Thursday, February 21, 2008

KC Bound

On Friday 02/15/2008 I took Holly to an audition for the



The audition was in Kansas City, but the school is in NYC. We left once Holly got off work at 5:00pm. We drove to the Comfort Inn just North of downtown KC. It was a nice clean Comfort Inn(my hotel of choice whenever possible). There were 4 pillows per bed, which may not seem like much, but made a major difference for me over the usual two crappy pillows you get at most hotels. We stayed there to save $25 - $75 over the downtown hotel rates, and we were less than 15 minutes from our destination.

Auditions started at 8 so as usual when you are traveling with me, we arrived at 7 to the

Hotel Phillips. What a gorgeous hotel. It is located in Downtown KC.

So we waited for the school officials (Anthony and Joan) to arrive, and they did at 8:00am. Anthony took down names, talked about the process, and the kids filled out forms. Holly let another girl go first because she had to be back in Topeka by 10:00am. Holly went second for her interview with

Joan who is the school's director. The interview / audition was quick as Holly is only trying for the intense summer program. She won't know the "results" for a few weeks, but every audition is an opportunity that must be seized. Check out the website, and note the location of the school.

Sunday, February 3, 2008

SUPER - STAR

Oh my GOD!!!!!!!!!! I took the kids to see Jesus Christ Superstar at the Fox last night. We actually got to see a SUPERSTAR. Ted Nelley who is 64 years old was OUTSTANDING. He hit notes that Holly can't hit

As you may or may not know Superstar was / is the first collaboration of two Broadway giants from 1971. Tim Rice and (Sir) Andrew Llyod Weber are credited with the lyrics and music.

Costumes were good, Lighting was fantastic, and like all great shows really enhanced the scenes. We had a great time.........

Saturday, February 2, 2008

Super Bowl Sunday is here. Two weeks ago I was so routing for the Packers, and the Patriots (my two favorite teams) but came up 1 out of 2. Of course it could have been worse, I could have come up 0 for 2. oh by the way, I am not a Johnny come lately Patriot fan. I actually prefer the logo above to the "Flying Elvis"

I liked the patriots way back when Steve Grogan ran the offense. I actually started liking them because I couldn't stand watching the Giant and Jets anymore. CBS and NBC out of New York always showd the damn jets and giants, and they sucked. The Patriots games were on the Hartford station, and it was a good alternative. They weren't that great, but I liked their players. (I remember Russ Francis their all-Pro TE,, Darryl Stingley was a WR, later there was Tippet at LB.

So that being said, I will also have to think hard the day Brett Farve retires if the Packers will remain on my Favorites list. I am a fan of the game, and have changed by allegiance several times to follow certain players. As a kid I was a die hard Vikings fan.I cried like a baby when the Chiefs beat them (like so many other did) in the Super Bowl. How could you NOT love Bud Grant's style. I even had a Viking helmet which I wore playing with my friends T.R., Kevin, Brian, Bo, etc...in the back yard. Then they let Alan Page leave and play somewhere else. I wanted to run like the great (and mostly unknown) #44 Chuck Foreman, rush the passer like Page, Eller, Marshall, and Seimon, intercept passes like Paul Krause. After the Vikes allowed their team to walk away, I started following a team that had a gifted runner (Sweetness) and not much else. Some guy named "Bobby" Douglas was at QB and the team was going NOWHERE. Then came the "D", and the player who really caught my football interest #9 Jim McMahon. Add in the fiery Ditka, the genius of Buddy Ryan, and a wide eyed linebacker named Singletary and I was hooked.....Then of course the Bears dismantles that great team letting go of Wilbur Marshall, Richard Dent, McMahon. and the rest.....................So I hooked up with the Packers and that upstart QB Brett Farve. Like McMahon he played QB like an out of control blitzing LB. I loved it...

Baseball will always be my Favorite game, but I love Football. My love of Football is one of those things I got from my beloved father Pete. He of course also liked the college game (not me)

So bring on the Chips, the Smokies, and the beer. Enjoy the super bowl. 19-0