Green room, Alden Theater, McLean

TW is also a coot, but he has still has the moves. Thought I was taking a video, but I wasn't. And then he got shy. Like I'm supposed to believe he's shy.

I realize that Christmas is just past...

...but still, I like to imagine Dad gettin' a couple of wines in him and doing this.  And if he does, I want pictures.

Thank you, Mom, for these Pants of Utter Delight!

...they just arrived.

It is at the Rochester airport on this New Year's Day that one realizes....

...that while it is great to be an American, and great to be patriotic, and great to be a horse...it is more: it is great to be a Patriotic American Horse.

Happy 2011!

Smoke and confetti and bubbles erupt forth in happy profusion onstage at midnight at Nazareth College! Love you, Mom and Dad, Happy New Year!

Sunset above central PA

Plus, landing at (brrrrrrrr) Rochester for New Year's Eve.

Patriot's Theatre, Trenton, NJ

Dave on the keys, Kevin, and me.

After much diligent searching...

I actually found some snow. But that's it...all I could find. Kind of a sad little blizzard locally.

Merry Christmas! Love you All!

Hell's yeah, it's almost Christmas!

Time for a handful o' Jesus!

The Christmas Hair Waltz*

Yes...it's...Christmas time,
I don't shower or shave
And my hair's a crime, can't you see
Now it's really tall
And, really, all I do
Is to let it wave free

It's...that...time of year
When my coif wags and bobs
If you strain to hear
I will say,
Merry Christmas
May your New Year's dreams come true
And...this...hair of mine,
As it starts to climb,
Wishes you and yours
The same thing too!

Merry Christmas Eve Eve, everyone, from my hair!


* To the tune of 'The Christmas Waltz', if that wasn't obvious. Yet another in a long line of wonderful Christmas songs by Jewish composers. We WASPS farm everything out, damn...

Sunny outlook

Hey Dad, someone just pointed me at this picture some amateur made using some sort of 'retinascoping' technique to clear away the glare and get a shot of the surface of the sun.  Just freaking awesome.  Even though I thought retinascoping -for eyes, anyway-  involved adding light in order to determine refractivity, and this seems like getting rid of a bunch of light in order to show reflectivity. Who knows. You're the light guy.  :)  Still pretty cool, though.

Blurry pics of Alexandria and the Steps' Christmas Party

That's King St. in Olde Towne; the Steps' party; and Morgan looking pleased because he's sitting next to Lisa.  She is our accountant, and a finer-looking accountant you will rarely see. Morgan and her are not an item, though I don't think he'd mind. But firstly, she's married, and secondly, she already has a crush on me.  Pasty, fat, and old still works if you're funny.  :D

Christmas getting too macho

Quite possibly the world's most festive Sunoco

No more shows 'til Christmas!

Which is good, 'cause probably no more voice 'til Christmas Eve. (hack, cough, sputter, wheeze...)

Naturally...

...ten minutes after I left you a message suggesting you hold off on sending presents, they arrive. Thank you parents! Love y'all! Tough not to peek in this case.

HAPPY KATE DAY!

A movie about a roll of pennies...and his friends

...
$466 - Amazing what you can get done watching a football game on tv. Love the change counter.

Football Day!

As you can see, we had pretty good seats.  The Bucs win! But barely. The Redskins had to work overtime at sucking in order to lose. It rained the entire time and was freezing, but we had rain suits top-to-toe and stayed pretty darn dry.Except for Matt. See how sad he looks not being in a rain suit?  Awww......

Things you may not care about: Jo and I are headed to the Skins/Bucs game

 I'm sure you'll hear more about this than you need to.

Annapolis, MD

Gettin' ready for the big Holiday Boat Parade! Which I'll miss doing a show at Ram's Head Tavern. Rats. Cold and rainy here. Love you guys!

"If you don't shut up," I said, "I'm gonna punch you right in the face."

But he didn't. So I did. Stupid computer.

Since I'm on the top floor...

...this must be The Rapture elevator.

Jews as rednecks

Witness the inflatable lawn dreidel. Can country/western/klesmer music be far behind?