On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 11:18 PM, donz5 wrote:
> To me, DK catered to the lamest, most overly-slick elements in pop
> music. Perhaps that was more a reflection of the times, but either
> Kirshner truly believed in this crap as essential to our culture, or
> he recognized the potential for big buck
On Jan 18, 2:47 pm, Melissa Neal wrote:
> I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall the night Kirshner gave the
> Monkees their royalty checks and a new song to perform. The Monkees took the
> checks and told Kirshner they would decide what to record from then on. When
> Kirshner demand
To a certain extent, I enjoyed the Monkees and a handful of their hits
(guilty pleasures?) and must acknowledge some of the pop classics
Kirshner published, but on all other counts, I heartily agree, donz.
He struck me as a crass businessman. That said, he became an icon of
sorts. Condolences to hi
Someone sent me one of his two appearances. Huge bell-bottoms; it was
the wrong audience.
On Jan 18, 11:58 pm, Melissa Neal wrote:
> On Jan 18, 2011, at 10:18 PM, donz5 wrote:
>
> > To me, DK catered to the lamest, most overly-slick elements in pop
> > music. Perhaps that was more a reflection of
On Jan 18, 2011, at 10:18 PM, donz5 wrote:
> To me, DK catered to the lamest, most overly-slick elements in pop
> music. Perhaps that was more a reflection of the times, but either
> Kirshner truly believed in this crap as essential to our culture, or
> he recognized the potential for big bucks.
To me, DK catered to the lamest, most overly-slick elements in pop
music. Perhaps that was more a reflection of the times, but either
Kirshner truly believed in this crap as essential to our culture, or
he recognized the potential for big bucks. An older and more industry-
accomplished Artie Fufkin
On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 5:16 PM, donz5 wrote:
> I'm likely in the minority, but I despised just about everything
> Kirshner did and promoted in the music biz.
I can't imagine coming to that conclusion at the time, even if it was
justified. I can state this - I was a teenager during this period an
On Jan 18, 2011, at 5:40 PM, Bradford wrote:
> I think Melissa was being sarcastic.
Yep. Remember when Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork thought it would be a great idea
to have Hendrix open for the Monkees? All those teenyboppers yelling "We want
Davy!" while Hendrix vainly tried to play over the n
om: "donz5"
> To: "TVorNotTV"
> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 4:15 PM
> Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: Don Kirshner, producer and TV host, dead at 77
>
> On Jan 18, 2:47 pm, Melissa Neal wrote:
> > On Jan 18, 2011, at 10:42 AM, Diner wrote:
>
> > >
I think Melissa was being sarcastic.
(Not surprising since she was like that in college. I'm surprised
martians weren't mentioned...)
- Original Message -
From: "donz5"
To: "TVorNotTV"
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 4:15 PM
Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re:
I (and I'm sure many others) e-mailed the Variety obit author
regarding "I'm a Believer" and "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling." The
current copy's since edited out any reference to Kirshner's
songwriting history.
The earlier version (as copied from above):
Don Kirshner, songwriter and producer, d
I'm likely in the minority, but I despised just about everything
Kirshner did and promoted in the music biz.
On Jan 18, 4:23 pm, Tom Wolper wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 12:22 PM, Diner wrote:
>
> > I never actually saw "Don Kirshner's Rock Concert" - I was eight years
> > old when it started
On Jan 18, 2:47 pm, Melissa Neal wrote:
> On Jan 18, 2011, at 10:42 AM, Diner wrote:
>
> > Songwriter and rock producer Don Kirshner died of heart failure on
> > Monday at the age of 77 in Boca Raton, Fla. Kirshner wrote "You've
> > Lost That Lovin' Feeling" and managed songwriting talent includin
On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 12:22 PM, Diner wrote:
>
> I never actually saw "Don Kirshner's Rock Concert" - I was eight years
> old when it started, and it was on way past my bedtime. But I do
> remember Paul Shaffer's very funny impression of him on SNL. As with
> Dan Aykroyd's impression of Tom Snyd
donz5
Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: Don Kirshner, producer and TV host, dead at 77
This is worse than Carson taking 50% for Paul Anka's "Tonight Show
Theme."
On Jan 18, 12:22 pm, Diner wrote:
> On Jan 18, 12:00 pm, donz5 wrote:
>
> > Barry Mann and Neil Diamond might ta
This is worse than Carson taking 50% for Paul Anka's "Tonight Show
Theme."
On Jan 18, 12:22 pm, Diner wrote:
> On Jan 18, 12:00 pm, donz5 wrote:
>
> > Barry Mann and Neil Diamond might take issue.
>
> > On Jan 18, 11:42 am, Diner wrote:
>
> > >http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118030420?refCatI
On Jan 18, 12:00 pm, donz5 wrote:
> Barry Mann and Neil Diamond might take issue.
>
> On Jan 18, 11:42 am, Diner wrote:
>
> >http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118030420?refCatId=16
>
> > Don Kirshner, songwriter and producer, dies
> > 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling,' 'I'm a Believer' among writ
Barry Mann and Neil Diamond might take issue.
On Jan 18, 11:42 am, Diner wrote:
> http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118030420?refCatId=16
>
> Don Kirshner, songwriter and producer, dies
> 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling,' 'I'm a Believer' among writer's
> works
> By Sam Thielman
[snip)
--
TV
18 matches
Mail list logo
