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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 and lots of pictures and video! I’ve post-dated the entries themselves, but here’s a nifty link-loaded Table of Contents for your use today: November 17, 2008 Climate Change Exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History November 21, 2008 “What’sContinue readingNew blog posts!!! Finally! And I’ve added a Table of Contents!

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 on PUBLIC land. Sigh…but you can at least see it at the above link. and then… DAY 3!!! January 20th, 2009! The Inauguration Celebration of President Barack Obama!!!! Pete & I woke up at 8 am, got out and ontoContinue readingDay 2 and 3 of the Washington, DC Trip!!!

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, MD on Inauguration Eve! Direct link to mp3 here.

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 all about town attitude. Pete & I even have pictures of our new friend Jay the Pal, a muppet Christmas present via FAOschwartz.com. This weekend is all about celebration, learning, and fun. Tomorrow is the BIG DAY of the INAUGURATION;Continue readingSierra not in New York…she’s in DC for the Inauguration!

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 Part?),” a DIVA song if there EVER was one from the Monty Python musical “Spamalot.” If there was a role written for me, this is it! As is the nature of the Algonquin Salon, music does not have to beContinue reading“Diva’s Lament (Whatever Happened to My Part)” at the Algonquin Salon January 11, 2009

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! (but just for one night) With Alto Andrea in New Jersey

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 a renaissance lute by Lucy Cross to Johanna Weller-Fahy hitting a high note in “Gorgeous” – were applauded. One of the highlights (for me) of the evening was a geekout moment shared by myself and Nicholas Levin, who transcribed ontoContinue reading“Merry Solstice” Night at the Algonquin (Hotel) Salon

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. 16 songs in all were performed, from the amazing belt-ballad “Kiss Me, Santa,” music by Andrew Abrams, lyrics by Joan Ross Sorkin, and sung by Broadway-veteran Kenita R. Miller (a Broadway veteran)…to an absolutley jaw-droppingly funny “Agnostic Christmas Shoes,” writtenContinue readingBig Night Out presents “The 2008 Holiday Extravaganza”

My caroling quartet jokes around, has fun, orders Blizzards and sings a carol.

December 15, 2008Sierra sings at the NEw York Theater Barn’s holiday benefit concert, “Holiday Stuffing” at The Duplex. Directed by Reed Prescott, musical direction by Adam Wiggins. More info about the New York Theater Barn: www.nytheatrebarn.org. Video of Sierra singing “A Different Day” by Rob Hartmann can be viewed here.