I, like everyone else, am still deeply hurt by the death of Michael Jackson. I find myself talking about him constantly, like I'm a long time friend or family member. I'm not, but he has such a tremendous effect on my life I feel like I know him. Whenever I speak with friends they often say to me "when I heard about Michael's death,the first person I thought of was you."
Yes I am the self proclaimed biggest Michael Jackson fan EVER. I cried when he was burned during the filming of the Pepsi commercial in the 80's. I learned that he loved animation so I bought him a $50 book on Disney animation magic with the intention of mailing it to Neverland, but that never happened. My 13 year old self only made $5 a week in allowance and I could not afford the shipping and handling costs. Thankfully I did not have to reimburse my step dad for the cost of the book. My bedroom was a shrine to the King of Pop with a wall full of posters, a scrapbook full of clippings and a Beat It jacket full of buttons. I collected every cover of every newspaper and magazine that featured him, I even daydreamed of the dress I would wear at our wedding. I was the ultimate fan. I saw the Victory tour twice, learned the thriller dance in one sitting and performed it almost daily in school. I was the ultimate fan.
As an adult I cringed at the bad press, the allegations, the change in appearance but I still believed that he was a misunderstood soul. I AM his biggest fan. No matter what his music is ALWAYS played in my home, my plays, my classroom, my radio shows...in my life. I AM his biggest fan. As an adult I also realize that I share the title of his Biggest Fan with billions of people around the world. We are his biggest fans!
In honor of his life & legacy and in light of his memorial service today I thought it would be nice to create this blog to share memories and thoughts about the world's greatest entertainer. Please share your thoughts and memories as well.
Here are just a few video memories of Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5 (courtesy of Youtube):
Never Can Say Goodbye
Sugar Daddy
Rare I Want You Back
Michael and his brother's LOCKING
Enjoy Yourself (from the Variety show)
Please share your comments. Enjoy!
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
And the Oscar goes to...
Good day people,
Today's blog is dedicated to highlighting the talents of an actress who happens to be a member of my iTheater Company...Ms. Donnie Hammond.
First of all let me explain what the iTheater Company is all about. The i stands for "improv". This company is the first cousin of The Headline Theater Company which I created then developed with Bunmi Samuel, but more on that in another blog. Donnie Hammond, along with The iTheater Company will begin a live improv dinner theater, "The Improv Cafe," in the West Oak Lane section of Philadelphia beginning July 1, 2009. The actors will perform original works based on suggestions from the audience. They will play "Who's Line is it Anyway" style games and include audience members in various skits. This type of weekly show is demanding on the performers and it is important that the actors are spirited, versitile and quick on theri feet.
Ms. Donnie represents the kind of spirited, emotionally depth, creative tripple threat that will make the Improv Cafe a very entertaining weekly experience. Ms. Donnie is a hair stylist by day and an actor-singer-dancer by night. Here is a clip of Donnie performing and improvised one woman show. She had 15 minutes to develope this piece based on the answers to random the audience answered on 3x5 cards. Check out her work...
I thing that Ms. Donnie did an awesome job on this improvised scene. If you would like to see more of her and the rest of the iTheater Company join us every Wednesday beginning July 1 @ Relish 7152 Ogontz Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa 19118 8pm to 10pm admission $10.
Today's blog is dedicated to highlighting the talents of an actress who happens to be a member of my iTheater Company...Ms. Donnie Hammond.
First of all let me explain what the iTheater Company is all about. The i stands for "improv". This company is the first cousin of The Headline Theater Company which I created then developed with Bunmi Samuel, but more on that in another blog. Donnie Hammond, along with The iTheater Company will begin a live improv dinner theater, "The Improv Cafe," in the West Oak Lane section of Philadelphia beginning July 1, 2009. The actors will perform original works based on suggestions from the audience. They will play "Who's Line is it Anyway" style games and include audience members in various skits. This type of weekly show is demanding on the performers and it is important that the actors are spirited, versitile and quick on theri feet.
Ms. Donnie represents the kind of spirited, emotionally depth, creative tripple threat that will make the Improv Cafe a very entertaining weekly experience. Ms. Donnie is a hair stylist by day and an actor-singer-dancer by night. Here is a clip of Donnie performing and improvised one woman show. She had 15 minutes to develope this piece based on the answers to random the audience answered on 3x5 cards. Check out her work...
I thing that Ms. Donnie did an awesome job on this improvised scene. If you would like to see more of her and the rest of the iTheater Company join us every Wednesday beginning July 1 @ Relish 7152 Ogontz Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa 19118 8pm to 10pm admission $10.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Welcome to My Blog Page
I am excited to learn about this technology. I'm happy to have the Google page and a central source for all of the info I need...daily. I must say that I am VERY tired, however, I will spend some time working on this stuff later.
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