No rehearsals! We had big plans to do it all, but got up late and stumbled across the street to Juniors (a very nice diner, by the way, with rather normal prices). After that late breakfast, we got our ideas together and decided to walk Manhattan.  My dream was to take a horse and carriage…

Today started early. We had to be at CH at 8 am, so no breakfast!  (I had loaded the hotel fridge with sandwiches, orange juice, and sodas on the first night, and so had a few bites), then off we went by Uber. MidAmerica Productions does a good job of taking care of us. We’ve had…

After our 6-hour rehearsal—with breaks— we hailed a cab (that’s sooo New York) and headed by speeding bullet to the Met. Okay, this was either the cab driver from Hell or the E-ticket ride. Whatever, we got the full New York experience in one ride. He never let anyone cut in and dodged every car…

So how did we all end up in NYC as part of a fabulous choir? Katie has a big voice, which she has been developing through high school, college, and graduate school. She even sings professionally now in her off hours. But John’s and my stories are quite different. I’ve always thought John has had…

So the old joke goes, “A couple stops a street musician in New York and asks, ‘How do you get to Carnegie Hall?’ And the old guy strums his guitar and says, ‘Practice, practice, practice.’”  So that’s what we’ve been doing— for our Sunday gig at Carnegie Hall!  The truth is that MidAmerica Productions does…