This is a really lazy post! Aha - Take on me https://youtu.be/djV11Xbc914 Take on Me was groundbreaking in its combination of live action with hand drawn pencil sketch animation. It tells a heck of a good story too. Eurythmics -... Continue Reading →
By Herbert James Draper -Β The Bridgeman Art Library, Object 181779, Public Domain We had a palm tree removed from our front yard. I really didn't want to do it but there were over riding reasons. When we bought to house... Continue Reading →
Featured image, Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford, The Phantom of the Opera https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGABqdbtQnA Roger's and Hammerstein had some incredible successes but nothing succeeded like this. Julie Andrews angelic (and IMHO unequaled) voice knocked it out of the park.Β The... Continue Reading →
What's In My (Go) Bag?... or Dr. Z's Guide to Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNTemQym0d8
To help people not go stir-crazy. Andrew Lloyd Weber is making some of his Musicals free on YouTube. Currently, Joseph and his Technicolor Dreamcoat is on tap but hurry. This is the 2nd day of its 48-hour run. Subscribe to... Continue Reading →
I have assembled a collection of show tunes. All have been performed on stage and many are also feature length movies. Even included something from Disney. This one is Defying Gravity by Idina Menzel & Kristin Chenoweth from Wicked, a... Continue Reading →
Imagine, running naked across San Francisco in a crowd of 80K runners and a 100K spectators as an act of self-affirmation - with a bit of protest thrown in.
What does anime do better than almost anything else? Music. Just look at the incredible anime that feature music and musicians. And while the music itself is a blessing to listen too, it is the musicians' stories that make you... Continue Reading →
When I was very young I once heard an aphorism to the effect that if only the finest bird songs were ever sung, our mornings would be quiet and still and the forest would be an eerily silent place. I... Continue Reading →
