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The Show director goes over scripts with Col. John Gorman and Show regular, Kathryn Minner – “the little old lady from Pasadena” - - “put a Dodge in your garage, honey!”
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The Show director goes over scripts with Col. John Gorman and Show regular, Kathryn Minner – “the little old lady from Pasadena” - - “put a Dodge in your garage, honey!” |
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MAKING IT HAPPEN - PRODUCTION
The putting together a cast of twenty-five to sixty performers month after month could not have been possible without a small but dedicated, passionate group of folks called a ‘production staff’. For me, it also would have been truly impossible had not that krazy old Keystone Kop, Mike Lansing, just happen to come along. He was a performer in his own right and knew so many people in Show business. He was also a veteran and knew from experience the importance of entertainment for those serving in the Military. His passion to locate monthly talent was tireless. His adoration and love for Jean with her passion to bring a few hours of fantasy and fun for the Marines made Mike a dream of dedication.
The production staff was complimented with the talent of
photographer, Joyce Widoff, and Production Assistant, Ray Engel. The Base
supplied us with Sgt. Don Gorby as our Stage Manager and Dick Yancy, Rick West
and Dale Roberts assisted me for some of our larger-cast Show productions.
Therefore I have decided to allow Lt. Colonel Leonard Wood tell you what he wrote to Jamie following the end of the Shows. CLICK TO LETTER I stole a copy of it for my scrapbook file.
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A Director doesn’t exist without a Show’s star and cast of
other stars and performers . . . AND, the Show wouldn’t have existed for seven
years without a Production Staff. Although I functioned in name as Co-producer
of the Show, it was basically because I was in the right place at the right time
and the idea of the Show was created . . . which, in turn, birthed into reality
through the invitation of Colonel John Gorman to bring some Shows to Camp
Pendleton. 
My ‘right hand’ in production came to us about a year into
the Shows, when Bob Jamieson, an old College buddy and a then present L.A.
County Sheriff, pitched in to cover the areas of production I’d spill over into
his capable mind and hands. 
It would be wonderful for me if I could share with you all
now just exactly how important it was to have Bob Jamieson become the
co-producer on the Show. However, we have been buddies since College days and
saying too many nice things about Jamie would be a big mistake - - - we are
still close friends even after fifty years and I do have to live with what he
might think I think about him . . . if you know what I mean. He’d never let me
live it down! 