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LGR Vlogs - Vintage Computer Festival Midwest '23
🕑 Added 2023-09-23 16:22:30 +0000 UTCGreetings, folks! First off thank you kindly for your patience. It's been unnerving not having anything new being made or going up the past couple weeks, it truly wigs me out! I like my routine and boy has my routine been upended this month due to the Chicago trip, then getting the virus, and most recently spending all my spare time going through the 7+ hours of footage from the trip. Whew.
But yeah, here is the first video from VCF Midwest! And this one is the more experimental of the two – The Vlog. This is an idea I've been toying around with since 2019 or so, back when I covered E3. With that show I ended up with so much extra footage that I never did anything with, and briefly mentioned that I could easily make an LGR travel vlog if I wanted. And welp, here we are!
So effectively this is just a raw timeline of events going through the trip my brother and I took up to Chicago, including my road trip up from North Carolina, a number of fun days bumming around the city proper, a good chunk of the computer festival itself in a far more raw presentation than I've shown before, and then the road trip back followed my time getting over Covid and editing this video. It's a solid two weeks of day-to-day happenings and I truly have no idea if it's entertaining at all, ha. But I can absolutely say that I've never done anything like it so I hope you at least scrub through it a bit and give it a chance!
Of course, the "main" VCFMW video is still in the works and will be coming sometime next week if all goes well, made in the same scripted/narrated style of previous videos I've done about the show in years past. Currently the plan is to have both videos going up at the same time – the vlog on LGR Blerbs and the main video on the, uh... main LGR channel, mainly.
We'll see how it goes though, I'm still going through a whole crapload of footage from the show that my brother filmed and coming up with some kind of words to say about everything. In the best of ways it was an overwhelming event! But overwhelming is still overwhelming, and I'm trying my best to remain simply whelmed and get a fun 20ish minute video made about it.
That's all for this one, please lemme know your thoughts! No clue if I'll do another vlog-style video like this in the future, but I learned a whole lot about the process and there's a bunch that I'd do differently in terms of... well, everything. But hey, for those of you who've asked for exactly this type of video over the years? HAVE FUN.
Comments
Nick Dow
As someone who lives in New Zealand and has never been to the US, I really enjoyed this road trip. Thanks Clint! Also great to see all the animals in your yard.
scoHish
It’s a trip seeing you guys explore my neighborhood and go to my camera place.
Dan Milner
I know that this probably 100% nearly killed you, certainly getting a virus n all, but I LOVE this content, it reminds me of like early thrifts style stuff... long format, but detailed just a bit of armchair travel. Keep up the good work :)
Tom Anderson
LGR continues to be enjoyable and I enjoyed seeing the September 2023 videos from Clint!!! Thx so much for this Patreon too. Cool!
LGR
No kidding, I do not wanna put myself through THIS again ha
Martin Wiggins
Just finished watching (in many 10 - 15 minute bursts over quite a few days - breaking up my own editing work with something a little different to watch / listen to) Really enjoyed it - particularly the travelogue type content. Great stuff! Thanks.
SuperTekBoy
Indiana's new state motto per LGR... "Indiana continues, forever, and ever, and ever."
Tossabaddle
Good stuff! You should consider doing more vlogs. Perhaps shorter format, though 😅
LGR
Thank you, Don! I appreciate it!
Don J
Amazing Stuff! I really enjoyed this kind of unscripted, casual vlog format. Great effort on filming all the footage, especially cutting too. Handling this much of footage and keeping it relevant can really be a pain. But this was great, really enjoyable and well excuted! All the best to you Clint. - Don J.
Alex Weiss
I noticed that you guys got the thin crust pizza. Excellent choice.
Alex Weiss
I used to pass Stinking Creek road all the time. The name never gets old.
Vladimir Vyun
Was a bit worried when saw the length of the video, but it turned out to be very interesting and delightful.
Travis
That was delightful. Some great twists and turns and a surprise ending.
LGR
It’s honestly a tempting prospect, and I’ll take any excuse to travel. It’d be incredible if I could make it work for videos.
LGR
The power of copious caffeine and painkillers 👍
LGR
Nice man, I’m glad you enjoyed!
LGR
There is but I love the uglier side. It’s so delightfully ugly.
LGR
I think that Best Buy was in Florence.
LGR
Thank you!
LGR
They truly come across as malicious design, heh
LGR
Glad you enjoyed, feel better soon! Back to being sick again myself, these symptoms keep coming and going ugh
LGR
Ha, there I am! My fifteen seconds of fame. Or, fifteen frames of video…
Tom Barber
Doesn't look like your interview made the news, but there is a couple seconds of b-roll of you scanning a qr code https://www.whas11.com/article/money/louisville-expensive-parking-lots-pmc-qr-codes-scan-money-highlands-butchertown/417-11db3722-3050-4f32-ba31-0a7f06985b29
Mac84
Great video Clint! This was a perfect way to pass the time laying in bed being sick. I can't imagine how long it took to put this together, but it was awesome seeing your adventures in Chicago and interesting to see your perspective of VCFMW. Despite being overwhelming and a whirlwind, I hope you enjoyed the trip... despite getting sick.
Valora Inverse
Good times, kinda like a super jumbo-sized Thrifts!
Eric Sison
glad i'm not the only one annoyed by awkward stairs that require you to adjust your natural walking cadence
13Cubed
This was great -- really enjoyed the entire thing!
Tim J
Still got an hour to hopefully finish later today, but I'm enjoying the different format! And ouch, that plumbing bill's rough, sorry. =/
Petteri Seppänen
This isn't a complaint, but jeeze that is long!
Nate Greene
Hey Clint, where did you stop in Kentucky to get your tech? I mentioned in your last monthly wrap up to get some stories as LGR. This definitely qualifies as getting a closer glimpse into the life of LGR. I hope we can hear some great stories, too! Thanks for this Vlog!
JennaKay
I only skimmed, but I used to work in the brown building. Why'd you film from that side? There's a plaza side :P
Nathan (PixelPipes)
I watched it all. I could almost feel my feet hurting just watching all the walking you and Luke did, lol. But man the architecture of those buildings is cool. I must be getting old because I used to not care about that, but it looks gorgeous now. Also I have no idea how you had the stamina to greet all those people for...what, 14 hours? I was getting social anxiety just imagining it. I definitely could not do that, and still be so cool with everyone like you were.
Jason
Thanks for this! It was really nice to see the streets and trains of Chicago! I haven't been there in a long time.
Dustin Matteson
Still think you'd get great turnouts if you decided to do a speaking and demonstration tour. Just rent a comfy van, then ya can hit a few different cities with colleges. They'd likely pay ya decently, enough to cover your expenses. Plus making vids of each of your stops probably get a lot of traffic on YouTube. I'd say colleges with some decent tech courses like the ones in say Evansville IN, Nashville, Philly, Boston, and maybe around the Dallas area be good.
MichaelM
Super great, loved it; maybe a little more commentary next time? Its a great town and I’ve been there several times, and I was lucky enough to have relatives who lived right in the Printer’s District not too far from Lincoln Park, so I got a real city living experience. I was also there during one of the coldest winters ever, with minus 63 (F) temps when wind chill was factored in; the pipes in the Hilton hotel burst in the bathroom in the lobby and flooded the place, and there were icicles indoors, hanging from the glass atrium ceiling. That kayaker in the “river” (a canal) though… either they have the immune system of the gods or they are going straight to the doctor for a full round of tetanus, antivirals and antibiotics- yeesh!
LGR
Thank you! And except for a few brief shots, everything here was shot on my phone – an iPhone 14 Pro
Jim Solblad
Loved it. Strange how you can get "glued" to watching something like this 😀 Great work! BTW, me and wife wonders - what main camera and lens are you using for the video photoage in Chicago? Great quality all the way in the range from super wide to zoomed in!
LGR
Five years difference, I'm the older one
LGR
Love Chicago lighting, it makes every pic look great! Luke is still scanning the film and making galleries, but in the meantime he's posting on his socials: https://www.instagram.com/lukeisafinename https://twitter.com/LukeIsAFineName
LGR
He's still scanning the film and making galleries, but in the meantime he's posting on his socials: https://www.instagram.com/lukeisafinename https://twitter.com/LukeIsAFineName
LGR
Absolutely, it’s one of our favorite things to do. Just wander with no real goal capturing everything and Chicago is perfect for it.
LGR
Excellent!
LGR
Happy to hear, thank you!
LGR
Currently processing a fresh edit that's a bit more tightly put together so heads-up the URL may be replaced here in a bit. Hope you enjoy whichever version you watch, Jim!
LGR
Heck yeah, nothing quite like seeing that range of peaks and valleys slowly come into view as you go up in elevation.
LGR
Thank you! Yeah I'm glad we finally got to a Cubs games, we'd been wanting to do that for years.
Richard Goodley
What a brilliant video! It really chilled me out.
Michael T
I loved the video as a whole and would love to see more vlogs in the future, however, filming (specifically holding a camera/phone) whilst driving is something that is never acceptable to me.
Chris Harvey
Excellent- where can we see your brothers film photos?
yyzkevin
oh fun the IBM 5170/AT I purchased appears around 1:43:02. The seller (Neal) was great, came and found me later to give me a bonus PCMCIA HDD for some experimentation.
Jim Leonard
I am reserving 3 hours today with tasty food and beverage to watch this.
Alek Zapara
A great 2h36min video watched it all. loved the Chicago footage puts a whole new view of the place for me in Australia realising it is such a beautiful interesting place. The Computer festival shows that there are still heaps of us nerds Around. Makes me wonder what a vintage computer festival will be like in 20 years . Makes me think I should have kept everything I brought over the 40 odd years I've been in love with computers
InSyder
Love this long format video production! Thank you Clint!
Anicast
There's a lot here. The Chicago footage looks like a dream, roaming around and taking photos.
Stavros Karatsoridis
Seeing you and Luke interact with each other reminds me very much of myself and my brother when we get together. Which of you is the older one (I forget if you ever mentioned that before), and how much of an age difference between the two of you is there? I’m the older brother and there’s a 3 year difference between the two of us.
John Covil
Crickets and katydids. Sounds like summer.
LJFox
Clint, I love you and love your regular content, but there's something really special about your videos when Luke is there. He adds some 'suave' feeling that really complements your style, and even when he does not say much, there's this unspoken chemistry between the two of you. Your editing really makes it feeel like you enjoyed the trip, I hope it was so. I will consume these 2 hours in very relaxing chunks. Thanks for sharing this! P.S.: How come Chigalo lightning is so awesome?! What gives?! P.S.2: Does your brother share his medium-format footage somewhere?
The 8-Bit Guy
That's a LOT of footage!
LGR
Thanks, fixed in the next edit!
LGR
Yep, a time or two! A passing couple on the street and a guy in a restaurant, it tends to happen in places with enough population. Almost never get recognized down where I live.
Zachary Outen
Well it was obviously a massive undertaking to make this but I enjoyed it! I’d definitely roam Chicago with y’all, looks like it was a lot of good times for sure. Seeing the footage going back up into the mountains made me a bit homesick myself. Cant beat the blue ridge mountains, there really is no place like it. Can’t wait to watch the main video and panels when they get posted!
moosemaimer
Slight glitch around 1:44, I think, it cuts away from "floppy storage" to footage of the con floor for a few seconds, and then that footage repeats shortly afterwards.
stynx
Nice video. Rendering the "Mystic Peg" Tutorial in Cinema 4D XL 5 in 320x240@15fps (201 frames) took 2h36m on a Powermac 9600/200MP as well, what a coincidence.
msuboot
Well, thank you for showing me around Chicago and even taking me to the Cubbies! 🐻⚾️ That was neat. Great footage as well! Good job, guys! And glad to see good old Pentax 645 in the wild. 👍
Ross Nelson
Ooh, Lakeshore East Park (the one with the fountains) looks nice. I'll have to check it out the next time I end up in Chicago.
Hernando Heilbron
Stopped watching the video around the time you and your brother go out exploring from the hotel cause it reminds me too much of work lol. Admittedly I'm probably just a weirdo outlier, I still like the idea of the video.
Adrian's Digital Basement
ROTFL. The bird bath and the bears. Haha
Adrian's Digital Basement
Whoa this just have taken so long to edit! I always just snap pics when I'm on trips and call it a day.
SupaPhly
Did anyone recognise you during your Chicago outings?
Tx
came by just to mention the Architectural Boat Tour, it's worth it
Retro Bits (Matt)
We took a few days before the event to check out Chicago as well and ended up hitting a lot of the same landmarks you show in your video such as the Riverwalk and Chicago 360. We also did the Architectural Boat Tour which was pretty great and totally worth doing if you haven't before! I also brought home Covid as a souvenir :/
LGR
Indeed, I'm fortunate that with me it was only about six days of notable symptoms. Hope you're back to normal now!
Lari Palander
Good to see you feeling better! My Covid experience fried my brain for weeks, even thou had multiple vax-boosters and stuff. Not keen to have that experience again.
