Night on Bald Mountain never re-model it: "with whatever shortcomings, it is born; and with them it must live if it is to live at all." Having finally completed the work, Mussorgsky was crushed when his mentor Mily Balakirev was savagely critical of it. The score is peppered with comments such as "the devil knows what [this is]", "what rubbish", and "this might be of use", probably pencilled in by Balakirev. This "first version" was put aside, and did not appear in print until 1968, in a new edition prepared by Georgiy Kirkor. The original tone poem, "St. John's Eve on Bald Mountain" (1867),
Bobby Bare a Western with Troy Donahue, "A Distant Trumpet", and had a memorable scene being branded for desertion, and a few episodes of the TV series "No Time for Sergeants". He turned his back on Hollywood to pursue his country career. From 1983 to 1988, Bare hosted "Bobby Bare and Friends" on The Nashville Network which featured him interviewing songwriters who sang their hit songs on the show. In 1985, Bare signed with EMI America Records where he scored 3 low-charting singles. In 1998, he formed the band, Old Dogs, with his friends Jerry Reed, Mel Tillis and Waylon Jennings. In