The tape was labeled "2nd & Fess" and since I'm seen in the audience, I wasn't taping it. One way to tell is whether that pole looks like the one in the House of Ruins. If it was the 2nd & Fess gig, I think that was the night that I actually kissed a girl right there in the basement, which was a great achievement for me.
I'm making my next attempt to come to Bgtn. February, somewhere in the week of the 20th. I just successfully copied my first VHS tape to DVD. It's the Ruins at a 2nd & Fess Party. The image quality is bad but the show is GREAT! It's classic - it should be on Youtube. Anyway, I think we should copy all the tapes. I'll keep looking.
Well, I just got the deck and it played an old Go Mango video that my other deck couldn't. I'm about to upload it to YouTube. So... I think this is the way to go. If I was driving, I'd bring the deck to Bloomington next week. If the deck keeps working like this with other videos, maybe you or Barge should get one - it was just $80, which seems worth it if it really can copy videos so easily to DVD. I've got mine hooked up directly to my computer right now, so I'm skipping the DVD step.
I just placed an order for a Magnavox VCR/DVD deck. It was just $80 refurbished, but all the customer reviews said it was great & the videos they copied looked great, so I'm hopeful. Too bad I got angry at my old VCR a while back when it ate a tape & I destroyed it.
I'll be in Bloomington the week after Christmas. I can bring what Ruins tapes I have... Can you digitize them? Otherwise, I'm looking for a deck that can play them better than the one I have. I sent inquiries to JVC and Panasonic.
I think I gave JB a box of Walking Ruins VHS tapes about 2 years ago. I know I still have lots of Ruins on various tapes, but I'm pretty sure that John asked me for the videos and I gave all of them that I found at the time to him.
At 12:21am on December 11, 2010, mike whybark said…
thanks for the info about the cigs material!
the barn house: it burned down a good while ago. I think we talked about it in one of the Hoagy group threads (which you are fairly likely to really enjoy, btw, come on over and join in with some Lawrenceburg tales):
How are things? I just wanted to mention that one way you know your music is enduring is that people like me still have lyrics going through their heads decades later from music you've helped create, from Dancing Cigarettes songs to "Angeline." It's like you are part of ongoing internal conversations with people in far flung places whom you might not have much direct contact with anymore.
I'm with josh--i actually found this site googling for Angeline. Glad to see your still at it, john. i'd like to have the walking ruins cd and jb said you were the one to contact--let me know how i can get one.
John, How are you? Angeline is still one of my favorite songs from way back, I would love to get a copy! wow flash back city, I live in Lake Tahoe, I've been found by the natives after 20 years, Its good to see everyone on these pages. here is my band page you can pass around and next time B-town is doing something cool reuninion, give me a heads up and I will fly in. Josh www.myspace.com/joshmartinband
John - finally got around to hearing the radio show - man, you still got that thang -really awesome, great... etc. etc.. Just such a thrill to hear The Terrill Thing again. The whole configuration is perfection - just LOVE IT !!!!! My old man digs it, too. Dave M still rawks, too.
In case you haven't heard yet, you need to know: Musical Family Tree is curating a six-concert series in Broad Ripple Park that takes place on various Friday evenings this summer (featured on page 7 of this recent Indy Star article!).…See More
Bleach Drinker live at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana on December 19, 2012 with Code Orange Kids, Full of Hell, Wounded Knee, and Marital Roles.
Tickets - $5The latest installment of our ongoing "Music in the Murphy" concert series at Do317 Lounge will feature two acts from our favorite…See More
Three Black Shoes MFT Page(Listen while you read)MFT mastermind, Jon Rogers recently challenged me to dig up some older, under-appreciated material from the archive for coverage on the blog. So, I spent a couple of days foraging for…See More
"Truth & Light," the debut EP by The Sweetest Condition, a female-fronted electronic rock band with undertones of Depeche Mode, NIN, and Florence + the Machine, is available now on iTunes, Amazon & CD Baby!
Spreading Indiana Music
John Terrill's Comments
Comment Wall (86 comments)
You need to be a member of Musical Family Tree to add comments!
Join Musical Family Tree
Hi John,
I'm making my next attempt to come to Bgtn. February, somewhere in the week of the 20th. I just successfully copied my first VHS tape to DVD. It's the Ruins at a 2nd & Fess Party. The image quality is bad but the show is GREAT! It's classic - it should be on Youtube. Anyway, I think we should copy all the tapes. I'll keep looking.
Hi John,
I just placed an order for a Magnavox VCR/DVD deck. It was just $80 refurbished, but all the customer reviews said it was great & the videos they copied looked great, so I'm hopeful. Too bad I got angry at my old VCR a while back when it ate a tape & I destroyed it.
I'll be in Bloomington the week after Christmas. I can bring what Ruins tapes I have... Can you digitize them? Otherwise, I'm looking for a deck that can play them better than the one I have. I sent inquiries to JVC and Panasonic.
I think I gave JB a box of Walking Ruins VHS tapes about 2 years ago. I know I still have lots of Ruins on various tapes, but I'm pretty sure that John asked me for the videos and I gave all of them that I found at the time to him.
thanks for the info about the cigs material!
the barn house: it burned down a good while ago. I think we talked about it in one of the Hoagy group threads (which you are fairly likely to really enjoy, btw, come on over and join in with some Lawrenceburg tales):
http://www.musicalfamilytree.net/group/CMSAHF
http://www.musicalfamilytree.net/group/CMSAHF/forum
killer profile pic, baby!
so of course i thought of you!
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/12/10/tascam-introduces-portastudio-4-track-recording-on-your-ipad/
How are things? I just wanted to mention that one way you know your music is enduring is that people like me still have lyrics going through their heads decades later from music you've helped create, from Dancing Cigarettes songs to "Angeline." It's like you are part of ongoing internal conversations with people in far flung places whom you might not have much direct contact with anymore.
- Eric
Welcome to
Musical Family Tree
Sign Up
or Sign In
Or sign in with:
Donate to MFT!
MP3 Archive
New Music
Blue Moon Revue "Recordings"
The Sweetest Condition "Remixes"
Everything, Now! "Sunshine of Doom"
Ranger "Heritage EP"
State Park "Indiana"
Nematoad And The Spidermite Syndrome "Pussycat"
Big Bats "Aquarius Drownus"
Burnt Ones "Castle Face Records Presents: Group Flex II - Son of Flex"
Burnt Ones "You'll Never Walk Alone"
Anonymous "Inside The Shadow"
Latest Activity
Win Tickets to Elsinore - KO - Liz Janes at Do317 Lounge
Preview: LISTEN LOCAL June 14 & June 28 (Art Adams, Apache Dropout, We Are Hex, Burnt Ones, AND MORE!)
Bleach Drinker
Preview: Music in the Murphy - Jurassic Pop Showcase
Indiana Music Archive: Three Black Shoes
The Sweetest Condition
© 2013 Created by Jeb Banner. Powered by
Badges | Report an Issue | Terms of Service