Pic of the Day 5.6.09

I'm going to check out a screening tonight of Jim Henson's Youth '68. From the 92Y Tribeca Blog:

Sex. Drugs. Religion. War. Rock & Roll. This ain’t the Muppets. In the days before he was a household name, Jim Henson created Youth ’68 – a documentary produced for NBC’s “Experiment in Television” series. Believe it or not, the film has not had a public screening since its original broadcast (in, you guessed it, 1968) – until now, scheduled for May 6 at 92YTribeca. Billed as a “portrait of youth today,” the film is a collage of interviews, literary quotations, popular music and modern dance. Henson talked to people of all ages across the country – some who were part of the movement and others who despised it – to create a vivid portrayal of a society rife with juxtapositions in the context of a changing world.

The film includes appearances by Jefferson Airplane, The Mamas and The Papas, and The Vanilla Fudge, as well as music from The Beatles, The Who, and Simon & Garfunkel. It’s essentially a snapshot of the ‘60s in 60 minutes

Should be dope on a rope. The Muppet Man was a true wilder at heart: a counter-culture evangelist before counter culture was co-opted and sold to us in Che T-shirts, skinny jeans, and the Whole Foods buffet. A review to follow.