Day #10 – A third of the way through and 5% funded – no pledges yesterday. It gets worrisome, because you start to think no one actually likes to know about things, listen to historic newscasts or music, or really see the relevance of what happened in 1958 compared to
– Thelonious Monk Quartet – Live At The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, April 15, 1961 – AVRO, Hilversum – In honor of what would have been Thelonious Monk’s 98th birthday (born: October 10, 1917), I ran across this concert recorded at the famed Concertgebouw in Amsterdam on April 15, 1961 and preserved
– Arthur Knight Interview Series – USC – Production of Some Call It Loving – October 4, 1973 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Getting a movie made in 1973 was largely dependent upon luck, connections, luck, a good script, luck, more good connections and a lot more luck. Talent
Day #9 – The Weekend – 5% funded and slowly inching along. I am grateful for the support so far – you give me faith and hope that Past Daily is doing the right thing and to keep going – every day. These are busy, crazy times for most people
– The Frantic Elevators – In Session For John Peel – Feb. 25, 1981 – BBC Radio 1 – Before he became the driving force behind Simply Red, Mick Hucknall was the driving force behind The Frantic Elevators. Largely inspired by seeing The Sex Pistols, Hucknall went about putting together
– NBC Nightly News – October 9, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Ordinarily, another somber day on Capitol Hill, this October 9, 1974 – had it not been for the bizarre behavior of House Ways and Means Committee chairman Wilbur Mills and a few G-String notables who
Day # 8 – End of the week, 4% funded and moving quietly along. A huge thanks and debt of gratitude to the ones chipping in so far. You’re making an enormous difference and I feel like we’re heading in the right direction. Sometimes you just don’t know. Much
– Meet The Press – Betty Furness – October 8, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Anyone growing up in the 1950s was well aware of Betty Furness. She was the one who spoke for Westinghouse. She demonstrated refrigerators on live TV – she delivered the words “You Can
Day #7 – Although they’re not pouring in, pledges of support and contributions are continuing at a pace. Keep it up – we need all the help and word-of-mouth we can get over the next few weeks, if we’re going to get anywhere near shouting distance of our goal.
– San Francisco Symphony – Edo De Waart, Cond. – Elly Ameling, Soprano – 1984-85 Season – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A classic concert with legendary singers this week. The San Francisco Symphony, led by Music Director Edo De Waart and featuring the great soprano Elly Ameling in
