No Direction Home on PBS

[thirsty moore]

Who watched this last night?  Very cool.  Also, who was that Vincent Price lookalike that played the zither and sang soprano?

[ggw]

The autoharp?
 
 I thought it was the New Lost City Ramblers

[thirsty moore]

Nah, it was a brief clip.  The guy's voice was almost otherworldly.  He was surrounded by a bunch of women.

[thirsty moore]

It would be something snailhook would dig.  Want to weigh in on this snailhook?

[ggw]

Originally posted by econo:
  Nah, it was a brief clip.  The guy's voice was almost otherworldly.  He was surrounded by a bunch of women.

John Jacob Niles

[kcjones119]

That's him, pretty damn creepy

[nkotb]

I caught most of it.  Pretty great stuff there.  I'll have to pick it up so I can see the whole thing.  And after hearing the music, I may pick up the soundtrack.  I stayed away from most of the Bootleg series, but the new one sounded excellent.
 
 

Originally posted by econo:
  Who watched this last night?  Very cool.  Also, who was that Vincent Price lookalike that played the zither and sang soprano?

[Bombay Chutney]

Did they use this as one of PBS's pledge-drive things, where they interrupt every few minutes to beg for money?  
 
 I taped it last night just in case.  That way I can fast-forward through all the crap when I watch it later.

[eltee]

Taped it as well...
 I don't think PBS squeezes in their pledge drive commericals anymore. They advertise upcoming shows, etc. at the beginning / end. Their "commercials" are better than the crap on paid TV.
 Anyhow, I'd expect promotion to buy this series, if anything.

[ggw]

Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
  Did they use this as one of PBS's pledge-drive things, where they interrupt every few minutes to beg for money?  
 

No pledge drive.  Two-hours without interruption.

[thirsty moore]

It was not a pledge drive, unless you consider that drunk Irish dude spouting on "interrupting."

[thirsty moore]

As have I.  I'm not Dylan's #1 fan as some others are on here, but this doc has gotten me into him again.  
 
 Also, Highway 61 Revisited is an awesome song.
 
 

Originally posted by nkotBaba:
 I stayed away from most of the Bootleg series, but the new one sounded excellent.

[ggw]

Originally posted by econo:
  It was not a pledge drive, unless you consider that drunk Irish dude spouting on "interrupting."

Did you notice how quickly the level in his beer glass would drop?  One minute he would have a full pint in front of him, thirty-seconds later, while he was still rambling on the same topic, there was only like an inch left.

[thirsty moore]

I'll take "Wrote poems on bar napkins to get chicks to sleep with him" for $500 Alex.
 
 

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
 Did you notice how quickly the level in his beer glass would drop?  One minute he would have a full pint in front of him, thirty-seconds later, while he was still rambling on the same topic, there was only like an inch left.

[ggw]

Originally posted by econo:
  I'll take "Wrote poems on bar napkins to get chicks to sleep with him" for $500 Alex.
 

This Irish folkie has lived in Greenwich Village for almost 50 years but he still speaks like he just got off the boat from Tiperrary.