A wider release is expected later this month. Faking an interview with Stanley Kubrick and ripping off a picture library. In 1980, they released Heartland, which yielded the sunnily upbeat Top 40 hit, He Cant Love You.. During that time, executives changed Stanleys last name from Gee to his middle name, Stanley, to avoid confusion with another label artist, Arthur Gee. Six months after Stanley Kubrick died, a 'world exclusive' was published - a supposed last interview on the set of Eyes Wide Shut. The Wisconsin State Fire Chiefs' Association named Oshkosh Fire Chief Michael Stanley the 2021 Chief of the Year. The court rejected this. Michael Stanley, who parlayed rocker stardom in the '70s and '80s into successful stints in radio and television in his later years, died Friday of lung cancer at his home. During his last year with MSB, local television station WJW had hired him to do a series of music specials. I'm not on screen, but my films are, so they're what should be judged. We couldnt get arrested in Columbus, Stanley says. As they were playing their final gig at Ottos Grotto, a hot spot in the basement of the Statler Hotel building on Euclid Avenue, a producer for ABC Records approached them during a break. In 1982, the band set an attendance record at Blossom Music Center that still stands, drawing 74,000-plus over four late-August nights. Im excited for it to get into the hands of the fans, because I think itll help everyone whos grieving, Sary says. Michael Stanley and the Resonators performed what turned out to be his final concert on March 7, 2020. (Photo: Janet Macoska), Szymczyk brought the finished version of Tough Room -- which includes a dedication to longtime manager Mike Belkin, who died in 2019 -- north during February, more of an excuse for me to go see (Stanley) one last time. Bill Szymczyk and Michael Stanley (Photo: Lisi Szymczyk; used with permission), I said, You havent heard it mastered. The album, Stanleys first posthumous record, is out six weeks after the 72-year-olds death on March 5. Kim Meffen. But the fact that the city is honoring him in this way on this big dayCleveland is truly his city. He broke attendance records at Blossom Music Center, the Coliseum, the Front Row and Cleveland Municipal Stadium. As Powers hung up the phone, he wondered if Stanleys impromptu visit had anything to do with Stanleys recent admission that an annual chest scan revealed tiny spots around his lung. At a hearing in June Rigelsford denied stealing the photographs and the trial date was set for September 2003, but this was further delayed and the trial didn't begin until May 2004. Not even Conway, an endlessly resourceful con artist, could have managed that. We only played three or four tracks, because he was fading fast. Jim and Pam went from work friends with secret crushes to a married couple with two kids. I want to hear it along with them, Sary said. However, he isnt ready to roll the credits on his career just yet. Faced with the financial realities of young adulthood, they decided to break up. He also performed at the ceremony. It ends with a short, emotional sentence from Szymczyk. Michael Stanley's lead guitarist, Danny Powers, and daughter, Anna Sary, share details of Stanleys final days in the recording studio. He inhabited that undergrowth of showbiz literature where fandom and cultists hang out. Then-program director and afternoon drive-time disc jockey Kid Leo Travagliante subsequently hired him to take over the midday shift. Szymczyk and Stanley got together every year or so since 1992 to record a new album; this time was no different, pandemic be damned. More Local News to Love Start today for 50% off Expires 3/6/23. That was the goal, she said. No need for me to be nervous; just enjoy it. Stanley died of lung cancer Friday at the age of 72. And, anyway, when did Pinewood ever have a "script pool"? He added that Rigelsford had "cunningly, deliberately and systematically ingratiated himself with the library staff" in order to plunder the archive. Its quite an honor to receive something like this, he says. This was the first of 12 farewell concerts. But he gets serious when he talks about dealing with the psychological challenge of living in fear of another attack. We were really hoping to get him to 73. Stanley found the last phone number he had for her, called it and left a voicemail message. In fact, as I later found out, it's a variant of the Scottish name, Methuen, from Methven in Perthshire. Plain Dealer music critic Anastasia Pantsios wrote about that first New Yers Eve concert in a review that appeared in the Jan. 2, 1981 edition. Hough Bakeries Will Rise Again. The bridge -- Such a sad situation/a millimeter of skin/Can change your reservation/Where somebody loses again and again -- just kills me., Michael Stanley and Mike Belkin backstage at Blossom Music Center on Aug. 23, 1981. As he leans back in a chair inside WNCXs conference room, wearing a distressed black leather jacket over a gray waffle-knit henley and jeans, the beloved 71-year-old musician and disc jockey looks every bit the classic rocker part as he launches into a tale about the start of his music career. The errors and omissions, of which there were many, were gloatingly detailed. [C]lustered around the stage were some heavy metal types in plaid shirts, headbands and Harley Davidson hats. MSB songs like Lover, He Cant Love You and My Town were all over the radio. Also other data will not be shared with third person. The Royston & Buntingford Mercury - ditto. Notoriously reluctant to be interviewed, a good-humoured atmosphere prevails on the set and he [Kubrick] agrees to answer a few questions on the condition: 'They don't ask me to conceptualise about my films ' ". Stanleys rapport with the crowd was excellent from the start and got better as he went along. That I'm a recluse? "Jesus' new covenant, His covenant with the nations, His covenant with you, His covenant with us, can stand on its own two nail-scarred resurrection feet. The group began to reach a national audience with the release of He Cant Love You, which became the bands highest-charting single ever and was even played on American Bandstand. It was also the year MSB started what became a four-year tradition of playing sold-out shows at the Coliseum on New Years Eve or New Years Day, sometimes both. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Growing up in Cleveland in the 1980s, Michael Stanley was the biggest rock star on the planet as far as I knew. The prosecution said he had sold 30,000 prints to one shop for around 60,000 and some 26,000 to another for 15,800. Its a performance thats sure to showcase why Barry Gabel, Live Nations senior vice president of marketing and sponsorship sales, calls Stanley Northeast Ohios poet laureate., Indiana might have a [John] Mellencamp, Detroit might have a Bob Seger, he says. That was probably very confusing for us. He said, I got a bunch of songs. I sound like a schmuck!". A guy with a ponytail and a dog said people come and go all the time on the estate. Genower contacted Rigelsford and an appointment was made. Some of it sounded like Stanley, but if indeed this was Stanley, he was firing on a single cylinder. I returned to it. It puzzled and intrigued me. "There wasn't much he didn't know." She never did. What did this suggest? Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. They married during a 2002 trip to Las Vegas in an impromptu ceremony at the Graceland Wedding Chapel. He performed with his bands Michael Stanley Band and The Resonators (2) . His comments were something like great job, and the mood was very subdued.. It revealed that he entered the world in 1969. Michael Stanley represents a connection to a broader audience that is well beyond our fine-arts community, says Alenka Banco, Cleveland Arts Prize executive director. But, like, a week later, he got in touch with the leader of our band and offered us a deal.. After the band broke up, WJW offered him a position as a feature reporter on its locally produced edition of the syndicated PM Magazine. A fan inquires what else Rigelsford has written aside from the Dr Who books? And that was cool. I'd convinced myself the piece was invention and here was the proof it wasn't. He asked if Stanley had ever thought about going on the air again. Or you could go to New York (deafening boos)., We can make this a better city.
Once again, Stanley parlayed a sideline gig into steady employment. Another Top 40 hit came in 1983 thanks to My Town, off the album You Cant Fight Fashion. He didnt want people blubbering and feeling sorry for him because, Ill tell you, he wasnt feeling sorry for himself, Powers says. Michael Stanley worked on his final album, Tough Room, as he battled cancer in 2020. Then the Q&A interview itself. Funny name, eh? It was the fucking worst., The resulting tracks for Tough Room have a timeless feel well-written, smart lyrics, strong melodies. I wasnt looking for another ride on the love-mobile, he says. I dont think he wanted to say that in this album., Recorded in the dog days of the pandemic, the new record boasts a communal sound attributed to collaboration from other Cleveland musicians. Margaret Adams, the production supervisor who had worked for Stanley on and off since 1970, knew nothing about it either. Now what are you going to do with them? he explains. If so, where? The implication being that Rigelsford could hook her for the film. PART OF AUDACY MUSIC. Your e-mail address will not be published. I downloaded some 30-odd online newspaper reports and here's the story. I've heard most of them. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. To pay the bills while he considered his next career move, he turned to the only other thing he knew how to do: play music. However, I can hear his voice now saying, "Gee! He was surprised to read about the court case, but not that surprised. In 1993, he released his first post-MSB effort with the group the Ghost Poets. The station had no need for promotional copies of anything that didnt fit its format. The album features the hit singles "My Town" and "Someone Like You" as well as Stanley's song about a mining disaster called Fire in the Hole. Michael Burry, BlackRock and Morgan Stanley have warned the stocks rally won't last. That was meat. Also other data will not be shared with third person. When I got a moment I'd return to it. You open yourself to suspicion and rumour the minute you allow people to see your work. A year or so went by and my interest in Rigelsford evaporated. Why didn't he go for something big? Was it a fake? <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Your data will be safe!Your e-mail address will not be published. Featured Image Photo Credit: Alanna Crummie, 'Morning Quickie': Blake Shelton explains why he's leaving The Voice, & Hulk Hogan out with much younger girlfriend, Browns to play Jets in Hall of Fame Game August 3. The label responded by promptly dropping the group. Just about everyone who knew him was astonished because they had always assumed he was at least 10 years older. The album was produced by Michael Stanley featuring members of The Resonators and mixed by longtime friend and executive producer Bill Szymczyk. If there is a certain grandeur to Clifford Irving's scam in faking a biography of Howard Hughes, Rigelsford's venture smacks more of a venal seediness. A fraud. It was the first time we actually listened to it. The interview was tape recorded. I could only suggest it was. Stanley was presented the Cleveland Arts Prizes Lifetime Achievement Award that night. By early to mid-2014, she felt the same way about him. Now that hes no longer here, the fans want it even more. It has become a passion project for Bill and my sister and me, she said. By the time the short-lived follow-up to PM Magazine, Cleveland Tonight, ended in 1991, Stanley had begun his foray into radio with a weekly new-music show and series of commentaries on WMMS. But the promotion turned out to be a choice job that took him around the world, one for which he won a couple Emmys. He was considered totally trustworthy. Lots of people do. And The Iron Range was written in the wake of protests following George Floyds death in Minneapolis last summer. All rights reserved (About Us). As Stanley was rebuilding his professional life, his personal one was falling apart. It was completed just before his death on March 5 and will be released in April of 2021. Stanley subscribed to Durrants cutting service, and every day he would receive a thick envelope or two full of clips. ", There was a long silence and then Genower said,"You realise you're impugning the integrity of a well respected magazine? This album was his last big hurrah, his daughter Anna Sary says. All that remained were the rent arrears. Had Rigelsford gained confidence from similar earlier ventures? By the late 1970s, MSB had evolved into a six-piece outfit. Just opening the envelopes and unfolding the clippings took a good couple of hours while reading or scanning the clips was interminable. Sounds like someone made it up. Local rock legend Michael Stanley through the years. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. With very little face-to-face interaction in his last days, Stanley wrote letters to the important people in his life and mailed them out a week before his death. Up, positive, he went through chemo, then stopped thatit wasnt until the very end that he went downhill quickly.. The show, one of several MSB played in the area that year in honor of the groups 10th anniversary, drew a different sort of crowd, Jane Scott noted in her Sept. 30 review in The Plain Dealer. "Michael Stanley is dealing with serious health issues that prevent him from joining you in his 3-7 p.m. time slot," the station's Facebook statement explained. Styx / Michael Stanley Band Aug 19, 1978 South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, United States Uploaded by Rudy Childs Styx / Michael Stanley Band Aug 19, 1978 South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, United States Uploaded by Rudy Childs Styx / Michael Stanley Band Aug 19, 1978 South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, United States Uploaded by Rudy Childs Over the next few years I would occasionally do a search on the internet looking for Rigelsford and Meffen. Denise would not agree to start dating him unless I approved, Glanzberg, now 61, says. He just gave me a gift that I never expected., Stanley shares the sentiment. Elsewhere, there were question marks hanging over supposedly "last" interviews in the Carry On book. There were those that would say my original marriage lasted as long as it did because I was on the road for half of it, he half-jokes. Rigelsford claimed, among other things, to be paying off Kim's father's debts. Shooting was scheduled to begin on June 30, 2003. Stanley Kubrick, my boss, died suddenly and unexpectedly at his home in Hertfordshire in March 1999 after completing the editing on what was his final film, Eyes Wide Shut, starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. But he was back to work at WNCX less than two months after a second heart attack and quadruple bypass surgery in late 2017. Rigelsford could have written better lines for me than this. For example, if the Bolsover Advertiser mentioned a re-run of The Shining in its TV listings, we got a clipping. Four songs in, Stanley asked for the album to be turned off. We talk three times a day, we text each other goodnight every night, and we try to see each other every six to eight weeks, Glanzberg reports. drian Rigelsford? I came to terms with that.. The woman who answered the entry-phone had never heard of her. More Local News to Love Start today for 50% off Expires 3/6/23, Stanley died of lung cancer Friday at the age of 72. In 1991 he suffered a major heart attack that damaged a third of his heart muscle while he and fiancee Mary McCrone, then a WJW producer, were visiting her sister and brother-in-law, singer Wayne Newton, in Las Vegas. "No," was Genower's immediate reply, "but I shall be asking them to come in with it and I'll be in touch.". That process was delayed in late 2017, however, after Stanley had quadruple-bypass surgery. My doubts were increasing daily and I decided to speak to the TV Times. Although MSB managed to release two more albums regionally, continuing to record and tour without label support was financially impossible. In 1990, he and Libby divorced. Everybody from me on down to the last guy on the road crew was invested in the thing. Here and there one saw a Quiet Riot or Triumph T-shirt.. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Elvis Presley was a rock n roll favorite someone who seemed bigger than life to Stanley. The quartet, billed as the Michael Stanley Band, because they simply couldnt agree on a more original name, performed for the first time at the Agora Theatre on Sept. 2, 1974. But not as much a schmuck as Rigelsford. After another setback due to water damage in Stanleys basement, the COVID-19 pandemic hit, shutting production down indefinitely. We should put this on, said Sary, who now runs Stanleys Line Level Records label along with twin sister Sarah Sharp. Nearly 75,000 fans saw the band -- Stanley on guitar and vocals, Michael Gismondi on bass, Tommy Dobeck on drums, Gary Markasky on lead guitar, organist Bob Pelander, keyboard player Kevin Raleigh and saxophonist Rick Bell -- perform a mammoth setlist of 29 songs, many off their just-released album, MSB.. After bursting out of Cleveland with hits like He Cant Love You and My Town with the Michael Stanley Band, he had a career as a WNCX-FM Cleveland DJ and TV personality, set local records for concert attendance and so much more. 2023 Audacy, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. I showed the interview to Christiane Kubrick and she agreed with me. Skinner returned the call, flew in for a visit, and a long-distance romance eventually began. (Incidentally, John Cougar, future Rock and Roll Hall of Famer but then just a rocker from Indiana with an easy, natural kind of energy, she noted, was the opening act. I guess the Dr Who fans picked up on the TV Times interview because from then on pot-shots at Rigelsford kept cropping up. A: A response to one requires a response to all of them. He remembers amusing himself for hours at a time, often by playing the eclectic mix of records his disc jockey father Stan Gee brought home from then easy-listening station WGAR. "Little hard to do interviews with the Great Beyond unless, of course, you're AR.". He was basically two, three years behind, Szymczyk says. This was Blossom Music Centers most popular artist, Michael Stanley, in a rare acoustic set last night.. Here's why they have little faith in the market's best start to a year since 2019 17 George Glover. Business Hall of Fame and Community Leader of the Year Awards, These Women-Owned Venues Lead Cleveland's Arts Scene, Celebrating the Sacred Art of the Cleveland Fish Fry, Ohio City Couple Overhauls Their Historic Home, 27 Cleveland Restaurants with Otherworldly Decor, 27 Cleveland Restaurants with Otherwordly Decor. We came up in pretty straight-ahead suburban households with that kind of expectation: You grow up, you go to college, youre able to get a job, you get married, you have kids, he explains. Stanley was so popular here I was truly shocked when I realized years later he wasnt a big star in the rest of the country. We felt that that was a really important message.. Were all here. We went downstairs, had a beer, Szymczyk remembers. Hes a good writer, Szymczyk said, simply. Sheppard said that during the trial the court attempted to account for the money. But a physical altercation with the program director who replaced Travagliante after his sudden departure for Columbia Records ended Stanleys tenure before it really began. Dont forget about us. And I gotta see you. He fought me on that. This just doesn't read right. It arrived with a note. She asked for a do-over while preparing a Sunday breakfast in his kitchen. I mean, it was a band. It was so important to him to get this last album done. Photo credit Alanna Crummie Go back and listen to the interviews that Bill Louis and Paula Balish did on Saturday, March 6th. It could be timing, she says, but I never asked. And as for Meffen, what was this? After complimenting the band on its sound, he handed them a business card, suggesting they talk. The 3-to-7 p.m. hours gave Stanley ample time to record and perform. I hope its a way to process their grief., Michael Stanley, Joe Walsh & Bill Szymczyk (Photo: Lisi Szymczyk; used with permission), There was an urgency. These were too important merely to box, so I decided to file them in date order in Swedex four-prong binders (always a favourite with Stanley: "Those Swedes sure know how to make a functional, sexy binder!"). The Michael Stanley Band appeared at the World Series of Rock at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in 1975, playing the same stage as Yes, Joe Walsh and Ace. Her name? The holiday shows moved to The Front Row in 1984. Im sure he and my mom had to explain it when the girls would want kisses from the crowd, his daughter said with a laugh. So, in this respect, Rigelsford is part of a great tradition. This way, even if he was found guilty, he could claim it was a frame-up, a miscarriage of justice. Mar 06, 2021 at 2:24 pm. [Denise and I] had 10 wonderful years, he says. A girl or a bloke? Bittersweet is the best way to describe it.. What would Stanley's reaction to the interview have been? For the first time ever, I felt we were in a position of having a little bit more power than we had before, where maybe we could call a couple shots, he says. We were pretty young at the height of his fame. In the summer of 1982, the Michael Stanley Band broke the Blossom attendance record it set the year before by selling out four nights on August 25-26 and Aug. 30-31. The Plain Dealer ran this review of a Michael Stanley concert on Aug. 27, 1982. For the last three decades, Clevelanders were also lucky enough to have had Michael take us through afternoon drive time, playing classic rock songs on 98.5 WNCX. That moment kicked off a 50-year career for the Northeast Ohio native thats stood the test of time. Listen to Hold On from Michael Stanleys final sessions, produced by Bill Szymczyk. Sary, meanwhile, says its the first time her father, unusually, did not give she or her sister a copy of the album in advance. Many of the songs have some history. Who was the author? YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. I could not prove it was a fraud. ", "Well, I think it's a fake. Hidden tracks are a Szymczyk trademark, and the one here is BOTHT, which stands for best of the hidden tracks. It spans everything from a childhood interview and snippets of albums dating back to 1969. He was a regular visitor over the years, very plausible and charming and ingratiated himself. I suppose, in retrospect, its easy to say that I didnt handle it all that well.. Adrian Rigelsford. Stanleys drummer, Tommy Dobeck, singer Jennifer Lee and guitarist Danny Powers were in Cleveland, with Bob Pelanders keyboards recorded in Las Vegas. I dont think we were threatening, he says. When production started back up again, Powers began driving to Stanleys suburban East Side home two or three times a week to lay down his rhythm-guitar parts and guitar solos, with Stanley serving as the recording engineer. Stanley was elevated to co-host in November 1987, after his predecessor quit the evening before the stations annual Thanksgiving Day parade telecast. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Bentine thought that this would all end in tears, and he was right - the film collapsed. How about The Black Diaries Of Dirk Bogarde or The Secret Journal Of Vivien Leigh? I think the fact he has one final album is such a gift for everybody, especially the fans., Weighing in a 15 tracks and 77 minutes, recorded primarily at Stanleys home studio in Cleveland, Tough Room is nothing less than quintessential Stanley, blending a singer-songwriters earnest assessments of life and society with wry humor -- complete with historical references (10th century French Queen consort Eleanor of Aquaitaine, Anton Chekov), and in the case of the chugging rocker Im Pissed, a bona fide anthem for that guy who screams Get off my lawn!. But, who knows, perhaps Stanley had done this as a special favour? 1:47. But I also think that worked against us because it was not a good bargaining chip: Heres five faceless guys!. I would come in at weekends and steadily work my way through them. Even Stanleys parting words in the album-closing Fading Tones -- And we are who we are/Weve been where weve beenAnd these gifts weve been given/Are there to pass along/To anyone who might believe -- could really have been written at any point of his career. But during an Easter Sunday family gathering to start packaging copies that had been ordered, she changed her mind. If he was 33 or 34 it meant he was only around 21 when his first book was published in 1992. The launch of our first fund-related merchandise was a huge success! The only time he did give interviews was on the release of a film, and then reluctantly and only to one or two big name journalists or critics from magazines such as Time or Rolling Stone. But who speaks for him? Stanley, who died March 5 of lung cancer, dedicated his final album, Tough Room to Belkin, his longtime friend and manager. So, he just looked older. Well, that was what he told the court. Why the name change? Its hard to come up with something to write about that you havent written about already, he says. His upcoming birthday was going to be bittersweet for the family. The two continued their friendship, exchanging paper-and-pen letters and visiting one another. So did a lot of other people. There were a lot of roses and stuffed animals and bras thrown up on the stage. It wasn't as if they had to have a "peg" (in this instance, his death) before someone accepted it for publication. Not till the last 10 seconds, maybe.. Why, if the interview was conducted at the beginning of 1997, did the interviewers wait more than two-and-a-half years to publish it - until six months after Stanley's death?
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