Deanna Durbin died today. Another pop culture reference is lost.
My condolences to the friends and family of Deanna Durbin, a child star of the 1930s and someone instrumental in educating me about orchestras. She was 91 when she passed. She retired from acting at...
View ArticleBroadway, Boys and Betty Buckley @RHCPA
I have no ear for music, a genetic gift from the Nonagenarian; unlike Betty Buckley, who acknowledges her talent was inherited from her mother. I fill that void with a passion for lyrics. George needed...
View Article#MUSIC – the radio show hosted by @ChrisEpting
Gosh, I’m excited. The headphones are on, and I’m listening to my friend Chris Epting interviewing Phil Collen of Def Leppard and Peter Frampton. It is the first episode of a weekly program called...
View ArticleSomething for nothing and my gigs for #free
A 6-month contract runs out next week, so I am looking for work, again. That means I have to get out my HR dictionary and begin to interpret job postings. Anti-discrimination laws have made it...
View Article#Creativity – an inherent risk
When risky jobs are listed seldom are artist, writer, performer or photographer included. With the odd exception, risks that creative people take do not result in bodily harm. However their risks can...
View Article@Wolverinemovie slices and dices across Japan
The formula is familiar: choices made in the distant past drag the disillusioned, reluctant superhero from hiding to face the consequences. Unfamiliar is the panoply of villains in shades of grey and...
View Article#TIFF isn’t the only Film Festival in Toronto
The Toronto International Film Festival aka TIFF is the premiere Canadian film festival, and one of the top five in the world. The 2013 festival runs from September 5-15. Don’t despair, if you can’t...
View ArticlePaducah Named UNESCO City of Crafts and Folk Art
This just in from the State of Kentucky – one more reason to visit! Western Kentucky city joins 41 cities globally in UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network FRANKFORT, Ky. – The United Nations Educational,...
View ArticleOnce: The Musical – on stage at the Royal Alex
Did you enjoy the Irish independent film Once, about an Irish musician and the Czech singer/pianist that changed his life? Filmed in black and white, on a shoestring budget, Once went on to win the...
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