There are tons and tons and tons and TONS of film reels and video tapes that no one will ever see again. Maybe they were lost, stolen, or just completely disregarded. But, either way, there is still tons of untapped footage on a cornucopia of family events. And if no one is around to watch this footage, does it tell a story?

Blog Audience Member: "Well...I mean [glasses slide down nose]...it's just a collection of home videos, [pushes glasses up] there's really no story to be told."

Well, my friend. You are wrong!!! Ian Lucero put together this fun mash up of ancient 8mm footage and some good ole Edan & Dagha. It's haunting, in a way. This old footage that the family who shot it, will never see it again. And even thought NO ONE ELSE would see it again. But here it is, years later, mashed with a style of music that has evolved (and evolved our culture) so much in the past 20 to 30 years. I really like it.

There are gigahours of this kind of footage being ignored, floating in the ether of psuedo-real life. So, do the ether a favor, save some space. Start doing some appropriation and play with old footage. You can find it online at archive.org or by keeping your eyes open for film/video tapes lying around the world. Good night.