July 18, 2004

Well, it's been an eventful last few months!

First of all, Audra's Seven Deadly Sins concert was a big smash - she is absolutely extraordinary. Not only does she bite off more than any mere mortal could possibly chew, but then she excels at ALL OF IT! Listen for yourself! Here is the NPR website where you can listen to a beautiful recording of that concert plus some other songs from her CDs. As for my new song, "My Book," it is mistakenly omitted from the song list, however you can find it 31 minutes into Part One of the concert. Also, note that the credited composer/lyricist of the song is "Jake Blumenthal." Hmmm, people have messed up my name before, but that version takes the cake. :-)

What else? I went on a beautiful cruise of Alaska on the Infinity, a Celebrity cruise ship. I would recommend this ship to anyone - great food, great service, great maintenance. High marks, all the way around. (One caveat: small staterooms.) While in Alaska, we kayaked in a rain forest lake and took a helicopter to a glacier for a trek. Also, we spent a couple of days afterwards in the Vancouver area. Saw the amazing Butchart Gardens, definitely worth the trip to Victoria if you want to see the most perfect and gargantuan versions of every flower ever known. The tuberous begonias were insane, like heads of lettuce.  Had an amazing meal at C Restaurant. Rented bikes and rode the sea wall around Stanley Park. Visited the wonderful Vancouver Aquarium. Great time.

Still working with Tina Howe on our musical, Hush. It's going very well, but it's slow work, writing an original musical. We're plugging away, though.

Vicki Clark and I are exploring the possibility of recording a solo CD of her singing my songs. Details to follow. (!)

That's about it, for now.

Happy summer!


XOXO

Jeff