The No Kool-Aid Zone Blog

I don't drink the Kool-Aid. For Anyone.

Til There Was You

May 13, 2010

The most beautiful of the songs in The Music Man—chiefly because I’m not singing the melody, but only a little harmony at the end, with the very talented Katrina Scoggins leading the way!

Marian the Librarian

May 13, 2010

Perhaps the most challenging number I had to do, mainly because of the difficulty of getting the timing of the first stanza down.  But my exceptionally-talented leading lady, Katrina Scoggins, pulled me through, and at least on this night, we hit it dead-on.  Sorry that you’ve probably got to crank your speakers full-blast, but we…

The Sadder but Wiser Girl

May 13, 2010

If I hadn’t butchered a couple of tiny moments on this one, it might be the funniest of the videos from The Music Man:

76 Trombones

May 13, 2010

This is the best-known and loved song from the musical, though I had a couple others I enjoyed performing more.  Nonetheless, for your viewing pleasure (or disdain, I guess, as the case may be), here’s 76 Trombones:

It's Me, Again. On Scrabble, Again.

May 12, 2010

Here’s Episode 2, Part 1, in which I should have been beaten in the first round.  A word of explanation for my poor performance: I’d just (right before lunch on day of filming) won $9500, and really, honestly was in a bit of a daze.  Thus, I just wasn’t sharp, but I’ll take the gift…

Now for Some Fun: Ya Got Trouble!

May 11, 2010

Thanks to my good friend Luke Livingston, who gave me a special dispensation due to special circumstances, I’ve got a “raw” copy of our performance of “The Music Man”, from Saturday evening, May 1, and from that, I’ve culled my favorite piece; those of you familiar with the story will know that folks, we’ve got…