December 5, 2012

You Want to Begin at the Beginning: December 5, 2004

December 5th, 2012

JB LaJolla

To quote one of my favorite guys from the old neighborhood, “You want to begin at the beginning.”

Okay, here’s how it was. You spend a lifetime listening to The Four Seasons and a musical called JERSEY BOYS that tells their story arrives in another city. It’s only natural to want to go see it. It could happen. It did happen–on December 4, 2004 at La Jolla Playhouse.

Bells were going off big time during Act One and by intermission I predicted to Dale (later known as the JBB Tech Half) that JERSEY BOYS would be heading to Broadway and would win a Tony Award for Best Musical. That same evening, I also predicted that Christian Hoff would be taking home a Tony for his awesome performance as Tommy DeVito. It could happen. It did happen–on June 11, 2006.

Okay, I’m getting ahead of myself. On the plane coming home the next day, Dale said, “How sure are you about your Tony predictions? You don’t know jack shit about Broadway!”

Next thing you know, an idea popped into his head, he jotted down some techie notes, and the whole world exploded! The idea of Jersey Boys Blog was born on December 5, 2004.

4 Comments »

  1. thank you and congrats on doing this. I thought I knew everything about the Seasons, your blog sure opened my eyes to another part of all involved in making the music, the fun times and the heartbreaks
    thanks again and MERRY CHRISTMAS

    Comment by Bob Nelson — December 7, 2012 @ 2:54 pm

  2. Congratulations Susie and Dale…what a wonderful communications vehicle you have created…and how many new and lasting friendships have resulted.

    David

    Comment by David Cace — December 7, 2012 @ 5:51 pm

  3. Thank you so much for the Blog. It has brought together so many people. Did you ever think that eight years later, it’d still be going strong? Hope you’re having a nice celebration. We should plan something for the 10 year anniversary, huh? Hmmm.

    Comment by Tiggerbelle/Linda — December 7, 2012 @ 11:22 pm

  4. Susie and Dale, Congrats! None of this could have happened without…..you ! Thank you for the Blog, and so many friendships that have developed through it, including ours!!

    Comment by Pamela — December 14, 2012 @ 12:10 pm

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