Hello, Goodbye, Coffee Lane
Of his essay “Regarding Schulz and Peanuts,” in The Comics Journal #290, Monte Schulz comments at this link, “I’ve had my say, as I wanted to say it, and that’s it.” In that spirit, I’d like to offer a closing of my own.
When the biography came out last fall, there was something of a companion piece in the form of David Van Taylor’s documentary for the PBS series American Masters, “Good Ol’ Charles Schulz.” I posted a few moments of it at this link, because I feel the emotional core of the program is in the ten minutes about the Schulz family during their years living at Coffee Lane in Sebastopol, California. Here is the complete segment.
In my previous entry I included the song “Moon River,” and following the lead of the background music in the documentary, I used Henry Mancini’s recording. But in Monte’s essay he mentions the Andy Williams version, so I’ll toss that one in here.
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Another song that Monte mentions in the video is “On The Street Where You Live,” from My Fair Lady. I don’t know if Monte is more familiar with the 1957 New York cast album in mono, or the 1959 London cast album in stereo.
First, John Michael King in the New York version…
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… and now Leonard Weir in the London production.
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And just in case it’s the movie soundtrack that strikes a nostalgic chord, here’s Bill Shirley singing for the late Jeremy Brett, who was later the best Sherlock Holmes there will probably ever be.
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6 comments June 3rd, 2008