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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Bed: The Last Place I go to Sleep
Well, it is circa 6:00 a.m. and I have been up since 2:00 a.m. I went to bed at about 10:30 so I guess I got about 4 hours of sleep until I woke up. I haven’t been able to go back to sleep since then. I have a comfortable…
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Nobody Loses. The slippery slope of deals and corruption.
I felt compelled to write this article before the inspiration waned. This reflection is spontaneous, and I reserve the right to revise my views as new information comes to light. Consider this a thought experiment exploring a world I scarcely comprehend. We often hear that good business is built on…
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The Gift of Resetting My Life
I am fortunate. Fate has given me the ability to choose how to live my life. I can build a completely new life for myself and make the rest of my years on earth what I choose. Along with this gift comes choices and they are different choices than what…