Caroling, the holidays, auditioning, and the fact that I went to more parties and shows and showcases than ever before meant…less blogging. So I finally took some time (as I am now in the middle of getting rid of a head cold & a major cough) to do write ups on some events of the last few months. And lots […]
Day 2 (January 19th, 2009) video log of our day can be found here:video.lisarein.com/thepete/stuff/ThePeteTV/tv20090119.mp4 For some reason, it was yanked from YouTube by YouTube’s policies, maybe because there’s a snippet of Renee Fleming singing in the background on the Jumbotron while Pete & I were by the Reflecting Pool of the Lincoln Memorial. HBO is stingy that way…although we were […]
Hucklebug, Episode 131: Happy Last Day of the Bush Presidency, RIP Patrick McGoohan and Ricardo Montalban, shout-outs, movies (Bet: Rocco and His Brothers, In Bruges, The Naked Spur, Out of Sight; Stennie: Wall-E, Trouble in Paradise, Shut Up & Sing, Ghost Town, Shaun of the Dead), lowlights & highlights, fuck-offs & you-rules, special guests ThePete and Siskita, live from Bethesda, […]
Pete & I took advantage of a lull in our schedules and made it down to Washington, DC, to brave the ebullient crowds — and celebrate what is probably the most significant changing of the guards in my generation’s lifetime. My Flickr.com set is here. It includes pix of us in the Mall, at the Smithsonian Castle/Air&Space/AmericanHistory/NationalPortraitGallery Museums, and an […]
I was at the pleasure of Jennifer Wren & Bill Zeffiro’s gracious and talented hosting for the Opening Night celebration of Big Night Out at their new performance space at The Reprise Room at Dillon’s on West 54th Street. We had a terrific evening of song and humor. Jennifer is an ebullient, effervescent hostess, full of spunk and bubbly humor. […]
Oh man, I had such fun at the Algonquin Salon on the 11th. The theme was “Drop that Name,” meaning any song that had someone’s name in the title, or mentioned. I chose a character that sometimes has a name (“Nimue”) but often does not (“The Lady of the Lake”) and sang the song “Diva’s Lament (Whatever Happened to My […]
Pete & I play Russian Ninjas on an open-air Subway platform in Queens. My neighborhood, transformed by snow Playing in the snow, agressively. Waiting for anyone directing a production of “Little Women” to wander by… Awww…old toys are back in style!!! Caroling at the NY Public Library at Bryant Park No you’re not seeing things…I’m in red and singing Soprano! […]
Host Mark Janas was cool enough to invite my main caroling group from the Definitely Dickens Holiday Carolers to come co-host with him on the evening of the “Winter Solstice” Algonquin Salon on December 21st, 2008. We videoed (video’d?) the evening of festivities, where a lot of cool original and classic Holiday songs were brought forth. Other songs – from […]
Big Night Out’s Holiday Extravaganza is everything the title suggests – you’re out at night for a big night of holiday fun with this crowd. Once again, co-hosts Jennifer Wren and Bill Zeffiro guided singers and songwriters through a fantastic night of holiday musical cheer. Piano accompaniment was by Bill Zeffiro, Mark Janas, Nicholas Levin, Scott Ethier, and Paul Rigano. […]
My caroling quartet jokes around, has fun, orders Blizzards and sings a carol.