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DR Elmore:  What (and when) was the Danbury concert?  And the Book of the Month Club?

The Danbury Concert was a Rodgers & Hart, Gershwin concert with Meg Bussert, and a couple of other singers I no longer remember from about 1987; John and I rode to and from Danbury with the bass player whose name i forget, and it was a good concert, and it was one of the few times that I ever saw John relax or put on airs. I think that's the concert for which I orchestrated the verse to "You're Nearer" that ended up on the vonStade recording "My Funny Valentine.

The Book of the Month Club recording "Songs of New York" was my fist union jb and McGlinn's first album where he conducted the whole shebang.  He'd conducted a couple of tracks for Ben Bagley's Jerome Kern Revisited.

I moved here in 1989, so at least I didn't miss that concert out of incompetence.  But I'm not sure I would have known the name McGlinn in 1987.  The SHOW BOAT recording was my introduction to him.  When was that released?  It was a big damned deal, I remember that much, and I scarfed up that LP box set.  Which I think I've kept (must check), even though I also got the CD set some years later.

SBOW BOAT was recorded in 1988 to 1987.

Was it recorded in reverse?

I typed "to" and I meant "or."  I don't recall the year of the recording.

[bk]

Yes, cosplay is the new meme.  Seriously, people need to stop.

[bk]

Having a much needed relaxation day or reading, movie-watching, and occasional writing.

[elmore3003]

!!!!    4    !!!!

[Jane]

The good news is, these appear to be available for purchase right on good ole' Amazon!

These are good.  My favorite are the valdosta pecans (with sweet cranberries, black pepper & orange zest) and I don't normally like pecans.  I'm eating some right now.

[Jane]

~ ~ ~ FEEL BETTER, PRONTO VIBES ~ ~ ~ for DR ChasSmith!!!

DITTO!!!!

[George]

DR Elmore:  What (and when) was the Danbury concert?  And the Book of the Month Club?

The Danbury Concert was a Rodgers & Hart, Gershwin concert with Meg Bussert, and a couple of other singers I no longer remember from about 1987; John and I rode to and from Danbury with the bass player whose name i forget, and it was a good concert, and it was one of the few times that I ever saw John relax or put on airs. I think that's the concert for which I orchestrated the verse to "You're Nearer" that ended up on the vonStade recording "My Funny Valentine.

The Book of the Month Club recording "Songs of New York" was my fist union jb and McGlinn's first album where he conducted the whole shebang.  He'd conducted a couple of tracks for Ben Bagley's Jerome Kern Revisited.

I moved here in 1989, so at least I didn't miss that concert out of incompetence.  But I'm not sure I would have known the name McGlinn in 1987.  The SHOW BOAT recording was my introduction to him.  When was that released?  It was a big damned deal, I remember that much, and I scarfed up that LP box set.  Which I think I've kept (must check), even though I also got the CD set some years later.

SBOW BOAT was recorded in 1988 to 1987.

Was it recorded in reverse?

I typed "to" and I meant "or."  I don't recall the year of the recording.

The listing on CastAlbums.org lists 1984.

[Matthew]

Good morning, all! I stayed up way too late, and I will leave around 9:30 to visit Joshie at City Center.

When i get home, I will work on my orchestration. I need to finish it tomorrow.

Five years ago today, John McGlinn's body was discovered when the police broke into his apartment. He had died from a heart attack several days earlier, but the actual time of death is unknown. By a lucky coincidence, his sister Lorin, her husband, and son had come to Manhattan from Colorado on vacation and were leaving on the 14th.

The police called several numbers in John's address book, including Russell Warner and Dan Langan, who called me with the news of John's death. I believe it was Dan who connected the police with a cousin of John's and she contacted Lorin in Manhattan. On Saturday afternoon, Lorin identified her brother's body and her husband and son flew back to Colorado. On Sunday evening, I met Lorin, and we both got very drunk reminiscing about John and his horrible treatment of family and friends.

Since then, I doubt there's not a day that passes without my mentioning or thinking of John; I cataloged his estate, and I work in an office surrounded by his scores, books, orchestra parts, and would swear that, when I'm alone, I occasionally hear him walk through another room of the suite, I hear doors open and close, and I yell out, Is that you, John? I hope he never answers.

Still, in the 1980s, working on SHOWBOAT, the Danbury Concert, the Book of the Month Club, dealing with diva Kiri Te Kanawa, and sitting in the Carnegie recital Hall and letting him know when the band was too loud are some of my most cherished memories.  Thank you, John!

RIP, my friend and, too much of the time, my enemy. I will listen to one of your CDs today and mourn you.

I can't believe it's been 5 years.  I'll listen to something, too.  Probably Anything Goes

[Jane]

Dr George.....  I've been emptying litter boxes for years and have yet to see a pee heart.  You should have tried to sell it on eBay, lol

[Matthew]

Good morning, all! I stayed up way too late, and I will leave around 9:30 to visit Joshie at City Center.

When i get home, I will work on my orchestration. I need to finish it tomorrow.

Five years ago today, John McGlinn's body was discovered when the police broke into his apartment. He had died from a heart attack several days earlier, but the actual time of death is unknown. By a lucky coincidence, his sister Lorin, her husband, and son had come to Manhattan from Colorado on vacation and were leaving on the 14th.

The police called several numbers in John's address book, including Russell Warner and Dan Langan, who called me with the news of John's death. I believe it was Dan who connected the police with a cousin of John's and she contacted Lorin in Manhattan. On Saturday afternoon, Lorin identified her brother's body and her husband and son flew back to Colorado. On Sunday evening, I met Lorin, and we both got very drunk reminiscing about John and his horrible treatment of family and friends.

Since then, I doubt there's not a day that passes without my mentioning or thinking of John; I cataloged his estate, and I work in an office surrounded by his scores, books, orchestra parts, and would swear that, when I'm alone, I occasionally hear him walk through another room of the suite, I hear doors open and close, and I yell out, Is that you, John? I hope he never answers.

Still, in the 1980s, working on SHOWBOAT, the Danbury Concert, the Book of the Month Club, dealing with diva Kiri Te Kanawa, and sitting in the Carnegie recital Hall and letting him know when the band was too loud are some of my most cherished memories.  Thank you, John!

RIP, my friend and, too much of the time, my enemy. I will listen to one of your CDs today and mourn you.

Here at work, I have MP3s of his (and your!) Songs of New York.  I'm listening to those right now.

I love that CD!!!

[Jane]

Remembrances of John McGlinn VIBES for DR Elmore!

Yes, I meant to mention that I really appreciated your notes on John McGlinn today, Elmore. You've written about him before and there seems to be a greater sense of calm in your remembrances of some of the stormier aspects of your relationship -- and it's nice to see that happening.   

I was thinking about my comment regarding DR elmore's post and can just ditto this as it expresses my thoughts perfectly.

[Matthew]

And Good Afternoon!

[Matthew]

And i have nothing else to say

[Dan M]

The good news is, these appear to be available for purchase right on good ole' Amazon!

These are good.  My favorite are the valdosta pecans (with sweet cranberries, black pepper & orange zest) and I don't normally like pecans.  I'm eating some right now.

My friends who live on the Colorado River Indian Tribes reservation have several pecan trees.  When they can gather some, they have sent them to me, and I can say that they are the best I've had, but alas not glazed.

Their (2) German shepherds and (1) Basenji-mix have figured out on their very own that the pecans are tasty and good to eat, albeit the dogs eat shell and all.  The dogs seem to like the loud crunching noises they make chomping down the pecans.  It's pretty funny to see.  I will ask my friends to send me some brief video so I can share with you.

[Jane]

I thought they said we got nine inches of snow, but now they're saying we got the most in the state:  15.6 inches.  New Canaan came in second at 15.3.

Please send some of that to our poor Mt. Ashland ski area that is going bankrupt.

[Jane]

Received in the mail yesterday.

He signed 4 photos for me. The two that I sent him and 2 of his own choosing! What a nice man!

That was very nice of him.  I wish baseball players would do that for Craig when he sends cards to be signed.

[elmore3003]

DR Elmore:  What (and when) was the Danbury concert?  And the Book of the Month Club?

The Danbury Concert was a Rodgers & Hart, Gershwin concert with Meg Bussert, and a couple of other singers I no longer remember from about 1987; John and I rode to and from Danbury with the bass player whose name i forget, and it was a good concert, and it was one of the few times that I ever saw John relax or put on airs. I think that's the concert for which I orchestrated the verse to "You're Nearer" that ended up on the vonStade recording "My Funny Valentine.

The Book of the Month Club recording "Songs of New York" was my fist union jb and McGlinn's first album where he conducted the whole shebang.  He'd conducted a couple of tracks for Ben Bagley's Jerome Kern Revisited.

I moved here in 1989, so at least I didn't miss that concert out of incompetence.  But I'm not sure I would have known the name McGlinn in 1987.  The SHOW BOAT recording was my introduction to him.  When was that released?  It was a big damned deal, I remember that much, and I scarfed up that LP box set.  Which I think I've kept (must check), even though I also got the CD set some years later.

SBOW BOAT was recorded in 1988 to 1987.

Was it recorded in reverse?

I typed "to" and I meant "or."  I don't recall the year of the recording.

The listing on CastAlbums.org lists 1984.

DR George, the questionable dates were for SHOW BOAT, not SONGS OF NEW YORK; that was indeed recorded in January 1984.  I was writing my charts while i was managing the Minskoff Rehearsal Studios for my friend Diane.

According to the recoding booklet, SHOW BOAT was recorded in June, July, and August 1987.  I remember it was very warm when I made the trek to the Warner Brothers warehouse to pick up the three cut numbers found in Secaucus.  So, it must have been January or February 1987 when Rbert Kimball and I went to McGlinn's to hear the rough mix.

[Jane]

Thank you for the dance DR Ron

[Ron Pulliam]

Thank you for the dance DR Ron

Aw, shucks!  T'weren't nothin'!

[Jane]

 Ira Gershwin's nephew Mike, at a very spry 80 years young, made it up to see the show with Arnold Mittleman (sp?), one of the show's promoters. They had met up in NYC, as Mike is in San Fran and Arnold in Miami, and took a bus and a train through the crazy storm. They loved the show and stayed to meet us after. The Gershwin estate, of which Mike is a big part, has adopted this show as one of their own. It will be interesting to see how this pans out, but there are future productions being planned, one perhaps in L.A.

What a wonderful story.

VIBES YOUR FLIGHT HOME IS NOT DELAYED!!!

[Jane]

Thank you for the dance DR Ron

Aw, shucks!  T'weren't nothin'!

[Jane]

Thank you for the card DR TCB

[Jane]

[Jane]

From DR Cilla:

The funny moment of the day was a young man who said he had been worried about his immigration status....he said he was saying a prayer and looked up to see me on the TV.  He took it as a sign and called for a consultation, lol.

 

[Jane]

From DR TCB:

It would be one of the poker players, whichever the director happens to see me.  I am just not sure I want to do another show.

Your last show seemed like a perfect one to end your career, if that is what you decide to do. 

[Jane]

Fingers crossed for Bruce!

[George]

Good morning, all! I stayed up way too late, and I will leave around 9:30 to visit Joshie at City Center.

When i get home, I will work on my orchestration. I need to finish it tomorrow.

Five years ago today, John McGlinn's body was discovered when the police broke into his apartment. He had died from a heart attack several days earlier, but the actual time of death is unknown. By a lucky coincidence, his sister Lorin, her husband, and son had come to Manhattan from Colorado on vacation and were leaving on the 14th.

The police called several numbers in John's address book, including Russell Warner and Dan Langan, who called me with the news of John's death. I believe it was Dan who connected the police with a cousin of John's and she contacted Lorin in Manhattan. On Saturday afternoon, Lorin identified her brother's body and her husband and son flew back to Colorado. On Sunday evening, I met Lorin, and we both got very drunk reminiscing about John and his horrible treatment of family and friends.

Since then, I doubt there's not a day that passes without my mentioning or thinking of John; I cataloged his estate, and I work in an office surrounded by his scores, books, orchestra parts, and would swear that, when I'm alone, I occasionally hear him walk through another room of the suite, I hear doors open and close, and I yell out, Is that you, John? I hope he never answers.

Still, in the 1980s, working on SHOWBOAT, the Danbury Concert, the Book of the Month Club, dealing with diva Kiri Te Kanawa, and sitting in the Carnegie recital Hall and letting him know when the band was too loud are some of my most cherished memories.  Thank you, John!

RIP, my friend and, too much of the time, my enemy. I will listen to one of your CDs today and mourn you.

Here at work, I have MP3s of his (and your!) Songs of New York.  I'm listening to those right now.

I love that CD!!!

Today was the first time that I've listened to it in quite a while.  I still love it.  Especially Kim Criswell!

[George]

DR Elmore:  What (and when) was the Danbury concert?  And the Book of the Month Club?

The Danbury Concert was a Rodgers & Hart, Gershwin concert with Meg Bussert, and a couple of other singers I no longer remember from about 1987; John and I rode to and from Danbury with the bass player whose name i forget, and it was a good concert, and it was one of the few times that I ever saw John relax or put on airs. I think that's the concert for which I orchestrated the verse to "You're Nearer" that ended up on the vonStade recording "My Funny Valentine.

The Book of the Month Club recording "Songs of New York" was my fist union jb and McGlinn's first album where he conducted the whole shebang.  He'd conducted a couple of tracks for Ben Bagley's Jerome Kern Revisited.

I moved here in 1989, so at least I didn't miss that concert out of incompetence.  But I'm not sure I would have known the name McGlinn in 1987.  The SHOW BOAT recording was my introduction to him.  When was that released?  It was a big damned deal, I remember that much, and I scarfed up that LP box set.  Which I think I've kept (must check), even though I also got the CD set some years later.

SBOW BOAT was recorded in 1988 to 1987.

Was it recorded in reverse?

I typed "to" and I meant "or."  I don't recall the year of the recording.

The listing on CastAlbums.org lists 1984.

DR George, the questionable dates were for SHOW BOAT, not SONGS OF NEW YORK; that was indeed recorded in January 1984.  I was writing my charts while i was managing the Minskoff Rehearsal Studios for my friend Diane.

According to the recoding booklet, SHOW BOAT was recorded in June, July, and August 1987.  I remember it was very warm when I made the trek to the Warner Brothers warehouse to pick up the three cut numbers found in Secaucus.  So, it must have been January or February 1987 when Rbert Kimball and I went to McGlinn's to hear the rough mix.

Spoo!  I need to pay more attention when I'm reading here at work.

[George]

From DR TCB:

It would be one of the poker players, whichever the director happens to see me.  I am just not sure I want to do another show.

Your last show seemed like a perfect one to end your career, if that is what you decide to do. 

It was, but I hope he doesn't.

[elmore3003]

DR Elmore:  What (and when) was the Danbury concert?  And the Book of the Month Club?

The Danbury Concert was a Rodgers & Hart, Gershwin concert with Meg Bussert, and a couple of other singers I no longer remember from about 1987; John and I rode to and from Danbury with the bass player whose name i forget, and it was a good concert, and it was one of the few times that I ever saw John relax or put on airs. I think that's the concert for which I orchestrated the verse to "You're Nearer" that ended up on the vonStade recording "My Funny Valentine.

The Book of the Month Club recording "Songs of New York" was my fist union jb and McGlinn's first album where he conducted the whole shebang.  He'd conducted a couple of tracks for Ben Bagley's Jerome Kern Revisited.

I moved here in 1989, so at least I didn't miss that concert out of incompetence.  But I'm not sure I would have known the name McGlinn in 1987.  The SHOW BOAT recording was my introduction to him.  When was that released?  It was a big damned deal, I remember that much, and I scarfed up that LP box set.  Which I think I've kept (must check), even though I also got the CD set some years later.

SBOW BOAT was recorded in 1988 to 1987.

Was it recorded in reverse?

I typed "to" and I meant "or."  I don't recall the year of the recording.

The listing on CastAlbums.org lists 1984.

DR George, the questionable dates were for SHOW BOAT, not SONGS OF NEW YORK; that was indeed recorded in January 1984.  I was writing my charts while i was managing the Minskoff Rehearsal Studios for my friend Diane.

According to the recoding booklet, SHOW BOAT was recorded in June, July, and August 1987.  I remember it was very warm when I made the trek to the Warner Brothers warehouse to pick up the three cut numbers found in Secaucus.  So, it must have been January or February 1987 when Rbert Kimball and I went to McGlinn's to hear the rough mix.

Spoo!  I need to pay more attention when I'm reading here at work.

LOL!