AMAY-ZING MAY

This May could be the best month ever for me.

It's really kind of amazing, all these projects.

I'm writing this for myself.

A friend of mine said to remember all this next time I want to jump out the window. I told him, "It's your job to remind me. Ha!"

I think I have to say that May started on Friday at 9:30 AM with an interview with the NY Times about the RunBun and GOODNIGHT MOON concert in the Park. The writer really knew about the concert and my thoughts about the piece, etc. But it was the times. Amazing, actually. I thought for sure that the Times would do a piece on Poetic License. But I'm grateful for the Run Bun push.

Saturday was the Poly Prep auction. It took 30 years but I'm finally popular in High School.

Today was a rehearsal with Kate Mulgrew. She was wonderful. She was pleased that it was rather easy to learn. Naturally she knows and loves the book. Kate is booked on NBC Sunday and Lauren is booked on ABC Sunday. Wow. Kate's show wanted some B roll so we shot the rehearsal and after she left we edited a great minute piece. Then I made a scratch track for Lauren to rehearse to. Ray is out in LA making the Orch track.

Tomorrow I go down to Philly to do my Concert with Mark Stone. Very exciting. The program says THE PHILADELPHIA OPERA presents ... Nice again. This is our pre-Carnegie Show that we're using as a rehearsal. Our last rehearsal went well. I think it's finally coming.

I come back Wed PM to hear the ISO play the pieces for the first time. Sam told me i was going very well and he particularly liked the Goodnight Moon orchestration. Whew. I can't wait to hear it. I'm nervous! But everyone has said it's sounding good.


Thursday is a private presentation of POETIC LICENSE the Stage Version. I'm VERY excited. Joanna Gleason and Chris Sarandon as well as Donald Corren are doing it. What can I say. Hallie and Andrew are singing 10 Songs from the Underground. This actually could work!

Saturday the 8th is the Final Dress of RunBun GNM but we're going to be recording it. I hope we can get it nice and clean at rehearsal. Today, we also recorded Kate's lines very cleanly so if we need to re can lay in all her dialogue.

And SUNDAY is the CONCERT IN THE PARK. With all the Publicity, there could be a HUGE turnout! I hope so!

The next day we start at Sound Associates mixing and mastering. The art work is at the printers, it's available to be pre-ordered on AM. I hope to ship the masters to the printers on Tuesday. We can then have them on the 17th and available to be reviewed and played on the air. Max, who is doing an amazing job with Poetic License, thinks we'll do very well with this. He's also getting tons of air play for the sony cd on mother's day.

Then I can practice practice practice and get to Carnegie Hall on May 19th. That's another career highlight. All my own music at Carnegie. Amazing.

And 5 days later, we do a PANDORA reading. WE FINALLY GOT THE RIGHTS. Kirk Douglas is coming, George and Jolene are coming. Kerry and Cady are doing it as well as James Patrick.

So that's the month. Best month of my life career wise? Maybe.