tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044953082454402681.post7225340132372597568..comments2023-03-23T08:53:30.523-04:00Comments on You begin again....: First Eureka Moment of 2010Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044953082454402681.post-78917083980043628112010-02-17T22:29:43.027-05:002010-02-17T22:29:43.027-05:00Way way back when I started this blog, I pointed o...Way way back when I started this blog, I pointed out the similarities between "Mayflower" and one of the sequences in Barry's first TV special: the stories centering around families in apartments in a building. (I think it was the first TV special. Anywho....) It amazed me that he had the idea in his head that long before he finally made it into a record. With that TV special, the foundation for a screen- or stage-based version of the "Mayflower" record was already laid.<br /><br />(Come on, Barry, we know you wanna do it.....!)you begin again....https://www.blogger.com/profile/07304359713667536041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044953082454402681.post-87667617853275585862010-02-17T00:02:57.230-05:002010-02-17T00:02:57.230-05:00Mayflower was such an excellent concept album and ...Mayflower was such an excellent concept album and done so well that the listener can visualize everything. It'd make a great musical, whether for the stage or screen.<br />I like your idea for "I Was A Fool (To Let You Go)", too!<br />You're right that no one could do it like Gerry Mulligan... but Dave Koz is as close as anyone could ever get, in my humble opinion.<br /><br />Now... from your blog to whoever needs to see it to get it done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com