06.29.07 (11:03 am) [
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Some Photos from the Mort Sahl 80th Birthday Tribute Show
sonovista, my friends... below are a few photos from the Mort Sahl 80th Birthday Tribute show at the Wadsworth Theater in L.A. this past thursday (june 28th)... i was seated dead-center, but fairly far back and, unfortunately, the illumination from the huge screen on my Sony H9 attracted the attention of the ushers (no, i wasn't using flash), who came over to hassle me... so i missed getting shots of george carlin and paula poundstone and norm crosby and harry shearer and... well, you get the idea... but i did get a few 'snapshots', linked below for your enjoyment... i'll do a wrap-up on our next show... in the meanwhile, check out the other posts (above and below)... i'm uploading stuff as i get it unpacked...
(**update** i've loaded a few more shots ::here:: in my smugmug gallery... different photos of the same folks)
cheers!
robin
(*link* to our interview with mort from this past april)
the opening act - Pat Tuzzolino, Billy Paul & Pete Christlieb
Billy Paul
jack riley and jonathan winters
shelley berman
albert brooks
drew carey
mort sahl and jann karam
mort sahl and robin
posted by:
Michael Powers (
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post date:
07.02.07 (8:41 am)
Nice shots. Christ, it's a shame this event wasn't recorded: I guess the only way to get some people to come out to see a live show is to make it understood in advance that it won't be available on DVD in the future (I pity those people). Ten years ago I drove cross-country from Virginia to San Francisco with Enrico Banducci of the hungry i, who regaled me with fascinating stories about Sahl. I saw Woody Allen introduce Sahl at Joe's Pub in Manhattan back in '02 but that's the only time I've seen him live; his hour-long set that night must have been as sharp as ever (it could compare with Sarah Silverman's, who played the same venue within a few weeks of Sahl's appearance, if that gives you any indication of how much I liked his set).
posted by:
Billy Paul (
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post date:
07.10.07 (1:33 pm)
Thank you Robin for putting our names where are pictures are. The Pat Tuzzolino Trio thanks you. Myself, drummer Billy Paul and our saxophone player, Pete Christlieb are equally appreciative of this gesture, as well as your fine photographs taken that evening.
Wishing you all the best, Billy
posted by:
schnauzerlogic (
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post date:
07.10.07 (2:02 pm)
hey billy... glad to update the official record! you guys were awesome and i'm glad to have some names to go with the faces... drop me a note using the email button at the top of the page, and we'd love to have you on the show some time to talk a bit-o-jazz and maybe play some of your music...
cheers and thanks again for the note and letting us know who the "opening act" was!
robin
