Perhaps there’s hope?…
apparently, friends of mine are staging some kinda artist’s event happening at the paramount…in the “beautiful large renovated art-deco foyer”
very disappointing. went to see the “abbott & costello” flick, and not only was it a dvd video projection, the portable screen (set up in front of the closed theater screen) was about 15' wide. Audio was unintelligable at times. looks like slightly over 100 people paid $8.50 each to see this. I can only hope things will change in the future. Perhaps she’s doing well with Jackie Mason shows for $72.50 a pop, but as a movie venue, this was embarassing. Looks like I’m off to Loew’s jersey city to see REAL classic film projected on a REAL screen…done by REAL movie buffs whom CARE about presentation.
I thought so too at the time… but this was a period right before these bands played arenas like MSG & Nassau Coliseum. I remember the Yes LP “Fragile” had just been released, and Sabbath’s 2nd LP, “Paranoid” was new at the time of their tour stop in SI. Most of these bands also played at the academy of music (AKA: the paladium on 14th st.)in manhattan. The Ritz concerts did not last to due “contract riders” put into place in the early seventies by NYC concert promoters. They insisted that the musicians performing at their place could not book additional shows within a 50 mile radius of the venue nor within a month surrrounding the show. This essentially killed the bookings for national recording acts at the Ritz Theater. During that time it was run by a pair called “The Ungano brothers”, whom had previous success with a manhattan club bearing their name. Interestingly, I never seen a movie at the Ritz, only concerts!
at the time of that ticket, the ritz was hosting rock concerts (up to about 73, I think) back in the 70’s (when i was just a wee sprite…) they used to have national acts play at the Ritz Theater in Port Richmond. Alice Cooper, Mountain, Black Sabbath, Yes, Capt. Beefheart, MC5, King Crimson, The Kinks, Fleetwood Mac, Deep Purple, …even Vanilla Fudge! I was too ingnorant of a lot of those bands and only got to see the 1st four on that list….but isn’t it amazing? I also remember (vaguely) whenever there was a concert, the streets absolutely packed like Greenwich Village, stores open past midnight, everyone partying…incredible.
Perhaps there’s hope?…
apparently, friends of mine are staging some kinda artist’s event happening at the paramount…in the “beautiful large renovated art-deco foyer”
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old ritz program discovered, see my blog at:
http://stagnantisland.blogspot.com/
very disappointing. went to see the “abbott & costello” flick, and not only was it a dvd video projection, the portable screen (set up in front of the closed theater screen) was about 15' wide. Audio was unintelligable at times. looks like slightly over 100 people paid $8.50 each to see this. I can only hope things will change in the future. Perhaps she’s doing well with Jackie Mason shows for $72.50 a pop, but as a movie venue, this was embarassing. Looks like I’m off to Loew’s jersey city to see REAL classic film projected on a REAL screen…done by REAL movie buffs whom CARE about presentation.
I thought so too at the time… but this was a period right before these bands played arenas like MSG & Nassau Coliseum. I remember the Yes LP “Fragile” had just been released, and Sabbath’s 2nd LP, “Paranoid” was new at the time of their tour stop in SI. Most of these bands also played at the academy of music (AKA: the paladium on 14th st.)in manhattan. The Ritz concerts did not last to due “contract riders” put into place in the early seventies by NYC concert promoters. They insisted that the musicians performing at their place could not book additional shows within a 50 mile radius of the venue nor within a month surrrounding the show. This essentially killed the bookings for national recording acts at the Ritz Theater. During that time it was run by a pair called “The Ungano brothers”, whom had previous success with a manhattan club bearing their name. Interestingly, I never seen a movie at the Ritz, only concerts!
at the time of that ticket, the ritz was hosting rock concerts (up to about 73, I think) back in the 70’s (when i was just a wee sprite…) they used to have national acts play at the Ritz Theater in Port Richmond. Alice Cooper, Mountain, Black Sabbath, Yes, Capt. Beefheart, MC5, King Crimson, The Kinks, Fleetwood Mac, Deep Purple, …even Vanilla Fudge! I was too ingnorant of a lot of those bands and only got to see the 1st four on that list….but isn’t it amazing? I also remember (vaguely) whenever there was a concert, the streets absolutely packed like Greenwich Village, stores open past midnight, everyone partying…incredible.