Follows I-605 North to I-5 North to CA-2 south in the Los A, this is video 13-43 Remixed with expanded footage on the front end and a new soundtrack. Director's commentary is after the ride.
Thank you so much for all your work in melding music to the driving footage. My husband and I also love driving around the country but, like everyone, we're in covid lock down to be safe. We can't tell you how much it means to watch your videos and feel like we are on the road again. We drove from Carmel to Burbank to have a burger at Bob's Big Boy in 2014 and, like you, we weren't sure if or when we could do it again. So here we are just "california dreamin'" for now. GREAT work! Take care.
Yes, indeed, loved the two instrumentals from 69: Classical Gas and MacArthur Park - plenty of energy and momentum. Jim touched on the pronunciation of Los Angeles. I'm from New Zealand and I've noticed different forms - the Spanish form: Loce -AHN-heh-less and the Anglicized version: Loss-ANN-ju-less. From what I can gather there was a heated debate back in the 1930s about it, which ended up with the Anglicized version being adopted - as Jim would say, "fun fact."
please do lots more night time sights, like the one you did in the Wyoming video, that video gives me goose bumps every time i watch it, its so sweet with its lonely looking drive in the dark, with its half moon shining in the night sky with the sun slowly disappearing over the ho rising taking a cluster of stars with it, and-of course with its magnificent dreamy seal song setting it off, its a master piece.
Thank you and I'm glad you enjoy that. I get what I can, I need some sort of lighting or it's pointless, the camera does have limitations. The Wyoming video was an outlier, it was my son's idea to capture it, we had never seen an orange sunset so late in the day before so we set the camera up with no expectations, it just happened to turn out OK.
It was 30 years ago this month I went to LA for my first and only time- love seeing how it has changed since I went there 30 years ago and I never tire of California and it's freeway system in general- there is just something about them! Great ride- good remix and great commentary at the end of the video- I love hearing your comments about the trip and all at the end- and it makes for a nice touch if you ask me! I really enjoy seeing your videos, remixes, and all- sorry about the delay in finally viewing it- sometimes I can get caught up in other things- so things fall to the wayside- but great ride!
Copyright can always be a point of frustration I’m sure. If I were to make a 1969 themed video I would be inclined to include Abbey Road but it’s RU-vid won’t allow that. The entire Beatles catalog is very protected. But either way, it’s impressive how the soundtrack always fits with the video regardless of artist or era.
You are correct....there are many other songs from 1969 I could have used as well but these three fit together time and tempo wise, thank you for watching!
As I watched this, love those songs of the late '60s as other viewers like those kind of late '60s songs. Of course representing 1969 except for Classical Gas which was released in 1968 and won the Grammy's during the following year. Freeways in Los Angeles, CA may be heavy traffic most of the time during dawn, dusk and even the middle of mornings.
By the way, "Classical Gas" lost to "Hello, I Love You" by The Doors on the Billboard Hot 100, holding at #2 for the weeks ending August 3 to 10, 1968. Not only it's #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, but also #2 in Canada. It was one successful instrumental as a one-hit wonder. Using that song along the 605 is amazing.
i never been past washington dc and mass i dont know what its like to be out there but its like im in Los Angeles when i watch your vids keep up the good work jim!!!!! :)
This was when I-5 between the Orange County line and the East Los Angles Interchange largely resembled a mid-1950's freeway (when the Santa Ana Freeway was still signed as US-101). Caltrans is working on upgrading the whole freeway to more modern standards (I think they got it upgraded all the way to the I-605 Junction and are currently working on the section between I-605 and I-710). Still get a kick on how I-605 uses "THRU TRAFFIC" as a control city for both North and South. I wonder if anybody has made that journey to "THRU TRAFFIC"?🤔🤔🤔
Another terrific Video, Jim and the music was perfect!!! I'm thinking of putting you in my Will, as you have truly helped many of us "travel" during this crazy year! Seriously, your efforts are MUCH appreciated!
Great choice of music, smooth, seamless edits, just the right level of annotations, and it was a very enjoyable trip! Your editing skills are getting so much better! I especially enjoy the night videos. Thanks for putting this all together!
I assume the "I don't know what's next" commentary was accurate on Memorial Day, but not today thanks to your recent announcement about the rest of the season. And I knew you had recently used Donna Summer's version of "MacArthur Park", but didn't realize it was just last video! A bit surprised you didn't go with Richard Harris' 1968 original, but you found an instrumental from 1969 that worked well. (And yes, I'd recognize the tune anywhere. I first heard it when a local TV station used the instrumentals from Harris' version for its movie nights back in the 1970's -- appropriate for Gen. Douglas MacArthur's birthplace with its own MacArthur Park.)
You are correct! yep, used Donna Summer's version in 20-10. The Richard Harris version of MacArthur Park while excellent would have been too long and slow for this video, I needed short with tempo and Hugo delivered :)
Hope you and yours are doing well. I know Georgia was hit like we were up in NY in April, it's no fun. I hope the house repairs did or is doing well. An of course Donna Summer did a very popular version of "MacArthur Park"
We're all good, thanks....I used Donna Summer's version of MacArthur Park in the video before this back in May, Video #20-10, first song, a much different dynamic. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-E_nCDp_asJI.html
Yes, Montenegro's version hit #2 on the charts, I can only be so wordy in 8 seconds and limited space. I did not credit Monentegro for writing it either, just that he's known for the song.
I know this one well since I played it alot because Family Man was good fit till I clicked it the other day and saw that they got it....OK let me get to the expanded part 😀
I have playlists on here for individual cities and states, usually, this channel is built around a yearly road trip of videos in the order they were recorded, nice idea on your part but I don't see myself doing it.
I have a homemade dashboard cover, a flat black fabric tightly wrapped to a cardboard cutout to fit the dashboard, see it here (photo) with an explanation at 3:01of this video. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-giPF3ENOTxA.html
