Category Archives: OBiT
Stand By Me
This week’s music Wednesday is dedicated to singer/songwriter/record producer Ben E. King Continue reading
365 Days of Beautiful Things!!!
3/1/14 To Blog or Not to Blog
I did it! I managed at least one post every single day for an entire year. Continue reading
Requiem for an Unlived Life
Mom had a number of miscarriages in the early sixties before doctors told her she couldn’t have children. Continue reading
Vocal Colors and Lush Musical Landscapes
Twin Cities composer Stephen Paulus passed away yesterday. Continue reading
Farewell to the Queen of Side Eye
Why do my OBiT posts always seem to come in twos?
Exit, Stage Left
I just heard that my idol, Elaine Stritch, has died. I thought I would repost my piece about her. Farewell, Elaine! You will be missed!
“I will not make one mistake tonight in my lyrics, Mr. Coward. [Pause.] What’s your first name?”
A Rainbow in Someone’s Cloud
“Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take but by the moments that take your breath away.”
©Academy of Achievement
Stormé Weather
This weekend, the world lost the luminous gay rights pioneer, my friend* Stormé DeLarverie.
My OBT 