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 Posted:   Jul 13, 2019 - 8:54 AM   
 By:   OnyaBirri   (Member)

A friend of mine suspects that Oliver Nelson's master tapes for "The Six Million Dollar Man" were lost in the 2008 Universal fire.

Despite the fact that no one has watched this show in forty years, and despite the fact that no one has ever owned a shred of music from the series, it is clear that a protest is called for.

I want to identify the best day and location. I was thinking about this coming Monday, but there is rain in the forecast, and I'm not sure if everyone can get there by then. Tuesday is supposed to have high humidity, so that's out.

I'm also looking for the ideal location. I would like to choose a street with a reasonable number of restaurants, preferably with nouvelle cuisine, vegetarian options, gluten-free substitutions, and full liquor licenses. In the absence of the latter, an extensive wine list will suffice.

I'm open to your suggestions. This is a cultural loss of tremendous magnitude, and we film score fans need to make our voices heard.

Incidentally, MCA likely trashed the masters of Oliver Nelson's masterpiece "The Blues and the Abstract Truth" decades ago, but that is really not worth protesting over.

I welcome your input.

 
 Posted:   Jul 13, 2019 - 9:03 AM   
 By:   Justin Boggan   (Member)

That would be hugely disappointing, if true.

But there may be archived back ups, dupes, and the estate of the late composer may have tapes, so there may not be much loss.



But if we hold a riot, nobody is going to care.

 
 
 Posted:   Jul 13, 2019 - 9:03 AM   
 By:   OnyaBirri   (Member)

Please forward me your dietary restrictions, and we will go from there.

 
 
 Posted:   Jul 13, 2019 - 9:05 AM   
 By:   OnyaBirri   (Member)

Hmm, this place is dairy-free and gluten-free...

 
 Posted:   Jul 13, 2019 - 9:10 AM   
 By:   Justin Boggan   (Member)

I'm on a strict diet of cookies, pizza, SnoBiz.

 
 
 Posted:   Jul 13, 2019 - 9:12 AM   
 By:   OnyaBirri   (Member)

I'm on a strict diet of cookies, pizza, SnoBiz.

I don't think I can protest with you. Maybe we need a series of protests, based on dietary needs and cocktail preferences?

 
 Posted:   Jul 13, 2019 - 9:15 AM   
 By:   Justin Boggan   (Member)

You gotta have punch and pie; more people will come and riot it you have punch and pie.

 
 Posted:   Jul 13, 2019 - 9:31 AM   
 By:   Adam.   (Member)

I work for a printing company. In unlimited quantities I can have large signs made with "Justice For Oliver Nelson" prominently displayed.

Let me know if I can help.

 
 
 Posted:   Jul 13, 2019 - 9:32 AM   
 By:   OnyaBirri   (Member)

I work for a printing company. In unlimited quantities I can have large signs made with "Justice For Oliver Nelson" prominently displayed.

Let me know if I can help.


Thanks, that would be great. Do you do dairy?

 
 
 Posted:   Jul 13, 2019 - 9:36 AM   
 By:   Rollin Hand   (Member)

A friend of mine suspects that Oliver Nelson's master tapes for "The Six Million Dollar Man" were lost in the 2008 Universal fire.

I welcome your input.




As a reminder, La-La Land Records and Universal plan to release the soundtrack of The Six Million Dollar Man.

 
 Posted:   Jul 13, 2019 - 9:38 AM   
 By:   Justin Boggan   (Member)

And a month or two ago he also said they have some exciting television projects in the works from Universal.

 
 
 Posted:   Jul 13, 2019 - 9:40 AM   
 By:   Rollin Hand   (Member)

Oliver Nelson - Eyewitness to Murder (1974)
https://rutube.ru/video/6d239cef53ead5afd80832a73f12fee3/

 
 
 Posted:   Jul 13, 2019 - 9:41 AM   
 By:   OnyaBirri   (Member)

Where the hell is Zap Brannigan? This was his idea!

 
 
 Posted:   Jul 13, 2019 - 9:45 AM   
 By:   Last Child   (Member)

A laugh riot.

 
 
 Posted:   Jul 13, 2019 - 9:52 AM   
 By:   Graham Watt   (Member)

I'm a pacifist, but enthusiastic enough about The Six Buck Man scores that I'll grudgingly sit in the middle of a busy road ("highway"?) for the experience of being beaten up by a "traffic cop" (?), as seen daily on Spanish News. I'll eat anything - hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, pretzels... and I'll drink anything as long as it's made of alcohol.

By the way, your "joke" about the loss of the master tapes for Nelson Oliver's well-known "The Blues and Abstract Truths" isn't as ironic as you would like to think. I still see the LP in "thrift shops" (?), so it ain't no big deal after all.

I'm really looking forward to meeting you two clowns. Always so smug and superior. I'll take you down a peg or two. Let me know the times of available flights from Santiago de Compostela and I'll email one of you my bank details so that you can pay the required amount in.

Hope this works out.

 
 
 Posted:   Jul 13, 2019 - 9:57 AM   
 By:   OnyaBirri   (Member)

Hope this works out.

Thanks, Graham. I know you're in my corner.

My wife told me that she supports our cause, but she doesn't want to mess up her hair and makeup, so she won't be protesting with us. She will try to save us some seats at the bar, though.

 
 
 Posted:   Jul 13, 2019 - 10:12 AM   
 By:   OnyaBirri   (Member)

If we can get at least 10 of us to protest, we can get group rate admissions to Universal Studios Hollywood while we're there. Thoughts?

 
 Posted:   Jul 13, 2019 - 10:18 AM   
 By:   Justin Boggan   (Member)

There will need to be at least twelve of us so we can constitute a swarm.

"This place is swarming with Nerds!"

 
 
 Posted:   Jul 13, 2019 - 10:19 AM   
 By:   Graham Watt   (Member)

If we can get at least 10 of us to riot, we can get group rate admissions to Universal Studios Hollywood while we're there. Thoughts?

If we're gonna be there it would be silly to pass up the chance to see the Jaws ride and the house out of Psycho.

 
 
 Posted:   Jul 13, 2019 - 10:26 AM   
 By:   OnyaBirri   (Member)

If we're gonna be there it would be silly to pass up the chance to see the Jaws ride and the house out of Psycho.

That's exactly what I was thinking. Universal is responsible for one of the greatest cultural holocausts in recent history, but their attractions are truly top-notch and worth experiencing at least once.

And Blaze Pizza at Universal City Walk offers crispy, thin-crust pies made with creative toppings & sauces. Might be perfect for a mid-protest snack.

 
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