Night Shift - “Future Talent”

DateMay 20 1994

Can DescriptionsShow #22, Record Date = 05/15/1994 [See Collection Folder for Cue Sheet] Nightshift #22 Tape: May 15, 94 Air: May 20, 94 Future talent T211 Nightshift Future Talent 22 5/20/96

Viewing Notes[Colorbars] [Countdown] “Nightshift Show 22 “Future Talent” Rec: 5/15/94 Air: 5/20/94 Dir. Hakim”. [Countdown] [Animated Intro] A woman (Makeeba McCreary) in the studio, introduces poet Reg E. Gaines. Title: ‘reg. e. gaines’. Interview with Reg E. Gaines intercut with black and white footage of people on the street. Gaines on stage, reciting the poem ‘Please Don’t Take My Air Jordans’. Clips of Gaines reciting poetry with an interview. Title card: ““for the lady in green who sh*!ts in the harbor””. Interview and clips of poetry. Title card: ‘“denominator””. Clips of Gaines teaching in the classroom. Gaines reciting poetry. Title card: ““loaded””. Interviews and poetry. Title card: “reg. e. gains Please Don’t Take My Air Jordans” [End of segment, 00:00:00-00:08:07] Makeeba in the studio, speaking to the camera. Interview with Reg E. Gaines at the Middle East [Café], in Cambridge, Massachusetts. [End of segment, 00:08:07-00:16:21] Makeeba in the studio, introduces the four women band Intrigue. Intrigue performing the song ‘Grove Thing’. Makeeba interviewing the band. Band members introduce themselves as Lani, Stacy, Tami and Robin. Interview with the band, who discuss their production company ‘T Street Productions’. The band sings again. The band sings over the credits. Credits: “T” Street Productions [phone #], copyright 1994 WCVB-TV [End of segment, 00:16:21-00:30:15]