http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2002-2006 by the authors Mon, 26 Jun 2006 08:33:26 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/06/23/170315.php#comment-398524 Just the other day Tony McCready on WNIS 790 in Hampton Roads played the theme from the Honeymooners. Gleason wrote it, as many other tunes. It was a wonder piece. Thanks for the Amazon link. I really enjoy the old easy listening format, you know 101 strings, Mantovani, all that stuff. I grew up listening to those, plus Nelson Riddle, Mancini et al. Today, sadly, it's not public airwaves fare and you have to subscrip to XM or some other pay to listen system in order to enjoy those sounds... unless you move to Florida, where a number of stations playing that format are still in operation. Anyway... I have a Gleason story. He lived in Florida, and a good friend of mine was a trombonist in High School. One morning he was walking to the bus and a limo pulled up... it was Gleason, and knowing that Gleason was a neighbor, got a ride. My buddy (who is now a chef in Phoenix--the last I heard), told me that Gleason was a really friendly guy with a heart of gold. Tony McCready indicated on the radio that the train rides up to NYC for the show were famous for a lively time. Thanks for the article. It's time to score some Gleason. ]]> 398524@blogcritics.org Mon, 26 Jun 2006 08:33:26 EDT