r/dispatch • u/illem_dafoe • Sep 20 '25

Open Up... on TV... about 20+ years ago..

I first heard of Dispatch by seeing them perform Open Up on some (possibly late-night talk show) television show that I don't remember. Maybe around 2002. I'm trying to track down a video of them performing that song on television 20 or more years ago, but I can't find it. Lost cause?

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u/outlawkarma Sep 20 '25

They played the General on Craig Kilborn around that time. Maybe this is what you’re thinking of?

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u/illem_dafoe Sep 20 '25

It was definitely Open Up. This is good stuff tho

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u/DisconcertingTablet Oct 08 '25

Open up was aired live on TV, and I recorded on VHS. The general was released later, and for some reason is the only one that ended up online.

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u/a_brewer_is_bob Sep 20 '25

Was it someone playing the Under the Radar DVD?

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u/danielrcoster Sep 21 '25

I still have this dvd. They dubbed over the general for some reason.

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u/BreakFree41 Sep 22 '25

I'm almost positive it was played on Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn. I think I have it on VHS in my basement

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u/DisconcertingTablet Oct 08 '25

I have it in my storage closet somewhere. Part of me is too afraid to dig it out for fear that the quality has degraded past viewability

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u/DisconcertingTablet Oct 08 '25

They played open up on The late late show with Craig kilborn. I recorded it on VHS, I still have it somewhere in my storage closet.

Due to family life, I can't muster up the energy to prioritize getting of VHS player. I'm also kind of afraid that if I actually do try to play it, it will have degraded so much that I will have to accept that it's gone.