I always seem to get sick during tech week (aka “hell week”) before a show. Last show I did the sound tech hooked me up with Emergen-C and it brought me back up to speed within 24 hours. So now I just take it during tech week as a precaution.
The manufacturer is Alacer Corp, you [...]
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UPDATE 02/07 - Free Download of Seussical Sound FX
Here’s a list of sound effects I prepared for Seussical the Musical. Most are called for in the score. Some of them are timed with the music so I prefer to have myself or one of the musicians trigger audio fx for the show.
I use Kontakt by [...]
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Hello Conrad,
I really appreciate having found your website because of the wonderful inside look at Freddy Fender. I have been just short of obsessed with finding information about Freddy since his death.
I’m not sure why except for perhaps some sort of spiritual connection on all levels. I’ve always liked his music but hadn’t listened to [...]
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Honey Will You Love Me is a song I wrote and Freddy Fender plays on the guitar solo. More Song Info.
Honey Will You Love Me - MP3 File
This song makes me happy when I listen to it. We were playing with Freddy for a week run at the Gold Coast casino in Las Vegas. I [...]
This is fun. Copy the code pasted below and paste it into your web browser address bar. You’ll see right away what it does. Very fun javascript - You can do it while visiting my site here, but may be a bit slow because I usually have a lot of graphics posted.
It’s not a virus, [...]
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Who is Dr. Seuss?
Visit the Wikipedia Dr. Seuss page.
Visit the Dr. Seuss National Memorial.
Visit Dr. Seuss Political Cartoons.
Visit The Political Dr. Seuss.
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Dr. Seuss’s Biography
A person’s a person, no matter how small,” Theodor Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss, would say. “Children want the same things we want. To laugh, to be challenged, to be entertained and delighted.”
Brilliant, [...]
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The, Feb 27, 2004 by MICHELLE MORGANTE
San Diego — Near the end of his life, Theodor “Dr. Seuss” Geisel sat down with his wife, Audrey, to speak of the past and of things to come.
” ‘I’ve had a wonderful life,’ ” Audrey Stone Geisel recalls him saying. ” ‘I’ve done [...]
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Here are pictures from community theatre and professional productions of Seussical the Musical. You can use them as reference to get your creativity in flow for creating your own production. These are NOT photos of the show I am conducting for META Perfoming Arts. As of this posting we haven’t opened yet, I’ll have pictures [...]
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Here are some samples of set design for the Cathy Rigby production of Peter Pan and closeup of swords for Peter Pan, Captain Hook and Tiger Lily. These set designs and props are available from ZFXFLYING.com, as well as updated new set designs from ZFXFLYING.
ZFX Flying has a very fun website and I encourage you [...]
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If you’re doing a production of Peter Pan you might be interested in going the extra mile and do some flying fx. See my previous post about FLY BY FOY - or visit them directly at the FlyByFoy website.
There’s another great resource at the www.zfxflying.com website. They have very good video samples posted that show [...]
Ria Peth will be performing the title role in Hello Dolly. Shows run November 17-19 at LaConner Schools Auditorium.
Call 360-466-3171 for Tickets
November 17-19 at LaConner Schools Auditorium. If you don’t know Ria, she is an absolutely amazing vocalist and a great match for this role. Guaranteed good time at this show.
Here’s music info for those producting Seussical the Musical. You might find these tips and tricks useful if you are a musical director, conductor, musician in Seussical the Musical - or if you are working with pit orchestras for musical theater productions. I think you’ll find many items here you can apply to many different [...]
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How Long Copyright Protection Endures
Works Originally Created on or after January 1, 1978
From the United States Copyright Office - http://www.copyright.govÂ
A work that was created (fixed in tangible form for the first time) [...]
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Here is info directly from the Faithful Word Baptist website. Has anyone seen the movie Footloose lately?
The website says the Beatles are God-hating Communist devils, and it would really be best if we only sang songs in church which are 50 years old or more. That way, we know what’s tried and true.
As I’m thinking [...]
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Let’s put this Masaru Emoto business to bed. I am asking for a scientist with a biology or chemistry background to help me replicate his experiments for publication.
It is beyond me why no one from the scientific community has stepped forward in a more public fashion to replicate Emoto’s claims. I believe unchallenged information like [...]
Busta Rhymes, aka Trevor Smith, Jr. - Visit the Official Busta Rhymes Website. Busta Rhymes is associated with Aftermath, also the current label for Bishop Lamont. I’ve worked on some of the ProTools sessions for Bishop and now have some material in the works with BR’s crew, so we’ll see what happens. In the meantime [...]
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Photo I took from the stage while playing with Freddy Fender.
Sometimes people ask me how famous Freddy was. My mind flashes back to some of the shows - hundreds, sometimes thousands, of people all worked up to a frenzy. All ages in one room, spellbound by Freddy. Makes me smile.
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SAN BENITO — How famous was [...]
This is an artist that really stirs my imagination. Meet Peter Callesen from the Oncotton Design Studio in London, England. See more of Peter Callesen’s artwork from his online gallery.
Seems he is picking up a bit on the groundwork laid by M.C. Escher. I’ve never met anyone who didn’t absolutely love Escher drawings. Around my [...]
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