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Thread #93117 Message #1816732
Posted By: katlaughing
23-Aug-06 - 01:08 AM
Thread Name: Documentary on Alan Lomax - PBS, 22 August 06
Subject: RE: Documentary on Alan Lomax - PBS, 22 August 06
You're most welcome, Dan, Pauline, et alia! Wow, indeed!
Dan, at the beginning, the filmmaker spoke of how they visited with Lomax just before he passed away; that he was unable to respond, verbally, due to a brain hemorrhage. They also showed his daughter reading his own words to him, from 40 years ago. I think the swimming pool, etc. were to show how his last few weeks/months of life were and that he was still able to put on the headphones and enjoy/listen to the beauty of his massive work of collecting all of those years.
This was really an incredible, beautiful documentary. Just superb and I LOVED seeing and hearing our own Jean Ritchie, both then and now!
Burl, got it!! It will go in the post as soon as I make a copy of it.
Wonderful, wonderful!
kat