There’s a story goin’ ‘round ‘bout a hero of history.
Well, I guess I’d better tell ya
that the hero of the story is me.
And if you wanna understand all the hullabaloo,
then it’s time that ya heard what I’m saying to you.
If you got what it takes to grow,
you gotta take what ya got and go!
And if you got what it takes,
then you take what ya got
and get goin’!
Well, I toldja once and I don’t wanna tell you twice.
I got a heart full of fire,
I got a head full of good advice.
Ya know, the world’s plum full of gol-darned fools
tryin’ to run yer life with their gosh-darned rules.
If you got what it takes to grow,
you gotta take what ya got and go!
And if you’ve got what it takes,
then you take what ya got
and get goin’!
So if you wanna get ahead,
get a load of what I’m telling you.
Don’t you listen to the lies
that the world keeps telling you.
Well, don’t hang around with all them fools!
Come and get a gander at the Golden Rules.
If you got what it takes to grow,
you gotta take what ya got and go!
And if you got what it takes,
then you take what ya got
and get goin’… get goin’…
GET GOIN’!
"For a dreamer, night's the only time of day..."
Moving Forward By Looking Back - continued
[ part two ]
“IT’S IN EV’RY ONE OF US
TO BE WISE.
FIND YOUR HEART.
OPEN UP BOTH YOUR EYES.”
A last minute impulse had Packy and I deciding to make one more Muppet-related
pilgrimage. Now, generally I avoid Times Square like the plague, but when it was announced the Muppets would be making a “takeover” appearance on Good Morning America, I decided I’d endure the noisy throng.
Moving Forward By Looking Back
[ part one ]
“HAVE YOU BEEN HALF ASLEEP
AND HAVE YOU HEARD VOICES?
I’VE HEARD THEM CALLING MY NAME…”
As I said over on my Official Blog, it’s been an inspiring few weeks.
The day after “Cyrano” closed (2/26) I high-tailed it out to Astoria to the Museum of the Moving Image to see something I had been putting off for months- Jim Henson’s Fantastic World, a career-spanning, multimedia exhibit on the life and legacy of Mr. Henson. Along for the ride were my husband Packy and my pal from work, Jen Ponton. Jen’s a gem- a super motivated, sweet, funny, fabulously talented actress. It’s literally impossible to frown when she’s around. Add that to Packy being a big kid himself and you can see how I was surrounded by a metric buttload of HAPPY. I knew I was in for a day of laughter, if nothing else.
Boy did I underestimate!
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I told you it would be different…
BEHOLD! The theme song from Jim Henson’s much beloved “FRAGGLE ROCK”
Yep. I’m a dork. This was mostly an exercise in fun and 80s nostalgia. Did all the voices, added sound effects, played the piano/bass… Yeah. So if you ever wondered what I sound like as a bunch of Fraggles & Gorgs, this is your answer!
Fun summer days at Grandma’s house. circa 1987?
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Here’s another clip hot out of my home “studio”- a song which is pretty much my favorite Freddie Mercury composition BAR NONE, “Somebody to Love”
Yes, it’s another Queen song, but unlike my posting of “Bohemian Rhapsody” from a few months ago (which was mostly an exercise in mapping harmony lines), THIS is a full track. I play and sing everything you hear on it- harmony vocals, lead vocal, piano and bass.
ENJOY!
p.s. - I *do* actually perform songs outside of Queen. Swear. ;) I guess I decided to use Queen as a bit of a musical study, though… and BOY did a learn a lot analyzing their recordings!!
You’ve got everything that you need
right in front of you!
Nothing’s stopping you. Nothing that you can’t do-
that the world can throw at you!
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With new upgrades in my sound recording equipment, I’ve FINALLY been able to start making quality .mp3 files of my music work.
Here’s a little tease of what I’ve been working on. (Yes, that’s all me. The compression is rough, but that’s what happens with 14 layers of overdubbing!)
Bohemian RhapsodKay… ;-)
Where I spend ENTIRELY too much of my free time
Damn You, Autocorrect!!
… and, yes. Even though I personally own a Droid, I’ve had some lovely things happen to me. Ask my husband some time about ‘conanblimp’ instead of ‘could you grab some dinner?’
Gotta love hiking in the autumn. GORGEOUS!!!
