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Posted by W.B. on Sat Oct 27 12:47:38 2007, in response to Re: Remember TV Test Patterns?, posted by Olog-hai on Sat Oct 27 05:05:46 2007. Since the 1980's there were still some TV stations in the U.S. playing what is referred to by such buffs as the "SSB." They have, however, dwindled in number (obviously). As to favorites, there are those who prefer one or more of the above (just a partial list, mostly from after the late 1960's in origin):- The U.S. Army Band "SSB", with shots of Washington landmarks and various members of the Army Band at different points - Speaking of which, at least two different "home-made" variations with that exact same Army "SSB" recording exist: (a) seen on at least two North Dakota TV stations, with different branches of the military in action being shown, and (b) from WPIX in New York, a single solitary shot of a flag flying in the breeze; similar in production, camera angle (and even the sky outside) to a color film made in the 1940's (and seen on YouTube), only the earlier film had a 48-star flag while this one had 50 stars - for the record, it appears the WPIX-produced "SSB" film would be my personal favorite - One or more "SSB" films produced by the Air Force, including: (a) the 'Moog "SSB"', so-named because it was performed on a Moog synthesizer; (b) the 'Split Screen "SSB"', so-named due to there being a flag in the center of the screen and shots of the planes flying on the top and bottom halves of the screen; and (c) the 'Aim High America "SSB"', with a male choir that starts around the key of C and ends up near the key of B (they gradually went down in pitch as the anthem went on) - The U.S. Navy "SSB" from the late 1960's, which started off with a shot of a drummer as the camera zoomed to his drum; with shots of various Navy ships and a montage of different uniformed members zooming towards the camera over a shot of a flag - Another Navy "SSB", c.1980's, verified as having been aired as of 1986 on KCOP (Ch. 13) in Los Angeles, CA - The 'Flag Evolution "SSB"', a three-and-a-half minute film made in 1971, with pics from the early moments of this country up to the 1969 moon landing; some TV stations still run this one today - The 'American Revolution "SSB"', which showed paintings of scenes from the Revolutionary War, as well as portraits of the Founding Fathers - At least two other films, almost identical and apparently produced by the Navy, starting off with a guitar rendition and ending with a full military band; the only differences being which uniformed member came home after traveling on a Greyhound bus (one looked like a sailor, the other like a superior officer) - The 'Sierra Club "SSB"', c.1973, as seen mostly on Field Communications TV stations (and a few non-Field ones); lots of shots of mountains and streams - The 'CBS "SSB"', so-named because apparently only CBS O&O's ran it prior to sign-off (if other stations aired it, I'm open to hearing about it); featured shots of various Washington, DC landmarks, opening with transition shots of the U.S. Capitol (at a faraway angle) from night to early morning, and ending with a shot of the Iwo Jima soldiers' statue at sunset - A film from the Marine Corps, c.1959, with the flag being lowered as the anthem is playing; I say "c.1959" because the flag had the short-lived 49-star layout - and yes, it's in "living color" - A film from the Army National Guard, with the "SSB" performed on piano and shots of helicopters - The 'Mormons "SSB"', produced by the LDS, with various stills ranging from the Revolutionary War to more recent times (ending with a pic of the face of Lady Liberty), all set to a 1970's recording of the anthem by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir - A more recent video, with shots of people with their hands to their hearts as well as shots of the flag; set to Sandi Patti's recording of the "SSB" And that's not counting the various "homemade" anthem films/videos produced by some local TV stations (including a c.1976 film of a recreation of a Revolutionary War battle as aired for years by WVIT [Ch. 30] in Hartford, CT). |
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