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Thats a good story gary. I find Morricones character totally fascinating. Good, bad, eccentric, rude, and indifferent. Its all what makes him ...him.
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i bet there was! And an italian western or two to watch!
i wonder if there are any pictures of his collection?
in the old house, did he have one room dedicated to his Ennio music collection?
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Mar 28, 2015 - 1:41 PM
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LaVenexiana
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i bet there was! And an italian western or two to watch!
i wonder if there are any pictures of his collection?
in the old house, did he have one room dedicated to his Ennio music collection?
Don sort of had a room for his music, but there were other things in different places in his big house with 70+ windows in the hills. As I remember, most of Don's collection was not stored "out in the open", but in a variety of cabinets. He even had them in a retro cabinet type long stereo. I'll have to look through the photos. One thing that will make "collectors" cringe is that when CD's came along, each time he got a new CD, he'd place a mark by the tracks that he liked in the liner notes. After seeing him do that, I started doing it too since I also only liked the melodic tracks. Several years ago, Don made copies of his favorites and sold most of his collection before moving into a senior living community. In the new apartment, he had an office with only a small shelf of CD's. He also had some John Barry and other composers, lots other Italians too. So many wonderful memories!
--Addie
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thanks addie. i liked that Don had straight opinions about what he liked and didnt like, music-wise.
he liked his film music melodic and he stuck by it. Some people get a bit sniffy about that, like if you dont dig unmelodic or difficult atonal music there is something wrong with you, but Don didnt care. He liked what he liked and no one was gonna shake him. Good on him.
i tell you what - when he did a compilation, he chose the best and crucial tracks!!
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Though I never personally met him, I enjoyed talking with Don on the telephone for about a three year period between 1992 and 1995. He responded to a print want-ad I had placed in FSM. At that time I was collecting import LPs and Don sold me a ton of albums from his personal collection. I told him that I could not believe he was willing to part with so many rarities he had purchased during his travels as an airline pilot. He had been retired for a while, and he told me that he had enjoyed these records throughout his entire life, and it was time to let someone else enjoy them now. Just a few months ago I was thinking about Don, wondering what might have become of him.
He was a very kind and interesting gentleman, and I am sad to hear he has passed.
SCOTT
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So long Don and best wishes Lois.
A quarter century ago Martin Van Wouw supplied me with an inventory of MSV members throughout the States.
Four of us met in Seattle: Don; Bill Boehkle and Bob Cumbow.
Ostensibly we were there at the Kingdome to watch the Mariners play.
However the interchange between a quartet of die-hard enthusiasts was at once a babble and a blast without being a contest.
I had occasion - like so many others - to visit and stay with Don, in Escondido; both times around Mothers' Day. Lois would be visiting a daughter and was grateful to have guests for Don to entertain and escort.
Those two visits were highlighted by trips to the San Diego Air Museum, where Don served faithfully for many years.
There Don acted in the capacity of docent - a learned guide.
It was a role that Don excelled in so many ways, not only with the Maestros Morricone and Barry, but no doubts in many other facets of life, that made me a true friend, to all he corresponded with, for so many decades.
Safe journey, Don.
Oh, hello Addie, someone I have lost touch with also,
Simon in Victoria BC Canada
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Nice memories simon, thanks for posting.
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