NORTH WEST FILM FAIR FIASCO AT BLACKPOOL

I wasted several hours, half a tank of fuel and £6 entry fee and came away with nothing at the cine film fair at the Hilton hotel in Blackpool. As john found at the recent event in London other than Phil from Cleethorpe's stand there was little and he had concentrated on just super8. Talking of Superr8 film when I did get home I spent the rest f the day continuing to wade through my heaps of reels from this format which on the whole are masterpieces of amateur film making although usually very heavy on the scenic splendours which on the whole are the bits that least change however pleasant they may be. I'm letting my little Eumig projector have a rest now, I didn't use the big projector  the Sankyo as it was blowing expensive bulbs twice in an evening, this has bitten into my reserve stock so I'll need to order up a few more, the only thing it is essential for is Super8 with sound as the little job hasn't a sound facility but just plods through hour after hour of film with no hassle band easy to rewind.

The weather has been dry and the morning sunny but tomorrow bodes wet, Wednesday and Thursday are lining up as the best filming days but I have to watch the weather forecasts to get a general picture and decide if it's likely to be the exact opposite as was the case last Friday. I've also got loads more stills filed away and uploaded to the Smugmug still photo sales site. We got Friday and Saturday orders away yesterday, there are a few to go tomorrow but not a heap as yet, I thought it was getting busier at the end of last week but slipped back again now. Well with a zero shopping trolley load at least a few bob remains in my pocket after Blackpool, the only chap who had a few films of interest was so rude and wanted a fortune for them, easier sticking to my source in Cleethorpes and EBay. Some of the photos I've loaded up today on Smugmug included the Northampton visit last spring.