I've had a video tape machine in my house for three years now. During that time I've been through many video experiences: turning the living room into a mini tv studio; lugging the battery-operated Sony "portapak" through Europe (even had it blessed by the Pope); making tapes of rock performers — Lou Reed, John Cale, The Dolls, The Beach Boys, and others; experimenting with teen porno; writing 13,000 words on video for The Video Primer, my video handbook to be published this spring by Links Books; and, recently, selling all my video equipment to make the switch from Sony to Panasonic.