tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086921903930375180.post2016969429060250611..comments2024-03-27T12:14:54.948-05:00Comments on The College Crowd Digs Me: Introduction:-->Randy NewmanCaseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08533951169372328417noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086921903930375180.post-65371846534756122052007-07-30T22:39:00.000-05:002007-07-30T22:39:00.000-05:00I always thought...the Wichita Orpheum...would be ...I always thought...the Wichita Orpheum...would be ideal for his debut. And<BR/>I do contact venues...college and otherwise...to bring in artists...that<BR/>traditionally are ignored by the media. What could hopefully become a<BR/>tradition...in much the same way...as Austin CL.<BR/>In the meantime...I am not adverse to taking a roadtrip...if RN would just get close.Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08533951169372328417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086921903930375180.post-45715768265984828882007-07-30T20:27:00.000-05:002007-07-30T20:27:00.000-05:00I've been asking Randy to drop by Kansas since I m...I've been asking Randy to drop by Kansas since I met him in the middle of 2000. He claims he "couldn't fill a phone booth in Kansas" ... and he might be right. For a while, I was considering playing the role of impressario and bankrolling a Randy visit to Lawrence (Liberty Hall). So I started asking around Lawrence ... the blue dot in the otherwise red sea of Kansas politics. I got an enthusiastic response from maybe one person, a number of lukewarm nods and a dispiriting number of "who is Randy Newman"s. Randy's been around a while, so maybe he's right?<BR/><BR/>I'd start agitating for Randy dollars with your local arts councils. Maybe they can get something going at Century II. Dart over to Wichita State and see if they would underwrite a visit to their beautiful campus. Heck, try Friends University (but don't tell them about "Old Man"). THe more help you can marshall, the better.grimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17414327370677827661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086921903930375180.post-6742280667837633792007-07-30T14:05:00.000-05:002007-07-30T14:05:00.000-05:00Thanks for dropping by. Most of my favorite artis...Thanks for dropping by. Most of my favorite artists...tend to bypass Kansas. A shame.<BR/>I hope to visit Wrigley Field one day soon...as I watch the Cubbies regularly. Chicago seems to be a melting pot for musicians....And comedians.<BR/>If you can pass on my request for Randy to perform in this neglected state (Kansas). A large turnout will be guaranteed, I'm sure.Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08533951169372328417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086921903930375180.post-75734462963543928832007-07-30T07:32:00.000-05:002007-07-30T07:32:00.000-05:00Good luck with the Kansas plea. I'm Randy's web gu...Good luck with the Kansas plea. I'm Randy's web guy and I was born and raised in Kansas. Alas, I moved from Lawrence to Chicago last year. A few months after I moved, Randy played in Chicago. Coincidence?<BR/><BR/>Good luck, also, with the evangelism. Newbies need all the help they can get. Maybe you can make more headway than I have in the last 30 years.grimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17414327370677827661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9086921903930375180.post-39229023225708319722007-07-29T10:32:00.000-05:002007-07-29T10:32:00.000-05:00hey Casey, great writing. You have a way with word...hey Casey, great writing. You have a way with words. I never really thought of Randy Newman as someone to lesson to along with but you are right. He is kinda like that, deep, kinda like a trouble person would be but nothing like that. Anyway this "Introduction" as you call it made me think of the times sitting with my dad lessening to CCR band and watching him play the guitar. I think you, for those are the memories I don't remember that often and had forgotten about until now. Keep up the writing Casey. see ya at work sometime <BR/>REDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com