
Trash to Treasure: Drexel Archive Saves Classic Recordings
Season 2021 Episode 10 | 26m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
The Drexel Music Archive saved decades of Sigma Sound Studio original recordings.
When the famous Sigma Sound Studios closed their doors, 7,000 unclaimed classic original recordings were abandoned. Now, they're part of Drexel University's Audio Archive where students and faculty are preserving the tapes and bringing them to the masses.
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Trash to Treasure: Drexel Archive Saves Classic Recordings
Season 2021 Episode 10 | 26m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
When the famous Sigma Sound Studios closed their doors, 7,000 unclaimed classic original recordings were abandoned. Now, they're part of Drexel University's Audio Archive where students and faculty are preserving the tapes and bringing them to the masses.
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REGINA: I'M REGINA MITCHELL.
REDISCOVERING THE MUSIC OF THE PAST.
SHIRLEY: PLUS, HELPING EXPECTANT PARENTS PREPARE EMOTIONALLY AND PHYSICALLY FOR THEIR NEW BUNDLES OF JOY.
REGINA: WE HEAD OVER TO THE INDEPENDENCE SEAPORT MUSEUM TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PHILADELPHIA'S MARITIME HISTORY.
♪ SHIRLEY: HEY, THANKS FOR TUNING IN.
THIS PAST YEAR HAS TAUGHT ME A LOT ABOUT PARENTING.
REGINA: WHEN I WAS FIRST PREGNANT WITH LEVI, I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH.
I'M SURE YOU DID, TOO.
LOOKING BACK, I HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS IN FOR.
WHAT I RECENTLY LEARNED ABOUT, THIS ONLINE RESOURCE AND COMMUNITY FOR NEW PARENTS CALLED NEW PARENTS ACADEMY, I KEPT FINDING MYSELF SAYING, I WISH THIS WAS AROUND WHEN I HAD MY FIRST.
A MOM AND DOULA DEVELOPED WHAT WAS ESSENTIALLY AN ONLINE ROADMAP AND COMMUNITY FOR EXPECTANT PARENTS.
SHIRLEY: AS A POSTPARTUM DOULA, SHE WORKS IN PEOPLE'S HOMES IN THE FIRST WEEKS AND MONTHS AFTER BABY ARRIVES.
SHE SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH FIRST TIME PARENTS AND THEIR NEWBORNS.
NOW, SHE IS CHANNELING HER YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A ODUL -- DOULA, LACTATION COUNSELOR, AND MOM, INTO AN ONLINE COURSE SHE CREATED, CALLED NEW PARENTS ACADEMY.
>> THE DESIRE TO START NEW PARENTS ACADEMY CAME FROM WORKING IN PEOPLE'S HOMES THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS AND SEEING THAT PEOPLE FELT SO MUCH MORE CONFIDENT WHEN THEY KNEW WHAT TO EXPECT.
>> VALERIE OFFERS A FREE ONLINE WORKSHOP.
FROM THERE, PARENTS CAN DECIDE WHETHER TO ENROLL IN HER EXPECTING 101 COURSE, WHICH IS BROKEN DOWN INTO SHORT, ROUGHLY 10 MINUTE CHAPTERS, ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM BASICS, LIKE HOW TO CHANGE A DIAPER, TO WHAT BABY GEAR YOU REALLY NEED AND DON'T.
>> SO THAT YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO SEARCH YOUTUBE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO READ 10 BOOKS.
YOU HAVE WHAT YOU NEED RIGHT HERE.
IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, COME TO A MONTHLY CHAT.
I ANSWER THE QUESTION.
>> VALERIE ALSO STARTED A COURSE FOR PARENTS WHO ARE ADOPTING, INSPIRED BY A FAMILY SHE WORKED WITH WHO WERE PREPARING TO ADOPT TWINS.
WHY IS PARENTHOOD SO SCARY?
>> WHETHER YOU ARE GIVING BIRTH TO THE BABY OR ADOPTING THE BABY, SHOULDN'T IT JUST BE NATURAL?
SHOULDN'T YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR BABY NEEDS?
SHOULDN'T YOU KNOW WHAT HE WANTS AT THIS POINT?
NO.
YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T NEED TO KNOW THAT.
THIS IS A NEW LITTLE PERSON, WHO IS NEW TO EARTH, NEW TO BREATHING AIR.
PEPOLE -- PEOPLE ARE VERY HARD ON THEMSELVES.
THE FIRST BATH, FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, IS VERY SCARY.
A WET NEWBORN IS A SLIPPERY LITTLE THING.
BEING ABLE TO BE THERE WITH THEM AND SAY, OK, THIS IS WHAT I WOULD DO NOW, JUST HELP THEM TO GET COMFORTABLE WITH THEIR NEW ROLE.
HI.
>> ALLISON SIGNED UP FOR EXPECTING 101 LAST YEAR AND HAS ACCESS TO THE CONTENT FOR A YEAR AFTER ENROLLING.
HER SON IS SIX MONTHS NOW AND SHE FINDS NEW PARENTS ACADEMY IS JUST INVALUABLE.
>> IF I HAD ANYTHING THAT I COULDN'T FIND, I'D SEND A MESSAGE AND SHE WOULD ANSWER IT IN THE MONTHLY CHAT.
ASHER WAS MAKING THESE GRUNTING NOISES WHILE HE WAS SLEEPING.
I SENT AN EMAIL WITH THE VIDEO AND SAID, IS THIS NORMAL.
SHE ASKED IF SHE COULD USE IT IN THE NEXT CHAT.
IT WAS THAT IMMEDIATE RESPONSE, IS THIS NORMAL, AND HAVING THAT COMMUNITY THERE.
>> AT A TIME WHEN A LOT OF BUSINESSES ARE STRUGGLING BECAUSE OF COVID, NEW PARENTS ACADEMY HASN'T SKIPPED A BEAT.
>> IT STILL IS AN ANXIOUS TIME TO BE EXPECTING A BABY.
IT LOOKS VERY DIFFERENT THAN IT DID TWO YEARS AGO.
TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM SOMETHING THAT GAVE THEM THAT CONFIDENCE, AS NEW PARENTS, WHO WERE GETTING READY TO WELCOME A BABY IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS TIME, WAS SUCH A BLESSING.
>> VALERIE FOUNDED NEW PARENTS ACADEMY IN 2019.
SHE IS ON INSTAGRAM.
HERE'S WHERE YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT NEW PARENTS ACADEMY, SO IF YOU ARE HAVING A BABY OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO IS, CHECK HER OUT.
REGINA: WHO SAYS MATH CLUB ISN'T ENJOYABLE?
NASIS STUDENTS AT TRAPEZIUS HIM -- TRAPEZIUM MATH -- NOT THESE STUDENTS AT TRAPEZIUM MATH.
>> IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE YOU ARE DOING WORK.
IT FEELS LIKE YOU'RE HANGING OUT WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND DOING SOMETHING YOU ALL HAVE IN COMMON.
IT REALLY HELPS IN SCHOOL.
>> YOU ARE PREPARED FOR WHAT COMES NEXT.
IT MAKES THINGS A LOT EASIER.
REGINA: AND EMPOWERING ELEMENTARY STUDENTS TO TACKLE MATH IS THE IDEA BETWEEN -- BEHIND THE PROGRAM.
>> THE IDEA WAS TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE KIDS DEVELOP CONFIDENCE DOING MATH.
I HAVE MODELED OUR PROGRAM ON THE WAYS THAT WE APPROACH READING IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
WHEN YOUR CHILD GOES TO SCHOOL, THEY READ AT THEIR JUST RIGHT READING LEVEL.
THEY HAVE BOOKS GIVEN TO THEM AT THAT LEVEL.
THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN WITH MATH.
REGINA: A FORMER MATH TEACHER, SHE CHANGED HER TEACHING STYLE TO MEET HER STUDENTS AT THE LEVEL WHERE THEY ARE.
>> WE HAVE THESE MATH TEXTS.
KIDS GET TO CHOOSE THEIR LEVEL.
WE DON'T ASSIGN THEM THE LEVEL.
WE FIND THAT KIDS OFTEN TRY MUCH HARDER LEVELS.
REGINA: WHILE THERE'S A COST TO BECOME A MEMBER, THEIR UPCOMING SUMMER PROGRAM IS OFFERING A FULL RIDE FOR SOME STUDENTS.
>> I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE WE JUST PUT TOGETHER A SCHOLARSHIP, FOCUSED ON THE SUMMER SLIDE, PREVENTING KIDS OR HELPING KIDS MAKE UP FOR WHAT THEY'VE LOST DURING COVID, BUT ALSO TO HELP GET THEM READY.
WE ARE OFFERING 10 FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO CHILDREN WHO ATTEND PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS OR ATTEND SCHOOLS IN THE PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
THAT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE.
SHIRLEY: HELPING PARENTS AND THEIR KIDS NAVIGATE THE CHALLENGES OF SCHOOL, ESPECIALLY DURING A PANDEMIC, IS THE MISSION OF THE DELAWARE CAMPAIGN FOR ACHIEVEMENT NOW.
>> THE DELAWARE CAMPAIGN FOR ACHIEVEMENT NOW IS -- LAUNCHED AROUND 2017, DUE TO THE NEED FOR MORE SCIENCE EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY.
IN OUR STATE, MANY OF THE LATINO STUDENTS WERE LEFT BEHIND.
THE FIRST VOICES WE HEAR ARE THE ONES FROM PARENTS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MY KIDS, WITH TEACHERS, HOW TO COMMUNICATE.
NOBODY HAS TOLD ME ANYTHING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS PROCESS IS.
WE DECIDED TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT TO HELP NAVIGATE EVERYTHING.
WE HAVE A HELPLINE SO THEY CAN LEAVE MESSAGES.
IT'S ALSO DESIGNED TO BE ORGANIC.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO TELL PEOPLE WHAT TO LEARN.
THEY ARE GOING TO TELL US WHAT WE NEED, AND WE WILL BUILD ON THAT.
THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF THIS SITE.
IT IS A SPACE FOR ALL THOSE PARENTS WHO HAVE NO ANSWERS.
LANGUAGE IS JUST ONE OF THE BARRIERS.
HONESTLY, THE DISPARITY ON EVERYTHING, IT BRINGS STRESS TO THE KIDS, TRYING TO FOCUS MORE ON SCHOOL, WONDERING WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO EAT NEXT WEEK.
MANY OF THE LATINO KIDS ARE SUFFERING FROM DEPRESSION, ISOLATION, AND THEY DON'T FEEL THE DESIRE TO CONNECT ANYMORE.
THEY DON'T HAVE THAT SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
THAT SCHOOL PROVIDES.
WE HAVE SEEN THOSE GRADES FAILING.
IT'S A CONSTANT ISSUE.
THEY GOT EXACERBATED BECAUSE OF COVID.
THERE IS AWARENESS ABOUT THIS.
WE ARE MAKING NOISE ABOUT IT.
IT'S WORKING, LITTLE BY LITTLE.
THERE'S SO MUCH THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
I AM VERY OPTIMISTIC.
WE ARE OPTIMISTIC.
PARENTS FIND US AS A RESOURCE TO CONNECT AND ADVOCATE FOR THEM, AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
SHIRLEY: DELAWARE CAN'S WEBSITE HAS BOTH IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH VERSION.
FIND A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE.
REGINA: FROM TRASH TO TREASURE, THE DREXEL MUSIC ARCHIVE SAVED DECADES OF MUSIC DESTINED FOR THE DUMPSTER.
THE STUDENTS AND STAFF WORK TO BRING SOME OF THAT MUSIC, MADE 50 YEARS AGO, TO A NEW GENERATION.
♪ >> THIS IS THE DREXEL ARCHIVES, ONE OF THE MANY HOMES OF THE GREAT THINGS WE HAVE HAPPENING AT THE MUSIC INDUSTRY PROGRAM AT DREXEL.
ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS RECORDING STUDIOS IN THE WORLD, HOME TO DISCO MUSIC, RECORDED ON SOUTH STREET AT SIGMA SOUND.
♪ WHEN -- >> WHEN THE STUDIO DECIDED TO CLOSE ITS DOORS, THEY SPENT YEARS TRYING TO LOCATE THE OWNERS AND SAY HEY COME GET YOUR STUFF.
THIS WAS WHAT WAS LEFT.
IT WAS BASICALLY AN ABANDONED PROPERTY.
>> EARLY 2000'S, THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN WHO CONTACTED DREXEL UNIVERSITY AND SAID, I OWN A STORAGE FACILITY IN NEW JERSEY.
I HAVE ALL OF THESE TAPES.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE.
WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN TAKING THEM OFF MY HANDS?
WE NATURALLY SAID YES.
THESE OLD TAPES FROM THE 1950'S THROUGH THE 1990'S.
WE HAVE OVER 7000 TAPES.
WHAT ABOUT SOME UNKNOWN ARTIST THAT HAS NEVER BEFORE BEEN RELEASED?
WE FOUND THE NAT TURNER REBELLION.
THEY PUT A WHOLE PACKAGE TOGETHER, SOUP TO NUTS.
♪ >> ♪ THIS IS A NEW GENERATION ♪ >> WE HELPED BASICALLY TAKE A RECORD OUT OF THESE ARCHIVES THAT NEVER WOULD'VE SEEN THE LIGHT OF DAY AND BRING IT TO THE MASSES 50 YEARS AFTER IT WAS RECORDED.
IT'S AN ALBUM CALLED -- IT WAS THE FIRST RELEASE OF RECORDINGS THAT WERE MADE 50 YEARS AGO AT SIGMA SOUND STUDIOS IN PHILADELPHIA.
>> ♪ >> IT'S A HUGE DEAL, BECAUSE WHAT WE ALL DO HERE IS ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC.
I'M SURE THERE'S A LOT OF MUSIC IN HERE THAT'S REALLY GOOD, BUT IT AIN'T GREAT.
THE NAT TURNER REBELLION, THAT'S GREAT MUSIC.
THAT'S A HUGE VALUE TO HAVE PEOPLE LISTEN TO THAT, DISCOVER IT NOW 50 YEARS LATER.
MY FAVORITE PART IS WHEN I CAN GET AN 18-YEAR-OLD, 19-YEAR-OLD, 20-YEAR-OLD STUDENT TO REALIZE THAT MUSIC FROM 50 YEARS AGO IS PRETTY DARN GOOD.
>> ♪ >> IT WAS REALLY CRAZY, SEEING ALL THESE THINGS IN THE ARCHIVES, JUST TO HEAR HOW MUCH MORE ALIVE IT IS THEN MUSIC THAT IS MADE TODAY -- THAN MUSIC THAT IS MADE TODAY.
SO MUCH MORE HUMAN.
I LOVE TO SEE THE STUDENTS REDISCOVER ALL OF THIS GREAT MUSIC.
THIS IS BEFORE STREAMING.
THESE ARE REAL HUMAN BEINGS, MAKING UNBELIEVABLE SOUNDS IN A ROOM IN A RECORDING STUDIO IN PHILADELPHIA.
>> ♪ REGINA: DREXEL STUDENTS AND STAFF ARE STILL GOING THROUGH THE ARCHIVES TO FIND THEIR NEXT HIDDEN TREASURE.
THE NAT TURNER REBELLION ALBUM IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON YOUR FAVORITE STREAMING SERVICE.
SHIRLEY: THE INDEPENDENCE SEAPORT MUSEUM, NESTLED ALONG THE WATERFRONT IN PHILADELPHIA, REOPENED RECENTLY, AND IT'S A GREAT PLACE FOR FAMILIES TO EXPERIENCE THE REGION'S WATERWAYS THROUGH HISTORY, SCIENCE, AND ART.
♪ >> THE MISSION AT THE MUSEUM IS VERY SPECIAL AND KIND OF UNIQUE.
I'M NOT SURE EVERYONE THINKS THERE'S A RICH MARITIME HISTORY IN PHILADELPHIA, YET THERE IS.
WE WERE A CITY THAT GREW UP AROUND THE BIG INLAND WATERWAYS, PARTICULARLY THE DELAWARE RIVER.
IT'S A STORY THAT'S NOT JUST ABOUT HISTORY, BUT IT'S ALSO ABOUT BIOLOGY, MUSICOLOGY, THE SOCIAL HISTORY, THE SCIENCE, ALL OF THAT.
WHEN YOU COME HERE, YOU WILL SEE HOW THE RIVER EXISTS TODAY AND HOW THE RIVER AND THE INLAND WATERWAYS IN AND AROUND PHILADELPHIA HAVE CHANGED THIS COMMUNITY AND THIS REGION.
RIVER ALIVE IS A WONDERFUL EXHIBIT.
IT'S INCREDIBLY INTERACTIVE.
TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL STORY OF THE RIVER AND HOW IT WORKS AND RELATES TO ALL OF US.
♪ TIDES OF FREEDOM HE'S A REALLY POIGNANT EXHIBIT THAT TALKS ABOUT THE -- TIDES OF FREEDOM IS A REALLY POIGNANT EXHIBIT THAT TALKS ABOUT THE LIVES OF ENSLAVED PEOPLE.
WORKSHOPS ON THE WATER IS SURGICAL SPACE BECAUSE IT GIVES YOU THE DUST IS SUCH A COOL SPACE BECAUSE IT GIVES -- IS SUCH A COOL SPACE.
THE PROGRAM HERE IS GREAT.
HERE IS THE STORY OF HOW THESE ARE BUILT, HOW THEY ARE MADE.
IT ALLOWS YOU TO SEE THE INSIDE OUT OF A BOAT.
SEEING IT FROM THE INSIDE OUT, BEING CONSTRUCTED, THAT'S SOMETHING EXCEPTIONAL.
THIS IS SUCH A GREAT INDOOR AND OUTDOOR MUSEUM.
YOU COULD BE OUT TRYING OUT A KAYAK.
ONE OF THE GREAT HISTORIC SHIPS OF AMERICA.
YOU COULD BE OUT ENJOYING THE DELAWARE RIVER.
SITTING AND WATCHING IT, BEING OUT THERE PADDLING AROUND IN IT.
THIS MUSEUM HAS SUCH A GREAT EDUCATION STORY, WHERE YOU CAN COME AWAY WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF HISTORY AND THE SCIENCE OF WATER AND THE INLAND WATERWAYS AND THE OCEAN.
THAT'S PRETTY COOL STUFF.
THIS IS A MUSEUM THAT'S CHANGING ALL THE TIME AND WILL BE CHANGING INTO THE FUTURE, SO IT'S A COOL CHANCE TO SEE THIS MUSEUM, SPEND SOME TIME OUT ON THE WATER, AND REALLY HAVE A FUN AND SAFE DAY HERE IN PHILADELPHIA.
SHIRLEY: HAVING ONE OF THE LARGEST MARITIME ART AND ARTIFACT COLLECTIONS IN NORTH AMERICA, THE INDEPENDENCE SEAPORT MUSEUM ALSO OFFERS A BOATBUILDING WORKSHOP, SMALL BOAT RENTALS, AND MUCH MORE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ALL OF THE EVENTS, CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE.
REGINA: FROM COOKOUTS TO BACKYARD BARBECUES AND BEACH DAYS, FOR 75 YEARS, THEY HAVE FILLED OUR STOMACHS AND SATISFIED OUR CRAVINGS.
>> OUR PRODUCTS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH FAMILY, FUN TIMES, GREAT TASTE, REWARDS IN LIFE.
OUR BRAND, IN YOUR PANTRY, IS WHAT YOU LOOK FOR WHEN YOU'VE WORKED HARD ALL DAY AND YOU JUST WANT TO RELAX, HAVE SOME COMFORT FOOD.
>> THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF THE FAMILY-OWNED COMPANY SAYS IT IS NOT JUST THEIR CUSTOMERS THAT MAKE THEM A SUCCESS.
>> WE ARE REALLY PROUD OF OUR FAMILY.
WE HAVE A VERY GOOD CULTURE HERE WHERE WE VALUE OUR PEOPLE.
ARE CUSTOMERS ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE OUT THERE WORKING HARD -- OUR CUSTOMERS ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE OUT THERE WORKING HARD, DOING THEIR BEST.
>> TO COMPANY IS DOING WHAT IT CAN TO HELP -- REGINA: THE COMPANY IS DOING WHAT IT CAN TO HELP THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY THEY SERVE.
>> WE LIKE TO HELP THE SALVATION ARMY.
WE DO THE BEST TO GIVE BACK TO THE EMPLOYEES, SO THEY FEEL LIKE THEY CAN HELP THEIR NONPROFITS, CHURCHES, COMMUNITY TO BE THEIR BEST.
REGINA: TO TO COMMEMORATE THIS MILESTONE, THE COMPANY HAS MADE A LIMITED EDITION, HOMESTYLE, KETTLE COOKED LEADERSHIP.
IT WILL BE HOPE -- KETTLE COOKED POTATO CHIP.
SHIRLEY: THERE'S A CUSTOM T-SHIRT AND SCREENPRINTING SHOP IN SOUTH PHILLY THAT'S DOING THINGS THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY.
LET'S CHECK OUT AWESOME DUDES PRINTING.
♪ >> WE'RE AWESOME DUDES.
♪ ♪ >> I WENT TO SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER ANIMATION, HAD A FRIEND THAT HAD A SCREENPRINTING SHOP.
HEY, YOU WANT TO DO THIS?
EARLY 2000'S.
>> I GREW UP IN SOUTH JERSEY, SKATEBOARDING, LISTENING TO PUNK ROCK MUSIC.
MOVED TO PHILADELPHIA FOR ART SCHOOL.
I WAS IN THE BAND AND STARTED PRINTING MY OWN BAND POSTERS.
HE HELPED ME PRINT THE POSTERS.
AFTER A LITTLE WHILE, WE WERE LIKE, WE SHOULD DO THIS FULL-TIME.
WE OFFICIALLY BECAME A BUSINESS 2006-ISH.
>> YEAH.
>> WE STARTED WITH BAND POSTERS, THEN THE BANDS NEEDED T-SHIRTS, SO WE FIGURED OUT HOW TO PRINT T-SHIRTS.
WE HAVE BEEN PRINTING TOGETHER EVER SINCE.
♪ >> WHEN WE STARTED, WE BOTH WORKED AT BARS.
WE WERE BOTH AROUND A LOT OF BANDS, SO A LOT OF PEOPLE USE JUST BECAUSE WE WERE AROUND AND EASY TO DEAL WITH.
>> AND AFTER A FEW YEARS, PEOPLE IN DAN'S WOULD GET -- IN BANDS WOULD GET REAL OFFICE JOBS.
WE WOULD PRINT STUFF FOR THEIR OFFICES.
>> WE GOT OUR NAME FROM OUR FRIENDS.
THEY WERE LIKE, OH, YOU'VE GOT TO GO SEE THE DUDES, THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU, THEY ARE AWESOME.
>> IT WAS ANDREW.
HE WAS THE FIRST ONE.
HE WANTED TO RECOMMEND US.
GO CHECK OUT THESE AWESOME DUDES.
WE WERE LIKE, ALL RIGHT, AWESOME DUDES, WE WOULD JUST USE THAT.
WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT WITH OUR PRINT SHOP AS WE DO EVERYTHING BY HAND, FOR THE MOST PART.
WE HAVE ONE AUTO PRESS THAT'S RIGHT BEHIND US.
THE TWO PRESSES IN THE FRONT ARE STILL MANUAL.
YOU HAVE TO GRAB IT AND PULL IT THROUGH FOR EVERY SINGLE SHIRT.
>> SOMEBODY HAS AN IDEA OR DESIGN.
THEY NEED US TO REPRODUCE IT ON SHIRTS AND POSTERS, THEN WE TAKE THEIR ARTWORK AND WE CLEAN IT UP A LITTLE BIT, GET IT READY.
THEN FROM THERE, WE PRINT IT ON A NEGATIVE TRANSPARENCY AND PUT IT ON OUR LIGHTBOX AND EXPOSE IT.
AT THAT POINT IS WHERE WE HAVE OUR SCREEN SET UP ON OUR PRESSES AND WE MANUALLY PRINT EVERYTHING.
>> LIVED ON FROM LOCAL BANDS UP TO NATIONAL TOURING ACTS -- WE'VE DONE FROM LOCAL BANDS UP TO NATIONAL TOURING ACTS, INCLUDING MUMFORD AND SONS.
>> WE HAVE ABOUT 4 1/2 EMPLOYEES, A PART-TIME GUY, LOOKING TO EXPAND.
WE MOVED INTO THIS LOCATION SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS AGO.
THIS HAS BEEN OUR SPOT.
EVERYBODY KIND OF KNOWS US FROM IT.
>> WE ARE STARTING TO GROW OUT OF THE SHOP, TRIPPING OVER EACH OTHER AT TIMES.
WE BOUGHT A BUILDING IN KENSINGTON.
EVENTUALLY, WE WILL HAVE A SECOND LOCATION.
WE JUST NOW CALL IT AWESOME DUDES NORTH.
THE MURAL IS FROM SCOTTIE.
IT'S BEEN UP ALMOST TWO YEARS, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO PAINT OVER IT BECAUSE IT'S BEEN SO GOOD.
>> WE STARTED IN A BASEMENT AND KIND OF TOOK NOTHING AND MADE IT INTO SOMETHING.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT WE PRETTY MUCH STARTED AT THE BOTTOM AND GREW IT ON OUR OWN, WITH HELP FROM FRIENDS TO SPREAD OUR NAME.
WE'VE MADE IT HERE, 12 YEARS LATER.
SHIRLEY: IF FAST CARS -- REGINA: IF FAST CARS FIT YOUR FANCY, THERE IS A HIDDEN GEM YOU OUGHT TO KNOW ABOUT.
WE TAKE YOU BEHIND THE SCENES OF THIS AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM.
♪ >> THIS ALL STARTED AS A KIND OF PASSION THAT I'VE HAD YEARS AGO FOR SPORTS RACING CARS.
♪ I WAS DRIVEN IN MY LIFE BY A WONDERFUL FATHER.
HE TAUGHT ME VERY EARLY IN THE GAME WHAT WAS IMPORTANT, WHY IS DESIGN SIGNIFICANT, WHAT'S THE MEANING OF THIS, BEFORE CARS WERE REALLY A HISTORIC OBJECT.
♪ WE WERE RIGHT AT THAT JUNCTURE WHERE MY FATHER TAUGHT ME THE BASICS AND THEN FOR A FEW BUCKS, YOU MAY GET SOMETHING OUT OF A BARN THAT ULTIMATELY BECAME SIGNIFICANT.
WHEN I WAS COLLECTING AND WHEN THESE WERE AFFORDABLE, I FIGURED, WELL, I MIGHT AS WELL COLLECT WINNERS.
THE SPIRIT OF COMPETITION IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR MESSAGE TO YOUNGSTERS.
THESE ARE CARS THAT ARE MEANT TO BE DRIVEN ON THE ROAD AND ALSO RACED.
IS A VERY EXCITING TYPE OF RACING -- IT'S A VERY EXCITING TYPE OF RACING, TWISTY, ATTORNEY RHODES -- TURNY ROADS.
AND IT INVOLVES THE SKILL OF THE DRIVER AND THE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE OF THE CAR.
WE HAVE THE THREE-ACRE TRACK.
ALL OF THESE CARS ARE DEMONSTRATED.
DRIVING THEM IS THE ULTIMATE PLEASURE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE A LITTLE WACKY LIKE I AM AND YOU PRETEND YOU ARE A GREAT DRIVER OF THE 1930'S.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU TAKE ON A DIFFERENT PERSONALITY FOR A WHILE.
CARS GET CRANKY IF YOU DON'T RUN THEM PERIODICALLY.
THE DEMONSTRATIONS ARE ALSO A WAY FOR US TO KEEP THE CARS IN SHAPE.
BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF MY WORK, IT WAS ALWAYS JUST WORK, WORK, WORK.
I STARTED TO REALIZE, WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS.
I HAD A FEW BUCKS, AND I WOULD BUY SOMETHING THAT I LIKED.
FINALLY, IT WAS IMPORTANT ENOUGH THAT PEOPLE WERE SAYING, WELL, THE WORLD SHOULD SEE THESE THINGS.
I'M NOT GOING TO SAY THIS STARTED AS AN ALTRUISTIC VENTURE.
IT STARTED AS A PASSION, BUT IT EVOLVED.
♪ WHAT I HOPE TO HAPPEN, THAT YOUNGSTERS WILL COME HERE TO GET THE IDEA, THESE THINGS EVOLVE.
KIDS ARE EXCITED.
THEY EVOLVED BECAUSE THEY COMPETED, THEY HAD TO WIN.
THEY WERE DRIVEN BY THE DESIRE TO DO BETTER.
I THINK THAT'S A MESSAGE THAT SOME YOUNG AMERICANS NEED.
♪ THESE CARS SHOULD STAY TOGETHER.
THEY HAVE TO STAY TOGETHER.
THEY ARE IRREPLACEABLE.
THIS IS ONE OF THREE.
THAT'S ONE OF 19.
THAT'S ONE OF FIVE.
THERE ARE VERY FEW OF THESE LEFT.
♪ I JUST HOPE THAT SOMEBODY WILL APPRECIATE WHAT THIS IS.
AUTOMOBILES SOMEDAY WILL MORPH FROM COLLECTOR THINGS INTO OBJECTS OF ART.
I HOPE THAT THAT WILL HAPPEN AS A RESULT OF A PLACE LIKE THIS.
♪ REGINA: THE MUSEUM IS OPEN TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
HERE IS THEIR WEBSITE AND PHONE NUMBER, FOR THE HOURS OF OPERATION.
A QUICK NOTE BEFORE WE LEAVE.
LAST WEEK, WE REFERRED TO THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS INCORRECTLY.
FOR THAT, WE APOLOGIZE.
THE OFFENDING PRODUCER HAS BEEN MADE TO SIT BY HIMSELF FOR AN HOUR.
SHIRLEY: WE ARE GOING TO SAY GOOD NIGHT.
REGINA: WE HOPE YOU JOIN US AGAIN NEXT WEEK.
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