Dancing Barefoot

There's always been something about Patti Smith that makes me gravitate to her, her music, poems, art.
Maybe it was that she pulled off androgyny BRILLIANTLY!
Never wore make up, cursed like a man, and still received respect from her peers.
I mean, she was THE iconic woman in a sea dominated by men.

And beyond admirable, it's a vain filled source in my life of wants and needs.

Speaking of, I actually had "dancing barefoot" as my ringer for a bit.
And during a visit to vegas, after a late late night with mr jack daniels, a friend constantly called my phone to wake me up to head back to the hotel [with a stop at in and out thrown in there for good measure] and my poor friend, Eric, had to hear my phone, that one Pattie Smith song, taunt his non-sober sleep over and over and over again. :\ So neededless to say, he doesn't hold the same admiration for Patti as I.


BUT, this could easily change that for him :)

A Patti Smith movie broadcast for free on PBS.

Per spinner

A documentary on Patti Smith, the highly-influential "Godmother of punk," will debut on PBS on Dec. 30. Filmed by fashion photographer turned filmmaker Steven Sebring over the course of 11 years, 'Patti Smith: Dream of Life' will air on the performer's 63rd birthday as part of the series 'POV.'

At the outset of the project, which started around the release of 1996's 'Gone Again,' Smith says she wasn't in favor of the idea. "To me the idea seems sort of conceited," she told the New York Times. "I felt, even though I was 50 years old at the time, too young to do a documentary. I hadn't done enough work yet to merit a documentary."

But after being trailed by a camera for 10-plus years, Smith -- who will commemorate the broadcast with a three night run at New York's Bowery Ballroom on Dec. 29 – 31 -- got used to the idea. The film, which first debuted at Sundance in 2008 where it won a cinematography award, isn't only performance-based. It chronicles Smith's move back to New York from Detroit and her return to performing and recording to support herself and her children after the death of her husband.

Concert footage from appearances in Israel, Japan and Washington is balanced by Smith's candid storytelling. "My own personal hope is just that people get some sense that I have more dimensions than is sometimes reported," Smith said. "Sometimes all people know about you is, No. 1, your work, but through the media they often will be given one aspect of a human being."

"I'm happy for people to get a more humanistic view," she continued. "I have a really great life. I've had, for me, really great tragedy in my life. I still mourn my people that I lost. I miss my husband. But I've had great opportunities in my life."

The Patti Smith documentary airs on December 30 on PBS and I highly suggest you set your DVR to record this.

Fine, ERIC, don't do it!!!! :P
But I definitely will.

[per TWC Tv listings, it will play Wednesday 12.30.09 at 8pm central time.]


xo
'legs