Painting My Toes

At last! I am deliriously excited to announce Chou Chou and the Imperial Palms is returning to live performances starting September! We’re open for business and accepting bookings! Behind the scenes, I’m beginning the frenzy of planning, creating, dusting...

Testing, One, Two: The Regathering of Us

This isn’t easy. You’ve no idea. Or maybe you do. This is my first blog post after more than a year, since the beginning of the strange Age of Covid. I’ve wanted to write you, more than you know. I simply could not, and it was the strangest thing. Or...

In Preparation for Honoring our Veterans

A few weeks ago, I was requested to put a special show together to honor our Veterans, to thank those who can never be thanked enough, In these strange divided times, as an entertainer, I must set the tone. Certainly, this is not a time for vague patriotic gestures,...

The Lesson

I’ve lost much sleep lately. I’m a band leader now. How do I define that? With Doc retired, I yearn to keep the legacy he created 35 years ago, the Imperial Palms Orchestra, alive. So I learn his songs, the conducting, some patter, and the rest, along with...