The Burt Bacharach Discussion Forum

Very cool!!Caro Stefano ciao . Mario

My personal pics are:Please Explain, Who are these people, Go ask Shakespeare,Always taking aim: songs.
Instrumental:In our time,2OO6 Grammy winner. Danger.

It's realy positive that european and american fans of BB, Finalliy come to a common ground about his music.Roberto Pinardi and My self have written similar considerations, ever since we joined the forum, quite a fiew years ago. The problem is that Burt sometimes seems to be overlooking his previous...

I must say that at the beginning of the concert in Forlì,on july 8th,Burt appeard very fatigued: Maybe due to the heat or to jet lag problems.
Anyway he seems to have lost weight compared with his last tour in Italy,in 2004. Let's hope it was a temporary factor.

Allthough I doubt we'll ever see the add in Italy,I totally agree with you.Blair,my friend. Bravo! The whole thing seems to be conflicting with what BB States on his Blog on the Huffighton Post.

Dear Vincent, My opinion is that be awere is Burt & Hal's best song.Both musically and regarding it's lihrics. I beleave it to be an antecipation of AT THIS TIME . Sorry,but I surely prefer,by far, Barbra's version,to anyone else's. To bad she and the Maestro,never recorded this gorgeous song. I...

Saturday night's concert in Forlì, was a very unique event in many ways. It started with almost an our of delay. The location was a very peculiar one: Forlì is a small country side provincial city of Romagna. The concert took place in Piazza Saffi, that is the central square were the municipality ...

You are not the only one who will be there.Many of us will gather from all over Italy for this vey special event. I Will be in Piazza Saffi on my wheelchair and my friend Alfonso,like it was 2 years ago -and in 1994- in Rome.Roberto Pinardi,Davide Bonori,Gabba, marina + 2 friends. And many many more...

Dear Mark and fellow forum surfers, this thing about BB coming to Italy next July it' just a rumor or a fake. Because THERE ARE NO CONFIRMATIONS WHAT SO EVER in any possible site. in particular regarding How to buy the Ticketes for the Trani or the Forlì?! shows. I hope you'll answer the Email I se...

Dear Burt,
I wish you sincerely Happy Birthday. You're very young at 78.At this time is the proof. My deepest and warmest feelings toyou and your family and loved ones. Hope to meet you again in Rome, NEXT YEAR.
Mario Serra , Rome - Italy.

Dear Mark and Friends that often surf this forum, I'm rather confused and mixed up by the new topic and links I found today,concerning Mr Richard Hodjkins - or what ever his name is and BURT BACHARACH? What's the relation - if any, between Mr Hodjkins cd and B.B? April fools were 1 month ago. Could ...

For all italian Dionne's Fans : she will preform in Rome at the Auditorium di via della conciliazone,by the Vatican, on March 23 at 9 pm. A self prduced show.Tickets are sold on line http://www.greenticket.it/ I'm sure there will be room for Burt & Hal's songs. I'm Still hoping to see Burt and h...

Thank you Mark for keeping us always up to date on our one and only Maestro,composer preformer.I sincerely wish and hope he and his group will be in Italy,again next summer.Let me repeat that I hope and look forward to enjoy the event in Rome.

I Have a new topic for the forum: Burt recent interview on PBS > RADIO;astonished me when he stated that before At this time; he only wrote > love songs: I simply can not beleave it:: What about songs such as Be > Awere;The windows of the world;All kinds of people;Do you know the way to > San Jose?:...

I would like to wish you, dear Maestro, with all my heart a very happy birhtday for tomorrow, may 12th.Wishing you all the best for your family and your remarkable careere and most of all your wonderfull music and songs that have grown with us for over four decades. It was great and sonice to talk t...