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Life in 12 Bars - Eric Clapton Documentary


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I can't remember if I had posted about this at our old home or not.  Even if so, maybe since it's coming out next month a reminder is appropriate.  "Life in 12 Bars" a full length documentary about Eric Clapton will air February 10 on Showtime.

Here is more information about it and the trailer.  For us Clapton fans it looks fascinating.

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I am a Clapton fan and looking forward to "Life in 12 Bars"!

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Unfortunately I don't have Showtime. I'll have to wait for it to come out on DVD.

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59 minutes ago, tjmeyers said:

Unfortunately I don't have Showtime. I'll have to wait for it to come out on DVD.

We don't have Showtime either.  But we have Hulu with the Showtime add on.  I'm hoping I can see it there.

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I'll have to watch this! Thanks for posting this!! :):)

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I'll have to wait until they release it to Amazon Prime or pick it up on Bluray, but thanks for the heads up.

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On 1/16/2018 at 10:32 PM, matonanjin said:

We don't have Showtime either.  But we have Hulu with the Showtime add on.  I'm hoping I can see it there.

I could watch it on Hulu and watched it last night.  I almost forgot about it but fortunately @Dan Brown sent me a text just before it was set to air and reminded me!

It was excellent, at least in my opinion.  It will be interesting to see others' opinion.  The whole Pattie Boyd episode of his life went a little too long in my opinion.  I fully realize she is pivotal to the Layla project and the album "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs".  It just went a little too soap opera and could have been shortened.  A minor quibble.

It should be required viewing for any Clapton fan or for any blues fan actually.  An interesting reminder how the blues were brought back to the US by EC and the rest of the "British Invasion".  

I don't know that I learned anything about Clapton that I didn't already know as a result of reading his autobiography.  But it was an entertaining 2 hours and I highly recommend it.

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8 minutes ago, matonanjin said:

I could watch it on Hulu and watched it last night.  I almost forgot about it but fortunately @Dan Brown sent me a text just before it was set to air and reminded me!

It was excellent, at least in my opinion.  It will be interesting to see others' opinion.  The whole Pattie Boyd episode of his life went a little too long in my opinion.  I fully realize she is pivotal to the Layla project and the album "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs".  It just went a little too soap opera and could have been shortened.  A minor quibble.

It should be required viewing for any Clapton fan or for any blues fan actually.  An interesting reminder how the blues were brought back to the US by EC and the rest of the "British Invasion".  

I don't know that I learned anything about Clapton that I didn't already know as a result of reading his autobiography.  But it was an entertaining 2 hours and I highly recommend it.

Matonanjin,

I agree, I thought it was an excellent documentary!  What really added to it, in my view, is that Clapton, Pattie Boyd, Bobby Whitlock and family members were doing the actual narrative.  What really blew my mind was when Clapton said something along the lines of not wanting to commit suicide because then he couldn't drink anymore !  Holy Moly !!!   

To echo what Ron said, a must watch if you are a Clapton fan, or just a Flower Child like us !!!                                     

Dan Brown   

 

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