me too- it's my favorite part

wow fucking amazingly complex vidimoment..... I adore it and the sounds.

thanks Alex.

thanks Glenn. Yes I am getting better shots these days by holding the cam closer to my body or going through the view finder. this is one of my early footage when I first got the camera last year, & the first time ever shooting w/ a cam. can you imagine if it had been film? what an expensive disaster. lol

a lot of the shaky shots I want to get rid of - and I still need to go through the footage to get better selects of the hotel. Yet I just love when she runs towards the camera though - shakiness and all -it feels like a home movie and unplanned.

if there is one thing I hate about hv20 is w/out the Wide angle lens I have on there now it's extremely lightweight and (for me) fatal when I want a steady shot but i'm learning more and more. thanks for stopping by!

he certainly lived the phrase- perhaps all too much

thank you moriza

why Mr. Keens I'm right here lol what do you mean you found me gone?

I followed the link in the e-mail and got the full video, then I started to write a comment. I went back to the video for a second look.

The thumbnail was there, but on pressing play the screen went black and displayed a message that the video did not exist. I got the same responce on my second and third attempts to view.

So, thinking that you had removed this video for some reason, I protested, and left. Not really, I thought I would return later.

With each viewing I see a different picture, but one thing remains constant, that is the complete difference between the portrayal of death between this and the trolly video.

The death of the building is tragic, possibly because of the use of monochrome. Then there is hope in the form of Joy (she with the infectious smile).

I'll try to get back on this one Maria, after more viewings.

Do you know that happens to me often and it's very strange. It must be a vimeo glitch but I thank you for being persistent enough to come back. I always appreciate your comments and the great observation as you have of this video. I'm glad you saw a bit of hope in there.

Unfortunately what is not mentioned in the video is the sad aftermath - the hotel fell victim to many scandals and corruption (this is an historical aspect of all Asbury Park). That's a documentary I 'd love to do.

thanks diddy!

it could use some establishing shots - like where I am leaving from and where I 've arrived...I think a whole documentary on the town could be made and I thought of doing it on an experimental level, mostly from observing the changes throughout the redevelopment and gentrification process. I've collected some footage over the years (still images as well) which documents some of it but the many the story I've heard from the older towns people have not been taped. This is about the biggest documentary I could make on it LOL. but thanks Lenny, also great to hear from you. I hope to resume on this soon.

thank you - I'm so glad you got the intention!