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EJXD2 (EddieD317@gmail.com) 04:43 pm UTC 02/04/08 |
| In reply to: | Recognition for Jim - Marklbetya 01:48 pm UTC 02/02/08 |
| I don't understand all the response that Jim has it made and gets all the recognition he could want. If that were the case, then he'd be able to produce the things he wanted to the way he wanted to. Judging by Dance on Broadway and the fact that Jim had more of his musicals done in the 70s than he has had since many hit records, I'd say that's not necessarily the case. I was listening to All Songs Considered not long ago, and they did a show on the top 100 living songwriters. Jim did not make the cut (neither did Billy Joel). He at the very least deserves that kind of recognition. It's how to get him there that I don't know, and this thread hasn't helped despite Mark's good intentions. > There is a current thread about recognition, and I'm > wondering what his fans here have done as far as getting > Jim some of the recognition we think he deserves. I know > that some members have gone as far as producing plays he's > had a part in, which can only help bring his name to the > masses. > > On the grand scheme, I've done comparitively little. I > mention him to everyone I talk to about music, as we all > likely do. When people come to my house and see my > jukebox, I point out that the first 10 45's by 7 different > artists are all written by him. > > The one thing I'm most proud re: recoginition is meeting > him at Joe's Pub, turning around at the end of the show > and starting a standing ovation aimed at him, but > obviously these are all people who are almost as fanatical > about Jim and his work as I am already, and is a > recognition TO Jim, not introducing him to others. > > What about you? | |
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