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What an incredible happy surprise, Lukas, A Thousand Thanks!!! (I never even knew Ralph Edwards' classic show had ever been transplanted to England, let alone that they'd honored Elmer.) If I ever knew that was John Williams playing the one-finger piano at the beginning of MOCKINGBIRD, I had forgotten. It was also great to see once more Herschel Burke Gilbert, a lovely man I got to know because of his and his wife's friendship with Hans Salter.
As for "what's up with the scarf," what's wrong with it -- you've never seen a guy with a scarf before?
And as for the young producer story told about Elmer by Don Black, I'm afraid it's probably apocryphal. I've heard it told about Fred Zinneman and a host of other Hollywood veterans being confronted by a young whipper-snapper.
But back to you, Lukas: Thanks again!
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Yes, once-successful old men making questionable fashion choices is a very interesting phenomenon to me.
Is a nudist composer exempt from gaucherie by fashion critic OnyaBirri?
What are the approved colors for scarves, if not lavender?
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There are no rules in fashion, only personal choices and preferences. Onya may not care for Jerry Goldsmith's ponytail look, but Sean Connery liked it so much he purposefully borrowed it for his starring role in MEDICINE MAN.
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My favorite music by Elmer J. Bernstein, Millionaire, would include "The Man with the Golden Arm," "Staccato," "Sweet Smell of Success," "The Silencers," and all those Ava LPs that used to be everywhere for a buck a throw.
From the "Sweet Smell of Lavender" to "The Scarfbaggers", This is Your ... eh ... Scarf!
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Elmer was having such fun on the podium that night, kept turning to face the audience during the performance and smiling, especially during magnificent seven.
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