I never know if people are going to like (or watch) my little videos but I make them because they are another form of expression and they seem to renew my spirit.
This one is sort of an updated version of one you probably have seen with a Louis Armstrong classic that was set to scenes of Good Morning Vietnam (and footage of Mr. Armstrong performing). However in this vid I revisit a post I did on Bush's legacy being a Tale of Two Cities, Baghdad and New Orleans, though I think it extends to all of Iraq and the Gulf Coast.
For what it's worth....
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Speaking just for myself, I watch your videos, and like them quite a bit.
This one is, like your others, high quality. Thanks for posting it.
Posted by: Michael | January 29, 2007 at 16:54
Thank you. Going to find my Kleenex now....
Posted by: dancinfool | January 29, 2007 at 17:11
Scout, I love your videos.
But did you have to use the Kenny G playover?
It makes me shudder. Or maybe that's just the earth quaking as Mr. Armstrong spins in his grave.
Posted by: Jude | January 29, 2007 at 17:58
I was waiting for that Jude. It was wgat I had. I'm going to redo it with the real Armstrong
Posted by: scout prime | January 29, 2007 at 18:19
That was wonderful, Scout. Thanks so much for making it and sharing it.
Posted by: Sophmom | January 29, 2007 at 19:31
Hey Hey...Kenny G is Long Gone!!!!
I don't know what I was thinking
Posted by: scout prime | January 29, 2007 at 19:56
Very good, Scout. Sad, but well done.
Posted by: Grandmère Mimi | January 29, 2007 at 21:09
That was great, Scout - thanks for sharing. Funny, at first glance I thought a couple of those Baghdad pictures were actually New Orleans - such as the one with the pile of garbage in the street and the people walking by, or the one with the x'ed out circle. Looked so familiar at first, if it weren't for the uniforms or the script on the signs...you picked good pictures to show similarities between the cities.
Posted by: nolagal | January 29, 2007 at 21:49
nolagal...ya know I was having trouble because there were such incredible similarities to many photos that I thought...Can't use them, people will get confused. I guess that says something
Posted by: scout prime | January 29, 2007 at 21:53
Excellent.
Posted by: E.J. | January 29, 2007 at 22:30
I love your videos! And I know it takes a lot of effort to put them together, collect the source material, synch it to the tunes, etc. A lot of crafting for a 2.5 minute piece. Your video making skills are obviously growing- you've done a great job of putting across all the tragic irony and anger.
Posted by: virgotex | January 30, 2007 at 06:29
Encore!
Posted by: cindy | January 30, 2007 at 08:32
Scout, you just made me cry. Those first pictures the New Orleans I remember, and it breaks my heart. Bravo, and thanks.
Posted by: slim | January 30, 2007 at 12:14
I like your videos. Keep it up.
(frakin client in Dallas doesn't have a sound card in the POS computer I'm using, so I don't watch them here....but still....)
Posted by: flory | January 30, 2007 at 14:21
Well, there is one difference
Bush put Irag in his SOTU address and budget....
Fabulous - I think of your earlier post on this every time we run into a Humvee patroling our street!
Posted by: lb0313 | February 06, 2007 at 18:20
Great video, I noticed that you used an image from Arabi Wrecking Krewe,. They the are veterans and musicians who help clean out homes for fellow musicians. I've reposted it to my website New Orleans Voices For Peace.
Posted by: Gordon Soderberg | June 01, 2007 at 08:42
Great video, I noticed that you used an image from Arabi Wrecking Krewe,. They the are veterans and musicians who help clean out homes for fellow musicians. I've reposted it to my website New Orleans Voices For Peace.
Posted by: Gordon Soderberg | June 01, 2007 at 08:43