Okay I know I'm slightly (!) mad but I think you all get my gist??? I'll try and join in a bit more often I promise!! Lots of Love Anzie, Edinburgh xxx Yes,...
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Miranda Hill
lil_punkin101@...
Feb 1, 2002 2:46 pm
Recently the topic of music was discussed on the list. Although modern music doesn't completely disgust me, for the most part - there are the exceptions!! I...
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anna reid
annacoletta@...
Feb 1, 2002 3:09 pm
Thanks Kimberley I will I promise! Everybody have a lovely week-end now!!! Love Anzie, Windy Auld Reekie (translation: Windy Edinburgh!) xxxx ... ...
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Joan/John MacLeod
jmacleod@...
Feb 1, 2002 3:22 pm
... From: <RussellMA@...> To: <astaire@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 11:59 PM Subject: [astaire] Fred and George Mike --- Thanks so...
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Arlene K. Witt
arleneatinx
Feb 1, 2002 6:30 pm
... And bless the young who are willing to sample life outside their generation! While I'm an avid fan of Porter, Rogers and Hart, Gershwin, Berlin, Jerome ...
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andi_fs
Feb 2, 2002 7:09 am
There is a copy of this letter in "His Friends Talk" and in the letter Fred spelled viciously as "visiously" and Giles corrected it in the typed text. Its just...
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j7286
Feb 2, 2002 10:15 am
Thank you so much for posting that letter, Mike. It reminded me of things I have read about Fred's relationships with Gershwin, Berlin and Porter.....and yet...
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Anna Brzozowska
annabrzozowska@...
Feb 2, 2002 2:45 pm
Is there a web-site where I can find out more about the relationship between Fred and Gershwin/Porter/Berlin? Can anyone tell me any specific details? Many...
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joanie_22201
Feb 2, 2002 4:36 pm
... relationship between Fred and Gershwin/Porter/Berlin? ... Most of the references to both are tangential, but here's what I found on a quick search: ...
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jayhopkins_2000
Feb 2, 2002 6:19 pm
... Perhaps that's how they spell it in Britain and Canada. Drat the language. Ja...
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jayhopkins_2000
Feb 2, 2002 6:39 pm
Jill wrote, in part: "...I'm wondering if I really read these facts, or if I made them up in my mind. <snip> "how sad it was for Fred and Ginger to film 'Shall...
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jayhopkins_2000
Feb 2, 2002 6:56 pm
... Ahem...well, ... How do you like that? I must be jinxed. From now on, when I write to this lovely group via the "Yahoo group list" mechanism, I will post...
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irene.heimann@...
feelthypiano
Feb 2, 2002 7:30 pm
... Welcome to this list, even when I'm late. It proofs once again, that main problem in becoming an Astaire fan is tumble over his work. It's not so easy to...
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irene.heimann@...
feelthypiano
Feb 2, 2002 7:30 pm
... Everything you said is true and it IS sad that the numbers are not shown completely, but nevertheless it's one of the few modern musical where people ...
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irene.heimann@...
feelthypiano
Feb 2, 2002 7:30 pm
... Rich, I strongly disagree here. The last, first and only time I walked out of a movie was in Bridget Jones Diary (I just went because I went with some ...
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irene.heimann@...
feelthypiano
Feb 2, 2002 7:30 pm
... People ... nowadays >tends to write lyrics that is difficult to understand. It is also hard to find a good singer >like our Great FA now. ... I also...
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irene.heimann@...
feelthypiano
Feb 2, 2002 7:31 pm
"A Foggy Day" from "A Damsel in Distress" 1937, Written by George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Performed by Fred Astaire 1. How do you like the song (lyrics/music)? ...
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j7286
Feb 2, 2002 11:36 pm
... A great story, Jay! And this reminded me of another story (apocryphal, perhaps). A group of college students decided to serenade Irving Berlin outside...
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j7286
Feb 2, 2002 11:53 pm
... I stand corrected (well, actually I'm sitting down). George Gershwin died in 1937, before "A Damsel In Distress" started filming. "Shall We Dance" had...
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j7286
Feb 3, 2002 12:13 am
... One of the best songs written...ever. This song gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. I also have an album with Frank Sinatra singing this tune....
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JulieVandeWater@...
Feb 3, 2002 3:04 am
Jill ... Appropos of nothing .. you're the only person that I've ever heard mention Max Morath .... I heard him in Cripple Creek Colorado in 1956 ... ...
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mlr6629@...
Feb 3, 2002 4:49 am
http://performingarts.net/Alberti/morath.html...
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j7286
Feb 3, 2002 5:23 am
... Nope, that was Jay. Um....but I've been to Cripple Creek....:-) -Jill-...
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j7286
Feb 3, 2002 5:24 am
... Nope, that was Jay. Um....but I've been to Cripple Creek....:-) -Jill-...
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Brandi Mills
brandimills1031
Feb 4, 2002 12:02 am
Hey everyone, This past weekend I bought a couple of CDs that were somewhat Fred related. One is the soundtrack to Holiday Inn. At first, I have to admit that...
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Luann Wilkins Abrahams
bullgirl45
Feb 4, 2002 12:04 am
... I will henceforth include several "J"s after the substance of my post, in tribute to Jay 2000 and the other 1999 Jays who must daily struggle with the...
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Luann Wilkins Abrahams
bullgirl45
Feb 4, 2002 12:04 am
... "Love Is Here to Stay" (no our) is my favorite of all favorite Gershwin tunes. As I recall, Ira wrote the words after George's death, which makes it all...
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Robert McGraw
mcgrawcom
Feb 4, 2002 12:46 am
... Probably everyone noticed that we lost Peggy Lee last week.* To me, Peggy Lee and Mel Torme were two sides of a coin, or like male/female bookends. They...
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Mark W Petty
markwpetty
Feb 4, 2002 1:22 pm
I was listening to a collection of radio broadcasts by Guy Lombardo from 1935-6 and found four Astaire-related titles. "Isn't This A Lovely Day" is played at...
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Susan Zawalich
zawalich@...
Feb 4, 2002 3:55 pm
re Mel Torme: I have a wonderful CD, Mel Torme sings Fred Astaire, a great companion to the Tony Bennett "Steppin' Out" Astaire tribute.... I, too, know who...
