Bob Dylan 1966 Tour recreated via precious 8mm footage...

[Alex]

Mikey B, you'll be pleased to know that others have also found 8mm items in their garage and resurrected them!

Mikey Jones, the drummer during the 1966 Dylan tour, pieced together a documentary about the Dylan tour after rediscovering 8mm movie footage in his garage that he had taken 35 years earlier during the actual 1966 tour.

I was able to go to the premiere of the 8mm "home movies" and I purchased a VHS copy of the documentary. Yes, another Super-8
premiere, shown on video, in front of a packed audience. I LOVE IT!

The tour marked the introduction of electrical versus the in vogue accoustical performances of the day. Accoustical versus Electrical, Beta-Max versus VHS, Mac versus PC, Analog versus Digital....it never ends [img]tongue.gif[/img]

I love the following comment that appeared in Wednesday, Nov 13, 2002, front page of the Los Angeles Daily News-written by Dana Bartholomew...

Historian C.P. Lee of the University of Salford in Manchester, England, said Jones' movies offer a fresh take on a tumultuous period. "To my way of thinking, it's better than writing a diary," he told one reporter.

Pete Howard, a Dylan historican and editor and publisher of ICE magazine in Santa Monica, said Jones offers an insightful and colorful memoir of the rush of hotel rooms, airports and European concert stages that included billing with the Beatles in 1964. "It's certainly the popular buzz," he said. "The Dylan community is really excited about it (the 8mm footage) because it forms the most significant tour in world history".

http://www.1966tourhomemovies.com/

[Blindowl]

That is KOOL! I saw a site linked to the official Dylan site that advertises Wanted - 8mm, super 8mm, or 16mm film of Bob Dylan from 1941 - 1978. (concert or offstage) Also looking for Bob Dylan concert posters from the 1960s,early photographs 1941 - 1969 and audio tapes of his shows from the 1960s.Willing to buy or trade.

http://my.execpc.com/~billp61/dates.html

Dylan just released the latest in a line of (now official)audio bootleg albums a short while ago. He has been involved in quite a bit of film as well. He did the four hour feature film called "Renaldo and Clara" which actually ran in theaters for a very short while before bombing and virtually disappearing. I bought a bootleg copy off of ebay from someone who had recorded it from television in Finland. It was an avant garde film to say the the least. I think most novice or aspiring filmakers would really love it though (no wonder it failed :-)),it is a filmakers type of film if you know what I mean. Another Dylan bootleg film is "Eat The Document" which was never actually released but which chronicled of one of his early sixties tours of Europe. D.A. Pennebaker's production of "Don't Look Back" documented in B&W a slightly earlier Dylan tour of England and that is probably the film that Dylan is best known for. "Eat The Document" is a lot like "Don't Look Back" but not nearly as polished or tight (although it is in color). One scene in "Eat the Document" where Dylan offers a German guy money for his girl friend is hilarious :-)!!! There was also the seventies flick "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" which Bob wrote the soundtrack for (remember knockin' on Heaven's Door?) and also acted in. Last but not least don't forget Hearts Of Fire from the eighties. Dylan starred in it and played a retired rock star turned chicken farmer who falls in love with Fiona. Positively not the best film he was ever involved in.
Thanks for the link & info. Alex it really rocks. [img]graemlins/film.gif[/img]

[Alex]

They talk about "Eat the Document" a few times in this documentary. There are even 8mm shots of the "Eat the Document" cinematographer walking around with his 16mm or 35mm camera.

If you order the video, please give it a review here. I kept fastforwarding the video to the next set of 8mm images. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[Alex]

One thing that really shocked me about the credits is no transfer facility was credited. When HD is shown on TV, they brag about it, when it's film, nothing is said.

It's time for film to start bragging.

[motion]

Just wanted to give my little review about the DVD. First I have to say that I'm a BIG Bob Dylan fan and a fan of 60's music in general. Keeping this point of view in mind, I found it a bit light on actual Dylan footage. In addition, I don't believe much (if any) of the audio being
played was from Mickey's camera. I've only seen it once though, so this may not be fact. I suppose it's possible he wasn't using sound film/camera (he said it was a Kodak?). At any rate, it was interesting to hear him talk of his first hand experience of the tour.

Keep in mind, that I purchased this first as a Dylan fan and second as a Super 8 (almost beginner) admirer and I've seen Don't Look Back and Eat The Document ( 9th generation VHS copy- at times it looked like fractals) many times.

Thanks and this is just one man's opinion. [img]smile.gif[/img]