The No Kool-Aid Zone Blog
I don't drink the Kool-Aid. For Anyone.
Til There Was You
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
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
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
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.
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!
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…