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Found this on alt.binaries.gdead.d:
> If this guy receives enough emails requesting the official DVD release > of Sunshine Daydream, it just might happen. If you have interest
in
> this, you might want to send a request in to:
>
>
> BrendanMorgan - 05:31pm Oct 30, 2003 PDT (#80804 of 80812)
>
> SUNSHINE DAYDREAM DVD
> OK folks -- This seems to be our best lead so far on convincing
the
> powers that be to release it. I mentioned a while back that
several
> friends of mine in LA attended a screening with Phil DeGuere, one of
the
> original Sunshine Daydream filmmakers (and, incidentally, the creator
of
> Simon & Simon and producer of the Twilight Zone tv series in the
1980's
> -- hence Jerry/Merl working on the theme music...) My friend
Steven
> wrote about it in the SF Herald and so the story continues. Steven
asked
> Phil the best way to release it, Phil pointed Steven to Sam Field,
the
> film's director, and Steven contacted Sam Field. Reprinted with
> permission, here is Steven's response to my query:
>
>
> BrendanMorgan - 05:33pm Oct 30, 2003 PDT (#80805 of 80812)
>
> Brendan:
> You'll note the thread of emails below. Here's the story--
> In January 2003, I screened 'Sunshine Daydream' with Phil DeGuere
(one
> of the original filmmakers) and some of his friends. I loved it, so
I
> wrote a piece about it for the SAN FRANCISCO HERALD. That article
was
> subsequently archived on the Herald site (www.sfherald.com, Columnists >
> Steve Capozzola > 'Time Traveling Back to 1972 - Unearthing
the
> Long-Buried Dead'). Since then, I've received a steady stream of
emails
> from people around the country saying, "I read your article on
Sunshine
> Daydream...How can I get the DVD?...When's it coming
out?...etc."
> Occasionally I forwarded these emails to Phil, saying "Hey, people
want
> to see this-- what's the deal?" Phil would usually write back that
Sam
> Field, one of the original filmmakers and the guy who put up the
money
> back in '72, was responsible for releasing it. A few months later
I
> wrote Phil again-- "Hey, I keep getting emails..what's the deal?"
Phil
> replied that he'd given up hope of Sam doing something-- that Sam
seemed
> to be dragging his feet, not making a sufficient effort.
> Recently, I received a bunch of emails in one week, all from
people
> who'd read the article. I sent a terse email to Phil saying, "This
is
> the last time I'm gonna pester you abut this..." Phil wrote back
with
> Sam's email address and said, "You tell this to Sam. See if you
can
> motivate him."
> So I wrote an email to Sam. Sam replied that he would be happy
to
> receive emails from interested fans, as it would provide leverage
with
> the Dead in convincing them to purchase/produce the full DVD
project.
> That's where things stand.
> I heartily encourage you to post the email address Sam provided
> ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and
have Dead fans deluge him with requests
> for the release of 'Sunshine Daydream' on DVD. In fact, I
happily
> suggest that you post this entire email I'm sending to you, so
that
> people will see exactly how convoluted this has become, and why
they
> must get involved. Let's hold Sam to his word. Thirty one years is
too
> long to wait for one concert movie.
> Thanks,
> steven
>
>
> BrendanMorgan - 05:34pm Oct 30, 2003 PDT (#80806 of 80812)
>
> SUNSHINE DAYDREAM DVD
> So let's go folks!! Send Sam a million emails and hopefully this
will
> see the light of day.
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