Marriotts Great America circa 1978 nmtaruc 2012-04-06 | Super 8 video of Great America in Gurnee Illinois circa 1978.
The Lorelei sung by Jack Jones. From Where Love Has Gone album. nmtaruc 2014-04-22 | This song has the greatest and most enduring effect in my life.I first heard it over the radio one night in 1966 while doing my college homework. My solitude and the stillness silence of the night gave the haunting lyrics a deep inroad to my mind. For the first time I had a yearning to find a special someone. But my education came first. The siren call must wait.After college I went in 1969 to Bacolod City to try a partnership work. One morning I heard a radio contest about Jack Jones' songs. I was the lucky chosen caller, and the questions were of course easy for me to answer. My prize was a 45rpm single. One side was "The Impossible Dream", the flip side was "The Lorelei".The song just sunk deeper in me. So much so that when Jack Jones had a concert at Araneta Coliseum, I just had to return to my hometown and watch the concert. I don't recall the exact year, maybe 1970, but I remember well my disappointment when Jack Jone's sung "The Lorelei". He was reading the lyrics from a piece of paper. But I was still happy after the show.The first time I saw the girl in this video was in June 1972. I had to interview her for a job which she later got. I felt she is the special someone especially when the sight of her reminded me of this song. Her beauty exuded sweet innocence but also an alluring mystique that could ensnare any man's heart. However, I had a big plan to come here to America. So I tried to avoid her. But then the siren call was great. Three months later, in August 19, 1972 we we married.In 1974 we came and settled here. We were happy until a tragic accident on a Thanksgiving Day of November 26, 1986 ended her life. Since then, the siren call had been silent, until two weeks before this posting date. I saw a picture of a beautiful woman that reminded me of her and this song. I knew I have to make a tribute, this video.
Young Cheryl nmtaruc 2012-12-11 | Super 8 video of young Cheryl, sister of Nelson. Taken 1979 to 1983, Matteson, IL.
Young Nelson.wmv nmtaruc 2012-10-29 | Super 8 video of Nelson taken around 1978 to 1981. Nelson is the young boy in the super 8 video of Great America circa 1978.
Super 8 Video of Disney World circa 1978 nmtaruc 2012-04-22 | Historical Super 8 video clips of Disney World circa 1978.
Sea World in Orlando Florida circa 1978 nmtaruc 2012-04-03 | Historical Super 8 video clips of Sea World, Orlando, Florida circa 1978.
Super 8 video of Great America and Sea World, circa 1978 nmtaruc 2011-11-07 | super 8 video clips of Marriott's Great America in Gurnee, Illinois circa 1978.Second half is for Sea World, added by mistake. (noted Apr 3, 2012)See separate uploaded versions for Great America and Sea World.
