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Sherman George Greg Durbin
Description
Film, Audio, Video and Digital Art Humanities and Social Sciences Assorted LS of RVs and campers with Christmas lights. Whereas the previous B-roll of these images was at night, this is a daytime shoot. Also, there is a cutaway of a man walking among the bushes, close-up of fish swimming in water and MS of desert sandy slab area. Beginning of interview with Dry Gulch (Michael Mack) as he describes his semi-hermit lifestyle; living in Ohio, Fresno, etc; pollution and how that makes the lights twinkle at night. (see tapes #176 & #177 for more with Dry Gulch) He also speaks about how people have things stolen from their rigs—“People parked right next to each other and don’t know each other’s names.” UC San Diego Library, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0175 (https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/contact)
Type
moving image
Format
Videotape; 21 minutes, 58 seconds
Form/Genre
documentaries video recordings
Identifier
ark:/20775/bb48139140
Language
English
Subject
Military camps Christmas lights Concrete slabs Smoking Games Snowbirds Extraterrestrial beings Interviews Telephoto lenses Fish Christmas decorations Trivial Pursuit (Game) Camping trailers Landscapes (environments) Alternative lifestyles Foundations (structural elements) Pedestrians Citizens band radio Deserts Campgrounds Documentaries Video recordings Salton Sea, California, United States Niland, Imperial, California, United States
Place
Salton Sea, California, United States Niland, Imperial, California, United States
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