tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215568693807799004.post4388086665136122991..comments2024-03-23T18:12:39.782-07:00Comments on wacky tacky: wacky tacky Icons: Ethel SmithMr. Tinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646297018044505890noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215568693807799004.post-47566260397335635512013-01-31T18:17:21.528-08:002013-01-31T18:17:21.528-08:00NO but that sounds heavenly!!! The only time I...NO but that sounds heavenly!!! The only time I've spent at the El Capitan was as a hand and back of the head model. We explored the whole theater but we didn't get anywhere near a disappearing theater organ. LET'S GO!!!Mr. Tinyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646297018044505890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215568693807799004.post-60550247429600117652013-01-31T13:24:44.934-08:002013-01-31T13:24:44.934-08:00Have you ever been to a movie at the El Capitan Th...Have you ever been to a movie at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood? There's an organist who plays Disney music on the organ before the show...and then the organ DISAPPEARS INTO THE GROUND!Sharonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215568693807799004.post-69587100700853409352013-01-30T13:07:23.804-08:002013-01-30T13:07:23.804-08:00She's that good isn't she?! When I was yo...She's that good isn't she?! When I was young I wore out a few records myself!Mr. Tinyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646297018044505890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215568693807799004.post-88810324512637720602013-01-30T11:20:31.101-08:002013-01-30T11:20:31.101-08:00I had an Ethel Smith 45' record that my mother...I had an Ethel Smith 45' record that my mother LITERALLY took away from me because I played it over and over and over. Because of her I went into a phase where I only listened to organ music, and while i've branched out now I still love a samba or park concert! Mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403425991447291560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215568693807799004.post-49132475785692405372013-01-29T20:15:06.515-08:002013-01-29T20:15:06.515-08:00I'm glad to be the bearer of good tidings! I ...I'm glad to be the bearer of good tidings! I own the movies from which the clips are taken and I can still watch them over and over again. I think there must've been some very clever door-to-door organ salesman; an organ seems to be a mandatory fixture in grandparents' homes.Mr. Tinyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646297018044505890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215568693807799004.post-11650703926061034272013-01-29T20:12:25.769-08:002013-01-29T20:12:25.769-08:00Dazzling, isn't it?!! There are few things th...Dazzling, isn't it?!! There are few things that I love more than a theater organ. Whenever we go to Catalina we go for the pre-movie concert at the unbelievable Art Deco theater on the first floor of the Casino. I'm glad that other theaters carry on the same tradition and I am DEFINITELY adding the Stanford to my must-visit list! That sounds like an amazing Christmas tradition that I would love to participate in someday. THANKS!!!Mr. Tinyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646297018044505890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215568693807799004.post-86776751478033357812013-01-29T20:07:29.959-08:002013-01-29T20:07:29.959-08:00Isn't it fun?! "Tico Tico" is a bri...Isn't it fun?! "Tico Tico" is a brilliant song that was performed by many a wacky tacky icon - Carmen Miranda, Ethel Smith, Jo Ann Castle, and many more! I hope that there is home movie of your dance performance somewhere!Mr. Tinyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646297018044505890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215568693807799004.post-6655735508880283552013-01-29T20:05:02.402-08:002013-01-29T20:05:02.402-08:00A good family friend is a classical, concert organ...A good family friend is a classical, concert organist and having heard her play was a real treat! There is something magical about music performed on the organ - Hammond B3, calliope, or giant pipe organ.Mr. Tinyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646297018044505890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215568693807799004.post-1682082513119853922013-01-29T20:03:05.302-08:002013-01-29T20:03:05.302-08:00I'm glad that you're hep to the jive! Eth...I'm glad that you're hep to the jive! Ethel was a fantastic musician but a great performer as well - watching her is just as fun as listening to her!Mr. Tinyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646297018044505890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215568693807799004.post-68429772883595520122013-01-29T20:02:11.555-08:002013-01-29T20:02:11.555-08:00Organ music just makes me happy and George Wright ...Organ music just makes me happy and George Wright is tops! Most instruments have a built-in personality, but an organ can be whatever it wants - scary, dramatic, funny, thrilling. Theater organs in particular wow me with all of the additional percussion and whistles, etc. Ethel made her Hammond dance!Mr. Tinyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646297018044505890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215568693807799004.post-85348326515901281962013-01-29T15:34:19.093-08:002013-01-29T15:34:19.093-08:00Thank you for the introduction to Ethel Smith! Thi...Thank you for the introduction to Ethel Smith! This sure brightened up my day at the office. I can remember the giant Wurlitzer organ my grandparents had in their front room as a kid but I never heard it played like that!Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07343007140298364294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215568693807799004.post-84150863681812666982013-01-29T11:23:25.653-08:002013-01-29T11:23:25.653-08:00Sweet fancy Jesus! That clip of her playing Tico T...Sweet fancy Jesus! That clip of her playing Tico Tico with all those fabulously dressed and coiffed AND TALENTED ladies is just TOO MUCH. That was an assault on the sense in the very best way. I think you have infected me with your fandom now.<br /><br />If you and Mary ever come up to the San Francisco area, you must visit the Stanford Theatre in downtown Palo Alto (Yes, near the college of the same name). It's not only beautiful and shows old movies still, but they have a fantastic organ player who entertains the audiences for a good 30 minutes before each show. And on Christmas Eve, they show It's a Wonderful Life and the organist plays Christmas carols. It's one of the single most life-affirming moments I've ever experienced.Moehttp://stitch.thosemoes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215568693807799004.post-89938053209588032502013-01-29T11:17:19.796-08:002013-01-29T11:17:19.796-08:00Wow-I never enjoyed organ so much! Thank you! I ...Wow-I never enjoyed organ so much! Thank you! I loved that wacky cartoon, you just can't beat Walt Disney cartoons! And the TicoTico one - I remember that song-we may have had a 78 rpm with it and I think I may have danced to it in jazz class waaaay back in the day! In that second video-I thought the girl on the left playing the tambourine looked like Mary. I also love that it was an all girl orchestra playing that Latin rhythm. Totally fun!!!RetroSandiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03148972559036739050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215568693807799004.post-12854070475972183342013-01-29T11:00:26.392-08:002013-01-29T11:00:26.392-08:00I love organ music. When I was a student at UCLA ...I love organ music. When I was a student at UCLA my ethnomusicology professor took us to Royce Hall on campus, which has a huge organ. The pipes for the organ are in a room that runs along the entire length of the top of the proscenium. He took us up there and let us crawl around and check out the pipes and then brought us down into the auditorium, sat us in what was the sweet spot with the best acoustics in the house, and played for us 15 students Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor. I still remember it as vividly as if it happened yesterday. I went to an organ concert when I was in England at St. Paul's Cathedral. There's something about an organ that can just send chills down your spine.Patricia Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18180937582581275400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215568693807799004.post-28474983160584933572013-01-29T10:21:47.140-08:002013-01-29T10:21:47.140-08:00Mod Betty is a huge fan of the Hammond B3 sound - ...Mod Betty is a huge fan of the Hammond B3 sound - and now I'm so happy you hepped me to Ethel Smith! Thanks as always Mr. Tiny, always good to know we're not alone in our love of all that is vintage and cool.Mod Betty / RetroRoadmap.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12474815012466164858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215568693807799004.post-76225245412105929692013-01-29T09:54:16.414-08:002013-01-29T09:54:16.414-08:00I love Ethel Smith and have at least a dozen of he...I love Ethel Smith and have at least a dozen of her albums, collected back when I played records. (I'm also a big fan of George Wright, who played the Wurlitzer.) It IS campy by today's standards but audiences of the day ate it up. And she was a true virtuoso, truly an amazing musician. Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.com