December 30, 2010

home. 6:43pm. 32º. working on some fantasy football arrangements. white t, batman pajama pants. in the room: charlie perry.

December 29, 2010

home. 6:15pm. 31º. getting ready for the annual man steak dinner. brown button down, grey pants, socks. in the room: t bone. 

December 28, 2010

new world stages. 8:15pm. 30º. avenue q keyboard 2. brown shirt, grey pants, brown shoes. in the room: a sold out audience. 

December 27, 2010

gershwin theatre. 8:34pm. 23°. show stil on, wicked in the aftermath of the blizzard. black shirt, black pants, converse. in the room: an iffy volume pedal.

December 26, 2010

gershwin theatre. 5:00pm. 23°. two show day at wicked in a blizzard. black shirt, black pants, boots. in the room: 10-12".

December 25, 2010

dad's house. 11:45am. 34°. getting ready for a day of festivities. grey sweater, cords, vans. in the room: lollipops and candy canes.

December 24, 2010

crocco's. 10:13pm. 25°. opening presents. brown shirt, grey pants, vans. in the room: sambuca.

December 23, 2010

casa crocco. 1:30am. 28°. xmas festivities. grey shirt, cords, vans. in the room: cathy's piano.

December 22, 2010

home. 5:46pm. 30°. cooking dinner for my favorite. hoodie, cords, vans. in the room: piggy.

December 21, 2010

home. 8:58pm. 31º. playing some beethoven...er...catching up on modern family. batman t, hoodie, grey pants, straight shoes. in the room: nobody.

December 20, 2010

home. 2:15pm. 34°. practicing elf. blue polo, jeans, all-stars. in the room: gregster.

December 19, 2010

home. 8:30pm. 30°. practicing some beethoven. hoodie, pjs. in the room: joe bellino.

December 18, 2010

nyu p-town. 3:45. 31°. fantasy football callbacks. grey sweater, jeans, black shoes. in the room: chuck perry.

December 17, 2010

ripley grier. 1:15pm. 32°. mormon callbacks. bass t, hoodie, jeans, all-stars. in the room: a beige piano?

December 16, 2010

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ripley grier. 10:45am. 30º. playing auditions. banana t, grey pants, vans. in the room: more and more potential mormons.

December 15, 2010

new world stages. 2:04pm. 26°. avenue q rehearsal. brown shirt, grey pants, vans, yankee hat. in the room: a new sound board.

December 14, 2010

chelsea studios. 10:34am. 20º. book of mormon auditions. obama t, hoodie, cords, vans. in the room: hypothermia.

December 13, 2010

new world stages. 7:39pm. 31°. playing avenue Q key 2. blue polo, cords, vans. in the room: saint-saëns.

December 12, 2010

lincoln center walter bruno. 1:48pm. 56°. playing one of my favorite niko songs. black shirt, grey pants, all-stars. in the room: the greek neil diamond of musical theatre.

December 11, 2010

gershwin theatre. 9:34pm. 41°. intermission of wicked, playing key 2. blacks, all-stars. in the room: people i don't know.

December 10, 2010

ripley grier. 10:15am. 25°. book of mormon auditions. black shirt, jeans, vans. in the room: a shoplifter.

December 9, 2010

home. 2:15pm. 25°. rehearsing for a niko song concert. brown shirt, jeans, vans . in the room: the first snow.

December 8, 2010

home. 2:34pm. 30°. playing some beethoven. striped shirt, cords, socks. in the room: ludwig.

December 7, 2010

gershwin theatre. 8:40pm. 34°. playing wicked key 2. black shirt, black pants, all-stars. in the room: flying monkeys.

December 6, 2010

nyu 779. 11:15am. 30º. song analysis class. black shirt, grey pants, black shoes. in the room: a ticket to rufus tonight at carnegie.

December 5, 2010

home. 6:51pm. 32º. practicing. hoodie, jeans, all-stars. in the room: half of my tooth.

December 4, 2010

home. 5:33pm. 37°. on hold for ELF, then released, then on hold for WICKED, then released. off to SCOTTSBORO BOYS, but not to play. grey hoodie, jeans, all-stars. in the room: crocco.

December 3, 2010

ripley grier. 12:34pm. 40º. playing liberty smith auditions. brown shirt, grey pants, all-stars. in the room: jillian.

December 2, 2010

telsey. 5:35pm. 39°. playing memphis auditions. black shirt, jeans, all-stars. in the room: 15°.

December 1, 2010

nyu 779. 11:15am. 59º. discussing the importance of original musicals vs. adaptations. black shirt, jeans, vans. in the room: william spinnato.

November 30, 2010

chelsea studios. 12:34pm. 52°. book of mormon auditions. grey shirt, cords, vans. in the room: a man unsafely standing on my piano.

November 29, 2010

nyu 779. 11:34am. 42º. playing class with half the class apparently incapacitated from turkey. white and brown striped shirt, brown cords, vans. in the room: effie. 

November 28, 2010

home. 5:15pm. 40°. quick elf practice. blue polo, jeans, vans. in the room: leftovers.

November 27, 2010

casa barone. 3:30pm. 36º. fighting for undelivered mac and cheese. guiness t, jeans, vans. in the room: derby.

November 26, 2010

home. 2:20pm. 40º. slogging through leftovers and learning elf music. batman t, cords, socks. in the room: holiday cheer.

November 25, 2010

dad's house. 12:24pm. 37°. playing with my rhodes for the first time in a long time. grey shirt, cords, vans. in the room: that 70's funk sound.

November 24, 2010

dad's house. 8:45pm. 35°. home for thanksgiving. trying not to work. nintendo t, grey pants with new button, vans. in the room: pops and unique.

November 23, 2010

ripley grier. 10:17am. 43°. book of mormon auditions. brown shirt, grey pants, vans. in the room: i'm not telling.

November 22, 2010

ripley grier. 4:00pm. 59°. book of mormon auditions. same clothes as yesterday. in the room: elders.

November 21, 2010

new world stages. 6:25pm. 44°. in between shows at ave q. black bass t, jeans, vans. in the room: horny puppets.

November 20, 2010

nyu black box. 7:06pm. 52°. last new student cabaret performance. black shirt, black pants, black shoes. in the room: jumping jacks.

November 19, 2010

home. 2:34pm. 45º. writing orchestrations for a symphony...so many parts! hoodie, jeans, brown shoes. in the room: matta, peaches, wifey, robin, bolt.

November 18, 2010

nyu black box. 9:54pm. 48°. new student cab dress rehearsal. blue polo, cords, straight shoes. in the room: nelson.

November 17, 2010

nyu black box. 10:13pm. 52°. new student cab rehearsal. striped shirt, cords, brown shoes. in the room: johanna.

November 16, 2010

nyu black box. 10:00pm. 57°. beatboxing, changing keys, clapping in all the wrong places. yankees t, hoodie, skinny jeans, vans. in the room: my seeing eye pony.

November 15, 2010

chelsea studios. 7:38pm. 53°. playing american idiot auditions. grey shirt, cords, vans. in the room: two of my favorites.

November 14, 2010

nyu black box. 2:52pm. 60°. new student cabaret rehearsal. grey hoodie, cords, black shoes. in the room: tony.

November 13, 2010

Provincetown playhouse. 8:35pm. 55°. hiding inside the piano at promenade. blacks. in the room: dragon lady.

November 12, 2010

provincetown playhouse. 8:05pm. 53°. promenade opening night. black shirt, black pants, black shoes. in the room: our first audience. and confusion.

November 11, 2010

p-town playhouse. 10:01. 49°. promenade dress rehearsal with my middle european hotel band. black shirt, hulk t, cords, vans. in the room: miss o.