Browsing Month January, 2010
Curtain Call: 2009-2010 – Take a Bow
By urbanhoustonian at January 30, 2010 | 2:50 PM | 0 Comment
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDeiovnCv1o] Yeah, I'm starting my last Curtain Call with Madonna. I'm gay, sue me! I've been giving a lot of thought about how I was going to feel today, my last day here at Society for the Performing Arts. I had lunch yesterday with some fellow group sales managers, and I have to admit there was a moment there I felt like more...
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Curtain Call: 2008-2009 – Revelations
By urbanhoustonian at January 29, 2010 | 10:33 AM | 0 Comment
My fourth season with Society for the Performing Arts will be remembered as much for what happened on stage as it did off stage. It began in the summer of 2008 when I discovered Aspen Santa Fe Ballet was going to be performing in Dallas on the same weekend I had planned a visit to see my brother. Catching Aspen Santa Fe Ballet in Dallas marked the first of two occasions more...
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Curtain Call: 2007-2008 – Live the Adventure
By urbanhoustonian at January 27, 2010 | 12:24 PM | 0 Comment
The theme for Society for the Performing Arts 2007-2008 season was Live the Adventure. I want to say I was part of the discussion that came up with that tag line. My memories of this season are more anecdotal. The 2007-2008 Season started much like the previous season, with a legendary comedienne, Lily Tomlin. Please pause for a gratuitous celebrity photograph. Yeah, more...
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Curtain Call: 2006-2007 – 40 & Fabulous
By urbanhoustonian at January 26, 2010 | 12:05 PM | 0 Comment
My second season at Society for the Performing Arts was memorable in a LOT of ways. SPA was also celebrating its 40th Anniversary. For a guy like me, who writes about Houston and the things that make it a great city, being a part of this momentous occasion was one of the highlights of my time at SPA. Permit me a short history lesson. Society for the Performing Arts was more...
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Curtain Call: 2005-2006 – The First Season
By urbanhoustonian at January 25, 2010 | 11:14 AM | 0 Comment
This week marks the end of my run here at Society for the Performing Arts. For many of you, working at SPA has been major part of my life. In fact, most of my current circle of friends have not known me outside this organization. I will be revisiting each of my five seasons here at SPA, and will close Friday with my thoughts on the SPA, and how it has become an integral more...
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Texas Our Texas
By urbanhoustonian at January 10, 2010 | 6:04 PM | 0 Comment
Before the sting of the BCS National Championship Game loss fades, I'd like to say a few things to our UT friends. I'm not sure you realize this or not, but a majority of this state really doesn't care for your football team. Oh, I know, you're just going to sit there and tell me they are just jealous of Longhorns' success. Yes, we all know that Texas reigns more...
Brokeback Football
By urbanhoustonian at January 6, 2010 | 8:38 AM | 0 Comment
I apologize for the delay in getting you my final report on the Houston Texans season. You see, during the 48 hours that included the end of the NFL regular season and the Fiesta Bowl, I lost everything in football I hold dear. There are three moments in my personal sports history when I have been reduced to tears. 1. "The Comeback" (Buffalo Bills rally from 35-3 to more...
