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ROMANO FAMILY PORTRAIT
	"After 23 years of some pretty lame birthday gifts, I finally impressed my wife. What great job! Thanks for making that happen." —Ray Romano

 

TONY AND JANE AND THE KIDS

"John Kascht has never met our family. I would challenge anyone to believe this after looking at our family caricature. It is quite uncanny how he has captured the essence of our various characters. This project started  when our children were debating what to give us for our 40th wedding anniversary. Our eldest son who always thinks of the most imaginative gifts came up with the idea. Wanting to go to the best, he contacted John. John prepared some sketches of our youngest to be shown to us at our celebratory party. We were bowled over and very excited with the concept. Many photos, some written explanations and a video later John developed an extraordinary grasp on the workings of our family, our interactions and relation- ships with each other. Not only has he captured an uncanny likeness of each of us, the composition of our family portrait has been carefully thought out to reflect how each member positions him or herself within our unit. Such is John’s exceptional skill. Having a caricature done is a leap of faith. John admits himself that he takes a feature and either exaggerates or diminishes it to achieve an effect. So there is an element of trust. We are very happy with the end product. We have the portrait hanging in a very prominent place and it never ceases to be a talking point." —Jane

 

A DOG NAMED SUPERFUNK
"It was an honor having John create a drawing of our dog Superfunk, and a pleasure working with him. We did some brainstorming and I mentioned one of her nicknames: Chinese Space Monkey. He ran with it, obviously." —Karl Schloesser

 

PROFILE OF PAULINE

"It was my husband's idea to commission this portrait. Being decidedly NOT a Sophia Loren type, the prospect of having a caricature done was a bit unnerving. But then there was the portrait and it was so absolutely me, even more than me, like me in 4 dimensions. I was quite stunned. Somehow John managed to exactly capture all my signature "strong points" (big nose, gigantic ears, wild hair) but with such charm and sweetness. I mean, how did he do that?? I find it totally engaging with a winsom quality that is really quite flattering. I love it." —Pauline Glykokokalos

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Dick Dale vs. Vince Guaraldi - Misirlou

Dick Dale vs. Vince Guaraldi - Misirlou

now that's just cool. gotta love Vince. he's a lot more than the "Charlie Brown" guy (but that alone is worth celebrating) __________________ ____________________________________________ "I have affixed to me the dust and dirt of countless ages...who am I to disturb history?" - Pig-Pen (the Peanuts character)

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badform Tele-Meister   Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: B'more Posts: 121	I dig this

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LawDaddy Tele-Holic   Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Auburn, CA Age: 46 Posts: 549	Big Vince fans in this house. His other combo work is outstanding (like his glasses). And look at all that vintage Fender gear on one stage...

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ac15 Friend of Leo's     Join Date: May 2005 Location: CHICAGO, IL. Posts: 2,655	I like Korla Pandit's version. He was cool.

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Alex W Tele-Afflicted     Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: 200 yards in front of the Man Age: 44 Posts: 1,580 2 Photos	'Misirlou,' from Klezmer to Surf Guitar http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=5134530 'Misirlou,' from Klezmer to Surf Guitar January 8, 2006 - The tune "Misirlou" has traveled quite a path, from klezmer music to 1950s exotica acts and finally to surf guitar and an appearance in the 1994 film Pulp Fiction. Many of you heard it again in a Jan. 1 feature by Jon Kalish on Lionel Ziprin's efforts to preserve the recordings of his grandfather, Rabbi Nuftali Zvi Margolies Abulafia. Surf guitar legend Dick Dale & His Del-Tones turned the melody into a sizzling electric riff in the early 1960s. His grandparents were born in Lebanon, and as a child he remembers hearing his relatives play "Misirlou," which translates as "The Egyptian," on the Middle Eastern lute called the oud. Yale Strom, adjunct professor of enthnography at New York University, helps trace the history of a hardy melody all the way back to its Greek and Turkish roots.

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DetentionLevel TDPRI Member   Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Bushkill, PA Posts: 5	Vince really nails it. I love Martin Denny's take on Misirlou, too. Makes me feel like I'm sitting in a clay-walled bar with beaded curtains in some far-off bazaar.

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Blazer Poster Extraordinaire     Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 8,533	Quote: Originally Posted by Alex W http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=5134530 'Misirlou,' from Klezmer to Surf Guitar January 8, 2006 - The tune "Misirlou" has traveled quite a path, from klezmer music to 1950s exotica acts and finally to surf guitar and an appearance in the 1994 film Pulp Fiction. Many of you heard it again in a Jan. 1 feature by Jon Kalish on Lionel Ziprin's efforts to preserve the recordings of his grandfather, Rabbi Nuftali Zvi Margolies Abulafia. Surf guitar legend Dick Dale & His Del-Tones turned the melody into a sizzling electric riff in the early 1960s. His grandparents were born in Lebanon, and as a child he remembers hearing his relatives play "Misirlou," which translates as "The Egyptian," on the Middle Eastern lute called the oud. Yale Strom, adjunct professor of enthnography at New York University, helps trace the history of a hardy melody all the way back to its Greek and Turkish roots. Yeah I know where it came from but it's still Dale's signature tune. __________________ "I reject your reality and subsitute my own." - Adam Savage, Mythbusters

Dick Dale vs. Vince Guaraldi - Misirlou Yeah I know where it came from but it's still Dale's signature tune. __________________ "I reject your reality and subsitute my own." - Adam Savage, Mythbusters   ...»See Ya