Cyber Life...

Once again I'm away for the Summer stage managing at the Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival. This means that:

A) I'm a little cut off from the world up here and
B) I have more free time than I know what to do with.

Item B on on this list is true because of the nature of the show I'm doing.  It's a show we're bringing in that requires little rehearsal and then we run it all Summer.   During the run I don't have much to do before my show call each day.  Back home in NYC these free mornings and afternoons are taken up with dog walks, shopping, having lunch or coffee with friends, and commuting into the city.  But while I'm upstate I don't have any of that.  Well.. I will have the dog to walk starting next week (YAY!) but still.  I spend a lot of time sitting my apartment, catching up on Netflix, scrapbooking, and web surfing.  A big part of that web surfing is reading blogs and watching YouTube videos.

And just like last year, I'm watching these Vlogs on YouTube and think I WANT TO DO THAT!  That's why things like this happen:

The real purpose for that quick video blog was to test out my Canon Powershot A2500 point and shoot camera to see how it would do for making YouTube videos.  I think it did pretty well!

So... I want to catch up on my blogging.  What ever shall I talk about?   I might do a Star Trek episode review series.  Where I make a quick video with my thoughts on every episode of Star Trek.  I'd prob make these pretty quick-- like 5 min.  It would be a lot of fun to have special guests-- like friends and family who watch the episode with me (or not with me if they're far away) to give their thoughts.  A 2nd perspective or opinion-- maybe from people who know NOTHING about Star Trek would be a lot of fun!!

Of course-- most of my special guests aren't anywhere near me.  So, how do I make a video with someone who's far away?  I think I've found the answer in Google Hangouts On Air!  I can set up a live hangout session with someone and Google will record it & load it to YouTube for me!  Here's the test I did by myself.  I honestly didn't know it was recording...



Here is link to a Google Hangout with Adam Rucker & Keith Lapinig that will give you a much better example of what it would be like.  They are also live chatting with fans while "hanging out".

But the Star Trek review show is just one idea.  Tim has also been talking about doing a Disney podcast.  That idea could also translate into a YouTube / Google Hangout format perhaps.  The challenging thing is editing these videos.  Since Google automatically loads them to Youtube I'd have to then go in and use YouTube's editor to trim out parts or add captions, etc.  I think it's possible though. :)

Anyway, that's where I'm at for now.  What are your thoughts if any?

Live Long & Prosper Y'all!!

Back to Blogger!

I've decided to separate my professional web page (www.themikejones.com) from my blog.  Basically, my web page has one goal and one goal only-- to get me a job.  It's just a place for me to put my resume, post information about current projects, and help me showcase myself as a Stage Manager who YOU want to hire!  The page is hosted on wordpress.com, which is a blogging platform.  So naturally, it was also host to my geeky pop-culture blog.  Until today, that is, when I asked myself: do I really want prospective employers to read about my visit to Star Trek The Exhibition or to watch a YouTube clip of me talking about my favorite Disney podcasts?  Not really... so thus I've decided to make my blog home here on Blogger.  It will be a lot easier to post my YouTube clips here too, since both sites fall under the Google umbrella. :)

Honeymoon Plans + Star Trek: The Exhibition!

Hello friends and blog buddies!   As many of you know, my summer work is coming to and end.  Fingers and Toes closes this weekend at the Merry Go Round Playhouse's Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival.  Next up on my schedule?  OUR HONEYMOON!!   My husband Tim and I got married in May but couldn't take our honeymoon right away because I had to get back to work.  But now we're packing up and go to Walt Disney World for 7 days followed by a 4 day cruise to the Bahamas on the Disney Dream and then capped off with 2 days at Universal Studios / The Wizarding World of Harry Potter  and.... a visit to Star Trek: The Exhibition!

Now, obviously Star Trek: The Exhibition is the smallest venue on the docket.  But I'm no less excited about it.  From what I've read it's a small museum exhibit at 7220 International Drive in Orlando that contains a replica of the bridge of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 from Star Trek: The Original Series, several captain's chairs and a selection of other props and costume pieces from the franchise.   I absolutely can't wait to sit in the center seat on the bridge!!  Sadly, I have read that they don't allow photography.  But if there is an option to buy a photo, I'll be sure to do it and  post whatever photos I do end up with either on here or on Facebook. :)

I've wanted to go to Star Trek: The Exhibition ever since it's original debut back in 2008 in Long Beach, CA.  Now that Exhibition was HUGE!  Since then the collection has been split into 3 different shows that can be on tour at the same time.   Most recently these were at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the St. Louis Science Center in Missouri.    We almost went to see the show in at the Kennedy Space Center last September on our last trip to Walt Disney World but it just didn't work out logistically.  It's all water under the bridge now, but I hear that it was a great exhibit and very cool to actually be at NASA.  But since that exhibit closed, the license for "Star Trek: The Exhibition" was sold by CBS Consumer Production to EMS Exhibits.  It's EMS that is hosting this smaller Orlando exhibit.

I know some people who work in the world of traveling museum exhibits like the King Tut show that was in the Times Square Discovery Center a couple years ago and the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit that was just there last year.  It's an interesting world.  They have Stage Manager type show producers who oversee all the details of the load in, set up, and running of the space.  It's almost like being a museum curator-- attention to detail is a must!   In any case, I hope that these EMS people do a good job with the license.  I REALLY hope that they bring it to New York City so I can go over and over! :)   Since the closing of Star Trek: The Experience in Las Vegas-- an amusement park like attraction formerly at the Las Vegas Hilton, these museum exhibits are all we trekkies have!

In related news, a brave Trekkie has rescued a replica of the Enterprise D bridge from the dumpster out in California and is trying to raise money to restore it!  He hopes that the fully restored bridge set can go on display for fans.  :)  That sounds like an amazing idea!!

A Tribute to Patsy Cline

I think the show's success is due to the enduring infamy of the real woman. I only really know what I've read about her. I have a biogrphy of Patsy plus a collection of her letters that were published a few years ago. Here's what I can tell you about Patsy Cline: She was a force to be reckoned with. She had a hearty laugh that you hear a block away. She could cuss like a sailor with the boys one night and slip into a gown and fur for a performance a Carnegie Hall the next. She called everybody "hoss" and filled a room with energy when she entered it. She fought with her producers-- who wanted to pigeon hole her into doing the kind of music they thought she was best for. She had fun. She knew what would sell and adapted her image to whatever the current trend was. When "cowgirls" were popular in country music she had her mom make her a custom cowgirl dress with fringe (see photo above). Later, when she broke into pop scene she cut her hair short, put on a pair of bright red Laura Petry pants, and showed the world she was "modern"!

49 nine years ago today the world lost a great tallent when a small airplane crashed in the woods near Camden, Tennessee. Country music legend Patsy Cline died that day along side her manager Randy Hughs and fellow musicians Cowboy Copas & Hawkshaw Hawkins. I've decided to spend some time this afternoon listening to Patsy's music and reflecting on this woman who died decades before I was born. I am a huge Patsy Cline fan.

I grew up listening to country music so it's not surprise that the first time I heard a Patsy Cline song I was just a kid. I remember it well. I was at my grandmother's house playing in the den while she was listening to the radio and cooking supper. Her small transistor radio crackled as "She's Got You" began to play. Even as a kid I was stopped in my tracks by Patsy's voice. I asked "Mamaw, who is that?!" She replied "That's Patsy Cline." in a matter-of-fact way. I was too young to really understand the difference in current music v/s oldies. I had no idea that I was listening to a song that was recorded 25 years earlier. All I knew was that I had a new favorite singer and her name was Patsy Cline!

Fast forward a few years and you'll find me as a very awkward teenager mailing away $10 and a membership application to become part of the Always Patsy Cline Fan Club. While most of my friends were listening to Nirvana, Depeche Mode, or Tori Amos... I was a different kind of "emo kid". I felt that the sad love songs of Patsy Cline best described my tortured suburban teen experience. I mean, lyrics like these are PERFECT for a gay kid crying into his pillow over a crush on some straight boy:

If you loved me half as much as I love you
You wouldn't worry me half as much as you do.
You're nice to me when there's no one else around
You only build me up to let me down ("Half as Much" by Curly Williams)

Of course I outgrew that emo phase-- but my love for Patsy Cline has never died. I was lucky enough to work on a production of the musical based on her life, Always Patsy Cline while I was at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. The show has sort of a flawed book, but if you get someone who does a good job portraying Patsy it can be a great show! And that's just what we had in Cincinnati. Molly Andrews did an amazing job of playing Patsy. Always Patsy Cline is one of those shows that a theatre puts in their season to put butts in seats (especially if that theatre is in the South). It sells very well! Do that and A Christmas Carol and the rest of your season is paid for.


It breaks my heart to think that we will never know what else this woman would have done if she hadn't died at the age of 30. Can you imagine what she'd have been like post women's lib?! What would a Patsy Cline of the 70's have produced? How else would she have reinvented herself? She could have continued to produce music into the 80's and 90s!



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Just Like Earth

I've been watching a quite a bit of Star Trek (The Original Series) recently on Netflix and I've noticed something.  The USS Enterprise sure does visit a lot of planets that are "just like Earth".  The producers of the show did this for a number of reasons but mainly because it was cheap.  Why spend a ton of money creating an alien landscape or city when you can just film on the studio backlot or on a location in sunny southern California?  All you have to do is throw in some lines where the crew marvels at finding a planet that's just like Earth.  Something like this scene from The Paradise Syndrome...

MCCOY: Look at those pine trees.
KIRK: And that lake.
MCCOY: I swear that's honeysuckle I smell.
KIRK: I swear that's a little orange blossom thrown in. It's unbelievable. Growth exactly like that of Earth on a planet half a galaxy away. What are the odds on such duplication?
SPOCK: Astronomical, Captain. The relative size, age and composition of this planet makes it highly improbable that it would evolve similarly to Earth in any way.

And there you have it.  We can then film our alien planet scenes near the Franklin Reservoir just north of Los Angeles.  Just hope you don't bump into Andy and Opie going fishing.  That reservoir also served as the filming location for the lake near Mayberry in the Andy Griffith show.  The episodes Miri & City of the Edge of Forever were actually shot on the same backlot as the Andy Griffith show!  You can see Kirk and crew walk right past Andy's courthouse, Floyd's Barber Shop, etc.  Here's a whole web site dedicated to this fact.

Convenience isn't the only reason the writer's used Earth like planets in Star Trek.  Roddenberry wanted to use Star Trek to tell morality stories.  He felt that science fiction is at its best when it holds a mirror up to society and teaches us a lesson. So whenever he wanted to make a political statement about the world we live in-- the Enterprise would just go visit a world like ours to tell the story.

But it seems silly to think that there could be so many other Earth like planets in the universe, right?  Apparently not!  According to a recent article on io9.com,  There might be 2 million planets similar to Earth in our galaxy alone!  Here is a quick excerpt from the article:

 Based on the data from [NASA's Kepler probe], the JPL scientists estimated that 1.4 to 2.7 percent of all stars with the same basic properties as our Sun are home to Earth-like planets. That means a planet between 0.8 and two times the mass of Earth that lies within the habitable zone of its star. When you total up the amount of sun-like stars in the galaxy, that gives you two billion stars. And, of the hundred or so sun-like stars within a few dozen light-years of Earth, at least two of them should be home to habitable worlds.

JPL researcher Joseph Catanzarite points out just how many Earth-like planets there might really be:

"This means there are a lot of Earth analogs out there - two billion in the Milky Way galaxy. With that large a number, there's a good chance life and maybe even intelligent life might exist on some of those planets. And that's just our galaxy alone - there are 50 billion other galaxies."

So there!  The fact that the Enterprise bumps into Earth like planets all the time is suddenly not so far fetched!  As Spock would say, that's fascinating. :)

New Directions (Glee pun intended)

Welcome to the new Hailing Frequencies Open. Previously this blog served two purposes. First and foremost it was my "Star Trek Blog". This is where I'd blog about all things Star Trek and how they relate to my life. Secondly, it was the official blog of the U.S.S. Atlantia, a chapter of the International Federation of Trekkers. This is the Star Trek fan club of which I am a member. But I've decided to disassociate the blog from the Trek fan club so that I can write about other things. I love Star Trek, but I want to write about things like the Captain America movie that I just saw (it was AMAZING btw) and how excited I am to be a beta tester for Pottermore! My geekdom cannot be limited to one franchise. So welcome and enjoy!

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White Christmas!

IT'S A WHITE CHRISTMAS!!

"I'm dreaming of a White Christmas"... and I got one! Popular culture will tell you that Christmas = Snow. I've known this all my life-- ever since I was in kindergarten and the teacher decorated the bulletin board with white paper snow flakes and a Santa Claus cut out for December. This was confirmed with TV specials like the Rankin Bass Christmas features. Santa, Rudolph, the Grinch and all my favorite characters seem to exist only in snowy Christmas wonderlands. Plus, the only time it snows in Bedrock, Garfield's backyard, or Smurf village is on Christmas. So yes- as I a kid I always associated snow with Christmas. But in East Tennessee it hardly ever snows on Christmas. Each year I would dream of a White Christmas and was always sadly disappointed. UNTIL NOW! I woke up this morning to find that Santa had left something in my stocking and the world outside is a beautiful winter wonderland! The snow is clinging to the trees and glissining in the Christmas morning sun! IT'S AMAZING! Just look at the view from our hotel window:

USS Yorktown

Today my parents and I visited the U.S.S. Yorktown which is docked near Charleston South Carolina as a naval maritime museum. It was great! I'd highly recommend an afternoon exploring this "Fighting Lady" if you ever find yourself in Charleston.

Here's a fun fact-- The USS Yorktown was the name of the central starship in Gene Roddenberry's first Star Trek proposal to NBC in 1964. The ship was named after the USS Yorktown, a World War II American aircraft carrier, which in turn was named after the last major battle of the American Revolution, won in 1781 by a combined Franco-American army commanded by Gen. Ge orge Washington. (Memory Alpha).

I'm not sure if Roddenberry was inspired by this ship or her predecessor-- destroyed at the Battle of Midway in 1942. Nevertheless, touring the Yorktown was a fun peak into a fascinating world. Unfortunately the museum is in peril! Here is some more info:

Carrier Going Down In A Sea Of Red Ink

October 26, 2009: The U.S. Navy has long been willing to donate old ships to groups that were willing to maintain the retired vessels as museum ships. But the navy attaches some very expensive strings. That is, the navy expects the ship to be kept in decent shape. This is a problem with many old metal ships, as they rust. And eventually they rust so much that the hull is breached, and ultimately will collapse. For example, one museum ship, the World War II era, Essex class carrier USS Intrepid, in New York City, recently returned to its display berth after a two year refurbishment, costing $120 million. The entire hull was examined, in dry dock, for decay, and over a hundred square meters of hull had to be replaced. A sister ship of the Intrepid, the Yorktown, requires a similar refurbishment. Since 1975, the Yorktown has been on display in Charleston, South Carolina, with several other museum ships. The Yorktown, which entered service four months before the Intrepid, needs the same kind of work. The navy is insisting on it, with the alternatives being sending the ship to the breakers (to be broken up for scrap) or a lawsuit. The naval museum in South Carolina is in a bad situation, as $120 million is hard to find, even when the economy (and wealthy donors) are doing well. The big donors are much harder to find these days.

But even sending the ship to the scrap yard is not a viable alternative. For a long time, unneeded ships were "sent to the breakers" (a shipyard that broke the ship up for scrap and reusable parts). However, this is now considered environmentally harmful if done the old fashioned way (as it is still done in countries like India), and too expensive if it is done in an environmentally (and politically) acceptable way. In other words, it could cost more scrap the Yorktown than to repair her.

So what's to be done? A popular option these days is to use old ships for target practice. For example, of 31 recently decommissioned Spruance class destroyers, 22 were used for target practice. Some old warships are sunk closer to the shore, to provide reefs for fish and scuba divers.

But the museum would rather not lose the Yorktown, to the breakers, scuba divers or friendly fire. But unless the money can be found, the Yorktown will go down.

source: http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htmoral/articles/20091026.aspx

Star Trek in Jersey!

Captain's Log
Stardate: 08152010
Time: 10:30
Commander Adkins and I are on a diplomatic mission visiting the the Star Trek Convention in Parsippany New Jersey. Unfortunately the transport has landed us in Morris Plains and according to the tricorder we're 3.7 kilometers to the Hilton where the convention is held. There doesn't seem to be another transport or shuttle so we're setting out on foot. For some reason the New Jersey transit buses don't seem to run on Sundays. FAIL.

Captain's Log: Supplemental
Time: 10:45
The side walk has ended and we're now venturing the true unknown wilds of New Jersey. According to our instruments we're still on the right track but it's looking like less of a stroll and more of a hike.

Captain's Log: Supplemental
Time: 11:15
Still no sign of the Hilton but we've spotted a Wendy's ahead. A slight course correction is in order! We need diet coke and chicken nuggets STAT!
Captain's Log: Supplemental
Time: 11:30
After braving the walk across the Freeway on-ramp and almost walking into the Hampton Inn (which was cleverly disguised as the Hilton) we've FINALLY found the Hilton. It seriously look us an hour but we got here! The line isn't bad and they haven't opened the doors yet. We made it in plenty of time. It already looks like it will be fun day as the lobby is full of interesting characters. (more photos on facebook)

Captain's Log: Supplemental
Time: Unknown
We've completely lost track of time! It's the end of our day at the convention. There are many federation representatives here and lots of various species from other worlds. We encountered several Klingons (see below), some Borg, a Ferengi, and many Star Fleet personnel. Several celebrities in attendance spoke to the crowd and answered questions including 7 of 9 (Jeri Ryan), Martok (J.G. Hertzier), and Neelix (Ethan Phillips).

It was great! Tommy and I had SUCH a fun time and really got a chance to "nerd out". I even competed in a Star Trek trivia competition and got down to the final 2 questions but sadly lost. It was a DS9 episode title questions that did me in. :( But it was still lots of fun. Oh- and I bought a vintage 1988 Thermos brand Star Trek TNG Lunch Box!!! I'm sure it will be all the rage in the officer's mess. :)

I think we need to go on more of these diplomatic missions in the future. Maybe the Las Vegas convention next year? Comic Con? Maybe we can get a big landing party together! That would be lots of fun!

Until then- this is Capt Mike signing off. llap

My Photography is all over NYC!

I had the privilege of attending graduate school with some pretty tallented people. One of whom is Afton Williamson. She made her Broadway debut a few months after we graduated in August Wilson's play Joe Turner's Come and Gone. Now she's featured in the new cast of David Mamet's Race. I learned of her latest gig when I saw this commercial on TV the other night:


Cool right? They flashed her face across the screen and I thought "Oh my God! That's Afton! I'd recognize those eyes anywhere." Then I thought "Wait a minute. Not only do I recognize her face but I think I know that photograph. Did I take that picture? Is that one of the headshots I took of her back in school??" So I dragged out my external hard drive, searched thru my files and sure enough I found it! You see, I'd offered to take free headshots for all my classmates before we left Alabama. It was sort of an graduation present and several of them took me up on the offer. So now one of my photographs is plastered on subway posters, displayed in front of a Broadway theatre, being aired on TV all over the NYC area and is on the website for a Broadway show! I'm so proud!! :)

I'm hoping to do some more headshot photography this summer while I'm in NYC. If you anyone who needs new photos please feel free to pass on my information. My rates are vary reasonable starting at just $50 (!) and I'm more than happy to create a custom package to suit the client's needs. You can see a small gallery of my work over at my smugmug page here: http://themikejonesphotos.smugmug.com

Only in Florida

Only in Florida (otherwise known as God's waiting room) can you fine 2 dicarded empty tubes of Bengay on the sidewalk. If only I'd snagged a picture of that. Instead look at this: These are everywhere I look down here. It's begining to look a lot like Christmas ALREADY!!





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Hello muddah, hello faddah...

Here I am at.. Camp Granada

HELLO FROM JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA!  Today was the first day of Camp Broadway and my dogs are BARKIN'! It was a crazy day and I learned a lot.  I feel much better prepared for tomorrow and beyond. :)

Working for Camp Broadway and temping at the Fresh Air Fund a few months back has given me food for thought.  Why did I never go to camp when I was a kid?  I never went swimming in a lake full of other campers or  slept in a log cabin full of bunk beds.  Why not?  Ultimately I think it's because 1) I didn't really want to go to camp. I was too shy.  2) We lived in rual Tennessee and we would go "camping" as a family and 3) we didn't go to church so there were not "youth group" organized camping ventures or Christian camps in my life.  If there was ever a camp I did want to go to it was Space Camp!  Of course, I still want to go to Space Camp.  I wonder if there's a program for adults?  Hmm.

In any case, I'm totally in camp now.  It's not Space Camp.  It's not wilderness camp (although I could go swimming in the hotel pool).  I'm totally immersed in theater camp it's pretty amazing.  Watching the kids discover their own talents and have fun singing and dancing is a lot of fun!  Don't get me wrong- it's not a stress free work environment but it is certainly a rewarding one.  

Great weekend!

I had a great weekend! It all started Friday night with a delicious dinner with friends at Yum Yum too. Mmm. Then Saturday we got up and drove into upstate New York to visit Diane. It was beautiful! I learned that a horizon line with the Catskill Mountains looks shockingly like the Smoky Mountains. I felt like I as back home. :) We knew that the Woodstock site is somewhere up there too so we set out to find it. We did! It was VERY cool! There was a museum and everything. :) We ended the day back at Diane's roasting marshmallows over a camp fire. What a wonderful day! Thankfully we didn't see any coyotes. Sunday was much less dramatic-- filled with Puppy Kindergarten & mall shopping. :)

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Shameless Self Promotion

My first NYC show is closing this weekend!  Make sure you all come check out The Crucible at The Gallery Players before it's too late. :)

Details @ http://galleryplayers.com/plays/crucible

Back To The Ole Blog

I posted a Facebook status yesterday asking my friends if I should start blogging again.  So far the response seems pretty positive.  I've enjoyed blogging in the past and I think I should keep up with it more.  So- I sat down at my computer and opened ScribeFire (the program I use to blog) and I found a blog entry that I'd typed back in January.  I'm not sure why I never posted it.  It's not terrible- just a little random.  Here it is:

                                                                                   
Written in Early January:

"I Love These Spoons"

I'm back in Cincinnati Ohio after 3 months of working out of town.  I'm happy to be back here-- though the apartment seems empty without Tim (who's visiting family and friends in Massachusetts.)  We spent some time at my parents house in Tennessee last week.  I was there for a total of one week- just the right amount of time for me to get cabin fever and want to be in my own apartment again.  It's weird sleeping in your childhood bedroom on an air mattress.  

A few minutes ago I was unpacking some groceries left over from tour and I saw that Mom had packed some homemade chili in with them.  The sight of it made me smile.  I popped it into the microwave to heat it up.  It took me a second to remember which drawer in which to find a spoon but as soon as I picked it up the tactile memory was perfect.  I love these spoons.  They have a great weight to them.  Nice and solid but not too heavy.  These are our spoons.  :) I like being home. 

Of course "home" is relative.  Soon Tim and I are moving to THE city.  I can't wait to call New York my new home!  More on that soon. :)


                                                                                   


"More on that soon"??  Not exactly, right?  I'm not sure why I abandoned my blog.  I guess I got caught up in the move-- which was EPIC by the way.  And then I've spent the last couple of months getting acclimated in our new home.  New York City is amazing.  It's kind of everything at once.  It can be absolutely inspiring to walk thru the theatre district and see how much is happening here.  I love that I can go see shows like The Adamms Family in previews and see something that none of my friends have had the chance to yet-- a new Broadway musical that hasn't even opened yet!  At the same time it can be frustrating as it's a difficult theatre community to really break into.  I'm doing my best, however.  I'm working Off-Off Broadway right now on a production of The Crucible.  It's going quiet well actually.  And I'm sending out my resume constantly for the next gig. 

The other thing about New York City that I love is the food!  It seems like everything I eat here is AMAZING!  From the cheap diners & corner delis to the kitchy burger joints and authentic ethnic places it's all DELICIOUS.  And it's all available at any time-- and for delivery.  Thank god I'm poor-- otherwise I'd be gaining a lot of weight here.

I guess that's all I have to say for now.  I need to go call half hour. 

Update

This blog entry is LONG overdue.  I think the video below sums it all up-- but I just wanted to make sure I shared all my great news with you.   Next month I'm flying to South Carolina to go into rehearsal with the world famous Radio City Rockettes.  I'll be working on the Nashville leg of the National tour of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular!  I'm even more excited because the show plays in the Grand Ole Opry House for over a month.  When I was a kid growing up in Tennessee, I dreamed of being on the Opry stage!  Now I'll be working behind it. :)

And even BIGGER news-- after the Christmas show closes, Tim and I are planning on moving to New York City!  I can't wait to base myself in the theatre capital of the world. 

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OOT

I'm leavin on a jet plane!  I head to Boston in the morning for Tim's birthday (HAPPY BIRTHDAY HONEY!) and then on to Disney World Friday! YAY!!

So look for photos on facebook and twitter but no blogs (I won't have my computer with me--- shocking I know!).

Peace!