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COVER STORY
Epiphanies
Kurt Andersen and performance artist Sarah Jones talk
about extraordinary encounters with art.
 Bill
Wyman on Chuck Berry
Some artists talk about the moment they knew they
had to become artists. Bill Wyman, the bassist for the Rolling Stones,
says his turning point came when he was stationed in Germany for the British
Air Force. Produced by Trey Kay.
 Go
to the official site of Bill Wyman
Go
to the official site of Chuck Berry
Al
Franken on Buddy Hackett
The comedian Al Franken says he discovered his future
career at home. Produced by Trey Kay.
See
an Al Franken fan site
Go
to the official site of Buddy Hackett
Stone
Reader
Mark Moscowitz first read the book "The Stones
of Summer" by Dow Mossman In 1972. But it took 25 years for Moscowitz
to really discover what the book meant to him. He's just produced a film
about his obsessive hunt for the author. Produced by Jonathan Mitchell.
Go
to Stone Reader
Disney,
Marley & Mama
We asked some people in the neighborhood around Studio
360 about when they fell in love with a piece of art. Produced by Michele
Siegel.
War
& Peace
Mitch Heskel spends his days keeping the finances of
the radio station WNYC in order. 15 years ago, a book changed his life.
Produced by Kerrie Hillman.
Marni
Nixon on Fritz Kreisler
You may know the singer Marni Nixon for singing "I
Feel Pretty." Nixon dubbed the singing for Natalie Wood in the film
of West Side Story. She also sang for Audrey Hepburn and Deborah Kerr.
As a kid Marni Nixon took violin lessons --she knew she wanted to do music--
but there was a particular night when she realized what music could do.
Produced by Trey Kay.
Go
to a bio of Marni Nixon
Go
to a bio of Fritz Kreisler
Bill
Siemering & Oljoo
Bill Siemering has traveled all over the world
to help people to create their own radio stations -- in places such as
South Africa and the Czech Republic. Over the past 5 years he's made a
number of trips to Mongolia for the Open Society Institute to help develop
local radio there. One of the places he visited was the Southern Gobi
Province. Produced by Gardner Allen. Photo: Oljoo (Oljmedekh) works for
the Gobi Economic Initiative, translates, and sings.
Go
to Transom’s page on Bill Siemering
Go
to an interview with Bill Siemering
Go
to information on the Gobi Regional Economic Initiative
SPECIAL GUEST
 Sarah
Jones
Sarah Jones is a performance artist and playwright
who's performed her award-winning solo shows around the world. Her newest
show is called "Waking the American Dream."
Go to the Sarah Jones' official website
Go to a Village Voice article about Sarah Jones
Read a BET interview with Sarah Jones
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