Thursday, July 14, 2011

Some of My Video Memories- POSTED!



I have been very busy the last few months which is the main reason why I haven't been posting lately, I mean, at ALL!

Dog days: the videos, at least some of the ones I have.
I know that were I still 'in the business' I would have a basic rolling video studio with all the small and way more easily placed video cameras that are prevalent today. I truly wish now that I had recorded more video than I did back then. But like many others things recorded at the time it was often taking out the shoulder held, awkward and very heavy, VHS full size Camcorder, or a little later it was the still large 8MM Video Camcorder. And then the little smaller Digital 8 Camcorder.
Our current video camera is High Def and only ounces in weight. But sooooooo many even smaller cameras are available, still and video or that do both. And I'm not talking the Cell Phone cameras, many which now have very good photo and video capabilities.

We've had Camcorders and video cameras since our first one, a Panasonic, in November 1988. So we have lots of 'home movies', and quite a few of our 'work'. Not too many though while out doing the work and those videos are what I've uploaded and posted to be able to add to these blog posts.

This first video is the oldest video I have. I was an Animal Control newbie when the Department had a "maximum enforcement" and a show of force in an always bad area of the county, and because the program manager wanted to be in and on the TV news.
He didn't make it though.

My mother recorded the segment off the TV on our VCR. Although not the best recording, it had held up pretty good for being almost 30 years old when I converted it to DVD.

For this video the best description for it is a blog post I had already written so just go back to the post from August 11, 2009, titled "My First Thirty Seconds of Fame".
The video does help and give some context to the story.

The next few posts will be the same, a video and the 'back story' with it.

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We both 'retired' from working for San Bernardino County, the largest county in the U.S. in March 2006. Almost 25 years for me and almost 20 for Stacy. We now live in the panhandle of Northern Idaho and are still in law enforcement, just not Animal Control anymore. We'd NEVER move back to Southern California. Too crowded and too expensive. For us the rural lifestyle is best! We love the actual seasons that Idaho has. We also like that we're only 35 miles from Canada for trips!