further o.c.

man, i wish i still had the vhs of shirley clarke's documentary ornette: made in america that i bought in the li'l store at caravan of dreams on my lunch hour one day when that magnificent space was still open. clarke's doc was shot over a 20-yr period and included footage of ornette receiving the key to the city of fort worth in conjunction with caravan's 1983 opening, the convention center theater-emptying performance of his skies of america with the fw symphony, a string quartet performing some of his chamber music inside caravan's geodesic dome, and ornette and prime time blowing the roof off caravan itself. also included was this interview with iconoclastic composer george russell. hey uncle johnny, you still got that tape?