re:the pepper video: the 1st segment was recorded @ the hobbitt early on a sunday afternoon for a documentary by sandy osawa that was just beginning to be shot, mid-late ’80s. everything about that gig was tainted by embarrassment for all in attendance (as i’m sure anyone who was there will surely remember..) –& a most inauspicious note for the film’s prospects.. ms. osawa had a brilliant concept, but really didn’t know a lot about jim or his career at the outset. some years after his death, sandy presented a short version for comments by family & friends, & believe me, every nit was picked. to her everlasting credit, she went back to the proverbial drawing board after a crash course in all things pepper from a number of sources, & in reasonably short order, completed a wonderful , & longer, film portrait, “pepper’s pow-wow”, that should be seen! it plays down some of the original footage & incorporates more interviews & clips from later concerts. speaking of which, the 2nd version of his tune on the video above came from one of his last concerts & features amina claudine myers. though he was suffering through the effects of chemotherapy at the time, jim turned in one his strongest performances of his life that night! (i’ve seen the whole concert on video)–for more info go to: http://jimpepperlives.wordpress.com/home/ & keep an ear to the ground for announcements about some exciting pepper-inspired events coming up later this year!
re:the pepper video: the 1st segment was recorded @ the hobbitt early on a sunday afternoon for a documentary by sandy osawa that was just beginning to be shot, mid-late ’80s. everything about that gig was tainted by embarrassment for all in attendance (as i’m sure anyone who was there will surely remember..) –& a most inauspicious note for the film’s prospects.. ms. osawa had a brilliant concept, but really didn’t know a lot about jim or his career at the outset. some years after his death, sandy presented a short version for comments by family & friends, & believe me, every nit was picked. to her everlasting credit, she went back to the proverbial drawing board after a crash course in all things pepper from a number of sources, & in reasonably short order, completed a wonderful , & longer, film portrait, “pepper’s pow-wow”, that should be seen! it plays down some of the original footage & incorporates more interviews & clips from later concerts. speaking of which, the 2nd version of his tune on the video above came from one of his last concerts & features amina claudine myers. though he was suffering through the effects of chemotherapy at the time, jim turned in one his strongest performances of his life that night! (i’ve seen the whole concert on video)–for more info go to: http://jimpepperlives.wordpress.com/home/ & keep an ear to the ground for announcements about some exciting pepper-inspired events coming up later this year!