So, I knew before I left for the Kennedy Center last night that Bill Conti was stuck in LA and that there would be a substitute conductor. But I thought that the program might be the same, what one would expect at a concert featuring Conti's best-known (and brilliant) work -- Rocky, The Right Stuff, maybe even the Dynasty or Falcon Crest theme. Wrong. Conti's music stayed with him in LA. Instead, the symphony mostly played the over-played John Williams repertoire.
However, the program that was handed out listed what would have been. And, I couldn't believe it. Yes, it contained Rocky (The Final Bell), The Right Stuff, and even For Your Eyes Only. But also listed was the sound track for the late 1970s movie "An Unmarried Woman," an obscure, no-one-has-ever-heard or heard-of sound track that's probably one of the greatest sound tracks ever written. I could not believe it was actually on the program. And I was going to miss it. What a disappointment. Probably the only thing that would have been more disappointing would have been falling on the ice and breaking something. Luckily that didn't happen. ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pollak, Melissa F. Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 3:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [TV orNotTV] Anyone else snowed in? Many thanks for the info. And -- now that I don't need it any more, Channel 4 (NBC) is actually mentioning the federal government closing, maybe because 4 days in a row is unprecedented. I guess I'm off to the Kennedy Center tonight, even though Bill Conti won't be. BTW, earlier this week, the Rupert Murdoch thingy was postponed. ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of jeffrey marousek Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 8:03 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Anyone else snowed in? Melisa, it used to be illegal to run over commercials, then is was a contractual thing with network agreements to run over network commercials. things have loosened up a lot with regards to these rules over the years, amd it boils down to the fact that advertisers finally realized that if they didn't allow it, viewers would change the channel to find the information. there were also strange rules in network programming with regards to sqeezing video to frame in closing and weather information that are no longer in effect. Jeff On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 6:51 PM, Pollak, Melissa F. <[email protected]> wrote: I've been outside only twice in almost a week. Luckily I live next door to a supermarket, and, much to my surprise, it was well-stocked on Monday, milk and all, which is usually the first item to go. And, the salad bar had fresh blueberries, even late in the afternoon. Quick question: All networks seem to be running scrolling school closings, etc. during commercials (as well as programs). I don't remember ever seeing that before, the commercial part, that is. Is my memory just bad? -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob in Jersey Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 5:36 PM To: TVorNotTV Subject: [TV orNotTV] Anyone else snowed in? I've got at least a foot here, and it's expected to keep going at this rate until 9 or 10pm east. Postal Service got here early, tho they still had to get through a lot. Tragically, I don't have much milk, and hate to steal any from Dad... -- BOB -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
