Author Archives: Wright Flyer Guy

Everything in the universe is made of energy. What differentiates one form of energy from another is the speed at which it vibrates. For example, light vibrates at a very high frequency, and something like a rock vibrates at a … Continue reading →

I can remember eagerly awaiting the premiere of the new sitcom, Will & Grace. I liked the show right off, but Jack and Karen were my least favorite characters. I figured they would be written out before long as they … Continue reading →

1. Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, I think I’ll squeeze these dangly things here and drink whatever comes out? 2. Who was the first person to say, See that chicken there? I’m gonna … Continue reading →

Sometimes the month of May is sad as so many things come to an end. The next few weeks I will be bidding farewell to fourteen private students, twelve of which I have known for ten years or more. Tonight, … Continue reading →

There is an undercurrent of energy thrumming through the Universe. Like the wind or a whisper, we can sometimes hear it and often feel it. Most of the time, we sense this energy unconsciously without any tangible proof it is … Continue reading →

The Girl with the golden hairAlready during ABBA’s heydays Björn and Benny had been interested in stage musicals. As part of ABBA’s 1977 world tour they had written a mini-musical called ‘The girl with the golden hair’. Agnetha and Frida … Continue reading →

Today, May 8, 1924, my grandmother, Donna Mae Clary-Barmes, was born in Boone Township of Madison County, Indiana. Donna at age 6 Donna, senior picture, 1940 Donna with her mother, Mary Belle (Jones) Clary; her daughter, Diana (Barmes) Haas; and … Continue reading →

BOSTON – Lillian Gertrud Asplund, the last American survivor of the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, has died, a funeral home said Sunday. She was 99. Asplund, who was just 5 years old, lost her father and three brothers … Continue reading →

This weekend I got to see one of my favorite musicals, CHESS, on Friday and Saturday. The show was produced by the Cincinnati Music Theatre, a good community theatre, but the production was lacking in certain areas. Still, it was … Continue reading →

The journey of water as it flows upon the earth can be a mirror of our own paths through life. Water begins its residence on earth as it falls from the sky or melts from ice and streams down a … Continue reading →

Yesterday I took Jose to the dentist, and just as they finished the second root canal – on a front tooth he had broken back in Oregon – the tooth came out all the way. He was in a good … Continue reading →

Yesterday I took Jose to the dentist, and just as they finished the second root canal – on a front tooth he had broken back in Oregon – the tooth came out all the way. He was in a good … Continue reading →

LOL! Many could get two of the four, especially the first two; however, most could not get the last two. So here they are: The sweetheart next door… ERIN MORAN who played Joni from HAPPY DAYS The neighborhood terror! JAY … Continue reading →

I have been rather tired after this past weekend, but have managed to do a few chores around the house. I have a contractor coming to do some minor repair, fix-up things, as well as adding a ceiling/vent fan to … Continue reading →

I got to do something this weekend that few adults probably have an opportunity to do: I performed in a high school musical with my son and a number of my private voice students. My last time to appear on … Continue reading →

Sue Branson was once again the winner of this week’s Mystery Celebrity… Susan Ford, the daughter of President Gerald & Betty Ford. Susan’s high school prom was held in the East Room of the White House.

OK…. I am going to make this a little harder… here are several child celebrities! Some are going back quite far! The sweetheart next door… The neighborhood terror! In a movie she got a “book on her backside” She was … Continue reading →

At Fred MacMurray’s insistence, all episodes were filmed out of sequence during the show’s entire run using a technique now known as the MacMurray method. MacMurray would do all of his scenes in 65 nonconsecutive days. The cast regulars got … Continue reading →

Sue Branson guessed correctly… Clue: Born in 1945 and was a familiar personality as a teenager.Celebrity: Lynda Bird Johnson-Robb. Linda is the daughter of President Lyndon & Lady Bird Johnson, and the wife of Virginia senator, Charles Robb. Today, Lynda … Continue reading →

Taking A Field Trip When we were children, few words were more exciting to hear than the phrase “field trip.” Field trips were a break from schoolwork and an opportunity to go on an adventure with friends. Now that we … Continue reading →

A few years back I read Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code and thoroughly loved it. I also zoomed right through several of his other books, Deception Point and Angels & Demons. Dan Brown, like another favorite author of mine, … Continue reading →

This weekend is Fairmont High School’s production of Meredith Wilson’s THE MUSIC MAN. The shows are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30PM, and Saturday at 2:00PM. Once again, Terence Kalba is back at the reins as choreographer and his work … Continue reading →

Chris Stevens guessed last week’s Mystery Celebrity correct:I am always curious to know what has happened to celebrities when they are no longer in the lime light. Can anyone guess who this lady is? Clue: she was born June 17, … Continue reading →

I just read this great book! Highly recommended! Today is the last full day, 141 years ago, when John Wilkes Booth lived his last. In his book, “Manhunt,” James L. Swanson recounts in detail how Union soldiers and detectives chased … Continue reading →

I am always curious to know what has happened to celebrities when they are no longer in the lime light. Can anyone guess who this lady is? Clue: she was born June 17, 1964.