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This weekend I came face-to-face with a truth I’d long tried to suppress. As Andi took the stage and stepped into the role she was born to play – The Sound of Music’s Maria – I realized we couldn’t dance around this topic much longer. No longer could we ignore the elephant in the room, no much how much booze I imbibed in hopes he’d turn pink. The truth was no longer out there – it was now out in the great wide open.
I’m the “ball and chain” weighing this beautiful bird down.
I kept my identity a secret during the two performances I attended over this whirlwind weekend. If word leaked out that Maria’s real life husband was in the audience – that the loathsome troll who has kept this damsel hidden from the bright lights and white knights of Broadway was seate... Continue reading »

Note: I originally published this back in May. This past weekend, we thrilled to the performance and I have a piece coming soon that details my reactions. Check back in a day or so for that.
One thing that I love today… the news that my beautiful wife Andi has landed the lead role in The Sound of Music.
As many of you know, I married up. My wife, Andi, is a lovely songbird who took a chance on this hideous troll. Unlike most trolls, I have not tried to cage her – instead enjoying the great symphony she adds to our lives.
OK – that’s all a little too much exaggeration. I’m no troll and she’s damned lucky to have found ME!!! And just as lucky as she is with me, so am I with her. What I am trying to say is we both deserve each other and we’re for... Continue reading »