Category Archives: 1980′s

These videos are some of the first ones I shot. Videoblogging 1.0 if you will.

Big Al the Spoon Man, Philadelphia 1983

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Jimmy CraicHead

Big Al the Spoon Man, Philadelphia 1983 from iConJohn on Vimeo. I originally placed parts of this Big Al video in my Memorial Day 1983 video, but got a bit more curious after hearing G Love talk about street performers … Continue reading →

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The Clash London Calling Tower Theater Show 3/6/1980

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Jimmy CraicHead

Hard to believe but it’s the eve of the 30th Anniversary of Clash’s London Calling Tower Theatre Show as I’m typing this blog and scanning the negatives. All the “hipsters” that were into the New Wave Punk scene were at … Continue reading →

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Beer with Johnny Rotten Lydon 1983 NYC

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Jimmy CraicHead

QuickTimeFlash If you’re old enough to remember recording video on VHS, you might remember the white balance button. Or in my case, sometimes forget to balance the color. It was easy to forgot since the camera monitor was in black … Continue reading →

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1983 Memorial Day Old City Philadelphia

Posted on May 26, 2009 by Jimmy CraicHead

QuickTimeFlash I finally finished up one of the first videos I ever shot with the 2 piece RCA VCR and camera I bought in 1983. It was quite cumbersome by today’s standards and the battery life was quite short. My … Continue reading →

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Sea Isle City 1988 Part 1

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Jimmy CraicHead

QuickTimeFlash Well it’s taken 20 years but I finally started to edit the videos I shot at our summer shore house in Sea Isle City from the summer of 1988. There wasn’t much of a market for editing VHS movies … Continue reading →

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Videoblogging Week 2008 London 1986

Posted on April 20, 2008 by Jimmy CraicHead

QuickTimeFlash Let’s call premier videobloggingweek2008 video the prequel to Dover to Belgium ferry ride. My travel pal Cynthia is one crazy girl. Met her at a Philly block party around 1982, and I was impressed that she was the only … Continue reading →

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Philly Beer Week 2008 Ripcord Tribute

Posted on March 3, 2008 by Jimmy CraicHead

QuickTimeFlash share by: vPIP Embed (copy & paste): close Philadelphia is just a few days away from Philly Beer Week, a first for this town and I must say that my beer geekiness far surpasses my tech geek. But like … Continue reading →

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RUIN rocks Lee Paris Benefit 1986

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Jimmy CraicHead

QuickTimeFlash share by: vPIP Embed (copy & paste): close As promised, Jimmy has a lot of good Craic tucked away in the video vaults. This is some classic footage of RUIN from the Lee Paris Benefit 1986 from Houston Hall, … Continue reading →

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