Tonight is the opening of the show that I am in, Billy Budd. Normally I use these occasions to make a parody music video about the opera, as I have done for Rigoletto, Gianni Schicchi, and Die Fledermaus in the past. But this time I wasn’t sure if I should. This time I am contracted […]
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Elmo’s Got the Moves
We have a new obsession at our house. It is a brand new, kind of weird, autotuned, Sesame Street dance number called “Elmo’s Got the Moves.” It is presented for your viewing pleasure here: We listen to this song approximately four bazillion times a day, and each time is met with joy and dancing. Crazy […]
Screaming at Planes
Yesterday I went to a MOMS Club event at the airport. We all went up to the observation tower with our toddlers (and Ruby because it is school vacation week) and watched the airplanes. To a toddler, this is the most exciting thing ever. As the planes landed, taxied, and took off, all of the […]
Cookies S01E04 – Cornflake Wreaths
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone! This is my last posting before the big event, and so I would like to leave you with this gift: a special Christmas episode of “Cookies.” In reality, Ruby and I made several types of cookies this Christmas, including several batches of caramel bars, candy cane cookies, peanut butter […]
A Peninsula, Island, or an Isthmus
You will all be happy to know that I have been hard at work on my latest informational video, and it is finally finished, just in time for the holidays! This is good news, because it sort of has a holiday theme, Sort of. But basically, it seems that some people have a hard time […]
Viva El Riesgo
A while back, I posted a video slideshow that I made of a parody I wrote about the board game Clue. We used to sing that song in my a cappella group, and the slideshow was just sitting there begging to be put onto the internet, and of course I was happy to oblige. I […]
In Disguise: A Video Tale of Die Fledermaus
When I did Rigoletto here in Florida last winter, I had a lot of free time on my hands, and so I created a video tribute to the character of Sparfucile, in the style of Bob Dylan. When I returned in the spring, I decided to do another video, since everybody seemed to enjoy the […]
Angry Black Bird
So here I am, in the midst of rehearsals again and, as usual, there is a lot of down time. It’s unavoidable. The director will be working with another singer on something, and I will be sitting around doing nothing for ten or fifteen minutes. Well, not nothing. There is one thing I can do […]
One Year of Tenor Dad
Today is my blogiversary. One year ago today, late in the evening, I decided to start a blog. I was feeling sad about moving to Vermont, spending the Fall in New York, and leaving behind so many people, and so my first post promised to keep in touch with everyone that I would no longer […]
How to Keep Your Children Entertained for Hours
Keeping your children entertained so that they do not bite you or damage your furniture is a major concern for parents today, at least in my house, and so when I stumbled across a wonderful new way to occupy the kiddos I felt that I had to share it. Now, I feel that I should […]