Haven't seen him dance yet, but I have a suspicion he's my very favorite type of performer: the triple threat. Here he is singing.
In this fan video for Les Miserables, George plays revolutionary Grantaire, and also sings the cover version of Apologize (originally by One Republic and Timbaland)
My favorite George Blagden role is Athelstan in Vikings.This fan video gives a great introduction to Athelstan and the man who captured him as a slave in the very first Viking raid upon the Kingdom of Wessex, in the western lands of England.
Please join me at Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writerfor my third interview as part of Black Lion Virtual Book Tours. Billy asks me: "What is your favorite part in BOUND BY DRAGONSFYRE? What was the hardest part to write?" Find out why the major set piece that takes place at the falconer's cottage is the answer to both of these questions. The young hero of my book is the falconer's apprentice, and in this section of the story the day time hunt at which he's accustomed to serving runs long. The nobles appear to have no intention of leaving, and all Scorpius and his master can do is bear witness and pray that they're not tainted by the nobles' cruelty.
Fridays are devoted to music here at A Piece of My Mind, as they have been for just over three years now.
Travis at Trav's Thoughts invites everyone to lay down a short set of music that takes their fancies for his 5 on Friday meme.
Although I'm currently on tour with my second novel BOUND BY DRAGONSFYRE, a truer version of me is a filmmaker who devoured every broadcast of Sneak Previews, At the Movies and every incarnation of a Roger Ebert movie review following Gene Siskel's death in 1999.
Their film review show was like a soothing tonic to my soul, filling it with an hour of discussion of the topic I could talk on and on and on about, but which at the time Sneak Previews first came out in the 80s, I had an extremely limited number of people in my life who wanted to talk film.
I'm as sad to lose Roger Ebert as any 3D person in my circle of In Real Life family and friends.
1 - Opening theme to Sneak Previews
This was their original reviews show on PBS. Love this one! Love the music and the opening credits montage--especially as the curtains open at the end and we enter one of my favorite places on Earth: the theatre.
The music ends at the 0:40 mark, but there's nine more minutes of listening to Gene and Roger talk about Oscar prospects for 1979.
2 - Opening theme toAt the Movies
Also love this opening credits montage, having worked in one of those old box office booths in the late 80s, as well as at the popcorn counter.
3 - Opening theme to Siskel and Ebert
This is the theme that sticks in my mind for their show. Once again, love the opening credits montage, noticing how this one focuses more on their identities as newspaper writers.
4 - Opening theme to Ebert Presents At the Movies
Very lovely opening montage here.
5 - Opening theme - The Third Man - Anton Karas
This was a favorite piece of music composed for film of Roger Ebert's--so much so, that his final show theme was a version of this one.
BONUS TRACK
My husband remembered that Gene and Roger sang in an episode of the animated show The Critic, a mid-90s Jon Lovitz show.
Please join me at KY Bunnies blogfor my second interview as part of Black Lion Virtual Book Tours. Suzie asks me: "When naming your characters, do you give any thought to the actual meaning?"
Find out why I would never pick a name that didn't suit a character, numerologically-speaking.
Please join me at Makayla's Book Reviewsfor my first interview as part of Black Lion Virtual Book Tours. Makayla asks me: "How did you come up with the title?" for BOUND BY DRAGONSFYRE. Find out how brainstorming was an integral part of coming up with a series name and the individual titles for each book.
I'm also being featured today over at Michael Di Gesu's blog, ... ... ... In Time Michael is featuring 26 books as his theme for the A to Z Challenge, and today,
What is the A to Z Challenge? Bloggers post each day during the month of April, except for Sundays, and gear each post to the letters of the alphabet. You can continue to follow the regular format of your blog, or choose to do something special for the challenge. For newcomers to my blog, A Piece of My Mind is an arts blog. My posts will showcase some aspect of the creative process. When I'm not blogging, I'm a dark fantasy author, and it just so happens that today is Day 1 of my Black Lion Virtual Book Tour for BOUND BY DRAGONSFYRE.
I'd like to send out a very special thank you to Arlee Bird, the founder of the A to Z Blog Challenge. Arlee sent out a challenge in 2010 for the first A to Z event, and close to 100 bloggers joined in that first year. That's when I first bumped into it, and decided that I would love to take part in it. So the following year, 2011, I was one of almost 1300 people blogging from A to Z. Only one year and it grew to over ten times its original size. Last year it grew again to 1700 bloggers, and as of late Sunday night, the sign-up list has just over 1700 names on it. This year, I'm blogger number 1324. I'm looking forward to meeting up with previous A to Z-ers as well as welcoming new visitors here, and I know I'll discover so many interesting blogs as I head out into the Blogosphere for the challenge. Thank you Arlee for this annual event that has brought me several close online friendships I now cannot do without.
Champion of the Arts - I write historical and paranormal fiction, as well as poetry. I love to showcase creative works by artists of all stripes. Blogging from Nova Scotia, Canada
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