Popular Post Toillion 105 Posted April 26 Popular Post Share Posted April 26 I didn’t realize he was photo bombing my pre show photo! Jay, aj_vader, Ricard and 4 others 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SilverTrumpet 565 Posted April 26 Popular Post Share Posted April 26 Okay, I realized I had two pictures I sent people, so they're handy right now. Here was my view: I'll post that picture of the top of his head later. It was WILD being that close to him. Smeltington, Brando, Erik Woods and 3 others 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rpvee 557 Posted April 26 Popular Post Share Posted April 26 What a night! I was front row furthest to the left, which unexpectedly meant that when Williams left his seat to take the stage, he walked right past me! We locked eyes a couple times as he came and went from the stage. You can see him walk past me in the fourth slide of this post : https://www.instagram.com/p/Cre691GO90G/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= The music was lovely as ever, the live-to-picture parts being especially fun and the pieces conducted by the Maestro himself the ultimate highlights of the evening. And it was indeed strange seeing him without his glasses! lol. I also don’t think Williams actually said a word to the audience. Here are some pics! Omen II, Corellian2019, Jay and 7 others 6 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-8 1,945 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 The "no glasses" observation is interesting. WilliamsStarShip2282 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post merrickdb 15 Posted April 26 Popular Post Share Posted April 26 Through the generosity of someone outside Lincoln Center who had an extra ticket (and refused any money for it) I ended up with an incredible fifth row orchestra dead center seat. I was able to attend the dinner and after party as well thanks to someone who had to leave before dinner. It was amazing to be so close to JW. Chris Martin performed “Fanfare for Solo Trumpet” at the start of the dinner. JW spoke at the dinner for several minutes and made a number of jokes about his granddaughter saying he’s not woke after hearing him call the NY Phil President “babe” and “angel,” and JW argued that it’s one of the things you can get away with being 91. He declared that he’d have to continue working until he’s 100. He also called for political change against the Trump sorts (though he didn’t mention Trump by name). Hillary Clinton attended the dinner but didn’t speak (though I was able to get a selfie with her, not included below). The after party was quite tame with no sign of Williams or others. I didn’t see anyone dancing. JTW, Corellian2019, Will and 14 others 10 2 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 32,104 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Wow awesome pics everyone! It is indeed strange to see him without glasses! BB-8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMotif 664 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Steve Martin was also there. The concert was great. I was lucky enough to speak to Mr Williams briefly and he was really nice. You can tell these events are getting really tiring for him. aj_vader, igger6, JTW and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 32,104 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Just now, DangerMotif said: You can tell these events are getting really tiring for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 9,810 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 2 hours ago, DangerMotif said: Steve Martin was also there. The concert was great. I was lucky enough to speak to Mr Williams briefly and he was really nice. You can tell these events are getting really tiring for him. Who are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-8 1,945 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 The program notes as pdf... 04-25_Spring_Gala.pdf (cloudinary.com) Ricard and Toillion 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,025 Posted April 26 Author Share Posted April 26 Brando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-8 1,945 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Cerebral Cortex and igger6 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverTrumpet 565 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 4 hours ago, DangerMotif said: You can tell these events are getting really tiring for him. I can imagine. He's normally very bashful about over the top praise. Can you imagine traveling around the world for over a year and everyone slobbering over you relentlessly like this? Must be exhausting. JTW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMotif 664 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 15 minutes ago, SilverTrumpet said: I can imagine. He's normally very bashful about over the top praise. Can you imagine traveling around the world for over a year and everyone slobbering over you relentlessly like this? Must be exhausting. He had significantly more energy at the Hollywood Bowl concerts this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverTrumpet 565 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Well, I meant exhausted by the constant, never ending praise. But he did look a little more tired last night than he has in a bit. Again, I think he might have had a little cold or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamsStarShip2282 266 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 There's a lot of garbage going around at the moment, could have a cold. Although events like this are in general tiring for anyone. The amount of people who come up to you and talk to you during these dinners and events that in total lasts many hours can ware anyone down. crumbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SilverTrumpet 565 Posted April 27 Popular Post Share Posted April 27 I only brought up the cold thing because I was sitting right above him during the show and he kept wiping his nose with a tissue and then looked more tired than usual conducting. It's not like I'm playing tabloid journalist. Brando, WilliamsStarShip2282 and crumbs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMotif 664 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Right during the first piece he went for a tissue, could have just been allergies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom 3,715 Posted April 27 Popular Post Share Posted April 27 1 hour ago, SilverTrumpet said: I only brought up the cold thing because I was sitting right above him during the show and he kept wiping his nose with a tissue and then looked more tired than usual conducting. It's not like I'm playing tabloid journalist. You should have told him that it is rude to come to the concert hall sick--he should have stayed home. Smeltington, Chewy, Fabulin and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SilverTrumpet 565 Posted April 27 Popular Post Share Posted April 27 I tried, but he didn't listen to me! Speaking of, here's the promised view of where I was compared to Williams: Brando, Ricard, BB-8 and 3 others 2 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post crumbs 12,973 Posted April 27 Popular Post Share Posted April 27 3 hours ago, SilverTrumpet said: It's not like I'm playing tabloid journalist. I hear there's an opening at Fox News. SilverTrumpet, Cerebral Cortex, Joni Wiljami and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cerebral Cortex 3,156 Posted April 27 Popular Post Share Posted April 27 On 25/04/2023 at 11:44 PM, rpvee said: Williams and Spielberg look like they're about to do a more casual version of the Spider-Man pointing meme. bonus pic: Spoiler igger6, Muad'Dib, BrotherSound and 11 others 2 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-8 1,945 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 On 25/04/2023 at 8:41 PM, Jay said: John needs a haircut Note the exclamation mark on the right! crumbs and igger6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 32,104 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 13 hours ago, WilliamsStarShip2282 said: The amount of people who come up to you and talk to you during these dinners and events that in total lasts many hours can ware anyone down. @Jim Ware? Cerebral Cortex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 3,715 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 8 hours ago, Cerebral Cortex said: Williams and Spielberg look like they're about to do a more casual version of the Spider-Man pointing meme. bonus pic: Reveal hidden contents "You're the one who will not play The Fablemans at these concerts." igger6 and Cerebral Cortex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,659 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 9 hours ago, Cerebral Cortex said: Cerebral Cortex and Brando 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BB-8 1,945 Posted April 27 Popular Post Share Posted April 27 "Your job is to entertain me!" Brando, Cerebral Cortex and igger6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toillion 105 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Just saw this article on the night. https://www.rogerebert.com/features/john-williams-steven-spielberg-new-york-philharmonic-tribute-2023 Ricard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igger6 772 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 On 26/04/2023 at 10:03 AM, DangerMotif said: Steve Martin was also there. The concert was great. I was lucky enough to speak to Mr Williams briefly and he was really nice. You can tell these events are getting really tiring for him. Well? Did you ask him about releasing the TROS recording sessions? Clean studio versions of "Grit and Glory" and "Dear Basketball"? Use your time, man! Brando and Cerebral Cortex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ricard 2,025 Posted April 27 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 27 3 hours ago, Toillion said: Just saw this article on the night. https://www.rogerebert.com/features/john-williams-steven-spielberg-new-york-philharmonic-tribute-2023 The article includes some nice official photos: As well as two photos originally posted in this thread by @rpvee and @merrickdb AOP, BB-8, Chewy and 4 others 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ricard 2,025 Posted April 28 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 28 Jay, Will, aj_vader and 4 others 3 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brando 1,065 Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 Have any videos of the speeches surfaced anywhere yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom 3,715 Posted April 28 Popular Post Share Posted April 28 I don't think any of the people in the background thought the fish was that big. Brando, Will and BB-8 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cerebral Cortex 3,156 Posted April 29 Popular Post Share Posted April 29 15 hours ago, Ricard said: This was a great cap. Williams and Spielberg just looking back on the people that have been touched be their work. It's insane how good J 'Dubs looks in these. When his eyes light up and widen when he gets excited about something, he looks like he did 20 years ago. Martinland, Taikomochi and Brando 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSM 91 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 On 26/4/2023 at 4:12 AM, Toillion said: I ran into Hillary Clinton on the way out of the first tier. Which side was she sitting on? Couple of pics below. rpvee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toillion 105 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 9 hours ago, MSM said: Which side was she sitting on? I saw her in the hallway off of stage right. Opposite side from your pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thx99 1,534 Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 @MSM is that guy in the front row using a Polaroid camera? 😳 BB-8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom 3,715 Posted May 2 Popular Post Share Posted May 2 1 hour ago, thx99 said: @MSM is that guy in the front row using a Polaroid camera? 😳 I believe this scene factors heavily into the plot of the next Indiana Jones movie. Brando, thx99, Amer and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pete 737 Posted May 2 Popular Post Share Posted May 2 He's the guy making the documentary. It'll be a montage of polaroid shots, and I can't wait! thx99, Amer, Brando and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-8 1,945 Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Try getting that signed by Williams and Spielberg backstage - which would take fan fetishism to the next level. Brando and thx99 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverTrumpet 565 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 On 30/04/2023 at 1:44 AM, MSM said: You missed me by about three people on the front row balcony. Last time we were sitting up there, it was before the renovations. This time sitting there was very scary. Felt like we were gonna fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gabriel Bezerra 128 Posted May 3 Popular Post Share Posted May 3 Spoiler Jay, Brando, Muad'Dib and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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