Philip in twelve parts

A couple of weeks ago I came home late and, uncharacteristically, turn on the TV. KQED channel 9 was somewhere in the middle of airing "Glass: a portrait of Philip in twelve parts". I had not seen it before and was instantly fascinated, sent a text message to "put it on" to a friend who has the philosophy dealing with such notions as the beautiful, the ugly, the sublime, etc., to appreciate the subject, and got myself very excited as the interesting presentation unfolded. Afterward I checked the KQED web site to see when it would be on again so I could see the part I'd missed; it was a special episode of American Experience and would not be aired again... but, this was a prerelease viewing of an upcoming DVD, available April 21. Checked out the DVD web site and bought myself a copy right then and there.

My friend who I sent the text message to was interested but the TV was not available. I had on my mind, because the show was outstandingly good, that I would loan her the DVD to watch at her leisure. So now I have the DVD to loan.

I watched the DVD this last Saturday evening. Disc 1, which is the main theatrical production, was fabulous. I had only seen the second half of the show on TV. Philip Glass, his family, friends, mentors, and followers, and the performances of his works, are all fascinating. I highly recommend this show, unless you don't care anything about Philip Glass, in which case it would probably not be good place to invest your money or time. That's OK with Philip, by the way.