During the concerts, there was a lot of time in between the songs, with Curly talking, smoking, tuning etc. Some people have said they would prefer to have this non-musical material included. To do so would mean that instead of one DVD, the 2 hours of actual playing would be spread out over 2 or 3 disks.

Personally, I am not interested in watching Curly tune, and would rather have all the musical material on one disk, with the extranious stuff edited out.

Would you prefer a single edited disk with just the music?, or a 2 or 3 disk set of the unedited concerts with all the extranious matrerial between the songs included? or both?

Can't wait.....

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[This message was edited by Drew Howard on 24 November 2005 at 03:47 PM.]

It seems that the thing to do would be to make both edited and unedited versions. But let me point out several things.

1- The unedted version would have to be spread over 4 disks, making it all more expensive.

2- A lot of the unedited material is just plain boring. Curly tuning, smoking, drinking etc. Some of what he says to the audience is interesting, but most of it is things like "Here is a song I learned from Jerry Byrd."

3- At the St Louis portion of the show, at one point, people from the audience got up and sang,with Curly backing them up. Trust me on this one- this material is best left to die in obscurity.

4-(and this is really sad,) at one point Wade Ray did a half hour set. However wonderful Ray had been in the past, by 1986, when these were made, he had really lost it and was only a shadow of his former self.

Those of you who remember him in his prime will find it difficult to see how far he fell, and those who are unfamiliar with him will just be turned off by his mediocre performance.

Be all that as it may, There's no reason (other than cost) why I can't make a single disk of the edited material and a boxed set of the unedted material.

I REALLY feel that one disk of the edited material is the way to go, but I will make the boxed set up if enough people say they want it.

[This message was edited by Mike Perlowin on 24 November 2005 at 12:57 PM.]

I've done some editing myself. It's tempting to go note to note with no banter, and maybe that's best if you're going for sales. If it's history we're talking about then I want every breath.

The unedited stuff will be a 3 or 4 disk boxed set. Probably 4.

I'll keep you all informed as to the progress of the project. Right now, as I mentioned, we have to start again from scratch.

[This message was edited by Mike Perlowin on 24 November 2005 at 07:04 PM.]

I certainly do NOT want to pay for that...
Even if it gives a fractional idea more about his personality.

But all of the talking, joking, anecdotes etc,
and maybe SOME of the tuning would be very interesting.

This would be much more pertanent personal info about him.

What comes out of his mouth is a lot more interesting
than what goes in between songs...

So decide ; "cinema" verete or the meat of the matter ;
Curley Chalker and his music.

[This message was edited by David L. Donald on 24 November 2005 at 09:36 PM.]

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Unless Mike can do something about the sound quality...

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I don't see how it would be possible to improve the sound quality, but a recording and video engineer has volunteered to attempt to do so.

Remember golks, these concerts were recorded on home videocams by amateurs who didn't know what tney were doing. Technically, the recordings are poor at best. But it's the only video record of Curly in concert that exists. And whatever technical problems there are with the picture and sound quality, are more than made up for by the quality of Curly's playing.

I am for keeping everything in the DVD about Curly Chalker. He is a legend and we need to keep everything he had done before in keeping that legend alive in our minds. There won't ever be another like him.

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Was he recorded/video taped at the SGC ever??

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Approxamately a thoird of the video consists of a material from cbocert Curly did in St Louis with the usual SHG staff band., Bobby Caldwell, Russ Wever and Jimmy Quenn. But it was actually held in december, at Scotty's Christmans party.

If there is existing SGC footage, I'm unaware of it.

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I will also leave it up to you to decide about the extra stuff between songs. What ever produces the best of Curls. Count me in for a copy of what ever you come up with.

I'm thinking along the lines of one disk of just the music, and one of just Curly's comments to the audience, but with the dead time (tuning, cigarette breaks etc) edited out.

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