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The Middle Seat

“No, thank you, I will take any seat but the middle seat,” I reply to the customer service agent. “Sir, you don’t understand, you’ll be sitting in a normal seat in the back if you don’t accept this upgrade to ComfortPlus, but we don’t have a window or aisle, only a middle seat,” the agent replied. “I’m good. I only want the aisle, and don’t care if it’s in the back,” I retort. Miffed, I get on the flight, thankful to not have to sit in the middle seat.   Vs.   The flight is now delayed. Now it is deplaned. We all begrudgingly get off the plane. We wait for hours. Everyone is upset. A riot seems to be brewing in the terminal. We’ve been sent scrambling to a different gate. I plead to the new gate agent – “My flight has been delayed now 2 times, I absolutely have to get to my destination by tonight or I will miss my presentation in the morning where I am the Keynote Speaker for a very important group. I promised I’d be there. Can you do anything for me?” “Well sir, I see here on your preferences that you’ll take

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August 24, 2023 6 Comments
Books

Words to Remember

  As school starts back up for our children this week, it is Senior Year for our daughter, and we have 3 kids in the same high school this year.  Our youngest is also at the end of his elementary run. Unbelievable! It got me thinking about my fascination with education, how much I loved my school years, peers, teachers, and how thankful I am that it set me on the path to a lifelong love of learning. In reading classic works, I felt this week should be a shorter post, dedicated to beautiful words to remember, and hope this sparks some new Promises for your life, as it has mine. From Dr. Frederic Loomis’ “In a Chinese Garden”: “Enjoy yourself – it is later than you think.”  ~ These words above, from a brass plate two feet long, surrounded by the flowers in a garden, written in Chinese characters, translate to what may be the phrase any hard working person may need to read this day. It helped me recommit to this thought for myself: I Promise to be Present. I need to enjoy myself much more in the moment, as the rush of life, accomplishment, stewardship, responsibility, weighs

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August 19, 2023 6 Comments
Engagement

The Piano Guys: A Teacher and Student Promise

  A few weeks ago I reached out to my friends, The Piano Guys, Steven and Jon, to let them know about the passing of my Grandma Julie. We had made the connection years ago that she had been their music teacher at Highland High School in Salt Lake City, UT. That was a crazy thing for me to comprehend, since they’re world famous, classically trained, have billions of YouTube hits, millions of followers, and have made such a splash worldwide, and they always said how my Grandma was an inspiration to them, one of their favorite teachers, albeit terrifyingly demanding, but always fair. What an incredible thing for a silly guy grandson, a much different type of performer with a vastly smaller audience, to have these wonderful, down to earth celebrities say such amazing things of my Grandma. It was with trepidation and some prodding from others in the family, however, that I made a BIG ASK: Would you be willing to perform a number at her funeral?  I do all I can to not ask anyone to do anything…in fact, quite often to my own detriment and regret. Part of the reason I teach The Promise is that

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August 8, 2023 19 Comments
Announcements

Taking Calculated Risks

  In the past week I have announced a few HUGE PROJECTS I’m up to, that are also HUGE RISKS, such as returning to my roots and putting together a string of public shows, not certain at all that people would still want to see me perform my one-man show at this stage of my career. I have been stunned by the outpouring of support (if you follow me on Facebook you can see HERE and HERE what everyone is saying, even buying tickets in bulk), and what is scheduled to be 9 shows over a 2 week run are in the process of nearly selling out a year in advance, in a world famous theater of ~450 seats, I am so grateful you would make it clear you’d be there. And of course it doesn’t hurt to have the support of of one of the greatest theaters on earth, Hale Centre Theatre! TIX are HERE if you haven’t gotten yours yet.       On Friday I announced a NEW YouTube Channel that launches this week, and YOU are the FIRST to get a sneak peek at it HERE – this is created with the intention of helping the

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August 5, 2023 10 Comments
Announcements

Hale Centre Theatre Musical Tribute Show Announcement

  I am thrilled to announce, starting July 25-August 3, 2024, I will be performing a special 2 week run of shows at the world famous Hale Centre Theatre in Sandy, Utah. HCT has never done a One-Man Show like this, and I have never had an opportunity as such, where brands align to bring family friendly entertainment to all audiences, while keeping the integrity of what HCT and I do best together. Tickets are on sale as of today, August 1, and are selling fast. CLICK HERE to reserve your seats. We will have a LIVE band, along with stage production that will be world-class and astounding, as I perform a Musical Tribute to Elton John, Billy Joel, and friends, along with my greatest hits, comedy, stories, and impressions. A word of note: The Elton and Billy portions are tributes, not impersonation pieces, meaning we are wanting audience interaction, singing along, enjoying these beautiful songs and the brilliance of their artistry. I won’t be in makeup, boas and costumes in an attempt to impersonate, rather paying homage to the legends and songs foremost. Throughout the show, however, I will do some of my most popular parody impressions of other

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August 1, 2023 4 Comments

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