31 May 2013
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28 May 2013
"The Grass Harp"
Joe Brainard did this cover for one of my favorite original cast albums.
I never saw the musical which lastd only 7 performances on Broadway. but I've nearly worn out this album. not only does it preserve something of Russ Thacker but it also captures the legendary musical theater careers of Barbara Cook & Karen Morrow. & for good measure there's Max Showalter.
I never saw the musical which lastd only 7 performances on Broadway. but I've nearly worn out this album. not only does it preserve something of Russ Thacker but it also captures the legendary musical theater careers of Barbara Cook & Karen Morrow. & for good measure there's Max Showalter.
27 May 2013
Russ Thacker (1946-2012)
sometimes I wander around the net sans intention & learn all manner of new things. this afternoon I discoverd that this fine actor died 5 months ago.
I first saw him in summer stock opposite Gene Kelly in 1974. the following year I saw him again opposite Yul Brynner in San Francisco. & in 1976 I saw him in summer stock opposite Vincent Price. but perhaps my happiest memory of him is on the original cast album of "The Grass Harp."
he had the kind of looks which cd melt me & the talent to be a much bigger star than he was. apparently he retired to Wilton Manors with his long-time partner John Olund. the local obit used his real name -- Aubrey Lee Thacker Jr. either the national press faild to pick up notice of his passing or I was asleep thru the end of last year. but on this Memorial Day when I always spend time thinking of lost ones I tip my hat to the handsome Mr. Thacker who gave me many pleasant moments over the years.
I first saw him in summer stock opposite Gene Kelly in 1974. the following year I saw him again opposite Yul Brynner in San Francisco. & in 1976 I saw him in summer stock opposite Vincent Price. but perhaps my happiest memory of him is on the original cast album of "The Grass Harp."
he had the kind of looks which cd melt me & the talent to be a much bigger star than he was. apparently he retired to Wilton Manors with his long-time partner John Olund. the local obit used his real name -- Aubrey Lee Thacker Jr. either the national press faild to pick up notice of his passing or I was asleep thru the end of last year. but on this Memorial Day when I always spend time thinking of lost ones I tip my hat to the handsome Mr. Thacker who gave me many pleasant moments over the years.
Memorial Day
from Alex in Movieland:
1975
1975
brews sangria & grills
chicken wings for his Memorial Day party
1976
marks Memorial Day by
seeing Anthony Perkins & Keith McDermott in a Broadway matinee & Gwen
Verdon & Chita Rivera at nite
1977
travels to Elyria to spend
Memorial Day weekend with his parents
1980
signs sales agreement for James
Price’s Morris Rd. property on Memorial Day
1981
receives Memorial Day
calls from Alan Dalton & Lois Wilson
1983
hosts Memorial Day party
with guests including his parents 3
Leeds 3 Tyrrells 2 Waidas & Ray Ownby
1988
celebrates Memorial Day by
attending Hartville flea market with Dug Funnell Michael Pierce & Dimitri followd by
lunch at The Pantry
1994
sees “The Crow” with
Dimitri on Memorial Day
1997
spends Memorial Day at
Wild Thymes where he weeds Nancy Metcalf's mint bed & reads manuscript of
Paul's "The Wonderful White Whale of Kansas"
1998
wears Jay Parsell's belt
while unfolding panels from the AIDS quilt as part of opening ceremony for its
Memorial Day weekend exhibition at Santa Fe Community College
2007
celebrates J. Eliseo
Vigil’s 53rd birthday with a Memorial Day pizza party at Greg Teakle’s
2008
marks Memorial Day by
employing his father’s Canton hand trowel to transplant a sapling
2010
wears his father’s Bermuda
shorts to join Darryl Grimm to celebrate Memorial Day with a barbeque at Gary
Sielaff’s
2013
2013
sees “Wait Till the Sun
Shines, Nellie” on Memorial Day
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