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Gary Meyer
Co-Director
Telluride Film Festival
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Balboa's 83rd Birthday & Oscar Party
Feb 22nd, 2009
THE PARTIES ARE OVER
But not forgotten soon. If you were at the Balboa's Birthday Bash and/or Oscar Party you know what a great time was had by all. (As you can see in these photos by Christine Torrington). The rain could not stop the crowds who came to celebrate the Balboa's 83rd Birthday. And they were not disappointed. We started with several surprises. . . a 1926 newsreel, trailers for films of the season and a rare Buster Keaton and Fatty Arbuckle comedy that had us laughing out loud for 20 minutes.
Ken Muir's live accompaniment on piano was a delight. Our vaudeville show started off with Sebastian Boswell III offering an authentic comic mind-reading act taken from a 1920 routine. Next up Linda Kosut and her lovely voice delivered a selection of pop songs of the era and concluded with leading the audience singing "Happy Birthday Balboa." Some filmed vaudeville acts, too big for our stage, played and then James Hamilton amazed us all with a series of truly magical illusions.
The evening's main attraction, was a smash hit with the superb piano accompaniment of Frederick Hodges. A couple hundred people discovered Mary Pickford on Sunday afternoon and fell in love with her. Most of her films are available on DVD so get over to Le Video on 9th Avenue with their extensive collection or check them out at www.milestonefilms.com
After tremendous applause, the audience gathered in the lobby for an amazing Chocolate on chocolate on chocolate Mary Pickford Birthday cake created by Diane Boate. The cake was washed down with beer, wine and liqueur courtesy of Robert Meyer.
Everybody who attended took home prizes.
Birthday Photos
Gary joins pianist Frederick Hodges at the keyboard
Baking wizard Diane Boate's Mary Pickford cake
Party fun
Then, Oscar Time
The Oscar party that followed was our best yet. Near perfect coordination between emcee Reed Kirk Rahlman and our projectionist Jim Cassedy meant the entire Oscar show was projected on the big screen but during the breaks lots of fun was had live with impersonations, trivia questions and audience opinions. Tons of great prizes were given out (again, everyone went home with goodies) and Linda Kosut returned to sing Oscar nominated songs.
I watched the show and one of the things I appreciated about the Balboa audience was your spirit. Laughter and applause was plentiful but you were respectful of the show as if actually being at the Kodak Theatre.
A great time was had by all.
