The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #53240   Message #818135
Posted By: katlaughing
04-Nov-02 - 12:15 PM
Thread Name: Tape It When You Can
Subject: RE: Tape It When You Can
Not just audio, too! I made a video for my mom when we lived in a wonderful old house in CT. It's got a guided tour of the old house, the girls, dog, and I singing and a bunch of otehr stuff. It is a quick snapshot of a time when we were pretty happy, having fun AND the old house got torn down, plus the old dog is gone, so they've both been preserved that way. I am relaly glad I made it.

My brother and I made a tape for mom of the peepers (little frogs) in the springtime, as well as a bunch of bird songs. We sound like some Nat. Geographic outing, talking quietly into the mic, while described the muck we were tramping through to get the peepers recorded. It is really net and whenever i get lonesome for New England I listen to it.

I've got a book I am working on based on my dad's oral history which he put on tape, at my request, one year for Christmas. I also have my mom telling a few stories, she was more shy about it, though. Dad has made several music tapes for us, plsu I have a few of my sister and I singing.

I also have about 10 tapes containing several hours of the Compleat Visit of AllanC and Bill/Sables to our house in Wyoming, along with Sorcha and her family and Mimosa playing hsi lovely harps during the Great Mudcat Adventure. As well, I have a few tapes of Mudcat HearMe sessions. All precious to me.

I am a big believer in getting it down!

kat