Magic Mountain Colossus Rollercoaster Press Day Preview 1978 No Mercy 2010-04-20 | Magic Mountain Colossus Rollercoaster opened in 1978. These are some TV news clips taken on press day before the ride opened to the public. Clips are from Los Angeles TV stations KABC-7, KNXT-2, and KNBC-4. Television was my hobby, and major in college back then, and this was recorded on umatic and 1/2 B&W video tape.
13th Mission The Andrew Mynarski Story No Mercy 2020-02-21 | This is the story of Canadian W.W.II war hero Andrew Mynarski, who died trying to save the life of his fellow crew mate in a Lancaster bomber. It was made by the CBC around 2010. I could not find it anywhere on the internet so I decided to put this vhs copy I had on youtube in hopes the CBC will post a better copy of this very good tribute and story of war hero Mr Mynarski.Andrew Mynarski would have been my Uncle had he survived the war. He was engaged to my Aunt, Victoria Safian of 407 Carinsmore St in Winnipeg Manatoba. I first learned about Andrew at the age of 12 years of age when a story about him was published in the Readers Digest in December of 1965.Pat Brophy’s story, the man Andrew tried to save, originally printed in: Brophy, Fl/Lt G.P. and MacDonald, D. titled "The Thirteenth Mission," Reader’s Digest, December, 1965My mother Kathrine Safian told me about Andrew and told me a story about Pat Brophy. My mother was there when Pat came to the house to see her sister Victoria when he came back into the country from Europe. Pat came to visit my Aunt Victoria to tell her about what had happened to Andrew and how Andrew tried to save him. My mother said that Pat had a streak of white in his hair. This was due to the fright stress he went through going down in the plane. There are many stories on the internet and videos on Andrew Mynarski on Youtube. There was another very nice documentary called " As Close as Brothers" made by Timeline around 2012.My mother lost her first husband Harry Moroz He died in a Lancaster as it was shot down over Frankfurt Germany in 1944.My Uncle Adam Safian, also in a Lancaster Bomber, survived over 28 missions over Germany.
Meza family photos from 1920 - 1950 No Mercy 2020-02-10 | An on going collection of vintage Meza family photos from 1920-1950 Here is the list of photo descriptions I will be adding a few more from my collection and hope to get more from some of you. If you see any errors please let me know. If you have photos to contribute, please let me know too. 1. Soledad & Epigminio Meza Los Angeles 1923 2. Epigminio Meza Los Angeles 1923 3. Epigminio Meza Los Angeles 1923 4. Gustoavo Lara, Soledad's cousin 5. Soledad Meza Gallinas NM 1933 6. Soledad & Elina Feb 28th El Paso 1941 Does anyone know who Elina is? 7. Soledad & Sonny Vasquez in Carrizozo NM 1947 8. Jose Lueras (Step Father & 2nd Husband) with Soledad Carrizozo NM 1944 home on D st and Hwy 54 1944 9. Jose Lueras (Step Father & Soledad's 2nd Husband) Home on D st and Hwy 54 Carrizozo NM 1944 10.Soledad with familiy in Los Angeles? 1949 11. Adela, Soledad, David Kay & Ricky 76 ave home Oakland Ca.1951 12.Soledad, Adela ,Ricky, Kay,Oakland 1951 Adela & Albert 13. Robert & Adela Meza Gallinas NM 1930 14.Albert Carrizozo NM 1940 15. Adela left & Cousin Mary Valdispino 7/28/1942 16. Teresa Vidaurri, Gerry Kimbrell Adela Meza, Natalia Sanchez Carrizozo NM 1942 17. Erlinda Cousin of Adela 1943 18. Adela Carrizozo 1943 19. Adela in front of home on D street Carrizozo NM 1944 20. Adela & Albert Carrizozo 1944 21. Albert Sanchez 1944 22. Adela 1945 23. Adela wedding in Carrizozo Albert, Adela, Rachel & Joe Vasquesz (Need to know who the people on the left are, and far right) 24. Natalia, Gloria & Rosa Adela Wedding Carrizozo NM 6/16/1946 25.Natalia-Albert's Sister, Rose- Rachel's sister, Mary Vidaurri, Gloria Valdespino-Loui's Niece 26. Gloria at Adela's wedding Carrizozo 6/28/1946 27. Mary Valdespino, Adela Meza, Rachel Hernandez, Adela's wedding 1945 28. Adela & Rosa Hernandez Carrizozo 1946 29. Alicia, Albert, Adela, RoseMarie, David, Ricky 1954 30. Robert Meza Carrizozo NM 1940 31. Robert Meza and Manuel Hernandez Rachel's Brother Cypress St Elpaso Tx 1940 32. Robert Meza El Paso Tx 1943 33. Robert Meza 1943 34. Adeal, Robert, Soledad 1943 35. Robert in the Navy August 1943 36. Robert Meza Morro Bay 1944 37. Robert Meza Morro Bay 1944 38. Robert Meza Morro Bay 1944 39. Robert Meza Morro Bay 1944 40. Robert Meza and friend in Navy Milne bay, New Guenea Sept 1944 41. Robert Meza in Southgate Ca Hernandez and Valdispino family. 41. Hesuita Hernandez -Rachel's Mother 1910 42 Marana Valdespino married to Pedro Valdespino 1920 43. May 29th, 1927 Who are these people? 44: Rober Joseph Vasquez Jr, & Rachel Hernandez/Vasquez 12/7/1942 45. Amador Jr, Alica, Armando Theses are Amadore- Valdespino kids 46. 1945 Who are these people? 47. Sonny Vasquez- Rachel Hernandez's son 1947 48 Manuel hernandez Rachels Brother, Soledad's brothers son 1948 49. Jesus Valdespino & wife lucy 1949 50. Who are these folks? Margo Vasquez is the baby in 1951 UNKNOWN People we may be related to.... 51. ???? 52. ???? 53. ?????
John and Mary Safian family Photo History No Mercy 2020-02-10 | Photo history of... John & Mary Safian and childrenWilliam Safian Adam Safian Kathrine Safian Victoria Safian
Dave and Rose DeRosa Memorial No Mercy 2020-02-10 | Rose and Dave DeRosa were a wonderful loving couple from New Castle, PA. They moved to Southern California in the early ‘60’s where they settled in Sylmar to raise their family. Dave owned Marconda’s meat market, a family owned business since 1941 located in the famous Los Angeles historical landmark of The Farmers Market. The meat market remains in the family owned and operated by Dave’s son and grandson. This couple was devout in their love of God and were the true examples of living life in His service. This video is just a small glimpse of their world. They were married nearly 65 years and were survived by 3 children, 10 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren and an infinite number of extended family and friends. No one was surprised when they passed away only six and half hours from one another. Rest in peace Rose and Dave. You are so loved and will forever be remembered.135
Family 8mm Film Movies from 1960s Los Angeles area No Mercy 2019-12-09 | Family 8mm movies Los Angeles area Burbank
Dave DeRosa 90th Birthday Marcondas Meats Los Angeles Farmers Market No Mercy 2017-02-19 | Dave DeRosa, owner of Marconda's Meats in the Los Angeles Farmers Market celebrated his 90 birthday on Feb 5th 2017. Dave's cousin Fred Marconda's opened this market in 1941. Dave worked there after W.W. II and bought the meat market from his cousin in 1976 when his cousin retired. Dave may be the oldest person associated with the Los Angeles Farmers MarketMusic for this video is from the Perfect Storm movie soundtrack. Composer James Horner.Let's Go Boys - James Horner 0:41 - 7:38Rogue Wave - James Horner 7:40 - 9:26
KNBC Christmas Party 1994 Remembering the Great Years at KNBC No Mercy 2016-05-01 | KNBC Channel 4 News and Station Crew at the annual Christmas Party at the Bistro Garden on Ventura Blvd. We always had the best parties in the 90's. A great place to work with memories working with fantastic people. This video tape did not have an audio track so enjoy a little music from the Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Christmas Album
KNBC NEWS CHANNEL 4 BURBANK 1996 SWEEPS PARTY No Mercy 2016-04-21 | While repairing an old Panasonic MII tape deck I picked an old video tape out of the KNBC tape library to test it out. The tape I picked turned out to be a video of a 1996 sweeps party in the KNBC Newsroom. At the time Carole Black was the station manager from 1994 to 1999. She was excellent at rewarding the news team when we got high ratings during a sweeps period. Great food, and fun times. Carole even hired a mime to entertain us. Probably some of the best years at KNBC.This sweeps party is dated Dec 4, 1996.The party takes place in the newsroom in front of the Newsroom Desk and this Camera is normally used for news reports. You can see the news desk and vintage mono color computer monitor in the foreground. Someone recorded the camera output and very few knew this camera was recording. We now have a small window to the past. See if you remember those who get in front of the camera.For those of you who worked for KNBC news as I did, I hope this is a window back in time to the best times and great past we had on the NBC Burbank lot working for KNBC News. See many faces you may not have not seen in over 20 years! Enjoy.
Lorraine Theater Hoopeston Ill TV spots from 1995 No Mercy 2015-10-04 | Here are a few Television commercials for the Lorraine Theater Hoopeston Ill. Produced in 1995 by Greg Boardman, the owner of this once great theater.The Lorraine Theater opened its doors in 1922. It is located about 100 miles South of Chicago in the small farm town of Hoopeston, Ill with a population of just over 6000. From October 1987 until May 2007 the theater was owned by Gregory Boardman. When Mr. Boardman took over, the theater still used two carbon arc projectors and vacuum tube sound amplifiers that had been originally installed in 1953 with the advent of Cinemascope. The only refreshments offered were a coin operated soft drink and popcorn machine. Patrons were not allowed to take food or drink into the auditorium. Over the years, Boardman breathed new life back into this old rundown single screen theater. He added new state of the art projection, a new seamless screen and an HPS 4000 sound system designed and installed by John Allen - a system better than Dolby! The 90's hailed the introduction of Digital Theater Sound. DTS, Dolby Digital and Sony's 8-channel Digital were the formats released during the decade. Boardman wasted no time installing the latest equipment allowing the Lorraine to project any first run movie in the latest digital sound formats. This propelled his theater over other single screen and multiplex theaters in the area still offering only mono sound. Many other improvements were made to the theater including a full service snack bar, reupholstered/ realigned seats allowing more leg room, new carpeting, marquee refurbishing and several other building improvements. It soon became clear that this small town was just not big enough to support the impressive improvements Boardman made and still continue to show first run movies. So he started to promote his theater to near-by larger towns such as Champagne and Danville. He advertised in their newspapers, radio and TV stations to attract a larger audience. The Lorraine's décor, visual and sound features were so refined that the theater was gaining an impressive word-of-mouth following from as far away as Chicago. Boardman’s foresight in the installment of superior sound and visual equipment rivaled and in most cases proved to be better than theaters in Los Angeles. Boardman also went a step further and organized imaginative movie premiere presentations. His promotions were so spectacular that he would often attract live TV and Radio news to cover his movie premieres. In September of 1998 he built a second screen he named, “The Lorraine II” in order to obtain first run movies faster to keep up with demand. Greg Boardman loved his theater and was a real showman. His creative events put the Lorraine Theater and the town of Hoopeston, Ill on the map. The town was very fortunate to have had this outstanding movie theater during his ownership. In May of 2006, Boardman put the Lorraine theaters up for sale citing the need to focus on his family. The theaters were sold in May of 2007. The Lorraine changed ownership twice since then and with the lack of knowledge, promotion and showmanship once common place for Boardman, the Lorraine theaters slowly started to deteriorate and attendance from the locals and surrounding cities declined. The owners struggled to keep the theater alive but ultimately decided the hefty price tag associated with the latest advances in the technology of Digital Projection were just too much of an investment to manage. They closed the doors in April 2012 and unable to sell the property, the theaters went into foreclosure. When the utilities were turned off by the bank in May of 2013, the Loraine’s original main building fell into greater disrepair. Renovations of the interior and required upgrade to the visual equipment would now cost over $300,000. A local citizen group named "Save the Lorraine Foundation" was formed in 2013 in hopes to restore and bring the theater, again, back to life as a multi-purpose venue serving the community.
Lorraine Theatre Hoopeston ILL Apollo 13 Premiere 1995 No Mercy 2015-09-11 | Watch a small town theater owner pack them in with the opening of Apollo 13 on June 22, 1995. The Lorraine Theater’s premiere of Apollo 13 featured a live television feed in the lobby from NASA tracking the latest Space Shuttle mission and imported NASA Ice Cream used by the astronauts. Outside was a Carbon Arc searchlight like the type used to light the Apollo mission launches lighted the night sky. The Lorraine Theater opened its doors in 1922. It is located about 100 miles South of Chicago in the small farm town of Hoopeston, Ill with a population of just over 6000. From October 1987 until May 2007 the theater was owned by Gregory Boardman. When Mr. Boardman took over, the theater still used two carbon arc projectors and vacuum tube sound amplifiers that had been originally installed in 1953 with the advent of Cinemascope. The only refreshments offered were a coin operated soft drink and popcorn machine. Patrons were not allowed to take food or drink into the auditorium. Over the years, Boardman breathed new life back into this old rundown single screen theater. He added new state of the art projection, a new seamless screen and an HPS 4000 sound system designed and installed by John Allen - a system better than Dolby! The 90's hailed the introduction of Digital Theater Sound. DTS, Dolby Digital and Sony's 8-channel Digital were the formats released during the decade. Boardman wasted no time installing the latest equipment allowing the Lorraine to project any first run movie in the latest digital sound formats. This propelled his theater over other single screen and multiplex theaters in the area still offering only mono sound. Many other improvements were made to the theater including a full service snack bar, reupholstered/ realigned seats allowing more leg room, new carpeting, marquee refurbishing and several other building improvements. It soon became clear that this small town was just not big enough to support the impressive improvements Boardman made and still continue to show first run movies. So he started to promote his theater to near-by larger towns such as Champagne and Danville. He advertised in their newspapers, radio and TV stations to attract a larger audience. The Lorraine's décor, visual and sound features were so refined that the theater was gaining an impressive word-of-mouth following from as far away as Chicago. Boardman’s foresight in the installment of superior sound and visual equipment rivaled and in most cases proved to be better than theaters in Los Angeles. Boardman also went a step further and organized imaginative movie premiere presentations. His promotions were so spectacular that he would often attract live TV and Radio news to cover his movie premieres. In September of 1998 he built a second screen he named, “The Lorraine II” in order to obtain first run movies faster to keep up with demand. Greg Boardman loved his theater and was a real showman. His creative events put the Lorraine Theater and the town of Hoopeston, Ill on the map. The town was very fortunate to have had this outstanding movie theater during his ownership. In May of 2006, Boardman put the Lorraine theaters up for sale citing the need to focus on his family. The theaters were sold in May of 2007. The Lorraine changed ownership twice since then and with the lack of knowledge, promotion and showmanship once common place for Boardman, the Lorraine theaters slowly started to deteriorate and attendance from the locals and surrounding cities declined. The owners struggled to keep the theater alive but ultimately decided the hefty price tag associated with the latest advances in the technology of Digital Projection were just too much of an investment to manage. They closed the doors in April 2012 and unable to sell the property, the theaters went into foreclosure. When the utilities were turned off by the bank in May of 2013, the Loraine’s original main building fell into greater disrepair. Renovations of the interior and required upgrade to the visual equipment would now cost over $300,000. A local citizen group named "Save the Lorraine Foundation" was formed in 2013 in hopes to restore and bring the theater, again, back to life as a multi-purpose venue serving the community.
3D 35mm Film Theater Set up. Over and Under 3D film, Bud Alger No Mercy 2015-09-10 | This video was made in 1983 when 3D movies such as Jaws 3D were released. It was a training tape on how to set up 35mm 3D over and under type films using a 3D mirror box. The tape was made by the 3D Video Corp who also made polarized and anaglyph 3D glasses. They also made 3D film projection mirror boxes for 3D presentations. The host, Bud Alger, is the inventor of the 3D video broadcast system using the NTSC color system to combine and transmit left and right eye 3D images of black & white and Color movies.
Magic Mountain Employee first day spoof film 1980 No Mercy 2014-11-17 | This is a Super 8 sound film made at Magic Mountain in 1980 with my friends Mike Piasecki, Mark Groen, and Steve Cady. A spoof about a ride operators first day. Super 8 film was transferred to VHS years ago. Sorry for the poor quality but at least we have some memory to share from the past. Enjoy!
Magic Mountain Employees recruitment film spoof 1978 No Mercy 2014-11-14 | In 1978, my brother Mike won a Super 8 Sound film camera on the "Name That Tune" game show. I thought I would take it to the park for a test drive and make a spoof recruitment commercial. This film was later transferred to VHS tape. Sorry for the poor quality. Enjoy this Blast from the Past. Hope you remember some of these kids now in their 50's and 60's!
The KNBC Earthquake Survival Guide Fritz Coleman No Mercy 2014-09-19 | The KNBC Earthquake Survival Guide. What to do Before, during and After with Fitz Coleman.KNBC News' award-winning weatherman Fritz Coleman is your guide to earthquake preparedness in this entertaining, instructional video by KNBC, Channel 4 in Los Angeles made in 1994 after the Northridge Earthquake. Experts tell you everything you need to know to make it through a major quake. An indispensable reference tool for everyone living on shaky ground. You'll learn: How to prepare your home to minimize damage, How to assemble a survival kit, The safest places in your home during a quake, What NOT to do, How to cope with aftershocks.
KNBC Historic Retirement Tape for Dick Smith 1994 No Mercy 2014-07-22 | This tape was found in the KNBC Library in KNBC Burbank during the clean out move to Universal City in July 2014. This is a retirement tape that was made for Dick Smith, a KNBC cameraman for 36 years. This tape has great historic value and features many past and present KNBC News personnel past and present. Enjoy!Here are some names based on time code in case you forgot thanks to Roger Williams!....0.22 Ken Shocknick3:38 Jess Marlow3:43 Fumio Nakumura3:52 Warren Olney, Peggy Holter, Rubin (Knuckles) Norte, Pete Noyes, Frank Jackson. (other faces not visible)4:00 Dick, Joe Ramirez, Amy Berkowitz, Carl Schumacher, Marshall Lockman, Furnell Chatman. Ray Chittum, Mel Mandell. (the two guys in front squatting unknown)5:30 Sam Cardenas5:45 Nancy Bauer6:06 Pete Noyes, Hal what's his name?6:47 Colleen Williams7:27 Paul Scholeneck7:36 Jim Maria7:40 Jack Noyes8:10 Tom Brokaw8:18 Joe Rico9:14 Steve Schoenberg9:35 Linda Siezemore10:10 Gordon Tokumotsu10:16 Tommy Lisorda11:06 Darrin Phan11:22 Fabien Rodriquez11:34 Phil Schuman, George Zanuzoski11:57 ???????12:16 Phan (forgot his first name but he's Darrin Phan's father)12:25 ??????12:42 Conan Nolan15:27 Dee Dee Brown15:35 Stan Zieve16:02 Lou Gabriel16:29 Carl Schumacher16:42 Sergio Lavalier16:43 ??????? 16:51 Bart Cannestra17:03 Sam Cardenas17:29 Pete Garrow18:12 Wendy Takuda18:40 Jack Noyes18:49 Vickie Vargas19:08 Phil Klappick19:37 ???????19:42 Ron Liebman19:45 ???????19:57 ???????19:59 Kirby Reynolds20:11 Yvonne Cunningham20:16 Sam Cardenas20:32 Furnell Chatman20:42 Dana Roecker20:42 Kris Knudsen20:57 Dana Roecker21:13 Yvonne Beltzer21:13 Bruce Henzel, Joan (Joannie) Becker 22:01 ????????22:06 Karen Brown22:11 Dave Frenandez22:28 Nelson Thorpe22:35 Steve Sung22:44 Pat Collins22:53 Marty Peters22:57 Patrick Healey23:07 Doug Culver23:11 George Zanuzoski23:14 Erick Trujello23:16 Jay Shermerhorn23:25 Cindie Sato23:38 Erick Trujello, Cris Boden23:48 Sergio Lavilier23:56 Fumio Nakumura24:14 ???????24:32 Pete Garrow24:35 Karen Brown, Cindie Sato24:37 ???????24:55 Kris Knudsen25:05 Jim Giggans24:14 Don (Jolly) McClean25:28 Wiley (Coyote) Jones25:37 Jim Brown25:57 Jay Shermerhorn26:26 Laurel Erickson, Lou Zapata, ???????26:36 Bob Pettie, Dayne Adams26:56 ? Niel
Name That Tune #172 Air Date Wednesday September 27, 1978 Mike Meza No Mercy 2014-04-07 | Name That Tune Show # 172 Taped at Metro Media Center Hollywood July 12, 1978. Starring Tom Kennedy. Contestants Mike Meza and Jeanne AntrimAired on ABC Channel 7 Los Angeles on Wednesday night September 27, 1978
Santa Clarita Woman Shoots intruder October 2006 No Mercy 2014-04-04 | Santa Clarita California, October 18, 2006, female homeowner Nadine Teter shoots a home invader in her backyard and later speaks to KNBC December 12, 2007 after a jury found the man guilty of all charges.Two years later the victim is betrayed by the Justice System after a Judge releases the career criminal involved in the burglary of her home. September 3rd, 2010, Nadine finds that the mother that drove the getaway car was released from her 13 year prison sentence because she had cancer. This woman was not disabled, she just had cancer and is still alive as of this posting in April 2014. She should have finished her sentence and died in prison like other criminals.
Bob Meza Tribute No Mercy 2013-11-17 | Robert "Bob" Meza September 22, 1925 ~ October 22, 2013 Bob was born September 22, 1925 in El Paso, TX to Epigminio and Soledad Meza. Epigminio passed away one month after Bob's birth leaving behind his mother and older sister, Adela. His mother moved her young family in with relatives until she remarried Jose Lueras. Working for the Southern Pacific railroad, Jose moved the family often ending up in Carrizozo, NM where Bob and Adela graduated high school. In 1943 at age 17, Bob joined the Navy and served as a radio man in the South Pacific until his honorable discharge in 1946. After the war, Bob returned home to Carrizozo for a short time then headed to Los Angeles where he met the love of his life, Katherine Safian. In 1953 they married and settled in Burbank where they raised 3 children and in 1979 moved to Saugus. Bob enjoyed a long distinguished career with the LAPD beginning in 1956 in undercover narcotics. He retired in 1992 from the Hollywood division as Sergeant Detective III in burglary. In 1993, his wife passed away and adjusting to life without "his Katie" wasn't easy. He remained single for the rest of his life enjoying the company of family, friends and neighbors. Bob loved being a father and after his children were grown he continued to mentor the young people in his life. He was a humble gentleman, a romantic and wonderful story teller. Bob was a unique soul full of optimism even in his final years of limited mobility. Fun facts: Bob could never eat chicken because of the effect a chicken plucking job had on him as a young man. Even though he was in the Navy and later in law enforcement, Bob never drank a drop of alcohol. Apple Jacks, tuna melts and apple pie alamode were among his favorite foods and he always pealed a banana by the bottom end. He loved to sing love songs from the 40's and "El Paso" by Marty Robbins. For over three decades, Bob had the loyal companionship of a border collie. All were named Tippy because it was "easier than remembering a new name." Tippy III is now a pampered member of his son's household. Bob will be sorely missed by colleagues that respected him, youth that were inspired by him and all who loved him. He is survived by his sons, Robert and Michael, daughter and son-in-law, Gloria and Augustine Garcia along with numerous nieces, nephews and many that considered him, "dad," "pops" and "grandpa." Music Soundtrack information... The soundtrack of this video is copyrighted. I do not own rights to this music and on infringement is intended. The first and last music is from "MASK OF ZORRO' 'I WANT TO SPEND MY LIFETIME LOVING YOU' Song by Marc Anthony and Tina Arena The second musicf selection is called "Tennessee" and is one of Hans Zimmer's finest piece in his career in producing movie soundtracks. This theme was featured in Pearl Harbor .
Bob Meza Tribute 13 State Road Trip 2011 and his Caregivers No Mercy 2013-11-17 | Disabled after a stroke in 2010, Bob Meza's son Robert, his girlfriend Gina, and dogs Tippy and Daisy, took Bob on a cross country road trip in a Ford Excursion towing a U-Haul Trailer full of his medical supplies. They covered 13 states including Manitoba Canada in 3 weeks. There are many challanges moving a wheel bound man in and out of restaurants, bathrooms and motels. The trip was flawless, enjoyable and rewarding. The background Music for this video is Bob's favorite song. It is Marty Robbin's El Paso from his All Time Greatest Hits CD which I do not own the rights to.
Allan Lum Li Video Tribute No Mercy 2013-10-17 | Brief Bio:Allan Lum Li Jr. was born on November 19, 1944 in Alhambra, CA. His parents were May and Allan Lum Li. They owned a restaurant in Chinatown Los Angeles where Allan and his sister grew up. Allan attended Castelar Street School in Chinatown, Florence Nightingale Junior High School and Belmont High School in Los Angeles. He completed his studies at National University with a certification and graduated from California State University Los Angeles with a bachelor's degree.Allan worked for Hughes Aircraft as a part of the aerospace workforce in the early 1970s. His sister, Daphne, who worked for NBC as a network publicist, was leaving NBC when Allan came to see her and asked about employment. He was hired by KNBC in 1979 and was an outstanding employee for 34 years.Allan loved to listen to jazz. He enjoyed good movies, too, but in his later years he liked to watch the Food Network. Why? He could learn to cook good food. All of Allan's friends knew that Allan was a "foodie"! He could smell where the good was and as the saying goes, "the nose knows". He was known to forage NBC's studios in search of food which he would share with his friends or send out a "red alert" to them as to the location of food! He loved to go out and eat with his friends and host them. Allan's broadcast expertise was shared with churches and other non-profits throughout his career. Allan was a spiritual man who devoted his life to serving God.Allan will be remembered for "living his life his way".Allan passed away Oct 10, 2013 from Colon Cancer, one of the few cancers that can be cured if caught in time. A colonoscopy can help ensure the long-term health of your colon. It is a recommended diagnostic for people over the age of 50 or for individuals with a family history of colorectal cancer. Regular screenings can help doctors recognize early warning signs and eliminate abnormal growths to prevent a problem.Allan's final resting place is at the Crystal Cathedral memorial Gardens13280 Chapman AveGarden Grove, CA He is in the area known as Celebration of life L1 Row C #12The music used in this video is copyrighted and claim no rights or ownership to"Original Motion Picture Soundtrack-Forrest Gump Suite", sound recording No copyright infringement is intended in the making of this video.See a tribute to Allan that aired on the KNBC News Oct 12, 2013 here...youtube.com/edit?o=U&ns=1&video_id=KaIHuGZKaMw
Allan Lum Li Memorial on KNBC No Mercy 2013-10-16 | KNBC Video Engineer Allan Lum Li passed away on Oct 10, 2013. This is his on air tribute by the Channel 4 new teamHe will be missed.Allan's final resting place is at the Crystal Cathedral memorial Gardens13280 Chapman AveGarden Grove, CA He is in the area known as Celebration of life L1 Row C #12
This Could Be the Start of Something Big-Steve Allen, 2013 Special Version No Mercy 2013-09-12 | This is a special version of a YOUTUBE clip uploaded by goldenvmedia of This Could Be the Start of Something Big-Steve Allen Show clip as video taped at NBC Burbank in 1958. Steve wrote and sings this song. In this clip he is joined by Ann Sothern,Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gorme, Dinah Shore and a special mystery guest singing Steve's theme "This Could be the Start of Something Big". They walk the halls of NBC singing going from Studio 1 (Steve Allen Show, & Johnny Carson's Tonight Show Studio) and end the song over at Studio 4, (Dinah Shore Show, Laugh In, Dean Martin, Midnight Special), today it is home to "Day's of Our Lives". In this special version I made, I inserted video of the same path these performers walked at NBC so you can see how the halls of the studio looks today in 2013. You will see that halls pass through what was pretty much just a warehouse with sets and props. Since then NBC added better lighting, Studio 10 on the left side and production offices on the right side. One strange thing to note is that I video taped this walk at NBC at 1am on August 11th 2013, the evening Eydie Gorme passed away. I didn't know this until the next day. It was kind of chilling walking backwards taping this insert while at the same time watching the 55 year old reference video of these performers. It was almost like they were walking the path with me. By the way, it should be noted that NBC is no longer in Burbank as off January 2013. NBC Studios in Burbank were sold and the studios are now called "The Burbank Studios". NBC is has now relocated on the Universal Studios Lot in Los Angeles. Having worked at NBC Burbank for 30 years, I can remember all the great talent that walked these halls back in the day. Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, Lucille Ball, George Burns, Jack Benny, the list goes on and on. The great days of NBC on the West Coast are gone forever. The Golden Days of Television. NBC was in Burbank for 60 years. From 1952 till the end of 2012 when the property was turned over to the new owners and all NBC signage was removed. You could say "This is the end of something big". We are so lucky to still have rare videos and kinesopes like this one. See the original recording on YOUTUBE upload by goldenvmedia here.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05pU6l4PEJw The Steve Allen Show ran from June 1956 to June 1960 on NBC, from September 1961 to December 1961 on ABC. When on NBC it was recorded at Burbank NBC Studio 1 which at the time was a Black & White Studio. The program, between September 1957 and June 1960 became one of the first programs to be telecast in color. When on ABC it was recorded at the Steve Allan Playhouse. The Steve Allen Playhouse was an old 1906 vaudeville theater in Hollywood, California. Located at 1228 North Vine Street, on the corner of La Mirada. It was originally called the LaMirada Theater.
Solari display demonstration with controller No Mercy 2013-08-22 | This is a demonstration of how a vintage Solari type display works. The units in this demo were made in the USA by the Signaltronics Company back in the early 1970's. They are mechanical displays driven by 120 Volt AC power motors. The display has 12 panels 0-9 and two blanks. Inside, there is a rotary switch that has 12 contacts. Each contact is associated with a panel. You select a number with a control rotary switch. Once you set your control, the motor will rotate until the switch in the display lines up with the contact you selected. The motor with then stop. The rotation is always in the same direction so if you are on number 7, and what to display number 6, the display must rotate through all the panels until 6 appears. If you are on 7 and want to display 8, the display will just advance to the number 8 and stop.These units were used on a Television Game show Celebrity Sweepstakes
Magic Mountain Roaring Rapids Construction 1980 No Mercy 2013-07-09 | This video was taken during the construction of the Roaring Rapids ride at Magic Mountain Amusement Park in Valencia California in 1980. Many shots taken from the Sky Tower. Note the Jet Stream was closed to put the new midway under the flume at 0:26 and see the very tall oil well pipe that was excavated around at 1:44.
Front porch U.S. Mail Thief caught on tape No Mercy 2013-01-19 | Do you know this man who took a package off my front door step in Canyon Country Ca on December 29th 2012 at 4:30PM?Appears to be a white male about 30-40 years old, 6 ft tall wearing a Fox Racing Jacket.He also has a wide stripe of white hair on the back of his head. Please let me know if you can identify him, or his car, so we can put this guy behind bars before he takes a package from you.When my package never showed up I asked my mailman if he delivered it. He said he did and the time of day so I looked on my security camera system and sure enough there is my package and the jerk that took it.
J.C. Penny Commercial Mothers Day Sale 5/6/1991 No Mercy 2012-04-06 | J.C. Penny Mothers Day Sale aired 5/6/1991 on CBS KIRO-TV Seattle,Wa.
Harry (Hrykory) Moroz Flin Flon Bomber Hockey and W.W. II Canadian Air Force War Hero No Mercy 2012-02-02 | Harry and Mike Moroz were the only sons of Mr and Mrs Alexander Moroz of 348 Regent Avenue in Transcona Manitoba Canada, a suburb of Winnipeg. Like many of their friends, the brothers grew up in Transcona, attended Central School, and excelled in sports. Harry Moroz was an active hockey player in Transcona. In 1935, he played goal for Winnipeg Monarchs, Memorial Cup Champions. He played senior hockey for the Flin Flon Bombers in the Saskatchewan senior league for the 1937-1938 season.. Harry married Katherine Safian of Winnipeg in June of 1940. They moved to Flin Flon and worked for the Hudson Bay Mining Company. In July 1942, Harry and his brother Mike enlisted in different branches of the armed service. Harry went into the Air Force and Mike went in the Army. They left behind their co-workers, team mates, and family that included their parents, Harry's wife Katherine, Mike's wife Margaret and his infant son Melvin.Both brothers served overseas in Europe. During the spring of 1944, they were separately called upon by their country to take part in perilous operations over Germany and in France. Harry and Mike were both killed in action within a few months of each other. Flying Officer Hrykory "Harry" Moroz was killed during a flying operation over Frankfurt, Germany on Wednesday, March 23, 1944. Trooper Michael "Mike" Moroz was killed in action in Normandy, France on Wednesday, August 9, 1944 at 28 years of age.Hrynkory "Harry" and Michael "Mike" Moroz In lieu of a burial, Hrykory Moroz was commemorated on panel 247 of the Runnymeade Memorial located in Surrey, United Kingdom. Michael Moroz is buried in Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Calvados, France (Grave VI. D. 2.) In 1958 a Saskatchewan lake 25 miles northeast of Flin Flon was renamed "Moroz Lake" in Harry's honor. Two decades later, "Moroz Bay", which is located at the North end of Maria Lake in Manitoba, was named after Mike in 1979.Their mother, who lost her only two sons during the war, unveiled the WWII names on the Cenotaph and served as the "Silver Cross Mother" during many Transcona Remembrance Day services.In recognition of their supreme sacrifice and service to King and Country, Harry and Mike Moroz's names were memorialized on the Cenotaph now located in Memorial Park Circle. In 1958 a Saskatchewan lake 25 miles northeast of Flin Flon was renamed "Moroz Lake" in Harry's honour. Two decades later, "Moroz Bay", which is located at the North end of Maria Lake in Manitoba, was named after Mike in 1979.A further commemoration was made through the naming of "Moroz Street" in 2003 (formerly named Royal Street) in the Regent Park area of Transcona, Manitoba. The Moroz Brothers continue to be remembered by carrying on their names within the family.If you know of anyone related to Harry or Mike Moroz, please have them contact me.Thanks,
Magic Mountain Employees 1974-1981 No Mercy 2011-11-12 | I worked at Magic Mountain in Valencia California between 1974 and 1981 during and after college. This video slide show is of the people I worked with during that time. Photos taken in the park and from M.M. 1977 & 1978 Christmas Party at the Knollwood Country Club and Odyssey Restaurant in Granada hills as well as M.M. End of season parties in the park. These employees are now in their late 40's to late 50's. Do you know any of these folks? If you do, enter them in your comments and ID the slide using the time code at the bottom of the picture. Example: 1:10 Colleen Keyes. Enjoy!
Magic Mountain Revolution Accident 1978 No Mercy 2011-11-12 | Magic Mountain's Great American Revolution roller coaster has an accident in 1978 as reported by KNBC Ch 4This is a 3/4 inch off the air copy of the news broadcast from around July 1978
2nd Chance Manor, Molar Manor Part II No Mercy 2011-01-31 | Haunted attraction that was located in Canyon Country California
2nd Chance Manor, Molar Manor No Mercy 2011-01-31 | Haunted House attraction in Santa Clarita. Originally called Molar Manor, was changed to 2nd Chance Manor. Great attraction that only lasted a few years. City of Santa Clarita gave the owners a hard time with permits. Hard to do business in this City.
Woman Uses Handgun to Shoot Invader , 2 years later, Getaway Driver Released from Prison No Mercy 2010-09-09 | Burglar victim betrayed by Justice system after release of career criminal involved in burglary of her home. Santa Clarita, California, October 18, 2006, Female homeowner Nadine Teter shoots a home invader in her backyard and later speaks to KNBC (December 12, 2007) after a jury found the man guilty of all charges. September 3rd, 2010, Nadine finds that the mother that drove the getaway car was released from her 13 year prison sentence because she was had cancer.
Magic Mountains Grand Prix Ride No Mercy 2010-08-20 | This video is of the "Grand Prix" gas powered race car ride at Magic Mountain Californa back in 1980. This track-guided car ride was known as Chevron Gran Prix (Gas Powered) from 1971-1986 It was one of the parks original attractions when it opened in 1971. See my other vintage Magic Mountain videos on line now.
Magic Mountains 99 Steam Train last day Part 2 No Mercy 2010-06-12 | This video was made on the last day of operation. The Magic Mountain 99 Steam Train narrow gauge railroad was one the parks original rides and was installed in 1971. The track was about a 1/2 mile long loop that took riders to the town of Trollywood where the Magic Mountain Trolls lived. It also passed the parks Animal Farm. The train would pass animals in cages as well as chickens running free around the track. The train ride closed on October 12th of 1980. I was an engineer on this train in 1978 and 1980. It was a great experience, and fun operating a real steam locomotive. Everyone who operated this engine loved it for its technical challenge, and historical tribute to American Railroading. The video is hosted by Train Engineer Foreman Lee Britton, and Maintenance Mechanic Ron Kimura. They both loved this train and were very sad to see it go. The engine was built by the Crown Metal Products Company of Wyano Pennsylvania. They Built live steam reproductions of classic 4-4-0 designs between 1960 and 1989 for use by amusement parks. Most were patterned after 19th century American designs. After sitting in the Magic Mountain bone yard for over 20 years, and rusting away, the owner of a dog kennel in Santa Clarita, was able to acquire the entire railroad with engine and coaches. He restored the engine and the engine now rests on display at the Calgrove Kennels 24314 The Old Road Santa Clarita, CA. There is no track to operate this engine, but it has been restored and ready to run! About this video... I recorded this using my portable 3/4 inch JVC U-Matic video tape machine, and Panasonic single tube color camera. Remember, this video was made just a year or so after home VHS portables came out, and it was rare to see anyone with a portable video tape camera and recorder at the time. Information about this steam engine..... Wheels: 4-4-0 Builder: Crown Metal Products Build Date: 1971 Construction No.: 99 Empty Weight: 28,000 Weight on Drivers: 28,000 Driver Diameter: 36" Tractive Effort: 8,000 Boiler Pressure: 175 Cylinders: 8x12" Fuel: Propane Gauge: 36"
Magic Mountains 99 Steam Train last day Part 1 No Mercy 2010-06-12 | This video was made on the rides last day of operation. The Magic Mountain 99 Steam Train narrow gauge railroad was one the parks original rides and was installed in 1971. The track was about a 1/2 mile long loop that took riders to the town of Trollywood where the Magic Mountain Trolls lived. It also passed the parks Animal Farm. The train would pass animals in cages as well as chickens running free around the track. The ride closed on October 12th of 1980. I was an engineer on this train in 1978 and 1980. It was a great experience, and fun operating a real steam locomotive. Everyone who operated this engine loved it for its technical challenge and historical tribute to American Railroading. The video is hosted by Train Engineer Foreman Lee Britton and Maintenance Mechanic Ron Kimura. They both loved this train and were very sad to see it go. It was built by the Crown Metal Products Company of Wyano Pennsylvania. They Built live steam reproductions of classic 4-4-0 designs between 1960 and 1989 for use by amusement parks. Most were patterned after 19th century American designs. After sitting in the Magic Mountain bone yard for over 20 years, and rusting away, the owner of a dog kennel in Santa Clarita, was able to acquire the entire railroad with engine and coaches. He restored the engine, and the engine now rests on display at the Calgrove Kennels 24314 The Old Road Santa Clarita, CA. There is no track to operate this engine, but it has been restored, and ready to run! About this recording... I recorded this using my portable 3/4 inch JVC U-Matic video tape machine, and Panasonic single tube color camera. Remember, this video was made just a year or so after home VHS portables came out, and it was rare to see anyone with a portable video tape camera and recorder at the time. Information about the 99 Steam Train..... Wheels: 4-4-0 Builder: Crown Metal Products Build Date: 1971 Construction No.: 99 Empty Weight: 28,000 Boiler Pressure: 185 Fuel: Propane Gauge: 24" Engineers: Lee Britton Jim Duff Jim Hernan Jim Jaramillo Ron Kimura Ed Kurtz Bob Meza Adrian Powell John West Mike Woods
Magic Mountains Jolly Monster Ride No Mercy 2010-06-07 | I took this video of the Jolly Monster Ride at Magic Mountain in December of 1980 . I was the ride foreman till it closed down forever in March of 1981. The Jolly Monster ride was built in 1973 by Everly Aircraft Company, Washington, at the cost of $110,000.00. installed in 1973 to replace one of the parks original "Billy the Squid" octopus ride. The Jolly Monster was chosen over Billy the Squid because of it's simpler design and easier operation. Billy the Squid sat in the Magic Mountain bone yard for many years, and then sold in 1980 to a park in Australia. The Jolly Monster closed on March 8th, 1981. It was sold to a local carnival, converted to a transportable type ride, and painted black with yellow buckets. *Note the Christmas Music playing over the park's sound system. It was a great time in the USA back in 1980 when you could still wish someone a Merry Christmas in this country, and not be afraid of offending anyone. I recorded this video using my portable 3/4 inch JVC U-Matic video tape machine, and Panasonic single tube color camera. Remember, this video was made just a year or so after home VHS portables came out, and it was rare to see anyone with a portable video tape camera and recorder at the time. People were still using 8mm and super 8 film! Jolly Monster Ride Specs.... width: 57 ft Height at center: 78 ft Max weight per bucket 400lbs Rotation speed: 9 RPM adjustable Eccentric speed: 10 RPM adjustable Spider speed: 15 RPM fixed Number of buckets: 24, 4 per arm Number of Arms: 6, 24 minor Rotation Drive System..... Electric, 30 HP motor 1 hydraulic pump 1 hydraulic motor Spider Drive Speed: 1.5 HP Electric motors with worm gear. Cycle time 90 seconds Trip time 5 minutes Maximum Capacity: 72 guest Maximum Capacity per hr: 850 guests
World War II Carbon Arc Anti-Aircraft Searchlight battle of Los Angeles No Mercy 2010-04-22 | A demonstration on how a W.W. II Carbon Arc Searchlight tracked aircraft by remote control as shown by R. Lee Ermey in his History Channel show "MAIL CALL". The demonstration takes place at the annual re-enactment of the Great LA Air Raid of 1942 at the Fort MacArthur Museum in San Pedro California in February 2006. This is a restored General Electric Carbon Arc Anti-aircraft Searchlight from W.W. II that was restored in April of 2003. These Searchlights were used to spot enemy aircraft before the invention of Radar. During the war, Radar was perfected and Searchlights were no longer needed. Many of them were scrapped, and many became advertising lights. Searchlights were used by all countries that were involved in W.W. II. This unit was considered Top Secret and High Tech at the time. This is a demonstration of how the control station was used with the searchlight to track aircraft. Rent this searchlight in Los Angles area go to http://victorysearchlights.com Visit the Fort MacArthur website at... http://www.ftmac.org/Events.htm Get the entire MAIL CALL episode #93 at http://www.historychannel.com
Magic Mountain Revolution Rollercoaster TV Commercial 1976 No Mercy 2010-04-21 | This Magic Mountain Commercial was for the new "Great American Revolution" Loop Coaster in 1976. Magic Mountain became the first park in the world with a 360-degree steel looping coaster. When it was built, there was very little in the way of surrounding brush. Now, the tracks are surrounded by trees and bushes, which prevents the riders from knowing the track layout beforehand. Universal then filmed a major movie at Magic Mountain with the Revolution as its centerpiece called "Rollercoaster" in 1977. First loop coaster of its kind. Commercial was in color but recorded on a Sony 1/2 reel to reel black and white video tape recorder at the time
World War II Carbon Arc Anti-aircraft Searchlight Control Station No Mercy 2010-01-30 | Demonstration on how a W.W. II Carbon Arc Searchlight tracked aircraft by remote control. This is a restored General Electric Carbon Arc Anti-aircraft Searchlight from W.W. II that was restored in April of 2003. These Searchlights were used to spot enemy aircraft before the invention of Radar. During the war, Radar was perfected and Searchlights were no longer needed. Many of them were scrapped, and many became advertising lights. Searchlights were used by all countries that were involved in W.W. II. This unit was considered Top Secret and High Tech at the time. This is a demonstration of how the control station was used with the searchlight. You can rent this searchlight in Los Angles area. Visit http://victorysearchlights.com
