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nowhere else but pbs and this pbs station will bring you a concert of this nature. >> well and you look at some of the songs in this concert get my mojo workin', baby, please don't go, long distance call these are songs that are classics in the blues genre. in fact, they almost define what blues music is and muddy waters was right there at the beginning in the middle '40's. of course he started on the harmonica because so many blues players do. that's where they learn the music is by playing harmonica. >> well and then they get the kind of the bottleneck style which is when he came to chicago back in 1943 which is the year that mick jagger was born. so this is, it kind of tells you about the generations. >>well that puts it in perspective right there, yeah. >> yeah, it does. what an amazing, amazing kind of morphing of generations right there on stage and you were a part of it. and for and $85 contribution to this pbs station, we will send you the dvd/cd combo with additional material. not only are there 11 songs in the cd, but nine additional songs on the dvd. >> well, we hope you enjo

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to be here at pbs. i mean, my family watches a lot of the show. my little daughter loves "thomas the tank engine." i've actually been on a number of "nova" episodes and we really love pbs. >> well, this is the place for your kind of science and we're delighted to have you here, and there's a lot more to come. and just so you know, dr. tanzi is one of the world's leading researchers in the field of neuroscience. he is the joseph p. and rose f. kennedy professor of neurology at harvard and the director of genetics and aging research at mass general hospital. and this pbs station, as you likely know, exist to serve you as a result of the tremendous financial support we received from people just like you. now we encourage your support in any amount, but we've got a couple of levels for you to consider starting at the affordable $60-a-year membership level. we will say thank you with the dvd of this lecture that includes everything on the television broadcast, plus, over 30 minutes of your most frequently as

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