Living in the Woods

A few days ago, I hesitated to post my earlier entry about my Dad being on his deathbed, because now several days later, he "ain't ...

I don't believe it -- James, Ricklen and I just went to HOOTERS for lunch! This could have been an episode from "Queer Eye for the...

I just got a call from my brother Buzz who said that my dad is getting quite a bit weaker, and isn't expected to live long. He's bee...

This frigid weather is ridiculous . I've never been as cold as I have been here in Des Moines for the past two weeks. In my entire life!...

This afternoon, James and I went to the Kroger grocery store we've visited several times in suburban Toledo and had a rather amusing exp...

Quoting part of my previous entry: "We will be driving, and hope to avoid the interesting weather we've been 'enjoying' in ...

After a fallow, almost blogless year, I write a few lines to assure all you cyberspace travelers that I am still alive and kicking. There...

The show is currently in Vancouver for another seventeen days, then on to Edmonton for a month, and then Winnipeg for another month. J. and ...

mood | sad ] [ music | none. sound of traffic sporadically driving past our house. ] J. and I are currently at home in Bisbee, AZ......

I was recently asked the question (paraphrased), "Do people from the audience talk to the musicians in the pit orchestra?". Yes, t...

Last night, I came back into the pit at the Fox Theatre at the end of intermission and witnessed the tail-end of a conversation between the ...

The night following the explosion, my colleague on Principal horn gave me the inside scoop on the gun's "premature emission" l...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Now that it's half over ... Many apologies for not keeping this blog up-to-date! It would be a daunting task to docume...

I recently received the following question in response to my previous entry, and would like to answer in a new one rather than in "comm...

I subscribe to an online yahoogroups list of horn players, and receive a "digest" of emails sent daily. I occasionally post to the...

Every once in awhile, something unexpected happens in live theatre. Phantom of the Opera is certainly no exception. Actually, it is amazing ...

This is the first time that I have been able to catch my breath here in the "new show city" of Cincinnati, after a very hectic two...

It is a beautiful sunny day in Denver; nearly 60 degrees. The weather has generally been warmer than usual (as it is most places now, during...