Saturday, December 31, 2022

Drum Sticks

These fine percussive instruments are owned by Derek Gjovig, Way Too Famous.

@Derek_Gjovig

WayTooFamousBand.com

Jordan Danelle Ridge, Colin Ridge

#WomenYouShouldKnow

Jordan, providing on-stage assistance to Colin, who was performing with Big Time Grain Co.

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#CelebratingWomen

@Jordi_Ridge828

@Ridgetastic

@BigTimeGrainCo 

Friday, December 30, 2022

Blip Roasters: Coffee, Motorcycles



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@BlipRoasters  

Reginald Brown, Musician

 

Reggie, performing with the St. Louis-based band, JAM: Jackson And Mars.

Photograph © 2022 Larry F. Levenson.

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@JacksonAndMars

Thursday, December 29, 2022

Tony Mannino, Musician

Tony, paying tribute to Davey Johnstone, while performing with Elton Dan and the Rocket Band.

Photograph © 2021 Larry F. Levenson. 

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@tonymanngt

@elton_dan 

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Quixotic

 

#WomenYouShouldKnow

Photograph © 2021 Larry F. Levenson.

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#CelebratingWomen

@QuixoticFusion 

Danko Loftus, Musician

Dan, performing with The Elders.

Photograph © 2022 Larry F. Levenson.

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@TheEldersKC 

Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Chris Lockard, Musician

Chris, performing with Right On Red.

Photograph © 2022 Larry F. Levenson.

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@RightOnRedKC 

Fine Art Comments

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.

Photograph © Larry F. Levenson.

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Megan Carter, "Air: The Musical"


#WomenYouShouldKnow

A few years ago, Megan Carter starred in the award-winning movie, "Air: The Musical", by Jeremy Osbern and Chris Blunk.

"Air: The Musical" trailer

Photograph © 2005 Larry F. Levenson.

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#CelebratingWomen

#35mmMotionPictureFilm

@JeremyOsbern

@ThroughAGlassProductions

 

Sunday, December 25, 2022

Princesses On Ice

 


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Sun, Clouds

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Saturday, December 24, 2022

Candle

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Tête-à-tête


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#conference

Leaves

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Friday, December 23, 2022

David Luther, Musician


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@TheDavidLuther  

Thursday, December 22, 2022

Drew Six, Musician

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@DrewSix  

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Books


"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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Monday, December 19, 2022

Theodore Brookins, Musician

Theodore, warming up with the St. Louis-based band, JAM: Jackson And Mars.

Photograph © 2022 Larry F. Levenson.

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@the.oh.door

@jacksonandmars  

Sunday, December 18, 2022

Shawn Poores, Musician

Shawn, performing with The Zeros.

Photograph © 2022 Larry F. Levenson. 

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@TheZerosKC  

Saturday, December 17, 2022

Casi Joy, Musician

#WomenYouShouldKnow

"There's no stopping Casi Joy." -Blake Shelton, The Voice (Season 12, NBC).

Photograph © 2021 Larry F. Levenson.

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#CelebratingWomen

@CasiJoyMusic  

@NBCTheVoice

Friday, December 16, 2022

Danielle Nicole Schnebelen-Miller, Musician

#WomenYouShouldKnow

"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.

Photograph © 2021 Larry F. Levenson.

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#CelebratingWomen

@DanielleNicoleBand 

@Fender  

Thursday, December 15, 2022

Ed Valdez, Musician

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@edval777

@m80sKC

 

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Bowl


Photograph © 2022 Larry F. Levenson. 

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Nicki White, Musician

 


#WomenYouShouldKnow

Nicki White.

Photograph © 2022 Larry F. Levenson.

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@mama_nickiwhite 

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Zack Mufasa, Musician

 


Zack, performing with The Cowardly Lions.

Photograph © 2022 Larry F. Levenson.

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@ZackMufasa

@TheCowardlyLions 

Monday, December 12, 2022

Brock Wagoner, Brock Wagoner Music

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@BrockWMusic  

Cherished

#WomenYouShouldKnow

Cherished, performing with Elton Dan and the Rocket Band.

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Karen Backes-Dothage

#CelebratingWomen

@BackesDothage 

@Elton_Dan 

Sunday, December 11, 2022

Billy Brimblecom, Jr.: Musician, Executive Director of Steps of Faith Foundation, Co-Creator of, "Thundergong! "

Billy, performing with Summer Breeze: A Tribute to Yacht Rock.

Photograph © 2022 Larry F. Levenson.

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@BillyBrimblecom 

@SummerBreezeKC  

Saturday, December 10, 2022

Father Christmas

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.

Photograph © 2022 Larry F. Levenson.

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@GarySenner  

#OldWorldSantaClaus

#StNicholas 

Alvin L. Brooks

#StoriesIWillNeverForget

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.

Photograph © 2017 Larry F. Levenson.

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Friday, December 9, 2022

Richard Parks, Musician

Richard Parks, performing with, The Suburbans.

Photograph © 2020 Larry F. Levenson.

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@SuburbansKC #guitarist

Red Friday

 


"Every Friday is Red Friday." - Kansas City Chiefs

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Thursday, December 8, 2022

Bryton Stoll, Musician

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@BrightonStoll 

Bobbi Burton


#WomenYouShouldKnow

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 

Photograph © Larry F. Levenson. 

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#CelebratingWomen

@ContactBobbiBurton

@CAndrewG59

@ActorTrainingStudio  

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Mike Ashley, Musician

Photograph © 2022 Larry F. Levenson.

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Staircase

This is the grand staircase at H.D. Lee Company's former headquarters.

Photograph © 2020 Larry F. Levenson.

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@LeeJeans 

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Bailey S., Proprietress, Queen of Acorns Mobile Bar

#WomenYouShouldKnow

Photograph © 2022 Larry F. Levenson.

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#CelebratingWomen

#Proprietress 

@QueenOfAcorns 

Trent Oehlert, Musician


Trent, performing with Way Too Famous.

Photograph © 2022 Larry F. Levenson.

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WayTooFamousBand.com


Monday, December 5, 2022

The Dickens Carolers

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Rachel Parkin: Keyboardist, Vocalist


#WomenYouShouldKnow

Rachel, performing with JAM: Jackson And Mars.

Photograph © 2022 Larry F. Levenson.

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#CelebratingWomen

@parkinthoughts

@jacksonandmars

Debra Bluford-Johnson


#WomenYouShouldKnow

"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."

Photograph © Larry F. Levenson.

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#CelebratingWomen  

Sunday, December 4, 2022

Curt Whitaker, Musician

Curt, performing with The M80s.

Photograph © 2020 Larry F. Levenson.

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@m80skc  

A Physicians Perspective On COVID-19

#WomenYouShouldKnow

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.

Photograph © 2020 Larry F. Levenson.

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#CelebratingWomen

@jenbacmck

@the_aafp


Saturday, December 3, 2022

The Holidays

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Chimes

These beautiful chimes belong to percussionist Wes Faulconer, Explorers Drums.

Photograph © 2021 Larry F. Levenson.

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@wesfaulconer

@explorersdrums 

Miguel Antonio, Musician

 


Miguel, performing with Run With It.

Photograph © 2022 Larry F. Levenson.

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@runwithitband


Friday, December 2, 2022

Rolls Royce



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Trey Bose, Musician

Trey, performing with Perpetual Change.

Photograph © 2022 Larry F. Levenson.

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

Kansas City Ballet

 


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

Photograph © 2015 Larry F. Levenson.

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@KC.Ballet