In a strange way, it was a blast from
the past.
First of all, hope you had a good
weekend. I know I did, if only because our computers worked the way
they were supposed to and I didn't have to spend the weekend
babysitting them. I always like when that happens.
Seeing as how they still haven't closed
Germany to travelers (at least not yet) I did spend a small part of
the weekend digging out stuff I may need when we (hopefully) head
over there next month. Part of that entailed searching for a few
things that fell behind a bunch of boxes in a closet that has too
many boxes.
And that's when I came across the video
tape.
The VHS tape was unlabeled and in a
black case, so I had no idea what was on it. Thankfully, it wasn't
anything embarrassing or that could lead to potential blackmail.
Instead, it turned out to be about 10 minutes of video that someone
(and I have no idea who) had shot during one of the first times we
did our Fourth of July “Parade of Cash” in Ishpeming, which would
have been either 1993 or 1994. I don't know why someone shot it, and
I certainly have no idea why the tape was sitting in a box in my
closet, but I have 10 minutes of video from that year's parade.
Go figure.
Anyway, while the footage isn't that
big of a deal to me, I figure there might be someone who's interested
in seeing it, if only because they might wanna play “Spot the Ex”
in the crowd, or something. So if I can get it into a digital form,
I'll stick it up on our station Facebook page for all to see.
Unfortunately, like most people, I have no way or transferring it
from VHS to digital. While I have a VCR that's still functional (if
never used), I don't have a video capture card on any of my
computers. Audio, sure. I can work wonders with audio. But I don't
have a way to digitize the tape.
I know that I could pay a company to do
so, and if I can't find another way to get the project done, that's
what I might do. But in the meantime, if you have any suggestions,
let me know. After all, that's a piece of history I have in my
hands. And besides...you wouldn't want me to deny people the chance
to play “Spot the Ex”, would you?
8-)
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