Ruby Takes A Trip!

 

Data: 1991
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Ruby Wax is feeling dreadful. The strain and stress of being a major celebrity has taken it's toll. It's time to get back to basics and find her "inner self".
Join Ruby an her quest for spirituality and inner peace as she travelsfrom Los Angeles to California and beyond, and amusingly encounters some weird and wonderful characters. Along the way, Ruby marries herself, has her chakra drained and also endures a rebirthing. She is taken to a Smart Drugs party (remember those - this is 1991!) but only winds up stupider. In the end, Ruby becomes "earthed" and winds up performing rituals in the woods with a group of other like minded individuals.
This is a truly hilarious hour of Ruby Wax's particular brand of sarcastic humour. If you have seen her other shows before and enjoyed them, you know what to expect and will thoroughly enjoy this one.
Pink Floyd's Ganid Gilmour composed and performs the soundtrack. It is an interesting mix of rock and blues a la Pink Floyd circa late 1980's, while some passages echo Wish Yoy Were Here period Floyd. There is also a piece that is technically a reworking of the On The Run track from Dark Side Of The Moon, which accompanies Ruby's dream sequence.
Extra's have also been included on this disc: An MTV news item from 30th of March 1994 on the eve of the release of The Division Bell album, the Take It Back promo clip, and a slide show featuring stills from Ruby Takes A Trip!

Hello, all!
I started authoring DVDs a while ago ¾ essentially just trying to edit together some of my favorite film clips from various VHS tapes ¾ to save the hassle of hunting them down, fast forwarding / rewinding, etc. And ù it evolved into a groovy way of sharing Floyd films (and other such things) without the hassle and generational loss of VHS copies. After joining FloydArtifacts and this lovely group, my humble disks became a source of real satisfaction for me. It is incredible how much support ¾ by providing source materials, technical support, distribution, and cover art ¾ I have received by folks around the globe. Through the collaborative effort of really wonderful folks, the disks began to take on more of a life of their own.. Theyåve become ôreleasesö.
And, with that in mind, I am very pleased to be able to tell you that there are several releases ôin the canö poised to be unleashed.
The first of these is a film called Ruby Takes A Trip from 1991. The soundtrack music was ôwritten and producedö by Mr. David Gilmour. The music has appeared on a few audio RoIO releases. However, the film itself has simply not circulatedù.. until now, that is. It turns out that Jon Rosenberg, a pillar in the Pink Floyd community & a genuinely nice guy as well, happened to see a listing for the film on A&E back in the early 90s. He set his VCR to record the show. The rest ù is history.
This film is a look at a bunch of ù well, rather silly people who take themselves entirely too seriously. Whether their delusions are a con-job or genuine bewilderment is rather difficult to tell. But, Ruby is depressed and in need of a quick-fix to her general spiritual malaise. So, she gives everybody a chance to impress.
In addition to the film, I have added a few other goodies in a special ôBonusö section. These also came from Mr. Rosenbergås VHS tape. Although they donåt really fit with the film as such, it was all the excuse that I needed to include them.
I always thought that the band did so many soundtracks toward the beginning of their career because 1) It was paying work and 2) It gave them a little needed exposure. But, what is really odd is that in around 1991 Mr. Gilmour and, to a lesser extent, Mr. Mason & Mr. Wright, did numerous soundtracks. (ie: La Carrera Panamericana, Ruby Takes A Trip, Colors Of Infinity, Art Of Tripping) And, this was pretty soon after the mega-tour of 1988 / 1989ù exactly when Iåd have thought they would want to take a rest.
Two of these four films have been released, officially and otherwise. The other two ù well, not so much. Itås been 13 years or thereaboutsù So, itås time. Although they are not particularly earth-shattering, musically speaking, they are fun in their own right.
I hope that you enjoy the film. Please share some love with Mr. Hutchison and Mr. Rosenberg for their assistance.
There are a few nice folks out there who have volunteered to help me get this weed started properly. So, if you donåt get a copy from me, please be patient for a day or two. There should be other offers soon. The cover art is complete. I would be happy to email it to whoever needs it. I believe that it will soon be transferred to the ôfilesö section of this yahoo group.
                                                                       Scott

Added:  13.05.2007