Thursday, November 10, 2011

"First Try" 2004 (Full Video)


Featuring parts from Billy Simpson, Vinni Prosseda, Ricky Finn, Frank Smith, Jon Mervine and Dan Ackerman.

Also featuring Jimmy Burke, Paul Mashett, Josh Krameranko, Mike McCrorie, Dylan Lincoln, Wade Kingsbauer, Andy Ventresca, Julie Mervine, Chris Balch, Jake Hoffman and more.

Our first video we made in 2004 with our crappy handy cam, old home video footage and some editing program that came with the camera. I still think its pretty good for Jimmy editing it when he was 12 or 13. Its pretty damn funny to watch now for a lot of reasons but mostly things like misspelled name titles, using songs by A Perfect Circle, The Misfits and Tupac, having half of Frank's part be him dancing and having skiing, biking and skating in Jons part to name just some of the reasons. We were definitely psyched on it at the time and had fun making it. It's pretty nice having it now as something to look back on. This was mostly Filmed by Billy Simpson and Jimmy Simpson. Additional filming by whoever was around to hold the camera. Also some random home video footage from Dan Ackerman thrown in there. Edited by Jimmy Simpson



Jimmy Burke is the one who got us into skating. My brother Jimmy put together this clip of some home video footage Burke had around Drexel Hill, where we grew up and some stuff we filmed when he came to Harleysville, after we moved. This was an extra on the "First Try" DVD.