Well thanks, folks! I have two fellow percussionists/drummer friends who have the same B.D. month/day as I do: a prior drummer for Jethro Tull (Barrie Barlow) and the principal percussionist with the San Francisco Opera (Rick Kvistad). Rick is a year older, so I get to needle him. Barrie is a few years younger, but he has the class not to needle me...
Happy Birthday Doc. You're only as old as you feel- and I hope you feel as young at heart as this dear girl. And that life treats you as kindly as she once treated you.
Happy Birthday Doc. You're only as old as you feel- and I hope you feel as young at heart as this dear girl. And that life treats you as kindly as she once treated you.
( 😀 Beverly at 8 )
Wow! What a great find from 1937 or so. That was before Gone With the Wind! At first the girl appeared to be Shirley Temple, but by the time they showed her close-ups, one could see the obvious resemblance to the adult Beverly Sills-- especially the mouth and eyes. Even though there were some intonation problems, she was obviously a budding virtuoso.
You must have recalled that Beverly is my favorite soprano, and also remembered my story about talking with her. A very thoughtful B.D. gift, LL! Thanks a bunch!