I just wanted to get these thoughts on ‘paper’ today… and … as these are spontaneous thoughts they are probably not complete, well-thought-out ideas. But, here goes anyway. I was just reminded of something a couple of my sales-minded friends told me when I asked them about sales: they all…

A New Hope: America needs a new vision for the future…NOW!
America needs “A New Hope” for its future and it needs it NOW! America has been caught up in turmoil over the past 8 years. This turmoil began long ago and it has been gaining ground ever since. The past has been preserved by political parties that can’t escape it….

My Old Kentucky Home: State Song, Blues Song, and Identification with “Home”
I was born and raised in Kentucky. My first professional musical ‘job’ was in 1981 at the Stephen Foster Story in Bardstown, Kentucky. The state song of Kentucky is “My Old Kentucky Home” and I have always loved the song. Is it time to say “Good Night” to it? I’m…

Being Prolific: The Key to Becoming a Great…Anything
“How do you memorize all of that music and foreign text?” This is a question I often got from my father and also from people who would come to a performance. I answered that it is something I do all of the time. Memorization is not a sometime thing and…

Spectator or Actor: Not an easy choice.
I grew up standing on the sidelines. Then I had a career where I was the performer. Now I am on the sidelines once again and have been for about 14 years now. Towards the end of my performance career it became difficult for me to be good at it…

I was prepared for nothing. A self-evaluation of how I was raised.
Before starting this blog post, let me preface it by saying that my parents did everything they could to help me succeed in life. I was fortunate to have such dedicated, loving, and self-sacrificing parents. They gave it their all. Whatever I say here doesn’t diminish my love and respect…

The Pitfalls of Social Media Posting of Controversial Topics
The truth is no longer important on social media. The best content is what is known as “Clickbait”. The only requisite for it is how many likes, dislikes, shares, and comments you get on a post. But, isn’t that innocent? What is wrong with this? Maybe I have a criminal…

How to Sing: My one and only article on the topic.
I’ve never written anything about singing that I can remember. But, I thought it might be interesting to talk about my experience in singing and in music in general. Who knows maybe it will help someone sometime. Learn at least 2 instruments besides voice. The first thing to learn is…

Übersetzungen: Den Sinn für die Bedeutung nicht verlieren.
Gestern habe ich ein Text auf Englisch geschrieben und dann auf Word es automatisch auf Deutsch übersetzen lassen. Obwohl die Übersetzung wörtlich richtig war klang alles so falsch auf Deutsch. Dann hatte ich einen Text auf Deutsch geschrieben und es klang wie ich es gemeint habe, obwohl ich über die…

Excellence: The desire to be good at what you are doing.
Excellence and the desire to be good at what you are doing. When I go about my day and observe how people work I am often amazed by how some people work very hard at what they do with a great attitude and then also how some people have a…