October 2003 - The Band is Born

About the video

Running time: 33:15
File Size: (Total of 5 clips) 83.0 MB
Date Posted: 10/21/2003
Geek Stuff:  Filmed with Sony MiniDV and Sony Digital8 camcorders, this video was edited using Pinnacle Liquid Edition Pro 5.5.  Streaming video files were encoded using Windows Media 8 Codec at a rate of 384 kbps.

The Band of Rafters is born in Charlotte North Carolina in October 2003.  Founded by Andy Browne, the Band enters the world as a sextet including Sal Potestivo, Sergio Ciccone, Bob Bielitz, Robert Steen and Rob Fronk.  Follow this Band of crazy son of a bitches as they continue to violate their bodies with whitewater and booze.


Part 1 - The Current
8.6mb - 3:51 mins
Friday night a thru our launch on Saturday morning.
Music by Blueman Group
Part 2 - Saturday
20.8mb - 8:05 mins
Five, class V rapids, wreak havoc on our, slightly out of shape, over aged, bodies.
Music by Blueman Group and Metallica
Part 3 - Base Camp
13.3mb - 5:09 mins
Recuperating on the shore, the "boys" rest their weary bodies over a keg of cold beer followed by a scrumptious dinner.  Sunday morning recovery.
Part 4 - Sunday
25.6mb - 9:55 mins
Mostly class III and IV rapids punctuated by a few really killer class V's.  Don't miss what happens to us at "The Hell Hole."
Music by Molly Hatchet and Surfaries
Part 5 - Freebird
14.3mb - 6:15 mins
An elegant montage of, revisiting the weekend's key elements.
Music by Lynyrd Skynyrd