Denro, who should be on his way back from a comic book convention in New York, sent me a promo for a new Broadway musical that has both of us asking, “what is this?” Just when you would be expecting to see Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, or Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, we get Spider-Man??
With a score by Bono, and direction by Julie Taymor, the production certainly has credentials, but the fanboy in me can’t help but wonder if they drew some inspiration from Spider-Man’s 1972 Rockomic…!
John Lennon, May 10, 1960, age 19
Elaine Staats has forwarded a link to a new item about Lon Van Eaton. You’ll find it here. And on the Amazon link for the upcoming Best of Apple Records CD, that includes Lon and Derrek Van Eaton’s Sweet Music, there’s this promo video.
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Here are Lon and Derrek from after they had moved from Apple to A&M.
Later this month, Apple Records will release a pricey CD box set of non-Beatles albums from its catalog. Of wider interest is a companion collection of selected tracks. I’m happy and relieved that the song Sweet Music, from the Brother album by Lon and Derrek Van Eaton is listed, because I didn’t see it in Apple’s original announcement for the CD. Wednesday night, Lon Van Eaton talked with Randy “Now” Ellis on WTSR, at The College of New Jersey. There’s a short gap about 12:15 into the recording.
[audio:http://www.dograt.com/Audio/2010/OCT/WTSR_LonVanEaton.mp3]Thanks go to Elaine Staats for the tip on the radio show, and for the link to this interview with Lon.
Falling from Grace, by the Gentle Waves, with Isobel Campbell.
On September 12, 1964, the Beatles were in Boston for the first time. Before playing at the old Boston Garden, there was the usual obligatory press conference. It was held at the Hotel Madison. Here’s a transcript. Someone I know who was there was Kathei Logue, only fourteen at the time. There used to be an account online of Kathei’s claim to Beatles fame, along with the photos she took with her Kodak brownie camera, but it’s gone now. I haven’t talked to Kat in a few years. I should get in touch.
The Beatles at the Hotel Madison, Boston, September 12, 1964
