EDITORIAL Drugovich, Cuomo, Harris Rose To Meet Crisis That’s the spirit. Margaret Drugovich’s latest Sunday YouTube video (linked on www.AllOTSEGO.com) was like clouds opening and the sun shining through. Watch it. You’ll feel a lot better about the near-term future. As Drugovich has proved again and again in her 12-year tenure as Hartwick College president, she’s a gutsy lady. A leader. A tough one, and an inspirational one. First, even though the COVID-19 threat is quickly diminishing – yes, it…
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Hall ROCKIN’ Again Rock Hall Of Fame Pushed To Open As Soon As Possible By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ‘Walk This Way.” “Don’t Stand So Close To Me.” “Check Your Head.” These aren’t just favorite albums and songs – they’re directives on how to enjoy the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, which reopened this past Monday, June 15. “Museums and museum professionals think about this all the time,” said Hall President Greg Harris, an…
JACK, GREG HARRIS HEAR SAME BEAT Son Of Rock Hall’s President Has His Cooperstown Debut By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Growing up, Jack Harris would jam on the drums while his father, Greg, president of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, played guitar. “We always had guitars around the home” said Greg. “Our daughter Alex plays piano, and his mom Deirdre sings Irish songs. We played a lot of albums for them, and he had…
Panel Explores Ritts’ Life, Legacy and Impact Rock & Roll Hall of Fame president Greg Harris, pictured at right, was the moderator of this afternoon’s panel discussion on the “Fenimore Rocks! Herb Ritts and the Image of Rock Music” exhibit currently on display at the Fenimore Art Museum. The talk, which featured Rory Ritts, Herb Ritts’ brother, Laurie Kratochvil, photography director at Rolling Stone, and music historian John Covach, pictured above, who discussed the work of Ritts and took questions…
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Rock Hall’s Greg Harris Blending Old Stars, New By LIBBY CUDMORE•The Freeman’s Journal Edition of Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014 When Greg Harris, ’93, was a Cooperstown Graduate Program “first year,” he may not have known that what he did in his free time would be as important to his career as what he did in the classroom. “We were always out going to see bands in Oneonta, Cherry Valley,” he said. “We spent as much time in the community as…