Happy Birthday Christopher!
Well, a little snippet about Liza Minnelli....
As many people know, I liked to perform "Some People."
When I was 13, I wanted to be a professional ice skater...right? But my parents...took me to see a Broadway show. And it changed my entire life!
The show...was Gypsy, starring Ethel Merman, yes, it was wonderful....
But after performing it across the globe, there comes a time when you have to say, "I need a new song to sing." I'm not trying to be deep--literally, I was getting sick of singing it. So then I started liking "Liza with a Z" but that had to stop when I injured Mark's small nephew in the middle of one of the performances....
Here, by birthday request, is another one of Liza's hits. Quite honestly, I do not like this song--so I don't think you should plan on hearing me sing this one anytime soon....but its done well for Liza.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Musical Mondays: LIZA!
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
"Humor doesn't suit you...."
Todd #1 said that to me once: "Humor doesn't suit you." I forget what it was in reference to, and I'm not sure if he actually meant it or not. But, I think I'm pretty funny. THANK GOD I THINK I'M FUNNY. I probably laugh more at my own jokes than anyone else.
Why am I rambling like this? Well, this is all to set up the following YouTube clip. I'm calling it an "Adam's Blog Video Short" since it is only about a minute long. Feel free to enjoy it over and over again. Tim: I did not include the full theme song so you can watch it on loop without the song delaying you from the content.
I've been very bad at updating lately. I know this. And to make it up to all of you, I'm giving you this video as a present. Now, perhaps this will completely backfire and you won't find it funny at all.....and you can let me know that it's true, yes, humor really doesn't suit me. However, I'm taking the chance that maybe, just maybe, you'll find this funny.
Enjoy!
Monday, March 10, 2008
Musical Mondays: 1776
1776 is a musical starring our Founding Fathers, chronicling the story of the creation of the Declaration of Independence. Clearly this is a plot that lends itself to catchy tunes!
I want to be Ben Franklin if I ever get the chance to be in this show. I've seen the show done in Boston with Mark and Karen. After seeing the show Karen and I became obsessed with the show and the movie (which we borrowed from Peter for an extended period of time... SALT PETER JOHN!!)
The craziest song from the show would have to be the Lees of Old Virginia. And leave it to YouTube to have THE BEST version of this song I have ever seen. Let me set the scene in case you haven't seen the show (shame on you). John Adams (who is basically the lead role in the show) with the help of Ben Franklin convinces Richard Henry Lee of Virginia to leave Philadelphia and go convince Virginia to propose a move for independence (since everyone hates John Adams and Massachusetts). This video stars some enormous fat guy as Richard Henry Lee--which really works in my opinion. The video gets going about 2 minutes into the clip and gets REALLY GOOD towards the end.
"Abigail what's in those kegs?"
SALT PETER JOHHHHN!
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Musical Mondays (on Tuesday AGAIN!): Xanadu
Dear Kyle Stewart,
Please know that this blog entry is dedicated to you and the image I have of you under the stage putting rollerskates on Kerry Butler while her legs are dangling into a trap door while singing.
Xanadu... where to even start? On Saturday Tim's (see Tim's Blog) first NetFlix request arrived: Xanadu, so we all watched it. WOW. Seriously WOW. Gene Kelly, Olivia Newton-John, and some guy.
There was a lot more plot to the movie than I was expecting. Olivia Newton-John is a muse who inspires a washed-up artist and an old man to open a new club, called Xanadu. I waited almost the entire movie for Olivia Newton-John to sing the title song. WHAT A WAIT! Fortunately, you don't have to wait that long. Here is the YouTube clip:
Seriously, I was so excited when they started singing this song in the movie. But talk about a reason to do drugs...this movie, it seems, was made to be watched while under the influence of something.
Someone decided this movie was good enough to turn into an entire Broadway musical. And did us all a favor by casting Cheyenne Jackson as the male lead.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Go on Peter's Diet!
Peter just informed me that he's lost 5 pounds over the past few weeks.
What's his secret? Well, here is a hint. You too can lose 5 pounds and be like Peter!
Eat lots of fruits and vegetables! 
Salad is good to eat! Here we have a field greens salad with onion and blue cheese. There is a light mustard vinaigrette.
A balanced diet is important to a healthy lifestyle....and what balanced diet doesn't include sauerkraut?! Here it is pictured with juniper berries.
Chicken is still okay! LOTS OF CHICKEN!
Think about switching to a sugar substitute. Peter loves Equal so much he has artwork of it! (I happen to enjoy Equal too!)
This is a French concoction. You hardly ever see fat French people, even though they've given us things like French fries, French toast, and Chocolate Mousse!
If you're going to eat dessert, do it wisely. Here is a cake made of fruit and flowers. I'm not kidding. This cake contains lemon curd (homemade curd by Peter!) and the whipped topping contains lavender--from the South End Fromagerie of course!
Lastly, go easy on the alcohol. If you're going to drink Cristal, only have a few glasses....
