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Kay Wop

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Recently a dear friend of mine that I met in New York City nearly 10 years ago tagged me in one of her photos. When I saw the picture I got so excited that I peed a little because I recognized that face staring back and me and I hadn't seen her in years... I actually had that very same picture myself once but I lost it. The lady in the picture was none other than Kay Wop. Kay Wop was one of my brilliant creations in Mary Ann Konk's comedy class at the school I went to. Let's face it... Voice and speech class is great, Meisner is exciting, Movement was relaxing, and scene study was a real treat but Comedy... There is nothing more exhilarating. Our assignment was to basically people watch around the city or character study if you will, and begin to develop a character of your own. We worked on these characters for over a month and each class came back with new information - what they looked like, what they dressed like, how they talked, what their name was and where they ...

A Wedding Toast...

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This past weekend my sister got hitched and it was really a beautiful wedding. Mount Bethel, PA really exceeded my expectations although I do want to slap mother nature in the face for making the last two evenings as cold as they were. My sweatshirt wasn't really a good look for my bridesmaid gown. The four days I spent on the east coast were exhausting as we were finishing touched on the seating chart, favors, cake, and finding a hairdresser last minute, yikes!!! But everything turned out as perfect as could be up until 3 a.m. the morning of the wedding when I realized that even though I had thought about making my speech since the day I was asked to be Maid of Honor, I still hadn't actually written it! So... I thought that I would share the masterpiece that was created. The lyrics at the end of the song is what I sang to the bride and groom after my speech.... way after.... after the awkward 60 seconds of silence that they were looking for my song and realized they didn...