[Dixielandjazz] Stan Freberg interviewed

[Robert Ringwald]

Someone wrote regarding 
Stan Freberg and Part two:



>I thought "part 2" was a
> disappointment.  I think they "jumped the shark" with that one...>>




I agree.  





Pat Ladd wrote: 



> According to Frebergs book `It only hurts when I laugh` part 2 was ready 
> many years ago but at the time  he was going to have part 1 put on Broadway 
> by Merrick (I think) and Merrick didn`t want part 2 to be issued until after 
> the show had appeared
> For various almost unbelievable  reasons the show was never put on. This is 
> a really weird part of the book but in essence Merrick wanted changes to 
> which Freberg would not agree.
> When they finally split up Freberg considered himself free to issue Part 2. 
> Perhaps if the second part had been issued when Freberg wanted he would have 
> recognised what tripe it was compared to Part 1 and done something about it.
> 
> A fascinating speculation. What a show that would have been. I would have 
> given my eye teeth to have seen that.






Part one has been put on a couple times at local Sacramento stage productions.  I did not go to see it.  



According to a friend, the live production can't compare with the original recording.  



"Theater of the mind" I guess.  



--Bob Ringwald



> 
> I can highly recommend. the book. Got mine from Amazon.
> 
> Pat
> 
> 
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