[Dixielandjazz] :THE GIG

[Harry Callaghan]

Bob:

Have been unable to locate my VHS of "Pete Kelly's Blues".

However, in the meantime, I found that the DVD is available on Netflix.
I've put it on my Queue (wish-list) for when I next re-activate my
membership with them.

Obviously considerably cheaper than Amazon or elsewhere

Harry


On 6/9/10, Robert Ringwald <rsr at ringwald.com> wrote:
>
> Harry,
> get Pete Kelly's Blues on DVD if it is still available on Amazon, or
> somewhere else.
>
> The audio when played on a good sound system is spectacular!
>
> Too bad The Gig is not on DVD.
>
> --BR
>
>
> Pete
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Harry Callaghan" <meetmrcallaghan at gmail.com>
> To: "Robert Ringwald" <rsr at ringwald.com>
> Cc: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 4:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] :THE GIG
>
>
> > I'm with Bob as to "Pete Kelly's Blues"
> >
> > Mattafact, I just wrote myself a note to pull out my copy of it and see
> how
> > it has held up over the years (Houston humidity is not particularly kind
> to
> > VHS tapes)
> >
> > For her role in the movie, Peggy Lee received a Best Supporting Actress
> > nomination but she lost out to Jo Van Fleet for "East of Eden"
> >
> > HC
> >
> >
> > On 6/8/10, Robert Ringwald <rsr at ringwald.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Yes, I have The Gig on VHS also.  My daughter Beth purchased it for me
> some
> >> time ago.
> >>
> >> The music is great and it is a very good film.
> >>
> >> Warren does a very good acting job also.
> >>
> >> If you want to see another film with great Jazz, Pete Kelly's Blues.
> >>
> >> They had a few copies left on Amazon on DVD a few months ago.  I got a
> >> copy.
> >>
> >> You gotta watch it on a system with a good stereo, bass speakers, etc to
> >> get the full value of the great music.
> >>
> >> Check it out on Amazon and see if there are any copies left.
> >>
> >> --Bob
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Harry Callaghan" <meetmrcallaghan at gmail.com>
> >> To: "Bob Ringwald" <rsr at ringwald.com>
> >> Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 6:20 PM
> >> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] :THE GIG
> >>
> >>
> >> > Funny that several subscribers should be engaged in the "rushing"
> topic
> >> at
> >> > this time.  I have nothing to contribute on the subject as such, not
> >> being a
> >> > musician myself.
> >> >
> >> > However, just last night I dug out an old VHS tape of a movie made in
> >> 1985
> >> > that I had recorded off the A&E Cable channel (back when it was a
> decent
> >> > channel).
> >> >
> >> > It appeared to be a TVM and probably the only actors you would
> recognize
> >> > were Wayne Rogers (of "M*A*S*H" fame) and Cleavon Little ("Blazing
> >> Saddles")
> >> >
> >> > Wayne was leader of an amateur sextet that got together to play
> dixieland
> >> > music regularly and through some quirk of fate managed to secure a
> 2-week
> >> > gig at a resort in the Catskills (sometimes referred to affectionately
> as
> >> > the Jewish Alps)
> >> >
> >> > His bass player has to go in for emergency surgery so he must hire a
> >> > professional (Little) who holds him up for more money than the other
> >> players
> >> > are being paid.  His character has supposedly been around and played
> with
> >> > many top name bands and small combos.and it is he  who sets the pace
> for
> >> > each number that they play
> >> >
> >> > I found the movie tremendously enjoyable when I first saw it perhaps
> 20
> >> > years ago and even moreso during last night's re-watching of it.
> >> >
> >> > Incidentally, all of the musicians' playing was dubbed in except for
> >> > trumpeter Warren Vache Jr.but the others just going through the
> motions
> >> > appeared rather convincing or moreso than is typical in that
> situation.
> >> >
> >> > Now that I have possibly aroused your interest, I have no idea whether
> it
> >> is
> >> > available on video
> >> >
> >> > Tides,
> >> > HC.
> >> >
> >> > --
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> >> > of himself, undisturbed by the facts
> >> >
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