May 27, 2006
Skagit Valley Herald
Associated Press
Seattle - Archie Drake, a Seattle Opera bass and baritone who also sang at other operas in the West, is dead at 81 from a heart attack following his last performance.
Drake, who came from the same English family that includes Sir Francis Drake, collapsed at the door of his apartment [...]

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askland on May 26th, 2006

Here are some pictures of the band and pit from our performance of Elton John’s AIDA at McIntyre Hall (Mount Vernon, WA) in April 2006. Band members please e-mail me your mailing info and I’ll send you the full DVD of band pics. There is also a full DVD of cast and stage pics but [...]

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askland on May 26th, 2006

SEUSSICAL MUSICIANS
10/06 - MUSICIAN COSTUME IDEAS CLICK HERE
This page will be updated with all the info you need. To contact me, click “home” top of page, then click “contact” link at right of page to see my email address.
I’ll be conducting Seussical at McIntyre Hall (Mount Vernon, WA) in November 2006. The show will be [...]

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askland on May 26th, 2006

We’ve rearranged the online battle forums at RapDogs.com - Used to be a hierarchy of ten progressive levels; we’ve simplified it to three levels. The ten levels were a little bit cumbersome. I had hoped to have the battle progressions automated but wasn’t able to make that happen. With over 15,000 members on that site [...]

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askland on May 25th, 2006

Just an update for people wondering what I’m up to. First of all, I’m absolutely loving it up here in Washington State. I feel like I’m “back home”. I am totally blown away by the strength and talent of the arts up here. Very inspiring and I’ve made a lot of great new friends in [...]

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askland on May 14th, 2006

I have been critical of Falwell on this website and others for his pompous representation of Christianity and for the Liberty University approach to science, if it can be called that. All Christians do not share Falwell’s views. His views on education, science and his apparent hotline direct to God are not universal Christian attitudes. [...]

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