b'Dear Readers, In the summer of 2001, I was a contestant on a game show called VH1s Name That Video. Iadvanced to the final round, where the big challenge was to watch music videos and identify each videosartist and song as they flashed upon the screen.Naming ten videos in sixty seconds meant Id wina Toyota 4x4 with a Pioneerstereo and Rolling Stone Magazines 100 greatest albumsof all time in compact disc form. I won, with nine seconds to spare. Its just one of the moments in my long standing relationship with the music video genre if relationship is a euphemism for hoarding niche music, movie and television memorabilia toMUSIC VIDEO TIME MACHINE the extent that I own more Beta tapes than a non- A magazine for people who like this stuffBetamax owner should. My younger brother and I were teenagers in the Managing Editor/Publisher: Stephen W. Pitalo1980s, which is to say, we grew up on MTV (with creditGraphic design work by Jayden Designsalso going to USA Night Flight, WTBSs Video Tracks, HBOs Video Jukebox, and NBCs Friday Night Videos).I sat glued to my seat like the rest of America when The Making of Michael Jacksons Thriller aired, butbeing behind the scenes of filmmaking sparked evenmore synapses for me. Over the years, Ive been luckyenough to produce and direct some music videos, seeHONOR ROLL HALL OF FAMEthe greatest artists of pop and rock showmanship in concert, talk with bands and directors about theirYvonne Keifer Dr. Hunter S. Thompsonexperiences creating iconic music videos, and create Sister Mary DelaneyAugust Wilsoncontent that pays tribute to this special moment in both Sister Rose Fennessy David Bowiemusic and filmmaking: The Golden Age of Music VideoSister Eileen Lowney Prince(1976-1994, give or take a year). Connie Carpenter D.A. PennebakerIm very lucky in that I found that thing I neverRon Chester Adolfo Shabba-Doo Quinonesget tired of deep diving into whether thatsDonn Mitchellinterviewing Air Supply at a Jamaican festival,Dr. Janey Mattinadragging Phil Collen of Def Leppard into a theaterBill Schlicherto say hi to director Nigel Dick, or arguing that theBill Snydermusic video for Ian Hunters All of the Good OnesSteve Wallerare Taken is a masterpiece. To that end, I hope youDr. W. Christopher Patton IN OUR HEARTSenjoy this premier issue of MUSIC VIDEO TIMELisa Szmurlo April SmithMACHINE magazine. Its been a long road to get here,Suzy Hays Bob Fennellbut thanks go out to a host of emotional boosters:Neil White Ruth RosenbergHudson, Paul, Michelle, Felix, Gerald, Tam, Jenni andKaren Slade Bryant Taylor FountainAndy; the Krewe & the Biloxi High School Class ofAli Bass Aldrich Michael Mixon1986; the 80s/90s residents, crashers and layaboutsChris Boneau P.J. Nolanof 23 Dalrymple and the Manship School at LSU;Adrian Bryan-BrownBrian Surianall the good folks who have booked me for talks,Jackie Green Rusty Catopresentations and celebrations of this golden age; andSusanne Tighelast but certainly not least, the artists and directorsAmy Jacobswho took the time to talk to me when I still wasntRick Elicesure where this would go. Roy LathamOh, and I sold the Toyota 4x4 right back to the dealership, which allowed me to pay off my student loans in full. Hey, if Im the only person in history who showed that watching music videos all the time can pay off, then Im glad its me.Stay tuned, All content copyright Packrat Planet LLC 2021, all rights reserved. No part of this publications may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or resold without prior consent of Packrat Stephen Pitalo Planet LLC. Some content has been republished through expressed written permission of Access Managing Editor Intelligence. All inquiries should be submitted to [email protected] Video Time Machine is a registered trademark2MVTMISSUE #1'