First it is Grand Rapids, Michigan, second the entire video was shot in one single take. I say again the entire video was shot in one single take. I’m sure that there was some editing of the beginning and end points and of course it is a dubbed soundtrack. But it was not chopped up and multi staged, etc. once they pressed the record button it was one continuous take! The technical skill and shear coordination required to pull this off is absolutely awesome. Can you imagine the cooperation it took to get this many people, equipment, special effects all coordinated at the same time. Anyone who has ever tried to coordinate any event will appreciate this.
Fair warning it is long, almost 10 minutes but worth it.
http://www.flixxy.com/greatest-music-video-grand-rapids.htm
Thanks for the video, it was great. You know of course what Don McLean was singing about in ‘American Pie’ when he referred to “the day the music died”, don’t you?
Taken June 5, 2002 while driving back to Minneapolis from Winnebago Industries in Forest City, Iowa.
OCU
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