Good morning, all!
Today at 1:45 I see a new doctor, and I hope this will be beneficial. I wasn't asleep until sometime after 1:30 am, because nothing I am currently taking would kill the pain enough for me to pass out. Around 4:30, I got up and took some more Vicodin and muscle relaxer and slept fitfully until 8:40 or so. I am bathed, shaved, and ready to see the new guy.
I had an inquiry from Brent Barrett about working on the holiday recording and I said yes; I'm not turning down jobs I can accomplish here since I can get around with my crutches and a car service, but I am considering turning down all out of town jobs until I get a clear picture and analysis of my health situation. I'm not even sure if I will be going down to DC on August 13 for the Life Begins At 8:40 reading at the LoC. Hopefully, I will be there.
That leads to your inquiries, DR Michael Shayne, about the revue:
1) Did Ira Gershwin and EY Harburg actually co-wrote the lyrics to together or the wrote them solo?
I have no idea; there are clues in the lyrics as to who may have written what, but I know nothing about the work process with them.
2) Are you including the three songs that cut from the show?
I only know of two cut songs: "I Knew Him When," which is being added to the score, and "I'm A Collector of Moonbeams," which has no siurviving music.
The LoC has as well in its "Life Begins . . ." materials a full score for "It Was Never Like This," but I can find no confirmation it was written for "Life Begins . . .".
& one purely academic: The show was originally going to be The Ziegfeld Follies of 1935----what happened?
I neither know nor care, I suspect the success of a self-help book entitled "Life Begins At 4-" was a large part of the reason.
DR Laura, thanks for the Dakotcelt updates. What's going on with DR Danise?
