Whoa - talk about your big breaks. Things have been so busy, I haven't had a second to update anything. I am sure that I will forget something from the past week or so with this post, but better some than none.

Pennie and I went to a play in Victoria with my mom last Sunday and frankly, it didn't look very good from the playbill. Boy was I wrong! The play, "A Piece of My Heart," looked at women serving in the Vietnam War. It followed 6 women as they joined (or were conned into joining) the war effor, faced multiple traumatic events, and made their return to the States with varying degrees of success. It was a moving story about an overlooked segment of that war.

The most dramatic fact to come from the play was that despite the fact that the American military accounted for each and every enermy weapon picked up during the conflict, they have no idea how many women served in Vietnam. They never bothered to count. If you have a chance to see the play - you need to.

In addition, Pennie & I went to see Michelle Brown's band, "Not Just Sunday" perform in Magnolia. Even though I knew what to expect this time, I am continually blown away by the vocals and passion that Michelle puts into her music. The band is made up of an immensely talented group of musicians that could hold their own in any venue and are generally a great bunch of guys. I enjoyed talking with (I forgot his name - I am great with faces, but bad with names) (lead guitar, keyboards, vocals.) He has the great priviledge of being able to do something he loves with his son. The son - Tony, is the drummer for the band (and pretty darn good one!) Overall, it was another fun evening.

I will post more when I think about it.
- posted by Chris @ 9:45 AM