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still_one

(92,351 posts) Sat Apr 16, 2016, 10:22 PM Apr 2016

Jackie Robinson is on PBS tonight, directed by Ken Burns. An amazing story about an amazing person

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Jackie Robinson is on PBS tonight, directed by Ken Burns. An amazing story about an amazing person (Original Post) still_one Apr 2016 OP

Cool beans, I totally spaced out and missed BOTH nights earlier in the week Brother Buzz Apr 2016 #1

I am sure they will show it again. What he had to put up was awful still_one Apr 2016 #2

Saw it advertised but don't remember the start date in my area. SMC22307 Apr 2016 #3

It is well done. I knew it was bad, but what he had to put up with was worse than I thought still_one Apr 2016 #4

His wife was amazing and he really loved her Cresent City Kid Apr 2016 #5

Brother Buzz

(36,456 posts)

1. Cool beans, I totally spaced out and missed BOTH nights earlier in the week

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Sat Apr 16, 2016, 10:31 PM

Apr 2016

still_one

(92,351 posts)

2. I am sure they will show it again. What he had to put up was awful

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 16, 2016, 10:51 PM

Apr 2016

SMC22307

(8,090 posts)

3. Saw it advertised but don't remember the start date in my area.

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Sat Apr 16, 2016, 11:49 PM

Apr 2016

Definitely one more Burns documentary I want to watch.

still_one

(92,351 posts)

4. It is well done. I knew it was bad, but what he had to put up with was worse than I thought

Reply to SMC22307 (Reply #3)

Sat Apr 16, 2016, 11:58 PM

Apr 2016

Cresent City Kid

(1,621 posts)

5. His wife was amazing and he really loved her

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Sun Apr 17, 2016, 01:27 AM

Apr 2016

The story she tells of his passing away is very moving. He had survived a previous heart attack and must have known what was happening. He used the very last of his physical strength to stumble down the hall to find her.

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