The audience for Asphalt Orchestra's debut and world premiere of Stew and Heidi's "Carlton" was so thick the marching band could barely move at times. (Copyright 2009 Steven P. Marsh)
It’s nice to know that people are reading Will You Miss Me When I’m Gone? This blog is a labor of love and a tool for sharing at least a little of that love with the world. I can see the page hits on my counter, but rarely know if those hits wind up connecting with readers. Most days I can only hope.
But this morning, I got proof that people are paying attention. When I logged on to my email, I saw a note that Stew posted on the negroproblem mesage board, for fans of Stew, Heidi Rodewald, The Negro Problem and Passing Strange. Because he was out of the country, Stew couldn’t make it to Wednesday’s premiere performance of “Carlton,” their commission for the marching band Asphalt Orchestra at Lincoln Center Out of Doors. WYMMWIG? posted a clip of that performance as part of Lincoln Center Out of Doors, and it looks like that rough clip gave Stew his first look at the premiere.
So glad he's not on Broadway: Stew and his adoring fans after the final Broadway performance of Passing Strange. (Photo by SPM, all rights reserved.)
Read on:
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after this i may never need to write another lyric…Posted by: “stew” xxxxxxxxxxx@yahoo .com
Thu Aug 6, 2009 3:12 pm (PDT)
this is the best thing ever.
honestly.
/s
I’m glad that WYMMWIG? could help!
In case you missed it, here’s the clip:
Or click here to read the full post.
And check out this link to New York Times critic Tony Tommasini’s review of the premiere.
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