. . . and other highlights from the Sing Along Sound of Music at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, for which Kathy and I served as onstage host and hostess. . . It is not easy to explain the Sing Along Sound of Music to someone who has never experienced it for themselves, but one way
Well, we did it. The musical “Honky Tonk Angels” opened last night at the Racine Theater Guild - and it was an absolute smash. People laughed and cried and sang along and had a fantastic time - and so did I, even though country western music is way down on my list of favorite musical
Any guy who loves opera, whose favorite sports are tennis and figure skating, and has not been fishing since he was 12 (and whose only experience with hunting is to find the centipede that just crawled behind the toilet) is obviously not going to win any Macho Man Competitions. So I suppose it’s surprising that
Last night was tough. It was the first rehearsal of “Honky Tonk Angels” at the Racine Theater Guild where I had to sit out in the audience and not actually be playing with the band or leading them. Metaphors abound. It felt like I was shoving my baby chicks out of the nest so they
Those of us who work in the Bio Sciences building of Gateway Technical College (that’s where WGTD studios are housed) were rocked by some shocking news yesterday- the unexpected death of Ken Vetrovec, director of the Gateway Foundation. His office was right down the hall from our studios and I had spoken with Ken on
Kathy and I spent a lovely afternoon at the Racine Zoo with our good friends Kris Capel and Dan Coyle - their daughters Anneka and Amelia - and Jeff and Anneka Barrow as well. (Kate had another obligation and had to slip away after we all had lunch together.) We hadn’t been to the Racine
I took this photo during the final minutes of the Kenosha Pops Band’s Fourth of July concert, just ahead of the fireworks. I love how conductor Craig Gall’s baton looks for all the world like a magic wand - and indeed there were some moments of sheer magic last night when I gave silent thanks
I love this scene- it shows American tennis pro Andy Roddick exiting Wimbledon’s Centre Court to a standing ovation - a rather amazing site considering the fact that he had just beaten Andy Murray, the Scottish phenomenon (seeded third) who had been on fire all week and was Great Britain’s best hope for a
I think of myself as a positive person who appreciates life’s blessings - at least most of the time - but then these moments will occur when I realize that there is this other side of me which is way too quick to see the inconveniences of life as undeserved suffering. . . and it’s
Is that a sad sight or what? Our younger golden retriever, Bobbi, is suffering from what the vet is calling a Hot Spot - a patch of skin just ahead of her right ear that has grown infected and itchy, and she is inadvertently worsening the situation by scratching and rubbing it. (This is also
