PBS: "In Performance at the White House."

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From the article:

... "As for those who got their hopes up when we mentioned a British theme in the East Room, PBS will oblige July 28 with the next "In Performance at the White House" broadcast, starring Paul McCartney with guests Stevie Wonder, Elvis Costello, Jonas Brothers, Herbie Hancock, Corinne Bailey Rae, Dave Grohl, Faith Hill, Emmylou Harris, Lang Lang and Jack White. The show, celebrating Sir Paul's receiving this year's Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, was taped in the East Room on June 2."

Good job! LOL

I'm looking forward to seeing this special. What bugs me is that it's gonna take months for the thing to air.

There's your tax dollars at work.

Okay, I caught this last night on SD, I turned on the TV and it was almost over. But thaks to the fact that I have 4 PBS feeds (Plus SUBS!) I was able to tune to another PBS channel (KISU, IDaho Public TV) in 720p almost from the beginning. I think I missed the first 10-15 minutes.

Technically, I was disappointed. The 720p signal had been compressed to allow for 3 subchannels, and the sound was stereo, not 5.1. I have one PBS affiliate that actually broadcasts 1080i (KUED, one of a few PBS stations to do 1080i) with only 2 subs , so maybe they (might) broadcast the show at a later date. If anyone watched this, please inform us, was it in stereo or 5.1? How was the picture quiality? Compressed? 1080 / 720 / 480??

But the Show itself? I WAS impressed. Almost every performance was flawless. Nice to see the White House being not so stuffy, and some folks actually letting loose and acting, well, almost human (even if it was only just a little bit human!)

EDIT:

Looks like I missed KUED's showing of this. Maybe they will air it again.

Some clips:

http://www.pbs.org/inperformanceatth...ouse/video.php

List of songs / performers:

Below is the song list, in order of performance.

Got To Get You Into My Life
Performed by Sir Paul McCartney

We Can Work It Out
Performed by Stevie Wonder

Drive My Car
Performed by Jonas Brothers

Mother Nature's Son
Performed by Jack White

Long and Winding Road
Performed by Faith Hill

Blackbird
Performed by Herbie Hancock and Corinne Bailey Rae

Penny Lane
Performed by Elvis Costello

For No One
Performed by Emmylou Harris

Celebrations
Performed by Lang Lang

Band on the Run
Performed by Dave Grohl

Ebony and Ivory
Performed by Stevie Wonder and Sir Paul McCartney

Michelle
Performed by Sir Paul McCartney

Eleanor Rigby
Performed by Sir Paul McCartney

Let It Be
Performed by Sir Paul McCartney

Hey Jude
Performed by Ensemble of artists, with President Obama

Yesterday
Performed by Sir Paul McCartney

The show, celebrating Sir Paul's receiving this year's Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, was taped in the East Room on June 2."