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| From | "stevedurben2000" <Steven.Durben@cignabehavioral.com> |
| Subject | Re: Beatles on Ed Sullivan DVD |
| Date | Wed, 14 Jan 2004 00:55:32 -0000 |
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--- In audities@yahoogroups.com, "Billy G. Spradlin"
<bgspradlin@c...> wrote:
>
> Remember that it was all live and the croud was going nuts during
many songs,
> making it near impossible for a sound engineer to balance
everything during
> the
> chaos. (like the Hollywood Bowl concert LP) The band had no fold
back monitors
> so they couldnt hear themselves.
@@@@ Gotcha, that makes sense.
I kinda wish the show was in Color during
> this
> time but the B&W adds to the nostalgia. (one of my earliest
memories of
> watching TV in the mid 60's was seeing "IN COLOR" and the NBC
Peacock at the
> beginning of many shows)
@@@@ It struck me as funny that last time they were on the show, Ed
closed the show with "next week our first show in living color".
Again, surprising they didn't make this happen a week sooner (to
catch the boys). That said, I love the black and white.
>
> That it sounds and looks this good is a miracle. I loved the old
commericals
> and Ed's funny attempts to quiet the croud when he mentions the
Beatles or
> when
> they are with him.
@@@@ I almost mentioned that. Ed cracks me up. "Quiet, Quiet"...then
grins at their excitement. He also has this abrupt pace changing to
the next act. Not to much milking the moment for Ed.
I dont know why America fell in love with Ed's show - the
> guy was stiff as cardboard and had a painfully clipped voice. Maybe
there
> wasnt
> anything better to watch on NBC and ABC at the time. But he did
know how to
> book the best talent possible (especally from Broadway) and knew
that getting
> the Beatles on would be a goldmine for him and the network.
@@@@Yeah, he's stiff, uncompfortable and yet oddly endearing.
But, yeah it's kind of a mystery. \
Steve
>
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