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1990 A music video we did of a local group. All done with an Amiga Toaster Digital Editing System and Lightwave 3D! The Amiga Toaster by NewTek was the worlds first digital editing system available for consumers. This is an upscaled and widescreen HD version of the original SD video.

A 1991 promotional video for Abrasha. A Goldsmith/Jeweler in San Francisco. Here he talks about his 100 Pin Collection and we watch as he creates the 23rd Pin in the group. This is an HD Upscaled and Widescreen version of the original 1991 SD video.

2002 Woodworking artisan Otakar Kania from Prague shows how he restores a 200 year old chest of drawers with a showcase extension in his Prague workshop.

Winter 1991, Jana Kucerava introduces us to one of the Czech Republics famous crystal carvers, Vaclav Svitra. Just after the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia. This is an upscaled version of the original video.

In 1990, outside of Prague, in a village called Jablonec, we filmed the local Christmas ornament factory. This was right after the Velvet Revolution that ousted the Communist controlled government. You may have had ornaments made by one of these folks! This is an Upscaled HD version of the original SD video.

1998 Art Under Glass 85 year old Cora Parik shows us her Hinterglass works. She tells us about herself, how the ancient art of glass painting began and when she became interested in this wonderful European technique. This is an upscaled version of the original video.

1998 A company promotional video showing a variety of productions. All Amiga and Video Toaster graphics! This is an Upscaled version of the original video.

The original 7 SINS production directed by James Judd at the Shelton Theater, San Francisco. Jan. 19, 2003 This is an Upscaled version of the original video.

2004 Viva Variety has never seen a ventriloquist act quite like Dot Jones & Peanut. The raunchy Peanut is actually comic Betsy Salkind, who does a great job as, well, a dummy! Dot Jones had a tough time playing straight woman to the saucy Betsy. This is an Upscaled version of the original video. Viva Variety, a San Francisco variety show that ran from 1999-2006 hosted and produced by Steve Murray. Over 450 acts performed during this time. Filmed by CORBAS Video.

2002 Scott Capurro's cutting edge comedy had the audience anticipating just what could he possibly say next. His smart satire on dating, gay clowns, and toupees pushes the envelope further and further. This is an Upscaled version of the original video. Viva Variety, a San Francisco variety show that ran from 1999-2006 hosted and produced by Steve Murray. Over 450 acts performed during this time. Filmed by CORBAS Video.

1998 Interview of Tim Cantor. His work showcased. All graphics done on an Amiga Toaster System! This is an upscaled version of the original.

2004 Will Franken returned to Viva Variety will a cacophony of absurd characters and equally ridiculous situational comedy. Will is quickly becoming a crowd favorite. Viva Variety, a San Francisco variety show that ran from 1999-2006 hosted and produced by Steve Murray. Over 450 acts performed during this time. Filmed by CORBAS Video. this is an upscaled version of the original.

A History of the 2 Week-1 Year-2 Year Lockdown This is a short video of some of the photographs from our book documenting the effects of the lockdown on one city, San Francisco. Everyday for over two years we walked neighborhood after neighborhood photographing the effects. Effects that are still being felt. https://www.blurb.com/b/10670753-flatten-the-curve I Walk With Ghosts by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.au Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

2004 Viva Variety hasn't seen the likes of comedian Will Franken. He's called a human television set and for Viva he performed a quick character change telephone answering machine routine that had the audience in tears. Language Warning. Viva Variety, a San Francisco variety show that ran from 1999-2006 hosted and produced by Steve Murray. Over 450 acts performed during this time. Filmed by CORBAS Video.

2002 The incredible Varla Jean Merman once again took time off from her smash one-woman show to perform for Viva Variety with an off-the-wall duet with a yodeling wiener. Would you expect anything less! Viva Variety, a San Francisco variety show that ran from 1999-2006 hosted and produced by Steve Murray. Over 450 acts performed during this time. Filmed by CORBAS Video.

2005 Velocity Circus presented bodybuilder Jesse Garcia who opened the show with a beautiful pose down routine that showed off his amazing physique. Jesse was set to appear in Cologne Germany for the Mr. Universe contest, then Gay Games in Chicago in 2006. Viva Variety, a San Francisco variety show that ran from 1999-2006 hosted and produced by Steve Murray. Over 450 acts performed during this time. Filmed by CORBAS Video.

Big Burlesque founder Heather McCallister performed her naughty strip tease that won her a Best of the Bay Award in 2003. Viva hasn't seen that much skin since the cast of Naked Boys Singing! Over the course of 50 shows and 6 years, Viva Variety worked with new up-and-coming artists as well as established performers to allow their works to be seen by the public and to be recorded for the historical record. A critical success and winner of a Best of the Bay Award, the live shows, which were all videotaped for posterity, remain a record of gay and ‘gay-friendly’ performances by the Bay Area’s finest talents. This is an upscaled HD version of the original video.

Here is a highlight reel from many of the past performers on Viva Variety. Shown during the last Viva Show on Nov. 22 2005.Viva Variety, a variety show that ran in San Francisco from 1999-2006. Hosted and produced by Steve Murray. Over 450 acts performed during this time. Over the course of 50 shows and 6 years, Viva Variety worked with new up-and-coming artists as well as established performers to allow their works to be seen by the public and to be recorded for the historical record. A critical success and winner of a Best of the Bay Award, the live shows, which were all videotaped for posterity, remain a record of gay and ‘gay-friendly’ performances by the Bay Area’s finest talents. This is an upscaled HD version of the original video.

2005 Varla Jean Merman wowed the audience with her Xmas medley of "Ring My Bell" and the classic Xmas bell song by A. Non! But I wouldn't let her leave without showing one of her hilarious videos - this one about a tragic love between Varla and a Burger King worker. Over the course of 50 shows and 6 years, Viva Variety worked with new up-and-coming artists as well as established performers to allow their works to be seen by the public and to be recorded for the historical record. A critical success and winner of a Best of the Bay Award, the live shows, which were all videotaped for posterity, remain a record of gay and ‘gay-friendly’ performances by the Bay Area’s finest talents. This is an upscaled HD version of the original video.

A 1990 music video we did for a group called Prayer Capsule. All done on an Amiga Toaster! An upscaled version of the original. Some things never change.

Corky Engel and Maitreya Bowen bring form to Ganesh for the upcoming Ganesha Visarjana. Upscaled and made widescreen.

1988 Ganesha Visarjana The Celebration of the Hindu God Ganesha at San Francisco's Baker Beach. This is an upscaled version of the original SD video. The amazing graphics are from an original Macintosh computer screen and Hypercard!

1991 Ganesha Visarjana (Goodbye) Festival at Baker Beach in San Francisco, CA. Including interviews with Baba Kalidas, Michael Bowen of the San Francisco Shakti Mandir, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami of the Concord Palaniswami Temple, Narendra Kumar of the Fremont Temple Cultural Center and Swami Omkarananda of the San Leandro Badarikashrama. (For geeks, this was all done on an Amiga 4000 computer!) This is an upscaled version of the original SD video.

"1988 We were visiting Palm Springs and for some unknown reason decided to leave the air-conditioned comfort of our apartment and literally drove to the end of our street, got out and walked into the desert. This is what we found..." The graphics were done by shooting an original Macintosh screen!

Around 1990 in San Franciscos Golden Gate Park, a Shiva Linga appeared. After much worship and an appearance on CNN, much controversy ensued. It was removed by city officials. This is a record of one of the thousands of pujas that took place.