Debuts

A friend of ours is a writer and producer in children's media. She has worked on projects such as Blue's Room and Sesame Street and now a Mother Goose Club series. She particularly likes Arthur's raspy "airy" voice, so she asked our kids to record for her. We went today to a recording studio in a basement in our neighborhood. A friend from Scotland was recording nursery rhymes in his lovely voice when we arrived, so the kids had some time to ask questions and figure out what they would be doing. Since they don't read, our friend read the rhymes, line by line, and the kids repeated. It was really fun to hear their sweet voices over the speaker. They did a great job! I'll keep you updated on their burgeoning careers as animation voice-overs :)

I also had my television debut recently. Last week my friend got tickets to the Letterman show and kindly invited me. We were VIP friends and family of CBS, which meant we were respectfully escorted to the front rows of the balcony (because we were all boring New Yorkers as opposed to the rowdy fans in the bottom section). We had a great view of Letterman--it's a tiny theater--and had lots of fun watching the whole production. It's interesting to see what goes on behind the scenes. Our show aired last week on Wednesday (sorry I haven't blogged in a while). I was the one on the second row of the balcony with the distinguished black turtle-neck (next to my friend with the red turtle-neck). We are waving happily at the camera during the one audience scan. Our one chance to shine...

Actually, I have another potential television debut. I stumbled upon a Gossip Girl filming by Central Park last week (just before the Letterman show). In case you watch the show (and I am NOT admitting whether I do or not), it will be the episode where Blair is in a bright green coat and Chuck Bass is leaning against a limo. I am the girl in the same color green coat strolling behind them along Central Park. (That is, if they happen to keep the take when I was walking past...)

Don't be jealous. The Galts were meant for fame! (Hopefully you are all picking up on my sarcasm.)