Monthly Archives: April 2014

Family Weekend

By |

I just got off the phone talking with my wonderful young nephew Kaj,  who was telling me about his performances this past weekend as Gaston in his school’s production of “Beauty and the Beast.”  In the unbiased opinion of his mother (my sister Randi) Kaj practically stole the show with both lovely singing and remarkably

Giving Voice

By |

The 16th of April is designated - although I’m not sure exactly by whom - as World Voice Day.  I had actually never heard of such a thing until several years ago when all of us who are regular contributors to the Journal of Singing were sent an email by our esteemed editor, Dr. Richard

“More Powerful than a Locomotive. . .”

By |

Last night, Kathy and I and four friends went to the Milwaukee Repertory Theater to see a play with the intriguing title “The History of Invulnerability,” which tells the story of Jerry Siegel, the man who created Superman.  I knew a little bit about the story of this working class guy from Cleveland who created

Auto Correct

By |

It’s supposed to be so easy.   An envelop arrives in the mail from the Department of Motor Vehicles, informing you that it’s time to renew your license plates - which in this pollution- ridden corner of the world also means taking your car to have its emissions tested.   They stick a tube on the end