Interview
with Gary Good,
President of Gary Good Entertainment
on August 21, 2000
Interviewed and reported by
the entertainment team of the LA Center,
CA, U.S.A. (Originally in English)
Mr. Gary Good is president of the resource company - Gary Good Entertainment, which has existed for 30 years, and works with celebrities and other notable people, including a variety of talents such as singers Sheryl Crow, Naomi Judd, and Natalie Cole, as well as actresses Debbie Reynolds, Linda Evans, Suzanne Somers and many others. Mr. Good also represents famous sports figures, well-known speakers, and media personalities.
In the following interview conducted on August 21, 2000, Mr. Good shared his warm memories of the concert - One World ... of peace through music.
G. Good: When Debbie Reynolds arrived and realized what was actually going on, because I don't think she had any idea of the magnitude of what was being put together, and saw the orchestration, all the musicians and people who collaborated on this event, she was extremely impressed, and I think she thoroughly enjoyed it, being part of it. Debbie and I were together again recently for another engagement and she brought it up again, about the experience that she had with the One World, and she still remembers it and it is very significant in her mind, too.I: Please share with us your feelings on 'One World ... of peace through music'.
GG: I was very amazed to see so many musicians, and that so much time had been put into the arrangements of the music, writing the music to go with the words; and then when you put them together, it was just spectacular. It was beautiful; the whole setting was just breathtaking. I've never seen so many flowers in my life, by the way. I know that one of the clients that I have worked with who is a comedian who opened for Frank Sinatra for the last 13 years of his career, Tom Dreesen, was in attendance; he was in the audience, and enjoyed the show very much, thoroughly enjoyed it.
I: Following the concert, a VIP reception took place where The Supreme Master Ching Hai's artwork was on exhibit. Can you share your thoughts about Her artistic talents?
GG: We moved into the area where the artwork was. It was great, of course, when you have that kind of workmanship, artwork, and the creative decor itself was the art, but the whole area was really impressive - such a variety. I walked through the area where the jewelry was and I stayed there for quite a while looking at various designs on the jewelry. Then I would go further down and the designing of the clothes is just fabulous. It's hard to really describe without showing it. To see one person with that much creativity and the time to put it together; I don't know where she finds the time. I was just very impressed with the paintings.
I: What are your thoughts about The Supreme Master Ching Hai?
GG: I had the opportunity to meet The Supreme Master. She was so gracious and so personable, and you could just feel the compassion and you can tell that She was not putting on any kind of act and that was who She really was. There were so many people that were around, and one thing that I noticed was that when She was talking with me, She was talking to me and was not distracted, and She was very, very humble to have accomplished all that She has accomplished. And that's one thing that I really noticed was that She was not "caught up" in the glamour of being such a creative person, influencing so many people. She was just very, very ... the interpretation I got was: "an ordinary person." You can see what She has accomplished and the things that She does. And I would certainly like to learn more, but from what I was able to see at the time, you don't go into a situation like that and feel what we felt without a very, very strong, compassionate leader, someone who is creating this feel among the people who are involved.
GG: When people come into a situation like this, it's God-sent. So why I got involved was not by chance. It happened because it was meant to be. I am really grateful.
I: What do you think about the CD 'One World ... of peace through music'?
GG: This CD is full of the most wonderful collaborations of The Supreme Master's words and the arrangements and the compositions musically of the people who are on here. I wish everyone had the chance to hear this, to experience this wonderful project. Not often do you see this kind of talent put together on a project, and the lyrics that were written, the poems, were very, very beautiful and significant. In the words and Her poetry, there's a special inspiration that you can feel with Her words.
I: What are your thoughts about The Supreme Master Ching Hai expressing Her message through artistic means?
GG: I think that with the world being so full of the negative, and unfortunately, the entertainment industry in general has so many forces working that are not positive, not nurturing to people, that if a spiritual leader can express Herself in a way that reaches people who may not be paying attention to the spiritual part, they may not be interested at the time in hearing about growing spiritually, but if they could hear a song that, within that song, there's goodness and kindness and positive feelings, within the poetry, if there are uplifting things, I think that's a great way to bridge into different people who will be touched. So think it's really great that The Supreme Master has those kinds of artistic treatments, expressions.
