Twinkle Twinkle Annie Sprinkle Sold Her Tinkle In A Jar....

As you all know a few weeks ago we had our first Demo Recording  to record some of the music for our new concept musical , IN MY BODY.  So here it is ....a little TEASE.  Click on the link below to listen to one of the songs entitled , ANNIE SPRINKLE, composer Dan Martin and lyricist Michael Biello. 

 Dan and Michael wrote this fantastic song in honor of Dr. Annie Sprinkle, the world renowned sexologist who has dedicated her life to celebrating the female body by sharing her own body with us. The song tells us how Annie Sprinkle embraces her body. She teaches women that to pleasure ourselves is to “pleasure the world.”

 

Day 3---Last Recording Day

Today is the day the Bulldog3 leave NYC and return home to PA.  This is also our last day of recording the last few songs.  BielloMartin is staying on for two more days to mix and master the music.  In about a week we will have our songs in hand!   Michael and Dan have worked so hard on this and make beautiful music together.  Fred Lassen has been banging those keys and doing his usual fabulous job as music director even after having had surgery this past Monday.  All our singers have stepped up to the plate and have belted their lungs out over the last few days.  Thank you Sheri Sanders, Jonathan Brody, Jillian Louis, Kelly Karcher, Javier Muñoz, Alysha Umphress, Chris Gilroy at Lofish and Andrew Resnick.

 

Day 2---Recording Has Begun!

Today we are at Lofish Recording Studios in the Flat Iron District.  Every single person is ON their game today!  (that's a phrase, right?)  I wish you all could hear what we're hearing but one day (hopefully) soon, you will! 

Here are some fun recording pics...

Fred Lassen IMB Music Director

Alysha Umphress

Javier Muñoz

Jonathan Brody

Fred Lassen

Michael Biello lyricist, Lis Kalogris producer/writer, Dan Martin composer

Kelly Karcher

Alysha Umphress

Sheri Sanders recording our anthem In My Body

DEMO DAY Approaching quickly!

Today we're in NYC rehearsing at Shetler Studios for the In My Body demo recording which is taking place Friday!  We are getting ready to submit to festivals and one thing that is most always required is a demo recording to submit with our applications.  SO HERE WE ARE!  Another step closer...

Photos from our first day of rehearsing...

Andrew Resnick Music Director for the day

Alysha Umphress

Sheri Sanders

Jillian Louis

 

Veteran In My Body peeps Javier Munoz, Jonathan Brody, Kelly Karcher (L to R)

Welcomed newcomer Alysha Umphress and Javier Munoz

Some random guy named Dan Martin who's always hanging around (composer)

Another totally random guy Michael Biello (songwriter)

Face+Symmetry=Beauty?

I remember taking a class in college where I was studying "Communication" and learning that there was a direct correlation with symmetrical faces and attractiveness.  I was taught that it was a fact that we, as humans, subconsciously judge a person's beauty, at first glance by how symmetrical their face is.  At the time, I just assumed this was true as there is scientific research to back up this claim.  I remember looking in the mirror and thinking "I'm screwed, one eyebrow is definitely different than the other and one eyeball is definitely a bit lower and smaller than the other.  I must be Quasimodo."
Maybe this was true at one time or still is.  However, I have to say for me personally, I do not believe this anymore.  Maybe because we live in an age where Photoshop makes everything sickly perfect I became awakened to the fact that it is our little flaws that make us beautiful and refreshing.  Our flaws make us different from everyone else.  Our flaws remind us that we are indeed, still human and are susceptible to scars, moles, genetics and overall wear and tear.  I found this article that shows how celebrities would look if their faces were perfectly symmetrical.  I would take a non-symmetrical Colin Farrel any day compared to this perception of perfection...
http://www.freakingnews.com/Symmetric-Celebrities-Pictures--2485-10.asp

I like what Glenn Gaesser, Ph.D. weighs in with...

I just found this article published last year in Runner's World by Adam Bean.  Check it...
Can You Be Fit and Fat?
Many of us would describe the ideal runner's body as lean, lanky, lithe. But then someone who is none of those things blows past us in a 5-K, leaving us questioning what "fit" really looks like.

Image by Edel Rodriguez

My collaborators and I, we have not been doing too much blogging lately. We are so full, in our bodies, with In My Body. And, you know what? We are loving it.

I think MJoy is working on a fun posting about some of the things we have learned, so far, on our theatre journey. So look for her posting over the next few days.

Every day we read as much as we possibly can about body image. Stuffing our brains with all things body image is an essential part of understanding what we need to explore for and in our show.

Please always feel free to share anything with us regarding how you feel about the body image issues that affect you.

When my kids were growing up, they both experienced the pressures associated with body image. I recall feeling frustrated about how to juggle family discussions about weight and health. I was deeply concerned about self-esteem and body pride and I wanted my children to feel good about living in their own bodies.

Today, I read a posting which reminded me of back when I was raising my two daughters. I want to share it with you because I think it's a good one.
So, please read this and please comment on it!

http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/973347/discussing-body-image-issues-with-daughters