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Feb 27, 2022

HAIR in SANTA ROSA - 50 years and still radical

 HAIR

Lynette and I saw the 6th street production of Hair - the Musical on Saturday at a matinee performance in Santa Rosa. It was an excellent production with good singing and acting. I love musicals and because I have owned the cast recording since its release, I know every song by heart. Yesterday, was almost like 50 years had not come between.

I saw Hair when it opened in Detroit in 1970. The co-writers of the play appeared in the lead roles of Berger and Claude Gerome Ragni & James Rado. The lead female, Sheila was played by  Shaun "Stoney" Murphy   Also staring in the Detroit production was MeatLoaf. The music and the production were outstanding. 

Because it was an opening night at the Fisher Theater I was wearing my gray herring-bone sport coat with a blue shirt and tie. At the time I had a mustache and shoulder-length hair. I was one of the few audience members who actually looked like a hippie.

Naturally, when asked to come on stage and sing "let the sunshine" I refused feeling, Be-ins were dumb. Another of my life regrets. In the performance yesterday we all stood and waved our arms as we sang. I doubt I could have gotten on stage without a railing.




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MOON 2 15 2022


MOON on 2 15 2022 shot with Nikon 5300
18-300 VR lens 1/125 sec


 

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Girl in Red 2 7 2021


Girl in Red (c) 2022

New painting framed with photoshop