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This video of Fort Macon is laced with black and white images from the past depicting scenes of normal historic activities. The video is set to the music of Jay Conner, " I Must Be Dreaming".
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This video of Fort Macon is laced with black and white images from the past depicting scenes of normal historic activities. The video is set to the music of Jay Conner, " I Must Be Dreaming".

  • Jimmy Buffett interview and concert footage that aired on CNN in 1981. This piece was shot in Greenville NC during Buffett's "Coconut Telegraph" tour.
  • Hang Gliding in Torrey Pines California and Kitty Hawk North Carolina from the "Stone's Throw" series by Ben Stone and Doug Gilchrist.
  • On April 21st, 1862 the union forces captured Fort Macon. One hundred and fifty years later on April 21st, 2012 a re-enactment was staged at Fort Macon. This video is of that re-enactment.
  • Some inciteful personal comments made by Leon Russell during his concert in Morehead City on April 25th, 2012.
  • Claud Roberson Wheatly Jr.
  • I had an Austin Healey like the one shone here back in the early 70s. The top leaked when it rained but it was sure fun to drive. Maybe you'll see a car you used to own or want in this video of autos from a vintage auto auction in Raleigh.
  • This video of Fort Macon is laced with black and white images from the past depicting scenes of normal historic activities. The video is set to the music of Jay Conner, " I Must Be Dreaming".
  • Before getting into video Doug Gilchrist had received a BFA from UNC and a MFA from Claremont Graduate School in California. His paintings had won him awards in Norfolk, Va, Raleigh and Charlotte NC, Atlanta Ga, Chattanooga Tenn and Riverside, Los Angeles and San Diego Ca.This video is a slide show of paintings and computer graphics done by Doug Gilchrist between 1968 and 1992. The music is "Suspended In Time" by Jay Conner.
  • By 1981, an engineer from Dearborn Michigan had morphed into a full fledged privateer with Beaufort North Carolina as his home port. This story by Ben Stone with my video from that year is about how that happened. Captain Horatio Sinbad is his name now and he is STILL up to his old tricks.
  • This is the first segment of the 1981 Beach Music Program that was broadcast regionally. This segment features a shag contest at Mint Jullips in Wilmington, interviews with Bobby Tomlinson and Jackie Gore of the Embers and some of the activity at the 1981 Emerald Isle Beach Music festival.
  • The Embers from the 1981 Beach Music Festival in Emerald Isle. This segment was part 2 of a half hour Beach Music program that aired on a local broadcast stations. It features interviews with Bobby Tomlinson and Jackie Gore about the Embers and Beach Music plus a medley of songs from the Embers' repertoire.
  • Remember the Embers back in the early 80s. Playing at the Pavilion and the Emerald Isle Beach Music Festival. Well this video segment has them playing in both places doing their classic "Beach Music Medley". This clip is segment 3 of a Beach Music program that aired in 1982 but was shot and produced in 1981.
  • This is the last segment of the 1981 Beach music Program and features Chairmen of the Board,General Johnson and Danny Woods singing "Higher and Higher". It was filmed on location at the 1981 Beach Music Festival in Emerald Isle, NC.
  • This a piece from the Stone's Throw series produced by Ben Stone and Doug Gilchrist in the early 1980s is about Beach Music. It was all shot at the 1981 Emerald Isle Beach Music Festival and includes interviews with Bill Pinkney of the Drifters and Danny Woods of Chairmen of the Board. The Embers sing "I Love Beach Music" the Drifters "Stand by Me" and Chairmen of the Board "Higher and Higher".
  • This is all about the "Shag". This piece, from the Beach Music Program I produced for broadcast in 1981, has footage from the Beach Music Festival and a shag contest in Wilmington. Can you do the "Shag"?
  • This is a trip to Grandfather Mountain. I didn't make the treck up to the summit but if you are into hiking, there are trails for you to do so. I did cross the mile high foot bridge and make my way up to the rock outcropping where the view is 270 degrees around the Grandfather Mountain summit. It makes for a great visit but be sure to take your camera or smart phone.
  • This is a drive from the Alpine Village Inn in Blowing Rock, up on the Blue Ridge Parkway with several stops along the way. The most scenic stop was the Moses H. Cone Manor house with its' beautiful vistas, horseback riding and relaxing places to sit down and take it all in. There are convenient parking areas along the Parkway to stop and enjoy the scenery.
  • Ken Hamilton was a dear friend of mine. He was a talented and creative genius. His favorite activity was sky diving. He loved to sky dive into popular events like the "Sandbar Party" that was an anual event on the sandbars at the southern foot of the Atlantic Beach bridge. In 1981 he talked me into going to West Virginia to videotape he and and a friend sky diving onto the New River Gorge Bridge, repacking their chutes and jumping off the bridge. This piece from the Stones Throw series is an interview with Ken Hamilton and the footage from West Virginia.
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