Their material, scouted out by the producer T Bone Burnett, mines a deep, dark region of Americana somewhat familiar to them both.
"Bookwars" provides a glimpse into the way these guys find materials, scouting yard sales and libraries that are getting rid of unwanted books.
Upon Boyce's request, the unknown Scout did give him the address of the Scout headquarters, where Boyce went and picked up a copy of Scouting For Boys and other printed material on Scouting.
"Inside a room accessible only to Belichick and a few others, they found a library of scouting material containing videotapes of opponents' signals, with detailed notes matching signals to plays for many teams going back seven seasons.
Mr. Masi, an avid surfer and skateboarder, stretched the budget by scouting materials not normally used in home building.
Though Williams carries four bags stuffed with books, scouting materials and personal items wherever he goes, these papers stay on him when he coaches.
Boyce then read printed material on Scouting, and on his return to the United States, he formed the BSA.
She had first travelled to India as a student at the Sorbonne, and she began spending several months a year in the country, scouting for material.
Over the past 16 years, hundreds of thousands of pounds have been spent on commissioning scripts, optioning and re-optioning the source material, hiring lawyers and scouting locations.
But he chose to do all this rather than, say, go and live with his parents, because he was scouting for material.
