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Post by Merc on Jul 10, 2013 21:46:32 GMT -5
Got an advance copy of the new Harry Nilsson box set -- incredibly complete with two discs of unreleased tracks. Interviewing Van Dyke Parks about Harry next week, along with getting the new Harry bio to wrap up in a big package. Hope this isn't too off-topic, Danny, please forgive: it's about Harry Nilsson. And, stop me if you've heard this one before. I'll try to keep it brief: when I was 15 or 16 a rich-boy friend (not boyfriend, alas) introduced me to a chic- boutique owner i'll call V. She came from the Von's family, a well-known supermarket chain on the West Coast. Anyway, V loved me, loved my art and photos, gave me a job immediately. And she was fucking crazy. Took me ages to realize what a coke-fiend she was (that one-way mirror in the office?) and probs a bit bipolar. ANYway she was pretty and fit , lots of gay friends, in her 30's which seemed ancient to me then, yikes. ANYway on one of her manic/coke highs, she asked me, "Have you every heard Harry Nilsson? He's BRILLIAnt, man! Here, go to the record store and buy every cassette of his they have." I did, returned with four cassettes. And, I think it was the next day she said, "Hey, I changed my mind- go see if you can return these, ok babe?". She had opened and I guess played them all, and after a coke crash decided she wasn't such a fan after all. UH, I dreaded and doubted having to do this. ANd of COURSE the record store wouldn't take back opened and played cassettes. Duh. So awkward. Came back, told her there was nothing I could do. She was perturbed, went to the back office with the one-way mirror, came back bright as sunshine, like she'd forgotten all about it. CRAY. Z. Just, what I think of when I think of Nilsson. Hope that wasn't too boring; I can laugh at it now.
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Post by LongPlayer on Jul 11, 2013 15:39:57 GMT -5
Got an advance copy of the new Harry Nilsson box set -- incredibly complete with two discs of unreleased tracks. Interviewing Van Dyke Parks about Harry next week, along with getting the new Harry bio to wrap up in a big package. I was just reminded yesterday that this is coming in a few weeks...really looking forward to it. I'm far more excited to have a physical copy of Knilllssson in my hands than any human has a right to be. Great story, Merc. I think Harry would have loved that story, from what I know about him.
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Post by DannyA on Jul 11, 2013 19:45:06 GMT -5
Harry would have LOVED that story.
Holy shit, with the bonus discs this box is 17 CDs. There's a lot of Harry I apparently missed.
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Post by LongPlayer on Jul 12, 2013 19:37:19 GMT -5
'k, now you're just BRAGGING...
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Post by DannyA on Jun 19, 2014 20:47:32 GMT -5
my final piece of paid writing: www.journeymusic.com/pages/bioJourney is full of notorious control freaks, but they didn't change a word. I feel so dirty.
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Post by henchman on Jul 10, 2014 10:57:10 GMT -5
I just got nominated for an EMMY for the soundmix of COSMOS
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Post by DannyA on Jul 30, 2014 21:55:22 GMT -5
I just got nominated for an EMMY for the soundmix of COSMOS I'm late to the game (out of town and otherwise busy). But huge congratulations, that's amazing. And apparently well-deserved.
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Post by henchman on Jul 31, 2014 21:37:16 GMT -5
I just got nominated for an EMMY for the soundmix of COSMOS I'm late to the game (out of town and otherwise busy). But huge congratulations, that's amazing. And apparently well-deserved. Thanks. I'm very excited. On another note. Tony nominated Stage director/writer/producer Randy Johnson is reading our musical "London Calling" after I told him about it at a conference. He gave me his email, and asked me to send him a copy.
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Post by boots on Aug 11, 2014 15:21:56 GMT -5
That's awesome! And congratulations on the nomination!!
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