Congratulations to Billy Joel …
Back in 2014, he kicked off his residency at Madison Square
Garden, agreeing to perform one show a month for as long as there was an
interest by fans to come out and see him.
With a few interruptions due to the pandemic, Billy’s kept
up his end of the deal …
And, as a result, The Garden continues to sell out on a regular basis.
In fact, this week he passed the $200 Million Dollar
Milestone in box office receipts. (That’s
an average of over $2 Million per show)
The fact that each show typically presents a high-profile Very
Special Guest is an extra-special bonus ... but the truth of the matter is, the fans are REALLY coming out to see Billy.
(I’ve told the story before about how I have still never
seen Billy Joel perform live in concert … this despite having tickets to FOUR
of his shows over the years, dating back to the late ‘70’s. In EVERY instance, something came up at the
very last minute that prevented me from being able to attend … everything from
a 30-degree below zero ice storm to my own band getting booked to play on the
very same night.)
But, from what I’ve heard, Billy is still knockin’ ‘em dead,
all these years later.
Oh well, maybe one of these days.
(Seeing Billy Joel AT Madison Square Garden is definitely on my bucket list!!!)
Meanwhile, congratulations, Billy! (kk)
>>>We're trespassing a little bit into SONGFACTS territory, but I was intrigued when
I saw the headline to this story …
Graham Gouldman’s ‘For Your Love’ Was
Considered For The Beatles Before The Yardbirds
(kk)
Thanks, Kent ...
Your piece on “For Your
Love” was quite interesting.
The Mockingbirds’
version is really good.
I'll do a bit of
digging and also check to see what the readers discover.
Carl
Kent,
Mentioning the Top 10 foreign hits that
made Billboard Magazine reminded me of a show I did on my Wax Museum in which I
featured songs (records) that were recorded totally or partially in a foreign
language. It didn't matter how high they got on the charts, either nationally
or locally. I remembered playing Kyu Sakamoto's follow-up to SUKIYAKI, CHINA
NIGHTS. Bobby Darin had a version of MILORD in 1964 and the partial songs, AMOR
by Ben E. King and ESO BESO by Paul Anka. I even played The Singing Nun's
follow-up to DOMINIQUE, even though right now I don't remember the title.
Larry
>>>Just
saw this 44 minute clip of The Dick Cavett Show that ran the day after
Woodstock with many of those stars on the show! Crazy cool. Maybe
you have seen already, tho? Some incredibly cool performances and chat. (Clark)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rzq8LZKdilQ
I'd never seen this, Kent. Thanks for passing on the link.
What a fabulous snapshot in time.
David Lewis
Cavett was considered to be “the hip dude”
at the time … but this was still quite an accomplishment! (I’m surprised that many were able to dig
themselves out of the mudslides!!!)
Over the years, Cavett had people like
Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix as his guests, just enjoying, as they used to say,
“the art of conversation,” showing them to be just regular people under the
surface. While some of this looks
incredibly dated today, it was quite the coup back in the day. (You wouldn’t catch these folks talking to
Johnny Carson or Joey Bishop! Lol) kk
A couple of other recommendations from
our readers …
Timmy C sent us this announcement from
legendary deejay Shadoe Stevens about HIS new program …
MARCH 1st, 2020
As Covid set in
and we were all going into lock down …
I decided to try to create something funny and
uplifting.
I started writing. It took off.
Thank you for the support,
Shadoe Stevens
There
now Tens of Thousands of Listeners,
11 hours of Cinematic Audio, and
25
pages of rave reviews like these:
“I’ve found my new Star Wars”
"Beautifully envisioned, produced, and more fun
than most of us should be allowed.”
“It’s Word Jazz!!”
“It’s Theater of the Mind on Jet Fuel”
"Monty Python meets Get Smart meets Dr. Seuss meets Pork”
“I haven’t heard anything close to this level of writing,
production, sound, and creativity in the last 20 years.”
"Ridiculously
timeless.
This will be relevant long after we have left this
earth.”
"Artistically
Stunning & Outrageously, Thrilling, Enlightening & Very Funny!!!
"Hilarious, mind
bending, awakening, healing.”
"You’ll be hard pressed to find anything comparable”
"Sometimes
it’s so quick you’re already laughing about something, and then laugh
about both thoughts.”
"This
is one rabbit hole you'll enjoy getting lost in!”
"I’ve
officially accomplished little this weekend other than consumption of Mental
Radio.
Every single one
I’ve heard is a masterpiece.”
“An
Audio-Visual Acid Trip of Spiritual Crack”
"I actually had to pause it because I was
laughing so hard.
I love this, great work.”
"There
are only two kinds of people:
those
that love Mental Radio …
and
those that haven’t heard it.”
And, from Bob Verbos …
Kent,
I’ve stumbled upon an interesting set of YouTube
videos called Pop Goes the 60s.
They are done by Matt Williamson and typically
come in two or three parts.
Matt gives a thorough history of groups
including the Yardbirds, the Association, Paul Revere and the Raiders, the Turtles,
the Zombies, the Flirtations and several other 60s music topics.
Matt covers the genesis and development of the
groups, including the coming and going of the various members, and also
includes short song clips as he traces the histories of the 60s groups. Most
groups/topics are covered in two or three videos of about 20 minutes each.
I find these videos interesting and
entertaining - well worth a look!
Bob Verbos
In what has quickly dissolved into Micky
Dolenz Week, we just got THIS bit of
news from David Salidor …
DOLENZ TAKES NYC
Talk about a Dolenz NY moment ...
While visiting NBC for an appearance Wednesday
on NY LIVE at 30 Rock, Dolenz met up with NBC's weather-guru Al Roker. Friends
for years, they shared some memories and posed for this shot.
Then Dolenz made his appearance on NY LIVE
with host Sara Gore.
I’m telling you, this guy never lets up!!! STILL The Hardest Working Man In Show
Business, some sixty years later!!! It’s
unreal!
The other day we mentioned Micky’s upcoming “Headquarters”
tour, where he’ll perform The Monkees’ classic 1967 album from start to finish
(along with all of the other great Monkees Hits, now accompanied by video of
the whole group.)
Here’s the latest tour schedule:
April 1 Orlando, FL, The
Plaza Live
April 2 Clearwater,
FL, Bilheimer Capitol Theatre
April 4 Virginia
Beach, VA, Sandler Center for the Performing Arts
April 5 Annapolis,
MD, Maryland Hall
April 7 Atlantic
City, NJ, Ocean Resort
April 8 Vienna,
VA, The Barns At Wolf Trap
April 10 Chester,
NY, Sugar Loaf PAC
April 11 Huntington,
NY, The Paramount
April 12 Englewood,
NJ, Bergen PAC
April 14 Ridgefield,
CT, The Ridgefield Playhouse
April 15 Beverly, MA, The
Cabot
April 16 Jim
Thorpe, PA Penn’s Peak
April 18 Warren,
OH, Robins Theatre
April 19 Kent,
OH, The Kent Stage
April 22 Royal
Oak (Detroit), MI, Royal Oak Music Theatre
April 23 Milwaukee,
WI, The Pabst Theater
April 24 Sault Ste. Marie - Kewadin Casino
- Dream Makers Theater
April 25 Niagara
Falls, ON, Fallsview Casino Resort - Avalon Theatre
April 26 Niagara
Falls, ON, Fallsview Casino Resort - Avalon Theatre
April 27 Niagara
Falls, ON, Fallsview Casino Resort - Avalon Theatre
April 29 Minneapolis, MN, Pantages Theatre
June 8 to June 11 Park City, UT, Egyptian
Theatre
We've got posts planned throughout the weekend, including a VERY SPECIAL Tribute to Andy Gibb on Sunday, which would have been Andy's 65th Birthday. (Me-TV-FM will also be saluting Andy on his special day.)
Please be sure to stop back and visit! (kk)
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