In the summer after fourth grade, in a single week before I went to camp, my mother and I saw eight movies in seven nights at these theaters. I will always remember that fondly. I especially loved seeing the double feature PLANET OF THE APES and FANTASTIC VOYAGE. I think that was at the Merben.
Mea culpa to all of you fellow GCC fans! I thought I could get a free transfer here in LA but I haven’t swung it yet. (And I work at a studio — you’d think I have no excuse.) I know I’m slow as molasses but I beg your indulgence just a bit more.
Rockin' good news! Thanks to a great former GCC employee (whom I’ll thank publicly if he approves), I believe some of these trailers are on their way to me for digital transfer. I’ll let y'all know when they arrive, when they’re transferred, and when they’re available!
My brother and I are both musicians, and he wondered whether the music on this trailer was a result of genius or happenstance. I think some of both. Recall that the music was precisely cut to match the animated words coming from the projector. When you slow down the music, you can hear on at least one cut where it returns from the harpsichord to the drums just before a beat, unevenly, which is part of the charm of the track. I don’t believe any of the notes are offkey — they’re bluesy but not dissonant — but I do ponder that gurgle of double bass that bubbles up on one section. It makes me wonder what the original music track was before it was cut, and how they decided what to include of the harpsichord versus the drums. (Man, listen to me — I sound like someone with WAY too mcuh time on my hands! ;) )
Dave-Bronx — THANKS for answering a question I’d been wondering about who is responsible for this logo. If anyone has further information (or links thereto) about the conception and creation of this logo, including who composed and/or created the music, and how the logo image and music were conceived, I’d be grateful. It’s nice to know there are so many other folks out there who appreciate this bauble of pop nostalgia.
The clear blue sky replacement trailer that Forrest 136 refers to I used to call the floating paperweight because that’s what it looked like — a clear lucite paperweight with the GCC logo embedded inside, floating against the sky.
In the summer after fourth grade, in a single week before I went to camp, my mother and I saw eight movies in seven nights at these theaters. I will always remember that fondly. I especially loved seeing the double feature PLANET OF THE APES and FANTASTIC VOYAGE. I think that was at the Merben.
Mea culpa to all of you fellow GCC fans! I thought I could get a free transfer here in LA but I haven’t swung it yet. (And I work at a studio — you’d think I have no excuse.) I know I’m slow as molasses but I beg your indulgence just a bit more.
Sorry to have been out of touch, and also a little neglectful. I received the trailers on 35mm a few weeks ago but have yet to get them transferred.
Rockin' good news! Thanks to a great former GCC employee (whom I’ll thank publicly if he approves), I believe some of these trailers are on their way to me for digital transfer. I’ll let y'all know when they arrive, when they’re transferred, and when they’re available!
Thanks for that contact info, Gerald. I’ve written an Email to the folks at Pike. Let’s all think good thoughts.
My brother and I are both musicians, and he wondered whether the music on this trailer was a result of genius or happenstance. I think some of both. Recall that the music was precisely cut to match the animated words coming from the projector. When you slow down the music, you can hear on at least one cut where it returns from the harpsichord to the drums just before a beat, unevenly, which is part of the charm of the track. I don’t believe any of the notes are offkey — they’re bluesy but not dissonant — but I do ponder that gurgle of double bass that bubbles up on one section. It makes me wonder what the original music track was before it was cut, and how they decided what to include of the harpsichord versus the drums. (Man, listen to me — I sound like someone with WAY too mcuh time on my hands! ;) )
Or even a digital download if not a DVD — whichever is easiest for whoever has it, no?
Isn’t there also still a Lenny’s Hot Dogs in South Philly?
Dave-Bronx — THANKS for answering a question I’d been wondering about who is responsible for this logo. If anyone has further information (or links thereto) about the conception and creation of this logo, including who composed and/or created the music, and how the logo image and music were conceived, I’d be grateful. It’s nice to know there are so many other folks out there who appreciate this bauble of pop nostalgia.
Thanks, MovieMatty! Indeed, dwodeyla came through for me yesterday. The file gccfull.wav plays upon landing on his site:
http://framinghammass.info/GCCIndex_1.htm
My dinosaur Windows 98 operating system didn’t play it, but Windows XP does fine.
Also, thanks to Mike Ransom, whose terrific site:
http://tulsatvmemories.com/origin.html
contains that WAV file for downloading from the section about Drive-Ins.
I’m still following up on finding or creating a digital version of the animation, so stay tuned….
The clear blue sky replacement trailer that Forrest 136 refers to I used to call the floating paperweight because that’s what it looked like — a clear lucite paperweight with the GCC logo embedded inside, floating against the sky.