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updated 2/10/08
NEW, NEW, NEW!!!
Hello everyone -- thanks for visiting! I'm really excited about our new look here on the FAN PAGE!
As we all know, time passes and we grow older (some of us seemingly faster than others), and so I thought to myself ... it's time to get rid of those photos from TEN+ YEARS AGO and embrace the fact that this week I'll be ... uh ... 38. Yes, count them ... 38 years. No lying here about age. As Oprah says, women lying about their age are denying their true selves, the wealth of their experiences ... and not doing the rest of us any favors. She doesn't believe in it, nor do I! Thankfully we both also concur that hair color IS absolutely allowed.
And so ... I celebrate 38. I'll never be this young again, and frankly I'm enjoying my 30's very much!
And to celebrate ... the wonderful, technically-savvy Karen and the decidedly less techno-literate I, have decided to upgrade the FAN PAGE to a) blend with the recently re-designed MAIN PAGE, and b) to create a more representative site for all of us to hang out in. I think you'll like the newly focused pages, some familiar like MESSAGE BOARD, SUS NEWS and FAN FUN, some re-named and re-tuned like READING ROOM and SCRAPBOOK, and some brand new: LINKABLES and FREQUENTLY ASKED. I like to think we're a bit more sophisticated without EVER taking ourselves too seriously. I hope you'll participate, write, post, suggest, demand, and involve yourselves.
A MOTHER'S INDULGENCE
   
In recent news. My little one has also had a birthday this month -- the Bean (Nina) is now a year old. Time has flown. She continues to crack me up, and I continue to subject her to ... uh circumstances ... whether ridiculous costumes, long orchestra rehearsals hanging on my body in the Baby Bjorn, altitude sickness at the Colorado concert last week (poor Nina), deliberately not combing her hair for my own amusement, or with scary cupcakes on her birthday ... which actually turn out to be tasty. She's a good girl and a great sport. And the therapy bills will come at a later date, so for now were all good! I love this Bean, even as she (oh no!) turns off my external hard drive while I'm typing (her current activity); she likes buttons. Oh, never mind, now she's playing with the phone. Wait! Time to change the diaper!
 
Birthdays can sometimes be hard. ... Or pretty satisfying.
EDUCATION
"There is an 'I' in Hospitality"
I've been having a very educational and wonderful experience this year as a guest lecturer in the university world at Cal Poly Pomona -- a position sponsored by the Hugh O. La Bounty Endowed Chair for Interdisciplinary and Applied Knowledge. A mouthful, right? Basically I'm spending half my time with Arts students in master classes and concerts and the other half lecturing to students outside the arts about how (my field) the Entertainment Industry crosses over into their fields of study. Sound dry? Actually it's not -- I'm having a blast. I just spent some time with the students at the Collins School of Hospitality and Management at Cal Poly -- talking about how "Iron Chef, iPods and the Internet have turned Hospitality into Entertainment." Not your average matinee! But loads of fun to explore these other aspects of show biz. Next quarter I have the opportunity to speak to educators and students in the business school. I look forward to it.
CONCERT WORLD
After a month off at the holidays, things flew right back into action with concerts starting at the University of Arizona with pals Jodi Benson and Gary Mauer.
(below left) It's not often that a gal gets to sing tunes from Mama Mia with the Phantom and Little Mermaid! And it was terrific getting to finally meet some of you face to face!!
And this past weekend Steve Cook and I
(below center) had the chance to pair up with my old (but we're both still young!) friend, Patrick Cassidy, for a concert here in So Cal.
(below right) Patrick is long on talent and credits but is only now venturing into
the concert arena... and he's AMAZING! I highly suggest you find out where he's performing and go! His songs and stories about growing up in his famous family
(mom: Shirley Jones, dad: Jack Cassidy, brothers: David and Shawn) are inspiring and hysterical. In his
words "you had to take a number to get mirror time in my house." You'll love it!
And next month I'm off to Hong Kong to sing with the symphony there, along with cohorts Doug LaBrecque, Kirby Ward and Joan Hess in a Tribute to Fred and Ginger. I've never been to Asia and can't wait. We're leaving the Nina-bean home with family while Rob and I travel on this adventure. Hmmmm. I wonder who will have more fun??
  
SUSAN EGAN: LIVE
  Now I know the CD has been out and available on-line and at concerts for a few months, but the official STREET DATE for store release is coming up on March 4th!! So be sure and check out the little Susan Egan section in the CD store (I'm always just behined Linda Eder -- not a bad place to be, frankly) and find Chritopher's and my latest!
Now go explore and check out our
new little site here. Let us know what you think! And let us know what you'd
like!
Happy February!
Sus
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