Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:29 pm
I think it would be great to archive all Randy's shows in almost perfect condition, but I am delighted that people like us here (at UR) and Darin have worked to keep Randy's material safe for future generations.
I know that 20 years ago I was working at gathering Randy's boots & demos so they never became lost. At the same time across the Atlantic Darin was doing the same. The internet has allowed people like us to work together, become friends and to share and help one another hunt for new things.
I think this project is safe because we care, however we all lead very busy lives.
When I started my work archiving Randy 20+ years ago gathering 1 new show was the result of months of searching and none of us truely knew what was available, 20 years later and the internet have made this gathering of material so much easier. I am not suggesting that you are all lucky because you might have only just started and everything has become instant (that isn't your fault to be born in a different time), but since the internet came along and sped things up it has failed to reveal anything new, This goes to show just how well the Randy archive keepers did the job 20+ years ago .
T
I know that 20 years ago I was working at gathering Randy's boots & demos so they never became lost. At the same time across the Atlantic Darin was doing the same. The internet has allowed people like us to work together, become friends and to share and help one another hunt for new things.
I think this project is safe because we care, however we all lead very busy lives.
When I started my work archiving Randy 20+ years ago gathering 1 new show was the result of months of searching and none of us truely knew what was available, 20 years later and the internet have made this gathering of material so much easier. I am not suggesting that you are all lucky because you might have only just started and everything has become instant (that isn't your fault to be born in a different time), but since the internet came along and sped things up it has failed to reveal anything new, This goes to show just how well the Randy archive keepers did the job 20+ years ago .
T