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Welcome everyone!  

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What am I doing these days?

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I am retired. 

 

After decades of touring the United States, Canada, Alaska and Mexico, as well as throughout the Caribbean, Ireland and Scotland and a few more fun places,  it's very nice to settle back to my family's former vacation home, now my permanent home, in Gilford, New Hampshire.

 

These days I am spending much of my time at our lake house on beautiful Lake Winnipesaukee in Gilford, New Hampshire.   The weather has been fantastic and the lake water has been very warm.  I bought a new Pedego fat tire E-Bike and a new beach chair.  Need I say more? 

 

As I sit by the lakeside some mornings, I do reminisce about the many years entertaining as a singer/comedian with  Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines cruising the Mexican Riviera on the 'Stardancer' (later re-named 'Viking Serenade').  We did 7 day round trips from Los Angeles leaving LA Cruise-port at 5 PM every Friday on our weekly round trip, sailing to Peurto Vallarta, Mazatlan and Cabo San Lucus.  Sometimes a nice golf stop at Catalina Island.   For the the summer seasons each year they would reposition the ship North and we would cruise Alaska's Inside Passage on 7 day round trip departing Vancouver, BC.  Each week would visit beautiful and tranquil towns like Juneau, ketchikan, Skaway, Haines and Sitka.  Photography and exploring the beautiful port towns were always high on my list of daily activities.

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As I take another sip of morning coffee while I gaze out on the beautiful Lake Winnipesaukee, with the White Mountains in the background  glistening in the morning sun.  I think about how very fortunate I have been to spent a lifetime in entertaining and music traveling all over this beautiful country just making music and entertaining so many people in so many places from  Boston; New York; Halifax, NS; Bangor ME; Lake Placid, NH; The Hatch Shell Boston, MA; Sugarbush Valley, VT; Little John's Waitsfield, VT; Smugglers Notch, Vt; Stowe Mountain Resort, VT; Hopkington Fair, NH; Tunbridge Worlds Fair, VT;  Danvers Family Festival, MA; Sheraton Hotel, Buffalo, NY;  Chicago, IL; Washington DC, Houston, TX; Dallas, TX; Lubbock, TX; San Francisco, CA; Hollywood, CA; Newport Beach, CA; Anaheim, CA; Huntington Beach, CA; Seatle, WA;  The Dalles, OR; Las Vegas, NV; Jackpot, NV; Reno, NV, Lake Tahoe, NV;  Garden State Arts Center, NJ;  AND SO MANY MORE.

 

The last ten years, before the Pandemic, I spent leading musical tours to Ireland and Scotland.   I guess I will have to come sit by the lake again and reminisce of my wonderful travels in Ireland and Scotland. When the Covid Pandemic began, I had to stop taking my tours to Ireland and Scotland and stop performing live shows. I started creating music videos for senior facilities and some hospitals.

 

Over the last year I have been a bit 'out of commission' getting a total knee replacement on both of my knees. Last summer I was doing children's shows every Monday morning in our beautiful lakeside pavilion at Lake Shore Park.  I do hope to get back to playing for children sometime soon.

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This summer, (2024) I was invited by host, Kitty Boyle, to attend the open mic music event each Friday in Meredith, NH at Hesky Park.  Considering I have not played much in the last few years, I thought it might be fun..  As suspected I was quite rusty out of the gate and did my usual forget a few verses but still had GREAT FUN with wonderfully talented local musicians, poets and singers.  You can visit them on Facebook at: 'Meredith Music by the Lake' for more information and photos.

 

Lastly, I get to play with my Amateur 'HAM' radios everyday and pick back up with my other passions as photography and making videos. And of course find some time to play some guitar, banjo and mandolin without annoying my neighbors.   I'm out of coffee now.  I'll be back another day or maybe I'll see you at 'Meredith Music by the Lake' some Friday :-)

 

After all, I am retired  

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That's what I've been doing these days

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Thanks so much for visiting !!

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