Thanks, Martyn. A refinement on that point: I had five complete backups; 3 =
onsite in different places (where I figured in an earthquake=85the most lik=
ely event in our area=85at least one would survive), and two offsite copies=
as Martyn explained. We lost all three of the backup drives at home becaus=
e the property =96 10 acres of oak chaparral =96 was entirely consumed by t=
he firestorm. The destruction was so devastating that they still haven=92t =
opened up the road that leads to our house in Glen Ellen (and I just checke=
d an hour ago). Nevertheless, I did managed to sneak up there with a couple=
of friends 2x last week to see if there was anything left. All of my origi=
nal audio field tapes and DAT tapes are toast, fragmented with the metal re=
els twisted or melted, the fire was so hot. The DATs have been reduced to a=
sh. The old Nagra IVs that Dan Dugan so lovingly keep working since 1970 (i=
t was one of the first off the line), was reduced to a blob of twisted meta=
l. Previously, it had even survived a 40 foot drop from a helicopter on a f=
ilm shoot. And all of the various DAT recorders are gone, too.
But the archive with all the metadata and recordings is still intact. We=92=
re not finished, yet.
Bernie
Wild Sanctuary
POB 536
Glen Ellen, CA 95442
707-327-6771
http://www.wildsanctuary.com
SKYPE: WildSanctuary
FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/BernieKrauseAuthor
TED Global talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/bernie_krause_the_voice_of_the_n=
atural_world?language=3Den
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