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1:14 PM, Friday, June 15th, 2018:   Whew. And on top of everything else I somehow pull THIS 60+ project off...      Dude, you know what kills me about that? He didn't set up a camera and do that, his MOM recorded that. I couldn't have done that at his age. So uber-embarassing and he's OWNING IT. Owning everything except the words to the song. I mean come on dawg, learn that shit before the big show.   Ha.   So to say this was emotional is to say the very, very least. Jimmy's dad passed away, goodness, nearly 7 years ago now and they hadn't watched any of this footage since it was SHOT because it was such a pain in the ass back in the 90s to watch everything off of a camera. So to say this is going to open some wounds is to say the least. During the process I warned Jimmy: get ready. Like, get mentally ready for spending loooooooooooong un-edited moments with your father again that you've never seen. Whew. I've been documenting for so long that my memories are intertwined with the videos so I cannot imagine being handed over 16 hours of footage that I haven't seen encompassing several years. Just overwhelming to think about.   But I was pretty excited to be able to do this for him and his family. It's the truth. I think that's what draws me to video so much: it's the truth. They were a very sweet family and it shows overwhelmingly in every hour. These days we can so easily erase what we don't want to be seen and make this picture-perfect reality. Not so back in the 90s. These are the raw tapes and it's incredible to watch.   Best of luck taking all this in, Jimmy. Love you man.   Adam