Peter Shapiro on the legacy of concert promoter Ron Delsener: 'Whether you were a competitor or a colleague, he was not afraid to yell at you. He yelled at me a lot. He’d say, 'Shappy’s getting too many shows!' Which I took as a great compliment.'
’s enormous smile as Ronnie came down steps of the Capitol Theater and turned the corner. A few nights later, I saw Ron at the Beacon Theatre for the B-52s. That pace he has, that endurance and passion, I don’t think that’ll ever end.
At the same time, seeing a show with Ron meant, you’re not going to get to see the entire show. You might go to a dressing room in the middle and have a drink. Or see some stand-up comedy in a backstage closet. Still, he brings his incredible energy to everything we’d do, whether it be going to a restaurant like Pastis in the city or driving to Jones Beach. He still drives, although maybe he shouldn’t. There are some people who drive and can look straight. Ronnie doesn’t really do that. He’s always looking all around. And that’s what they enabled him to be a great promoter: he was always looking around the room, seeing everybody and everything.
Whether you were a competitor or a colleague, he was not afraid to yell at you. He yelled at me a lot. He’d say, “Shappy’s getting too many shows!” Which I took as a great compliment., the first guy I really wanted to call for an approval nod was Ron. So I invited him over to come look at it, and showed him, “the lanes go here, the stages is there…” He looked at me and said, “What the fuck are you doing, you moron? A Bowling alley?!” So it crushed me, and I got very nervous.
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