tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32999748.post3791844306429675448..comments2024-03-04T01:47:18.750-05:00Comments on Lemurian Congress: Requesting Songs of an Orchestra?Adam Thorntonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634565262440008573noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32999748.post-68398401988788826872010-01-14T10:46:39.360-05:002010-01-14T10:46:39.360-05:00I don't think much is low-key or realistic in ...I don't think much is low-key or realistic in these films... and everyone, save the busboys and cigarette girls, seems notable. All those men in tuxedos, all those women in silk gowns... it's just another Tuesday night.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32999748.post-80671146841527368012010-01-11T09:34:03.346-05:002010-01-11T09:34:03.346-05:00I've seen that happen in films too, but only i...I've seen that happen in films too, but only in the context of a notable person hijacking the orchestra as a prelude to a musical number. Have you seen it happen in a more low-key, realistic way?<br /><br />Heck, thanks to you, now I'm wondering if bandleaders got tips!Adam Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634565262440008573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32999748.post-28840663762599902272010-01-10T20:39:20.581-05:002010-01-10T20:39:20.581-05:00Though I couldn't give you titles, I know I...Though I couldn't give you titles, I know I've seen at least a few old films in which someone walks up to the bandleader (while they're conducting) and shouts a request in their ear. Whether this was the norm, I can't say. It's always looked too easy. Me? I would've felt obliged to at least slip a fin.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.com