tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232112655035482837.post5149386474812200685..comments2024-02-11T00:20:16.619-08:00Comments on Robin Chapman News: An "Evening" With Van Cliburn in LARobin Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10503563386747084298noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232112655035482837.post-82162657373204134112013-03-06T16:23:14.971-08:002013-03-06T16:23:14.971-08:00My colleague Richard Klinger wrote to remind me th...My colleague Richard Klinger wrote to remind me that our benefactress that night was, "City Council member Mildred Schwab," and Dick added, "She gave us her tickets then quietly pulled a chair just inside the curtain to watch for herself." That's how close a friend she was with Van Cliburn. Classy lady.<br /><br />I remember there were some big stars in the audience that night and that one near the front row just several rows in front of us, was a bit plastered and fell off his chair during intermission. But I can't remember who it was. I guess I was blinded by Van Cliburn, and my memory has selected only the good things that happened that night, to store in my memory.Robin Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10503563386747084298noreply@blogger.com