September
2007: Like any good artist
(well, bad ones, too) occasionally
we find ourselves between day
jobs.
I find myself in that position again
for the first time six years. I got
laid off on the 10th and am
looking for anything in the arts,
administrative support, IT support,
graphic design
or virtually any kind of writing
(creative, journalistic, arts,
business, technical).
Will post some updated resumes soon.
Meanwhile, let me know if you hear
of anything.
Thanks!
August 2007: Well, another birth
year has gone by. Took a week off
from work, but stayed home this
year
after two mostly disappointing trips
the last two years to Reno/Tahoe and
Las Vegas.
The annual high school reunion was
okay this year. a lot of new folks,
but still only about 25-30
total.
But had a lot of fun that
weekend!
After a creative burst of about 18
months, I've kind of stalled --
well, by MY standards.
I continue composing new holiday
songs for my proposed holiday CD
this year,
but work on my big project has come
to a standstill. Maybe just a summer
funk.
April
2007: Had a sneak preview of my
score for my newest project at the
Theatre on San Pedro Square.
We decided to go formal in tuxes and
evening gowns -- er, MEN in tuxes
WOMEN in evening gowns.
Nice reception from the two
audiences, and I took a lot of
production notes.
Keep fighting off ideas for other
shows while I try to finish THIS
one,
and prepare a holiday CD with all
original songs and vocals by my
friends.
January/February 2007: Work
continues on my most complex project
to date.
Click HERE
to get a sneak preview. Will have a
live sneak preview on April
6th and 7th at the Theatre on San
Pedro Square.
Come back for more details the end
of February.
December
2006: Completed six
holidays songs and sent out a
limited number of copies on DVD.
I was too late to record vocals, so
I created sort of "karaoke" versions
of them.
Will try to do a full album for
Christmas 2007 on CD.
October/November,
2006: Work resumes on my musical
adaptation of The Count of Monte
Cristo. Now that Dot You!
has closed for the time being,
and my nephew Sean has married his
wonderful wife, Beth, I'll be
getting back to it as often as I
can. I'm also finishing up this
year's holiday song: "Christmas Is
You".
August/September
2006: I'm ecstatic to report
that my musical revue
Dot
You! (A Musical Jab at the Last
Three Years of the 20th
Century)
opened March 30th for an initial
one-weekend "break-in" run. The show
returned for a two-weekend run on
August 24-27 and September 7-10 at
Theatre on San Pedro Square in
downtown San Jose.
As I've told a number of friends,
the crowds were "bigger than I
expected, but smaller than I had
hoped for." nevertheless, it seemed
as if almost everyone who saw it had
a good time. And the cast was, of
course, just amazing. I hope to be
bringing it back again later this
theatrical season -- this time with
an advertising budget!
August 2006: For my birthday
this year, I went to Las Vegas.
Hadn't been there since 1963.
It changed a bit.
Went primarily to see Bob Picardo
and Ethan Phillips (see below)
perform the first Star Trek
Voyager stage show we wrote
together "Doubles" at the 40th
Anniversary Star Trek
Convention.
It was a packed house and the
peformance was, as usual,
hysterically funny. And yes, once
again Bob mispronounced my last name
despite, he says, practicing it over
and over just before the
show.
It
was odd having about 1500 Trek fans
look at me and applauding all in the
same room!
