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I sit at a piano every single day and I take a lot of pictures of them. I'm going to take a picture every day for the next 365 days and post it to this blog. It's hopefully going to be easier than taking a vitamin because I've never been able to get that together.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

October 19, 2010

on the floor. 10:06pm. 55. literally going insane from staring at orchestrations in finale for 4 straight days. hoodie, jeans, cheese shoes. in the room: 4 color coded to-do lists with seemingly equal priority. 

Monday, October 18, 2010

October 18, 2010

nyu 779. 11:30am. 55°. complaining about single sided pages. brown shirt, jeans, paper bag shoes. in the room: you there, in the back row.

October 17, 2010


somewhere in philly. sometime. coldº, but a little warmº. the pbr is playing the piano and singing songs about lost love. black shirt, tattoos, borrowed shoes. in the room: billy idol.

Saturday, October 16, 2010

October 16, 2010

54th st. 1:30pm. 57°. last day of history of war. black shirt, jeans, vans. in the room: matinee tempos?

October 15, 2010

actors theatre. 7:45pm. 56°. playing a show. black clothes. in the room: so many awesome scary wonderful giants in the sky.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

October 14, 2010

bed. 9:20pm. 53º. writing orchestrations endlessly. yankees t, pjs, socks. in the room: jack, my new laser printer.

October 13, 2010

nyu 779. 11:15am. 60°. ranting about the dramaturgical inconsistencies of
brigadoon. brown shirt, jeans, vans. in the room: 100 years my ass.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

October 12, 2010

home. 2:17pm. 67º. writing orchestrations sideways. guinness t, pjs, socks. in the room: the little engine that could.

Monday, October 11, 2010

October 11, 2010

home. 6:01pm. 73º. writing orchestrations. slower than i should be. obama t, plaid pajama pants, barefoot. in the room: raoul wallenberg.

October 10, 2010

new paltz. 10:00pm. 50°. not able to play the piano. grey shirt, jeans, vans. in the room: half a gangster.

Saturday, October 9, 2010

October 9, 2010

american theatre of actors. 1:58pm 1000°. history of war performance #2. black shirt, jeans,vans. in the room: ben and james! jordan and greg!

Friday, October 8, 2010

October 8, 2010

american theatre of actors. 12:50pm. 66°. history of war tech then opening. blacks. in the room: low level chaos.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

October 7, 2010

shetler penthouse 1. 11:08am. 54°. itty bitty war changes. batman t, khakis, vans. in the room: ghengis khan.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

October 6, 2010

shetler penthouse. 11:45am. 61º from chase, rehearsing history of war without me. blue polo, jeans, vans. in the room: not me.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

October 5, 2010

barnes and noble lincoln center. 5:28pm. 61°. playing a song from history of war with max. black shirt, jeans, vans. in the room: da, ay, mve.

Monday, October 4, 2010

October 4, 2010

nyu 779. 11:47am. 53°. today is day 100 of 365! brown dress shirt, jeans, vans. in the room: fall.

Sunday, October 3, 2010

October 3, 2010

shetler penthouse. 1:20pm. 60°. slow rehearsal. grey t, hoodie, jeans, vans. in the room: manfred.

Saturday, October 2, 2010

October 2, 2010

shetler penthouse. 12:18pm. 200°. back to history of war rehearsal. banana t, jeans, vans. in the room: singing titans.

October 1, 2010

home. 12:22am. 60°. good music, good wine, good company. blue polo, jeans, socks. in the room: polythene pam.

Thursday, September 30, 2010

September 30, 2010

home. 8:50pm. 74º. listening to music. crazy. nyu t, striped shorts, socks. in the room: matta and his 14 dumplings.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

September 29, 2010

chelsea studios. 5:19pm. 75º. rocking out some awesome music. white striped dress shirt, jeans, vans. in the room: a seriously awesome cast.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

September 28, 2010

chelsea studios. 4:15pm. 72º. teaching and reviewing music. black shirt, jeans, vans. in the room: another second latte.

Monday, September 27, 2010

September 27, 2010

home. 9:42pm. 71º. working on orchestrations, making homemade soup. nintendo t, striped shorts, barefoot. in the room. matty.

Sunday, September 26, 2010

September 26, 2010

nola. 3:38pm. 70°. this is the history of war. grey shirt, khakis, hoodie, vans. in the room: a sensitive guy.

Saturday, September 25, 2010

September 25, 2010

shetler penthouse. 12:34pm. 84°. staging history of war song. batman t, seersucker pants, vans. in the room: manfred.

Friday, September 24, 2010

September 24, 2010

the bat cave. 6:00pm. 74°. kinky music fun time. bass t, jeans, vans. in the room: true colors.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

September 23, 2010

country paradise. 5:18pm. 65º. music prep. banana t, jeans, vans. in the room: ella.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

September 22, 2010

new world stages. 12:39pm. 84°. nymf press conference. black shirt, jeans, vans. in the room: cameras and notepads and mics oh my.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

September 21, 2010

520 8th ave. 4:18pm. 72°. choreo. brown t, jeans, vans. in the room: tyrants.

Monday, September 20, 2010

September 20, 2010

45th st. 4:54pm. 74°. playing auditions. rhymes with flea. brown shirt, jeans, vans. in the room: one of my favorites.

Sunday, September 19, 2010

September 19, 2010

rehearsal. 12:23pm. 74°. moving right along. altar boyz t, stipey pants, vans. in the room: a kitchen.

Saturday, September 18, 2010

September 18, 2010

54th st. 3:11pm. 67°. aaaaaaarrrrrggggghh. bass t, black jacket, jeans, vans. in the room: i can't even.

Friday, September 17, 2010

September 17, 2010

nola(n ryan). 2:53pm. 69°. oh, nymf...banana t, brown jacket, jeans, vans. in the room: gladys.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

September 16, 2010

nola (blech). 1:27pm. 67°. history of war staging rehearsal. black jeans, black shirt, chucks. in the room: chase's reflection.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

September 15, 2010

779. 11:56am. 69°. song analysis. blue polo, jeans, vans. in the room: blabberers and blatherers.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

September 14, 2010

theatre row. 6:22pm. 71°. first history of war rehearsal. black shirt, jeans vans. in the room: titans.

Monday, September 13, 2010

September 13, 2010

nyu room 779. 11:41am. 71º. song analysis class, start of semester #14 or something crazy like that. brown button down, jeans, blue and white vans. in the room: problems, others, objectives.

Sunday, September 12, 2010

September 12, 2010

home. 7:11pm. 61º. working on music for nymf. black t, hoodie, jeans. in the room: the awesome d.a. and c.c.

Saturday, September 11, 2010

September 11, 2010

sonoma mission spa lobby. 10:11am. 65°. double latte and chocolate croissant for breakfast before poolside nap. how is this the last day? bass t, jeans, flip flops. in the room: slight sunburn.

Friday, September 10, 2010

September 10, 2010

sonoma, ca. 11:02am. 74°. tasting in santa rosa, then napa. la luna taqueria t, seer sucker pants, havaianas. in the room: croc.

Thursday, September 9, 2010

September 9, 2010

manhattan. (from r.s.) 6:16pm. 68°. watching hoarders in my pajama pants. in the room: me.

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

September 8, 2010

7th and carpenter. philly, pa. (from r.p.)11:15 pm. 74°. drinking my nuts off on high life and jameson. plaid shirt, grey denims. in the room: a bunch of half-soused idiots and these mousetraps can't carry a tune in a bucket with two handles.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

September 7, 2010

cunneen-hackett. (from j.h) rehearsal. 1000° easily. ninja outfit: black from head to toe. in the room: 30 people who can't wait for the USO.

Monday, September 6, 2010

September 6, 2010

long island. (from a.s.)visiting her parents house. yankee jersey. in the room: jeter, maddie, the solomons, and a police officer - filing a report and summons against our crazy neighbors after my brother in law was
bit and attacked by their dogs.

Sunday, September 5, 2010

September 5, 2010

home. (from d.a.) 5:51pm. 76°. writing a new song for brian usifer to play. special songwriting pajamas. in the room: me, for 72 straight hours now.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

September 4, 2010

home. 11:56pm. 67º. listening to the carol channing spirituals cd. more cowbell t, jeans, sneakers. in the room: james and carol.

Friday, September 3, 2010

September 3, 2010

home home. 2:50pm. 83º. learning scores for rehearsals next week, prepping finale files for orchestration project. o'bama t, cutoffs, flip flops. in the room: all of my old keyboards including my rhodes which i miss dearly.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

September 2, 2010

poughkeepsie. 9:54pm. 84°. rehearsal.
blue polo, jeans, flip flops. in the room: some lovely singers belting wicked.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

September 1, 2010

home. 8:30pm. 84°. finished with this chapter. plaid shirt, jeans, sandals. in the room: an impending vacation.

August 31, 2010

whitely residence. 9:30pm. 95º. fun times with great music people. polo, jeans, sandals. in the room: md, md, md, md.