This is a mid-length documentary about playground basketball on the South and West sides of Chicago dealing specifically with the myths surrounding it, the culture it has created, and its effect on individuals. Notable NBA interviewees within the film are Glenn “Doc” Rivers and Eddie Johnson.
Raw footage shot for THE 90’s. Raw footage of a concert at Cook County Jail featuring an inmate band and the All Bubba Blues Band. Interviews with members of both bands takes place backstage.
![[Canadians on America]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/653911891_640-228x160.jpg)
![[The 90’s raw: Checkerboard Lounge, Van Gogh auction]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/the-90s-raw-checkerboard-lounge-van-gogh-auction-video-thumbnail-228x160.jpg)
Raw footage for the award-winning series The 90’s. The first half of the tape is from the Checkerboard Lounge on February 28, 1991. Angio relaxes and talks to patrons in the famous blues club Checkerboard Lounge on Chicago’s South Side. The exposure is pretty bad so faces don’t register well. The second half is tape of Van Gogh auction on March 10, 1991. Joe Angio goes to an auction house in Chicago where a recently discovered Vincent Van Gogh painting is being sold. Artist Tony Fitzpatrick accompanies him, interviews people attending the show and does some commentary of his own. “This isn’t about art, it’s about money. It seems like money can buy culture.” The painting sells for $1,300,000.
![[The 90’s raw: Gold Coast Dogs]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/the-90s-raw-gold-coast-dogs-video-thumbnail-228x160.jpg)
Raw footage for the award-winning series The 90’s. Joe Angio goes to the legendary Chicago institution Gold Coast Dogs with artist Tony Fitzpatrick and his friend Marcus Casa Madrid. Fitzpatrick interviews patrons and gives his opinions on the importance of the hot dog.
![[The 90’s raw: Canadians on America, family with no TV]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/the-90s-raw-canadians-on-america-family-with-no-tv-video-thumbnail-228x160.jpg)
Raw footage for the award-winning series The 90’s.
![[The 90’s raw: Windshield Cleaners]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/635096839_640-228x160.jpg)
Raw tape for the award-winning series The 90’s. This tape follows a young windshield cleaner attempting to earn some money at the corner of Ashland and Armitage in Chicago.
![[The 90’s raw: Cans, Kids, Bar]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/636303041_640-228x160.jpg)
Raw footage for the award-winning TV series The 90’s. Footage of a staff meeting in The 90’s office, can hunting with Jim Allen, interviews with kids on a playground, and interviews with two neighborhood bartenders.