Episode 42 - The Extraordinary Leon Gregory

enOctober 01, 2008

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About this Episode

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In this time of economic downturn with Walt Disney World seemingly, battening down the hatches for a slow down in business by cutting back on some of its live entertainment groups, it is nice to hear that some folks from the Adventurers Club and Comedy Warehouse may have other jobs on property, I recently leaned that Carol, a talented keyboardist who worked at the Comedy Warehouse, got a job at Rose & Crown Pub, while I was quite pleased to hear this my next thought was, "Does that mean that Pam Brodie has went into full retirement? (she works two days a week in a sort of semi-retirement position), or are they getting rid of Leon Gregory?", it then occurred to me that perhaps there was another option too perhaps they would add some earlier sets, I then realized in the current economic climate that was quite unlikely, and when I got the opportunity to chat with some other fans asked if any of them had heard what the story was, unfortunately it turns out they are getting rid of Leon, in fact his last day has come and gone. Unfortunately times of unemployment seem to be an unavoidable fact of life for most musicians. You know, when you think about it Walt Disney World allows an almost unheard of opportunity for musicians to have regular work without having to travel. I'll miss Leon and hope he lands on his feet, and with his talent and experience, think that he may have a better chace at that than most folks would in his situation, with some luck I may get to hear him play again someday. As for Carol I only caught her once, as for me I only made my first trip to the Comedy Warehouse for the first time last December (and decided I needed to visit it more on future trips, oh well, so much for that!) even from that brief exposure it was clear she is one talented individual. So the next time I'm at the pub in the Great Brittan Pavilion I'll enjoy Carol (or Pam Brodie if it is one of her days) but I'll pause and think of Leon Gregory in a silent toast to him. As I recounted on this episode I first saw Leon perform on the "Trip without a camera" (Celebration 25), but the set in this episode was recorded a few weeks later when I was on a trip where I was able to stop and listen for a full set (RADP 12).

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Steve Soares fine site of WDW entertainment schedules:
http://pages.prodigy.net/stevesoares/

songs

The Extraordinary Leon Gregory

1. unknown
2. pub Medley

It’s A Long, long way to Tipperary
I want a rotten song
Roll out the Barrel
I’m Henry the Eighth I am

3. I can’t see me lovin nobody but you
4. Last Train to Clarksville
5. Hello, Dolly!
6. Somewhere Beyond the Sea
7. Sweet Caroline
8. Piano Man
9. Knock Three Times
10. Don’t let the Sun go Down on Me
11. The Sunny Side of the Street
12. Lady Madonna
13. I love you just the way you are
14. unknown pub song
15. Me and Bobby McGee
16. King of the Road
17. Oh Mandy
18. Reelin’ in the Years
19. House of the Rising Sun
20. That’ll be the Day
21. Spinning Wheel
22. I Write The Songs

Selected photos

October 13, 2007

Video
After the first verse of "knock three times" I knew I wanted a video on the next go around of the "knocking".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtm_t2XToiA

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