I've been waiting to see this miniseries for some time and it was great to see the
Bottle Rockets on the TV. Besides Brian Henneman's bar room interview, the
filmmakers also had footage of the boys playing at Mississippi Nights. At one point
the camera pans back and picks up infamous St. Louis scenester Beatle Bob dancing
away in the crowd.
Bob
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marie arsenault wrote:
> Have we discussed the PBS series The Mississippi: River of Song yet?
> I caught the second installment of the series tonight. It was wonderful.
[snipsnipsnip]
> The kicker was the St. Louis
> segment featuring the Bottle Rockets! I had no idea that they were
> featured on tonight's episode. It was nice surprise.
> At first I wasn't sure if it was actually the Bottle Rockets. But, then I
> realized that
> there was only one band that *ugly*. Yup. It was them alright. It was
> a nice segment. Brian Henneman talked about the importance of the
> river on their lives and their music. (accompanied by a heartwarming
> shot of the BoRox strolling along the river while drinking cans of beer. <g>)
> Henneman also said that audiences on the coasts seem to be more intrigued with
> the BoRox because they are from the Midwest. He described the band as
> "little reporters from the heartland". It made me laugh.
