Visual Documentation

It was just a short clip of footage; maybe 6 seconds running time. But when it comes to historical moments on film, I dun purdie good for myself when I captured both Don and Evert; the elder statesmen of the Block Blazers; sitting side by side in one of the most important recordings in local super 8 movie history.

As role models for the rest of the 'Blazer kids' back in the golden 1960s and 70s, it was crucial that some form of visual documentation of these two titans - in their prime - survive to the present day. Thankfully, in the short film we're about to see, we can rest assured in the knowledge that that documentation has been secured.

As far as we know, there is no other film footage of them together, posing before the camera like this. Even a still photograph from that era is hard to find. They may have spent a lot of time in each other's company 40 years ago, but there's precious little evidence to prove it. So the call goes out to all former Blazers across the planet: we need more Evert/Don pix! If any can be found, they should be forwarded to this internet address pronto.

Also on display today... Bartholomew Woods brings out his Sesame Street Bert puppet once again and supplies us all with one of the funniest moments on screen. That of the dummy's hand (manipulated by Bart) being used to smack an inquisitive neighborhood child's cheek (Daygai?) and then the child responding with a punch of his own - not to Bartholomew at the controls, but to the poor helpless puppet!

'Big Al' makes a rare wintertime appearance, Doug and I go sailing, Danny plays basketball, and there's a few scenes off the cutting room floor from 'the epics' to round out this latest mini collection.