new mexico Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wexler Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 Thank you, thank you, thank you... watching both of these videos, made my day... an amazing tribute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikewest Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 Wonderful! I had the most amazing experience in 1963 to be be the public address sound mixer for the Clay versus Copper fight at Wembley Stadium in London. We installed a line column speakers above each corner of the ring and dug a line into the turf in order to connect to the stadium PA system My mixer and power amps were under the ring so I sat at nose level to the ring for the fight. The afternoon before the fight US and UK TV channels asked me for feeds so I guess I invented D/I boxes from my high impedance valve gear to feed low impedance balanced mike level feeds. I controlled simply a mike for the bell and another for the handheld announcer in the ring. The pre-fight was electrifying as the boxers, spotlighted, entered the stadium! Poor Henry had very damaged eyebrows so towards the end of the fight I could see blood pumping out of them as Cassius danced around him. The event still remains in my mind as a remarkable event in my career God or Allah bless you Muhammad, you were a champion and an inspiration! mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze Frias Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 Wow. What an amazing tribute. Truly touched my heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Feeley Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 Ya, that is unexpectedly fantastic. Funny, touching, personal. I felt bad for Bryant Gumbel who had to follow Crystal... BTW- his opening "we're at the half-way point" line came after the memorial had already run for something near three hours... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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