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Thursday, August 6, 2009

For now.. the final set of faces...

Some old favorites and some new.. some in a different look :-)
Earl, Irmen, Smith (The Streak ;-),
Pouliot, Lannon, Rogers


Noreau, Stoner

In other news -
"A team of archaeologists have matched etchings made 14,000 years ago on a polished chunk of sandstone in northern Spain to the landscape in which it was found. They claim to have the earliest known map of a region in western Europe - a prehistoric hunting map." New Scientist 08/05/09

Music is in the air-literally. Another sign/sigh of the times :-( :-(
Houston Symphony Resorts To Furloughs To Save Money "The Houston Symphony announced Friday [Juny 31] that it will shutter administrative offices next week, furlough musicians and reduce conductor's salaries next season to save nearly $900,000. The cuts will not change the concert schedule for next year, said Matthew VanBesien, the symphony's executive director and CEO." Houston Chronicle 08/01/09
More sighs.....from the opera world.... I am blue :-(
Under Pressure, Skylight Opera Managing Director Resigns "Embattled Skylight Opera Theatre managing director Eric Dillner has resigned, ending a standoff that pitted company management and its board of directors against the artists who have regularly worked for the troupe. ... William Theisen, whose dismissal on June 16 began the strife at the Skylight, will not return as artistic director, but he will direct four of the five shows he originally planned to stage for the 2009-'10 season - the company's 50th." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 08/05/09
Don't forget, guys .. girls were made to love and kiss - to cheer up.....

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