My daughters watch the show religiously every Sunday. I've caught a few
episodes. It's a well-done drama set during the early 60s in Philadelphia about
two middle class families--one white, one black--struggling to realize the
American Dream against the backdrop of civil rights, Vietnam, racism, changing
sexual mores, etc. Two of the teenage girls are dancers on American Bandstand.
That's the hook for today's performers to come up and perform as singers from
the 60s. It's only a small part of the show, but it's a win-win for the kids and
the performers. Kids get to see some of their favorite artists and the artists
get to sing  some great old songs as well as get face-time on a popular
well-written show.

Greg

Craig Leve wrote:

> Ok....this is too irresistable.  I haven't watched the show, but a friend
> passed along info to the effect that the just highly touted Thorns will be
> doing one of these pseudo-band gigs on "American Dreams"  And before you say
> CSN&Y - which would be wrong..I don't think they've approached that era yet
> (on the show).  No, no...we're in much more sacred territory as far as this
> list would probably be concerned.  The Thorns will be performing "The Warmth
> of the Sun" as none other than the Wilson clan.  Not sure of the date on
> this one, but I'll post it when I dig out the info.
>
> -craig
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: audities-owner@smoe.org [mailto:audities-owner@smoe.org]On Behalf
> Of Anna Borg
> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 10:41 PM
> To: audities@smoe.org
> Subject: Re: pseudo-bands on "American Dreams"
>
> Yes, the gimmick sucks.
>
> They had Duncan Sheik do Bobby Darin a few weeks
> back, and the portrayal was unfavorable in many
> ways.  I have to laugh, though...the Bobby Darin
> fan list went NUTS, boycotting advertisers and
> mounting a huge letter writing campaign.  I just
> didn't care enough...
>
> How can shows like Futurama and Andy Richter
> Controls the Universe get cancelled, but this
> crappy show continues!?  I know...different
> networks...but jeesh.
>
> anna
>
> --- Drew MacDonald <drewmacdonald@attbi.com>
> wrote:
> > I've never seen the TV show "American Dreams,"
> > but I have certainly noticed
> > the promos for it; apparently, most (all?) of
> > the episodes feature
> > modern-day music acts doing full-on "tributes"
> > to classic performers from
> > the 60s-era setting of the show. (For instance,
> > this Sunday, Third Eye Blind
> > will portray the Kinks.)
> >
> > I have a question for anyone who watches the
> > show: Does this gimmick suck as
> > bad as it seems it would?
> >
> > Drew,
> > who will actually be away from LA the week that
> > all the Auditeers seem to be
> > coming to town. Anyone want to give my cat his
> > diabetes and hyperthyroid
> > medications while I'm gone?
> >
>
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