All the while, the audience is drawn by the complex view into the life and world of Black culture and the dynamics of gender just a few decades after slavery. This involves rape, domestic violence, racial and gender oppression. Throughout the film the audience connects with Celie on an intimate level. Throughout the movie we learn more about Ceilie as we watch her grow, from a sad, depressed, and oppressed little girl into an empowered and independent woman. She is Black, 14 years old, and living in early 1914 Georgia.

Produced by Steven Spielberg, the film introduces the world to Ceilie. By 1985, The Color Purple debuted as a motion picture and hit the American box office. Just one year later, the novel achieved a Pulitzer Prize for fiction (PBS). Graphics are by Pylon bassist Michael Lachowski utilizing photography by John Boydston.The Color Purple is a 1982 novel written by Alice Walker. The lyrics mix silly dance moves with anti-racist admonitions for the precipice we find ourselves on today. “Cliff Notes” jumps in right in at breakneck speed. “Messenger” is a mid tempo meditation on love, war and modern communication. The single is being pressed by Musicol in Ohio. Adam Smith cut the acetate in Austin, Texas. The two new original songs, “Messenger” and “Cliff Notes,” were recorded and mixed by NeSmith at his home studio he mastered them at Chase Park Transduction. PRS released a 6-song EP, 'Part Time Punks Session' on Henry Owings’ Chunklet Industries to rave reviews. In addition to Hay, PRS is rounded out by Jason NeSmith (Casper & The Cookies) on guitar, Kay Stanton (Casper & The Cookies) on bass guitar and backing vocals, Damon Denton (Big Atomic) on keyboards, and Joe Rowe (The Glands) on drums. Since then, PRS has turned into a tight touring unit having performed at festivals and venues on both coasts and in the Southeast. PRS formed in 2014 in what Hay thought would be one-off project for the group to perform for the event Art Rocks Athens. Pylon is considered to be one of the most influential bands at the beginnings of what would become known as the “Athens, GA music scene.” Over 30 years ago, Pylon, along with The B-52’s and R.E.M., were heavily featured in the original feature documentary, 'Athens, GA: Inside/Out” propelling them into the international spotlight. Pylon Reenactment Society is fronted by former Pylon front woman Vanessa Briscoe Hay, whose inimitable vocal textures and phrasing defined Pylon’s sound for most listeners.

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