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Gandhi_at_the_Bat

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  • 1 year, 5 months ago
    Gandhi_at_the_Bat's comment on:

    Dallas IndieClub Gong Show winners

    Thank you, Jason and jtmbls!

    Ah...the sitar version of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"...

    That would be the twisted genius of my co-director, Alec Boehm, who records under the name Smart Alec. (SHAMELESS PLUG: Check out his musical stylings at www.cdbaby.com!)

    Baseball fans may recognize the name of Alec's second CD, Urban Shocker, as being the name of a Yankee pitcher from the 1920s; writer Chet Williamson caught that reference -- which may be one of the reasons he let us adapt his short story, Gandhi at the Bat, into a movie...

    I'm not really sure where the idea for the the sitar "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" came from. Actor Lee Perkins, who plays Mickey Cochrane in Gandhi at the Bat, will probably say it came from him -- and since most things do, it may be true.

    I think that one worked out quite nicely, too!

    Steph

  • 1 year, 5 months ago
    Gandhi_at_the_Bat's comment on:

    Dallas IndieClub Gong Show winners

    Mohandas K. Gandhi once said, "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." Or maybe it was Joe Torre who said it.

    Anyway. We're just pleased that Gandhi at the Bat made it to the "laugh at you" part last night!

    We co-wrote and co-directed Gandhi at the Bat, and though we were very sad we couldn't be in Dallas (which we actually like very much), we did have a secret agent posted in the audience, and he sent us a full and very entertaining report of the evening.

    Then came this great article and collection of comments! We're very grateful for the indignation on our behalf, so thank you!

    One side note that may be of interest to you Texans: because Yankee Stadium was unavailable to us during production (especially Yankee Stadium in 1933), we shot the movie in a ballpark belonging to the Bakersfield Blaze (www.bakersfieldblaze.com), who are a farm team for an organization you may be familiar with -- the Texas Rangers...

    Jason, as far as seeing the movie...it will be for sale soon through Amazon, but meanwhile, if you want to write to us at info@gandhiatthebat.com, we'll hook you up. And right this instant, you can see a teaser trailer and a before-and-after video demo at http://www.vbbtexas.org/Gandhipromo.html. (And check out the very cool website that hosts it, too -- it's all about vintage baseball, and it's put together by our dedicated Texas-based secret agent.)

    Thanks again!

    Stephanie Argy & Alec Boehm

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