Paper Bag dvd's

We have gone to the videotape (tip of the hat to Warner Wolf) since Bag #6 in 1983. From a few of the early years we have tape from 3 or 4 different camera angles. I also have tapes of "the Paper Bag as Seen by Bill Mason." There is some hysterical footage from the "Tell Your Story Here Booth." Most Bags are 6 hours long, 3 vhs tapes. In all there are over 200 hours of live video from the Paper Bag. It is all different, but it is all the same. The quality improves as time goes on.

In the beginning, it was Bill Stephens, former owner of Chelsea's in Huntington, who was our director. For two bags, we were the beneficiary of "no-charge rentals" of complete video rigs (cameras, effects generators, switches, monitors, cables, the works) from Sam Ash. My brother Phil took over the console for these bags. Beginning with Bag #11 at the Salty Dog the videotaping was done by George Walden and Rainbow Video who kept at it for 11 years. Finally, good old George came up to me and told me he was tired and couldn't take it anymore and he was moving to Pennsylvania. During Bag #22 we had our only video disaster. Un-named Company (name omitted to protect the incompetent) failed to insure that the audio signal was clean. The audio is on the recording has overload distortion. Then… look … up in the sky … is it a bird?  … is it a plane?  … it's EKO Productions!  Yes, Ralph and Ralph and Steve have recorded the bag ever since. It tuns out that Ralph and Ralph had worked for Rainbow and Un-named Idiot and have now been taping the Bag for over 20 years. They were rewarded with MVP Awards at Bag #29.

You must realize that taping a Paper Bag is nuts. 6 hour show, no break, live show, can't really hear the intercom to communicate, do all post production work on the fly, no chance for error (see Un-named Idiot above). Every year the dvd I get from EKO is more and more impressive.

Finally, de eye in de sky don't lie. It's live entertainment. Sometimes we sing out of tune (or in the wrong key), ocassionally we crash and burn, I pitch a hissy fit here and there … it's all on there - along with the songs where we kick butt and are without a doubt the coolest rock band there ever was.

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Item Price
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Paper Bag #35 - The Money Bag - Mulcahy's - 2012
3 dvd set
pbdvd35   not available yet!
Paper Bag #34 - The News-Paper Bag - a tribute to EdLowe - Mulcahy's - 2011
3 dvd set
pbdvd34 $20
Paper Bag #33 - Bags Fly Free! Traveling Songs - Mulcahy's - 2010
3 dvd set
pbdvd33 $20
Paper Bag #32 - Bagstock - Mulcahy's - 2009
3 dvd set
pbdvd32 $20
Paper Bag #31 - The Sleeping Bag - Mulcahy's - 2008
3 dvd set
pbdvd31 $20
Paper Bag #30 - The Dirt Bag - Mulcahy's - 2007
3 dvd set
pbdvd30 $20
Paper Bag #29 - The Doctor Bag - Mulcahy's - 2006
3 dvd set
pbdvd29 $20
Paper Bag #28 - The Grab Bag - Mulcahy's - 2005
3 dvd set
pbdvd28 $20
Paper Bag #27 - The School Bag - Mulcahy's - 2004
3 dvd set
pbdvd27 $20
Paper Bag #26 - Mr. Rogers meets Ozzy - Mulcahy's - 2003
3 dvd set
pbdvd26 $20
Paper Bag #25 - Abbey Rd side 2 - Mulcahy's - 2002
3 dvd set
pbdvd25 $20
Paper Bag #24 - The Bag from Space - Mulcahy's - 2001
3 dvd set
pbdvd24 $20
Paper Bag #23 - The Doggy Bag - Mulcahy's - 2000
3 dvd set
pbdvd23 $20
Paper Bag #22 - The Love Bag - Mulcahy's - 1999
3 dvd set  ~ this is the year that the audio is distorted.
If you really need this year, email me, we"ll talk.
pbdvd22 $20
Paper Bag #21 - The Brown Bag - Mulcahy's - 1998
3 dvd set
pbdvd21 $20
Paper Bag #20 - The 20th Baggiversary - Mulcahy's - 1997
3 dvd set
pbdvd20 $20
Paper Bag #19 - The Beatles vs the Stones - Mulcahy's - 1996
3 dvd set
pbdvd19 $20
Paper Bag #18 - The Who Bag - Mulcahy's - 1995
3 dvd set
pbdvd18 $20
Paper Bag #17 - Sgt Pepper, the album - Paradise - 1994
3 dvd set
includes "the Bag as Seen by Bill Mason" - set up & rehearsal footage
pbdvd17 $20
Paper Bag #16 - Elvis in Paradise - Paradise - 1993
3 dvd set
pbdvd16 $20
Paper Bag #15 - Songs with Midnight in the Title - Spit - 1992
3 dvd set
pbdvd15   MISSING!
email me if you have the tapes
Paper Bag #14 - The Mystery Bag - Spit - 1991
3 dvd set
pbdvd14 $20
Paper Bag #13 - Black & White - Sundance - 1990
3 dvd set
pbdvd13 $20
Paper Bag #12 - Famous Guitar Solos - Sundance - 1989
3 dvd set
pbdvd12 $20
Paper Bag #11 - Sly & the Family Stone - Salty Dog- 1988
3 dvd set
pbdvd11 $20
Paper Bag #10 - the Dream Season - Rumrunners - 1987
3 dvd set
pbdvd10 $20
Paper Bag #9 - Guido's Black Eye - Rumrunners - 1986
3 dvd set
pbdvd09 $20
Paper Bag #8 - the Paper Bag Clubdate Band - Rumrunners - 1985
3 dvd set
pbdvd08 $20
Paper Bag #7 - Paper Bag Marching Band - 1984
3 dvd set
pbdvd07 $20
Paper Bag #6 - First Videotape - Rumrunners - 1983
3 dvd set
pbdvd06 $20
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