Saw the first one last night and looking forward to tonight. I really like Ken Burns' stuff. He may be the target for criticism sometimes, but he can make a subject downright fascinating. Terrific music. I'm a guitarist, but the banjo stuff makes me want to take up the banjo.

In Seattle and environs, KCTS-TV (local PBS affiliate) is rebroadcasting both shows this coming Friday and Saturday mornings (1/18 and 1/19) at 1:00 a.m. Slap a tape in the VCR. Also, KBTC-TV in Tacoma (available in the Seattle area on cable) is broadcasting the first show at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 27th. They don't have the second show listed, but it's probably the following Sunday.

Wherever you are, if you missed it, check with your local PBS affiliate. May of them broadcast a show such as this in prime-time, then shortly thereafter rebroadcast it in not-so-prime time, allowing you to do a red-eye or pick it up on videotape.

Don Firth