Well, the "premiere" showing of the video took place on April 9, 201o at the Senior Cafe just before lunch was served. It was fun for Linda and John to watch the seniors watch the video. They really liked it.
John had three photos in the Morgan Hill Photography Club show at the Morgan Hill Community Cultural Center and had to take them down on 4/9. We saw a fellow MHPC member there, Marty Cheek, who has been doing video's for Morgan Hill Access TV and posting them on the web. He clued John in to another online video site, blip.tv, which has not limit on video length, just file size. So, we have re-encoded the video and posted it on blip.tv. People can now watch it in its entirety.
John is now preparing a form of the DVD with no menu on it. This will be given to Morgan Hill Access TV so it can be played on our local cable channel (19). Unfortunately, we won't be able to view it there as we're on satellite and not cable.
Early this morning, John had the brilliant idea (in a dream last night) to send a message to the photo club's Yahoo Group about the video and including the new, improved, link. After all, many of our photo club members "qualify" as seniors! So far we've received two responses, both very positive.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Next "Road Trip" Extension Planning
We were sitting at home one evening and happened to tune to a PBS documentary on the preparation and production of the Cirque du Soliel show "Love" at the Mirage in Las Vegas.
So, John is thinking. Gee, we could leave Twain Harte, go by Bodie (Linda's not been there) and drop down to Las Vegas to see the show.
Now we have tickets for the show, so it appears we ARE going to Las Vegas. As long as we're there, we'll probably take in Terry Fator's show, also at the Mirage. Though, we won't be staying at the MIrage as they aren't pet friendly.
The Bodie visit may, or may not, happen depending on whether or not Sonora Pass is open in early June. John spoke with our hostess at Gables Cedar Creek Inn in Twain Harte who said they always try real hard to have Sonora Pass open by Memorial Day weekend.
So, Plan A will include a visit to Bodie via Sonora Pass and Plan B will be a drive to Las Vegas on the western side of the Sierra's.
So, John is thinking. Gee, we could leave Twain Harte, go by Bodie (Linda's not been there) and drop down to Las Vegas to see the show.
Now we have tickets for the show, so it appears we ARE going to Las Vegas. As long as we're there, we'll probably take in Terry Fator's show, also at the Mirage. Though, we won't be staying at the MIrage as they aren't pet friendly.
The Bodie visit may, or may not, happen depending on whether or not Sonora Pass is open in early June. John spoke with our hostess at Gables Cedar Creek Inn in Twain Harte who said they always try real hard to have Sonora Pass open by Memorial Day weekend.
So, Plan A will include a visit to Bodie via Sonora Pass and Plan B will be a drive to Las Vegas on the western side of the Sierra's.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Senior Center Video Post
Well, we have finally finished our Senior Center video project. It's been a work in process since January of this year. It's now ready for distribution on DVD and John broke it into 3 parts, each less than 10 minutes as that is a YouTube requirement, and uploaded it to You Tube.
The best part about producing this video was getting to meet more seniors and learn more about them. Example: You'll find a photo of a young woman with a gun in one hand and a stick with a dead rattlesnake in the other. She wasn't on a rattlesnake hunt. She was going to the potty behind a bush when she heard the rattler..... so she shot it! There are some great stories.
Our goal for the video was to document the programs (nutrition, enrichment, fitness, entertainment and support services) offered by the Senior Center as well as interview several seniors. We're very lucky in Morgan Hill to have such a wonderful place for older adults. The purpose of the video is to garner financial and in-kind support for the Senior Center as well as recruit new seniors.
A local singer / songwriter, Frank Dicker, Sr., really came through when we asked him to write and perform a song for the video. It is used in the segment on fitness programs and is called "Meet Me at the Rec". You can learn more about Frank at Frank's web site.
Our good friends from designfactory graphics, Bob Snow and Renee Roberts, volunteered to design the DVD label and case insert for us. It's so nice to have such great friends and this was for a really good cause.
I had put YouTube links here, but found that I could put the entire video in one link on blip.tv. The new link has been posted in the post for 4/11/2010.
The video is available in one piece on the DVD which you can get at the Morgan Hill Centennial Recreation Senior Center, 171 W. Edmundson Ave in Morgan Hill.
The best part about producing this video was getting to meet more seniors and learn more about them. Example: You'll find a photo of a young woman with a gun in one hand and a stick with a dead rattlesnake in the other. She wasn't on a rattlesnake hunt. She was going to the potty behind a bush when she heard the rattler..... so she shot it! There are some great stories.
Our goal for the video was to document the programs (nutrition, enrichment, fitness, entertainment and support services) offered by the Senior Center as well as interview several seniors. We're very lucky in Morgan Hill to have such a wonderful place for older adults. The purpose of the video is to garner financial and in-kind support for the Senior Center as well as recruit new seniors.
A local singer / songwriter, Frank Dicker, Sr., really came through when we asked him to write and perform a song for the video. It is used in the segment on fitness programs and is called "Meet Me at the Rec". You can learn more about Frank at Frank's web site.
Our good friends from designfactory graphics, Bob Snow and Renee Roberts, volunteered to design the DVD label and case insert for us. It's so nice to have such great friends and this was for a really good cause.
I had put YouTube links here, but found that I could put the entire video in one link on blip.tv. The new link has been posted in the post for 4/11/2010.
The video is available in one piece on the DVD which you can get at the Morgan Hill Centennial Recreation Senior Center, 171 W. Edmundson Ave in Morgan Hill.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Next "Road Trip" Planning Underway
We put "Road Trip" in quotes, because we want to do something a bit different this time. We are going to go somewhere and stay.
The place we've picked as our base of operations is one of our favorite places in California, Twain Harte. We'll be staying at Gables Cedar Creek Inn (another of our favorite places). Our accomodations are a one-room log cabin, with kitchen, nestled in the redwoods.
From base we'll make excursions to places like Columbia, Jamestown, Mark Twain's cabin on Jackass Hill and even the Ironstone Winery in Murphys to see (and hopefully hear) the 1927 Robert Morton Theater Pipe organ which was rescued from the Alhambra Theater.
This trip will include a mix of video and still images. We'll try to come up with another contest for those folks goofy enough to follow us on our journey.
The place we've picked as our base of operations is one of our favorite places in California, Twain Harte. We'll be staying at Gables Cedar Creek Inn (another of our favorite places). Our accomodations are a one-room log cabin, with kitchen, nestled in the redwoods.
From base we'll make excursions to places like Columbia, Jamestown, Mark Twain's cabin on Jackass Hill and even the Ironstone Winery in Murphys to see (and hopefully hear) the 1927 Robert Morton Theater Pipe organ which was rescued from the Alhambra Theater.
This trip will include a mix of video and still images. We'll try to come up with another contest for those folks goofy enough to follow us on our journey.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Time for a Little Pampering
trying valiantly to fight off a cold? Today I made the momentous
decision to use the fancy fizzy bath cupcake that my favorite daughter
gave me for Mother's Day. So here's a still photo and a mini-movie
documenting the occasion. And, yes, I did feel pampered.
I would be interested to hear what some of you do to pamper yourselves...
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Mr and Mrs Santa with Amber, Owen and Isaac
at the Morgan Hill Community Center on December 17th, 2009. A good
time was had by all: games, face painting, balloon animals, Christmas
songs and candy canes.
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