This Channel is Bound for Glory

Take a deep breath and "Puff" on this one everyone. The magic dragon himself stopped by to frolick in our early autumn studio called WMHT-PBS yesterday. Known better to the folk renaissance of the 1960's as singer/songwriter Peter Yarrow of "Peter, Paul and Mary" he's also a longtime activist for equal rights, peace, the environment and education. Last night he won over the community pushing pledges and supporting commercial-free television with humor, wit and charisma. He bounced from call to call personally thanking each viewer for their contribution while notoriously flirting with the volunteer phone ops. Nobody balked at his deep tissue rubs or gentle foot massages, especially the lone female camera op on camera 2, that'd be me! There are so many wonderful songs from that generation that metaphorically speak volumes with what's been happening today. We implored him to sing in full verse but he teased us with only a few classic gems, like this one...

Well I got a hammer,
And I got a bell,
And I got a song to sing, all over this land.
It's the hammer of Justice,
It's the bell of Freedom,
It's the song about Love between my brothers and my sisters,
All over this land.