It was never goodbye. It seems that whenever Dick Clark signed off for any of his broadcasts, it would be with his traditional salute and his familiar “This is Dick Clark… so long.” Whether it be the myriad incarnations of the original Pyramid game show, “Bloopers and Practical Jokes” (along side another icon, Ed McMahon), […]
Yesterday, Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling announced the title and brief synopsis of her first foray into more adult fiction. The Casual Vacancy will be a darkly comic novel set in the seemingly idyllic British town of Pagford in which everything is not as idyllic as it seems. It opens with the sudden death
What a way to celebrate the blessings of the suffering and resurrection of our Savior! The three day cycle is truly the most powerful, and beautiful time of the liturgical year. This year seemed even more somber as my hometown community lost a true friend during the week. I was truly shocked when I read
My lesson this morning was mostly a reflection on the journey I have been on for the last nearly 1.5 years and what a journey it has been! I guess I did most of the leg work from picking the songs, order placement, finding an accompanist, arranging for the space, finding the female voices I
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Yesterday was an emotional roller coaster. Thursday night, I hardly slept at all… maybe 5 hours tops (which some people I know are lucky to get in a week ;)). Being off stage for almost a year and a half created a huge amount of excitement and at the beginning of the day a little
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I cannot believe it has been that long since I portrayed one Daniel Francis Hannigan in my high school senior year. This afternoon, I had the pleasure to sit and enjoy the final performance of an area company’s production of “Annie.” I was NOT disappointed. Several of my theatrical colleagues and friends had roles on
Well.. less than two weeks to go! I can’t believe how difficult it has been to find two female voices to join me in a few numbers not to mention an accompanist. Well… I have the pianist after losing two when the date had to be changed a couple of times. At today’s rehearsal, I
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For the 25th anniversary celebration of Broadway’s longest running musical, a special performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera was presented at London’s Royal Albert Hall. This fully staged extravaganza was filmed for release on video; however, it was also released to a select number of movie houses throughout the world. Over the
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Well… with just a little over three weeks to go, I FINALLY tracked down a capable accompanist who is not going to bail on me. This morning, we met at the studio and it sounded great (even if my accompanist was doing little more than sight reading). While K did a fine job of playing
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Yes, as you may have guessed I am adding my own thoughts on the music of one Whitney Houston. Saturday evening, I received a text from my cousin asking me if I had heard of Whitney’s passing. Right after reading the message, I checked out the hub of social activity and sure enough there were
