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Old 04-16-2014, 10:17 AM
Bigshrimpin Bigshrimpin is offline
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Default From 2008

Awesome! and Happy New Year to all of you, too. You can send it to

Bruce Brown Films
3858 W. Carson Street, Suite 220
Torrance, CA 90503

----- Original Message -----
From: "bpotter" <bbpotter@bellsouth.net>
To: "Alex Mecl" <AMecl@brucebrownfilms.com>; "William BARBER"
<wtbarber@yahoo.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: SeaCraft Film


> Happy New Year Guys!!!
> I finally found it! I knew we had it stashed away, but it was buried in
> the last file box I opened today. We are moving and consolidating
> everything. Please tell me where you want the film sent and it will go out
> tomorrow.
> Best regards to you all and I hope this brings back some pleasant memories
> for Bruce and his crew. Please let me know what can be done to restore
> the original color and if it can be made into good DVDs.
> Thanks for your interest and patience!
> Sincerely,
> Bill Potter
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alex Mecl" <AMecl@brucebrownfilms.com>
> To: "bpotter" <bbpotter@bellsouth.net>; "William BARBER"
> <wtbarber@yahoo.com>
> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 3:08 PM
> Subject: Re: SeaCraft Film
>
>
>> Bill
>>
>> That is great that you have the 16mm. Bruce has been hoping to get a
>> copy of it over the years. Had wondered what had happened to the film. It
>> would be awesome if it were restorable...
>>
>> We can look into this and see what we can do. Have a great weekend!
>>
>> Alex
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "bpotter" <bbpotter@bellsouth.net>
>> To: "William BARBER" <wtbarber@yahoo.com>
>> Cc: <AMecl@brucebrownfilms.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 7:04 PM
>> Subject: Re: SeaCraft Film
>>
>>
>>> Hi Tim, Alex and of course Bruce!
>>> I was very pleased to hear from you Tim (what happened to William!), and
>>> doubly pleased to hear indirectly about Bruce's interest. Un
>>> fortunately I was not able to make that trip but that film has been
>>> shown to thousands of people at boat shows, sales meetings, and fishing
>>> clubs. I still have one of the original 16mm films and tried to have it
>>> professionally made into a DVD but the color wasn't good (it has aged
>>> pinkish). I was also concerned about my legal right to sell those. If
>>> it could be resurrected to original quality and I could make it
>>> available there is no doubt there would be great interest. I would be
>>> glad to pay to have that done. It is definitely a Bruce Brown Classic
>>> and great entertainment. I still get goose bumps watching it and
>>> enjoying the musical acompaniment and the dudes dialog!!! My ultimate
>>> vicarious adventure! Thanks again Bruce!
>>> Alex let me know if you want me to send the 16mm film and what you think
>>> about resurrecting it.
>>> Best regards to all,
>>> Bill Potter
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "William BARBER" <wtbarber@yahoo.com>
>>> To: <bbpotter@bellsouth.net>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 3:52 PM
>>> Subject: SeaCraft Film
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hello Bill Potter,
>>>> I'm an old friend of Jason Goldfarbs from high
>>>> school and the www.classicseacraft.com site. Jason
>>>> loaned me the Seacraft VHS film that you and Bruce
>>>> Brown put together back in the 70's. I was interested
>>>> in the project and emailed Bruce Brown Media to get
>>>> more information on film. Apparently Bruce hasn't
>>>> seen the film since the 1970's. Would you mind if I
>>>> made copy of the film for Bruce Brown and his family?
>>>> I included my correspondence with Bruce Brown Media
>>>> below. Did you ever make this trip yourself? There
>>>> are a few of us from classic seacraft out west that
>>>> are talking about putting together a Baja Trip. The
>>>> film is definitely inspirational for us seacraft
>>>> crazies.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks Again,
>>>> Tim Barber
>>>> aka. "Bigshrimpin"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *****************************************
>>>> Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:46:11 -0700
>>>> From: "Alex Mecl" <AMecl@brucebrownfilms.com> Add to
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>>>> Subject: Re: Long Way in a Small Boat
>>>> To: "William BARBER" <wtbarber@yahoo.com>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You were right. I talked to Bruce and he laughed. It
>>>> is something he
>>>> was
>>>> asked to film and direct as you said in the 70s. He
>>>> hasn't seen the
>>>> movie
>>>> since he produced it and would love to know where it
>>>> ended up and
>>>> actually
>>>> watch a copy of it again - if still available.
>>>> Unfortunately, BBF does
>>>> not
>>>> own this property.
>>>>
>>>> Have a great weekend!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "William BARBER" <wtbarber@yahoo.com>
>>>> To: "Alex Mecl" <amecl@brucebrownfilms.com>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 10:12 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: Long Way in a Small Boat
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Yes you did . . . I've seen it. Ask Bruce It's
>>>>> from the 1970's.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --- Alex Mecl <amecl@brucebrownfilms.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Sorry, we did not produce this movie. We are
>>>>>> producers of the Endless Summer
>>>>>> and On Any Sunday....
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Rgrds,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Alex Mecl
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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