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Re: Dylan by Scorcese on PBS ... PART TWO IS TUESDAY!!!!



well, I'm in Olympia, WA and it was on from 9-11 last night.

Really looking forward to part II this evening.  I got pretty emotional 
watching it last night.

Gonna break out my Dylan today.......

: )

Peace ya'll....

On Sep 27, 2005, at 8:54 AM, Jeff Riedle wrote:

> Does anyone know what time it airs? I'm in California so I need PDT 
> (Pacific
> Daylight Time).
> I only get about 5 channels without cable, but if I stand on my head 
> and put
> my foot on the roof while holding the rabbit ears I can kinda get PBS.
> Thanks,
> Jeff
>
>
>
> At 11:51 PM 9/26/05 -0700, you wrote:
>> Part Two is on TUESDAY, not Wednesday.
>>
>> Part One was excellent...current day interviews of Dylan and many of 
>> the key
>> figures of 60s folk music, mixed with archival footage and sound from 
>> early
>> in Dylan's career, not only of Dylan, but also the rest of the folk 
>> scene.
>> Interspersed with scenes from the 1966 UK tour (some of this is from 
>> Don't
>> Look Back, some is footage not included in Don't Look Back).  I 
>> believe Part
>> Two starts with the infamous performance at Newport (Dylan goes 
>> electric).
>>
>>
>> Also this week on PBS:
>>
>> Wednesday 9/28, a 1-hour show on the early Beatles, told through the 
>> eyes of
>> Pete Best.
>>
>> Wednesday 9/28, Get Up, Stand Up: Pop and Protest, a 2-hour 
>> documentary
>> hosted by Chuck D. of Public Enemy.  I think Patti appears in this
>> show...there was a quick shot of her in the preview.
>>
>> Thursday 9/29, The Sixties: The Years That Shaped a Generation.  
>> Themes are
>> war and peace, politics, popular culture and revolutions.  Views from 
>> right
>> and left.   The credits for writer/director/producers include Stephen
>> Talbot, a very fine progressive documentary filmmaker whose work 
>> appeared
>> for many years on Frontline.  This could turn out to be a better than
>> average look at the 60s.
>>
>>
>>
>> J