Tom Waits - Soldier's Things Music Video

My friend Chris and I wrote and directed this video back in 1989 -- just for the hell of it. In 1998 I acquired Tom Waits' home address and mailed him a copy of it along with a short letter on the stationary of the company I worked for. Well a few months later Tom called me at work! It took five minutes for him to convince me it was him - he read my letter back to me - and proceeded to tell me how much he like the video, my directing style and how he had forgotten what a great song that was! Years later, after telling this story to so many people and feeling that no one really believed me, I wrote Tom again and this time sent a poster of him that I bought off ebay. I reminded him of the video and asked if he would autograph the poster and mention the video - He replied with, "Dear Eric, thanks for the video. Tom Waits." Then he drew a small picture of the road disappearing into the sunset. That poster proudly hangs in my recording studio. What a great man to go to all that trouble. . On another note, how pretentious is it to spell your name Aeyrk in the credits.? Jeeze!

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[Will Y]

jarhead



[Nicholay Roald]

Mate, very good music video! You managed to capture the visual symbols very well think. Even though ithe video's very simple, the way it's captured just works. Great work! I enjoyed this

[Suicyanide001]

Feeling so emotional today, things of beauty reducing me to tears, this song is one of them !

[Patrick Ross]

One of my favourites from the album and great video and story too mate

[donna Bridges]

tears

[Sebastian Gonzalez]

Jarhead, the epic final

[mlcbillykeys]

Very nice interpretation... I've loved this song for a long time - in my mind, I've always envisioned a much older soldier who has just died, and it's an estate sale - the sadness of a whole life, a war hero, encapsulated. in "this box" - just a dollar... very sad. But this view, a living hero, having to sell off his treasures, very poignant as well...

[Anti1989Creative]

Which is what Will Y meant by saying "jarhead" 5 months before you.

[Brandon Shelton]

I am so jealous! :(

[robbie tronco]

GREAT JOB !!! THANKS FOR A GREAT JOB ON THE VIDEO !!! YOU DID IT JUSTICE XXXXXXXXXXX :-)

[Anti1989Creative]

Jarheads appear in this song.

[BlindEarl]

Great vidoe. I really pleased you got the recognition for it where it counts.