Glen Campbell Documentary, "I'll Be Me"

Available through Netflix streaming, this is a very poignant documentary about Glen Campbell's farewell tour and his Alzheimer's diagnosis.  It's sad to see his decline but inspiring to see his family rally around him.  His music was part of my life as a teenager and later, so I have a musical fondness for Glen Campbell. The amazing thing is that once he is on stage, while he might forget the words to the songs, he never forgets how to play the guitar.  That physical memory of kicking ass on the guitar comes back time and again. It seems to never fail him.

To me, this documentary isn't as good as "Muscle Shoals" which I wrote about last month but it is definitely worth watching. Glen Campbell's struggle with Alzheimer's is a struggle that many of us will witness in family and friends. For that alone, it's good to see.  Add in his music, and it's a powerful tour of one man's road through a debilitating disease aided by his love and knowledge of music.

After watching this, I went on youtube.com and watched some old Glen Campbell clips. He was a handsome dude. But, and this is a digression, if you go that route, watch Glen singing "Gentle on My Mind" with John Hartford, the guy who wrote that song.  You can see it here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bon3WIhDq4
I remember Hartford, he was on the Smothers Brothers Show often and he was friggin gorgeous and sexy as hell. As you can see in the above clip.  And then, of course, you can scroll through dozens of videos of Campbell and of others covering his (and Hartford's) songs.  Thank goodness for youtube, really.  Such gems are preserved there.

OK, good night.  And good luck.