INTERVIEW: THE FRESNO BEE 2009 The Piano Lesson

Veteran actor draws from deep well of experience   You might not recognize Tucker Smallwood’s name. But there’s a good chance the voice is familiar. Same with the face. Maybe even the eyebrows. Just ask Bryttani McGhee, a theater arts student at California State University, Fresno, who appears with Smallwood in the current production of… Continue reading INTERVIEW: THE FRESNO BEE 2009 The Piano Lesson

OZ SCOTT

I have just returned from an evening at the DGA (Directors Guild of America) honoring one of my oldest and dearest friends in this world, Oz Scott.  I say oldest meaning duration, for I am several years older.  To be present for this event has been unspeakably satisfying for me, to see SO MANY accomplished… Continue reading OZ SCOTT

FANDOM

It took 48 hours to completely go thru one large cardboard box in my garage. Stuff from the 70’s; war photos, theater programs, critical reviews, scripts, love letters…and a packet of long forgotten fan letters, largely devoted to characters I’d played on How To Survive A Marriage and Search For Tomorrow. I realized I’d never… Continue reading FANDOM

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Three days and counting.  I’ve already voted, many Americans have…but this is my very first early vote.  I’m not sure I feel any calmer, tho I think that was my hope.  Political ads irritate me, those for and against my candidate…yet they’ll continue to run. Probably the most difficult thing to accept is that we… Continue reading COMING ATTRACTIONS

DELTA BLUES, ACCOMPANIED BY STOSH MACHEK

HONEY WHATS WRONG WITH YOU?  with Stosh Machek     STAGOLEE with Stosh Machek     SLIDIN’ DELTA with Stosh Machek https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlN0SuW0TjA   MAKE ME A PALLET with Stosh Machek https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGIq4X0xQ5Y   Art District, supported by Stosh Machek and James Slade              

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SOAPS

So, you know…I’m kinda pissed…and you’ll never imagine why. I’m binging MAD ABOUT YOU, now midway thru Season 3. I’m appreciating just how fucking brilliant the sitcom pairing of Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt truly was. I laugh out loud A LOT. Not so much at witty lines but at human behavior, at which they… Continue reading SOAPS

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RUSS

I’ve lost a friend of many years. In truth, Russell passed on December 20th but I only received certainty today. I’ve been trying to call him for weeks and had premonitions but shrugged them off. Despite his many ailments, Russell was incredibly hardy…and stubborn. His phone would ring and ring; he’d never had an answering… Continue reading RUSS

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