00:00 Start tape. 00:03 Slate: “O’Hare my kind of town recorded November 3, 1986, length twenty nine minutes eight seconds with the underwriting message, produced by Ceaser and Weinberg, WTTW/11/CHICAGO” 00:16 Countdown to start of program. 00:27 “O’Hare My Kind of Town is made possible by the Dr. Scholl Foundation.” 00:37 Opening title: “WTTW Chicago presents” 00:45 Show begins: “Everyone is from somewhere else.” Montage… Continue reading →
…Wired In opening with Bill Murray. 01:57 1978 Image Union opening with Bob. 02:33 1985 Time Out opening. 03:03 1986 Once A Star opening with Jack Brickhouse. 03:48 1989 The 90’s opening. 04:25 1994 Chicago Slices opening with Studs Terkel. 05:14 1995 Radio Faces opening. 05:56 1996 Week end TV opening with Bill Clinton bowling. 07:06 Black and White. 07:17 1973 Adland opening. George Lois, chairman, Lois, Holland, Callaway, New York, expla… Continue reading →
In 1986, Terminal One at O’Hare Airport was being finished and a documentary, “O’Hare: My Kind of Town” was produced by Jamie Ceaser and Tom Weinberg. It has exclusive footage inside the tower with the air traffic controllers which would be impossible to do now because of security requirements. In this video, producer Joel Cohen introduces a lively video commemorating the 1986 NBA All… Continue reading →
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0:00 Nine Person Precision Ball Passing. Nine people, arranged in a square, rhythmically pass balls. Hypnotic. 8:19 Michael Moschen solos. 8:36 Light. Moschen dances with a glass ball, making it appear to be floating. 12:49 Sticks. Moschen does various dances with metal poles that reflect light. 22:05 Fire. Moschen moves torches in dark room. 24:29 Towards a Minimal Choreography. To create this piece, a man wearing roller skates is pushed in a s… Continue reading →
0:00 Color bars. 0:50 Open on a Channel Five news special about a mass murder that occurred on September 26, 1986. Carol Marin reports that drug dealers arrived looking for money, and when none was given to them, they killed almost everyone present, leaving only two children alive, one with 46 stab wounds. She introduces this special, Grief’s Children, as a segment about the kids affected by urban violence. 3:00 Footage of children that li… Continue reading →
Chicago, Image Union, NHPRC, Roots of Video, Studs Terkel, Tom Palazzolo
…nion.” 12:30 The life story of Bob. 13:08 “Charlie’s Boogie Woogie” by Valerie Swanson. 1986. 13:44 “Kustom Kwickies” by Norman E. Magden with Tom Erickson. 1980. The Trashmen’s “Surfin’ Bird” plays with quick shots of beautiful customized muscle cars. 14:42 “Machine Song” by Chel White. 1983. Mass production of both items and humans is explored in this experimental animated… Continue reading →
Chicago, Sex, Drugs, & Rock 'N Roll
0:00 Color bars, black. 1:02 Title: House Music in Chicago. October 25, 1986. Opening night Power House nightclub Chicago. 1:23 Simon Low, RCA Records: “I think tonight could represent Chicago recognizing the phenomenon that is truly theirs and starting to do something for themselves about it. We’ve got out here a club which could stand up against any of the night clubs in New York.” 1:42 Club patron: “I would say tonight… Continue reading →
Black, Chicago, Chicago Politics, Communities, Harold Washington, Politics, Tom Weinberg
…states that the show will focus on Chicago politics and the legacy of Mayor Richard J. Daley. 1:27 Excerpt from 1986 Daley documentary. Voice over by Bill Visteen. Archival clip of Daley being interviewed about whether he will run for mayor. Introduction to the program with photographs. John Callaway reports on the day of Daley’s death. Plenty of archival footage, such as Daley being sworn in, his “shoot to kill order,” City Co… Continue reading →