The Strumbellas

Posted on December 7, 2018December 6, 2018 by Gregory

Yesterday’s Song of the Day on Amazon Music was “Salvation” by The Strumbellas. I’d never heard of this band before. I love the dance-floor vibe of this song. (It’s incredibly rare for me to feel like dancing–I usually don’t see the point and would rather listen to the music and talk.) This is one of […]

Incognito

Posted on December 3, 2018December 2, 2018 by Gregory

We went to see A Public Fit’s production of Incognito (A play by Nick Payne).I can see possibly why they chose this show. It’s a challenge for 4 actors to play a combined 21 roles and a challenge, I’m sure, for the director to put all those pieces and moving parts together. The company was […]

The Lion King

Posted on November 14, 2018November 12, 2018 by Gregory

One of my favorite places in Las Vegas is the Smith Center. We hold an annual subscription to the Broadway Series. (We used to have a subscription to the Las Vegas Philharmonic, too, but our conductor is so bad we had to cancel. When and if they replace him, we’ll return.) The latest show was […]

First Man

Posted on October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 by Gregory

On my weekly #ArtistDate day I had to stay close to home; no adventures deep into the desert. So, I went to see the movie First Man. It’s based on the book First Man: The Life of Neil Armstrong by James R. Hansen. Yes, it’s another going to the moon story, but there’s something about […]

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The Strumbellas

Incognito

The Lion King

First Man