I saw a video of Paul Anka somewhere and he was furious at the orchestra. It appeared as if they weren't doing something right and he exploded at them. I hope that was just a one-time thing. But I think I heard that Paul Anka can be a not-so-nice guy. Maybe Ms. Eliza James will have something to say about this after her gig. Let us know.
Just a postscript on Mr. Paul Anka: rehearsal today, I was told that he was a perfect gentleman, very "old school" and my violinist asked me if he was older than Burt: I replied that Mr. Anka was the "Justin Bieber" of 1956.....
David
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice, but in practice, there is.
Like I said... not too nice, right? I mean, there's a way to talk to people and a way not to talk to people, no matter how badly the band did the cut-offs, right?
Well just got off the phone with the hardest working violinist in showbiz: 23 gigs in 21 days... Mr. Paul Anka is a gentleman and plays well with others, so maybe he had a bad day, or something else happened. Looks like working with him is going to be great.
David.
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice, but in practice, there is.
someonenameddavid wrote:Well just got off the phone with the hardest working violinist in showbiz: 23 gigs in 21 days... Mr. Paul Anka is a gentleman and plays well with others, so maybe he had a bad day, or something else happened. Looks like working with him is going to be great.
But it's not going to affect next years touring with the Maestro... Can't tell you about it until I get the approval from Ms. Eliza... But it's going to be Wonderful, wonderful. And Jolly Good.
DaviD
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice, but in practice, there is.