Lifestyle, TV & Film, Writing

July In A Nutshell

*too tired to make a grand entrance under my own power – so uses dynamite to add some flair to my appearance*     Hello, hello, hello, chums.  Obviously, this Nutshell is about a week overdue. It was imperative to my blogging schedule that I publish my Summer Aesthetic post first, while we still had a full month of official…

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Uncategorized, Voice, Writing

Book Release and VlCoPro, (Vlog/Cover/Promo)

      The Reluctant Godfather is LIVE on Amazon! A lot of crazy, mixed up feelings right now.  I’ve been dreaming about this moment for something like fifteen years….now that it’s finally here, I feel a little dazed! In honor this special occasion, I put together the video below, with the plan of uploading it to Youtube.  For some peculiar…

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Uncategorized, Voice

Hear me sing ‘It’s A Marshmallow World’…even though I don’t even like marshmallows.

       Yup, it’s true.  I do not like marshmallows, I never did.  In the rare occasions that we would have cook outs I would eat a couple for solidarity’s sake.  I’m not saying I absolutely loath them…but I’m indifferent to them and do not actively seek out this tasting experience. However…I do like this song.  For years I would…

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Uncategorized, Voice

O Little Town of Bethlehem Cover

Finally, I have covered a Christmas that really has something to with the true meaning of Christmas! I was getting very frustrated in finding a song that was appropriate for my style of singing and held a deeper meaning than snow and jingle bells.  I have a kind of ‘Dean Martin’ type voice that sounds better when I’m singing something…

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White Christmas Cover

Years ago, my aunt sent us the link to a video that had gone viral on the Internet.  To the tune of White Christmas, a rather clumsily animated Santa Claus and reindeer crooned and bopped their way across the screen. It was adorable and it was how I discovered the Drifters White Christmas. I had long been a fan of…

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Uncategorized, Voice

I Whistle A Happy Tune

       I am so excited – my singing teacher has set up her own home recording studio! For my lesson yesterday, instead of doing lip trills and deep breathing exercises, I got to record a song!  I picked Dean Martin’s ‘Everybody Love’s Somebody’ and with my wonderful teacher manning the controls, we were able to whip out this puppy…

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