Comments for RetroRoadTrips

Comment on Comments by Russ Haines

Russ Haines — Sun, 23 May 2010 20:50:08 +0000

Elliott, after watching the road dreams series on nz tv around 1982, you enspired this kiwi to leave NZ & shift to america in 1986 and live your dream for ten years.
The music & songs from your clips still ring daily in my ears, “rest those weary eyes tonight”, who sang that??.please let me know, i had often been so weary but pressed on till i dropped!
now, 24 years later & approaching 60 years of age but have close ties with people , mostly former work mates & employers all over the US. I travel back every two years and re live it all over again. Love America because of the vastness, but its always great to get back home to nz for the endless chirping of birds, unlike the usa where so much has deminished now i feel.
Thanks again for the inspiration,
Russ, New Zealand.

Comment on Photo book efforts by Derek Scott

Derek Scott — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:23:45 +0000

If C4 no longer have any hold on these films then may BBC4 might consider putting them all together in their “Storyville” series. Content there is eclectic enough to include these films. IMO they are unique and have enough historical significance to warrant a permanant place in the achives. That does sound a bit serious but I’m biased like like all the fans here. If not Storyville we can at least keep hoping for Codachrome.
Best Wishes to you Elliott.

Comment on Road Romance No.73 by Ralph

Ralph — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:26:16 +0000

Hi Elliott, your anecdote brought back similar memories for me, while trying to remove a broken exhaust pipe from under a 1969 ford galaxie in a raging snow storm in Nova Scotia, I was using a hacksaw to cut through some rusty bolts. The car was so low to the ground that I could only work with my arms extended under the car whilst lying on my back. I was frozen numb and when I crawled out to give my arms a rest half way through the bolt cutting process, I discovered that I had also been cutting through the first finger of my left hand and never felt it! I shudder to think what might have been the outcome had I not crawled out for a rest. Keep up the good work Elliott, I never tire of introducing like minded people to my copy of Road Dreams, and my recent copy of Retro road Trips, and at times when I need a little spiritual revival ,on goes the dvd player,and I get my “fix”
Every good wish……Ralph

Comment on Photo book efforts by Steve Mainwaring

Steve Mainwaring — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:15:14 +0000

David,
I did write to C4 via e-mail on a couple of occasions to try and persuade them to repeat Road Dreams (especially now they’ve freed up 400 hours of air time by cancelling the infuriating ‘Big Brother’). I did get a response – not overly positive but not outright dismissive either so there may be room to work on this. Maybe other readers of this forum can do the same and start the ‘pressure group’ to get RD back on our screens.

Steve.

Comment on Photo book efforts by David Litchfield

David Litchfield — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:43:50 +0000

Do Channel 4 still hold the broadcasting rights to Road Dreams? Would seem a bit strange if they did, given their descent into ratings-chasing trash.

It strikes me BBC3 or BBC4 would be a good home for a re-run. Perhaps we should start a campaign.

David

Comment on Photo book efforts by Steve Parry

Steve Parry — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:00:39 +0000

Elliot

Glad to read your latest update. I too remember fondly watching the original Ch4 series. I’m thinking if next summer Mark Cousins and Tilda Swinton run their travelling cinema across Scotland your presence, armed with DVD, could be a wonderful part of the show: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/aug/02/tilda-swinton-mobile-cinema

Comment on Photo book efforts by Steve Mainwaring

Steve Mainwaring — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:07:25 +0000

Elliott, glad to see a progress update. I hope the book comes to fruition as this would be a perfect compliment to the CD and DVD already produced. Of course, still itching to get hold of Codachrome but have learned to be patient (I guess as you have had to during the production process…). I have sent requests to C4 on at least two occasions (and received replies) asking for RD to be screened again (especially now that they are dropping that infuriating “Big Brother” series and will free up several hundred hours of air time). Maybe others could do the same and get it back on our screens to enable another generation of RD fans to develop!

Comment on Photo book efforts by mattm

mattm — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:53:36 +0000

Elliot, I have just come across this website http://www.kickstarter.com/ and thought it might offer you a way forward. Given the level of positive feeling from people about your films, I wondered if this might be a way to fund the Codachrome film?

Comment on Comments by mike mitura

mike mitura — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:50:15 +0000

I worked at SUNY Farmingdale in the 70’s. I believe you may be the person we booked several times with Mark’s America. If so…how are you…time flies…and things change so much. Those movies are like a time capsule of that era.

Comment on Photo book efforts by peter

peter — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:55:05 +0000

I had already mentioned that it would be great if you could do some of your ‘live’ screenings, in a blog post that I did about you last year. I would love to see Road Dreams on a big screen/ several screens at the same time. I will keep checking back to see how you are getting on. All the best.