Hi to all my dear friends of “da harv”, It was about fifty years ago—Harvey Kalmenson began his voyage upstream, usually pitted against the abnormality of the waters which have forever filled the rivers of the creative worlds of my existence. Endurance, and some occasional applause, have been the driving force that supplied…
“Excerpt from Working Pro, 19 July 2022” Yours or mine In our travels Be they bleak or divine While pursuing futures, Often reviewing the past Sweet, sour, loving, sublime On display, some past indiscretions Being one or two I had a few Offers rare, honest attempts declined Straining to understand A modicum of what will…
“Our Day Together At Work” In no uncertain terms, I became the stage manager for all and everything taking place during the recording of “A Troll in Central Park”. Even Don Bluth and Gary Goldman acknowledged my work as being the best they had ever experienced. To this day, it remains a strange…
“The Troll” There were many who worked with Cloris Leachman before Harvey Kalmenson came along, and certainly many more who were privileged to follow in my footsteps. But none will be able to claim more lasting joy forever than I. Yes, I got to work with Cloris Leachman. A day to last a lifetime! …
What brighter light could burn, than that which has been nurtured by those who have understood and appreciated the gifts that endow, any and all, who may venture within the boundaries of this country’s great heart. Harvey Kalmenson Did You Know: “The Declaration of Independence” was signed on July 4t, 1776 We had thirteen states…
“Is It Too Late For Dreams” (from a play written by da harv fifty years ago) A quick forty or so years later —I don’t know how or where it went in such a sweeping flash— I awakened to a new day and the new year that had somehow miraculously become 1994…1995, 1996,…
Because I’ve Been Asked So Often You may have yourself been one of those Who’s asked me More often than I can Or choose even any attempt to answer I, once again, entertained thoughts Helping me swerve From answering actors who feed Incurable curiosities About who has crossed my devious life’s path What pleasures and…
Not Quite Ancient History (Although it’s beginning to feel like it) If you can stand a little personal stuff (history). THIS JUST IN: BIG TIME LEAD STORY… Far more important events have taken place before Catherine Rose Zukuski landed her tootsies on the shores of la-la land. Her auspicious arrival year: 1981. Kenny…
Da Shlub I take the time now to, once again, interrupt my life to go back to a pleasant –as well as a not-so-pleasant time– for the then eight-year-old Harvey Kalmenson. It was a Sunday, December 7th, of the year 1941. I returned home from whatever I had been up to and found my fourteen-year-old…
It was 1953 when a very young Harvey Kalmenson raised his right hand, took the oath, and joined the military. It happened to be the United States Army—it didn’t matter what branch of the service it was. The flag was up there for me that day when I took the oath of allegiance…