Word: coletti
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...budget beginnings in 1989 with a concert featuring the band Squeeze, Syd Straw, Elliot Easton and Jules Shear. The aim then was high concept, not high ratings: a return to unvarnished, straight-from-the-artist rock after years of high-voltage, high-volume entertainment. Says Unplugged producer Alex Coletti: "There were no tricks, no effects. It was a whole reaction to the '80s and the [disgraced lip-synching pop duo] Milli Vanilli mentality. We wanted Unplugged to be as straightforward as possible...
...Mariah Carey and Mary J. Blige, the acts invited to come on the show have been white rock 'n' rollers. A few months ago, the New York City-based Black Rock Coalition held its own nontelevised "unplugged" in New York City to showcase minority talent ignored by MTV. Coletti defends his show's record and argues that rhythm-driven genres such as rap, R. and B. and reggae are often better suited for dance floors than for an acoustic showcase. "It's kind of hard, but not everyone is right for the show," he says. MTV officials point out that...
...Donna J. Coletti, a librarian at Harvard'sObservatory, said that she hired Crowley, whoworked with her as a part-time cataloger thissummer. Crowley filed books and had access to theObservatory's rare book room during his month anda half of employment, Coletti said...
...amount of damage he did--I don't thinkcould have been done just during his work hours,"Coletti said, adding that Crowley had access tothe Observatory's library at night and early inthe morning. Security at the observatory is "veryopen," Coletti said, because scholars andresearchers often work on projects 24 hours...
...Coletti said the plates and illustrations wereworth "tens of thousands of dollars," and thatsome dated back to the 17th and 18th centuries...