In the musical comedy world, a performer who can act, sing and dance is called a triple threat. To be sure, there are great singers, many of whom can dance, but unfortunately they struggle with the acting part. And then there are great actors who can sing, but are cursed with two left feet. Real …
Old friends. What does that bring up for you? Does it take you back to a part of your life, perhaps a simpler time, when life was just beginning? Or, do you picture the friendships you have maintained for many years that help you in the present moment? For me it’s both. Yesterday, two of …
This morning, October 26, I walked out the door and it was warm. By midday, or thereabouts, the temperature reached its high of 70 degrees in our area. In 2006, An Inconvenient Truth, a documentary written and starring former Vice President, Al Gore, warned us about this. The only thing he and climatologists got wrong …
It took us a few weeks to decide, but we finally booked our 7-night Dental Vacation to Costa Rica. We crunched the numbers repeatedly, talked with experienced friends, and consulted with two dental clinics. Everyone was super helpful and I’m very grateful for the support. In my younger years, I would have booked the trip …
It’s challenging to be a soft man in a world of hard news. Of course, we cannot be just the Lover. We need to access the Warrior in ourselves, too. As a Warrior, I advocate for one thing above all else – compassion. I have chosen to separate from people who I think are lacking …
A couple of weeks ago, we were on our way to visit Steph in Amagansett, NY while simultaneously talking to Sandi and Paul about taking a trip to Phoenix and Sedona, AZ. We booked it for January. Since then, we’ve been researching the benefits of Beth getting needed dental work done in Costa Rica next …
My friends, Bill and Jennifer, adopted a rescue dog named “Bear” from a shelter in New Jersey. Bear had already experienced a tough life bouncing from place to place, so my friends wanted to help him have a better life and enjoy having a dog at home, too. To their dismay, Bear was a real …
TUESDAY It’s just after 6 a.m. In a few minutes, we’ll get in the truck for a visit to Hopewell Junction, NY. where we’re playing a gig for a few hundred, new kindergartners. This is an annual thing, providing the five-year-olds with their first musical assembly, probably their first exposure to live musicians. Lucky me …