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Lana L.
I am so excited to see this vision being brought back to life again in an effective way. John & Yoko were icons of an entire generation's political climate. I only wish it was coming to a theater close to Austin, TX! Very bummed.
🎬 Daytime Revolution - John & Yoko on The Mike Douglas Show + Erik Nelson AMA
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Julia Stanisławska
So I sing a song of love
1.Did Yoko take part in the making of the documentary?
2. Will we see Yoko being interviewed in the documentary?
3. Why did you choose this subject - Mike Douglas Show? Was that your idea?
4. Do you think that peace activists like John contributed to the US withdrawal from Vietnam?
How did you get those amazing news items? Weren't they really difficult to track down?
Going through such outstanding archives must be really exciting! Was there any big discoveries? Something that you didn't know existed until you found it?
CynCP
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Hi, Erik - here are my 2 questions:
1. I grew up watching "The Mike Douglas Show," but nowadays not a lot of people know or remember Mike Douglas. His show was so unique that it does not do justice to simply say he was a talk-show host like, say, the more widely-known Johnny Carson. Your audience will be familiar with John & Yoko, but how did you approach acquainting them with Mike Douglas and his show?
2. I recently watched some episodes with my teenage kids because I have the Rhino VHS tapes from the 1990s. I was shocked by how many of John & Yoko's themes from 1972 were still relevant today. Some of their commentary could have been taped yesterday! Were you surprised as well?
Thank you so much for taking questions, and for choosing the 1972 "John & Yoko week" for your documentary! I very much look forward to seeing it in Philadelphia on October 9.
~Cynthia
1. I grew up watching "The Mike Douglas Show," but nowadays not a lot of people know or remember Mike Douglas. His show was so unique that it does not do justice to simply say he was a talk-show host like, say, the more widely-known Johnny Carson. Your audience will be familiar with John & Yoko, but how did you approach acquainting them with Mike Douglas and his show?
2. I recently watched some episodes with my teenage kids because I have the Rhino VHS tapes from the 1990s. I was shocked by how many of John & Yoko's themes from 1972 were still relevant today. Some of their commentary could have been taped yesterday! Were you surprised as well?
Thank you so much for taking questions, and for choosing the 1972 "John & Yoko week" for your documentary! I very much look forward to seeing it in Philadelphia on October 9.
~Cynthia
ErikNelson
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Hi there!
1. Yes! She consulted and gave some helpful suggestions!
2. No -- we didn't want to break the spell of her 1972 appearance.
3. Yes -- always knew these shows were out there, and wanted to preserve them for a new audience.
4. They certainly didn't HURT things!
ErikNelson
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1. Watch the film and see! I think we get people on board with those shows pretty well! But, you decide!
2. Yes -- and that relevance was why I made the film -- and why it is coming out NOW!
ErikNelson
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Yes -- the news broadcasts that we used to set up each show were taped by RICHARD NIXON -- and his library gave us access!! So, Richard Nixon is an un-indicted Producer on this!
ErikNelson
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Yes -- the news broadcasts that we used to set up each show were taped by RICHARD NIXON -- and his library gave us access!! So, Richard Nixon is an un-indicted Producer on this!
ErikNelson
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Said this below, but, YES -- the news broadcasts that we used to set up each show were taped by RICHARD NIXON -- and his library gave us access!! So, Richard Nixon is an un-indicted Producer on this!
Wow, now that's insane and unexpected!
ErikNelson
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I loved spending “quality time” in 1972 — and watching John and Yoko’s evolution from nervous guests to full on talk show hosts! As I conceived and produced the film, I was able to hire myself!!!
ErikNelson
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I loved spending “quality time” in 1972 — and watching John and Yoko’s evolution from nervous guests to full on talk show hosts! As I conceived and produced the film, I was able to hire myself!!!
ErikNelson
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1) I live outside the US-UK axis, I'm from Brazil, so for now I don't have access to the documentary. Do you plan to expand access with, perhaps, on a streaming service or to buy it on DVD?First of all, thank you very much for being here with us, it's a pleasure to be able to talk to you and about this project that is so important to the fans. I'll ask you three questions.
1) I live outside the US-UK axis, I'm from Brazil, so for now I don't have access to the documentary. Do you plan to expand access with, perhaps, on a streaming service or to buy it on DVD?
2) What's your favorite part of the shows? For example: Mine is when John shares an apron with Chuck Berry. lol I'd like to hear yours, as a fan and not exactly a director.
3) What was your biggest challenge while working on Daytime Revolution?
Once again, thank you for being here and for producing something that the entire fandom will surely support and love.
DVD and Blu Rays come out in the US in late November — and we plan on also releasing them in the UK. Goal is to make this film available everywhere, so, watch the skies!
2) What's your favorite part of the shows? For example: Mine is when John shares an apron with Chuck Berry. lol I'd like to hear yours, as a fan and not exactly a director.
I love Yellow Pearl's performance of “We Are The Children” — they just crush it — and when you hear their behind the scenes story, it sounds even better!
3) What was your biggest challenge while working on Daytime Revolution?
ErikNelson
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Yoko’s mike was definitely switched OFF in the studio — probably because it WAY over modulated. Too bad, because I think Yoko’s contribution lifts that performance from a typically under rehearsed Chuck Berry appearance to a moment of true Rock and Roll madness — which is why we are still talking about it 50 years later!!
ErikNelson
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All you need is love — AND trust — and John and Yoko trusted that Mike Douglas would treat them with the respect they deserved, and Mike trusted John and Yoko would do the same. And they did.
ErikNelson
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DVD and Blu Rays come out in the US in late November — and we plan on also releasing them in the UK. Goal is to make this film available everywhere, so, watch the skies! Extras are a demo on our restoration process — and THREE uncut songs — IT’S SO HARD, MEMPHIS TENNESSEE (with Chuck Berry) and LUCK OF THE IRISH, which does NOT appear in the film, but is a great performance from the last show. All video restored, with their audio restored too by the great Sam Gannon.
ErikNelson
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We were in the archive restoration business well before Peter Jackson got there — and in fact, our fully restored wide screen film THE COLD BLUE was released six months before Jackson's first effort, THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD — so, no!!
ErikNelson
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Probably the Chuck Berry show — the third one. Packed with great music and weirdness. That cooking segment is one of the most “far out" things Yoko Ono ever was involved in, and that says quite a lot!!
CynCP
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What a great way to look at it, Erik! I look forward to spending some "quality time" back in 1972 tomorrow, when I see your documentary in the theater!
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