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Related: About this forumGood time of the night for this. Reminds me of watching episodes of "Homicide:Life on the Street"
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Good time of the night for this. Reminds me of watching episodes of "Homicide:Life on the Street" (Original Post)
moniss
Aug 27
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Randy Newman - One of the most under-appreciated musical geniuses of our time.
OAITW r.2.0
Aug 27
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OAITW r.2.0
(27,116 posts)1. Randy Newman - One of the most under-appreciated musical geniuses of our time.
Took his skills to adverts, but he was way bigger than that.
OAITW r.2.0
(27,116 posts)2. Here's a taste of what I mean.....
https://music.&si=cSxav-iprZ0gu-8k
NJCher
(37,199 posts)3. When I was a concert promoter
I brought Randy in as an act. I think the venue was only 3500 people so it wasnt hard to fill.
It was within 5-6 years of his writing Short People. I remember picking him up at the airport and thinking about that song and its lyrics as we walked through the airport and then later at the concert hall. The reason I thought so much about the song was that Randy is a little short guy and I am tall. I didnt want him to feel awkward.
Short people got no reason to live.
OAITW r.2.0
(27,116 posts)4. What a great story to share NJCher!
Had I picked up Randy in that time-frme...first thing I would have asked..."want to smoke a joint?" He'd probably would have said, "Fuck off", but still.........