Re: the Mike Douglas dilemma

["pete brown" <deconblue>]

----- Original Message -----
From: steve jackson <deadflo>
To: <babel-list>
Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2000 3:50 AM
Subject: Re: the Mike Douglas dilemma
Hey, count me in as well.
Pete B.

> Yeah well I'd like to get in on it too.
> Is this where we sign up?
>
> Steve j
>
> ----------
> > From: Lkg <Lkg>
> > To: babel-list; Jackie Sheeler <jsheeler>
> > Subject: Re: the Mike Douglas dilemma
> > Date: Saturday, July 08, 2000 7:12 AM
> >
> > I'm down.  (As in: Me too! Sign me up!)  And if this turns
> > into a tree, I'm (hopefully) almost in a position to be a
> > branch (ordered me new VCR's).  (I can handle degradation,  (:D)
> > as long as some facial features can be made out. :D)
> >
> >  :} Lkg
> >
> > Jackie Sheeler wrote:
> >
> > > OK, maybe I'm making a leap here....
> > >
> > > But I think there are enough of us on this list who want these
> > > videotapes to
> > > make professional duplication a possibility.
> > >
> > > According to http://www.copytape.com/vhs.htm, making between 26-50
> > > copies of
> > > a 120-minute tape costs $6.40/tape.  That's not much more than the
> > > retail
> > > cost of a decent blank.  This site states that they won't dupe
> > > copyrighted
> > > material, and I don't know if they'd include this show in that
category
> > > (I
> > > presume they mostly avoid copying Blockbuster movies for people to
sell
> > > on
> > > the street).
> > >
> > > I'm willing to take on the coordination of this project if enough of
us
> > > are
> > > interested.  What do you all say?
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-babel-list
> > > [mailto:owner-babel-list]On Behalf Of anthonyr
> > > Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2000 3:44 PM
> > > To: babel-list
> > > Subject: Re: Patti on the Mike Douglas show...
> > >
> > >
> > > Cainebj wrote:
> > > >
> > > > well i have the three tapes - the biggest problem is they are each
90
> > > minutes
> > > > and tho i've only watched the first, patti is on it for over an hour
> -
> > > so
> > > > you're talkin about ALOT of dubbing time...
> > > >
> > > > the only thing i'm lookin for video wise is the music video for
> > > Glitter -
> > > > anyone?
> > >
> > > I could make 2nd generation copies for everybody. You'd have to make
me
> > > a copy, and then I'd make copies from that. I think the quality could
> > > still be acceptable, if your copy is as excellent as you say.
> > > Anthony
> > >
> > >
> > > > In a message dated 7/1/00 12:04:16 PM, mgart writes:
> > > >
> > > > Videos degrade a lot when going from generation to generation.
> > > > If you copy a video, then copy the copy, after 3 or 4 generations
> > > > it looks really terrible.  It's a lot worse than audio tapes.
> > > > So a kind person could get the tapes and then make lots of first
> > > > generation copies for people on the list, and that would be great.
> > > > But tree thing wouldn't work so well because of generation
> > > > degeneration :-)
> > > > That could work well if there were a new person interested in doing
> > > > a bunch of trades, who didn't have many tapes.  They could get the
> > > > video, make a bunch of copies, and then trade each copy for somthing
> > > > they don't have.  It would be a way for a new person to build a big
> > > > collection of other Patti tapes quickly.  Anyone out there
> interested?
> > >
> > > > - Mitch >>
>
>