2007 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, “Spring Awakening”, came to the Fisher Theater in Detroit last night. The musical is based on a 1891 (yes, 1891) play of the same name by German playwright Frank Wedekind, with an exceptional soundtrack by Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik. The first indication that this is not going… Continue reading THEATER REVIEW: “Spring Awakening”
Month: April 2010
Irony, thy name is Bridge
I love the Grand National Teams (GNT) event. It probably has something to do with the fact that I have experienced a lot of success in the event. Between District 8 (Illinois without Chicago) and District 12 (Michigan), I have three district wins in flight C (non Life Master), two in flight B (0-2000 masterpoints)… Continue reading Irony, thy name is Bridge
BOOK REVIEW: “The Greatest Trade Ever” by Gregory Zuckerman
We all know the story. Housing prices got way overheated and eventually had to come down. Unfortunately, not everyone realized that while it was happening. In fact, very few people realized that. Even fewer had the access to the financial instruments that would allow them to profit from the inevitable fall. “The Greatest Trade Ever”… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: “The Greatest Trade Ever” by Gregory Zuckerman
The Ten Most Influential Books in My Life (so far)
I saw a blog post on a book related web site that listed several posts about the ten most influential books in a person’s life. It seemed like a good idea, so I have borrowed the idea for here. The books are listed in the order they occured to me, which is probably a good… Continue reading The Ten Most Influential Books in My Life (so far)
Apropos of Mark 