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THE WALL
Rick Busciglio's presentations have audiences
saying, 'Thanks for the memories'
By MARY ANN McGANN • SPECIAL TO THE DAILY RECORD • May
11, 2010
Rick Busciglio of Chester will never forget the day he met Cary Grant.
"I went in to the Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles that morning and told the maitre d',
'I need the booth in the corner there. Cary Grant's my guest,' " Busciglio says. "So
we go to lunch. And I walk in, and I'm thinking, 'I can't believe this kid from
Newark is going to sit down with Cary Grant.' My knees were knocking. This is
Cary Grant. This is 'North by Northwest' and 'Gunga Din.' This is it."
Then there was the time Busciglio was kissed by Miss Piggy.
"It was the peak of the popularity of the Muppets," he says.
Covering the walls of Busciglio's basement recreation room is a photographic
who's who of the entertainment world: Busciglio with Glenn Close, John Denver,
Telly Savalas and, of course, Grant. With cable maverick Ted Turner and sports
legends Muhammad Ali and Joe DiMaggio. In one image, he's shaking hands with
Alan Alda; in another, he's being bussed on the cheek by Mary Tyler Moore.
There are autographed photos of Rosemary Clooney and Bob Hope — and one
from Frank Sinatra.
"I'm the world's biggest Sinatra fan," Busciglio says. "He's the iconic entertainer for
so many people for the 20th century."
Busciglio's 45 years as an advertising and broadcast executive found him routinely
rubbing elbows with the rich and famous — a life far from his humble beginnings.
"I grew up in Newark. And it was a 'blue-class' neighborhood," he says. "I was an
only child. And my mother took me into New York all the time. So I had a lot of
exposure — going to movies and Broadway shows — that a lot of the other kids
in my neighborhood never ever got a chance to do."
Today, Busciglio is a father and a grandfather. He and his wife, Betty, have two
daughters and six grandchildren, ranging in age from 10 to 20.
And he brings his wealth of stories and his love of classic movies and music to
senior communities around the North Jersey-New York area, through Memory
Lane Presentations, a lecture series he created "for the fans of the music, movies
and performers of yesteryear."
Rick Busciglio's presentations have audiences saying, 'Thanks
for the memories'
My audience is 55-plus," he says. "It's all a trip down memory lane. It's all
nostalgia-oriented, and it's all designed for an older audience."
For example, one of his hourlong presentations might focus on the music of Cole
Porter, Sinatra, Glenn Miller or George Gershwin. Using the power of the music
(and Power Point), Busciglio might recall Broadway showstoppers or take his
audience back to the big band era.
"I also do presentations for a lot of Alzheimer's patients," he says. "My program is
designed to be mentally stimulating. You come in to a group of people that are in
various stages of Alzheimer's, and you ask them questions about Frank Sinatra or
about World War II, and they won't have any answers. But once I start playing
the music, it all comes back. They know the lyrics. It's amazing. It's hard to leave
without a tear in your eye."
He has performed his lecture series aboard cruises on too many oceans and rivers
to recount here. And he writes online theater and television reviews, as well as
columns about Sinatra and the big band era.
"The poetry in the old songs is so much better (than today's music)," Busciglio
says. "It's very emotional. It reaches me. Whether it's a sad reaction or a happy
reaction, it gets a reaction from me."
saying, 'Thanks for the memories'
By MARY ANN McGANN • SPECIAL TO THE DAILY RECORD • May
11, 2010
Rick Busciglio of Chester will never forget the day he met Cary Grant.
"I went in to the Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles that morning and told the maitre d',
'I need the booth in the corner there. Cary Grant's my guest,' " Busciglio says. "So
we go to lunch. And I walk in, and I'm thinking, 'I can't believe this kid from
Newark is going to sit down with Cary Grant.' My knees were knocking. This is
Cary Grant. This is 'North by Northwest' and 'Gunga Din.' This is it."
Then there was the time Busciglio was kissed by Miss Piggy.
"It was the peak of the popularity of the Muppets," he says.
Covering the walls of Busciglio's basement recreation room is a photographic
who's who of the entertainment world: Busciglio with Glenn Close, John Denver,
Telly Savalas and, of course, Grant. With cable maverick Ted Turner and sports
legends Muhammad Ali and Joe DiMaggio. In one image, he's shaking hands with
Alan Alda; in another, he's being bussed on the cheek by Mary Tyler Moore.
There are autographed photos of Rosemary Clooney and Bob Hope — and one
from Frank Sinatra.
"I'm the world's biggest Sinatra fan," Busciglio says. "He's the iconic entertainer for
so many people for the 20th century."
Busciglio's 45 years as an advertising and broadcast executive found him routinely
rubbing elbows with the rich and famous — a life far from his humble beginnings.
"I grew up in Newark. And it was a 'blue-class' neighborhood," he says. "I was an
only child. And my mother took me into New York all the time. So I had a lot of
exposure — going to movies and Broadway shows — that a lot of the other kids
in my neighborhood never ever got a chance to do."
Today, Busciglio is a father and a grandfather. He and his wife, Betty, have two
daughters and six grandchildren, ranging in age from 10 to 20.
And he brings his wealth of stories and his love of classic movies and music to
senior communities around the North Jersey-New York area, through Memory
Lane Presentations, a lecture series he created "for the fans of the music, movies
and performers of yesteryear."
Rick Busciglio's presentations have audiences saying, 'Thanks
for the memories'
My audience is 55-plus," he says. "It's all a trip down memory lane. It's all
nostalgia-oriented, and it's all designed for an older audience."
For example, one of his hourlong presentations might focus on the music of Cole
Porter, Sinatra, Glenn Miller or George Gershwin. Using the power of the music
(and Power Point), Busciglio might recall Broadway showstoppers or take his
audience back to the big band era.
"I also do presentations for a lot of Alzheimer's patients," he says. "My program is
designed to be mentally stimulating. You come in to a group of people that are in
various stages of Alzheimer's, and you ask them questions about Frank Sinatra or
about World War II, and they won't have any answers. But once I start playing
the music, it all comes back. They know the lyrics. It's amazing. It's hard to leave
without a tear in your eye."
He has performed his lecture series aboard cruises on too many oceans and rivers
to recount here. And he writes online theater and television reviews, as well as
columns about Sinatra and the big band era.
"The poetry in the old songs is so much better (than today's music)," Busciglio
says. "It's very emotional. It reaches me. Whether it's a sad reaction or a happy
reaction, it gets a reaction from me."
Rick Busciglio of Chester entertains at senior
communities around the North Jersey-New York
area, through Memory Lane Presentations, a
lecture series he created "for the fans of the music,
movies and performers of yesteryear." The walls of
Busciglio's basement recreation room are filled
with photos of famous entertainers. (Staff photo:
Dawn Benko)
communities around the North Jersey-New York
area, through Memory Lane Presentations, a
lecture series he created "for the fans of the music,
movies and performers of yesteryear." The walls of
Busciglio's basement recreation room are filled
with photos of famous entertainers. (Staff photo:
Dawn Benko)
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