The One and Only Ivan is a children’s books written by Katherine Applegate. I got to narrate this little gem not too long ago. When we meet the titular character Ivan, a gorilla, he is in captivity at an enclosure in what is described as a mall. A mall? Well, yes! Evidently, this story is…
A few months ago I had the occasion to travel through Nashville on the way to visit family. As I was passing through, I decided to take the opportunity to try to get in on the open mic at The Bluebird Cafe. I’ve heard so much about it ever since I began songwriting. I’m happy…
I think Devil’s Peak is a very good book. I recently did some narration work on it, and I enjoyed the story a lot. The story is by South African author Deon Meyer and the English translation by K.L. Seegers. It is a fairly dark story, to be sure. So it isn’t for readers who…
I have to admit that I watch Science Fiction shows. After all, I grew up on Lost In Space and Star Trek. How could I not enjoy the genre? Thus, I’ve been sampling the Sci Fi Channel’s latest offering titled Defiance (which also has a game tie-in). The story synopsis from the series’ own website…
I’m a bit behind in my posts here. I had the opportunity to narrate this book some time ago but just hadn’t gotten this together until now. By “this book” I mean, of course, Custer’s Brother’s Horse by Edwin Shrake. As you may know, Edwin “Bud” Shrake was a journalist and screenwriter as well as a…
I have so many things I want to post, but I’ll start with this because it’s fairly quick. Has anybody seen the commercial from eDiets that’s been running recently? There may be more than one, of course. This one is running on Comcast cable. I couldn’t find it on YouTube or I would have embedded…
A few days ago I had to take a very long drive by myself. After a few hours on the road, I invariable turn to the radio. The fact that I don’t know what to expect in the song lineup keeps me more aware and focused while the miles pass by. And it gives me…
Ripper Street, BBC’s winter 8-episode series is a surprisingly good show. Even so, I think the title is awful. I saw the title pop up on my on-screen cable guide back in January when the show first aired in the U.S. on BBC America. I passed it by very quickly. “How many times can they…
This is going to be one awesome night of music! Join Justin Trawick, Joe Peck, Jim Shirey, David Farah, Wes Tucker, Jason Masi, Nita Chawla, Jason Ager, and Joe Rathbone for a rousing evening of outstanding tunes. Just $10 at the door. Be there! Founded in 2008 by singer/songwriter Justin Trawick, “The 9 Songwriter Series”is…
In recent narration projects I’ve gone from Jepp to Lemony Snicket and now Miss Peregrine and her charges. Not a bad run of books aimed at younger readers. The LOC annotation says this book written by first-time author Ransom Riggs is intended for senior high and older. So, that includes me, right? I think so! …