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with the Nelson band, he has played
on many recordings of other artists,
including Elton John, Emmylou Harris,
Randy Travis, Bob Dylan and Hank
Snow. Occasionally, while watching
a movie, he will realize that a song
from his recordings is part of the
film, as was the case with Brokeback
Mountain.
From Hand to Mouth, Raphael's
recording of his co-written original
music, is available on the Web through
cdbaby.corn.
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"I don't work at the harmonica
every day at home because I work on
it every day on the road, and that's 300
days a year," says the musician, who
has a small studio with computers in
his house.
"Sometimes, I listen to harmonica
players on recordings and play along
with them to learn something new. If I
get a new harmonica, I want to play it
right away."
Raphael, who belongs to a temple
near his Tennessee residence, would
like to try performing with a klezmer
band, but he's never had the chance.
The instrumentalist, who grew
up hearing his mother play lots of
Gershwin songs on their home piano,
enjoys being in the audience for all
kinds of performing arts shows, from
theater to ballet.
"I don't have a lot of other interests
beyond music," Raphael says. "I write
songs with other people while they
work at a guitar or piano, and we talk
about ideas.
"Although I won't see my wife while
I'm working in Michigan, she'll visit
me while I'm in Massachusetts, where
her company is based. When the band
tours Europe, she'll join me for a week
or so." ❑
either haven't been asked to comment
on the Exodus or never thought to com-
ment on it."
With his financial resources,
Jacobovici and his team traveled to the
countries associated with ancient his-
tory, including Greece and Egypt, to
explore sites and relics. Using computer
graphics, they brought their finds into
a virtual museum to give life to still
objects, such as a 3,500-year-old image,
carved in gold, of what is presented as
the Lost Ark of the Covenant.
James Cameron, Academy Award-
winning director best known for the
movie Titanic, agreed to be executive
producer of the film and is part of the
narration. Although at first reluctant to
join the creative team, Cameron says the
evidence he saw convinced him to make
the documentary.
"Authenticated archaeological arti-
facts have been gathering dust in the
basements of various museums around
the world," says Jacobovici, who is seen
on camera as he leads the film's pro-
gression from the artificial environment
developed with the help of technology
to the places with history he feels he
can trace.
"We juxtaposed the biblical tradition
with the Egyptian dynastic list and geo-
logical evidence to come up with a new
date for the Exodus and a new Pharaoh
(Ahmose or Brother of Moses). Once we
established all that, we also could syn-
chronize events with one of the greatest
volcanic events that ever occurred in
human history."
Mickey Raphael performs with
Willie Nelson & Family 7:30
p.m. Friday, Aug.18, at the DTE
Energy Music Theatre. John
Fogerty also performs. $59.50
pavilion; $23 lawn.
(248) 377-0100.
Following The Text
Jacobovici, whose idea for this docu-
mentary evolved after his search for
the missing tribes of Israel, says he got
his clues for sites directly from Jewish
text. He was able to reach certain places
and objects with a little deception and a
little luck.
The filmmaker explains that he had
to travel to some spots in Egypt without
revealing his connections to the Exodus
project because authorities did not want
certain areas filmed. The Olympics
held in Greece were instrumental in
his gaining access to the National
Archaeological Museum in Athens,
which had been closed for renovations
until the tourists were anticipated.
"I didn't want to make a film that just
speaks to academics," says Jacobovici,
whose projects are developed through
Associated Producers Ltd. "On the other
hand, I wanted something that academ-
ics would take seriously. I think that the
ball is now in other people's courts to
agree with what we've shown or show
where we've gone wrong." ❑
The Exodus Decoded airs 8 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 20, on the History
Channel. Check your local TV
listings.
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