Classical Samplings

So, Thursday night I head to a Pops Concert at the great Kennedy Center.

The Marvin Hamlisch, winner of three Oscars, four Grammys, four Emmys, a Tony award, three Golden Globe awards and a Pullitzer Prize for A Chorus Line, directs the National Symphony's Pops Orchestra. Did I mention he is nominated for a Tony Award this year! Along with having a comedic presence on stage, he also has made a few incredible friends. This latest show featured Lucie Arnaz (daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz of the famous "I Love Lucy" show) and Robert Klein (the first comedian to ever have an HBO special -- who has since had eight). The show was spectacular. K and I almost died laughing during parts including Klein's "Colonoscopy song". Here's one of my favorite story-telling moments that Marvin shared with us after the show:

"So, I see my doctor for a stress test every year or so. You do that right"
he asks Klein. "So I ask him, he's a cardiologist, what would you do if you gave
somebody a perfect report, they leave your office and fall down dead instantly
in the middle of the road. My doctor turns around to me and says, 'That's easy!
I'd go out and turn the body around so it looks like he was on his way in'"