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Jann Scott storms back with 22 Boom on Channel BV22 in Prime Time! at 9p, 7a, midnite M-F
Jul 13th
By 2009 the newly created channel 22 was devoid of any new programming and was pretty much a boring blob of two year old shows. In July of 2009 Jann accidentally fell on Lisa Collins the BVSD communications departments attache’. In reality she was the one running the channel. But noone knew it. The city had a front organization but it was quiet. So Jann proposed a weekly video blog 22Boom to Lisa Colins.Essentially a magazine show. Jann was floored when she liked the idea. She was thrilled. She had not heard of Jann but liked what she saw.
He was used to city staff and their contractors being non receptive to any of Janns vast years of experience and popularity. Scott had been on local cable with regime change interruption since 1989. But now heading in his 3rd year on Channel 22, 22 Boom is not only the most popular program on BV22, it has been moved to a “stripped in grid time slot every night at 9pm, repeats at midnite and 7am”. Channel 22 has also added a ton of other new programing .
22BOOM : The show is a weekly 1/2 hour show with movie reviews, a cooking show, science blog, 3 minutes of him, local bands, and community events from the week in Boulder County,and news. Even the city manager and city communications manager like Jann. They all only have good things to say about him in person, writing and on the record. No one can see what all the hub bub was about when the council went totally ballistic over Janns TV persona. This new show is excellent. It also, features Farmers market, Downtown Boulders Band on the bricks, the Creek Festival and other events. Jann , 22Boom , BV22 are really the face of Boulder again. This is probably Janns’ best work yet on cable : The school district calls 22Boom ” quality, polished programming for the community”. Even the city managers office have been agreeable. Below is the summer schedule: BV22 Schedule for 22Boom Jann Scott storms back with 22Boom on Channel 22 in Prime Time! at 9p, 7a, midnite M-Fon Comcast Cable in boulder County except Longmont
Other programming on BV22 has added more programing in 2011. Lin TV is back in Boulder along with new environmental shows from around the USA. It has always been for Boulder to get it together and produce local TV. Producers are few and far between. You would think they would, but years of city censorship have driven them all off. But Still channel 22 remains vibrant and alive with new programming from around America. And yes boulder still has it voice of reason (ahem) ahh fun….yes the face of local TV . Jann Scott. love ya jann
Band on Bricks opens season with Smash: Paper Bird
Jun 27th
Several thousand people were on hand last night on the Pearl Street mall for the first Wednesday night Band on the Bricks concert of the summer. Paper Bird was frivolous, fun and mildly entertaining in a goofy kind of way. Not to be taken seriously as musicians ( they couldn’t play) but they did spin their way through several folky, blue grassy, 1940’s original tunes. Their focus is to “send up”, make fun of and insult musical forms especially blue grass. Thusly, they are called underground.
Basically they were a bunch bums from Breckenridge( or at least they met in Breck according to their website) who formed a terrible garage band around 3 cute girls who managed to harmonize and Walla! a real authentic American underground band .
Airport Days -WWII dance . Three 90 year old vets and one Girl from the French Resistance
Jun 20th
At night there was a dance in a huge hanger at the back side of the airport. The whole area was set up with army tents, jeeps, a tank, reenactment men in uniform. Inside the hanger was a big stage with a 10 piece orchestra playing swing tunes. There was a Bob Hope comic, Frank Sinatra guy and 3 Andrews sisters. Plus there were a couple of thousand people. All Boulder all fun night.
People were having pictures taken with the soldier on a jeep in front of an Avenger bomber. On man who saluted me as I was videoing was an older gentleman and apparently not in costume. He was in his WWII army dress uniform. I aimed the video camera straight at him through the crowd and he gave a salute. He was a captain in the army during the war. His infantry badge and campaign ribbons told it all. He said “Oh this is real all right, I was there”. You lead men” I asked. He shook his head yes and turned and walked away before I could ask more. WWII combat vets are like that. I tw as a night in history,
I met a 88 year old man from army intelligence smartly dressed in his uniform. He had married a 17 year old girl from the French Resistance who was actually dressed in a red striped shirt, Black dress and back beret. Couldn’t the Germans spot you as resistance we asked? No this is what all girls wore. She was a bike messenger for the resistance. She met her soldier and married him. 66 years later they looked as happy as can be. Unbelievable.
Another 90 year old man was staring at a Bomber. On his shoulders it said Army Air corps. He flew B-17s in General George Patton’s army against the German Afrika Korps Led by Rommel in Tunisa in 1942. His dress uniform was even desert tan. Rommel put up a hell of a fight he said, but he was no match for us. We just kept coming. All of these men were very fit 90 somethings. They were up , walking and alert.