"A Grand Night for Singing"!

In a season where plans have been interupted by RAIN - we were blessed to have a wonderful 'rain-free' evening - Truly a blessing! And thanks to all of you who came out - it was quite a large crowd.

For those of you who could not attend, we did a night of Richard Rodgers. Music from some of his most famous Broadway shows such as, Carousel, Sound of Music, Oklahoma and more. Performing were Christy and myself of course, our daughters, Grace and Kylie; Sally Ann Tumas Skoric, Laurie Gayle Stephenson and also Sally Ann's son, Greg.

With all the traveling I do, it is always a pleasure to sing 'at home'. This year, my Mom and Dad were here as well as Christy's Mom and my brother Scott, his wife Susan and their son. It was wonderful to have so many of our family members here!

There are great pictures up on my Facebook page thanks to Matt Richman (thanks, Matt). and I look forward to any other pictures/video you folks would like to share.

Oh, yes, it stayed dry - then the rain returned overnight. What a summer..................

Tonight

Well, folks -

So far, it looks like the weather will hold. We have a great show planned, so, come on out (if you can) and join us! And can't wait to see any photos you may take tonight and share on my Facebook page.

See you later!

Sunday

Just writing a brief note - Mom and Dad are here now and its great to have them with us. The girls are loving this and, well, so am I.

I'm busy working on Thursday's show and getting ready for Tuesday (interview and performance) - very busy week!

Talk soon

Family and Stagebuddy

Hi folks,

Just got back from a few days R&R at Camp-of-the-Woods in NY. It is such a great family vacation spot. We had a wonderful time - lots of things to do- but, of course vacations must come to an end - eventually.

We can keep the 'vacation' feeling going a bit as today my parents are arriving. It will be great to see them again. Not only are they arriving today - but, they will be here through next week when we do our concert at the RidgewoodBand Shell in Ridgewood, NJ on July 30 . I will write more on that and our guests in a later post.

Be back soon - and remember to come out and join me for my interview on Tuesday night with Stagebuddy at the Players Theatre in NYC.

Stagebuddy.com Interview

Hi all,

I wanted to let you know that I will be interviewed on Stagebuddy.com on Tuesday evening, July 28th at the Players Theatre, 115 McDougall St., NYC - with a performance (perhaps). It is open to the public, so, if anyone is in NYC or in the area, come on out and join me. I would love to see and meet you!


JMM

How Time Gets Away From Us......

So many things to do, so little time! I really wanted to post sooner than this - but, this elusive thing called 'time' just doesn't stand still.

I will get back to the more personal/background things soon. In the meantime, thanks for the song suggestions....Now, I like to make it a supprise for all of you as to what will be chosen. So, be sure to come out and join us on the 30th at the Ridgewood Bandshell

New Topics...

Hey everyone! Hope your summer is going well! To this point, on my blog, I have spoken mostly about current events. Things that are happening to me as they happen. While I like to keep folks informed of where I am I also want you to get to know who I am. So, today I would like to share with you a little bit more about myself. Here goes...

I was born and raised in Huntington, WV, and proud of it! Save your WV jokes for another blog. I am a double Capricorn which means I have a very hard head. However, that also means that I, like most goats, will eventually make it to the top of the mountain.

I started singing at a very young age. I still feel that singing is my greatest gift. I want to and I try to share this gift as often as I can. Probably the most important fact about me is that I believe in GOD! Further, I give Him the credit and Glory for everything I have ever done and everything I will ever do!

Talk to you tomorrow!