Road Dreams (USA 1968-82)

[angib]

About 15 years ago an odd British TV station showed six stunning travelogues made by a guy travelling around the USA, financing his travels by giving film shows at colleges. The Super-8 films were shown on TV with a 'new age' instrumental soundtrack and the occasional Kerouac or similar reading. The programs were broadcast, stunned those that saw them and then completely disappeared.

I'm delighted to say that it looks like these films will soon be made available on DVD (in Merkan NTSC format as well as Yurpeen PAL). I've discovered today that the film-maker is actually a Brit - which may explain why the simple sights he filmed resonated so strongly over here.

There are six short (2-3 mins) 'taster' vids on his RetroRoadTrips web site, but I'd recommend 'Home in October' as being really representative of his work.

Maybe this guy's work would just seem ordinary to you, but you might like to give it a try.

Andrew

[Kurt (Indiana)]

Wow Andrew, those are really interesting vidoes. Very relaxing to watch. Thanks for sharing.

[caseydog]

Andrew, I find that the way people from Yurrip react to things like the Grand Canon here, is mirrored by the reaction of many Merkans to seeing castles and cities that are 500-plus years old, and still standing and in use today.

We have a lot of natural beauty here. At this point, you can still enjoy them as a traveller (the current administration hasn't been able to sell them all to developers and oil companies).

Over there, you have history and culture that goes centuries before the founding of our country.

That's why I love to travel -- and why I enjoy Yuropene travel -- everything is new and different to me there -- even thought it is the "same old stuff" to Yuropeans.

CD