McPiper -- 'Mudge and I have owned a copy of "Matewan" since it came out and watch it frequently. We also recommended it often when we owned our "gourmet" video rental business in Portsmouth, NH. John Sayles is one of our favorite directors.

I haven't watched television since 1983 -- not for any political reason; it just doesn't fit into our schedule. (Discovered that in the middle of watching "Brideshead Revisited" on Masterpiece Theatre -- kept missing a middle episode. Didn't see the whole thing until last year when my sister gave me the videotapes.) Also, without cable, reception in our area is limited. But even now that cable is available, TV just doesn't fit in. If I really need to see something, I'll ask a friend to tape it so we can watch it when we want to watch it.

Tuesday all our news came via 4 websites (Mudcat a major source), the radio, and telephone. Saw plenty of stills, though, but didn't see any TV images/coverage until yesterday at a friend's.

Music does help.

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