When I was a senior in high school, I went to New York with a group of kids organized by our church. Sight seeing, restaurants, shows. the whole deal.
One of them was Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. & our Joe was David Cassidy. certainly lots of other actors have gotten more attention, but he was great. Really. I mean, he genuinely had a great voice - in those days before autotune & all that stuff
He only giggled a little bit when someone yelled a Keith Partridge joke from the audience.
Honestly he was great. We had an exchange student from Ghana with us & so got pictures of some of the cast after for her.
David was hustled to his limo but was still signing. Joyce got his autograph & he asked where she was from & she answered....
"Michigan". because that's where we'd travelled from.
I think he thought we were crazy but he was sweet to her.
I was a big Partridge Family fan. Can't believe 2 of those 'kids' are gone now.
-Posted in 2017 on FB, when David Cassidy passed
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Very Nice Indeed
Originally written as a thread on twitter, via https://twitter.com/ShortFilmSunday, to honor #NNVN10 and having used "Robots" as a #shorts selection. Only adjustments is one or two typos.
As you may know, around these parts we've got a lot of love for the indie Canadian type musics & those fine folk who create it #FoR3ver #R3LAX #CBC3 #TrueNorth #BTBAT #NNVN10 . 💖♭🍁🎹🥁🎸🎤⏺💖 I grew up in Michigan (where's that mitten emoji already!?!?!) with parents who listened to
As you may know, around these parts we've got a lot of love for the indie Canadian type musics & those fine folk who create it #FoR3ver #R3LAX #CBC3 #TrueNorth #BTBAT #NNVN10 . 💖♭🍁🎹🥁🎸🎤⏺💖 I grew up in Michigan (where's that mitten emoji already!?!?!) with parents who listened to
@BuffySteMarie and
@Lightfoot365, an aunt who dug
@JoniMitchellcom & neighbor who adored #TheBand. All good things.So in 2001, after mum had been seriously ill, we decided to travel.
Her dream was to hike the #EvangelineTrail & I'm an #LMMontgomery scholar from way back. We misread a schedule & booked ourselves tickets to
to see Raylene Rankin & headed east for 3 weeks in August. Turned out Raylene had been the year prior.
I'd missed an opportunity to see #TheRankinFamily a few years prior in Baltimore so a bit sad (& silly that I misread). But I'm been lucky to see & meet
a few times since. & on that trip we went to
& a dance in Glencoe, Orangedale, etc.
And at #LFHF we saw Peggy Seeger,
, Chris Whiteley & several of his family & loads of others, most notably
. I'd discovered him via the liner notes of
"Gordon". The bands they listed were a 'to-do' list for me.
We saw #SF perform a couple times over the weekend & met him (well, my mom had him sign a cd). So we were thrilled the following spring when he did a show at
in Chicago. As it was a small crowd we got to chat & get to know him a bit. Over the next couple years we & other friends saw #SF perform solo in Chicago & at #Kraftbrau in Kalamazoo & with @colinlinden and @leeharveyosmond as @therodeokings. I call
my 'gateway drug' for #musics.
We had such good experiences seeing/meeting he & the other #RodeoKings and their extended family. I started traveling over to #Toronto, including an amazing #LastWaltz anniversary event at
, where I discovered
,
, @OhSusannaMusic and met trevorweeks.com. He shared photos and told me to start listening to #CBCRadio3, where I heard
,
,
,
,
,
& was soon part of once in a lifetime community.
That would've been 2006/2007. Since then I've had so many amazing experiences, seeing tons of these bands I love in Toronto, Hamilton, Chicago, Los Angeles, Ann Arbor. via Trev, I discovered
who I love dearly & saw more of in LA than family
So my connection to
& #NNVN10 & the follow up, #OhFortune, are all tied up in this world. So many memories of first meeting at
& again at
. A late night after last call where we all went to Trev's hotel room for PBR. I kept trying to show people a clip of Ice Cube performing #StraightOuttaCompton with @TheRoots & @danmanganmusic insisted we all watch 'double rainbow' dude. & oh the interrupting #MorrisDancers in London.
I feel such a strong connection to that album.
Lyrics like:
"So find dodge and then get out of it
It's about as country as I get
So you ain't living 'til you're living it
Not dead 'til you die"
hit home as I left Chicago for Los Angeles.
and if you know me
"So I've gotten used to coffee sweats" is my motto.
I absolutely cried at "Basket" at
, along with the screaming & cheering. if you're Dan &
&
I probably brought you brownies. Along with
,
,
,
,
, &
I for sure dumped cookies & scones & cupcakes & loads of love in thanks for your #musics.
Again, I saw more of some of them than family for about 4 years and friends like
are what sustain me to this day.
Well, as I said, I've wandered a bit. We chose "Robots" as our #shorts selection on 27 October because it's the 10th anniversary of "Nice, Nice, Very Nice". #NNVN10. There's no dust on this record. While
has grown & progressed, it's still a wonderful listen.
It's a great intro to his writing, tho any of his records are worth your time. And the Mike Lewis directed video for "Robots" is terrific. Dan has worked with some excellent Canadian filmmakers over the years & his videos are a great intro to that community.
I've been so very lucky. I shower them with baking because it's the smallest way to repay what I've gained. I've been a guest more times than I can mention. Have lovely records signed & little nicknacks (
bottle opener is cherished around here).
I've loved being around this insanely creative community. So many crazy memories - taking shelter under a stage from a storm in Guelph, a late afternoon swim in Couchiching, day beers & a sneak preview of #MountainMeadown by the pool at Weekswood. I've posted flyers, hosted house shows, introduced musicians to one another & to directors, subbed in at merch tables. The lot.
I love it. Every minute of it. Not because of the freebies. Because I love being surrounded by creative people.
It's the reason on here we're friends with bakers and comics and writers and brewers and dancers and not just filmmakers.
The communities where I can talk about art & what it means to me are the most important.
I've named a lot of bands. Over the years, I've done my best to support them. Go check them out. If you DM me, I might even send you a 'gateway' tune or two, on the condition you spend money on an independent musician in return.
So thank you to
for #NNVN10 and the other music in those 10 years.
Thank you to
and
/
&
- my dear 'brothers'. & to
&
for being a bit of 'family' in LA.
To
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
@cbcradio, and so many more for all their roles in this journey.
This was meant really to be a quick ode to
and what #NNVN10 means to me & it's such a part of a larger picture I wanted to paint.
Thanks for listening.
There are some very very nice treats you can pre-order here: danmanganmusic .
Again, I know I wandered a bit so thanks for your time.
#FoR3ver #musics #indie #shorts #film #shortfilmsunday
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