Video Production Memory Burp

• Posted on 7th June 2016
• in Entertainment, entertainment books, Video Production
• by Ben

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Here’s a hazard of a

video production

(or any kind of) memoir.

I recently received this email from my friend Sharon:

Hi, Ben. I’m reading volume three of your memoirs and enjoying it very much. But I found a memory with which I want to quibble.

You write, In the fall of 2000 a Cabaret Fellow named Margie Seides had hired me to shoot her show at Danny’s on Restaurant Row”. You go on to say that this was how you became reacquainted with Bob Marks, who was her accompanist and who subsequently threw business your way.

Actually, that was not Margie Seides, that was me!  Bob was my accompanist when you shot my show “It’s About Me” at Danny’s in November of 1997, and also my show “In the Family Way” which you shot at Danny’s in March of 1998.

Cheers, Sharon Lowe

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To which I replied, with a cc to Bob:

Hi Sharon,

Well now, that’s interesting. I do recall that Bob played for both you and Margie. But it seems to my mind that the initial reconnection was with her gig but you may be right.

Let’s see what Bob recalls…

Anyhow, I’m glad you’re enjoying the book and either way this turns out I’ll write a blog about it and if appropriate, make a correction in the book.

Best, BB

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Then Bob replied:

Hi,

I’m not sure I ever played piano for someone named Margie Seides. And oddly, though I’m not good with faces, I’m reasonably good with names! 

Knowing Sharon (who is a professional organizer), I would trust her memory and record-keeping 100%. 

– Bob 

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And I replied to them both:

One blog apology and manuscript correction coming up!

Thanx to you both. BB

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So here we see a pitfall of writing a memoir.

When I was writing volume 2, Circumstances Beyond My Control, about my years as a film producer and first assistant director, I verified many of the stories with friends who were there and got a lot of useful feedback (and a few friendly arguments/disagreements) but I did it sparingly in the third book, Waiting for Elizabeth. I’m not sure why; maybe because the events described in this book are more recent so I trusted my memory more.

In any case, many of the people depicted in this video production book have read it and Sharon is the first (reported) quibble. I thank her for that and should any of you readers catch another quibble worthy passage please let me know.

Tags: Bob Marks, Sharon Lowe