It's been a lovely year so far! Great things have happened!

January 2005:
I was appointed to the Advisory Board of Austin Cabaret Theatre! It's been our best season ever with Amanda McBroom in Nov. '04, Ann Hampton Callaway in Dec. '04, Klea Blackhurst in Feb. '05, and Donna Mc Kechnie in Mar. '05. Wow! What an awesome group of amazing voices!

February 2005:
My sister, Tina, & I took a fabulous trip to NYC to see Ann Hampton Callaway make her debut at The Allen Room which is part of the wonderful new Jazz at Lincoln Center in the new Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle. We also had the good fortune to be able to view Christo & Jeanne-Claude's public art project The Gates at Central Park. I was able to capture a few good photos of The Gates on my .mac web page! When you get to my web page be sure to click on "Start Slideshow" to view larger versions of the photos.


The trip was filled with magical moments: Seeing Klea Blackhurst perform a beautiful tribute to Harold Arlen at the Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. Attending three fantastic plays: Harvey Fierstein in "Fiddler on the Roof," Maureen McGovern in "Little Women" and Mercedes Ruehl in "Woman Before a Glass" Visiting the new MOMA. Taking a helicopter tour of NYC! Thanks to my Dad, the Honorable Al Taub, mayor of Dalworthington Gardens, Texas.

March 2005:
We attended the SXSW film festival and saw a wonderful documentary, "Stagedoor," It was about Stagedoor Manor the musical theatre summer camp in the Catskills in NY.