 Peter, for the people in our audience who may not know, who were the birds? Well, the birds were a, the birds are often called the American version of the Beatles. They were sort of the founding fathers, I guess, of, you know, a variety of genres, you know, psychedelic, country rock, folk rock, you know, a lot of innovation came through the birds and because of the birds. And they started in 1964, is that right? Yes. Right. As the birds, yes. Prior to that, they were non-affiliated folk musicians. David Crosby tells the story of people coming to hear him and telling him he was playing too loud. And he sort of realized there was a change that needed to be made and he got together with back then Jim McGuinn, later Roger, and Gene Clark. And what was their music initially and how did it sort of progress over the years? Well, initially it, they were, I don't think the birds would have existed if it hadn't been for the Beatles. When they were trying to figure out their sound and how they were going to go forward as a group, they went and saw the movie Hard Days Night and watched what the Beatles did and the instruments they were playing and from there moved forward. And so early on it had that sort of English invasion deep to it. And then as they progressed, the country roots sort of came out and it became a more American sound and then later the psychedelic sound infiltrated. And they also had an influence as folk rock as well. Yes. Right. And what are some of the songs that people would remember? Sure. The two that are probably most familiar would be Eight Miles High and I'll feel a whole lot better. Both Gene Clark songs. And Mr. Tambourine Man and Churn Churn Churn, those were some of the folk. Yes. And those are probably even better known but written by Dylan. Do you think they still have an influence today? People say that they had a lot of influences in other bands over the years. Talk about that for a bit. Sure. I mean, I can't give you specific instances, but I hear it all the time. I'll hear a riff of a current band and say, oh, there's the birds. And there are a couple of compilations of bands who have been influenced by the birds. So that's a source. Now the event that you're having is a tribute to Gene Clark. Yes. Now most people think of Roger McGuinn as the leader of the group, but why did you pick Gene Clark? Well, he's the best... He was a songwriter and a lot of the birds best known tunes were written by Clark. His heart was in the music and not really in the entertainment side of performing, so he's not as well known. And the reason we chose Clark was because of the documentary that's part, you know, half of the event. It's about Gene Clark and so that's why we're highlighting him. Now let's talk a little bit about the event itself. Go ahead. Well, the first half of the event is featuring three live bands, local bands, Jeff Beaman Friends, Dominic and the Lucid and Chicken Wire, which is Jonathan Cooper's band and people may know him from Acoustic Artisans above Starbucks. So they'll perform their versions of Gene Clark or Bird Songs for the first hour or so of the evening and to be followed by the documentary The Bird Who Flew Alone, The Triumphs and Tragedy of Gene Clark. And when was that documentary made? 2013. So it's been around a couple years and online I've been able to find two other instances of showings of this documentary with live music and it's really exciting for me to have that live music first followed by the documentary. Have you always been a birds fan all your life? You know, it's funny. I was not that aware, prior to organizing this, I was not that aware of Gene Clark. I remember when Mr. Tambourine Man came out. I would have been 12. But, you know, my knowledge of the birds happened more through high school and into college and in college I got to see them in the gymnasium at Skidmore College and it's the loudest concert I have ever been to. My ears rang for three days. And the event that's coming up, let's talk about the time, place, dates. Sure. It's at Space Theatre, right? 538 Congress Street. Thursday, May 14th. Doors open at 6.30. The event will start at 7. And if people want more information about the event and how to get tickets and that sort of thing, where can they go? Tickets are available off the Space website, so that's Space538.org and more information is there as well as on our website, WMPG.org. And the evening is a benefit. It's sponsored by Space and by Four Suns Productions, the group that made the movie and will benefit WMPG all proceeds. Sounds like a good event. I can't wait. I can't wait. And thank you so much for covering it.