[Harp-L] Larry Adler

[George Miklas]

This thread is all very interesting to me because right now, I am
researching both Larry Adler and George Gershwin, to compile a 20-page
research paper which is due soon at the end of this Semester.  So lay it on
guys... I'm soakin' it all up!


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On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 6:38 PM Joseph Leone <3N037 at xxxxx> wrote:

> Smo-Joe knows all, sees all. A veritable ‘Eye of India’………. lololol.
>
> > On Nov 15, 2018, at 4:00 PM, Slim Heilpern <slim at xxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Joe!
> >
> > Jerry’s book was published in 2005, Larry died in 2001.
> >
> > - Slim.
> >
> >
> >> On Nov 15, 2018, at 12:44 PM, Joseph Leone <3n037 at xxxxx <mailto:
> 3n037 at xxxxx>> wrote:
> >>
> >> Veeeery interesting.
> >> As Jerry and I crossed paths occasionally when he lived in Sarasota
> Fl., and also at Hart’s field airport Atlanta, I recall Jerry telling me
> that he had written a book.
> >> BUT that it wouldn’t see the light of day as long as his brother
> (Larry) was still seeing the light of day. It would be interesting if
> anyone was to query exactly WHEN
> >> Jerry’s book came out, and then extrapolate that against the demise of
> Larry.
> >>
> >> smo-joe
> >>
> >>
> >>> On Nov 15, 2018, at 2:57 PM, Slim Heilpern <slim at xxxxx <mailto:
> slim at xxxxx>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> On Nov 15, 2018, at 10:51 AM, Mick Zaklan <mzaklan at xxxxx <mailto:
> mzaklan at xxxxx>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> …
> >>>
> >>>> I recall that when he played SPAH, his brother Jerry told a story
> about
> >>>> himself that I remember Larry attributing to himself.  And both
> brothers
> >>>> were there!  Don't remember the story, but I was stunned that each was
> >>>> using the same tale.
> >>>
> >>> That’s funny Mick. That also happened in print as I recall from
> reading both of their auto-bios years ago. I just did a quick index lookup
> and on pages 4-5 of Jerry’s “Living From Hand to Mouth” Jerry tells the
> exact story (as I remember it) that Larry told countless times (not only in
> his auto-bio) regarding his first encounter with George Gershwin, and of
> course Jerry tells it as if it happened to him. I wonder if it happened to
> either of them ;-).
> >>>
> >>> This always flipped me out because Jerry must have known when he wrote
> this that Larry tells the same story, but no mention of the discrepancy at
> all.
> >>>
> >>> ….
> >>>> At the Tango, Larry and I chatted several times and I can tell you his
> >>>> ego was considerable.  I'm sure it rubbed some people wrong, but I
> found it
> >>>> humorous and part of the guy's charm.  I feel fortunate that my life
> >>>> overlapped his a bit and I got a chance to see him work.
> >>>>
> >>>> Mick Zaklan
> >>>
> >>> Yes, I found him charming too and accept his ego and his tall tales as
> being part of the package — we may never of known his music or his name
> without them.
> >>>
> >>> - Slim
> >>>
> >>> www.SlimAndPenny.com <http://www.slimandpenny.com/>
> >>
> >
>
>