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1995-09-30 01:08Aran Parillogreat thread, PBS needs hype, erm, help (spread the word) > > Like you said, the coolest t

From:: Aran Parillo <aran@MIT.EDU>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Fri, 29 Sep 95 20:08:41 EST
Subject:: PBS rocks the ghetto

great thread, PBS needs hype, erm, help (spread the word)

quoted 2 lines Like you said, the coolest thing was to see underground dance music

> > Like you said, the coolest thing was to see underground dance music > > getting props in a mainstream rock documentary.

The coolest thing was seeing James Brown in peak form...tearing up the floor! "I got you!" It was a great TV series start to finish. I've been inspired and some day we'll get ours, I'll make sure of that. Teep

1995-09-30 02:26Greg Earle>>> Like you said, the coolest thing was to see underground dance music >>> getting props

From:: Greg Earle <earle@isolar.Tujunga.CA.US>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 19:26:54 -0700
Subject:: Re: PBS rocks the ghetto
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quoted 2 lines Like you said, the coolest thing was to see underground dance music

>>> Like you said, the coolest thing was to see underground dance music >>> getting props in a mainstream rock documentary.

[Who wrote this? I haven't seen this post ... ]

quoted 2 lines The coolest thing was seeing James Brown in peak form ... tearing up the

> The coolest thing was seeing James Brown in peak form ... tearing up the > floor! "I got you!" It was a great TV series start to finish.

Indeed. The last 2 nights - "The Wild Side", the one on Funk, "Punk", and "The Perfect Beat" - were probably the best 4 hours of music television I've ever witnessed. I certainly wouldn't call it a "mainstream rock documentary"; I didn't see Monday and Tuesday nights (Beatles et al., I presume), but the last 2 nights focused on the most influential, rather than the mainstream. A whole hour ("The Wild Side") devoted to The Velvet Underground, The Doors, Iggy & The Stooges, the MC5, and Bowie? With *scads* of unreleased and/or rarely-seen footage? Pinch me Martha, I think I'm dreaming. Not to mention all the roots-of-Techno mentions: seeing Bernie Worrell use a Moog for bass lines in old P-Funk footage ... Kraftwerk and Afrika Bambaatta saying about how much "Trans Europe Express" influenced him ... amazing stuff. My only complaint was that they should all have been about twice as long as they were. They were on a roll; why stop? Wow. - Greg

1995-10-01 00:24Larry LeitnerWho was them funky white boys from Germany? haha, Larry ==================================

From:: Larry Leitner <leitner@cs.odu.edu>
To:: Aran Parillo <aran@MIT.EDU>
Cc:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Sat, 30 Sep 1995 20:24:46 -0400 (EDT)
Subject:: Re: PBS rocks the ghetto
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Who was them funky white boys from Germany? haha, Larry ======================================================================== = Larry Leitner leitner@cs.odu.edu WODU AM640 Techno, Trance, Ambient + ======================================================================== ... Stay between the lines, the lines are your friends ...

1995-09-30 05:00Aran Parillo>>> Like you said, the coolest thing was to see underground dance music >>> getting props

From:: Aran Parillo <aran@MIT.EDU>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Sat, 30 Sep 95 00:00:03 EST
Subject:: Re: PBS rocks the ghetto

quoted 4 lines Like you said, the coolest thing was to see underground dance music

>>> Like you said, the coolest thing was to see underground dance music >>> getting props in a mainstream rock documentary. > > [Who wrote this? I haven't seen this post ... ]

Owch, ask someone on 313. (but not this guy: X-Incognito-Sn: 336) I mistook a 313PBS thread for an IDM thread. I'm having a bad header day. (read: Don't ask where that Boston Stores thread came from.) Apologies abound. Ohh, the agony. Is there a support group for stuff like this? g3? Teep on now: revolver

1995-09-30 15:24Dave WalkerAt 7:26 PM 9/29/95, Greg Earle wrote: >>>> Like you said, the coolest thing was to see und

From:: Dave Walker <marmoset@mail.msen.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Sat, 30 Sep 1995 11:24:14 -0400
Subject:: Re: PBS rocks the ghetto

At 7:26 PM 9/29/95, Greg Earle wrote:

quoted 4 lines Like you said, the coolest thing was to see underground dance music

>>>> Like you said, the coolest thing was to see underground dance music >>>> getting props in a mainstream rock documentary. > >[Who wrote this? I haven't seen this post ... ]

I did, but it was in a post to 313 (don't worry, we still love ya Teep!)

quoted 5 lines Indeed. The last 2 nights - "The Wild Side", the one on Funk, "Punk",

>Indeed. The last 2 nights - "The Wild Side", the one on Funk, "Punk", and >"The Perfect Beat" - were probably the best 4 hours of music television I've >ever witnessed. I certainly wouldn't call it a "mainstream rock documentary"; >I didn't see Monday and Tuesday nights (Beatles et al., I presume), but the >last 2 nights focused on the most influential, rather than the mainstream.

Mmm. What I'll deconstruct what I meant by "mainstream rock documentary." "Mainstream" in that it was being shown on one of the major TV networks, and "rock" in that it was being billed as the (cue trumpets) History of Rock & Roll. My surprise came from the fact that the original info I'd read about the series didn't prepare me for how wide-ranging and inclusive it would be.

quoted 2 lines My only complaint was that they should all have been about twice as long

>My only complaint was that they should all have been about twice as long >as they were. They were on a roll; why stop?

Yeah, let's bankroll the 30-hour version. Let's remember this one at pledge time, folks. And remeber it the next time your congressman starts pontificating at the podium about cutting PBS funding... -- dave walker, detroit art services _ marmoset@conch.aa.msen.com born freeke <A HREF="http://www.msen.com/~marmoset/">Dave Walker</A>

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