No fair weather friend be... but

a shut-out by the Admirals! And against a so-so goalie, yet!

not even one lonely goal,

not even one teeny goal.

What is wrong with this team?

Better Half and I WILL continue to attend games for the entertainment, um, value - well yes, it'll be fun to watch one way or another. And, of course, there are a group of players who deserve the enduring admiration of fans, as they, singly, skate their hearts out. So we'll be there on February 1.

Now on to better things, at least in my mind.
Saw the Ruby Cast at The OH! last night .. my feeling to the overall impression remains the same, however, the debuting Tenor John Rodger, while physically pleasing with a strong voice, had a too metallic and 'belegt' sound to my ears, admittedly not expert ears. Kevin Wetzel, also making his OH! debut sang Renato quite well. Soprano Lara Tillotson, making HER debut in the role of Amelia, presented a pleasing appearance physically and vocally. All of them, IMO, overshadowed by the huge talent of, as mentioned before, the Ulrica of Kristin Patterson. One more mention: as Primo Giudicce, local talent George Williams, sang somewhat unusually low for his rather bright tenor voice, so that I had to look again to put his name to the role!
A little sound bite by Sumi Jo as Oscar in more traditional garb and production! At the OH! Oscar was sung by Park in 'secretarial' attire!

Tonight is University of Houston's Mozart's DON GIOVANNI with Julia Cramer as Donna Anna, report follows.
BTW, Julia is making her Carnegie Hall debut soon! WOW, way to go, Julia!