Got an email (see below) from Nick Detisch today, I followed up with him and a bit of relevant information (René Molthan, and Gazebo - Paul Miceli are an important part of the story, and really responsible for the song getting any attention), he's going to try and help with solving the mystery, stay tuned...
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Hi Dan,
My name is Nick Detisch and I have been following your YouTube search for the lost 80's new wave song "Stay (The Second Time Around)" for about five years. I check in every couple months to see developments, and I find the whole effort fascinating.
The song itself is catchy and well-produced, making the mystery of just who recorded and distributed it very captivating.
I am a producer and filmmaker living in Brooklyn, New York and would love to start piecing together the story as a short film project. What I would like to do is begin culling together vinyl collectors, music enthusiasts, radio DJ's (those who might remember that particular track), representatives from record labels, show promoters, etc to get an overview of the whole mystery.
But the bulk of the piece would be interviews key people on the YouTube (and nwoutpost, etc) comment thread. Since you are the one who discovered this gem, and brought together so many people to search for it, I would like to tell the story through your eyes if you are interested. What do you think?
If you are interested, maybe we can set up a time to Skype and chat a bit more about the project? I would love any help you can provide with telling this fantastic story in the documentary medium.
Thanks for your consideration, and for your continued dedication to this ongoing project. Wonderful photographs by the way! You do great work.
All the best,
Nick Detisch
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My reply email to Nick:
Hi Nick,
Sure, happy to help out… hoping to eventually solve the mystery, a lot of people want this solved.
Anyway, as to the participants in the search, I did not discover the song, but I am the person that uploaded the youtube video because I thought it was the best vehicle for exposure -- turns out that's seems to be true. If you read through the 12 pages in the NWoutpost thread you will see comments from some people that have done research and other interested people.
If you want to Skype or talk on the phone let me know, thanks. You are welcome to post the email message you sent to me into the NWOutpoost thread if you like or I could post it, unless you think you will be inundated with information… but you should also be able to read the comments and see who contributed what information in the search... ultimately it all started with René Molthan (see my 2 emails from 2004 with René below) and his posting of the song clip, the rest has just been an obsessive search by a lot of people that love the song. I'm cc'ing René on this email so he is aware of the interest.
Thanks for the compliments on the photography too, I try and make compelling images, it's nice when people notice
Good luck with the film project, I hope it is successful and hope we can solve the mystery of the song Stay (The Second Time Around). It would be amazing to find the band and have them interviewed, they are probably unaware of any of this search to find out about their song.
best,
Dan
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