Independence Day Light
Jul. 5th, 2020 11:53 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kevin_standleeWith no Westercon to exhaust us, we had a relatively quiet 4th of July. We did make a trip into Reno to take advantage of a sale from Sherwin-Williams (approximately four cans of paint for the price of three) because it's time to repaint the porch (and the wood box, and some other things) again. The climate here (lots of sun, lots of wind, lots of fine dust/sand) means repainting is not quite like the Golden Gate or Forth bridges, but something that does need to be redone every year or two. We're very glad we have metal siding to protect the house.
In the evening, it was time for a movie.
Lisa fired up her Laserdisc player and we watched the super-extended version of 1776. This has even more restored material than the later DVD release. (The latter seemed to decide to drop the pieces that were in black & white from a work print, for example.) I've seen this musical live on stage more than any musical other than Thanks for Playing... The Game Show Show.
Kuma Bear joined us for the viewing, although possibly he was more interested in the salmon Lisa had dished out for us.
This is a long movie in this fully-restored version. It takes two double-sided LDs, but includes the overture, long-form opening titles, and intermission music, all of which were cut in the studio's zeal to get the theatrical release down to something shorter. Also cut from the theatrical release were dozens of "reaction shots" that you can see improve the story.
As a happy coincidence, the movie ended just as the fireworks started. There was a sanctioned fireworks event in Fernley last night, apparently supervised by the fire department, taking place about two miles east of us at the Fernley Out of Town Park. Avoiding crowds is good, so we were happy to see that by stepping outside and crossing the street to the verge of the rail yard, we had a clear line of sight to the fireworks. We even had the sound effects, although of course there was a clear delay between when we saw the explosions and heard them. Also, the bangs and booms bounced oddly off of buildings around us, making it sound like people were shooting off fireworks behind us as well.
Today has been quiet, which is certainly okay with me.
In the evening, it was time for a movie.
Lisa fired up her Laserdisc player and we watched the super-extended version of 1776. This has even more restored material than the later DVD release. (The latter seemed to decide to drop the pieces that were in black & white from a work print, for example.) I've seen this musical live on stage more than any musical other than Thanks for Playing... The Game Show Show.
Kuma Bear joined us for the viewing, although possibly he was more interested in the salmon Lisa had dished out for us.
This is a long movie in this fully-restored version. It takes two double-sided LDs, but includes the overture, long-form opening titles, and intermission music, all of which were cut in the studio's zeal to get the theatrical release down to something shorter. Also cut from the theatrical release were dozens of "reaction shots" that you can see improve the story.
As a happy coincidence, the movie ended just as the fireworks started. There was a sanctioned fireworks event in Fernley last night, apparently supervised by the fire department, taking place about two miles east of us at the Fernley Out of Town Park. Avoiding crowds is good, so we were happy to see that by stepping outside and crossing the street to the verge of the rail yard, we had a clear line of sight to the fireworks. We even had the sound effects, although of course there was a clear delay between when we saw the explosions and heard them. Also, the bangs and booms bounced oddly off of buildings around us, making it sound like people were shooting off fireworks behind us as well.
Today has been quiet, which is certainly okay with me.
