Through the years one thing I’ve always loved doing is singing out in front of crowds. In the military, it was going out with Branson, Rannell, Paul… with DJ Ray Ray spinning at “Rocker’s”!! By the way, Ray Ray is in San Antonio at his bar called “Tequila Del Rey”. Look him up! These days it’s been from runnin’ with Ole Russ to Doin’ the Dux rocker style with Jimmy. As of late, the number is singing the RockIt with J.B. and, if we are lucky, Nina Bina whose gorgeous voice never fails at turning heads! Literally! Oh, the adventures we crazy kids get into at THAT place!!

I was asked and accepted the frontman honors for a local funk-rock band called “Knee Deep”! (And for you mom, a frontman is the band’s lead vocalist! I love you!) We are practicing now. I don’t want to say too much now, but I’ll say we will be gigging in about a month!

I will also say that if I have to sing in front of another cruise ship, I am gonna freak!! just kidding. James Brown is a fun part to play, twice…

In my opinion one of the greatest and most powerful arrangements in all of music history, O Fortuna by Carl Orff is a true classical masterpiece. It is part of Orff’s scenic cantata called Carmina Burana. You have heard it in everything from movies to television shows. I was curious of what exactly the words were so I googled it (like everything else)! Here are the lyrics and english translation.

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