As a kid I was blessed with a yardsale-bought standard 8 projector. The thing's gigantic, probably the peak of 8mm tech, heh! Anyhow the library at the time had a whole shelf of 8mm B&W silent, so I'd check out as many as I could at a time, and we'd play 'em at the house on one of those unrollable screens.
So rather than any music, there was just the clicker-clack of my old projector cruising away. Imagine my horror when I went to the library one day to find out they'd gotten rid of the entire collection! I hope they went to somebody who cares enough to save 'em.
Journey to the Moon, Laurel and Hardy, Harold Lloyd, other more obscure titles... Most of it's either "killer good" or at least unintentionally hilarous. Many fond childhood memories there. :) I've been hunting down modern copies of 'em. I don't mind the music, it usually adds to the experience, but on some of 'em it's really no better than watching it in silence. It's all about the skill of the musicians.
The lack of any regard for safety is refreshing, as is the lack of political correctness. Those old shows are just plain fun to watch!
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Date: 2009-08-19 07:16 pm (UTC)So rather than any music, there was just the clicker-clack of my old projector cruising away. Imagine my horror when I went to the library one day to find out they'd gotten rid of the entire collection! I hope they went to somebody who cares enough to save 'em.
Journey to the Moon, Laurel and Hardy, Harold Lloyd, other more obscure titles... Most of it's either "killer good" or at least unintentionally hilarous. Many fond childhood memories there. :) I've been hunting down modern copies of 'em. I don't mind the music, it usually adds to the experience, but on some of 'em it's really no better than watching it in silence. It's all about the skill of the musicians.
The lack of any regard for safety is refreshing, as is the lack of political correctness. Those old shows are just plain fun to watch!