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My subjects are newsmakers: Actors who have starred in Academy Award-winning movies, Olympic gold medalists, book authors, runway fashion models, titans of business, U.S. Surgeon General, and two astronauts. I am an active member of the Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television & Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), and the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS).
These fine percussive instruments are owned by Derek Gjovig, Way Too Famous.
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Jordan, providing on-stage assistance to Colin, who was performing with Big Time Grain Co.
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Reggie, performing with the St. Louis-based band, JAM: Jackson And Mars.
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Tony, paying tribute to Davey Johnstone, while performing with Elton Dan and the Rocket Band.
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Dan, performing with The Elders.
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Chris, performing with Right On Red.
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These are comments from years ago, when I exhibited my fine art prints at juried art shows.
I found them amusing, and displayed this page often.
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A few years ago, Megan Carter starred in the award-winning movie, "Air: The Musical", by Jeremy Osbern and Chris Blunk.
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"One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for 1,000 years. To read is to voyage through time." -Carl Sagan
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Theodore, warming up with the St. Louis-based band, JAM: Jackson And Mars.
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Shawn, performing with The Zeros.
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"There's no stopping Casi Joy." -Blake Shelton, The Voice (Season 12, NBC).
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"There are a lot of women out there that play their asses off, and not just, 'good for a girl', and still aren't taken seriously as a musician. I really hope to see that change with more women included in the Bass and Drums categories (BMA's) over the years. -Danielle Nicole Schnebelen-Miller, winner of the 2022 Blues Music Awards Bass Player of the Year.
Your fans wholeheartedly agree, Danielle.
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Nicki White.
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Zack, performing with The Cowardly Lions.
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Cherished, performing with Elton Dan and the Rocket Band.
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Billy, performing with Summer Breeze: A Tribute to Yacht Rock.
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I watched a toddler run an entire block. His mother, behind him, was barely keeping up.
He may not have fully grasped what he was running toward, however he knew it was going to be something exciting.
His considerable smile as he approached confirmed this.
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Alvin Brooks described to me a near-tragic event when he was a twenty-two-year-old cadet attending the Kansas City Missouri Police Academy. He was asked to help with an investigation.
A white woman had been knocked to the ground and robbed by a young Black man, and police wanted Alvin to join three suspects who were about the same age and build, in a lineup.
The victim was confident she could identify her attacker.
When Alvin stepped forward, the woman cried, and screamed that he was the her assailant.
The detective explained who Alvin was, and that he was eating lunch at his desk with his Sergeant when the crime occurred.
Alvin told me if he had not been with his Sergeant that day, he feels certain he would have been charged and incarcerated, like many other young African-American males who had been, "positively identified", by a victim.
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Richard Parks, performing with, The Suburbans.
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"Every Friday is Red Friday." - Kansas City Chiefs
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Bobbi Burton wrote me yesterday, with a reminder it was the 18th anniversary of us meeting. We were working on Andy Garrison's movie, "Envy".
I was the gaffer, and Bobbi became inspired to learn grip work, in addition to her training as an actress.
We also scheduled her first headshot that day.
"Each friend represents a world in us, a world not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born." - Anais Nin
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This is the grand staircase at H.D. Lee Company's former headquarters.
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Trent, performing with Way Too Famous.
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Rachel, performing with JAM: Jackson And Mars.
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"I pulled out the Yellow Pages (1984), looked up 'live theatre', and called the dinner theatre to set up an audition with Dennis Hennessy (New Theatre & Restaurant)."
"I will never forget stepping onto the Waldo stage that first time, looking out into the audience...and the overwhelming feeling of excitement and responsibility of living out my dream."
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In 2020, NBC News, New York, dispatched a video crew to delve into a story about the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of a rural-Kansas Family Physician.
Here is their story: NBC Video Story, Dr. Jennifer Bacani McKenney
Here is the printed article prompting their visit: AAFP Printed Story, Dr. Jennifer Bacani McKenney
Dr. Jennifer Bacani McKenney is also the Health Officer for her county.
Pictured, is the headquarters of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
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These beautiful chimes belong to percussionist Wes Faulconer, Explorers Drums.
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Miguel, performing with Run With It.
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The outlay each season for pointe shoes at Kansas City Ballet approaches $90,000.
For "The Nutcracker" performances, approximately 224 shoes will be worn by company dancers.
"The Nutcracker", Kansas City Ballet
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