Denro went back for seconds tonight, and saw Paul McCartney again at Fenway Park! He’s a real glutton for “funishment.” I’ll give you a few more video clips from Wednesday’s fab show.
Before the show, this Beatles retrospective was scrolling on the giant TV…
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Here’s a bit of “Jet” with a view of Fenway Park before sunset…
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… and during “Got to Get You Into My Life” in the background was playing a preview of the upcoming Beatles: Rock Band video game.
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Paul McCartney’s entrance at Fenway Park, Boston, August 5…
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…and here’s one of his encores!
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Paul put on a fantastic two-and-a-half hour show, and a splendid time was guaranteed for all.
The Sixties come alive in the excellent and compelling documentary, “Sunshine Superman – The Journey Of Donovan.” Donovan was originally labeled a Dylan wannabe, but it was hearing the Beatles for the first time that set him on his musical journey, and the direction he took was decidedly British. Donovan connects the dots from the Bohemians to the Beatniks to the Folkies to the Hippies, and to the post-Hippie heavy-hitters Led Zeppelin. Here are a few highlights.
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The video has a bit of “Sunny South Kensington” in which Donovan mentions fashion designer Mary Quant, who is a friend of Prue Bury. And note: Donovan’s song “Jennifer Juniper” is about Pattie Boyd’s younger sister Jenny.
It was first reported that Henry Gates would drink Red Stripe at the White House beer summit, but he had Sam Adams Light.
Red Stripe is Jamaican beer, and that reminded me of “Dr. No”, which was partially filmed in Jamaica.
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“Dr. No” is from 1962, around the same time that Ska hit the music scene in Jamaica. After the movie came out there was a Jamaican version of the James Bond theme.
[audio:http://www.dograt.com/Audio/2009/AUG/JamesBond.mp3]Ska came after Calypso and evolved into Reggae, thanks in part to a record producer named Leslie Kong. In 1969, a few months before Woodstock, a Kong-produced record introduced America to Reggae and became a surprise hit on AM radio.
[audio:http://www.dograt.com/Audio/2009/AUG/Israelites.mp3]As you would expect, Chip Cronkite spoke at the memorial service for his late father, Walter.
But would you expect Chip to direct a documentary about comic book creators?
The Legends Behind the Comic Books Trailer from Stonebridge Productions on Vimeo.
Comedian Barry Mitchell spotted my items about Morty Gunty and he sent a very nice note with a state-of-the-art (for 1964) screen shot. Here is Barry’s YouTube channel. Great stuff, Barry!
http://www.youtube.com/user/barryfunnytv
On a cold January day in 1964, I was did my ventriloquism act on Morty Gunty’s local Channel 9 kiddie show, “The Funny Company.”
It was taped at WOR’s Times Square studio. I believe the address was 1440 Broadway.
Morty asked me my dummy’s name and I told him, “Melvin Mazel.” (“Mazel” is the Yiddish word for “Luck.”)
The attached screen grab is the exact moment Morty asked incredulously, “Melvin MAZEL?” then turned his head and said to an off- camera stagehand, “Irving, he’s from your parish!”
I saw Morty one more time in 1978 when he was performing at a nightclub in Miami Beach. I remember one of his jokes (paraphrasing, here) “My wife is an avid reader. She bought “The Joy of Cooking” and “The Joy of Sex” and brought a brisket to climax.”
Keep Smiling!
Barry Mitchell
I’ll try, Barry! Thanks very much.
