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When you are Wild

A day in the life of J. Willis Pratt and his fight with cancer.

Aired 04/29/2021 | Expires 04/30/2026

Made Here

When you are Wild

Season 13 Episode 1311 | 29m 16sVideo has Closed Captions

A day in the life of J. Willis Pratt and his fight with cancer.

Homeless for close to a decade, Willis never gave up on his dream to be a famous rock star. In the 1980s, he befriended the members of the band Phish who were attending Goddard College in his hometown of Plainfield. This friendship led to the drummer of Phish, Jon Fishman, to help him with his dream by not only playing drums for him when he could, but also inviting him to open up for Phish.

Aired 04/29/2021 | Expires 04/30/2026

Made Here is a local public television program presented by Vermont Public

Sponsored in part by the John M. Bissell Foundation, Inc. | Learn about the Made Here Fund

Made Here

When you are Wild

Season 13 Episode 1311 | 29m 16sVideo has Closed Captions

Homeless for close to a decade, Willis never gave up on his dream to be a famous rock star. In the 1980s, he befriended the members of the band Phish who were attending Goddard College in his hometown of Plainfield. This friendship led to the drummer of Phish, Jon Fishman, to help him with his dream by not only playing drums for him when he could, but also inviting him to open up for Phish.

Aired 04/29/2021 | Expires 04/30/2026

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Made Here is a local public television program presented by Vermont Public

Sponsored in part by the John M. Bissell Foundation, Inc. | Learn about the Made Here Fund

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