I'll only pledge if the TV theme song medley he's done in concert is in the show.
On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 1:13 PM, Melissa P <[email protected]>wrote: > Okay, it’s almost July 31st – so you knew this was coming. Indulge me, > if you will, as if I were your doddering, elderly grandparent or next door > neighbor. > > > > PBS trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF4pdX0fR0U > > > > With only one major market exception (Boston!), it looks like the special > has been picked up by PBS stations throughout the country for airing during > prime time. I’ve watched the DVD premium BTW, and the sound and picture > quality are first-rate. > > > > If you were planning to donate to your local PBS station anyway, do me a > favor and donate when the special is aired in your market. If you want to > know when it will air in your market, I can easily obtain that info. > > > > Nothing of interest yet in this post? > > > > Okay, this may be of interest. > > > > As you know, I was in the audience when it was filmed on March 12th. (BTW > I can be seen at the end of the last number.) Although HWCNBN sang > flawlessly for nearly two hours, there were two of what I would call > “wobbles” – not bad notes or anything, just little wobbles. Frankly, I > quite like the wobbles because to me, at least, they enhance the live > performance experience. > > > > However, the wobbles are gone in the live airing. I know this because I’ve > seen a DVD of the Chicago airing. (I won’t tell you why I remember the > wobbles, though!) > > > > So, what does that tell us? Not that HWCNBN needed a touch up (he didn’t), > but that other artists we’re hearing on PBS, etc., including those heard > this week performing at the White House undoubtedly got a touch up for the > airing of their shows on PBS. So, don’t believe everyone sings perfectly > when they’re on TV. Because they don’t. > > > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- +++++++++++++++ Joe Coughlin http://www.twitter.com/inturnaround -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
