[Dixielandjazz] Fwd: Mickey Rooney To Perform At DLRCA

[tcashwigg at aol.com]

Ok all you Katsanjammers in the Northern California area, here is a 
living legend for you to see and hear, but it is not at OKOM prices,  
but so what it could very well be the last time you get to see this Guy 
in this life, and the next one too for that matter depending upon where 
either of you goes. :))

Unfortunately I can't go as I will be on the road makin' music with my 
friends.

83 years in Show business makes him pretty ancient don't it.   Should 
be worth $57.00 just to watch him breath in and breath out ?   Bet it's 
the fact that he talks so fast that keeps his Heart Beating, his lips 
no doubt act as a pacemaker :))

Break a Leg Mickey, wish I could be there, One more time.

Cheers, Ya'll

Tom Wiggins



 
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 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
 
 Hollywood Legend "Mickey Rooney" 
   and 
 "California Independent Film Festival Association" 
   says 
   "Let's Put On A Show" 
 
 Walnut Creek,Ca.- August 26th. 2005

Hollywood Icon "Mickey Rooney" and his wife 
  of 25 years, "Jan Rooney," will present "Let's Put On A Show-- A Very 
Special 
  Evening of Songs, Reminiscences and Jazz," on Friday August 26th at 
"The Dean 
  Lesher Regional Center for the Arts" in Walnut Creek as a fundraiser 
for The 
 California Independent Film Festival Association.  
  "Let's Put On A Show" is an autobiographical play with music and video 
that 
  celebrates the life and times of one of the world's most notable 
actors and 
  entertainers, Mickey Rooney. Mickey weaves anecdotal and musical 
memories of his 
 
  life in film, stage, vaudeville, and burlesque into a show that always 
brings 
  a smile and often a tear as audiences reminisce about how the life of 
this 
  legend touched their lives. He celebrates the women in his life, 
including Ava 
  Gardner and Judy Garland culminating with his current wife of over 25 
years, Jan 
 
 Rooney--an outstanding performer and co-star. 
  Born into a vaudeville family, Rooney began performing at the age of 
17 
  months. Entering the movie business in 1927, he literally made his 
name as the 
  title character in the Mickey McGuire shorts. These were a series of 
over forty 
  silent, two-reel comedies adapted from the Toonerville Trolley comic 
strip, in 
  which he starred through 1936. For a time he billed himself as Mickey 
McGuire, 
 but legally changed his name to Mickey Rooney in 1932. 
  Rooney's successful role as Andy Hardy in "A Family Affair" (1937) led 
to 
  fourteen further films featuring that character from 1938 to 1958. His 
fame 
  peaked in World War II with a string of successful musicals with Judy 
Garland, 
  including the Oscar nominated "Babes in Arms"(1939) as well as more 
serious 
 roles 
 in films such as The Human Comedy (1943) and National Velvet (1944). 
  All in all, Mickey is a man with over 200 films under his belt. His 
many film 
  credits include "Boys Town," "Strike Up the Band," "A Midsummer 
Night's 
  Dream" (1935), "Girl Crazy," "Captains Courageous," "Breakfast at 
Tiffany's," 
 "It's 
 a Mad Mad Mad Mad World," "Pete's Dragon" and many more. 
   He earned an Honorary Oscar for Lifetime Achievement, a special 
Juvenile 
  Oscar he shared with Deana Durbin in 1939, five Oscar nominations, one 
Emmy 
  Award, five Emmy Nominations and two Golden Globes. Mickey's career 
has extended 
 
  through many generations and in many different directions. Mickey 
Rooney: actor, 
 
  survivor, inventor and Hollywood living legend. This year marks 
MickeyGÇÖs 80th 
 year of making movies and 83rd year of entertaining. 
  His entire achievements pale, in comparison to what Mickey considers 
his 
  greatest life achievement. That is his 25 year marriage to Jan 
(Chamberlin) 
  Rooney. A stellar talent in her own right, Jan is a muti-faceted 
Singer, 
 Actress, 
 Songwriter and Abstract Artist. 
  "Mickey Rooney is an 80-year veteran of show business and we are 
honored to 
  bring this Hollywood Legend to Walnut Creek" said Tim Neeley, the 
festival 
 director of The California Independent Film Festival Association. 
  The California Independent Film Festival Association which produces 
The 
  Danville International Children's Film Festival and The California 
Independent 
 Film 
  Festival is dedicated to furthering the art of independent filmmakers 
and 
  recognizing the creativity and talent of filmmakers from around the 
world. 
 
  "Let's Put On A Show" starring Mickey Rooney is Friday, August 26th. 
To purchase 
  tickets contact The Dean Lesher Regional Center For The Arts, located 
at 1601 
  Civic Drive in Walnut Creek,Ca. Doors Open at 6:30pm, Show Starts at 
7:30pm. 
 Ticket Prices are $57.00 for General and $52.00 for Seniors.You can 
 purchase tickets by calling 925-943-SHOW(7469). 
 
  
  
  
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