Our Movie's Big Year & What We Learned...

We have learned a lot in this past year of trying and struggling to get our documentary film, FEAR OF A BLACK REPUBLICAN out into the world and before audiences.  We have had some great Screenings in different parts of the country and even had former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele graciously give us a hand at our New Jersey Premiere (in our hometown) and our Washington D.C. Premiere (Michael's hometown).  Michael was awesome as expected and we had another 90+ minute Q&A discussion after the film.  Very inspiring to say the least!

This past June, we had an amazing Philadelphia Premiere with Philly’s #1 Conservative Talk Show Host, Chris Stigall, serving as our Q&A Moderator and Deputy Chairman of the Pennsylvania Republican Party, Renee Amoore, serving as our Special Q&A Panelist.  Both Renee and Chris were outstanding and made the whole event one we (and the Audience) won't ever forget.

Renee Amoore, Deputy Chairman of PA GOP Makes A Great Point

Director Kevin Williams, an Audience Member, WPHT's Chris Stigall
and Renee Amoore After the Philly Premiere Q&A

That the event went so well… was a HUGE relief after my Alma mater, La Salle University, DENIED us a rental of the on-campus theater to screen FEAR OF A BLACK REPUBLICAN.  What they were afraid of?  A race riot?  Thousands of well-dressed Republicans clogging the streets of the Gernantown Section?  An actual unbiased discussion about Politics, Race and Urban Areas?

Redacted Email which we received from La Salle University denying our rental application.  Disappointing.

We still do not have a reason why La Salle denied us after repeated requests for an explanation. Needless to say, screening our film across the street from Bill Cosby’s Temple University was a much better choice in the end.

Most recently, Tamara (our film’s Producer and my lovely wife) and I completed a nearly four-week South and West Screening Tour of the United States.  Having traveled with our kids in a mini-van (without a DVD player) and seeing the South, Midwest and Southwest as we screened FEAR OF A BLACK REPUBLICAN for audiences, we have been constantly reminded of the goodness, decency and intelligence that exists here in America.  We felt this trip would be a great challenge and opportunity to see if our little film and our work as filmmakers could play with audiences not as familiar with the material or storylines.  Particularly in the Southwest, Latinos are way more numerous than African Americans.  Even so, the many issues in our film are practically interchangeable and we’ve received requests to make a sequel called FEAR OF A LATINO REPUBLICAN.  We’ve also received other requests for sequels about Jewish Republicans, Asian Republicans, Irish Republicans and others along the way.

Dallas' Inwood Theatre, home of our
TEXAS PREMIERE on July 26/27, 2012

Inside of The Inwood Theatre (Landmark Cinemas)

We traveled from the wilds of Trenton NJ (where our current Mayor is currently under FBI investigation) to Charlotte NC, Montgomery AL, Jackson MS, Dallas TX, Waco TX, Tucson AZ, Albuquerque NM and Salina KS.  In each city, we were greeted by enthusiastic audiences made up of folks from across the political, racial and economic spectrums.  Something that we found consistently before and after each screening is that there are a lot of people searching for a new political identity in our current Two-Party political system.  And these people come in all sizes, shapes and colors. 

That being said, each city was quite different.  In Montgomery AL, we got more Republican turnout than Democrat and for the first time, had a good number of GOP officials (local and State) in attendance.  In Jackson MS, we screened at a Historically Black College and University called Jackson State University and had a moving and thoughtful academic discussion with Professors, Faculty, Students and the local community.  In Dallas TX, thanks to Talk Show Host Mark Davis, we received the ONLY pre-Texas Premiere coverage of the film (unless you count the Dallas Morning News’ Film Critic ripping us on the newspaper’s blog for being White Filmmakers).  

In Waco, where we had an older African American couple (who traveled over an hour to see our film) cry in the back row because as Conservatives – they related so much to our film’s story.  In Tucson AZ, there were White Liberals filing complaints about what we didn’t include in our film (but should have, in the version THEY wanted us to make).  In Albuquerque NM, we had a “spirited” post-Q&A discussion with a different older African American couple about the Auto Bailout, NAFTA, Bill Clinton not really being a Democrat (as opposed to President Obama), “dark-skinned” political candidates versus “light-skinned” candidates and its apparent importance, as well as their charge that our film was a “recruiting tool” for the Republican Party.  Finally in Salina KS, where we had a tough crowd of hard-core, mainly White Democrats come out of our film amazed that it was as informative, moving and balanced as it was.  We learned a lot from screening our film in so many places and before so many different audiences.

 
We also found out that when it comes to Media, be prepared for unforeseen opportunities.  Opportunities can come from Media sources that you would never expect to be interested in your subject matter.  This occurred previously when I was interviewed on the Christian Broadcasting Network’s THE BRODY FILES (expected); then later the same day - I was on a Panel about our film on Al Jazeera English’s INSIDE STORY (unexpected).  While on our Screening Tour, we caught the eye of one of cable news’ most interesting shows… THE WAR ROOM WITH JENNIFER GRANHOLM on Current TV (Al Gore’s Network).  I kid you not, dear readers.   

Governor Jennifer Granholm is the former Democratic Governor of Michigan and I am pretty sure she will not be voting for Mitt Romney this fall.  But, she and her Staff were very interested in our film – especially after seeing it.  Well, on Friday night July 6^th, I was interviewed by the Governor about FEAR OF A BLACK REPUBLICAN and several clips from it were shown to their viewers during the piece.   Admittedly, I am not a regular viewer of Current TV, but I had seen this Show before and while Governor Granholm has a focused point-of-view – she was completely professional, kind and positive about our film and our message with it.  From her Producers we worked with via e-mail/phone calls to the Production Staff talking in my ear while I sat in a satellite studio in Tucson while they were in San Francisco to the Governor herself , it was a great experience.  I would encourage any other Republicans or Conservatives to go on her Show and put forth their thoughts and beliefs.  MSNBC on steroids, this Show was not!

This Current TV interview was by far the biggest TV Media piece we have ever done and was a good momentum builder for what we hope to achieve in the coming months before the Presidential Election.  We are working to bring get to FEAR OF A BLACK REPUBLICAN to New York City (Manhattan) for a Screening/Q&A and really get our film out into the world.  As far as we know, no independent film that positively portrays Republicans (without propaganda), let alone Black Republicans has ever screened in New York City.  As NYC is the home of American independent film and especially documentary, FEAR OF A BLACK REPUBLICAN would be the first independent film to do so.  

We do realize that even though we are “Mom and Pop Shop” kind of filmmakers, our film could attract some controversy.  Having no idea if Reverend Sharpton will show up with a bullhorn to protest us or if some group will picket the theatre, we go into this with open eyes and full hearts.  We feel pretty confident that not all the Big Media can or will ignore us.  If we get to New York City, maybe our little film can help get a real, honest discussion on Race and Politics going this fall instead of just the “race-baiting” junk that will likely go on. 

Tamara, our Producer, and I are Republicans ourselves and as much as some of our Friends on the Left don’t want to admit it – our Party is not racist and never has been.  Unfortunately, our own GOP has let the other Party get away with the “racist” charge for decades and Urban America and African Americans specifically have been the collateral damage resulting from this.  We think it is time to reset the clock on the whole discussion and that the best way we can do that is to keep screening our film and to now do it in New York City. 

As independent filmmakers, we can assure you that any help in bringing FEAR OF A BLACK REPUBLICAN to the Media Capital called New York City will be greatly appreciated.  Please consider purchasing a Pre-Release DVD or Movie Poster from our website, www.fearofablackrepublican.com, to help us make it all happen.  If we are able to achieve our goal, we hope to make you proud.

What Are The Chances (Part 3 of 3) or Apocalypse... Now?

Portland, Oregon is an interesting town to say the least.  Coming from the East Coast, people tend to think of the Northwest as wet, picturesque, caffeinated, fairly “granola,” and very sleepy.  The Portland I arrived to was all of the above except for “very sleepy.”  Occupy Portland, which a few days earlier had just had more than enough interaction with local law enforcement.  The Occupy Portland folks made the ones in NYC and Philly look like Brownie Scouts and pikers.  In reading the AP Wire reports in my local papers, it seemed as if the city had the feel of the 1969 Doors concert in Miami.  All it needed was a Jim Morrison to get it really going. (For the record, I’m a huge Doors fan).  Unfortunately for our movie and me, Occupy Portland decided to have their full-scale riot on the same day as our West Coast/Northwest/College Premiere at Portland State University.  I would hear so many helicopters this day that I felt like I was in APOCALYPSE NOW and wanted to help Martin Sheen start looking for Marlon Brando.

Portland State University however, was a small oasis in downtown Portland.  A State-funded University, it is part traditional college, part commuter school, part urban office complex.  Thirty-thousand students attend PSU and the school has its own chapter of the College Republicans, led by a charismatic and energetic young woman named Julia Rabadi.  Julia is President of the PSU College Republicans and she put this screening together after one of her members, Isaiah Taylor, found out about our film from the original piece I wrote for Big Hollywood.  It took about six months to put this Screening together mainly due to PSU’s summer break.  But nonetheless, these great young students were affording us the chance to not only make our first “College” Screening happen, but also our Northwest and West Coast Premiere.  

These PSU College Republicans really busted their butts to make this happen, draw a crowd and pull it off.  Their campus community and the surrounding City aren’t really known for open-mindedness towards Republicans, Conservatives and other “non-Progressives.”  As a matter of fact, when I was interviewed by Cecil Prescod of KBOO (a very “Progressive/Pro-Occupy Portland” radio station), Cecil informed me that President George H. W. Bush called the city, “the Beirut of the Northwest.”  I did have high hopes given that we were lucky enough to be interviewed by three different talk show hosts on three different radio stations (including Victoria Taft on KPAM and Dave Bourne on KXL) and had a 4-Star Review in the African American newspaper THE SKANNER. 

We wanted a great and diverse crowd.  Having our film play in an academic setting in a completely different part of the country (2,877 miles from Trenton), I couldn’t wait to start the film for the PSU audience.  I had thought a good omen came about when I first arrived at PSU, put my bags on the ground and was promptly asked by a young man to sign his petition “against millionaires and billionaires.”  I told him that I didn’t live in Portland, but would be happy to talk to him more after our Premiere and handed him one of our FEAR OF A BLACK REPUBLICAN postcards.  He was stunned, in a good way.  I think this had to do with my telling him that Cornel West and Mitt Romney were in the same film, as I mentioned our cast.  Still speechless, he put the postcard on his clipboard and ventured off.  Twenty minutes later, I would meet a PSU College Republican named… “Michael Steele.”  Yes, his real name.

One note on the College Republicans and PSU.  From the get-go, the PSU College Republicans wanted to open this Screening up to the greater Portland community and they even tried to partner with other on-campus groups to do all this.  On my travels around the campus, it was very heartening to see our FEAR OF A BLACK REPUBLICAN posters in the windows of so many of other student organizations, particularly the various minority student groups.  Hope for the future, I thought.  Fortunately for me, Julia gave me a list of the different Academic Departments which I should visit before the Screening.  I dropped by the History, Political Science Departments and had a nice, quick meeting with Dr. E. Kofi Agorsah, Chair of the Black Studies Department.  He took some of our movie postcards to give to his upcoming class of students and said he would encourage them to attend our Screening that night.  Thank you, Sir!

The only personally negative moment of the whole trip came when I went to lunch at an interesting vegetarian/locally-grown food café at the PSU Student Union called FOOD FOR THOUGHT.  I’ve been trying to eat more healthfully for a while now and thought that I should give FOOD FOR THOUGHT a shot.  So I went to the counter and ordered my food and chatted with their Manager who, it turns out, has some New Jersey connections.  Having had such a nice conversation, I figured what the heck – I’ll ask if I could put some postcards on the counter for our Screening.  The Manager said “yes,” and I put about 20 FEAR OF A BLACK REPUBLICAN postcards next to the register.  The place was jumping with customers.  Given Portland’s image and what I heard about the lack of tolerance that the PSU College Republicans had been subjected to, I considered this little moment a positive achievement.   Well, it wasn’t even five minutes before one of their customers (a White, brown-haired hippie-chick with a hemp messenger bag and a bad attitude) went up to the counter (WITHOUT BUYING ANYTHING) and slid all of our postcards into her hemp bag.  Then ran off.  God knows what else was in that hemp bag with all of our poor, little postcards.  I was standing about ten feet away from her, on the other side of the counter, when this happened and I couldn’t catch up to her.  She must have ran track in high school or ran drugs for the Latin Kings or something.  I have no idea how she even knew our postcards were on the counter as she just zipped in, swiped them and left.  Wow.  At least my lunch was good.

Finally, the Screening at the Portland State University Multi-Cultural Center came. 

The Screening itself went great and was quite fun to be a part of and observe.  The College Republicans put out a great light refreshment and food table for everyone with lemonade, ice water and many healthy and usual “college” snacks.  Excellent job, PSU Food Services!  One funny thing I’d like to share is that in addition to the fifty or so people who came to the Screening, there were many foreign  students for whom English is not the first or second language who showed up and gorged on the free food.  While they may not have understood our film, it was neat to see that college students haven’t changed.  Free food is free food.  I remember those days well.  ; )

Technically, the Multi-Cultural Center’s screening space was very good for a wide and open conference room.  It had carpeting on the floor, a good projector on the ceiling and nice P.A. speakers in the back.  Watching the audience from the back, I could tell that they were “getting” the film and were as so many other audiences – fully engaged.  All except the one hard-core “I’m a Conservative, not a Republican” type who I guess has some kind of attention deficit issue and who kept checking his e-mail from the second row.  It finally got annoying enough about twenty minutes in, that I went up to him and asked him to do it somewhere else or consider leaving.  It is rude to do that during a movie anywhere, whether I am the filmmaker or another audience member.  He put away his I-Phone and I got thanked by several audience members as I moved to the back of the room.  Later on, he came to the very back of the room to turn on his laptop and work on it.  Weird.  Thankfully, there was a nice moment occurred just before this when a young, White female student’s jaw dropped and she blurted loudly (by accident) “Is that true?” when she found out that the Ku Klux Klan was co-opted by the Democratic Party in 1868.  I’m pretty sure that she was convinced it was the Republicans who did this.  Like so many.  Truth can be painful…

The Q&A produced some cool and moving moments like the young, White Ron Paul guy connecting with an older, female African American “99%-er” (her button said she was one of them) over the issue of whether the Republican Party should have special messages for separate demographic  groups.  She conversed with him during the Q&A from the front row about the Republican Party just showing up in her community, whether she agrees with their positions or values or not.  I think they ended up in some type of agreement on this and with the young guy saying that he wanted to bring the “Liberty” message to the urban areas.  This civil exchange of views was worth this 2,877 mile trip alone.  

I did get some good, tough questions on Michael Steele’s time as Chairman, the Southern Dixiecrats (had to correct the history presented on this by the questioner), the Media, social issues campaigning, getting our film made and “out there” into the World and how both Parties do not always know or care to know where/how they are rallying their troops.  I even got to sing a few bars of Garth Brooks, “Friends in Low Places” when I told the audience about a 2004 Bush rally in New Jersey where the organizers played Country music the most of the time we were there.   Fortunately, no one threw tomatoes at me. 

One African American lady did catch me by surprise when she spoke of how much racism existed in Portland and especially Oregon.  She said that “Oregon is the South of the Northwest.”  The “99%-er” agreed with her wholeheartedly.  I said that the state is well-known for being “Progressive.”  From these ladies, I got the sense that there are probably two Portlands and two Oregons.  Just like there is in most parts of Urban America.  One of them actually used the “n-word” in describing her treatment at times.  Obviously, I’m not knowledgeable enough about Oregon to comment, but that was a first for a FOABR Screening. 

The night ended with a number of folks wanting my e-mail address, many thank-you's for making the film and really getting these issues out there, lots of handshakes and plenty of smiles and encouragement.  It wasn’t a great crowd for selling DVDS since hardly anyone outside of downtown Portland could make the Screening.  This was because many of the streets and some of the major bridges were shut down because of the Occupy Portland riot.  I heard too many helicopters and police/ambulance sirens to expect a packed house.  But, a few of the African American supporters of Occupy Portland did show up and went out of their way to tell me they were happy that our film was “straight-up” and didn’t “Democrat-bash” the whole time.  They said they were definitely not expecting a movie or night like this night.  I wasn’t either.  Hopefully, we’ll make it back to Portland with FEAR OF A BLACK REPUBLICAN someday.

I’ll close with something from the heart, more than from the head.  Given all the challenges facing our even making this film and now getting it out there into the World, Occupy Portland and their riot wasn’t the biggest challenge we faced.  But, having “gotten through” to another very diverse audience (age, ethnicity, political affiliation) in an academic setting, this Screening is amongst our proudest.  Hope was renewed yet again, especially in partnering with the PSU College Republicans and seeing their outreach pay off against the odds.

I just wish I could get those darn helicopters and The Doors’ “The End” out of my head…

What Are The Chances? (Or “My Hometown”) – Part 2 of 3

November 12^th 2011 will be a day that we’ll never ever forget.  For the best of reasons.  Our New Jersey and Hometown Premiere in Trenton NJ with Michael Steele was everything we hoped for and 10X better.But, before I get to the “Day-of,” I’d like to briefly touch on the wonderful week we had BEFORE the screening.  We were very blessed to have some great coverage in our city’s two daily newspapers, the Trentonian and The Times, and the Princeton Packet and in Pennsylvania’s Bucks County Courier Times.  Given the state of newspapers in the U.S. and their lack of staffing, getting such coverage for a “hometown” story isn’t easy or likely.  We will always hold these publications in high esteem for helping us get the word out locally.  Especially for an event in Trenton, when crime is on the rise and it gets tougher and tougher to draw people from the suburbs.

Finally, the Day of Judgment arrived and we had a lot of running around to do to get ready.  This special night would include a Kick-Off Reception at the New Jersey State Museum itself.  We’d never done something like this before.  When we helped found and run the Trenton Film Festival, we had a great Events Producer and she ran the Show. 

Well this time, we were very fortunate to have our good friend Murph manage this for us.  We had to make some runs to Party City, Sam’s Club and a few other places to get all the party wares.  Also, we had a number of good friends, neighbors, family and crew members give us a hand with the Reception and the Screening.  One of our Aunts even made over 150 cookies for us and “Aunt Fern” made a good bunch as well.  Our focus was on the setting up the Museum reception first as the Screening Auditorium still had a Native American Indians performance going on when we arrived.  (In case you are near Trenton, there is a very moving 9/11 exhibit there).  Our Producer, Tammy, Murph and Company got to work decorating and setting-up.  Balloons, bunting, table favors, Martinelli’s and food.  They also set up all the cool political campaign signs we collected over the years at the Museum Walkway.

The Reception was a great sight to see.  The space was decorated in Red, White and Blue and the place was packed.  We had some of our local politicians there, some of the Filipina Sisters from Villa Victoria Academy were there (and they got to meet Michael Steele) and there was a nice turnout by our fellow Trentonians, some Black Republicans from around the state and many people we had never met before. 

Just walking around the room, it felt like that Wedding Scene in GOOD FELLAS.  It was dizzyingly wonderful and at the speed of light.  We tried to say “hello” to as many people as possible.  Fortunately, two good friends made their way around the room and took a lot of pictures to capture the night.

Well, I now know what it is like at a “Movie Premiere” with a Star.  When Michael Steele entered the room, it was as if George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Denzel Washington and Frank Sinatra showed up at the same time.  All eyes turned his way.  It was gratifying to see so many people wanting to meet him.  (Especially the folks we knew from the “other side of the aisle.”)  Michael was gracious and warm with everyone, taking pictures and chatting with as many people as possible.  I wish we could have taken pictures of all the people taking pictures with Michael Steele.  Plenty of smiles all around.

Finally, it was time to walk the hundred feet or so to the Auditorium and finally screening our film.

Entering the “Big Room” even after Jamaal and I had set it up hours earlier, felt a lot different ten minutes before the PLAY button would be hit on the DVD player.  As nervous as I was up until this point, I was even more nervous now.  Fortunately, Michael pleasantly rejected my several offers to let him speak before the film.  We were better off just getting the movie started.   After Tammy’s Welcome and Introduction, I was happy to welcome and pay tribute to John Harmon (our Moderator for the Q&A) who is President & CEO of the New Jersey African American Chamber of Commerce and Zachary Chester (now Councilman for Trenton’s West Ward).  Both of these gentlemen were key in helping us get our film off the ground in ways they did not know until they saw the film this night.  BTW, both men are Democrats whom we have known for years.  Yes, we can all get along and help each other to succeed.

I finally got to also thank before our “hometown” crowd, our three integral Crew Members:  Jeff Metzner, Cinematographer; Jamaal Green, Camera and Assistant Editor; and Rob Fowler, Final Cut Pro Consultant and Assistant Editor.  Without all three of them and their contributions, our film would not be as it is today.   I still feel bad about dragging Jeff and Jamaal to New Orleans in August, but I know they had a good time.

As the Credits came up and Michael Steele’s RNC Chairman Election Speech played, I had a moment behind the stage to think about this entire journey and what would happen during the Q&A.  It has been special and thankfully, the rest of the night would be too.  After we pulled the table and chairs out for the Q&A, Tammy, Michael Steele and I spent at least an hour answering questions and hearing reactions to our film.  I’ll just say that we are very happy with how the audience took to the film and that Michael Steele rocked the house.  About halfway through, he took over the Q&A as some many of the questions were directed towards him (we were VERY happy about this).  The questions were thorough, challenging and well thought-out.  I learned a lot from the Q&A myself.  It was a great give-and-take with the audience and he had so much fun that he stayed well past his departure time.  Well past.  Michael is, as one Facebook friend (and hard-core Dem) said… “a Class Act.”

Eventually, the final end of the night would come and all would safely get home.  We wouldn’t be able to celebrate for too long as I had to leave for Portland, Oregon in a few days, but we did make sure to enjoy ourselves.  A night like this doesn’t come for every Filmmaker and this one is very happy it did in a little City by the Delaware River called Trenton.

Oh and the Trentonian had one last write-up on our night with Michael Steele.

Next up:  What Are The Chances (Part 3 of 3) or Apocalypse... Now?

This Facebook/Twitter/Social Media Stuff Is Hard! Plus Some Other Stuff.

Sorry, as always, that we haven’t been blogging as much as you might expect.  Doing a blog is hard enough within the content of a website versus something like Blogger.  The Social Media stuff which is SO standard nowadays is even tougher.

We’ve been focusing a good bit of time on learning Twitter and Facebook.  It is funny, but we’ve heard two different schools on these two powerhouses.  More than a few have told us that Twitter is better to promote and get the “word out.”  Others say, at least that Oscar-nominated movie did, that Facebook is the way to go.

Admittedly, I’ve been avoiding Facebook.  It seems like an energy-suck that makes you less “real” to people than a blog does.  At least to me.  Plus, that Zuckerberg guy… I dunno.  I hope Newark really does get that $100,000,000.  Cory Booker is doing God’s work up there and I’m a fan.  Just wish he had a twin brother here for us in Trenton.  And that this twin brother would at least lean Republican.  I can dream, can’t I?

To update everyone, Tammy and I were on the “Tracey and Friends” Radio Show on an AM station in Youngstown, OH.  It went really well for us and Tracey was a great host.  We even got some callers from around the country via the internet and one was a self-proclaimed “progressive liberal.”   We got some great questions from everyone and learned a lot ourselves about live radio in this day and age.  During the commercial breaks, we could hear and speak with the Internet callers from around the country (South Carolina, Florida, etc.).  But unless you were listening on the internet, you would not be able to hear us or the other callers.  Very strange.  And something to be careful about in the future.  Thanks, Tracey!

Before this interview, I was on Midred Gaddis’ “Inside Detroit” show on an AM Station in Detroit.  This was the day after President Obama produced his long-form birth certificate.  Whew!  I was sweating about getting “birther” questions, but none came up.  The big question was whether I actually talked to any Black Republicans and whether they knew that their Party had a racist image.  Mildred kindly played the trailer for the audience to hear, which was cool to hear and I was happy that even without the associated video – the trailer works!  You can hear this short interview at our website, http://www.fearofablackrepublican.com/.

As for screenings, this is coming together at a slow pace.  We are hoping to announce some screenings soon, which will very likely start “Down South.”  How “Down South” we still have to determine, but wherever we screen first will be our World Premiere.  As long as we have enough lead time, we should be able to draw a crowd and hopefully some of FEAR OF A BLACK REPUBLICAN’s participants.  Will let you know as soon as we can.  We were hoping to announce something by now, but booking theatres without a distributor isn’t a cheap proposition.  But, we just can’t wait to screen before an audience.  That is the moment all filmmakers want.  We sure do.

I’ll close with a film recommendation.  DEFINITELY check out the documentary IT MIGHT GET LOUD, which is directed by Davis Guggenheim.  Guggenheim also directed WAITING FOR SUPERMAN.  In IT MIGHT GET LOUD, he gathers up Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin, Jack White from The White Stripes and The Edge from U2 to talk about electric guitars and being a guitarist.  It is an excellent blend of three eras of electric guitar by some amazing musicians, using great archival footage, music and interviews.  The “summit scene” where all three guitarists get together on a sound stage are something to check out.  They just rolled the cameras and got out of Page, White and Edge’s way.  The DVD commentary is great also.

That is it for now...