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theGuyFromMakiki 03/04/2012 07:39 PM Report
I thought "wow" when I saw the set for M*A*S*H, but unfortunately the show was in vacation between seasons and no one was there.
Martin Grusin 03/12/2008 03:13 PM Report
I too went through an experience like yours'during and after heart surgery. The conversation between you and Alan Alda brought even more meaning to my life.
joel 12/24/2007 02:39 AM Report
thank you for the show. big fan of alan alda and charlie rose.
rs 10/14/2007 01:23 PM Report
terrific interview. both alda and rose are engaging and genuinely interested in life. this interview reinforced a way in which i've been trying to live for some time. haven't had "success" in my career yet so living hand-to-mouth becomes tedious and exhausting but i know i am on the right path, especially when i hear others who are older, been around more, and therefore appreciate the bigger aura of life down to its daily details. much thanks, charlie rose! you're great! keep asking alan alda back (and george clooney).
Sandra Mojas 10/06/2007 07:43 PM Report
P.S.
Regarding the subject "what is art for?" -- Art can be a way of articulating faith.
In response to a phenomenal personal experience, I once wrote(as a reminder)to:
"Set Your Mind on Things Above"
- There is another Reality hovering, there is a tapping-into that is possible.
The business and distractions of life can cover our souls like ash. Yet there are those opportunities where you have a breakthrough, a state of windblown clarity, regarding what really matters. Mine came in the aftermath of loosing a loved one. (My Dad, my best friend.)
And for a while afterward I was absolutely pure and as fierce as white light.
In that altered consciousness I didnâ??t have time or interest in anything other than what was Real, and I felt more like myself than ever. I wasnâ??t afraid of death, I wasnâ??t afraid of people. I was compassionate and simultaneously objective when it came to looking upon others, (even the mean and un-loveable ones). And I didnâ??t care how people might judge me. I was free.
As time, and years passed that clarity faded. Yet, I feel I have brought something from that faith walk and revelation, into this one.
How do we honor the painful times in our lives? How do we honor the awe-some and the exquisite?
I would say:
it is the artistâ??s labor of love to work with that entered- into state,
and bring something back from it, to share.
Sandra Mojas 10/06/2007 07:21 PM Report
On a gut level you know what my reaction was to watching this show is how attractive both of these men are. And you know what makes a person attractive?
In essence, it is their curiosity and their passion for life. Their age-irrelevant ability to tap into "What really matters in life", knowing via experience how the profound extremes can open you up and help you to see. And so I felt connected to you both as you spoke. Not so much your words but your shiny real-ness as you related to one another -- the energy of truth that was at that table in those moments of testifying. In that conversation you brought Spirit to the table.
Lisa 10/06/2007 05:19 PM Report
This was one of the best conversations I've heard on tv, ever!
It is so true that we take so much of our lives and this world for granted. It is much more of an amazing, miraculous, beautiful world than we are accustomed to allowing ourselves to see and experience on a daily basis. Often, we only mainly notice what is "wrong". But there is so much more that is "right" - all things that delight our senses - our sight, taste, touch, hearing, mind, heart...
Realizing how precious and truly incredible life is - is the best gift that can come from a health crisis.
And Alan Alda posed the question, what is art for? I was thinking of this too, a couple of years ago, and it came to me as - 'art is the remedy for life', especially life as we know it. It can connect us to all the possibilities and inspiration we need...
Speaking of inspiration, I love both of you! People as creative and good as you benefit the world. We need your heart and integrity. I always feel better after viewing any show of either of yours. And the other comments right here are testament that I am not alone!
Charlie you had said Alan is a great teacher, and I think that is because he has the best two qualities teachers can offer: they like to learn and they like to share what they learn. (The best teachers are always learning and sharing - and you too Charlie - have those qualities!)
And Alan Alda I want to thank you especially too, for helping to bring much needed deep belly laughter into my house during my childhood. It is fair to say that you have made my father laugh more heartily than any other person or thing (like a show) in his life. M*A*S*H moments with my father are some of my fondest childhood memories - it brought one of the most fun remedies in the delivery of comic relief!
Here's to life, art, laughter, and men with a lot to offer like Alan Alda and Charlie Rose...
JP 10/04/2007 10:23 PM Report
Excellent interview, thanks!
Andrew 10/04/2007 10:19 PM Report
Alan Alda never ceases to amaze me. I always learn something new from his talks and experiences. Mr. Rose, you are just as engaging. Thank you.
Cookie 10/04/2007 08:57 PM Report
I was lifted up listening to two of the youngest men around.
Mark 10/04/2007 08:02 PM Report
I've watched a lot of Charlie's interviews and it's ones like this one that resonate the most with me.
Chris Fergie 10/04/2007 05:02 PM Report
All your shows are thought-provoking, but this interview of Alan Alda may have changed my life! Thank you, for your input as well.