Since disability has meant the use of a wheelchair 24/7, my best memory of that Mighty Wurlitzer is as close as my phonograph with one of the discs from my 2-LP disc recording of RCMH Christmas music on it.
When my wife and two kids and I lived in Boonton we tried to get there as often as we could. You were always so helpful in proving an old theatre with a steep ramp instead of stairs was accessible to a guy in a wheelchair.
We loved Lillian Gish, the restored “Gone with the Wind” shown by means of the original projectors, and the silent films, like “Nosferatu”, which Ralph Ringstad accompanied so magnificently.
One highlight I must again thank you for was when we rented the theatre for our daughter’s “Sweet 16” birthday — everyone was so happy and enjoyed the novelty of a “party and a private movie showing”.
Keep up the good work, hope to see you again soon, Glenn T.
Wow, so many lovers of Radio City. I live an hour away in New Jersey but still want to get back in there. My most recent memory is of a Theatre Organ Society gathering there back in the late 70’s. It was a demonstration of the theatre’s wonderfully flexible capabilities AND a concert of organ music — including a duet by two organists actually playing the master and slave consoles on both sides of the stage. So much better to hear a real concert than the way it used to be played between movie and stage show while the audience could come and go making almost as much noise as the organ was making music!
Since disability has meant the use of a wheelchair 24/7, my best memory of that Mighty Wurlitzer is as close as my phonograph with one of the discs from my 2-LP disc recording of RCMH Christmas music on it.
Greetings Tom,
When my wife and two kids and I lived in Boonton we tried to get there as often as we could. You were always so helpful in proving an old theatre with a steep ramp instead of stairs was accessible to a guy in a wheelchair.
We loved Lillian Gish, the restored “Gone with the Wind” shown by means of the original projectors, and the silent films, like “Nosferatu”, which Ralph Ringstad accompanied so magnificently.
One highlight I must again thank you for was when we rented the theatre for our daughter’s “Sweet 16” birthday — everyone was so happy and enjoyed the novelty of a “party and a private movie showing”.
Keep up the good work, hope to see you again soon, Glenn T.
Wow, so many lovers of Radio City. I live an hour away in New Jersey but still want to get back in there. My most recent memory is of a Theatre Organ Society gathering there back in the late 70’s. It was a demonstration of the theatre’s wonderfully flexible capabilities AND a concert of organ music — including a duet by two organists actually playing the master and slave consoles on both sides of the stage. So much better to hear a real concert than the way it used to be played between movie and stage show while the audience could come and go making almost as much noise as the organ was making music!