I couldn't remember when Earth Day was...

Usually, I do something; Hangout with old trees, go to the park, think about how special we are to be living on such a giving planet.

Didn't do any of that.

Last year I posted videos I made on one great Earth Day!


Videos for Earth Day.

But as a special treat to me, I have decided to put up a music video of my favorite band, Dramarama, mentioning my name in the video. The "Lovely Lady" John Easdale is talking about was a wonderful girl who later was to become my ex-wife!

What a Lucky Girl!

I should have listened to the lyrics to the song more closely...

"Anything Anything" by Dramarama!


I think I may have missed Earth Day.

But as a special treat to those who may care, from my film, "Angry Blue Planet" featuring one of my favorite bands, Dramarama.

The song is, "What Are We Gonna to Do?" and as it was shot on Earth Day it is sort of a montage that includes snippets of other bands that played that day in concert. There are also a couple of shots of me when my hair was long and embarrassing looking.

I have pleasant memories of making this video and hope to be making more music videos as I think there are some fantastic new bands out there.

I hope you enjoy this!

"What Are We Gonna to Do?"


The Earth Day Videothon still continues!

This video is once again from my film, "Angry Blue Planet" featuring Psychefunkapus.

"Surfin On Jupiter" is such a silly song! Imagine Dick Dale on guitar and spaceships with fins colonizing another world because it just got too tough to surf with all the oil spills and medical waste.

These guys were so sweet and funny behind the scenes and backstage. I had set up a food tent just for my crew and these guys crashed it and ate all the food and drank all the booze. Booze I snuck in for the crew. As you can see from some of the footage, many on my crew were drunk and high while shooting.

Here is my video of Psychefunkapus.

I hope you have taken the time to visit a park, touch a tree and imagine how it would be if all of it was gone.

Please relax and enjoy this video!

"Surfin On Jupiter"


This Pearl Jam video is from my film, "Angry Blue Planet" featuring one of my favorite songs.

"Alive" has a very special meaning for me and I wanted to focus on the kids in the crowd because of that. I also received many complaints from conservatives after the film had been shown in a few film festivals because of the Bush and oil statements Eddie made.

There was a lot of pressure on me to cut it, but I refused and it possible damaged my chances of finding more work.

Speaking of oil, and because of it, I painted on the actual film with a petroleum paint. There a bit of useless trivia for you!

Here is my video of a great band at a great time.

I hope you enjoy this!

"Alive"


This video like all the others, is from my film, "Angry Blue Planet" featuring another one from one of my favorite bands, Dramarama.

Watch closely to see Dramarama cofounder and producer of a great documentary, "Mayor of the Sunset Strip," Chris Carter catch a lit cigarette throw from the crowd! It's was amazing, because it was lit and he caught it with the filter end in his mouth!

Watch for it! Rock History!

The song is, "Last Cigarette" and it too was shot on Earth Day.

"Last Cigarette" Dramarama!


Here is another video I directed featuring another of my favorite bands, Charlatans UK.

The song is, "Only One I Know" I hope you enjoy this and go plant a tree, or at least some kind of vegetation!

"Only One I Know"

"Only One I Know" on Google Video

I got this message in my myspace inbox:

hey jerry...quick question
my name is aaron.

i grew up in the dallas area back in the late 80's early
90's.

i was at edgefest that first year when you shot
"angry blue planet". i remember hating pearl jam
based on that annoying radio song "alive" and its
moaning chorus. then experiencing their show
from the 3rd row blew me away and made me a
fan to this day. not to mention the amazing
charlatains set and the sugarcubes and and and....
well you know. you were there. it was an awesome
event.

i even have a videocassette copy of the film!

which is why i'm writing you.

i've seen the clips on your page and such, but
what of the rest of the film? any way i can get my
hands on that wonderful piece of my high school
experience?

-aaron

Aaron, I don't even have a copy! A couple of very nice folks talked to me about showing it at the American Cinematheque in Los Angeles and I don't have the complete film of "Angry Blue Planet" to show.

Today I stopped to peruse my favorite record store (Freakbeat Records in Sherman Oaks) tonight to get the New Mary Weiss (of the Shangri-Las) CD and asked the clerk what neat displays or sales they had set up to commemorate Iggy Pop's B'Day(?)

And he thought and said, "Nuthin'. We just never thought he'd live to 60."

Happy B'Day Iggy!