Swinging into Spring

I trust you survived winter.  It was pretty hard core around the Great Lakes region.  The snow and cold temperatures rivaled the best mother nature threw at us way back in ’39.  Why, by golly, that’s when snowbanks were 12 feet high and we had to tunnel to school through them. Bare footed. You know the deal.  Not…

Scary Stuff – In Every Sense

Happy Halloween!  I hope you’ve been keeping well.  It’s time to “shell out” the latest for you.  Teaghan turned two on October 22nd.  We’ve been preparing this li’l pumpkin for the arrival of her new sibling in December. When asked whether she’d  prefer a little brother or sister she simply replies “NO!”.  This could give a whole new…

Revvin’ up the Vocal Cords

I’m thrilled to be back in the voice over game again! I was taken out of commission for a while by something you pretty much need in the VO biz if you’d like to be somewhat successful. It’s called a vocal cord. A special thanks to the numerous valued clients that hung in there with…

Walkin’ & Talkin’

It’s been a while since I dropped you a line. I last sent Christmas greetings and said Happy New Year! Well, I hope 2007 has turned out that way so far. While I’m at it, happy belated Easter, Passover, St. Patrick’s Day and you may have been somewhat festive for Groundhog Day! The reason for…

On Camera / On Stage / On Air

On Camera: I was recently cast as a reporter in a 2-part mini- series, ‘H20 II: The Trojan Horse‘. The production was written, produced by and stars, Canadian actor Paul Gross. Our American friends would know him for portraying a Canadian Mountie on the hit CBS show ‘Due South’. He’s a great guy to work…

Diction-“eh”-ry

Diction-“eh”-ry This past August I had the distinction to work as diction coach on a new TV movie adapted from Margaret Atwood’s novel The Robber Bride which was filming in Toronto. I was contacted by the production company to “Canadianize” the sound of British actress Amanda Root (Jane Eyre), pictured at left on set, and…

Discovering Science on the Red Carpet

The countdown is on to March break, March Madness, the Ides of March, and how about March of the Penguins. Wasn’t that an enjoyable documentary? Bet it wins an Oscar. The birds have the formal wear to attend the event. Yes, the countdown is also on for the Academy Awards. Speaking of Oscars and documentaries…

Rx for VO

Have you been a victim of the February blahs? Well, I’m here to help you snap out of it with this informative little diversion. You see, if you simply read what I’ve had a chance to “blah” about over the last month, I can cure the bad “blahs” . That’s because I “blah, blah, blah”…

Sounding a little Squeaky

The subject heading in this e-mail could have been “Happy New Year”, but I’m not sure when the statute of limitations runs out on that greeting. Regardless, I hope there’s been a certain amount of residual glee left over from the holidays for you. Incidentally, if there’s anything else left over you should seriously consider…