[Mb-hair] Long time, no write...plus -- THE RETURN OF THE HAIR MUSEUM (minus the stuff that made others antsy)

[richard haase]

hello
are you working with the frankel vertel group sir?
richard haase in nyc
director 1980 - 1981 off broadway revival
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From: "Gibson Vendettuoli" <johnlenonomusic at yahoo.com>
To: <mb-hair at islandlists.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 10:45 AM
Subject: [Mb-hair] Long time, no write...plus -- THE RETURN OF THE HAIR
MUSEUM (minus the stuff that made others antsy)


> A lot's happened since I last wrote here. I'm glad I still see some old
friends are on the list.
> And of course, some new people I don't know who apparently have directed
HAIR revivals before.
>
> I'm still intrigued by the idea of a HAIR Museum...it could work, like the
thing at Ellis Island
> where all the immigrants were processed and they have a 'living history'
thing. Anybody remember
> the snit I caused over that? Well, it could still be a workable idea, just
without publishing
> anything (as I so unwelcomely and stupidly suggested). What follows is a
reworked proposal that's
> not (really) stolen from anybody...not that it has to be followed through,
not telling anyone what
> to do (hey, more power to you guys anyway, right? --- you were there long
before I was).
>
> -- PROPOSAL PROPOSAL PROPOSAL PROPOSAL PROPOSAL PROPOSAL PROPOSAL PROPOSAL
PROPOSAL PROPOSAL --
>
> Jim has a collection, the Archives are obviously where they are, somebody
has all of Earl Scott's
> stuff, the Lincoln Center Performing Arts library has some stuff, Tribe
members have stuff they
> can contribute, why don't we at least collect and give something a try?
Hand it over to Jim, Galt,
> Michael, John Cox (representing Ragni), and Tom (O'Horgan) to coordinate
for the public. I should
> think they'd be able to at least make decisions, but if they don't have
time, that's okay; a
> well-coordinated board of Tribe members could help.
>
> All the scripts, the vocal scores Glenn Lucas turned up, etc., could be in
the Writing Room, free
> for people to look over and page through under the watchful eyes of a
"Script Guardian" (Jim could
> do this easily...LOL...just kidding). One thing that would soon at least
be on display there (if I
> ran things) would be the annotation of HAIR's script (with the line
explanations/derivations,
> relevant essays, and production support) that Nina and our Archival Tribe
friends have been
> working on, so people can see what HAIR really was and how to do it in
different, interesting
> ways.
>
> The video and audio collections could be combined into an audio-visual
section. In that case, with
> the permission of UA, we'd have to include the 'film' in that section
(it's just as much a part of
> HAIR history as anything else). Photos would be included as part of the
exhibits, too; Dagmar
> could do quite a few good exhibits on this stuff. Maybe a guest lecturer
post isn't too far off in
> my proposal, I'm still developing this, but with the right people, it
could really, really work.
>
> There'd be a Master Cast List-specific room, with the huge list on the
wall and the (hopefully by
> then assembled) chronologies for lead roles in the major companies on
bookshelves. At this point,
> we'd also make the room very cast-specific by including the HAIR alumni
contact list; hell, we
> could work in a HAIR Alumni Association 'dinner hall' of sorts (Berger
dances on the table twice a
> night bi-quarterly at the HAIR Alumni Dinner...LOL), once Nina sorts that
out.
>
> Exhibits...those are important to talk about for a museum proposal. I'd
say we could parlay the
> Voices of the Tribe project into a long-running, very good exhibit,
possibly as part of the
> audio-visual section, since audio and visual are what it would mostly
consist of, by all accounts.
>
> Then, there's the question of money. Not all of us like to face it, but
there it is. Besides
> admission, what money could be made? I'm glad you asked (even if you
didn't, just keep
> reading)...a book/music/film store, centered on HAIR and the Sixties. It
could sell Jonathon's
> book, Lorrie's book, Ms. Horn's book (these two specially printed for the
museum -- OOP is so
> annoying), Scott Miller's book, maybe the vocal selections for HAIR, the
cast recordings, the
> film, all sorts of Sixties stuff, all available for purchase. Also, Dagmar
once mentioned on her
> website that she was assembling a portfolio of vintage HAIR photos; if she
included all of them,
> mass-produced portfolios of the photos could also be sold in the store.
The store might also be a
> part-cafe, with a place to stop for a bite. I know some of us can get
ravenously hungry at times.
>
> Just put it all in one place (preferably The House Where HAIR Was Built,
on the floor where HAIR
> was built, in the rooms where...you get the idea -- sure, it might take
over the whole building,
> but it would be worth visiting). The only issue would be making it public.
An announcement to the
> New York Times and a few other reputable newspapers (TIME, LIFE, etc.)
could provide some
> publicity and a good amount of coverage, not to mention interested
visitors (think -- the Richard
> Frankel tour starts this fall, it could all be prepared by then and be
released to catch interest
> at its highest, plus possibly sell tour merchandise, not to cash in, but
to catch interest).
>
> And it's not just HAIR; we've seen that the Archives has stuff to cover
DUDE and RAINBOW (and when
> Jim gets his new RAINBOW production, now known as BILLY EARTH, going, we
can include stuff from
> that, too). SUN is also a distinct possibility, and if anybody remembers
what YMCA (Cox knows what
> it is) and JACK SOUND AND HIS DOG STAR BLOWING HIS FINAL TRUMPET ON THE
DAY OF DOOM were, we can
> just as easily include those. All gathered in one place, showing the
after-effects of the Sixties.
>
> -- PROPOSAL PROPOSAL PROPOSAL PROPOSAL PROPOSAL PROPOSAL PROPOSAL PROPOSAL
PROPOSAL PROPOSAL --
>
> There, the proposal ends. If anyone likes the idea, they should start the
action, start
> collecting, make the donations, and get this show on the road! HAIR is as
relevant today as it
> was...now it's about...38 years ago. We need to prove this to people and
provide a history to the
> waiting public who will clamor to see the Richard Frankel tour and want to
learn more about the show.
>
>
>
>
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