[78-L] DVDs made to order ^

[Bill McClung]

This also is a trend in publishing--the POD.  Print on Demand.  Instead of
reprinting a slower moving title, publishers are using off-site producers to
print a single copy with a plain cover which is then sent to the source of
the order.  The book is not declared out-of-print or even out-of-stock.  It
just becomes a POD title.

And if you are looking for an out-of-print book which is out of copyright
and will accept a POD copy you can go to a store that has an expresso
printing machine and it can be printed there.

On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 12:39 AM, simmonssomer <simmonssomer at comcast.net>wrote:

> Maybe Warren Vache Jr. ,who was a member of the cast, has some information
> on possible DVD availability.  He's a very busy jazz trumpet
> star but can possibly be located toward a contact if you poke around
>  Google
> under his name.
>
> Al Simmons
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew Homzy" <homzy at vax2.concordia.ca>
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 12:21 AM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] DVDs made to order ^
>
>
> > Hi David,
> >
> > I want to get a DVD of The Gig (1985)
> >
> > How could I find out if it's available as a DVD-R as you were able to do
> > with The Group?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Andrew
> >
> > Synopsis of The Gig
> >
> > Every week, six men from various walks of life get together to play music
> > for their own satisfaction. Trombonist Wayne Rogers is a used-car dealer;
> > drummer Daniel Nalbach is a mother-dominated dentist; clarinetist Jerry
> > Matz is a somewhat self-centered music teacher; trumpeter Warren Vache
> > could have been a professional musician, but opted for a socially
> > convenient wealthy marriage; and bass violinist Stan Lachow prefers to
> > keep to himself the rest of the week. What happens to this informal
> > aggregation when the opportunity arises for a paying gig at a Catskills
> > resort forms the heart of this picture. Dissention in the ranks comes
> > about when Lachow can't make the engagement, and is replaced by veteran
> > musician Cleavon Little, who is disdainful of being surrounded by
> > amateurs. The Gig is a model "small" picture, a clear labor of love for
> > writer/ director Frank D. Gilroy. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
> >
> > Complete Cast of The Gig
> >
> > Wayne Rogers - Marty Flynn
> > Joe Silver - Abe Mitgang
> > Daniel Nalbach - Arthur Winslow
> > Jerry Matz - Aaron Wohl
> > Stan Lachow - George Pappas
> > Georgia Harrell - The blonde
> > Susan Egbert - Laura Macrae
> > Virginia Downing - Mrs. Winslow
> > Cleavon Little - Marshall Wilson
> > Warren Vache - Gil Macrae
> > Andrew Duncan - Jack Larmon
> > Jay Thomas - Rick Valentine
> > Celia Bressack - Lucy
> > Michael Fischetti - Vincent Amati
> > Karen Ashley - Janet Larmon
> > Chuck Wagner - Driver
> >
> > Director(s):
> > Frank D. Gilroy
> > Writer(s):
> > Frank D. Gilroy
> > Producer(s):
> > Frank D. Gilroy, Norman Cohen
> >
> > On 2011-03-16, at 8:22 PM, David Lennick wrote:
> >
> >> The other week I mentioned that "The Group" was finally available on
> DVD,
> >> through Amazon. It's a DVD-R which is manufactured to order and it
> showed
> >> up
> >> this week. In fact my account wasn't debited for over a week, or till
> >> they'd
> >> actually manufactured it and had it ready to ship. The liner (front and
> >> back
> >> cover) is unbelievably cheesy..looks like a 19th generation reduction of
> >> a
> >> theater poster and is barely readable. I sampled a few seconds of the
> >> disc just
> >> to make sure it plays (they caution you that it might not work in
> >> computers and
> >> recorders). At the start, you're told that it's "from the best available
> >> sources" and..this is a weird one..instead of chapters, you're given the
> >> opportunity to press your >> button to advance the film in ten minute
> >> increments. It IS wide screen..if the VHS version was also wide screen,
> >> then
> >> all they've done is transfer from that master. And that's what you get
> >> for your
> >> $17.99 (but with one item added to my order, I qualified for free
> >> shipping!).
> >> Nice work if you can get it.
> >>
> >> dl
> >>
> >>
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