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Post by ronstadtfan4ever on May 23, 2015 14:05:20 GMT -5
More info on their web site
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Post by erik on May 23, 2015 18:06:36 GMT -5
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Post by JasonKlose on May 23, 2015 20:05:14 GMT -5
Linda just keeps moving on. I don't know how she does it. She is one amazing lady. |
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Post by eddiejinnj on May 23, 2015 20:07:22 GMT -5
are you going erik? eddiejinnj
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Post by erik on May 23, 2015 21:07:47 GMT -5
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This I am not sure of as of this moment; we'll have to see.
Not that it necessarily matters, but Linda did perform at that campus (known as CSUN) early on in her career, specifically in March 1970, right around the release of Silk Purse.
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Post by rick on Jul 26, 2015 22:51:26 GMT -5
Single tickets are on sale now. I have my ticket!!!
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Post by eddiejinnj on Jul 27, 2015 9:31:33 GMT -5
oh, you couldn't buy a single ticket until now. hmmm eddiejinnj
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Post by rick on Jul 27, 2015 11:02:40 GMT -5
Eddie -- Every time I tried before, the Valley Performing was selling subscription packages of five events or more. That is pretty common practice here at The Hollywood Bowl, the Walt Disney Concert Hall, The Wallis, etc. There were not many good choices left in the seating for Linda, but at least there was something.
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Post by rick on Sept 29, 2015 18:37:24 GMT -5
Headed to the venue now.
Will try to post later on.
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Post by fabtastique on Sept 29, 2015 23:51:44 GMT -5
excited to hear how it was, and how Linda was - plus photos if possible!
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Post by rick on Sept 30, 2015 1:47:06 GMT -5
Just home from the evening.
I don't have any photos. Some may appear online in the next 24 hours. We'll see.
I had seen Linda right when "Simple Dreams" was released when she appeared in Santa Monica, CA, with L.A. Times columnist Patt Morrison interviewing Linda. The evening was videotaped and shown here locally a number of times on KCET, an L.A. public tv station (not affiliated with PBS). It was a much smaller venue than the Valley Performing Arts Center where Linda was tonight being interviewed by Dan Guerrerro.
A lot of the ground that is covered in the book and that has been covered in numerous interviews was trod again.
From reading about other appearances by Linda in other cities, it seems that Linda now has a certain format to these proceeding where there is a multi-media presentation with slides and short video and audio clips. For example, the original recording of "Different Drum" was played prior to the one that was released ultimately. She also had the audio of Jackson Browne and J.D. Souther coaxing Linda into learning Warren Zevon's "Poor Poor Pitiful Me." The audio is off an old cassette so a transcript appeared on the screen of what is being said. However, there were numerous audio-visual issues tonight. When the transcript was on the screen it was poorly lit so about two-thirds of the screen was not readable. After the "Different Drum" phase, Linda was to go on to "Long Long Time," but the A/V equipment was not cooperating. We all kind of sat there. At a couple points, Linda said, "How come when I operate the PowerPoint it works just fine?" At another time after the video from the Grammys of Linda and Aaron singing "Don't Know Much" played, Linda was talking how people might think that Aaron is this big scary guy or that he is intimidating but they have to see him with his dog. And then there was no photo. And evidently there is a photo of Aaron Neville with a less-than-imposing dog. However, it did not show up on the screen. And Linda said, "Dan, we had hours of discussions about whether to include this photo and, after all that, you went and took it out." And at another time, the video didn't play, and Linda said, "Audiences don't like it when they have to wait." Linda speaks truth. Linda is professional. I think she didn't like how poorly the audio-visual department and the lighting department handled things. It's a beautiful theater, and, I realize that sometimes "SH*T Happens." But it was happening a lot and I think Linda was getting impatient with it. At one point she thought they were done and then a Cal State Northridge professor came out on stage with his daughter and some musicians. Dan told Linda what they were going to sing and Linda didn't believe they were going to sing what Dan said. Evidently, Linda knew the female singer and had first met her when she was a little girl. The girl wound up singing in the dark for a lot of performance.
In the lobby prior to the show, there were index cards to write questions for Linda. I wrote one but it was not read. One of the questions/comments was written by Alan Paul, the lone remaining original male vocalist of The Manhattan Transfer. He asked about any memorable moment in the recording studio. Linda said there were lots but she talked about how long it took for the guitar solo on "You're No Good." Linda told the story a couple times as she had to think of the sequence of events but she said she had heard it and then she went home at midnight. And she said it took a long time because "Andrew Gold was playing with himself." The audience laughed and Linda sorta chuckled but not as long as the audience did. She didn't seem to find that kind of humor that funny so she said, "Andrew Gold was over-dubbing himself."
At another point Linda was talking about why she wanted the white dress in the "What's New?" concerts with Nelson Riddle. And Dan said, "Bob Mackie is right there. He could design something for you." And Linda said, "He could." Not that much later, one of the question cards asked about the music industry today and Linda said she probably couldn't deal with how overly managed everything is now. She said nowadays clothes designers would be assigned to her and they'd say, "Who is she wearing?" and it would be Ralph Lauren. And Linda said, "And I just thought it was a red dress." I doubt that Bob Mackie took offense, but someone like a Bob Mackie makes a living by people wearing his clothes/designs. Gone are the days when Linda could go shopping on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles and wear her $20 outfits to a gig.
When they got to the "Trio" section in the video, it was "My Dear Companion" that was shown. Linda said that she liked that clip because first you see/hear Emmy and then Linda comes in and you hear what the two of their voices sound like as a duet and then Dolly comes in and you hear what they sound like as a trio. She said she was blown away by what the sound of their voices were like together. And then it was announced that the "Trio" compilation would be released in March. To which Linda then added, "It's the original records and then some turnip blood thrown in there." I realized that she was referring to the old saying that it "was like getting blood out of a turnip," meaning that there isn't any to get. And then I don't know if she was prompted by John Boylan or what, but she then said, "It's stuff that we didn't think was good enough to release at the time. Some of the stuff is pretty good. Better than we thought."
I am glad I went. I don't know how much longer Linda will want to be doing these type of events. I loved hearing her voice live and sharing the same physical space with her.
Personally, I don't think Dan is that interesting. Patt Morrison is a professional. She does her research and knows what questions she is going to ask and also knows how to follow up by listening. Dan's father Lalo was friends with Linda's father. Linda can remember Lalo singing to her when she was 2 years old. So I think some of the light sparring or whatever between the two of them is from the fact that they have known each other so long. They are probably more like brother and sister. But he would fall back on lazy expressions like, "And you like harmonizing." And he would say this repeatedly. So, you have Linda basically repeating a lot of what she says in the book and in interview after interview and you have a person moderating/interviewing who is sort of a lap dog who has gone over this with Linda and somehow decides to take out the photo from PowerPoint of Aaron Neville with his dog, and pissing off Linda.
I went to a reunion of the original cast of "Into the Woods" with Mo Rocca from CBS Sunday Morning program as the moderator. You could tell he had done his homework. It would be nice for Linda to be interviewed by someone who would be more willing to challenge Linda with questions not posed to her before. Or if she tried to fall back on something like, "I don't know. I just never sang anything that I hadn't heard by the time I was 10 years old." The interviewer wouldn't need to do any kind of gotcha journalism or tread into personal issues. But it would be nice to see some of that guard down and to get more specific instead of an interviewer just let Linda repeat that her aunt's relationship with Spanish guitarist Segovia was that of hers with The Eagles.
It was well-attended. And we know that it brought out Bob Mackie and Alan Paul. We don't know what other notables were there. The parking lot was a bit far for me so I took a free shuttle and the people behind me on the Shuttle were production people on "The Big Bang Theory." And in the audience, the woman behind me said that Janet Stark had accompanied Linda to the event tonight. She said that she often doesn't do that any more because she doesn't like to leave her kids.
Some of the video clips were very poor quality -- given who Linda is, it amazes me that she or John Boylan can't contact, say, the rights holders to XYZ program and get a clip in mint condition of Linda's performance of "Long Long Time" instead of a fifth-generation fuzzy clip recorded on a VCR from CMT and then posted on YouTube. Also, when it got to the "Pirates" section and the tail end of "Poor Wandering One" was shown, Dan said, "we can only thank PBS for preserving this." No, not PBS. This was the film version with Angela Lansbury. It may have shown on PBS later on, but PBS didn't produce it. It's just sloppily put together.
Given what we know of Linda's career, I am sure when she was younger and healthier she used her single-mindedness to make sure everything was just-so. And now she can't and she has to hope that others will follow through.
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Post by eddiejinnj on Sept 30, 2015 8:30:03 GMT -5
thanks so much for the detailed description of your evening, rick. Do you think for the most part people really liked it or was it that bogged down with glitches that it would be deemed overall unprofessional. How did Linda look? thanks again!!!!!
I think like a concert, they have the set list down now and it may seem redundant for us since we are "FANatics" but I think Linda does it like this as she assumes nobody saw this before. With so few relative appearances (Linda, we appreciate them and hope you can continue for as long as you want) all over the place that she probably can assume correctly that nobody has SEEN this before.
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PS: I am glad the Trio project was announced to be on still for March. Did Linda announce this or the moderator? That is one thing Linda does not do a lot is to talk about herself and upcoming stuff while in performance.
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Post by erik on Sept 30, 2015 9:15:10 GMT -5
I'm not sure I can add anything to what has been said. I'm sorry that the technical glitches were so hemorrhoidal (i.e., a pain in the a**).
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Post by linda on Sept 30, 2015 10:49:29 GMT -5
It's a shame their were AV glitches. That can really knock a presenter off their pace. I hope Linda was able to persevere. She is a champ, I would think she did fine under the circumstances. Given, that has been my related field for 30 years, she should have hired me to handle that for her. It would have been a seamless presentation.  More important than the presentation, I hope her health is steady as she goes......... |
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Post by markv on Sept 30, 2015 10:55:08 GMT -5
Sorry that happened to Linda.She deserves so much better.
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Post by linda on Sept 30, 2015 11:06:33 GMT -5
Sorry that happened to Linda.She deserves so much better. Yeah she does. Probably had new students in the av department that didn't give a crap about how the presentation went. |
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Post by rick on Sept 30, 2015 13:22:48 GMT -5
thanks so much for the detailed description of your evening, rick. Do you think for the most part people really liked it or was it that bogged down with glitches that it would be deemed overall unprofessional. How did Linda look? thanks again!!!!! I think like a concert, they have the set list down now and it may seem redundant for us since we are "FANatics" but I think Linda does it like this as she assumes nobody saw this before. With so few relative appearances (Linda, we appreciate them and hope you can continue for as long as you want) all over the place that she probably can assume correctly that nobody has SEEN this before. eddiejinnj PS: I am glad the Trio project was announced to be on still for March. Did Linda announce this or the moderator? That is one thing Linda does not do a lot is to talk about herself and upcoming stuff while in performance. Eddie, yes, I think that the people who went -- and there were a lot of people there -- enjoyed the evening. There was some guy -- don't know if he was drunk or what -- not too far from me who would yell out things on occasion. I think Linda was the most peeved about it. And I think a lot of that comes from Linda wanting things to be right for her audience which is why she said something like "Audiences don't like that." I thought Linda looked good. In my mind, she appeared thinner than the last time I saw her in person. Eddie, when you mentioned us "FANatics," I think you're right. I mentioned to someone that I was gong to see Linda Ronstadt and then I added, "But to hear her since she can't sing anymore." And the person -- who works at a large music venue in Los Angeles -- asked, "Why can't she sing?" And I explained. And then she went on and on and on about how much she loved Linda Ronstadt. I think there is great affection for Linda Ronstadt, but I think for us "fans" when the hits stopped, we didn't stop paying attention to her. Whereas some may have stopped at "Trio" or "Cry Like a Rainstorm," we stayed with her through and through. And we follow her. As opposed to those who just consider her some kind of "oldies act." The clips were annoyingly short. The one from "Pirates" (mis-identified by Dan Guerrero) was basically just the last "Taaaaa-aaaaake Heart" at the end of "Poor Wandering One." From now on I will think of previously unreleased tracks as "Turnip Blood." Linda thinks that anything that didn't appear on the original album is "turnip blood," i.e. something that should not exist. You can't get blood from a turnip. Linda actually mentioned the "Trio" release in March. |
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Post by PoP80 on Sept 30, 2015 14:52:47 GMT -5
That type of behavior and the technical glitches must have been very frustrating, considering what a perfectionist Linda is. Also, I've heard the expression "blood from a stone" more than "blood from a turnip," so I wonder if it's a regional thing...
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Post by rick on Sept 30, 2015 15:43:36 GMT -5
That type of behavior and the technical glitches must have been very frustrating, considering what a perfectionist Linda is. Also, I've heard the expression "blood from a stone" more than "blood from a turnip," so I wonder if it's a regional thing... Pop, I have heard both expressions before. Either way, my takeaway was that Linda doesn't see any "there there" when it comes to songs she didn't officially release at the time each CD came out. The evening reinforced for me how certain and sure Linda was of her musical choices. Talking about the standards album or "Canciones" or "Trio," as we have heard before, her record label didn't want her to do them, but she prevailed. She has a very strong will. |
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Post by ronstadtfan4ever on Sept 30, 2015 17:39:55 GMT -5
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Post by JasonKlose on Sept 30, 2015 19:54:55 GMT -5
Wonderful photo of Linda. She looked great! I hope she is doing well, and that her Parkinson's is treating her kindly. I was so sorry to hear about the technical problems with the program in L.A. I hope that doesn't discourage her from doing more appearances.....if she is feeling up to it. Of course she needs to take care of herself first......that's more important than anything. When I saw her in Wilmington, Delaware, the program went without a hitch for the most part. It was a wonderful night.....one that I'll never forget.
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Post by fabtastique on Sept 30, 2015 23:56:43 GMT -5
lovely photo shame about the glitches in the presentation. I also hope that the revamped and expanded Trio is more than Linda hinted at. It appears from previous conversations with her that she doesn't consider stuff not originally released as worthy to keep, hence so little rarities .... I'm sure we'll all be happy with it though. Roll on March 2016!!! |
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Post by Belle on Oct 1, 2015 2:40:15 GMT -5
I bet they make sure the next venue knows what Audio Visuals are needed and write them into the contract--if there is one. Totally unprofessional when so many people prepare and attend, only to experience glitch after glitch like that.
She looks more like her old self in that picture. I read somewhere she said her diet has changed due to Parkinson's, and she's now basically a vegetarian. The weight definitely looks good 'off' her!
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Post by eddiejinnj on Oct 1, 2015 8:11:48 GMT -5
She looks dam good for 69 and I am not being disparaging of age etc. Especially since tmk she has not had any nips and tucks. I just really wish she could do some backup/harmony work since she loves it so much. Again, I am not here to tell Linda whether she can't physically or not but with her high standards/perfectionism it may be that if able at all she just thinks she sounds like a frog to quote/paraphrase her. she did give a short singing sample to one interviewer since her diagnosis and it sounded fine to me. eddiejinnj
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Post by Goldie on Oct 1, 2015 9:19:46 GMT -5
For years (late 60's & early 70's) Linda suffered with a lousy sound system for her concerts so this is ironic to me.
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Post by erik on Oct 1, 2015 9:34:06 GMT -5
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Yes, and no artist should have to suffer through that, especially not Linda at this very important time. She persevered through those problems early on, though.
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Post by rumba on Oct 1, 2015 10:42:51 GMT -5
She looks dam good for 69 and I am not being disparaging of age etc. Especially since tmk she has not had any nips and tucks. I just really wish she could do some backup/harmony work since she loves it so much. Again, I am not here to tell Linda whether she can't physically or not but with her high standards/perfectionism it may be that if able at all she just thinks she sounds like a frog to quote/paraphrase her. she did give a short singing sample to one interviewer since her diagnosis and it sounded fine to me. eddiejinnj She can't hold pitch with her voice unfortunately. |
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Post by Guest on Oct 1, 2015 13:14:37 GMT -5
Difference of Opinion: My sister in law and four friends out in California went to the show. They range in age form 45 to 58 years old. She said the evening was 'Magical'. She has been a lighting technician for 25 years(worked on a set with Bob Mackie actually some years ago) and said that the technical glitches were a momentary annoyance, mainly for Linda, but that it did not distract from the great time they had. These folks are all fans of Linda to different degrees and while they raised their families they did not track her every move in the 1990s or 2000s. All are very aware of her Parkinsons. In fact my sister in law sat in the third row and said Linda looked and sounded beautiful and relaxed("She is so damn smart") as if they were all sitting in her living room. With a few tweaks to the show and fixing the glitches she thought Linda Ronstadt should do this show across the country - if she feels up to it.
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Post by erik on Oct 1, 2015 14:42:30 GMT -5
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Post by rick on Oct 1, 2015 18:24:12 GMT -5
Difference of Opinion: My sister in law and four friends out in California went to the show. They range in age form 45 to 58 years old. She said the evening was 'Magical'. She has been a lighting technician for 25 years(worked on a set with Bob Mackie actually some years ago) and said that the technical glitches were a momentary annoyance, mainly for Linda, but that it did not distract from the great time they had. These folks are all fans of Linda to different degrees and while they raised their families they did not track her every move in the 1990s or 2000s. All are very aware of her Parkinsons. In fact my sister in law sat in the third row and said Linda looked and sounded beautiful and relaxed("She is so damn smart") as if they were all sitting in her living room. With a few tweaks to the show and fixing the glitches she thought Linda Ronstadt should do this show across the country - if she feels up to it. Hello "Guest" who a) did NOT attend the event. And b) does NOT have the cajones to put a name to your post. You weren't there. These were not momentary glitches. I won't repeat what I wrote -- but it was throughout the evening. |
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