Episode 42 - The Extraordinary Leon Gregory

If you want to download the show manually (instead of using a podcast aggregater such as Itunes) then right-click on this link: http://media.libsyn.com/media/bbdp/bbdp42.mp3 and choose SAVE TARGET AS to save the file to your hard drive. 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).  linksThe Let's Talk About Disney Forums:http://www.letstalkaboutdisney.com/LTADForum/index.php The Mousin it up! subsection of LTADhttp://www.letstalkaboutdisney.com/LTADForum/forumdisplay.php?f=64The Yahoo group for the bigbrian-nc.com site and NC Disney news is at:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/disneypodcast/ Steve Soares fine site of WDW entertainment schedules:http://pages.prodigy.net/stevesoares/ songsThe Extraordinary Leon Gregory 1. unknown2. 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 you4. Last Train to Clarksville 5. Hello, Dolly! 6. Somewhere Beyond the Sea7. Sweet Caroline8. Piano Man 9. Knock Three Times 10. Don't let the Sun go Down on Me11. The Sunny Side of the Street12. Lady Madonna 13. I love you just the way you are14. unknown pub song 15. Me and Bobby McGee16. King of the Road17. Oh Mandy 18. Reelin' in the Years 19. House of the Rising Sun20. That'll be the Day 21. Spinning Wheel 22. I Write The Songs Selected photosOctober 13, 2007      VideoAfter 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 <a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/Xtm_t2XToiA&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/Xtm_t2XToiA&rel=1</a>feedback? Questions? Please.... E-mail Me [email protected]