Comments for jimbessman.com http://jimbessman.com/blog My Blog Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:32:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Three years in the making, the Jim Bessman Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is up and running! by Jim http://jimbessman.com/blog/?p=188&cpage=1#comment-2101 Jim Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:32:41 +0000 http://jimbessman.com/blog/?p=188#comment-2101 Thanks Arny, but I'll be more ego and personal prejudiced than anyone. Just watch! But it will all be at examiner.com. Thanks Arny, but I’ll be more ego and personal prejudiced than anyone. Just watch! But it will all be at examiner.com.

]]> Comment on Ashford & Simpson–The Real Thing by Jim http://jimbessman.com/blog/?p=76&cpage=1#comment-2100 Jim Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:31:37 +0000 http://jimbessman.com/blog/?p=76#comment-2100 I'm going to a screening of it next week. I’m going to a screening of it next week.

]]> Comment on Three years in the making, the Jim Bessman Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is up and running! by ARNY SCHORR http://jimbessman.com/blog/?p=188&cpage=1#comment-2098 ARNY SCHORR Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:34:04 +0000 http://jimbessman.com/blog/?p=188#comment-2098 It's about time some one got it right, removing ego and personal prejudices from the process. Too many groups belong and have been ignored...looking forward to seeing you get it right (as usual). It’s about time some one got it right, removing ego and personal prejudices from the process. Too many groups belong and have been ignored…looking forward to seeing you get it right (as usual).

]]> Comment on Ashford & Simpson–The Real Thing by Emilio Janitz http://jimbessman.com/blog/?p=76&cpage=1#comment-1826 Emilio Janitz Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:51:48 +0000 http://jimbessman.com/blog/?p=76#comment-1826 Amazing Tony Bennet. Did you see that Tony Bennett documentary The Zen of Bennett is headed to Netflix? Any idea when this will be out? The film uses footage from 150 hours of recordings made during the studio sessions of "Duets II" with Amy Winehouse, Lady Gaga, Michael Buble... Independently, Tony Bennett is bringing his heart back to San Francisco on Valentine's Day to celebrate the 50th anniversary of "I Left My Heart in San Francisco". He recorded it for the first time 50 years ago this week. Can you imagine? Get it straight from Amazon ... http://goo.gl/dR34D Amazing Tony Bennet. Did you see that Tony Bennett documentary The Zen of Bennett is headed to Netflix? Any idea when this will be out? The film uses footage from 150 hours of recordings made during the studio sessions of “Duets II” with Amy Winehouse, Lady Gaga, Michael Buble… Independently, Tony Bennett is bringing his heart back to San Francisco on Valentine’s Day to celebrate the 50th anniversary of “I Left My Heart in San Francisco”. He recorded it for the first time 50 years ago this week. Can you imagine? Get it straight from Amazon … http://goo.gl/dR34D

]]> Comment on In Support of Phil Spector by Jim http://jimbessman.com/blog/?p=70&cpage=1#comment-1816 Jim Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:44:25 +0000 http://jimbessman.com/blog/?p=70#comment-1816 Thank you for reading and responding. Sadly, most people don't know him and judge him based on appearance and sensational stories. Thank you for reading and responding. Sadly, most people don’t know him and judge him based on appearance and sensational stories.

]]> Comment on About by Jim http://jimbessman.com/blog/?page_id=2&cpage=1#comment-1815 Jim Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:42:39 +0000 http://jimbessman.com/blog/?page_id=2#comment-1815 Wish I could help, but no idea how. Wish I could help, but no idea how.

]]> Comment on Jack Shit and Mondo Vers by Peter Schmit http://jimbessman.com/blog/?p=60&cpage=1#comment-1758 Peter Schmit Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:53:12 +0000 http://jimbessman.com/blog/?p=60#comment-1758 I guess that I watched The Vers perform around 10-12 times, from Boscobel to Stitzer to Madison, and all points in between. When you went to see them, you weren't just going out to see another band. You were going to see a FREAKN' ROCK AND ROLL SHOW, with some new wave and punk around the edges. I remember a couple of times when Mondo was running through the crowd in the trench coat and stuck the mic in my face to repeat the classic line "Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll". What a riot and the memory still brings a smile to my face. I was saddened to read of Mondo's passing and now of Jimmy's passing. This band brought me so much enjoyment when I was in my twenties. Now I'm pushing fifty but I'm still trying to live my life like, "I'm never gonna be that old". I guess that I watched The Vers perform around 10-12 times, from Boscobel to Stitzer to Madison, and all points in between. When you went to see them, you weren’t just going out to see another band. You were going to see a FREAKN’ ROCK AND ROLL SHOW, with some new wave and punk around the edges. I remember a couple of times when Mondo was running through the crowd in the trench coat and stuck the mic in my face to repeat the classic line “Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll”. What a riot and the memory still brings a smile to my face.
I was saddened to read of Mondo’s passing and now of Jimmy’s passing.
This band brought me so much enjoyment when I was in my twenties. Now I’m pushing fifty but I’m still trying to live my life like, “I’m never gonna be that old”.

]]> Comment on About by Melba Adami http://jimbessman.com/blog/?page_id=2&cpage=1#comment-1737 Melba Adami Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:28:17 +0000 http://jimbessman.com/blog/?page_id=2#comment-1737 Dear Jim, I'm sorry to bother you but I'm trying to research some famous autographs I have of some singers of the 1950's. I have a program of the production of "the Shine of Stars" put on by the VFW in San Antonio, Texas. I attended this event as a young girl and got all the autographs of the proformers except the conductor. I am interested in the posiblity of selling the complete program. If you could help me at all I will furnish you with the full list of autograhps. Thank you, Melba Dear Jim,
I’m sorry to bother you but I’m trying to research some famous autographs I have of some singers of the 1950′s. I have a program of the production of “the Shine of Stars” put on by the VFW in San Antonio, Texas. I attended this event as a young girl and got all the autographs of the proformers except the conductor. I am interested in the posiblity of selling the complete program. If you could help me at all I will furnish you with the full list of autograhps. Thank you, Melba

]]> Comment on In Support of Phil Spector by Melissa http://jimbessman.com/blog/?p=70&cpage=1#comment-1548 Melissa Mon, 28 Nov 2011 03:36:51 +0000 http://jimbessman.com/blog/?p=70#comment-1548 I am only now discovering the drama of Phil's trial and also saw the BBC documentary recently. Since seeing it I have tried to do some research and am completely stumped as to how Phil could have been found guilty "beyond reasonable doubt" based on only a dubious reputation and one statement by an employee. It scares the hell out of me that someone can be put away with such scanty evidence and despite so much forensic evidence to the contrary. It is refreshing to see at least one place online where he is supported but I am also shocked there there seem to be so few probing discussions about the verdict. I am only now discovering the drama of Phil’s trial and also saw the BBC documentary recently. Since seeing it I have tried to do some research and am completely stumped as to how Phil could have been found guilty “beyond reasonable doubt” based on only a dubious reputation and one statement by an employee.

It scares the hell out of me that someone can be put away with such scanty evidence and despite so much forensic evidence to the contrary.

It is refreshing to see at least one place online where he is supported but I am also shocked there there seem to be so few probing discussions about the verdict.

]]> Comment on God is great by Dan Beck http://jimbessman.com/blog/?p=154&cpage=1#comment-1374 Dan Beck Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:36:35 +0000 http://jimbessman.com/blog/?p=154#comment-1374 I like God, beer, and crazy people. I love Jim Bessman. He's written a lot of good things about artists who needed and deserved his attention. I hate hearing he wasn't at the CMA Awards. We gotta do something so that doens't happen again. I like God, beer, and crazy people. I love Jim Bessman. He’s written a lot of good things about artists who needed and deserved his attention. I hate hearing he wasn’t at the CMA Awards. We gotta do something so that doens’t happen again.

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