I know this is several days after your mailbag Craig. But wanted you to know that damn Skyhigh song is STILL in my head. I hated it when it came out & still do. Back to Coltrane’58 to purge it again.
Could not agree more with your position on musicals (with one exception, The Blues Brothers). Never have understood why you would want to mess up a story by having somebody break into song.
I like exactly *2* musicals although I don't go out of my way to watch either. 'The King and I' (and tbh that's probably only because of Yul Brenner) and 'Doctor Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog'. I liked 'Wicked' quite a bit when I saw it at Gammage many years ago but haven't given it much more thought. And, okay, the cast concert of Les Miserables because songwriting amazing, story tedious...
Loved the mailbag Craig! Excellent writing as always. I was not actually bribed by Luke to name drop, but I now feel bad for leaving out Jamie. I was wondering whether bi-monthly meant twice a month, or once every two months because google seems to be conflicted. Thanks!
They introduced the guy that wrote “ Your a mean one mr. grinch” at some fancy music school once and the students there for the talk went wild... pretty cool.
Thank you for the update about Leighton Accardo. If Coyotes fans can't be in Edmonton to watch the Coyotes lift the cup (knock on wood), I hope that mgmt finds a way to get Leighton there.
To continue the discussion about pop music, have you caught any of the music industry documentaries that are available for streaming? The one produced by Rashida Jones about Quincy Jones is good, as are the ones about Clive Davis and David Foster. The one about Clarence Clemons was interesting although it kinda got metaphysical and left me scratching my head. There isn't anything wrong per se with musicals IMO, especially the trend they're taking after La La Land. "Rocket Man" seems to sit the intersection of those two genres - part documentary, part musical.
Fantastic stuff! That video though......I showed my kids Ram Jam's Black Betty on Youtube and they had a lot of trouble containing their laughter at those outfits there as well. So glad you have been able to put this together and I hope for your continued success!
Wheat is for bread, not beer.
Love these mailbags Craig! Thanks for taking the time to answer all these!
I know this is several days after your mailbag Craig. But wanted you to know that damn Skyhigh song is STILL in my head. I hated it when it came out & still do. Back to Coltrane’58 to purge it again.
As always, thanks Craig. Love the Q/A.
Thanks for the time, always look forward to ur posts
Could not agree more with your position on musicals (with one exception, The Blues Brothers). Never have understood why you would want to mess up a story by having somebody break into song.
Thanks Craig!
I like exactly *2* musicals although I don't go out of my way to watch either. 'The King and I' (and tbh that's probably only because of Yul Brenner) and 'Doctor Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog'. I liked 'Wicked' quite a bit when I saw it at Gammage many years ago but haven't given it much more thought. And, okay, the cast concert of Les Miserables because songwriting amazing, story tedious...
I was kind of wondering about the on-ice officials too... thanks to @john181818 for covering that!
If you think there are people who don't just randomly break into song you did not hang out with nearly enough choir/drama students. :-)
Loved the mailbag Craig! Excellent writing as always. I was not actually bribed by Luke to name drop, but I now feel bad for leaving out Jamie. I was wondering whether bi-monthly meant twice a month, or once every two months because google seems to be conflicted. Thanks!
Very good mailbag as usual.
“ Oklahoma” is cheesy?
“How the Grinch stole Christmas” is cheesy?
“ Qudrophenia is cheesy?????
“ A little bit of luck” is cheesy??????
They introduced the guy that wrote “ Your a mean one mr. grinch” at some fancy music school once and the students there for the talk went wild... pretty cool.
Lets go YOTES
Thank you for the update about Leighton Accardo. If Coyotes fans can't be in Edmonton to watch the Coyotes lift the cup (knock on wood), I hope that mgmt finds a way to get Leighton there.
Bi-monthly, huh? Next edition in mid-September? Signed, an editor. Your beer game could use a little work too.
To continue the discussion about pop music, have you caught any of the music industry documentaries that are available for streaming? The one produced by Rashida Jones about Quincy Jones is good, as are the ones about Clive Davis and David Foster. The one about Clarence Clemons was interesting although it kinda got metaphysical and left me scratching my head. There isn't anything wrong per se with musicals IMO, especially the trend they're taking after La La Land. "Rocket Man" seems to sit the intersection of those two genres - part documentary, part musical.
Fantastic stuff! That video though......I showed my kids Ram Jam's Black Betty on Youtube and they had a lot of trouble containing their laughter at those outfits there as well. So glad you have been able to put this together and I hope for your continued success!