THIS IS 45: September 2009

All the Single Babies: If You Like it, Then You Shoulda Put a Bib on it - ParentDish

This is so cute! Click on this link for a funny baby dancing video: All the Single Babies: If You Like it, Then You Shoulda Put a Bib on it - ParentDish

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Joe in the green room with Miss M

This is an adorable picture of our sweet niece, Miss M, talking to Joe and Josh this summer. Joe played Samuel and Josh was Frederick in The Pirates of Penzance. Miss M was visiting Dude and Wuzzo and Joe and I were so glad that she got to come see him perform. She is such a cutie!!

The Andrews Brothers at Stages Repertory Theatre

It's 1943 in the South Pacific, and tonight The Andrews Sisters headline the big USO show. But when a flu outbreak quarantines the girls, stagehands Max, Lawrence and Patrick, along with pin-up girl Peggy Jones, cook up the perfect way to wow the troops and save the day -- all it will take is three wigs and a lot of makeup! Mistaken identities, unrequited love and madcap adventures abound in this warm-hearted sendup of the entertainment that sustained a generation. The songs included the expected Andrews Sisters signatures such as Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree, Rum and Coca-Cola, Bei Mir Bist Du Schon, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Plain Jane Doe and Peggy the Pin-Up Girl.

"You’ve heard of the Andrews Sisters? Now meet The Andrews Brothers, four brothers working as stagehands for a USO show in the South Pacific during WWII. When the Andrews Sisters are quarantined with chicken pox, the boys don wigs and high heels and take their place. It’s a lighthearted bit of theatrical fluff, peppered with great songs of the era and a nod to every drag queen who ever graced a stage." Houston Press

"What a rollicking barrel of fun this show is! And the singing here is awesome! This cast is so in-sync and talented, we could be watching the Marx Brothers or the Three Stooges brilliantly executing their routines." Houston Chronicle

I am the pianist for a 1940s, Andrews Sister-style trio and love Andrews Sisters music. This was a fun way to hear some of my favorite tunes sung in a different way. The show was only supposed to run through the end of August but was so popular it was extended which is fortunate for me because I didn't get around to seeing it during its first run. I really enjoyed the show tremendously. The cast was great and the script was clever, funny and definitely entertaining. If you get a chance to see this show, I highly recommend it!

Trip to Scottsdale, AZ

This past weekend I went to Scottsdale to meet up with my friend, Denise, who was there on a medical conference. My favorite things on the trip were visiting Taliesen West (Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home) and the buffet at the casino. The weather was HIDEOUS! The day we took the tour of Taliesen it was 108 degrees and about 1/3 of the tour was outdoors. You have to worry when they hand you water bottles and umbrellas to try to prevent anyone from fainting! On the way to the airport, we stopped by the Arizona Casino for a couple of hours. We gambled a little (both of us won and actually stopped while we were ahead) and we ate at the Sunday Champagne Brunch which was delicious! I can't believe that I actually said I was looking forward to coming home to Houston because it was cooler! Cooler!?!? Anyway, it was good to see Denise and spend time with her.

Here are just a couple of my favorite pictures from the trip: