I have touted the virtues of PBS many times on this blog, and I am going to do it again. Even if you NEVER watch public television, just watch it every once in awhile. They have a show called 'American Masters', where they feature different musical artists up close- acoustic, speaking, etc.- such as Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Pearl Jam, Ani DiFranco, and it is so wonderful. They have the truly inquisitive interviewer, Tavis Smiley, who has his own show where he does one on ones with actors and musicians of our day. He is the kind of interviewer who is, at the same time, intelligent but common man, and he asks those questions that you always wish the 'Jay Leno's' and David Letterman's' would ask, but never do because they are doing prime time fluff 'chit chat'. He did a wonderful interview with Prince a few weeks ago that targeted Prince's childhood in Minneapolis as opposed to the Purple Rain film/Soundtrack, which the movie and soundtrack storyline was supposedly based. I was riveted with his questions. Then there is, of course, News Hour and Charlie Rose. They have recently done an absolutely amazing documentary this past week on National Parks by Ken Burns that will replay throughout the Fall that you should try to catch. It is brilliantly done. You will appreciate the (very little, unfortunately, because of our destruction for industrial growth) natural resources and beauty in this country if you watch it.Anyhow, they also have a program called 'Great Indie Film Shorts', and tonite they did 'The Great Escape' with Steve McQueen. Based on a true story of a prison breakout in 1944, it is a classic. And all I have to say is----Steve McQueen was a man. A man's man. Sexy as sexy can be, and what a man SHOULD be. Tough, gruff, sometimes problematic, begrudging and difficult. But convicted and protective and forthright. He wasn't putting up with shit. And though I have ranted (again) about PBS, this post was really, simply, inspired by how damn sexy Steve McQueen was.
Hell yes.
