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Old Roads Pictures
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martyn50
Joined: May 29, 2006
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Featuring video essays about places mostly in Wisconsin. We take a critical view of American culture and try to get at the philosophy underlying the way we live now.
Name: Martyn
I have been in Wisconsin only since 2006 and these videos are part of my attempt to get to know this interesting state. If you watch some of these videos I think you will agree that it is an odd corner of America. You can follow the learning process quite easily in these videos. My earliest videos are those of a beginner with novice equipment. I think you will see a steady increase of technical skill throughout these videos.. in addition to a stronger grip on how to think about Wisconsin. I teach Islam and ancient religious traditions at a college. My academic interest is in the ways that places gain cultural meaning through narrative and cultural associations.
City: Appleton, Wisconsin

Website: http://www.oldroads.org
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Recorded on July 6, 2009 using a Flip Video camcorder.
 
 
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Recorded on July 7, 2009 using a Flip Video camcorder.
 
 
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Recorded on July 7, 2009 using a Flip Video camcorder.
 
Fox River, Pt. 1 (Neenah, WI)
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A look at the Upper Fox River in Wisconsin as it passes through Neenah and Menasha...
10 months ago 951 views martyn50
Man Mound Commemoration, Baraboo, Wisconsin
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Man Mound is a large effigy mound in the clear shape of a human being. On August 8...
11 months ago 361 views martyn50
Freeway Meditation - Neenah, Wisconsin
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A walk through a significant landscape beside a freeway just outside Neenah, Wisco...
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Flag Day Parade, Appleton, Wisconsin
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A video of Appleton's 2008 Flag Day Parade that tries to question our enthusiasm f...
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Oktoberfest in Appleton, Wisconsin
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Appleton's Octoberfest attracts more than 100,000 people. The night before October...
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Sausage & Cheese in New London, Wisconsin
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A view of Wisconsin culture through the lens of a festival held in a small town.
1 year ago 1,112 views martyn50
Effigy Mounds
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A walk through Effigy Mounds National Monument and thoughts about the physical pre...
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Aztalan
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Wisconsin's most impressive Native American site. A video tour of the site along w...
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mosque of Sayyid Badawy - Tanta, Egypt
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Recorded on July 6, 2009 using a Flip Video camcorder.
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Newt Gingrich
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At a June 8, 2009 Republican fundraiser in Washington, DC, Newt Gingrich announced...
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A is for Allah by Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens)
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Ustazh Mahmoud Muhammad Taha and the Republican Movement (5)
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tariq ramadan - european muslims 2/3 | www.mjoe.at
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Miracle of Qur'an(3 of 7)
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This is how Al Qur'an explain science.
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I am Baha'i pt.2
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Interviews with followers of the Baha'i Faith
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I am Baha'i pt.1
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Interviews with followers of the Baha'i Faith
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Baha'i Temples of the World
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The present day Baha'i houses of worship are featured along with the dates they we...
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U.S. Continues Ban of Foreign Scholars
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Channel Comments (9)
sennewam (6 days ago)
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krazykloiber (4 months ago)
thank u for showing people how wonderful our state is
i live in appleton
KimCheeMa (4 months ago)
It's not like you'd know me from Eve, so I hope you don't mind my candor, but I gotta tell you that I just noticed you privatized a certain Bjorklundon video I just wished to revisit. In short, I am not happy about it and thought I'd give you a peice of my mind and just tell you. I have been enchanted by the beauty of Door County for a few years now and it captured the spirit of it's allure. Maybe you will reconsider? If yes, please send to me.
Merbear96 (1 year ago)
hey thanks for putting us huggers in your video.
nirvana778 (1 year ago)
hello friend. this is one of the huggers from the cheese and suagage festival. i just watched the video about it. if you have time check out my videos. bye!
candiekiss22292 (1 year ago)
i totally agree with whoever that sofa person is. get ur facts strait before making a video and putting it up here where the whole world can see it. neenah is totally not like that, its a lot bigger with a lot of nice neighborhoods. and whats a "doodad heavy area"? just because one house had one doesn't mean we're all like that!
laxhatrick65 (1 year ago)
i like your peice on the malls i live in appleton, north side and i know what your talking about u r great!!!!!! keep on macking great videos
sofa12487 (2 years ago)
hello. I have lived in Neenah Wisconsin all my life. Growing up and being around the fox cities, i have learned a lot about history, and the things that are around me. I do understand that you are new to the fox valley, but your videos about us made me really angry. Neenah is NOT A SMALL TOWN. there is The Town of Neenah, and The City of Neenah. they're two separate things. just to let you know. yea we're smaller than appleton, but seriously. we have a lot to offer... and what does "doodad heavy area" mean???? did you even go around the the decent neighborhoods... like Mahler Farm, or ChurchHill Downs??? nope probably not. I just thought i'd inform you that even though, the outsiders view is that we're a small, grungy kind of city, theres more than meets the eye.
sotina24 (2 years ago)
Hello - I don't think I've commented before (memory like a sieve!), but I love your Egypt vids. I grew up in Maadi. Now I can show people that I did not live in a tent in the desert or ride a camel everywhere. ^_^ So I just had ti say, thanks for sharing them!

Your Wisconsin vids also look interesting, but I haven't watched them yet, because I live in WI now, and I try not to think about it.... c_c
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