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Terry S. Davis's Blog – March 2010 Archive (2)

Ed Asner as Roosevelt

Ed Asner is pretty much what you expect him to be: a very straightforward human being. The man known to many as Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and to a new generation as the voice of Carl Fredricksen in the movie Up doesn't pull many punches.

I met Mr. Asner in Sarasota, Florida, following a performance of FDR, which he is performing across the country. As he entered the room and sat down, he asked me how I liked the performance. Before I could say a… Continue

Added by Terry S. Davis on March 22, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Bad News Travels Deep

Bad news is hard to break, no matter what it is. It’s particularly difficult to break bad news that goes against the purpose of your enterprise.

This week, we at Popejoy Hall have had to tell patrons who had already bought tickets that Forever Tango was not coming, that the company had canceled the tour. Obviously we could do nothing but send notices to patrons and call as many as possible to forewarn them.

That’s when we heard the stories.

One man from Las… Continue

Added by Terry S. Davis on March 3, 2010 at 3:57pm — No Comments