This song sums up how I feel about meeting my life partner, Andy, five years ago this weekend.
The song is “Lucky To Be Me” by Leonard Bernstein from the musical On The Town. The lyrics (edit: by Betty Comden & Adolph Green) are: Continue reading →
Andy received a link to this YouTube video this morning, and I was so happy to see it. Our friends who got married last weekend are going to adopt, and Andy and I have talked about it. Here’s to all those kids who have two fathers, and to all those male couples with children! A marvelous Dutch video with English subtitles.
I originally blogged this on danielgreene.com because it relates to my performing arts, but I’m reblogging it here because it relates to family, which is what Smithers–Greene is all about.
Okay, maybe I’m bragging a little, but I would like to tell you something about my family and their involvement in the performing and visual arts. My grandmother on my mother’s side was a singer who performed in vaudeville. She toured the Orpheum circuit as Linda Preston with comedian Gene Sheldon. If you have an Orpheum theatre in your town, chances are she performed there! She was also a member of SAG under the name Audrey Arent, and she did a … Read More