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Rudder
Trad climber
Long Beach, CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 2, 2011 - 05:30am PT
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This thing only has 170 views so wondering if everyone has seen it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFjJ4sH1eeU
There's more of the interview at bouldervidcast.com... all facinating to me, but John has always been the coolest, to me. :)
Also, I have been converting, archiving, and posting some of my old VHS video camera vids. Below is one of several I'm working on of John from a day 20 years ago where he was my guide. I had climbed with John at Stoney 10 years prior to this, but I don't think he remembered. ;)
Note the cigar and swami belt... classic John Long:
John Long climbs Stick to What VIDEO
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Jingy
climber
Somewhere out there
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Long - "...the golden era was over in, right around 1966..."
Brooks - "whoo-dude..."
Great stuff. Always a treat to hear from the man
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hoipolloi
climber
A friends backyard with the neighbors wifi
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Man, JL Shut that DJ down at the start. He is trying to play it so cool and be radio DJ hipster, didn't know what to say when JL asked him if he can line cut the thing to make him sound interesting. Then pops a chip in his mouth.
Hah! Love it JL
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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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Thanks, Rudder. Your posts led me to another YouTube vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rEVrLdBKaQ&feature=related
I love the local-news-guy-voice, speaking authoritatively of "new routes up Joshua Tree," and John Long having been the first to "climb Yosemite in a day." But other than that, it's fun to look back at 1980...the faces, the EBs, the shorts...the whole dealio.
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
SoCal
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Pretty good.
Guy on left, trying to be cool.
Guy on right, being himself, is cool. Though we start get twitchy in our 50's.
Eating chips during an interview: +1,000 GNAR points.
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spenchur
climber
oak park
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that radio host needs some freegin enthusiasm! that stick to what vid is classic. makes me wish i could do a lap on it right now.
*"eating chips in an interview=+1000GNAR points" YES!
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pud
climber
Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
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Classic interview!
But why did they have a boulderer conduct it? ;)
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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John, Bob and Cosmic at Todd's for Roy's gig. I see Donny there too.
Loved the interview.
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tangen-foster
Trad climber
Wisconsin
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEQ-0-tN0T0 -- song for largo -- too rolling stoned--robin trower live
thanx for "Pumping sandstone" and "only blasphemy:" "In the time it takes a hummingbird to flap its wings — once — I realize my implacable desire to live..."
and tons more.
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Tony Bird
climber
Northridge, CA
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tsk, tsk--a fall before the first bolt of a trade route. good thing he was toproped. and making an obvious mistake--unnecessary highstepping on face. i thought this guy knew how to climb.
:-D
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Rudder
Trad climber
Long Beach, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 2, 2011 - 01:29pm PT
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lol, Tony... John was over doing something weird he saw between Stick to What and Legolas, I think. And, he is handicapped by wearing slippers and socks. hehe
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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gripping crevices!!! woot!
extreme stretching!!! gotta love mass media.
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Rudder
Trad climber
Long Beach, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 3, 2011 - 09:51am PT
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Here we are on Forbidden Paradise.
Some of the dialog is pretty funny.
John is so cool that a hot chick named Patty just sits down by him and says, "You're very attractive." She's wearing shorts over lycra and John tells her, "You gotta lose the shorts." hehe
John says, "Hey Mable, you have any lip business with you?" Mable starts walking and John says, "Oh, you don't have to go down there." Jim says, "She does if you want the lip business." John says, "Mable you gotta go down there." lol
Patty says, "I kinda need my locking biner... it's holding those fragrant shoes." hehe
Patty asks John, "You guys are top roping all these?" John replies, "No, we did this one and out of sheer laziness we set a top rope on this one. Laziness and cowardice." I have used that line a million times since. lol
Notice the penalty slack I have near the top, John says, "I always forget, you know, until it's too late." lol
Me & John on Forbidden Paradise VIDEO
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pud
climber
Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
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Thanks for dusting off all the old footage Joe, really brings back some good memories. Hell, I think I'll bring a camera this weekend for more shenannigans !
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this just in
climber
north fork
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Thanks for pushing the limits Largo, and thanks for the videos Rudder.
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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How bout how everyone is stretching in the Stony Point 80s vid!!
Get a kick out of it when Lynn says, "I've fallen 40 feet and just hopped back up on the climb and completed it."
Yikes...
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Rudder
Trad climber
Long Beach, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 3, 2011 - 08:34pm PT
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Get a kick out of it when Lynn says, "I've fallen 40 feet and just hopped back up on the climb and completed it."
Yikes...
I've always thought they took Lynn's words out of context/sequence for effect. I think Lynn was probalby talking about roped falls. It would be interesting to hear her weigh in...
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The Lisa
Trad climber
Da Bronx, NY
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Thanks for posting that interview, it was excellent.<crunch crunch>
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