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POV DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THREATENING SKY. CLOUDY SKY. FOOTAGE SHOT IN FLORIDA. MUCH OF THIS FOOTAGE COULD BE FAKED FOR THE THE L.I.E. PINE BARRENS LONG ISLAND. TOM PETTY "THE WAITING" PLAYS ON THE CAR RADIO.

POV DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. GOOD READING SHOTS FOR ROAD TRIP. DRIVING DOWN TO FLORIDA. SOME RAIN ON WINDSHIELD.

CAMERA MOVES TO SHOW SHOT OF THE GAINESVILLE HILTON HOTEL SIGN.

YOUNG MAN WEARING "BILLBOARD" (MUSIC) TEE SHIRT T-SHIRT AT PODIUM TALKS ABOUT RAISING MONEY FOR THE RONALD McDONALD HOUSE.

TOM PETTY ASKED QUESTIONS AT PRESS CONFERENCE. MENTIONS GAINESVILLE FLORIDA CLUB OWNER JAMES "DUB" THOMAS. SAYS DUB GAVE THEM A PLACE TO PLAY WHEN NO ONE ELSE WOULD. JOKES ABOUT HOW THEY WERE PAID $20 A PIECE. VERY COMPLIMENTARY. TALKS ABOUT HOW IT'S HARD TO HIT ALL THE CLUBS HE'D LIKE TO PLAY. LOUSY PAN OF THE REST OF THE BAND AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE. HOST NOTES THIS WAS THE ONLY PRESS TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS MADE. AUDIENCE APPLAUDS.

PREPERATION FOR INTERVIEW. LIGHTS COME UP. INTERVIEWER CORY JAMES CHECKS MICROPHONE: "CHECK ONE TWO ONE TWO." CORY WEARS "INSTANT REPLAY" TEE SHIRT.

EXT BACK OF TOUR BUS READS "PARADISE".

ROB WHELEN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AND PROGRAM DIRECTOR INTERVIEWED. ROB MAKES JOKES ABOUT HIS JOB. SAYS HE'S THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND MAYOR OF GAINESVILLE BEACH.

ROB JOKES ABOUT PENTHOUSE MAGAZINE ETC WHILE STANDING IN THE STUDIO. REEL TO REEL DECK IN THE BACKGROUND. DJ ASKS IF THEY WANT TO HEAR ANY MUSIC. VERY 80S DJ NAMED RICH, WITH FLOWERED SHIRT. BUSHY HAIR AND MUSTACHE. CLICHE 80S DJ. ROB AND DJ TALKS ABOUT THE BIZ WHILE ON THE JOB SPINNING RECORDS. TALKS ABOUT HOW GRATEFUL DEAD FANS NEVER CALL THEMSELVES TO MAKE REQUESTS. THEY ALWAYS GET SOMEONE ELSE TO CALL IT IN. ROB HANDS THE DJ A JOINT. MARIJUANA. POT. SPLIFF. RECORD SPINS ON TURNTABLE. ROB TALKS ON THE PHONE. ROB MAKES LAME JOKES ABOUT GRATEFUL DEAD AND STEVIE NICKS. ROB TALKS ABOUT WHAT HE DOES AT THE STATION. ROB TALKS ON THE PHONE. SEXIST COMMENTS. RECORDS SPIN. DJ HOLDS UP COPY OF GRATEFUL DEAD ALBUM "WORKING MAN'S DEAD". POSTER ON THE WALL FOR TODD RUNDGREN "HEALING" ALBUM. DJ AT WORK. TALKS TO CAMERA MAN.

DJ AT WORK. HANDLES LP RECORD ETC. RECORD SPINS ON TURNTABLE. PICKS OUT RECORD FROM RECORD SHELVES. PULLS OUT SQUEEZE 1981 RECORD "EAST SIDE STORY" AND PUTS IT ON THE TURNTABLE. GOES BACK TO SHELVES SEEKS NEW RECORD. BLURRY SHOTS OF RECORD STUDIO EQUIPMENT.

SHOTS OF EARLY 80S COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT. INCLUDES AN "APPLE II" COMPUTER WITH A ZENITH MONITOR, APPLE II FLOPPY DISC DRIVE. AND "IBM 2361" LARGE CAPACITY STORAGE UNITS. INCLUDES CODE WRITING COMPUTER LARGE PRINTER WITH KEYBOARD ATTACHED. VINTAGE COMPUTERS COMPUTING. SLEEVE FOR VERBATIM MINIDISK.

TALKS ABOUT THE FUN HE'S HAVING. JOKES ABOUT HOW HE IS GOING TO GO OUTSIDE AND DO SOME DRUGS AND TELLS THE KIDS AT HOME TO GO INTO THEIR PARENTS ROOM AND GET THEIR DRUGS. DRUG HUMOR. ALMOST A NOD TO SOUPY SALES'S SCHTICK.

JEFFERSON STARSHIP LEAD SINGER MICKEY THOMAS AND LEAD GUITARIST CRAIG CHAQUICO PRE INTERVIEW. MICKEY WEARS A TEE SHIRT WITH "CARIBBEAN CLUB KEY LARGO FLORIDA" WRITTEN ON IT. CRAIG SITS WITH A FRISBEE. JOKES THAT HE AND MICKEY STOLE MONEY FROM THE BAND AND ESCAPED HERE TO FLORIDA. MICKEY ADDS "WE RIPPED BILL THOMPSON OFF." BILL THOMPSON WAS JEFFERSON STARSHIP'S MANAGER. JOKES ABOUT JUST MAKING MUSIC ON THE BEACH. NO MORE RECORDS. THEY JOKE ABOUT COCAINE.

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TALKS ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE BAND. 7 PEOPLE ON STAGE. SAYS THEY BUMP INTO EACH OTHER. SAYS THEY ENJOY SHARING THE SPACE.

CRAIG TELLS HOW HE CAME OUT FOR AN ENCORE AND FELL FACE FIRST ON THE STAGE. SAYS HE WISHES HE HAD A MIC SO HE COULD THEN SAY "LIVE FROM NEW YORK..." MICKEY CHIMES IN "THE CHEVY CHASE ROUTINE".

TALK ABOUT HOW THE AUDIENCES INCLUDE OLDER FANS WHO WERE FANS OF JEFFERSON AIRPLANE. MICKEY SAYS PEOPLE USED TO ASK IF PEOPLE CAN ROCK AFTER 30. NOW IT'S 40 AND EVENTUALLY IT'LL BE 50 OR 60. WHY NOT CONTINUE TO MAKE RECORDS. NO REASON TO STOP. TALK ABOUT THE AGE OF THE AUDIENCES. YOUNGER SIT UP FRONT. OLDER FURTHER BACK.

TALK ABOUT JOHN CIPOLLINA OF QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE.

TALK ABOUT MUSIC VIDEOS. UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S BECOME HIRE A VIDEO PRODUCER. NOT A LOT OF IMPUT. SAYS THEY HAVEN'T DONE A LOT OF VIDEOS. THEY HOPE MORE VIDEOS WILL MADE FOR THEM IN THE FUTURE. SAYS YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPEND A TON OF MONEY TO MAKE A GOOD VIDEO. MENTIONS ERNIE FOSSELIUS (LATER KNOWN FOR THE STAR WARS PARODY HARDWARE WARS). CRAIG MISTAKENLY CITES KIM CARNES "ALL IN THE LUCK OF THE DRAW " AS HIS FAVORITE VIDEO. REALLY REFERRING TO "DRAW THE CARDS". MICKEY MENTIONS DEVO MAKING INTERESTING VIDEOS.

TALKS ABOUT EUROPE CONCERTS BEING MORE VIOLENT AND SOUTH AMERICA LOVING ROCK AND ROLL. MENTIONS THE ROCK BAND QUEEN WAS SUCCESSFUL BUT THEY HAD TROUBLE GETTING THE MONEY OUT OF THERE. "IT'S A VERY REVOLUTIONARY ORIENTED SCENE DOWN THERE."

TALK ABOUT HOW THE ALBUMS ARE MADE.

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