In 1980, when I was 15, I filmed and directed a super 8 skit about a charismatic preacher (played by myself), with three friends: Brad (15), and Mike & Tom (both 14). We had our problems... Naive as we were, it was basically assumed that when we pulled the trigger and when we heard the motor running (it was a wind up), we were capturing footage. Having seen the old 8mm flicks on our family projector, it was obvious a spotlight was required to illuminate any indoor scene. Even so, we didn't illuminate the scene well enough. The camera setting or the film itself may also not have been suited for indoor use...can't say for sure. After we finished, my father explained, "There was probably no film in the camera," or, "The film was used up long ago." He said something to that effect...something convincing me that we didn't capture the action. Heartbroken I moved on, but never forgot about that day, so long ago. In 2005, my father had the two or three hours of Hartman family footage digitally processed onto two DVDs. The footage was from the 60s and 70s. Our family had expected nothing more. In recent months, I've been filming and projecting with super 8mm, so my father presented me with the family footage. For some reason, though, he never told me about ever having developed one reel from 1980 (and one more reel that I didn't know about either, from 1981). For some reason, these two reels missed the digitizing process. So, as I went through the footage, you can imagine my incredible joy and surprise at having seen this film. I always wondered what it would have looked like, and now, 26 years later, I know. As a filmmaker, this discovery is priceless because it's the film debut I never even knew that I had!! At least half of the film cartridge didn't come out (we had no idea that these cassettes only allowed for two or three minutes). Still, there was about 1.25 minutes of useful footage, even though we filmed for a lot longer than that. There was enough essential footage to build the film you see now, Teen Preacher Electric. Additionally, clips from the 1981 reel and recent super 8mm footage, along with computer-based special effects, have been included to round out the flick. John 2-16-06. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwn-mGLiiQI

Super 8 film from the band, Lunar Fire. Shot this at the 2013 ARISE MUSIC Festival, hoping to pay homage to the films/bands as seen at the 1969 Woodstock Music Festival. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQYm0N70hv8

Back to VERMIN SUPREME'S INTERDIMENSIONAL GALAXIE of EVERYTHIN-NESS, whereupon the Legendary TIME TUNNEL is finally accessed. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPoJPvWtjdQ

Music by HIPPIE. This is the second song in the album, which is a work in progress and should incorporate several different genres, including: disco, goth, folk, psychedelic and possibly heavy metal. Blocking the sun has to be the most unnatural idea I have ever heard of. I don't want to judge others for their ideas but (because we ALL live here) My vibe is to have a global conversation about this. And yet there is one ultra rich brother who has largely been given the power to decide how we live on this space rock. I protest with "DON'T KILL SUNSHINE." Genre: folk - psychedelic. I actually used an instrument for this one: a tambura. I hope you dig it. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV_NXdhB174