The Roommie!!

The day before I left New York to start this big adventure I'm currently experiencing, I took an afternoon with my darling diva of a roommie, Jen. We met a few years ago as back-up singers for an incredible dancer / choreographer turned R&B sensation MO'AT (aka Tim Stevenson).

(You can briefly see us up close at 3:36)

I remember back then I always had to sing the higher harmony because she swore up and down that she was "An Alto." Shortly after I started taking voice lessons from the radical Michael Goodrich, I got her in for a lesson. By the second lesson, Michael made me come in to hear what she'd been working on. She proceeds to sing, "The Phaaaaaaaaaaatom of the Opera!" . . . you know, that famously really really really high SOPRANO role! Needless to say, she has since continued to develop that range. We regularly getting in contests to see who can hit the highest note in our apartment. . . now, she always wins.

So, not only does she have way more range than me, she also is incredibly beautiful, and Multi-ethnic, which is like a lottery ticket in the entertainment industry! I regularly express my jealous over her ethnic ambiguity, but in reality I have nothing but love for this extraordinary woman!
Her she is, my RuBuFu:
Jennifer Colby Talton!

Other Random Shots

I've been a bit behind on my blogging, so here are a few other shots that I should have posted ages ago!

JENNY BAKES:
She doesn't really like being called Jenny, but since her Mom, niece and family members call her that, it's sort of stuck! So, Jenny is a health nut (and for those of you who think I'm a health nut, you have no idea!) When Jenny needs to relax, she bakes. But the nice part is that her baking is healthy!! And I get to reap the benefits! I though she looked so cute so I busted out the camera.
I think she should have her own cooking show!







JACK-O-LANTERN
Frankie from the OC lives close by, so come over to catch up. It was a week before Halloween, so we carved pumpkins, baked the seeds, then stood over the stove and scarfed them down fresh out of the oven! Then proceeded to sing round the piano and annoy our neighbors!



ROCK OF AGES
Lara is a fellow USJ Elphie who's now the understudy for Sherri in ROCK OF AGES of Broadway. She invited me to opening night, and I had such a great time!
Pictured here with her boyfriend at the raging afterparty.


CHARLIE'S FAREWELL
Right when I got back to NY, Charles was leaving to Nashville for The Radio City Christmas Spectacular! So Sad.


OKAY, I THINK THAT'S ALL FOR NOW!