This is an incredibly difficult entry to write...and this has been a horrible week so far.  My parents' beloved sheltie, Atticus, passed away early this morning at the emergency vet.  He turned 3 years old in April.  He and my mother visited me exactly two weeks ago…he ran around and played with Merlin….same as usual.  He was the same perky ( Read more... )

So I'm sitting in the second rehearsal for Wizard of Oz....this is a huge orchestra! I have no idea how we're going to fit into the pit...but yeah, since we're rehearsing in the Green Room, no one wants to drag the harp out of the pit just for me to play glissandos....so I was playing "air harp" but I decided I'd prefer to play with Alex's laptop ( Read more... )

Worst ( Read more... )

So I'm back in Winchester....and not sick! (Well I'm not 100% better but I don't feel like I'm going to die anymore ( Read more... )

So Sunday morning (the first half day of SSMT freedom), I wake up with a sore throat....eh, drank some juice, sucked on some hard candy thinking it'd be fine by early afternoon....no such luck....by Sunday evening I had a full-blown nasty cold...*sigh*....I still am the only person I know who almost always stays healthy during cold and flu season ( Read more... )

So after lots of talks and such, I won't be playing percussion for Footloose.  Doesn't hurt my feelings at all....Marissa can probably play that part a hell of a lot better than I can! Plus, I'll do a little extra work for Dr. Albert and still get paid my full salary without having to be in the pit almost EVERY night for two weeks!!! So for the ( Read more... )

So anyways, today is no G&M and only one performance of 42nd Street....so it feels like a day off....unfortunately my body seems to be tuned to 8:30 AM so I wasn't able to sleep in....Merlin also probably contributed to that by pouncing on me to take him out....but I feel so much more relaxed than I have in quite awhile...And I have Monday and ( Read more... )

So 42nd Street opens tomorrow....hopefully that's a good thing....orchestra didn't sound great today but neither did the cast....so I guess we'll see....we've got one more rehearsal tomorrow....cross your fingers ( Read more... )

Well 6 shows down...7 more to go....well I've only got 5 more but that's because I'm missing Saturday to come down to VA Beach to play a wedding and then get right back up to Winchester for 42nd Street tech rehearsal and the last night of Cats....it's CRAZY ( Read more... )

"Hips Don't Lie ( Read more... )