Fortress of Love (found Goodman Family documentary; 1996)
The (overtly '90s edutainment) cover.
Status: Found
Date found: 15 Aug 2014
Found by: Skye Tronn (aka AgentDoubleOOP2)
Overview
The Goodmans were a singing Christian-based family (not to be confused with the similarly named "Happy Goodman Family"). The Goodman Family toured the world from the '90s-early 2000s, performing at UN conferences and privately for Pope John Paul II, in hopes of being "a voice for the family" worldwide. [1] [2] [3]
On Sunday, December 8th, 1996, father Steve Goodman and five of his children were in a car accident that resulted in the death of sons David (age 12) and Peter (age 11) and daughter LeAnne (age 10). [4] [5] They were buried together on December 14. [6] Steve, and daughters Aimee and Andrea were on life support and had various complications, but eventually recovered. They immediately resumed their worldwide touring with a new mission, to speak of their personal experiences rebuilding their family after the devastation of the accident. On December 20th the following year, the story was aired on TV as a musically charged documentary called "Fortress of Love", hosted by Merrill Osmond and with music by Kenneth Cope. The special was integrated into their subsequent concerts. [7]
Availability
The special was primarily available on VHS. The tape seem to have disappeared entirely from listings everywhere. CDs of the soundtrack are also completely out-of-print.
However, there also appears to have been an even more obscure DVD printing of the special, which, as of the article's creation, seems to be completely unlisted.
As a final note, the MP3 soundtrack is available to purchase on iTunes, currently.
UPDATE 8/16: It's been receivéd!
It's been ripped and uploaded to YouTube as of right this moment!
Also included are scans of the included physical items & a screencap of the static DVD menu:
References
- ↑ Old official website, captured through Wayback machine. Retrieved 16 Aug '14.
- ↑ Article talking about Q-C Family Week, which the Goodmans performed at. Retrieved 16 Aug '14.
- ↑ Article by the Goodmans about The Pope after his death, Apr. 4, 2005. Retrieved 16 Aug '14.
- ↑ Article about the Goodman Famiy accident from Dec. 11 1996. Retrieved 16 Aug '14.
- ↑ Article about the Goodman Famiy accident, also from Dec. 11 1996. Retrieved 16 Aug '14.
- ↑ Findagrave's entry of the three children's grave. Retrieved 16 Aug '14.
- ↑ Article in the newspaper advertising the special on the day of its broadcast. Retrieved 16 Aug '14.
Supplemental Material
- Info about the special. Retrieved 16 Aug '14.
- Article in Sep. 9th, 1998 advertising the special. Retrieved 16 Aug '14.
- Article elaborating on the accident, Dec. 9th, 1996. Retrieved 16 Aug '14.
- An autobiography--Parting the Red Sea One Bucket at a Time. Retrieved 16 Aug '14.
- Articles written by parents Steve and Claudia Goodman. Retrieved 16 Aug '14.
- Current business run by Goodmans, in the line of reflexology, of all things. Retrieved 16 Aug '14.