Re: PBS blues documentary

["Bob Maglinte" <bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "Samuel Gravina" <sgravina@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 9:42 AM
Subject: Re: PBS blues documentary


>
> Tim Moyer wrote:
>
> >  It wasn't Ken Burns' "Blues"
> > (though that would be something to see!).
>
> Not if it's anything like his "Jazz" program.  20 hours of big talking
heads
> turning some really good music into background music for a documentary
about
> Harlem.
>
> Sam

Hi,
It would wind up being way too overly intellectuallized and for the younger
generation who's attention spans are going to naturally be shorter, it would
defeat the purpose, IMO.

Sincerely,
Barbeque Bob Maglinte
Boston, MA