I was raised in many motel rooms from pretty much the age of 3 until I was 10. This was back in the mid 70s when motels were just about everywhere. My mother was single, a hippie on drugs whose boyfriend doubled as her pimp. We wound up down in Key Largo where I befriended a boy who lived on the beach with his parents. After a few days of going over there to hang out, he asked if I could spend the night. This required talking to my ‘parents’ but I knew it was not possible to do. So after that I avoided going there and I guess they wondered what happened and where I went. It was around a week later when on the news they saw a story about a man & lady who were arrested for shoplifting but then they discovered drugs as well plus having a kid with them. That kid was me. Off goes my mom to prison as well as her dumb ass boyfriend and I am now a ward of the state in a boys home up in Miami. The family come finds me and makes arrangements to foster me then later adopt. My father passed away in 2017 and my mother is now 83 years. My brother and I are best friends to this day.
@colinjohnson4747
10 ай бұрын
Woah. I knew a family just like this in Daytona Beach. I skateboarded with the son. I went by the motel a few times, it was obvious something was going on but all of my friends and families situations were weird as well. He disappeared. I’m assuming they just had to move on. My friends and I really liked him, incredibly creative skateboarder. Did stuff I’ve never seen anyone else do. Dunno where that creativity came from. Wish he had been around longer. It’s funny, it’s like we just found the kid outside one day and hung out until he disappeared
@everydaystuffandthingsguy4554
10 ай бұрын
Cool story. God moves in mysterious ways. God bless you and your family.
@GenX1969
10 ай бұрын
What a bitter sweet story 😢❤
@micosstar
10 ай бұрын
@@GenX1969life be like that at times
@GenX1969
10 ай бұрын
Ok a new comment circled me back and I read this again and now I’m wondering what happened to your bio mom? Shoplifting and drug possession doesn’t carry a life sentence. I wonder if she was offered help? The 70s isn’t known exactly for its stellar mental health care and human trafficking was just “hookers”on dope. Did she even have a chance?
@maha77
Ай бұрын
in 1985 I ran away from home age 17, drove almost 3000 miles across the country from the north east to California. Stayed in Motels across the country. It was a different world back then, the world seemed bigger, with no cell phones, no internet, just a big open road and mystery ahead. You'd get in your car and go, and just disappear on the horizon, thats how I felt as I left my old life behind me. I am still here, going on 40 years later, enjoying life now as a middle-aged man in Santa Monica/Los Angeles
@yunngmarrkuz88
Ай бұрын
What a life! My uncle did the same, ran away from Atlanta to Texas at 17 too.
@Americanflagg
Ай бұрын
An adventurer
@docbukoa
Ай бұрын
did you ever had any regrets and did you ever see your name on news as missing persons
@yeebby1
Ай бұрын
Yours wouldn’t start with a B would it?
@cjbotts
Ай бұрын
How did you afford gas food and hotel money at 17?
@Kenshiroit
Жыл бұрын
I love these old documentaries, itslike a glimse in a now gone forever world.
@_HimToo
Жыл бұрын
That's exactly what it is
@TrueGrandImperial
Жыл бұрын
you still live in the wake of this world. nothing is as long ago as it seems.
@josephtussey9305
Жыл бұрын
Well ,This is as close to a time -machine as us in the masses have for now , but there're a couple things that are out there , Tec ,I suppose that if they had it then it could be as if you were there and if you where there then you would have the best photographic memory ,or that will be another one of those things in which words have to be invented for it .
@BobbyGeneric145
Жыл бұрын
Theres still tons of motels out there
@johndong7524
Жыл бұрын
Idiotic statement from a sad attention seeker. Motels and cops are still here. What's gone forever are the remnants of your brain cells.
@HenryHD88
Жыл бұрын
This is why i watch KZitem for documentary gems like this .
@psycictree27
Жыл бұрын
me too
@DevRSVR
Жыл бұрын
Im from ireland and this is absolutely fascinating to me. There is tons of rubbish on YT and then you come across cultural time capsule like this. Worth the trawling.
@HenryHD88
Жыл бұрын
@@DevRSVR Hello from Texas partner ! Yes I love watching this old documentaries on a Sunday afternoon while I'm eating fried chicken. I wonder what the Irish eat for comfort food?
@DevRSVR
Жыл бұрын
@@HenryHD88 pretty much anything my friend. Me personally I love a good curry! Hope all is well in Texas? Have always wanted to visit that part of America.
@HenryHD88
Жыл бұрын
@@DevRSVRwhen I saw braveheart the movie with Mel Gibson who my wife things he is the best looking. Well anyways about the movie , I always wanted to visit Ireland. It looks very mystical , majestic... I know the movie is great , but it does not do it justice. You are lucky my friend !
@hotfudgecake
Жыл бұрын
An hour and a half long video about motels ?? Me alone in a dark room at 4am :"OH HELL YEAH"
@beachthor1
Жыл бұрын
I know, I’m engrossed
@larsonfamilyhouse
Жыл бұрын
I literally CANNOT WAIT to watch this! Lol
@LauraVee63
Ай бұрын
It's 3:00 a.m. for me in a dark room......Hell yeah! Peace and love!
@peaveystacks4649
Ай бұрын
its 12:30am and i can't sleep... just cracked a beer and am going to watch this. it's the simple things in life
@freddieevans7876
Ай бұрын
Mee too
@teledoink
Жыл бұрын
My grandpa died in a motel room. He had a stroke while listening to the Cuban missile crisis on the radio. He was on his way to start a chicken farm in Washington State. The motel owners were so impressed with how loyal his dog was, refusing to leave his side, that they adopted the dog.
@YTPGOD
Жыл бұрын
Wow, that was life indeed
@lenhudson8194
Жыл бұрын
I'm guessing the dog eventually left.
@teledoink
Жыл бұрын
@@lenhudson8194 captain of the obvious much?
@lenhudson8194
Жыл бұрын
@@teledoink well then, it didn't refuse shit.
@teledoink
Жыл бұрын
@@lenhudson8194 you have bigger problems than I am qualified to help with. Bye bye
@kddicks5115
10 ай бұрын
When I was young, in the late 70s, early 80s my grandparents ran a motel in West Hollywood. My grandpa would walk to the bakery down the street at 5:30am to get the donuts for the hotel “breakfast”. Every morning, coffee and donuts for the guests. There was a swimming pool and it was awesome spending summers meeting guests from all over. Back then, there were racks with brochures for Disneyland, Magic Mountain and almost ANYTHING in Southern California. Miss those times❤❤
@danozism
2 ай бұрын
Where in West Hollywood was the motel? Do you remember what it was called?
@Pdr-hh9db
Ай бұрын
Around 1974-76 I lived in West Hollywood as a child in apartments. I remember Ready-Go Pizza, Flippers, and shopping at the 1970s style Vons. Oh yeah, the pony ride lot was on Beverly Blvd across Rexall Drug store. I was like 3-4 yrs old.
@danozism
Ай бұрын
@@Pdr-hh9db I guess that's a bit before my time, but in the 90's I was living in Burbank and took the 101 south to Sunset every day, when I was working at a recording studio there, so got to know West Hollywood pretty well. I live in Australia now, but miss the craziness of LA sometimes.
@thehapagirl92
27 күн бұрын
@@danozismYou’re not missing out. It’s still terrible here in SoCal. I’m not old like you though. I’m 32 and was a kid in rhe 90’s
@danozism
26 күн бұрын
@@thehapagirl92 Ha, is 46 'old' now?
@vinny4411
9 ай бұрын
I lived in hotels from 1981 - 2003 traveling with a magazine sale crew . Best time of my life. 1 week in each city. 52 cites a year. For 22 years. I still have the business cards of each motel we stayed at. I could write a book…what an experience
@jdanielle5670
8 ай бұрын
that's definitely a book! sounds amazing.
@energyasylum997
6 ай бұрын
Wow!! Cool story!! Coolest job!! Thnx for sharing that.
@bridboland8839
6 ай бұрын
Write the book - the memories will come back
@putitback4789
2 ай бұрын
That’s a movie with the Shila la buff dude
@vanishingpoint5248
2 ай бұрын
Oh man bet you have some stories… I lived in seedy motels for about a year on a traveling bridge construction crew, it was…uh…enlightening!
@user-vc8rm4zx1x
Жыл бұрын
Life has gotten so uptight
@honeydate
Ай бұрын
Life has gone to sht now
@jumpingship3001
Жыл бұрын
Ive been working at a hotel for 17 years as a maintenance man. Ive seen it all. Some of the most beautiful experiences ive had have been making friendships with the guests and coworkers. The housekeepers are some of the hardest working people, please tip them. One housekeeper counted her tips like this "Bread, eggs,milk. Very touching.
@cliftonbowers6376
Жыл бұрын
I was 12...😮
@cliftonbowers6376
Жыл бұрын
By 89 I'd been working in the hotel business for 16 years almost 17..😮
@Jcaeser187
Жыл бұрын
I prank call motels
@jeffmclean9411
Жыл бұрын
Who cares
@shakur481
Жыл бұрын
My mother cleaned at the Westin Hotel for years, so I know housekeepers are not paid well. I always leave a few dollars for housekeeping, and I never trash my room.
@mdshonkkc
Жыл бұрын
All of the Motels featured still exist in 2023. Very interesting documentary.
@michaelcorcoran8768
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I found that fascinating. Although I guess the first one has changed its name now to like the mystic inn. I'm not surprised the one year the state prison in Arizona still around but I was a little surprised to still has the same name.
@tomsmith4907
Жыл бұрын
my fam and I ran a 29 dollar a night motel outside pittsburgh for 20 years ....we lived on site....met a lot of good and a lot of bad ppl...I always had rooms for parties as a teenager growing up LOL I had a blast meeting ppl from all around the country and the world from all walks of life..... as a kid growing up in the motel scene you have to have good stranger danger radar when you rent 20-50 rooms a night your bound 2 get some creepers!... however some of the cool monthlys were almost like a dysfunctional family LOL i could write a book....
@warrenkemmer1307
Жыл бұрын
That sounds awesome
@robertd4100
Жыл бұрын
Tell the craziest story you've experienced.
@crissysnader7725
Жыл бұрын
You should!
@mindsigh4
Жыл бұрын
u go out to ur truck & pick thru the ashtray, smoke the long ones & bring the rest back to tear apart & roll in a page torn from the Gideon bible ...
@ronfroehlich4697
Жыл бұрын
Please tell me it was the Oak Leaf Motel or the Avalon Motel
@r.c.l2569
Жыл бұрын
For everyone liking old real docs…. “First Call”is a gem.
@cahmon3y338
5 ай бұрын
One of my favorites
@vanishingpoint5248
2 ай бұрын
That popped up along with this movie, can’t wait to see it…Dark Days is another great old doc…
@handsomeX
Ай бұрын
Very good one. I watched it a couple of years ago.
@JabberJawz.
Ай бұрын
THANKS! I'll check it out!
@mishmazy
Ай бұрын
There was this doc I watched was a guy in NY, NY in the 80s and all about the club scene and his life. The channel is called something like 58th street .. ru Paul was like 20 yr old . So sorry I can't describe it better but I'm sure if interested the clues will help 😊
@ThePearlsofGray
Жыл бұрын
One of those "i need something good to watch that i havent seen a million times " great finds. So captivating and intriguing.
@gethelp6271
Жыл бұрын
you might like my movie playlist
@Little_Sidhe
Жыл бұрын
This documentary was like a weird fever dream. Loved it.
@WiIdbiII
Жыл бұрын
OMG. You nailed it! Those dreams are better than a David Lynch movie.
@mrpieceofwork
Жыл бұрын
Ditto
@switchbladeactiondance
Жыл бұрын
I loved every second of it.
@kys1nr568
Жыл бұрын
This is what I was thinking
@wisdomseeker3362
Жыл бұрын
Excellent description!
@ryanb9930
Жыл бұрын
I lost my apartment a month ago and been staying in motels. The prices are astronomical now!
@Johnjohn-dt6hw
Жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear that Ryan
@bananabuttons6637
Жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear that. Hope things pick up for you soon 🙏 🤞👍
@davidb2206
Жыл бұрын
When I did that, I worked three jobs until I could move out of it.
@anh7807
Жыл бұрын
With the price of staying in motels, you could rent a room in a house for less.
@Katherine.H.
Жыл бұрын
@LONESTAR1045 That basically applies to all of us, including you.
@Automedon2
Жыл бұрын
In the 70s I stayed at places like those. Hey, did you know that Motel 6 was named for 6 dollar rooms? Super 8 was an upgraded version at 8 bucks.
@mrsmithorisitjones8487
Жыл бұрын
Yes and a cup of coffee at Sambo's for 10 cents.
@blazefairchild465
Жыл бұрын
I traveled from Massachusetts to LA back & forth sometimes up to Sacramento and Reno. Many motels to save money the last year we did this we slept in the car at rest stops every other night. Our parents took us on summer a vacation from May to Oct .every year we stopped in museums and landmarks found in our school books. The trips were very educational & by age 14 I had been to every state +Mexico,Canada, Japan, Iceland Greenland, Europe .
@jerrylohry2459
Жыл бұрын
@@blazefairchild465 Like the time I caught the ferry to Shelbyville. I needed a new heel for my shoe. So I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on 'em. "Gimme five bees for a quarter," you'd say. Now where were we... oh yeah. The important thing was that I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time. They didn't have any white onions, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones.
@cattymajiv
Жыл бұрын
@@jerrylohry2459 Most bizarre style I ever heard of! An onion? YUCK!
@johnnyringo1258
Жыл бұрын
@@jerrylohry2459 you must have lived on the opposite side of the river from us to have been able to afford even yellow onions during the war. All we could afford were radishes for our belts and so naturally all the other kids made fun of us. It was sad when they finally built the bridge and sunk the ferry for crawfish habitat. We had so much fun roller skating with our metal skates on that old rotten deck.
@mellowmoods8393
Ай бұрын
Watching this strange, random documentary about motels from 1989 is strangely therapeutic. I mean I was feeling a little depressed when it started at 4am here in my dark living room, but these people for some reason have managed to raise my spirits.
@cherylmaden5989
19 күн бұрын
Dude does anybody else find it odd that we all seem to have come across this thing at 4 in the morning? Lol kinda strange... algorithm? Are you watching us?🫥😶🌫️🤔🫣🫤
@cherylmaden5989
19 күн бұрын
Humans need other humans. Not all of us are bad
@mellowmoods8393
19 күн бұрын
@@cherylmaden5989 But you sure need to go through hell and do a lot of weeding to find the good ones.
@kakonis
10 ай бұрын
As of this writing, the Blue Mist motel still exists. The Robert Moorman referenced in this documentary was executed several years ago for the crime of murdering his mother. Thank you for the upload. Sometimes we forget how endlessly fascinating "normal" people are, and how wise they can be. It's easy to overlook, and documentaries like this exist as reminders of that fact.
@CBD7069..
Жыл бұрын
I can listen to these women talk all day. They’re so fascinating. I feel like I’m transported to a different time through watching this.
@Lazybear7788
Жыл бұрын
The reenactment of the robbery was hilarious 😂😂
@davide.b8027
Жыл бұрын
My friends and I were drunk once, back when video recorders were rare. So when someone had one, we tried creating some skits. The alcohol was evident.
@larkatmic
8 ай бұрын
I grew up in Sherman Oaks. While I was in high school in the 80s, I met a guy Troy Farmer who lived in the Park Motel on Ventura Blvd. with his father. We became really close friends. He had a compassionate heart and kind soul. Always had my back. I never connected the dots as to why they lived in that motel. Didn’t even question it. He confided in me that his dad was Red Fox’s manger and that he was fired because he was doing cocaine and stealing money. 😮 That explained it. The last year in high school he started hanging out with some losers who were ditching school and robbing houses. When I came over once, he and these dudes were going through the back of his dad’s station wagon that was full of stolen goods from someone’s house. I couldn’t believe he was actually OK with it. Like father like son. I stopped hanging out with him after that. Years later while I was home from college I bumped into him at Sav On drugs and he invited me back to his apartment to hang out. When I got there he got into a psychotic state and said someone was trying to steal his weed. He pulled out a gun and said he was going out to investigate and that I should stay there. When he left the room, I skidaddled outta there and never saw him again. I think about him sometimes and wonder if he ever turned his life around. He really did have a good soul. Drugs can really destroy a person and especially the family dynamic. That poor guy deserved better as a kid.
@julieann4616
Ай бұрын
Wow. Unfortunately, my guess is no. 🥺
@mosthated8848
Жыл бұрын
Ever since smartphones and, social media seems like our freedom and, overall life has gone more depressing and, dark. Watching these makes me wish technology didnt advanced the way it has. Miss simpler times.
@tristanholland6445
Ай бұрын
Times are never simple they just seem that way when think back in a nostalgic way. All of the modern things in 2024 just amplify the positive and negative aspects of the human condition. You have to live in the moment today the past is gone abd the future you have no control over. You have to do things that make your life enjoyable this is true today it was true in 1872 and it will be true in 2154.
@Chekmate99
Ай бұрын
@@tristanholland6445exactly it never was simpler; just different challenges to survive - back then people died because of no smartphones to call for help, people were easily abused by authority that could never be proven - personally i think this is the best time in human history to be alive (ex. i have the option to watch this documentary which would have been impossible back in ‘89)
@zeddeka
11 күн бұрын
I suspect you thought they were simpler because you were young and naive and didn't have half the responsibilities you have now. A lot of people think the past was simpler. It wasn't. It's just that we were young and didn't have adult responsibilities. Adults back then had all the miseries we do now.
@alixemass2012
Ай бұрын
I was a teenager in the 80s and remember road trips, staying at motels just like this . Bringing back great memories of a simpler time
@zeddeka
11 күн бұрын
Don't think the time was simpler to be honest. It's being a kid that's simpler, and that's the same in any era
@Ma007rk
4 ай бұрын
This movie brings back a lot of memories for me. On January 1st, 1960 my mother passed away. After that it was me, my brother, and my dad. My dad took a job as a traveling salesman. There were many times we slept in our Red 1962 Peugeot living out of motels, eating out of restaurants and listening to the song "Baby Elephant Walk" by Henry Mancini while watching the sun rise in the sky and wondering where it came from. One time I asked my dad "where did the sun come from" and he said "it came from Houston Texas". Of all the places that he could have chosen, he chose Houston Texas. I remember telling one of my teachers what he said and she gave me the strangest look I've ever seen a teacher give me. Of course she informed me that the Sun DID NOT come from Houston. But as far as I was concerned when I was a kid what he said was the gospel truth. I'll sum all this up by saying "those were the days".
@hollywoodjaded
Ай бұрын
Maybe because NASA was in Houston; now known as the Space Center.
@tuckt6180
Ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤
@VideoSaySo
9 күн бұрын
Did you ever find out what made Houston special?
@WiIdbiII
Жыл бұрын
I lived in motels/ hotels in texas , Louisiana and New Mexico for 3 years back in the early nineties. I was a truck driver. I don't really miss it.
@sonichuizcool7445
9 ай бұрын
Watching this makes me sad. I remember this time as a kid. America was so different. We were a lot nicer to ine another. I rememeber as a kid just saying hi to anyone and they would chat me up. There wasnt any real traffic or road rage and everything was just like it was in cruise control. Spending a couple summers up in indiana at my grandma's house and playing in cornfields, exploring creeks, cutting grass for hours on ridig moowers because it was so much fun to do with my cousin. Everything was so different. You had to connect with real people around you. You built real friendships with those people they were family... Now... I dont want to be here at 45
@scarpfish
Ай бұрын
"I remember this time as a kid". "Everything was so different". Yes, it was, because you were a kid back then.
@Santor-
Ай бұрын
Nowadays the only ones who ever say hi or hit you up, are those who wonders if you just coincidentally happen to have any broken gold, tarnished money or some annoying change taking up unnecessary space in your pockets.
@rvfiasco
Ай бұрын
One of the best expressions of those days. "Everything was on Cruise Control."
@underthetornado
Ай бұрын
I can relate
@davegentry-pu9xm
Ай бұрын
@@scarpfish You sound like a kid yourself. Otherwise, you'd understand. The world HAS changed. Things used to be a lot more relaxed.
@Georgie-in5bu
Жыл бұрын
I spent my life working in and managing moteles, hoteles and resorts in Australia. Living on site has it's perks, but also it's drawbacks. As a single mom with 3 children in that environment, you never have any spare time or privacy, but I loved the life. Never a dull moment. Now living in Costa Rica, running my own boutique resort in the jungle.
@ajhproductions2347
Жыл бұрын
No fair, I wanna visit
@jumpingship3001
Жыл бұрын
You earned it.
@Georgie-in5bu
Жыл бұрын
@@jumpingship3001 thank you.
@wexfordrob
Жыл бұрын
Cool. What’s the boutique called?
@Thatsbannanas-d8c
Жыл бұрын
No sir.
@millie8399
Жыл бұрын
I wish I could go back in time to this era. I miss the simplicity and my loved ones who have passed ❤
@johndong7524
Жыл бұрын
You miss not having entire world's information under your fingertips, including KZitem, which allowed you to watch this obscure documentary for free? Do you miss paying bills by mail? Shopping a limited store selection instead of Amazon? What? Any more stereotypical poser comments?
@millie8399
Жыл бұрын
Gimme a break. I'm old af. I do miss the word poser though.
@jrm2383
Ай бұрын
In 89 we said the same thing about the 70s
@scarpfish
Ай бұрын
@@johndong7524Some people do miss the world being a bit more tactile and not so automated.
@johndong7524
Ай бұрын
@@scarpfish No one is forcing you to stare at a phone screen 24/7.
@babble2leeza
Жыл бұрын
One person said it was like camping because the drapes didn't match the carpet. Apparently they have only been camping in an RV. My family was homeless. To this day I hate camping. Hotel 6 has been a blessing in my life. Im 58yrs old now and thankful for my home. My brother chooses to be homeless. Has been for 16yrs. He hates being trapped inside. I think living in a tent at such young ages (i was 5yrs old and he was 7yrs old) really made an impact on our lives.
@streamer_services
Жыл бұрын
Me and my pops helped out a homeless guy..gave him a room with tv,internet, food,shower ect.....he was with us 3 years but probably only stayed in the house a total of a month....he would rather sleep out side somewhere and finally just left....once that way of life gets into some one they always stay that way.
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
Жыл бұрын
@@streamer_servicesSometimes, if they're alcoholic and sobered up, their looking at them with that look of, "You must be insane" after they did all the same stuff (and often worse, too), often gets them to see how completely insane it is.
@beatlestitchmuserart7399
Жыл бұрын
The sequence with the Marta the ballerina dancing through the empty hotel rooms.....pure art....her expressiveness was poetic...when she looked at her reflection in the mirror....how lucky she was to live in such a magical, fantastical place......
@TheYah00netstar
Жыл бұрын
*Surreal...to say the least...*
@cooltrades7469
Жыл бұрын
She was also a great painter . That artwork should be more famous .
@switchbladeactiondance
Жыл бұрын
@@TheYah00netstarwithouta doubt. Let's go..
@MarkLada
Жыл бұрын
I thought it was creepy and weird, perhaps borderline psychotic even.. There was nothing elegant or graceful about the way she was flopping around.. She looked like a chicken with its head cut off.. You can tell she takes herself way too seriously...
@sarahalbers5555
11 ай бұрын
She was really lovely. She still had the technique and timing.
@britlew5933
Жыл бұрын
Marta performed until shortly before her death in 2017 and the Amargosa Horel is still standing and operating (as a non profit in her name), which I found absolutely amazing! It looks to have had lots of renovations done and rooms are for rent as well.
@perryfranciscaravello134
Жыл бұрын
Thanks a ton for sharing, that's honestly very wholesome to know. RIP Marta, a true artistic talent.
@kevinbeck5912
Жыл бұрын
Martha Becket Passed away 2016 August I saw that on Facebook correct date
@britlew5933
Жыл бұрын
@@kevinbeck5912 you may have have the wrong Martha... Marta without a "H" passed away on january 30, 2017. Wikipedia and several others list that date.
@sir243_simr
Жыл бұрын
And the man, what happened him anyone know
@britlew5933
Жыл бұрын
@@sir243_simr Tom Willet performed with her until his death in 2005
@seriousros7280
Жыл бұрын
My beloved husband took me to Amargosa Opera House for my birthday. We saw the legendary Marta Becket and Wilget perform. I had the privilege of speaking with them and they signed our programme. We stayed in the hotel and saw all Marta's astounding paintings. What an experience. I'll treasure the memories forever.
@BruteStrength99
Жыл бұрын
How old are they now?
@BajaBlack45
Жыл бұрын
She died and he has probably died also. Marta was 65 in 1989 when this documentary was made.
@BruteStrength99
Жыл бұрын
@@BajaBlack45 wow. Thanks for the info
@AviationNut
Жыл бұрын
@@BruteStrength99 Marta passed away in 2017 but Oprah house still looks the same as in this video and it's open to visit. Marta few years before she died opened a non profit organization that is now taking care of the Opera house. I am not sure about what happened to Wilget.
@BruteStrength99
Жыл бұрын
@@AviationNut thank you for the info. I love history. I hope the city has it declared a historical site.
@brianallison1913
Жыл бұрын
Holy sh!t. 1989 really has been nearly 35 years ago.
@debbiemarlow4027
Жыл бұрын
I got married then I was 20. I’m getting old
@JeffK.
Жыл бұрын
Damn, that one hit home. I'm in my 60's. As my old man once said, "The older you get, the faster time goes." Truth.
@JohnJohnson-fr5cx
10 ай бұрын
I’m 40 😔
@jeffyoung60
4 ай бұрын
In 1989 I had to drive across country for work-associated reasons. I stayed in Motel Six motels or a Motel 8 or a mom-and-pop motel, whichever one was available when I was ready to call it quits driving for the day. Never had a problem staying at motels. Then again, I kept out of trouble and didn't cause trouble. You play it safe and you'll be safe. At first I was terrified of the thought of driving across country alone. But in 1989 I was lucky. A married couple I knew planned to drive across country to California. They allowed me to follow them all the way to CA. Several hours after entering CA, they went north and I went west. When I discovered driving across country was no big deal and really a snap, all my fear left me. I was able to drive across country four more times on my own with full confidence.
@jeffyoung60
4 ай бұрын
@@JeffK. Absolutely, Jeff. I can attest that time flies by faster the older you get. Looking back on my life, I can recognize points where time started to move faster. It was slowest when I was in grade school. Time passed at a normal pace in high school and college. Then over the years and decades time started, slowly, almost imperceptibly, to speed up. Now a week goes by in my life just like it was only a few days.
@thenewhighpriestofjupiter6305
29 күн бұрын
I was 15 in 1989. What a time to be alive. Thanks for uploading
@cherylmaden5989
19 күн бұрын
I was 12. Remember how good radio, the movies and t.v. used to be? Honestly the only thing I like about the world now are my kids. And even that is a little depressing because my kids will never experience a movie like back to the future, or see an amazing band at a cheap concert. We really were teenagers at one of the best times😅✨🖤✨
@SnepperStepTV
Жыл бұрын
I like the energy at motels. Its simultaneously genuine and comfortable while also being skeezy and seedy. They're really the perfect place to spend the night after a day in the road. The less 21st century the better.
@sarahchandler695
Жыл бұрын
Marta's ballet through the run down hotel was exquisite and beautifully done.
@sarahalbers5555
11 ай бұрын
Absolutely. She still has it.
@fabianbernard6819
Жыл бұрын
That three women running the motel are just marvelous. I'll probably stay here a year there just to know them. Also glad to see again the USA I saw while being a kid, crossing Arizona to California in 1989 and 1991. We are French, my parents rented a Mustang cab at the first trip, a Chevrolet Corsica at the second one, and we wanted to see the deep real America. Edit: we slept every night on that kind of Motels. I remember the soda machines where you were being able to slip a dollar banknote in, first time drinking Gatorade and Dr Pepper, the multicolor Cheerios, those massive old TV's made like furnitures with formica, we had to use buttons to change the channels. Live local news, the Flintstones etc All the things we didn't have in Europe back then. And friendly people
@tallblonde1976
Жыл бұрын
Its nice to have those good memories!
@williemasterofdestruction5339
Жыл бұрын
As an Arizona id have to say you really missed out by not staying at KOA's every chance possible
@fabianbernard6819
Жыл бұрын
@@williemasterofdestruction5339 Well, I was 9 and then 11, so probably not able to say a word about the motel choice😁
@strnglhld
Жыл бұрын
@@williemasterofdestruction5339Also from Arizona, camping is a terrible idea if it’s summer lol and not up north or somewhere cooler
@harrypotter-mc1sq
Жыл бұрын
Your parents sound great
@aaronwolfer9186
Жыл бұрын
A million thank you's to whoever uploaded this!
@linscrattish2648
Жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more!!!
@Gildedbutterfly1976
Жыл бұрын
This is the closest thing we have to a time machine. 😢
@seanrm
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful film. Christian Blackwood evokes the placid, reassuring tones of Werner Herzog. Such a shame that he died shortly after this film was made.
@LMB222
Жыл бұрын
But he did make Stroszek.
@toddles1977
Жыл бұрын
I lived in an old motel that was rented as apartments in Salina Utah. 300 bucks a month with no contract 😊. 1 small room, 1 small bathroom. Sometimes I kind of miss it.
@sudsysutherland359
Жыл бұрын
I lived in a motel in Windsor,Ontario,Canada after my divorce from my wife of 15yrs & it was a very dark time in my life for about 2yrs & seen a lot of very dark & scary things & one was a confrontation between guys. A small part of the motel had two levels & one evening two guys got into a fight with one another which resulted in the one guy shoving/throwing the other guy over the railing on the 2nd level in which doesn't seem that high but high enough to where he landed on his head & the ambulance came & took him to the hospital where he ended up passing away from head injuries, after he fell he was knocked out cold & never woke up again 😞 I witnessed many drug overdoses which was a common occurance & a handful of them resulted in death where they were found by themselves in their room. I seen many drug deals with fairly big time drug dealers & high powered automatic guns etc. But on the positive side i met some very unique people who had wild & crazy lives but had big hearts & a lot of the long time residents there were like family to me where we watched over each other & created a strong bond with them as well as with the cleaning ladies who were so nice & positive & realized that a lot of us were not bad people but were going through tough times where with myself i lost my marriage due to my very serious car accident where i was hit by a "VIA Rail Train" here in Canada & it turned my life upside down but before that i was extremely lucky to have survived that horrific accident first & foremost but my left shoulder,lower back & left wrist were badly damaged where i had several fairly serious surgeries but as i said it could have been a heck of a lot worse. I ended up getting very addicted to oxycontin pain killers in which at the time back in the early 2000's my family Doctor prescribed oxycontin to me & she told me that there's this somewhat new pain killer drug called oxycontin that isn't addicting! Looking back i still cannot phathom that she said that because it's synthetic herion a.k.a. "hillbury herion" it was called on the streets & let me tell you, it's one of the highest & most addictin drug these days along with "Fentenol" now & i don't wish anybody that horrific addiction in which withdrawl symtoms are so intense & INSANE! If you've never experienced withdrawl symtoms from oxycontin or herion then all i can say is, is that it's so horrible that you literally cannot sleep a wink, hot and cold flashes,twitching,severe anxiety & depression,diarrea & so so many more bad withdrawl symtoms. Anyways sorry for my long rant but when i seen this video it sparked that dark time in my life but also a very humbling & good experience at the same time when i lived in a motel for about a year. Take care everyone & don't take a single day in your life for granted because you can be living the high life with your wife & family etc & the next moment you can be homeless.
@ernierondeau3468
Жыл бұрын
Still in windsor
@mattysquizzato7094
Жыл бұрын
Damn! What a story! Sadly, this is not an uncommon story here in Windsor. I've had friends die in those motels. Where were u? On Howard, Huron Church, near the airport? All those areas are terrible. I feel sorry you had to live in that environment. Hopefully you're doing better nowadays.
@deejdeckard2853
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing that story. I truly hope life will improve for you and you may live in comfort for the rest of your days. Be safe in your travels ✌🏿
@blahblahoink
Жыл бұрын
You shouldn't be surprised that your doctor prescribed Oxy. Big pharma is always lying about the products they sell (check Ffizer's 3 billion dollar fine) and they also bribe doctors to use their products. Between the lying and the bribing they shift plenty of product until the truth is revealed then they just start a new scam with a new drug. Also the drugs they make are designed to create return customers (addicts), not to cure people...there's no money in that!
@wexfordrob
Жыл бұрын
Always wondered how people lived in motels. Did you have to pay every night? It did you cut a weekly deal with the owner?
@tabbycat6458
Жыл бұрын
I live in a motel its so small. Its been here since the 60s. Quite a few people died here. We call it bates motel. It's definitely haunted. Theres 11 rooms and it's creepy as hell. The stories are chilling. No laundry machines and no vending machines. We've been here for 2 years. It's like hotel California you can check in anytime you like but you can never leave.
@trytotravel4713
Жыл бұрын
Hey
@streamer_services
Жыл бұрын
Alot of ppl do....pretty much a common thing now
@ruthdevisser6632
Жыл бұрын
Maybe you should leave Or refurbish it and not make it creepy .Level it ,have a preacher bless the land and put the souls to rest and build brand new .Many insensitive programs out there ,look for them .Do most of the work yourself if you can .Get proper permits and get a contractor with a good work record Vet them out You have to If you have a nice place on a Mai way ,you will make money from repeat visitors .Not first timers .And no one hour in and outs It’s not a brothel .
@commonsense3333
Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@greatadventures7378
Жыл бұрын
Barstow?
@charlottedog5232
Жыл бұрын
It was fun to Google Earth these motels. They're all still there. The Blue Mist and Silver Saddle don't look too bad. The Armagosa is still there and according to Google still in operation as a 2 star motel but it looks as scary as hell. I feel like she did live forever and is probably still dancing around there. A lot less trees now and what makes it even spookier is there is no town there. Quite a few small communities near by by the motel is just there in the desert all by itself. Anyhow thanks for sharing. I would love to know where the three ladies in Sante Fe are. They were some heavy smokers I hope they all quit when the rest of us did. I was in Sante Fe last year if I'd watched this I may have at least went by there.
@jasonfields192
Жыл бұрын
I do that too lol
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
Жыл бұрын
If you watched "My name is Earl," that dumpy motel wasn't a SET. It's a real place! Scary, as I heard it.
@stacyduds
Жыл бұрын
I look at them on maps too!
@gizzyguzzi
Ай бұрын
it never really had a town there. The only thing across the street is the old service station, long closed
@cattymajiv
Жыл бұрын
You have to be pretty crazy to marry an inmate of any kind, never mind a murderer! So nuts ! ! !
@jorgebarranco4200
Жыл бұрын
Well that's how some women articulate their emotions with bad boys.
@jerfacekilla
Жыл бұрын
I remember seeing this on CBC in the early 90s. Great piece of work by Christian Blackwood.
@maryyoung777
Жыл бұрын
I'll always be grateful for the Motel 6 with their policy on pets. It was so nice knowing we had a reservation and that we were welcome the time I moved back to California from Minnesota for the 5th time in 1986. We stayed at the one off Route 66 in Tucumcari New Mexico. Just a plain simple room with just the essentials.
@kingbullyrock8739
Жыл бұрын
Oh, so you're the reason why every Motel 6 is dirty and disgusting.
@ashtralplane777
Жыл бұрын
@@kingbullyrock8739 bringing their filthy mutts around
@strnglhld
Жыл бұрын
@@kingbullyrock8739No, that’s Motel 6 keeping housekeeping expenses low because it’s a budget hotel
@strnglhld
Жыл бұрын
@@phillipbanes5484 None of which happen if the owner is responsible. Stop being dramatic.
@davidb2206
Жыл бұрын
@@strnglhld No pet owners are responsible adults. Just look at them. They stink. Low-class filth, everywhere they go.
@travisdouglas5402
Жыл бұрын
What a interesting and fascinating idea for a documentary! One the best documentaries I’ve seen in awhile. Thank you for posting here.
@keithawhosoever5384
Жыл бұрын
I agree. The world is full of people living unusual lives , who have some interesting stories to tell , for anyone willing to listen .....👌🇬🇧🆓
@mrbizznessnobizzness8707
Жыл бұрын
Definitely a cool documentary, I worked at a hotel for a few years as maintenance 19-20 yrs old. And man 😂 all I'll say you definitely get met, see and hear all types of things from people from all walks of life 😂. Made friends with a outta town iron worker one summer think he was from Canada he was actually staying at the hotel across street but they didn't have a pool lol so he'd walk over everyday and drink his beer sitting by the pool. I didn't care where he stayed he was cool as hell lol got him weed all that summer
@don62snodgrass
Жыл бұрын
In the early 90s I lived in a roadside motel in Wilson, NC for several months. It was owned by a married couple from India who were very nice and the place was spotless! It had a pool that I swam in every day. I hated leaving there but I moved back to my home state of West Virginia.
@jomama5186
Жыл бұрын
What a simpler time. I miss the 80s. Great video.
@sadhu7191
Жыл бұрын
Simple time??? Bro cut his mom up after molesting her
@FIGGY65
Жыл бұрын
@@sadhu7191. Such madness has been happening since the beginning of time…But the 80s was an awesome decade, psychotic killers aside😎😂
@glenturney4750
Жыл бұрын
@@sadhu7191: That doesn't mean EVERYONE was like that scumbag back then. That guy CLEARLY had mommy issues. Besides, there are sickos worse than that guy committing atrocious crimes even TODAY.
@LoyalOpposition
Ай бұрын
The music/movies all turned to shit by 1980 and nothing ever recovered, except for KZitem, to watch and listen to the 60/70s (and before)
@kellierichardson7223
Жыл бұрын
I cleaned hotel rooms during my first 2 years of college. It was quite an experience! I always leave a nice tip and pile up all the sheets and towels for them before I leave.
@mickeyshooter5298
Жыл бұрын
It was quite an exclamation?
@debbiebasche5337
Жыл бұрын
I used to be a motel maid in thr 70's&80's...made some good tips.. got a job at another motel..but only the boss could strip the rooms.. when I clued my my new co-workers in that was so she can keep all the tips they said "what tips ,? People leave tips !? " The boss fired me the next day, said I just wasn't what they were looking for in a maid... LoL
@ambrr_lily
10 ай бұрын
@@debbiebasche5337That kinda pisses me off. I'm going to start handing my tip to the maid.
@petersalt
Жыл бұрын
This is a gem of a documentary story on motels. It is however, a story about unique individuals with great stories of there to share. So glad I watched this.
@TheWaltm
Жыл бұрын
All I can say is WOW! the grainy feel and texture of the way it is shot leaves you with the feeling of something uncomfortable and lonely and yet, beautiful all at the same time. There are lives out there that are not publicized or praised for their art form! What is said and not said between those of us who must exist in places we don't often speak about, there are stories that will never be told, the suicides, murders, or just as well, just being alone and there's nothing one can do about it at the moment as you stare out a window feeling the heat of the high desert knowing you've changed and life has put you in a place you were not ready for as you try to tell yourself you will be alright, "Love to lonely and those have been in places that forever changed them, and not for the better," The words of a veteran who's been there...
@nikkidotts3687
Жыл бұрын
FATHER GOD❤
@janejones5362
Жыл бұрын
08:00 FYI to Americans thinking they are "buying" property in Mexico. You will NEVER actually own it. As the Dutch lady mentioned, the govt ALWAYS maintains property rights.
@davidb2206
Жыл бұрын
It's a scam. Why doesn't the U.S. State Department and Congress demand RECIPROCAL property rights for Americans abroad? Over a million communist Chinese have a U.S. green card and bought up MILLIONS of homes in California. An American expat in Asia is PROHIBITED by national law from buying a house.
@sarahalbers5555
11 ай бұрын
Add in Costa Rica, Hawaii, etc
@MichaelDavis-hz7mq
3 ай бұрын
No different than in the United States. If you disagree, don't pay your property taxes and see what eventually happens.
@BillLaBrie
Ай бұрын
They don’t do fee-simple real estate in most of the world. Yes, in the US you pay property taxes, but your interest in the real property is forever and inheritable (as long as you pay taxes).
@lovedalot
Ай бұрын
Noted
@kathy8013
Жыл бұрын
This documentary is a real gem. I felt better after watching it. I would love to check out these places...and that last couple....such a wonderful story.
@David-cm4ok
8 ай бұрын
@@jjr1728 🤨
@billthecat666
Жыл бұрын
The electronic music is fantastic.
@beefchops1400
Жыл бұрын
Pure 80s vibe!
@carolinawestern3875
Жыл бұрын
Back in the 70's i remember traveling with my dad and staying in a lot of those older motels. He was a independent owner operator then. Most of them and the small independent truck stops are all gone now.
@allthepugs
Жыл бұрын
My best and worst memories come from two places in my life.. the 1980s and California. This documentary captures the beauty and the vastness of my life in both time and place. I moved around a lot and the feeling of impermanence and the moving of time of this piece feels very familiar to me. I remember when the world looked and felt like this. I wish it still did.. if I could go back there I would in a heartbeat. This made me feel for a fleeting moment like I was there again and as harsh and cruel as some of it was, I still prefer it to the world we are in now.
@mk202
Жыл бұрын
It's really hard to describe how much fun it was to those who don't remember it...but I do- and it was! 🥳
@nicoleo6422
Жыл бұрын
what did you love about it so much
@crazydayz1080
Жыл бұрын
@@nicoleo6422 I hope you are joking about why the 80's were so much better than today's world. If you don't know, you never will.
@dioydatt9369
Жыл бұрын
Things were different, but I was also unaware of the world around me. So hard to known it was “better”?
@carpentierematt5568
Жыл бұрын
me too
@dirktyler3643
2 жыл бұрын
Tx for uploading this! One of the better documentaries I've seen in a while. Two other very good documentaries focusing on motels are Camp Hollywood (2004) and Sunshine Hotel (2001)
@rightweaponry908
Жыл бұрын
Sunshine Hotel is such a beautiful film✨
@peucellipiu5216
Жыл бұрын
Onde eu posso assistir esses dois documentários??
@peucellipiu5216
Жыл бұрын
@@rightweaponry908onde posso ver esse documentário?
These men in prison get a stupid woman to take care of them on the outside. As soon as they are free they start moving on to others.
@julieann4616
Ай бұрын
I believe you’re correct.
@chicchitammuottocifa
2 ай бұрын
This is the old America people fell in love with
@brightspacebabe
Жыл бұрын
Damn the lady calmly telling the story of the son who DISMEMBERED his mother in the room she is sitting in….😮
@mariamogaburu2765
Жыл бұрын
One of the best documentaries I've ever seen.
@maxi-me
Жыл бұрын
This definitely going on my _Top 267 amateur films_ list
@jonbiz6223
Жыл бұрын
What a cool documentary. When I was younger I was a night manager at a seedy motel. Only 3 months. I still have bad dreams about that place. We found ,Drugs , guns and all sorts of stuff. Also a body every 8 days for the time I worked there. 🤢 Hands down the worst job I’ve had. I have to say though, I met some of the kindest and most giving and caring people that were just down at the time.. The ONLY cool part!
@katthefantastic
Жыл бұрын
I can believe this. I had to live in a seedy motel once. It was in a big city, rent was outrageous, but this motel was reasonably priced. Lots of drugs. Gun shots almost every night. A couple of "offed themselves" I lived there for 2 years. I had become friends with the owner, housekeepers and laundry people. The other live in tenants. It was scary at times yes, but we was all poor and helped each other. Some of my favorite memories and most frightening came from that motel.✊️
@camerondailey2627
Жыл бұрын
Living the dream man free drugs free guns. And it's like LiveLeak irl
@jonbiz6223
Жыл бұрын
@@camerondailey2627 😂 hell yeah it was. (At the time) I just didn’t care for the stinkin bodies really. Now that I think about it everything else was pretty cool 😂
@tomdonahue4224
2 жыл бұрын
1:00:01 is the most David Lynch thing not made by David Lynch that I have ever seen.
@maevependragon
Жыл бұрын
This
@corrinehoward1999
Ай бұрын
this was absolutely our aesthetic (as a YA at the time)
@binkytube
Жыл бұрын
Within 10 minutes of watching this, I knew it was going to be brilliant. The music is great too. I love the whole People-Are-People aspect of it all. Thank you, content generator.
@d.martin7692
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, the music by Alwin Nikolais beginning at about 3:13. Been looking all over for it but it might have been made specifically for this documentary. KZitem just has a bunch of his electronica.
@stellarcubicbeam7760
Жыл бұрын
It is refreshing listening to humans formulate articulate sentences.
@yuyanglong225
Жыл бұрын
This is what English is suppose to be. Its not even articulate but yeah I feel you, today people sound like garbage.
@syntax_2001
Жыл бұрын
You should start consuming better media and talking to smarter people. They’re out there. Intelligent people aren’t extinct lol
@ruggedrickrude1946
Жыл бұрын
whats use means buys dat chit eyes nose who beez mi chilren std droner u feels mi no wat eyes mean here wats I beez sayin nosez wat I mean…the list goes on EBONICS one ⚫️ one
@crevice5369
Жыл бұрын
Its alot better than hearing " bruh no cap goated with the sauce" bullshit
@highstrangeness1824
Жыл бұрын
Indeed, it is. 😊
@shanew.williams
10 ай бұрын
I'm OBSESSED with motels. Have been for over 35 years. I've stayed in 165 different motels (not Hotels) in the state of Alabama alone. I love the smaller independents (or as my Mom called the "Drive up & screw motel".
@mellowmoods8393
Ай бұрын
Man, they don't grow women like this anymore. These broads are tough as nails!
@scoon2117
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. Makes me nostalgic for a people and time I never knew. Fun strong women.
@southwestxnorthwest
Жыл бұрын
Ive stayed at the Amargosa Motel in Death Valley Junction a few times. Its run down, very quiet and has no services but has a lot of character
@ElSantoLuchador
Жыл бұрын
I stayed at that hotel in Death Valley. The opera house had long since been shut down as had the cafe. It feels like a ghost town with a motel. The place has an interesting history
@GaryPotocki82
Жыл бұрын
Strange I was 7 years old In 1989 and today it feels like it never existence nor I was there......Age and Time my friends..the great walk of life
@mrpieceofwork
Жыл бұрын
I remember the 80s in vivid detail, as those were my teen years. It's all in the context I suppose. What about the 90s into the 2000s for you?
@mickeyshooter5298
Жыл бұрын
I was born in 88 and remember 1991-on in extreme detail. I’m thankful for those memories.
@learningisfun2684
Ай бұрын
I was 5 ... I miss the 80s/90s
@miketocci
Жыл бұрын
Harry Chapin's 1974 song, "Vacancy", would make a good companion piece to this film. It's a story song about a guy who runs a motel and the people that he meets in his work. It can be easily searched for right here on KZitem. If you liked this film than please give it a listen. Thanks. (Let me know what you think too.)
@truthlifefishing1730
Жыл бұрын
Mrs.Smith and Mr.Jones Come to pass the night They pulled off of the highway when they saw my light Its a vacancy I offer them, what they offer me Is fullness for a lifetime that is bare as can be There is a vacancy, wont you come to me And fill my empty spaces I'm a hotel man in a promised land That's filled with empty faces Wont you bring your sorrow or bring your dreams I'ts a place for you to be There's no more tomarrow or thats how it seems So wont you come to me Ive got a vacancy Another name, another key another pass of glory Another night, another sight Another bedtime story Another stage, another chance For gentleness or violance Another birth, another dance Another dance in silence Theres a vacancy Wont you come to me And fill my empty spaces Im a motel man, in a promised land Thats filled with empty faces Wont you bring your sorrow or bring your dreams Its place for you to be Theres no more tomarow or thats how it seems Wont you come to me Ive got a vacancy Mr.John is coming on, with his liaison Mr.Soft is coming off and soon he'll be gone Mr. Hard has come apart and ill bet she's alone Mr.Jive has come alive but nobody's home Morning comes checkout time With my pale and broom I find what they left behind And every tell the tale room The sheets show their struggles There glasses, their fears The ashtrays, the hours passed The towels, their tears Theres a vacancy Wont you come to me And fill my empty spaces Im a motel man, in a promised land Thats filled with empty faces Wont you bring your sorrow or bring your dreams Its place for you to be Theres no more tomorrow or thats how it seems Wont you come to me Ive got a vacancy
@cattymajiv
Жыл бұрын
@@truthlifefishing1730 He was a genius with lyrics!
@Surv1ve_Thrive
Жыл бұрын
Very interesting song thank you great recommendation for this documentary
@Stevieboy042562
Жыл бұрын
What a beautiful and engaging film. I am so glad to have come across it here. Thank you.
@batessdd
Жыл бұрын
Very hypnotic documentary. Great work from the late Christian Blackwood !
@turtleislandlac1490
Жыл бұрын
I was a little kid in 1989 and forgot how older people talked back then. These women probably grew up in the 30s and 40s and sound very different from middle aged and older people today.
@jodiey4005
Жыл бұрын
I thought the same thing.
@JohnKollman
Жыл бұрын
My parents and I drove from Sacramento to Mississippi in 1979 stayed in quite a few Motels it was a blast,all of them were different. It was a different time Back then .
@maxtodd2369
Жыл бұрын
I haven't finished watching this film and I already love it.
@davidaulds7031
Жыл бұрын
Most people don't remember this, especially the Gen Z kids, but Hotels and Motels were all like this till late 1999, early 2000 before the Big Outfits got in the business and they began adding all these perks and so on so they could charge $100 plus a night, btw, $ 100 is on the cheap end these days.
@carsonroxanne
Жыл бұрын
How come most everything that was created in the 80’s and 90”s has so much more meat on the bones? Awesome content! Thanks 🎉
@BruteStrength99
Жыл бұрын
Because they were the greatest eras of our country
@glenturney4750
Жыл бұрын
No CGI, things were more 'REAL' and to the point and more thought out, I would guess?
@carsonroxanne
Жыл бұрын
@@glenturney4750 So true! Mass media , however great…. Messed us up 🆙
@mrpieceofwork
Жыл бұрын
2 or 3 decades of "Peak Empire" before this point.
@switchbladeactiondance
Жыл бұрын
Because they wanted to dumb ppl down. And they did it too. N' they weren't much bright to begin with.
@saltwaterinmyveins
Жыл бұрын
I work on the "road" maybe 200 nights a year in motels. My goal in life is too never stay in a motel again.
@Elizabeth-yg2mg
Жыл бұрын
I know what you mean. I've stayed and lived in so many motels and feel the same as you.
@Santor-
Ай бұрын
Try hotels, they are an upgrade.
@saltwaterinmyveins
Ай бұрын
@@Santor- It’s gotten a lot better with all the new ones in the smaller towns.
@grand_vacation
Жыл бұрын
Yo she sent shivers down my spine when she said "he wouldn't be eligible for parole until September of twenty-oh one" Hearing someone from the 80s say 2001 as that is freaky!
@maevependragon
Жыл бұрын
What a creepy release date. Ugh.
@debrahelmlinger6256
Жыл бұрын
So sorry for your troubled life but you must go from now and find what it is you want to do and do it
@RussellB
Жыл бұрын
what a memorable month for those two
@mickeyshooter5298
Жыл бұрын
It’s just a year. Anyone who can count can name years. I fail to see the reason for your dramatic comment
@MyNameIsUnavailable
5 ай бұрын
He got out September 11, 2001 😂
@DizGuys
Жыл бұрын
Tremendous and fascinating. Has a truly genuine feel and a certain lack of self consciousness and contrived, over edited 'vlogger' style of many modern docs. Love it ❤
@eldiablo3794
Жыл бұрын
The inmate they keep referring to, who killed and dismembered his mother at the blue mist motel while out on furlough from the Arizona prison was inmate Robert Moormann. He was eventually captured and was executed back in 2016 for that crime.
@julieann4616
Ай бұрын
Thank you for that.
@EricPetersen2922
Жыл бұрын
I own a seedy motel. I never go there. Owned it 20 years now. In downtown Las Vegas. We are up to code on everything for the City, but the people are just living in a different world than mine. My parents also owned a seedy motel the bought in 63. I was born in 66. Been involved in the biz my entire life. At arms length now. But still in it. It’s it’s own culture. In the 70’s I lived in my parents seedy place-we were broke. I’ll probably always be in the biz. This documentary is spot on. The smokers voices are spot on. (Which is why I’ve never smoked)
@jeffyoung60
4 ай бұрын
I take it that owning a mom-and-pop motel does not make you a rich person. There's a lot of overhead, wages, expenses, maintenance, etc. I assume that periodically you have to visit your motel to check up on it.
@jeeperscreepers440
Ай бұрын
I live in Vegas, which motel is it?
@jaredurbain9705
Жыл бұрын
Man my family would stay in very cheap motels while i was very young. Most were very old, each place was very unique and some were very creepy.
@abellabarbie
29 күн бұрын
I love documentaries like this. They are like a snapshot into the past, and maybe even the people are long gone. Just living simple life before I was born in a totally different world.
@LynnRedwine800
Жыл бұрын
I used to think that no one could possibly be that desperate to date/marry/communicate with a jailbird. Wow. My parents always said that "it takes all kinds to make a world".
@TheYah00netstar
Жыл бұрын
*Some spiritualists will say that Earth is a penal colony...for karmic cycles of debt.*
@Longeno55
Жыл бұрын
Some people like living on the edge I guess.
@janlundberg5924
Жыл бұрын
Were ur parents Republicans?
@househead67
Жыл бұрын
that 🍆 is known to change minds though.
@Tony.Technics.1200s
Жыл бұрын
IDK, I think that its just an insecurity, you always know where your dude is , I guess, the only one he can cheat on you with is Bubba. The thing that these ladies don't get is that most of these guys are grifting off multiple women at the same time. My ex's best friend was one of these insecure chicks who was in love with one of these grifters. She would send money to the dirtb@g even though her and her kids went without. Some 20 years later she was convinced that they were going to get married as soon as he was released. Sure enough, the dirtb@g moved in with another chick from day one. My ex's best friend made excuses for the dirb@g for a solid three months about why she couldn't see the looser after he was free, and she was still sending him money by the way. She only got the message when she went to "surprise him", and found out that the girl that he was staying with wasn't his sister, lol! So ya , these ladies are delusional if they think that they're not getting played buy most of these 💩in prison.
@msully76
Жыл бұрын
This brought back memories of my childhood staying at hotels primarily but some motels in the mid to late 80s. Some good times and most of the motels were clean and nicely run...
@ericthiel4053
Жыл бұрын
I miss the varieties in things. Motels, drinks, cars everything used to be a hell of alot more unique in some regards. Cars look like revamped carbon copies of one another and if you go to a small business motel, they dont have much of a motiff anymore....
@Scalihoo
Жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same this with that still shot of the phone booth & 80's Fairmount looking car
@spideranansi929
Ай бұрын
I agree. And less colour choices too regarding cars, clothing, furniture choices. The 50s through to the 80s had such vibrant colours and patterns.
@herbvon5853
Жыл бұрын
Those old school truckers were tough as nails, cabover trucks (flat fronted, no hood, engine is inside the cab) were cramped, noisy and hot as hell compared to the majority of the conventional trucks ( hood and engine in front )in the video.
@profhortsunlover1536
Жыл бұрын
Don't forget the vibration. And Static electricity.
@herbvon5853
Жыл бұрын
@@profhortsunlover1536 I can imagine the vibration with the engine right next to you but what do you mean by static electricity?
@debbiemarlow4027
Жыл бұрын
I was 12 in 1979 and hitch hiked from Los Angeles to Oregon and stayed in the back of a truckers cabin. I was so stupid to do that. No harm was done to me. I did not stay the whole night. I said that I had to go to the bathroom and got back on the road. It’s a miracle that I’m alive
@Stitchwitchstitch
9 ай бұрын
FANTASTIC. If you’re reading the comments to see whether this is worth a watch, I’ll tell you now that YUP, I’d recommend it. It’s not a film about what it takes to run a motel, or about independent business practices- it’s MUCH MORE. There’s a bit of that but it’s more about the relationships and lives of owners, guests, and not in a glib or overwhelming way. Not TOO deep, but not shallow. This really must have taken some special hearts and minds to make. This is going to stay with me, and I hope I never forget it. It’s one of the most beautiful things I’ve encountered.
@stevedemon1981
Жыл бұрын
My cousins had a motel in New York state. When I used to visit there when I was a kid they used to tell me not to go up past a certain part of the rooms alone because of possible creeps.
@lovedalot
Ай бұрын
Wow this director died in 1992 having a very long career starting as far back as 1948, wild so he died 4 years after this film.
@stevenrunyon170
Жыл бұрын
I would love a follow up with all the ladies who were visiting convicts so we can hear how all 3 of them got screwed over later on.
@RustyShackleford051
Жыл бұрын
Been looking for this comment. Wonder how much money theyve sent
@MikeSmith-cn6ub
Жыл бұрын
How do you know?
@hensonlaura
Жыл бұрын
You're a real breath of stale air.
@stevenrunyon170
Жыл бұрын
@@hensonlaura you look like stale air
@TheSWolfe
Жыл бұрын
No idea re her sources, but @lizziejones5520 states above, "Nancy Harrison Forbes was the bleach blond lady - she's still alive. It looks like she was married to Jason Forbes (who she was visiting in prison) for 30 years until he died in 2017. Sandra was married to Bill Doyle (who she was visiting in prison) for 27 years until he died. Couldn't find anything about Mike and Helen."
@drewhunkins7192
Жыл бұрын
Terrific docu film. I'd love to see a 2023 update as to what these locales look like today. Are they still motels? If not, what's there now? Etc.
@anh7807
Жыл бұрын
The first one, saddle hotel, is still around but definitely old and run-down with little updates.
@drewhunkins7192
Жыл бұрын
@@anh7807 Thank you for the info.
@ambrr_lily
10 ай бұрын
Google will show you the street view.
@known_unknown284
Жыл бұрын
Great documentary. Really glad I stumbled across it. Thanks a lot for posting it.
@spiralminus
Жыл бұрын
I knew that kid at the Silver Saddle. His name is Fred. We hung around a bit back in 1986-1987, I can’t remember if we both went to Santa Fe high or I knew him from the crowd that hung around the Plaza downtown. This is so random seeing this on KZitem.
@ImNotHere222
Жыл бұрын
What became of the three women running the place? I can't seem to find any info, aside from the Silver Saddle recently being turned into The Mystic.
@spiralminus
Жыл бұрын
@@ImNotHere222 I couldn't begin to tell you, it would be interesting to find out. I met the lady with the eye patch one night looking for Fred and she came to the door and said he was gone camping that weekend. The last time I spoke to him was around 1987 I think, and he was showing me his convertible MG he had rolled over in an accident and had it sitting under a tarp behind the office, and I was surprised he wasn't horribly injured or killed in that. We were only friends for like a year or so and I went to rehab at 16 yo and after that had a whole different group of friends before moving to Denver and then New Orleans. My Father still lives in Santa Fe and told me they fixed the place up. I mentioned this video and he said he remembers Fred which is surprising since he never remembers stuff.
@ImNotHere222
Жыл бұрын
@@spiralminus What a small world that you happened upon this video and saw him, even though his appearance was brief. That must be such a nostalgic feeling. Thank you for sharing, hearing details like that really brings home the fact that these are all people who lived entire lives since this documentary was made. Trying to gauge the age of everyone in the video, there's a good chance someone has passed away by now. Regardless, I hope they all had fulfilling lives. The 80's feel like 10 years ago. Hard to fathom that we're roughly 40 years out of that decade.
@julieann4616
Ай бұрын
@@spiralminusyou sound like very much like Holden Caulfield!
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