I have NOT fallen off the edge of the earth, but if that COULD happen, I think I'm in the right part of the world for it. Things have been busier than usual because of the amount of acts and lectures we've been having on. Two days ago, we had that violinist that I keep talking about - Doug Cameron - and despite how unprepared I felt for it, I ( Read more... )

I got a random email from one of my friends from high school yesterday at my seldom used AOL account with the simple "Bill are you there?" header and no message. I wrote back with my yahoo email address and gave an oh-so brief description as to what I'm doing right now, not thinking much of it ( Read more... )

It's still hard for me to believe that right now it's nearly 10:30 am here (Western Samoa - but no cookies :( ) and that it's nearly 4:30pm on the East Coast of the US ( Read more... )

Every few days or so, we have "Captain's Parties" or "Society Parties" or "Virtuoso Parties" - formal events in one of two locations that have the captain, the cruise director, and sometimes one or two other speakers take the stage while the party band - turned into a cocktail party band - plays the same ten songs every time. Because there's a ( Read more... )

It's that SPECIAL time of year when I get yelled at by more and bigger idiots than perhaps any other day ( Read more... )

In running through the channels on the TV, I discovered that that only station from the outside world we're currently getting is Fox News [shudders]. No CNN, no MSN, just...[shudders ( Read more... )

Does the fact that I'm more affected by Suzanne Pleshette's death than I am Heath Ledger's mean that I'm old ( Read more... )

I'd read the previous entry before this one ( Read more... )

In between shows right now (a surprisingly enjoyable instumentalist who plays the tinwhistle and flute) and I have to say I'm stunned at how well it went, given the fact that I didn't have time to finish cueing the final number - Lord of the Dance. Sure, there were a few typos because I had to jump around and I found myself adjusting time counts ( Read more... )

I have had an interesting life. I've experienced things - or depending on how you look at it, have had things happen to me, that may sound far fetched. Individually, there aren't many surprises - "That could have happened to anyone." Some of those things I brought upon myself - the DUI, the dog bites, the car repo. Some things were the work of ( Read more... )