> Oh Marcel,
>
> I bet there are a few around here that have some pretty neat old
stuff ;-)
> You can see some of it on the latest Video Tree #2.
> I read on the CSN list today that AMC has been playing lots of real
vintage
> footage from the 60s group and will be playing The Monkees' HEAD
movie next
> week! Isn't a very young Jack Nicholson in that one?
AMC also played 'Monterey Pop' on Saturday, the film of the awesome
1967 Monterey Pop festival that featured the likes of Janis Joplin
w/Big Brother & the Holding Co, Jefferson Airplane, The Mamas & the
Papas, The Who, Jimi Hendrix & Ravi Shankar. They were playing the
videos Kakki mentions above after the movie. I think this was the
channel that Marcel must have been watching. I'm pretty sure I saw
that 'Good Vibrations' video in the mix somewhere. Btw, I'm positive
I saw David Crosby on stage testing the sound equipment during
Monterey Pop but the Byrds weren't in the movie and this was pre-CSN.
Did the Byrds perform at Monterey in 67?
Saturday was quite a night for TV. BET-Jazz aired 'Jazz on a Summer's
Day' right before 'Monterey Pop' started on AMC. It was kind of
frustrating watching it, though, as they cut in a raft of commercials
after nearly every number. But there were some great performances
from the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival from the likes of Anita O'Day,
Dinah Washington, Big Maybelle, Chuck Berry, Gerry Mulligan, Thelonius
Monk, Jack Teagarden & Mahalia Jackson. The climax, however was Louis
Armstrong. Watching him play his horn was a religious experience &
when the man opened his mouth to sing he radiated pure joy.
I watched the first installment of 'Jazz' last night, staying up past
my bedtime to see the whole thing. I don't know if I'll be able to
catch every part of it but I want to try & see as much of it as I can.
Fascinating material. Billie was mentioned as one of the important
figures in the beginning of the film so I'm hoping for some good stuff
on her. It was interesting to learn all the influences that they
cited as going into the brew that became jazz - gospel, Caribbean,
Ragtime, military marches, work songs, blues - a lot of ingredients.
I've only dabbled in jazz up til now so I'm really excited to learn
more about it.
I ended Saturday by stumbling across 'Citizen Ruth' on the Sundance
channel. A very arch & wicked satire that manages to skewer the
fanaticism that is sometimes exhibited by both sides of the abortion
issue. Laura Dern should have gotten at least an Oscar nomination for
her portrayal of Ruth, the ne'er-do-well addict who gets pregnant &
causes all the fuss.
Mark in Seattle
