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Only New York Going On

Only New York Going On

Fusion 45 March 20, 2012 0

As a six-year expatriate of the world’s greatest city, there are times when I consider the things I miss about New York. Monday’s tend to do that, reminding me I’ve missed another opportunity to

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Play Steppenwolf For Me, Mrs. Robinson

Play Steppenwolf For Me, Mrs. Robinson

Fusion 45 February 6, 2012 0

Being a throwback to that beloved period of hippiedom known as 1968-1972, I’m surprised at myself for not having ever seen Easy Rider. Until last night. “Dude,” I said to my wife, who’s not

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Merce Cunningham, Mike Nichols and Music

Fusion 45 April 13, 2009 0

I should like to take as great a picture as Merce Cunningham, who will debut still another piece of choreography at the Brooklyn Academy of Music this Thursday. It will be a 90 minute

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Hal Blaine 1970

Fusion 45 June 11, 2008 3

As much as I enjoyed listening and learning and sharing the genius of Hal Blaine through his Top 10 records of the 1960′s, none of them had the significance in my life as these

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Hal Blaine 1968

Fusion 45 May 18, 2008 4

Richard Harris “ MacArthur Park (#5) According to Paul Zollo’s interview with Jimmy Webb (in the book “Songwriters on Songwriting”), MacArthur Park was invented in Bones Howe’s head. Howe asked Webb to write something

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