Hi forgive me if I have posted this before but it is lost in the mists of time and times have certainly changed
Some years ago..late 1990s I was filming in Charleston VIrginia..we were there for about a month.
Usiusally on a Sunday most of the bars closed down and ubnless you laid some booze in then it could be a dry night.
An assistant sound lad amd myself thought we would take a walk in downtown...which was very quiet..and on the way back we noticed a long dark alley ..at the top end was a sign that said those magical words BAR..BEERS.
In we went..It was dark inside but avbsolutely popping, music was playing and folk were haveing a great time..We hutled through to the bar..The chatter stopped, the barrman approaoched and asked if he could help,,'Two beers please'
'Are you sure about that.?'
'Absolutely'
'Take a look around'
We did..it was full of black folk,
'What do you see?'
''A bar full of Americans'
He looked long and hard at us, 'You Brits?'
'Yes'
'On the house'
The chatter started up again.
It turns out that we were the first white men to go into that bar.. ever..We had a great evening, invited to the homes of some people and were told we were the first white men that some of the customers had ever had a converstuon with.
I think those days are gone but I do know that the great American Nation can overcome the ridiculous divisions that are slowly ripping their country apart Get it together folks ,, the rest of the worl needs you.
