Comments on: Jennifer Naimo’s Many the Miles Cabaret–TONIGHT!

By: JENNIFER

JENNIFER — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:17:51 +0000

HI
I HAVE TO CLARIFY MY LITTLE SISTER,IS 16 MONTHS YOUNGER THAN I. ON READING HER EMAIL I WAS TOUCHED BY HER DEFENDING ME AND HOW SHE REMEMBERS EVERYTHING. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW,GIRLS IN GRADE SCHOOL ARE MEAN..BUT YOU GROW UP AND THAN ALL THAT STUFF YOU WENT THROUGH ,YOU CAN EITHER TAKE IT OUT ON OTHERS…LOL…OR JUST USE IT IN YOUR CHARACTERS(MARY DELGADO) OR SONGS…OR TO GIVE HOPE TO OTHERS GOING THROUGH HARD TIMES..THIS TOO SHALL PASS…JEN

By: Howard Tucker

Howard Tucker — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:23:27 +0000

Jen and Jody, thanks, and Jody, thanks for the clarifications, which Jen did touch on during the show. I loved Helen Reddy’s music when I was in college, but couldn’t admit it as the most “fashionable” groups then were Traffic, Ten Years After, the Grateful Dead, and Crosby, Stills & Nash. In fact, my favorites were her two 1974 hits “Keep on Singing” and “You and Me Against the World”. Now, after so many years, I feel vindicated in that two Broadway legends, Jennifer Naimo and Orchestrator Steve Orich (who worked with Helen on her “Center Stage” album), share my taste.

My best Helen Reddy memory, though, comes from her 10-second speech when she won the 1972 Grammy Award for “I am Woman”: “I’d like to thank G-d. SHE made everything pssible!”

I’m expecting Jennifer to even be bigger than Helen, and won’t even need the proverbial chair!!

By: JENNIFER

JENNIFER — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:37:09 +0000

HI HOWARD AND EVERYONE
THANKYOU SO MUCH FOR PACKING THE HOUSE. I WAS SO MOVED..YOU ARE ALL SUCH CARING AND SUPPORTIVE FANS..YOU MADE MY PARENT PROUD TOO…LOVE TO ALL OF YOU THERE AND THE ONES I FELT IN SPIRIT…JENNIFER

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:46:19 +0000

Jennifer,

I love you..wish I could have been there it sounds like it was a spectacular night…you are wonderfull..oh p.s I met a total Jersey Boys fan here at the college…he went and saw the show in San Fran!!! I’m so proud of you…

Ciao ciao,
Emily

By: jody

jody — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:39:10 +0000

Howard, let me explain the “Angie Baby” song from Jen’s past. As her YOUNGER sister remembers ( I have to get that in whenever possible)….Jen was always picked on, by classmates and her own siblings. Most likely due to jealousy from classmates and singing like a woman, by family members. My mom still lets my borther and I know that we were quite cruel to her growing up. She would sit in front of that radio for hours listening and imitating the singers. Soon she moved on to the record player, which brought her to the rocking chair. She sat and sang so much in that rocking chair that the springs started coming out from where she sat. Extra pillows had to be applied so we could sit there. Our family is so proud of how far and how talented she has become and very thankful that our tormenting of her, didn’t screw her up, LOL….Helen Reddy was probably (besides David Cassidy) one of her favorite artists to mimic. So picture a girl of five siblings, who lives in a tormented, picked on world during her youth, escaping to her safe haven of her bedroom….resting her head on the desk and listening to the music that made her feel a part of something….and then look how far it got her:) I’m sad I missed the show:( But happy I saw the first one…thanks Howard for writing such beautiful descriptions so that those who weren’t there are able to see it so clearly! You definately have a talent:) Thanks to all of you who show her so much love:)

Jody (The younger sister)