[Jane Byrne spots]
Ten 30-second mayoral campaign spots for the 1983 incumbent Jane Byrne.
Raw footage for “Once a Star.” Interview with Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton, one of the first black players in the NBA and former Harlem Globetrotter.
Raw footage for “Chicago Slices,” a 1994-1995 television series on WPWR about life in and around Chicago. This video starts with a few minutes of footage of children doing a Chicago Slices promo. This is followed by footage of Ivan Watkins, who introduces us to his friends Julian, Andrew, and Duro Wicks, who are part of the rap group Kinetic Order. They discuss hip hop culture, and then head over to Duro’s house, where they meet up with another friend and circle up to freestyle rap.
Raw footage for the documentary “Veeck: A Man for Any Season.” This tape features a continuation of footage of the Chicago Department of Human Services senior citizens of the year selection committee, then footage at Miller’s Pub.
Footage for The 90’s Election Specials. This tape includes footage for a The 90’s segment called “President Who?” in which various people say who they would trust to be president. After this, there is footage of a Harold Washington fundraiser from 1987 followed by an interview with Izola White, who hosted this last fundraiser for Washington at her famous soul-food place, Izola’s Restaurant.
Another part of an interview with Dennis Hull, brother of legendary Chicago Blackhawks player Bobby Hull, and a renowned player in his own right. With anecdotes and stories from his time in the NHL, Hull talks about the conduct of modern hockey players, his family, and answers the controversial question, “Which of the Hulls has a harder slap shot?”
0:00 Black, static. 0:32 Flying Saucer clip from “Greetings from Lanesville” by the Videofreex. This segment features Tom Weinberg and Skip Blumberg playing flying saucer inspectors. This is a different edit from the version on the full “Greetings From Lanesville” tape. The Lanesville TV Show was broadcast out of the Catskills of New York in the 1970s. 7:55 End. Static. 8:22 “In Black and White. Report. State of the Movement.” by Nancy Cain. Cain takes us to the Little Miss […]
Raw footage for “Once a Star.” Interview with Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton, one of the first black players in the NBA and former Harlem Globetrotter.