| History |
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1955 - Dave Nold is born in Pittsburgh, PA.
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1971
"[George A.] Romero’s second feature, THERE’S ALWAYS VANILLA (aka THE AFFAIR) is on the flip side of the disc and hardly given any fanfare on the packaging. Like SEASON, it was made when Romero and his production company weren’t busy doing commercials and industrial films. Twenty-something Chris Bradley (Raymond Laine from SEASON OF THE WITCH) returns to his home town in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania after a tour in Vietnam and an assortment of odd jobs, including of all things, pimping. Chris' wealthy and surprisingly hip father, [played by Dave Nold's uncle] Roger McGovern, wants him to work for the family baby food business..."
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1978 - Dave Nold moves to San Francisco
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1902 - Buck McGovern and the capture of the Biddle Boys.
"During the search for and capture of the Biddles, bad blood emerged between Buck McGovern's posse and Sheriff Hoon's men. Hoon's officers were instructed not to let McGovern or his men inside the Butler County Jail after the Biddles were taken in. When McGovern arrived he was met at the door by a group of Hoon's men, all armed, who told him that he and his men were not permitted inside. Buck McGovern and his posse drew their revolvers and McGovern yelled. "Like Hell we ain't, they're my prisoners" and the posse stormed into the jail. Charges and countercharges were filed by both departments but the complaints were dropped after some time had passed.
"Kate Soffel and the bodies of Jack and Ed Biddle were returned to Allegheny County by train. Crowds formed during the procession from the station to the morgue, not to welcome back the triumphant police, but to bemoan the fate of the infamous Biddle brothers who, by their deeds, had become folk heroes."
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In the early 1980's Roger wrote a screenplay about his father and the Biddle Boys.
He sent the script to Edgar J. Scherick who said he was not interested in the story. One month later there was a pre-production crew in Pittsburgh.
Mel Gibson and Diane Keaton were hired to play the leads. The story was public domain. There was no need to involve Roger.
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July 2008 - Dave returns to visit Pittsburgh.
It Could Be Anybody's Voice |
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| The Banks of the Ohio |
[Jul. 15th, 2008|07:18 pm] |
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| Chronological Order Is Not A Feature Of This Trip and Nick Drake is Muzak |
[Jul. 11th, 2008|02:46 pm] |
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| Loved By Millions |
[Jul. 9th, 2008|06:46 am] |
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| Reading a Book on a Plane |
[Jul. 7th, 2008|05:57 am] |
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| If You Want To Go To Pittsburgh, Get On A Bus And Go |
[Jul. 5th, 2008|01:10 am] |
I'll be traveling through time and space for the next couple of weeks.
First stop is Chicago where space will be taking up most of my time. Then it's onto Pittsburgh, PA where time will be taking up a lot of space.
Pittsburgh is where I was born and raised. I moved to San Francisco in 1978 and last visited my homeland in 1982.
Things may have changed.
I'll be uploading videos from the road.
Ode To A Pittsburgh
Loudon Wainwright III
1970
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| Let's Go Into The Enormous Room |
[Jul. 3rd, 2008|07:35 am] |
It Ain't Coke Babe |
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| Thousands of Figures |
[Jun. 29th, 2008|02:26 pm] |
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| Sincerely, |
[Jun. 24th, 2008|08:25 pm] |
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| Garden Party |
[Jun. 19th, 2008|07:45 am] |
Last weekend we had a little garden party to welcome summer.
We showed movies on the deck with a video projector.
I showed the above movie/playlist for starters, complete with coming attractions. There is joke that you might not get in the series of trailers. Hint: Samuel Fuller directed Shock Corridor.
Afterwards people called out their YouTube requests, e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv5iEK-IEzw
Before the show while people were settling in I tuned the browser to Anne Laplantine's MySpace page and let the music cycle.
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