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December 13, 1999: the day the basement tapes became widely known
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LPorter101 Top 10 Contributor
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Subject: December 13, 1999: the day the basement tapes became widely known Wed Jul 22, 2015 7:17 pm
On Monday, December 13, 1999, the issue of Time with the basement tapes on the cover hit newsstands.
(Yes, the issue was dated Monday the 20th ... the cover date was always a week ahead of the publication date.)
On that date, I taped this from TV:
At the time, I got Time in the mail ... it always came on Tuesday.
I don't know if you know where you were on the evening of Tuesday, December 14, 1999, but I do ... I was devouring every letter of that article.
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Selah
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Subject: Re: December 13, 1999: the day the basement tapes became widely known Wed Jul 22, 2015 9:38 pm
I remember it. I was only 10 at the time, but I remember hearing my parents talk about it, and seeing it on the news.
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Subject: Re: December 13, 1999: the day the basement tapes became widely known Sun Jul 26, 2015 2:03 pm
Wow. That footage at the beginning of the library and cafeteria.... never seen that, pretty damn rare. nice find
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Subject: Re: December 13, 1999: the day the basement tapes became widely known Sun Jul 26, 2015 3:06 pm
Wow. Thanks for sharing!!!
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Subject: Re: December 13, 1999: the day the basement tapes became widely known Sun Jul 26, 2015 4:25 pm
lio45 wrote:
Wow. Thanks for sharing!!!
You're welcome.
I taped a lot of newscasts ... some of them got taped over, but I still have a lot of tapes in storage.
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Subject: Re: December 13, 1999: the day the basement tapes became widely known Sun Jul 26, 2015 4:29 pm
LPorter101 wrote:
lio45 wrote:
Wow. Thanks for sharing!!!
You're welcome.
I taped a lot of newscasts ... some of them got taped over, but I still have a lot of tapes in storage.
Do you still have the Time magazine? We used to get Time delivered in the mail too back then. I wish I would have saved it. Unfortunately, I didn't become interested in Columbine until years later.
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Subject: Re: December 13, 1999: the day the basement tapes became widely known Sun Jul 26, 2015 6:55 pm
Jenn wrote:
LPorter101 wrote:
lio45 wrote:
Wow. Thanks for sharing!!!
You're welcome.
I taped a lot of newscasts ... some of them got taped over, but I still have a lot of tapes in storage.
Do you still have the Time magazine? We used to get Time delivered in the mail too back then. I wish I would have saved it. Unfortunately, I didn't become interested in Columbine until years later.
I have that issue of Time.
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Subject: Re: December 13, 1999: the day the basement tapes became widely known Sun Jul 26, 2015 8:51 pm
Jenn wrote:
LPorter101 wrote:
lio45 wrote:
Wow. Thanks for sharing!!!
You're welcome.
I taped a lot of newscasts ... some of them got taped over, but I still have a lot of tapes in storage.
Do you still have the Time magazine? We used to get Time delivered in the mail too back then. I wish I would have saved it. Unfortunately, I didn't become interested in Columbine until years later.
Yes.
I even have this (on paper): [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
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Subject: Re: December 13, 1999: the day the basement tapes became widely known Mon Jul 27, 2015 4:13 am
You can pick up that issue of Time on eBay for about £30 (think that's about $40 maybe?).
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Subject: Re: December 13, 1999: the day the basement tapes became widely known Sun Dec 11, 2022 12:26 pm
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Subject: Re: December 13, 1999: the day the basement tapes became widely known Sun Dec 11, 2022 12:32 pm
In case you missed it at the top of the thread, here's a CBS News report about the Time article:
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Subject: Re: December 13, 1999: the day the basement tapes became widely known Sun Dec 11, 2022 4:08 pm
Watch how it works: Pekka's videos were demonized as Nazis and even retreat requests were made, but columbine's went to TIME. Columbine is Overrated, a media product.
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Subject: Re: December 13, 1999: the day the basement tapes became widely known Sun Dec 11, 2022 6:02 pm
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (or anyone else), do you think it would be accurate to say that the reporter here (Rick Sallinger) was part of the group of media/press people who viewed the tapes? As in, he wasn't just reporting from outside on what they were telling him about the tapes? I'm working on a list of people who have seen the tapes and am wondering if I can safely add Rick Sallinger to my list.
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Subject: Re: December 13, 1999: the day the basement tapes became widely known Sun Dec 11, 2022 6:09 pm
symbolz wrote:
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (or anyone else), do you think it would be accurate to say that the reporter here (Rick Sallinger) was part of the group of media/press people who viewed the tapes? As in, he wasn't just reporting from outside on what they were telling him about the tapes? I'm working on a list of people who have seen the tapes and am wondering if I can safely add Rick Sallinger to my list.
if he was disclosing it is because he saw them.
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Subject: Re: December 13, 1999: the day the basement tapes became widely known Sun Dec 11, 2022 6:16 pm
Pekka wrote:
symbolz wrote:
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (or anyone else), do you think it would be accurate to say that the reporter here (Rick Sallinger) was part of the group of media/press people who viewed the tapes? As in, he wasn't just reporting from outside on what they were telling him about the tapes? I'm working on a list of people who have seen the tapes and am wondering if I can safely add Rick Sallinger to my list.
if he was disclosing it is because he saw them.
I think so too. I just wanted to see if other people interpreted it the same way I did.
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Subject: Re: December 13, 1999: the day the basement tapes became widely known Sun Dec 11, 2022 6:19 pm
symbolz wrote:
Pekka wrote:
symbolz wrote:
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (or anyone else), do you think it would be accurate to say that the reporter here (Rick Sallinger) was part of the group of media/press people who viewed the tapes? As in, he wasn't just reporting from outside on what they were telling him about the tapes? I'm working on a list of people who have seen the tapes and am wondering if I can safely add Rick Sallinger to my list.
if he was disclosing it is because he saw them.
I think so too. I just wanted to see if other people interpreted it the same way I did.
If one thing is evident, it is not necessary for others to accept it.
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Subject: Re: December 13, 1999: the day the basement tapes became widely known Sun Dec 11, 2022 7:09 pm
symbolz wrote:
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (or anyone else), do you think it would be accurate to say that the reporter here (Rick Sallinger) was part of the group of media/press people who viewed the tapes? As in, he wasn't just reporting from outside on what they were telling him about the tapes? I'm working on a list of people who have seen the tapes and am wondering if I can safely add Rick Sallinger to my list.
Yes, I would say so.
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Subject: Re: December 13, 1999: the day the basement tapes became widely known Sun Dec 11, 2022 7:10 pm
LPorter101 wrote:
symbolz wrote:
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (or anyone else), do you think it would be accurate to say that the reporter here (Rick Sallinger) was part of the group of media/press people who viewed the tapes? As in, he wasn't just reporting from outside on what they were telling him about the tapes? I'm working on a list of people who have seen the tapes and am wondering if I can safely add Rick Sallinger to my list.
Yes, I would say so.
Thanks! He's going on the list.
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