CMRivdogs Posted January 31 Posted January 31 This is a minor blip on most folks radar but Dr Robert Reynolds who served for 26 years as director of bands at the University of Michigan and nearly 30 years as conductor o the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings, as well as mentoring numerous current and former band and orchestra directors around Michigan and the nation passed yesterday. He was 91. When we lived in Michigan I was fortunate to spend a bit of time playing in the Farmington Concert Band. Director Damien Crutcher was one of his students (and friends). He had Dr Reynolds in on a few occasions to conduct the band, including our 60th Anniversary concert at Orchestra Hall. Quote
gehringer_2 Posted January 31 Posted January 31 25 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said: This is a minor blip on most folks radar but Dr Robert Reynolds who served for 26 years as director of bands at the University of Michigan and nearly 30 years as conductor o the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings, as well as mentoring numerous current and former band and orchestra directors around Michigan and the nation passed yesterday. He was 91. When we lived in Michigan I was fortunate to spend a bit of time playing in the Farmington Concert Band. Director Damien Crutcher was one of his students (and friends). He had Dr Reynolds in on a few occasions to conduct the band, including our 60th Anniversary concert at Orchestra Hall. Reynolds was also one of those guys who had the thankless task of succeeding a legend. He had to go to work everyday in building with his predecessor's name on it. 1 Quote
Edman85 Posted January 31 Posted January 31 20 hours ago, oblong said: This is John Candy level. And not just because they worked together. Can't even begin to figure out her best work or my favorite. For a long time for me it was her and Teri Garr as the funniest women alive. Now I don't know.... JLD, maybe? Quote
Motor City Sonics Posted January 31 Posted January 31 I think Catherine O'Hara would be blown away at just how many people are mourning her today. Quote
oblong Posted January 31 Posted January 31 She either auditioned or was already cast on SNL during the Ebersol years but that was also when he brought back Michael O’ Donoghue and he was especially ornery. The first meeting he talked of destroying the show so she bailed. She might have been too good for that show. Quote
Motor City Sonics Posted January 31 Posted January 31 12 minutes ago, oblong said: She either auditioned or was already cast on SNL during the Ebersol years but that was also when he brought back Michael O’ Donoghue and he was especially ornery. The first meeting he talked of destroying the show so she bailed. She might have been too good for that show. No, I'm glad it went down the way it did. We saw what happened to most of the people from that era. It's a good thing she walked away. Smart lady. If she got sucked into that vortex, the rest of her career probably doesn't happen in a good way. Quote
CMRivdogs Posted February 2 Posted February 2 One more. The genus of Christopher Guest, with an under rated classic of A Mighty Wind, The paring of Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara... Quote
oblong Posted February 2 Posted February 2 THere was an awesome photo going around of them holding a young Dan Levy as a young toddler. Quote
romad1 Posted February 2 Posted February 2 On 1/31/2026 at 4:50 PM, oblong said: She either auditioned or was already cast on SNL during the Ebersol years but that was also when he brought back Michael O’ Donoghue and he was especially ornery. The first meeting he talked of destroying the show so she bailed. She might have been too good for that show. According to Dave Thomas' book (he loved Catherine) she was having a ton of fun in the SCTV years. She was the one who got the bands to appear on the show because she was obsessed with all of the new wave acts. If she had been in the SNL vortex she'd have succumb to all the bad stuff. Quote
Deleterious Posted February 11 Posted February 11 Still freaks me out when people younger than me die. Quote
CMRivdogs Posted yesterday at 06:28 PM Posted yesterday at 06:28 PM From Tom Hagen to Gus McRae and more. Among the greats of our time. RIP Robert Duvall https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/robert-duvall-star-godfather-apocalypse-now-dies-95-variety-reports-2026-02-16/ 1 Quote
oblong Posted yesterday at 08:08 PM Posted yesterday at 08:08 PM He was a Titan. That generation that came up in the late 70s to complement the directors who took over Hollywood. Will have to watch The Apostle later this week. 1 Quote
Mr.TaterSalad Posted yesterday at 08:38 PM Posted yesterday at 08:38 PM The Godfather Parts 1 and 2 are two of my all time favorite movies. Robert Duvall's role as Tom Hagan was spectacular. THIS IS BUSINESS, NOT PERSONAL SONNY! SOLOZZO MIGHT NOT EVEN BE IN THE CAR SONNY! Quote
CMRivdogs Posted yesterday at 08:43 PM Posted yesterday at 08:43 PM Duvall's first movie was To Kill a Mocking Bird. Quote
oblong Posted 10 hours ago Posted 10 hours ago Jesse Jackson passed away. Let's not do politics here, but he was notable. I just got back from Chicago and was in Millenium Park thinking about the night Obama won and they showed Jackson with tears in his eyes. I was thinking of that literally yesterday morning. I'm not making it political, just talking about the coincidence of things like that. 1 Quote
Stanley70 Posted 9 hours ago Posted 9 hours ago He was great in this movie as well. Basically the same charactor he was in Apocolypse now, but a family man. 1 Quote
oblong Posted 8 hours ago Posted 8 hours ago He was very good in that. Good observation, I never thought about that. Any other year he probably wins the Oscar for that but DeNiro in Raging Bull. A few weeks ago I finally got around to watching The Conversation and didn't know he was in it. I think he was not billed for it, it was meant to be a surprise to the viewers. Speaking of the Bobs... Duvall never became a caricature like Al and the others. And his movie, he wrote and directed and financed, The Apostle, stands apart as they never did anything as good themselves. Quote
chasfh Posted 8 hours ago Posted 8 hours ago 1 hour ago, oblong said: Jesse Jackson passed away. Let's not do politics here, but he was notable. I just got back from Chicago and was in Millenium Park thinking about the night Obama won and they showed Jackson with tears in his eyes. I was thinking of that literally yesterday morning. I'm not making it political, just talking about the coincidence of things like that. Some years ago, maybe twenty or so, I happened to be in front of him in a line to go through TSA. I noticed him, he noticed me noticing him, I smiled and said hi, I know you, and he politely smiled wanly, humphed, and went back to looking at whatever he was looking at in line. That's the closest I ever got to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Quote
LaceyLou Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago 8 hours ago, oblong said: Jesse Jackson passed away. Let's not do politics here, but he was notable. I just got back from Chicago and was in Millenium Park thinking about the night Obama won and they showed Jackson with tears in his eyes. I was thinking of that literally yesterday morning. I'm not making it political, just talking about the coincidence of things like that. I met him once when he was campaigning for President in the 80s. To say that he was a larger than life presence, and a powerful speaker, is an understatement. 1 Quote
Motor City Sonics Posted 34 minutes ago Posted 34 minutes ago I voted for Jesse in the 1988 Michigan Primary because none of the other candidates were the least bit interesting. Gary Hart blew it. What an idiot. Quote
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