FS: Lawrence Ritter - The Glory of Their Times DVD! - SOLD

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Originally Posted by Mark17

While Doak didn't mention Bud Greenspan on his DVD presentation, he does clearly state on the back cover, in bold: "The Glory of Their Times (Based on the book by Lawrence Ritter)"

You barely address my real bone of contention with Doak's edition of the video: zero mention of the man who made it, the very famous sports documentarian Bud Greenspan, and one meager parenthetical reference to Ritter on the back of the package. That is hardly enough credit, in my opinion, given to these two legendary figures whose work Ewing has repackaged and sold as if it came out of nowhere. This DVD isn't "based on the book" at all, in fact, but is a brilliant and highly original production of Greenspan's that includes some of Larry's recordings. You went to great lengths to establish your history with and regard for Larry and "Glory," which I don't doubt for a minute, so I'll give you mine: I co-produced and edited, with Neal McCabe, the audio edition, published by Highbridge in 1998 and currently available for download wherever audio products are sold. I wouldn't be thrilled to think that, once our work moves into the legal realm of public domain, it would be issued without any mention of those who made it, as Doak has done to Greenspan on his DVD, and scant reference to the man who recorded the interviews in the first place. And I don't imagine Larry would be, either.