Belmont Harbor 6pm July 14 2012
I was woken at 2 am by a salvo of fireworks - but they were the only ones I have heard on this lazy hot and stormy Bastille Day. There was a terrific rain storm this afternoon and then I went off to Belmont Harbor, just a couple of hundred yards from home for a slow walk, as fast as I can go in this temperature
I had hoped that there would be an attractive concert this weekend at Grant Park. But it is just an evening of Broadway music theater - Frank Loesser - not really my thing much though I love Guys and Dolls and Most Happy Fella. So I will have to wait for some good things when I return to Chicago in August after my next trip to England. Save the dates - August 10 for Haydn's Seasons and August 15 for The Ryan Center concert - always a good event.
So I am in for a quiet evening........
Oh, Brian! If you love "Guys and Dolls" and "Most Happy Fella" how could have said this was "just an evening of Broadway"?! ;-) Those shows plus selections from other wonderful Loesser shows including "Greenwillow" and "Where's Charley?" and "How To Succeed . . ." and many of his wonderful standards including "Two Sleepy People," "Slow Boat to China," "Baby, It's Cold Outside," songs from the delightful Danny Kaye film "Hams Christian Andersen," four very fine Broadway soloists, Kevin Stites and the terrific orchestra, Chorus members' selections, *and* a wonderful performance by Loesser's mid-80something widow, Jo Sullivan, the original Rosabela and the original classic 1954 Marc Blitzstein adapted "Threepenny Opera" Polly Peachum! You were missed! ;-)
Posted by: Andrew Patner | July 15, 2012 at 05:34 PM
Yes Andrew you are right, I messed up! But it was hot and I just couldn't be bothered: after all my zooming around it would have taken more to get ignorant me out on such a hot evening after a sweaty day!
Posted by: BD | July 15, 2012 at 10:35 PM
By 8 it was cooler out. (Late start dure to Waste, er. Taste of Chicago farther down in the Park. But I hear you! ;-)
Posted by: Andrew Patner | July 16, 2012 at 02:12 AM
Loesser is an American treasure. The only composer who brilliantly wrote music and lyrics(yes, I really mean that in spite of the obvious name you are thinking of).
The concert was marred by the police copter hovering above. This happened a few years ago and CPD friend spoke to people who stopped it. It didnt last long but it was really annoying. The call went out again.
Posted by: Hank | July 18, 2012 at 05:41 AM