Yeah, those 70s ones are the worst and I've seen a lot of those of late since so many of Shatner's "guest killer of the week" spots are becoming more and more available on DVD. What's amusing about them is that those rugs are so bad it's easier to see where his real hairline begins and figure outwhat he really looks like, which is like Michael Ansara sans toupee (and Ansara did on a few occasions in the 70s appear without one).
A lot of people like this record on a camp level, but I legitimately love the album. Don Ralke's arrangements are great, and the pairings between the songs and the readings are perfect. An underrated gem of an album.
Every time I hear "It Was a Very Good Year", I think to myself that only Frank Sinatra and yes, William Shatner, have lived the lyrics to that composition. LIVED them.
I've often wondered what Paul McCartney (and John Lennon) thought of Bill's cover of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds":
"...This led to Bill and Paul doing a rendition of “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds,” which Shatner performed in-character as a Shakespearean mob tough. As soon as he started the verse in his wise guy accent, McCartney cracked up and became incapable of continuing. Once they finished the song they hugged, Paul’s head on Bill’s shoulder, and as Shatner explained to all of us, “It was as though my life had come full circle.”
Some nice writing by Shatner in the Wall Street Journal from Oct 5, 2012 musing about one of the early homes he purchased as a struggling young actor in New York. I don't know if you've read it or not, but I thought I'd share it here. I enjoyed it.
Some nice writing by Shatner in the Wall Street Journal from Oct 5, 2012 musing about one of the early homes he purchased as a struggling young actor in New York. I don't know if you've read it or not, but I thought I'd share it here. I enjoyed it.
That's a nice story and Shatner does have his own voice in his writing. I've never read his "TekWar"(?) novels because I thought he had (or was assisted by) a ghost writer. Good old Shatner.
