[Dixielandjazz] National Anthem & "Capitol Fourth" OT, I guess.

[David M Richoux]

I found out something very important about the "Capitol Fourth" show  
this summer. My band was there to play in the parade earlier in the  
day and many of the band members went over to get a seat for the show  
later in the afternoon. If you don't get there before 3PM it unlikely  
you will find a seat or spot on the grass where you can actually see  
the stage (or even the big screen projections.)  I could hear what was  
going on, but  that was about it.

Also, I asked some people who had been there many times how the  
firework show was from the area we were in - they said it would be  
great, as usual. About the time the 1812 overture started I realized I  
could not see the Washington Monument because of the tree cover - I  
would be missing the entire fireworks! I left the Capital steps and  
went down to the mall where all the crowd was, just in time to see the  
really well done show. All that would have been seen by the "Capitol  
Fourth" audience would be what was on the screen, or a red glow above  
the trees.

So keep that in mind if you are ever in Washington DC for the Fourth...

Dave Richoux

On Oct 8, 2010, at 12:04 PM, Harry Callaghan wrote:

> Well, Don, since the pianist at the 4th of July concert appeared to be
> Chinese,
> he might very well have been named after the panda.
>
> HC
>
>
> On 10/8/10, Don Robertson <jdrobertson at att.net> wrote:
>>
>> I thought Lang Lang was a panda.
>>
>> N D
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------  Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz]  
>> National
>> Anthem Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 12:22:22 -0500 From: Harry Callaghan
>> <meetmrcallaghan at gmail.com> <meetmrcallaghan at gmail.com> To: Don  
>> Robertson
>> <jdrobertson at att.net> <jdrobertson at att.net> CC: Dixieland Jazz  
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>> I doubt very much if it was Lang Lang.  He was on the "Capitol  
>> Fourth"
>> program hosted by Jimmy Smits and delivered a beautiful rendition of
>> Rachmaninoff's "Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini",or at least that
>> segment of it that has always been known as "Story of Three Loves" or
>> more recently, the theme from "Somewhere in Time"
>>
>> It has been my favorite piano composition ever since I was knee high
>> to an armadilla.
>>
>> I thought Lang Lang to be an outstanding pianist and don't think he
>> would be capable of lousing up our national anthem.even if he tried..
>>
>> Tides,
>> HC