jason becker, certainly not dead yet.ker documentary premieres today in san jose. for ticket information go to abc7news.com, just click see it on tv. >> "7 on your side" is next. if you owe more than your home is worth, should you consider walking away from it? michael finney gets advice from the experts of a strate >>> a scene near the embarcadero it's a gorgeous day. sun is shining nice, nice warm temperatures is coming our way. it will be this way for a few days. think of something fun to do outside. >> have you heard the term of a strategic default that is when a homeowner can make the payments but chooses not, too. middle-class homeowners are looking at them as one option. michael finney with the pros and cons. >> reporter: david is showing me around his condominium complex. it is beautiful, well maintained. his one bedroom unit is very nice, too. >> over the five-year period from november 2005 through the current time period. the value unfortunately has dropped from $300,000 on paper to $130,000 market value. >> rep

at age 20 jason becker diagnosed with als.sease that robbed him of the ability to control him of his body. doctors gave him just three to five years to live. he had proven doctors wrong, now he's 42 years old. and almost more incredible during those years, jason can't move or speak, he has continued to compose spectacular music. that music has fans all over the world from heavy metal guitar lovers to ballet companies. ♪ [ music ] . >> we talked by skype with the director in london about why they wanted to make a movie about jason. >> it's a story of a rock star or a kid trying to realize dreams. it's a story of family, and love and triumph over adversity. things that are universal. >> this explains how his father invent aid system of eye movements so jason could communicate its an eye geometry. every qlert has a angle. and it's two eye movement autos jason spells out thoughts, his family and friends interpret as they did for me once again. to talk about the film. it's called "jason becker, not dead yet". >> it's a bold title.

kimberly terry is in san jose with more on the story of jason becker. hello, kimberly. >> hello, diane, this is the most popular movie at the film fest this year. tickets to the global premier which was tonight were sold out weeks in advance and the venue had to be change to accommodate the demands. jason becker richmond was going to be a rock star. >> never liked to be a beginner. he wanted to just move right onto be excellent. >> his parents say they knew it soon after they bought him his first gi far at the age of five. >> he kept getting better and better and better and blew our minds. >> at the age of 20 his life dramatically changed course. ♪ >> right after he was picked to be david lee roth's next guitarist, one week later he was diagnosed with als. his dream kind of turned into a nightmare. >> lou gehrig's disease crippled his body and speech but his mind remained sharp, sharp enough to continue to make music and win over fans. one of his biggest fans is jesse vooil, director of jason becker, not dead yet, a story of how becker's father, a class

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jason becker, certainly not dead yet. in fact, very much alive.news. >> and the jason becker documentary premieres today at the cinequest film festival. for ticket information go to abc7 news.com. just click on see it on tv if you want to see the premiere in san jose. don't go away, 7 on your side is next. if you owe more than your home is worth, would you consider just walking away without making the payments? michael anyone gets some advice from the experts on the so-called strategic default. >> have you heard the term strategic default? that's when you can make your payment but you don't wish to. here's michael finney with the pros and the cons. >> david valedez is showing me around his condominium complex. it's beautiful. well-maintained. his one bedroom unit is very niece too. >> over the five year period from november, 2005, through the current time period, the value, unfortunately, has dropped from $300,000 on paper to $130,000 market value. >> wow! >> yeah. >> he attempted to work with his lender asking to reduce the interest rate for the

"today in the bay's" kimberly terry has more on jason becker. ♪ >> reporter: jason becker was going torock star. >> he never liked to be a beginner. he wanted to just move right on to the -- to the excellent. >> reporter: his parents say they knew it. soon after they bought him his first guitar at the age of five. >> he kept getting bert and better and better and kind of blew our mind. >> at the age of 20 his life dramatically changed course. >> right after he was picked to be david lee roth's next guitarist, one week later he was diagnosed with als so his dream kind of turned into a nightmare. >> reporter: how long gehrig's disease crippled berk's body and speech, but his mind remained sharp, sharp enough to continue to make music and win over fans. one of his biggest fans is jesse vial, director of the film "jason becker, not dead yet," including how becker's father, a classical guitarist who now helps his son make music with eye movements. >> i thought it was a film already, the story, and warranted to be the one to make it. >> i just hope i look okay. >> reporter: through his trans

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