Tibetan Freedom Concert June 15/16, 1996 - San Francisco CA

Short clips of:
Foo Fighters, Smashing Pumpkins, Beastie Boys, Yoko Ono/IMA, Sonic Youth, Rage Against the Machine at the Tibetan Freedom Concert on June 15/16, 1996 at Golden Gate Park.

This was all shot on my parents GAF "Colt 84" Super 8 film camera that they received as a wedding gift in 1971. The audio was recorded on a Sony D3 Professional Analog deck with external microphone.

I taped several of the bands over the two days. For a whopping two minutes I even filmed some of the bands. I had to closely listen to the audio for the sound of the film camera in order to sync up the sound. I couldn't find my audio of the Foo Fighters and RATM so I had to substitute a soundboard recording from the same show.

Keep in mind this was "the old days" before you could just whip out your cellphone and get a 40 second clip of your favorite band and then send it to all your friends. Ok, we are now entering "get off my lawn" territory but to do this video I had to:

* Shell out $12 for a 3 min cartridge of black and white Super 8 film.
* Build a false bottom into my backpack to hold the film camera, batteries, the Sony D3, and five 90 min tapes.
* Smuggle all the stuff into the show
* Tape/film the shows. Mail everything home, hike the Pacific Crest Trail for the rest of 1996.
* Develop film, another $10. So that is about $7.50 per minute we are looking at.
* Wait a few years, have a friend transfer the Super 8 to VHS
* Wait another few years for decent video/audio software to come into the hands of the common man and sync the two up.
* Upload to Youtube, 12 years later.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• super
• tibetan
• freedom
• concert
• ratm
• sonic
• youth
• beastie
• boys

[666scorpiokat]

I was there and wanted to tongue fuck Dave Grohl! But then this goddamn MOSH PIT started and I was about killed (because I'm 5'2 and 120lbs) so I had to get the fuck outta there. I was so pissed because WHO MOSHES AT FOO FIGHTERS?! Still a great memory and a great fucking weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!

[cbalfe]

i was there too.  barely remember.

[nirvanafoo98]

yoko ono sucks

[rarana25]

Yup both days Rocked, having great memories right now.

[jonhironimus]

I remember just where I was standing during each clip. Thanks for the memory!

[nofazio]

I don't nomally post...but man this is awesome! Gracias!

[freshfacehooker]

i was there! it was a great concert!

[chrissos44]

it's on my b day

[ghostrid3]

great vid, there was nothing like that rage pit.