ate and drank heartily. I remember there were a lot of girls there, probably drawn to the live music. I composed a long song on the spot about everybody there and the band backed me up when I sang it. In those days I played a Hummingbird 6-string guitar with a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Humbucking</span> electronic pickup clamped in the sound-hole. That guitar had the a deep clear sound I'll never forget.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #009900;">I brought my trusty Kodak M30 Super 8mm movie camera with me that day a shot about 3 minutes of footage. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #009900;">People appearing in this footage include Dave <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Akkoul</span> (Nozzle), Pete and Mrs. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Basio</span>, Sherry Greer (Sherry Gum-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">reer</span>) , Bruce <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Archibee</span> (Baron), Brenda <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Maas</span>, Starr Hilliker, Mary Lou La Point, Debbie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Riter</span> (Critter), Sue <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">McKown</span>, Sue <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Blount</span>, Chrissy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Lapham</span>, Don <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">McDougal</span> (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Dugan</span>), Wayne Kenyon (Wicked Wayne), Barry Rowe (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Wildberry</span>), Dick <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">Samuels</span> (Apache), Gary <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">Chrisman</span> (Tongue-man), Mike Clark, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">GRAT</span>, Joe Hammond, Mary Ann <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">Bagalonis</span>, Terry Bentley, Gary Sheldon (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">GARR</span>), and Jimmie Beach. There are several others of which the years have stolen my memory. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #009900;">This footage was shot only a few hours before Jim Beach and his girlfriend Frankie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">Arquette</span> crashed his motorcycle into the back of Clarence Stafford’s tractor just down the road. It was dusk and Jim and Frankie were traveling at a good clip but did not see Clarence heading home on his tractor, chugging along. Tractors <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">didn</span>’t require running lights, only a reflective orange triangle on the rear. Jim was in the hospital for many weeks recovering from very serious injuries, while Jackie was hurt but not as seriously. They eventually got married and moved to Connecticut. Jim and his siblings still keep their parents Ken and Anne Beach's beautiful cottage on the waterfront at The Pond, it's near the old <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">Kappesser</span> homestead. </span><br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='683' height='482' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzpe8QC6BoZZT8TfcSn17dWSz2KM9tyFzE-EUoIm634D_HVZ59OMYt6rdqCURh4BAhSpSGhRX5nlcy64fd_7w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05183065354376386281noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092572207941368229.post-87899100205415286322009-10-21T22:46:00.000-07:002010-01-06T15:17:13.517-08:00+++{RACING CARS}+++ …[AT THE BOAT BEACH]…The people of the Nature Conservancy, that stalwart gatekeeper of the sand, might develop a little heartburn over this post.<br />In the fall of 1974, the Rat Pack (my youthful and mischievous circle of friends in those days) raced cars in organized competition at the Boat Beach.<br />The sand over there is usually frozen solid by December, resembling concrete, which affords great opportunities in racing.<br /><br /><br />This was not Daytona Beach, however most of us got to participate, not be a mere spectator. Now THIS was FUN!<br />Of course, a lot of guys love driving fast, proving our skill, satisfying our need for speed, and showing off for girls. I had just bought new Dodge Challenger with the 340 cubic inch motor, 4-Barrel Carter Thermoquad carburetor, dual exhaust, and the 3 speed Torqueflite 727 automatic tranny from Mike and Tom Savage’s Uncle “Huck” Hurley at his dealership on the East Side of Syracuse for $2500. I’m gonna have some fun with THAT,<br />Sweet.<br /><br /><br />On race day, a late-fall Saturday, it was about 25 degrees out, another gray day. Of course there was a fresh keg of Budweiser beer there (no problem keeping it cold!) and a couple of Hibachis to cook up some burgers and dogs. We organized both drag and slalom races in different classes. Unfortunately for me, nobody there ran a car in the same class as the Challenger, but I did do the slalom just for fun…<br /><br /><br />Most of the vehicles were medium-size 60’s vintage sedans with 6-bangers and 3 speed on-the-column transmissions. Squirrel (Harlon Bristol from Osceola) seemed to have the strongest one. One of the Rats had a new El Camino with a 454 cu.in. engine - way more horsepower than the Challenger’s 340. I didn’t even bother to run against him …waste of fuel- after all the price of gasoline had sky-rocketed to 69 cents per gallon that year!<br /><br /><br />I brought my Kodak M30 8mm movie camera with me that day, as usual. Last summer I converted all the old Rat Pack films to Blu ray-disc. Film does not last forever but discs last much longer. Hope you like the video...<br />++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='530' height='388' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwAGX1hoCK50aMADZ6kBID1moppvfXeJhB_76QILsjMsmQCX-Xh8A7ba0N91b3EkbKGWtWaPpN0so4C13NNEQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05183065354376386281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092572207941368229.post-21635219965222891272009-07-31T02:36:00.000-07:002010-01-06T15:17:13.520-08:00Rat Pack Movie Uncut 30th Anniversary Edition<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8tdoGRj60j9nk33lDQmZ5X7ALerzs1ZQ1XIKeUVqkak5mv8uU4FysJHb2rNJ5y2ZY729lMdvX8CUZpSTr268jljgGC88mSutT7Et1FeYjdWcMVdXjiyuW8FjZdKFK6qonRKw-LezaBXRG/s1600-h/STINKY+BUSHING.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364558082635557058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8tdoGRj60j9nk33lDQmZ5X7ALerzs1ZQ1XIKeUVqkak5mv8uU4FysJHb2rNJ5y2ZY729lMdvX8CUZpSTr268jljgGC88mSutT7Et1FeYjdWcMVdXjiyuW8FjZdKFK6qonRKw-LezaBXRG/s400/STINKY+BUSHING.bmp" /></a> Stinky on top, Apache, Skeeter...</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8uKvkWXianTbPrObVdL2GBIQQ0DaSszwU9y8SD9nsdkF371cOfRL1QU0aU3YGkwq1ueNvoaJtXn2YLVu2qYjA1jtCI_zOi0U0E_gVl3GDBUJ6ZW7wfTixp6P3DpGLhYT8JwK4wOrklikQ/s1600-h/RPMU+3.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364558078316632130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8uKvkWXianTbPrObVdL2GBIQQ0DaSszwU9y8SD9nsdkF371cOfRL1QU0aU3YGkwq1ueNvoaJtXn2YLVu2qYjA1jtCI_zOi0U0E_gVl3GDBUJ6ZW7wfTixp6P3DpGLhYT8JwK4wOrklikQ/s400/RPMU+3.bmp" /></a> That's me...</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtk07WUqOHyrMvEVMxTK4AGzeL0adwVot_BIBMVE3YMR6o3g-SbuN3LknhSWWSpDcUBtf-wf9hCLh1t2nXuA6iDYtEGUxOWfxSDASN-p6LrqCbpln3ZUquswgDmcmcfk3Cv_mbDLGZmyhB/s1600-h/RPMU+2.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364558070742846898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtk07WUqOHyrMvEVMxTK4AGzeL0adwVot_BIBMVE3YMR6o3g-SbuN3LknhSWWSpDcUBtf-wf9hCLh1t2nXuA6iDYtEGUxOWfxSDASN-p6LrqCbpln3ZUquswgDmcmcfk3Cv_mbDLGZmyhB/s400/RPMU+2.bmp" /></a>Beach fun...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78q4bsOGbRKzNd-qx9QoOI5cuDDYgA45Qf8knzuqToQ6tRW9RGLxruudigXptOizupDt9OvGlAvVLy5LjueityztihtbZ_lNIa-jfFPv4gLM-TtZNgdAvOqup8WZLdpguRla2syfeAafx/s1600-h/RPMU2.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364558068369751634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78q4bsOGbRKzNd-qx9QoOI5cuDDYgA45Qf8knzuqToQ6tRW9RGLxruudigXptOizupDt9OvGlAvVLy5LjueityztihtbZ_lNIa-jfFPv4gLM-TtZNgdAvOqup8WZLdpguRla2syfeAafx/s400/RPMU2.bmp" /></a> Keg in van, back in the day....<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left">Got my latest movie finished this morning. Project took 2 years. The soundtrack alone took 4 weeks.<br /></div><div align="left">The movie chronicles my circle of friends when I was a youth and our activities from 1971 through 1979. Hilarious.<br /></div><div align="left">It's called "Rat Pack Movie Uncut 30th Anniversary Edition" and runs about 90 minutes. Rated PG-13. It on it's way to Digital Transfer Systems Co. in IL for finalizing and conversion to Blu-Ray disk...</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Stay tuned - looking for a place at near Sandy Pond to hold a gathering to show it in August...</div><br /></div>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05183065354376386281noreply@blogger.com0