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She Said, She Said: Sharing the journey one diaper at a time
Glam Travel for Glam Ma and the FamilyA + Travel
Sonoma Race Track Adventure / perfect for teen grandkids
Danica Patrick watch out. Paris on a Budget / Any age will love it here
No need to give up those croissants Turks and Caicos / Any age grandchild will thrive
Grace Bay Club rocks Positano is Paradise Found / Adults
Shangra-La exists San Francisco / Perfect at any age
Hayes Valley Shines Legends of Newport, Rhode Island
A Reality Adventure reveals the magic of Newport Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend / The Kids will love it too
Nemacolin Woodlands sparkles Warhol Tales
Gallery Crawl with Tom Sokolowski, Warhol Museum Director Tanglewood Tales
Wheatleigh Hotel and other Massachusetts Finds Paradise Found in Bahamas
Swimming with Dolphins at Atlantis Hotel Budapest Sparkles in December
Magical Budapest Five Days in Paris
Paris IS for tourists Five Days in Paris page 2
Day Five and Where to Go Hilton Head Island
It's all here Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne goes to the races Brandywine Valley
The Days of Wine and Mushrooms Blissful Retreat in the Desert
Miraval Spa works its magic The Hamptons
Summer Produce at its best. A+Travel
Celebrity Interviews
Mary Higgins Clark
The Queen of Mystery David Sedaris
David Sedaris loves to shop Diane Keaton
Diane isn't just clowning around Michael Keaton
Batman saves the day August Wilson
Pulitzer Prize winner,August Wilson. Jeff Goldblum
The tallest and nicest guy ever Nancy Martin
She laughs it up with murderous intent Patti LuPone
Patti Lupone takes on Dr. Phil Frenchie Davis
American Idol Shirley Jones
Everyone's favorite Mom Steven Bochco
"Death By Hollywood" shines a light on Tinseltown's secrets. Lynn Swann
Hall-of-Famer talks about his passion. Princess Michael of Kent
Princess Michael of Kent is not your ordinary Princess. Marvin Hamlish
Listen up New York: Marvin loves Pittsburgh. Kathleen George
Taken My Hometown Favorite
Steve Thomas is Developer of the Year Ted Pappas
Ted goas Public Harry Connick Jr.
Harry for the Holidays Ryan Malone
Pittsburgh Penguins Hometown Hunk Dr.Knowledge
He knows it all for real Tom Sokolowski
The Director of the Warhol Museum discusses November 22, 1963: Image, Memory, Myth Tom Savini
The "godfather of gore" gives us his secret to being scary. Bill Strickland
Read about Bill Strickland's plan to change the world through arts and education. Pittsburgh Parrot
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Harry Connick Jr.He’s a little bit Hollywood, a very big music star, and a whole lot of holiday spirit. Like Santa and his reindeers, Harry Connick Jr. and his Big Band wing into town December 9th for a gala Holiday concert at the Benedum. (His new Columbia album,“Harry for the Holidays,” coincides with an NBC Special airing December 23rd). It’s hard to pin the young, multi-talented, singer/actor/pianist/composer/arranger to one style. He’s recorded four multi-platinum, three platinum and three gold albums, had three Grammy awards, and been nominated for an Emmy, Cable Ace, Golden Globe, Tony and an Oscar. So, I decided to ask how it all began: What about growing up in New Orleans made you so passionate about music? "It’s such a center for different types of music, and growing up there I was exposed to so many great musicians and their styles, that you can’t help but be influenced by it. (He studied with two jazz greats: James Booker and Ellis Marsalis) I also used to listen to a lot of Louis Armstrong. There are styles I haven’t yet explored, but I think for me, it’s best to stick with what I know, which is fairly broad." Did your children influence your musical choices for this holiday album? "Not really, (he laughs), or the album would be all ‘Frosty’ and ‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town’. They heard it when I was doing it, and let me know what they thought, but it was pretty much me picking or writing the songs, getting together the best record I could." Are the new songs about your own childhood?,/> "Sort of. ‘The Happy Elf’ is a typical secular happy feel-good song about how cool it would be to work in Santa’s workshop, and ‘I’m Gonna Be the First One (Up on Christmas Morning)’is based on how I felt as a kid when I was the first one up and had to wait for everyone else to open presents. But, ‘Nothing New for the New Year,’ is a sad song about a guy whose heart is broken every NewYear when he realizes he doesn’t have anybody to call his own, and ‘I Come With Love’ is based on Christ and how I wondered about his understanding of who he was." Do you make your children wait for you to open presents? "Of Course. My wife I have three kids, and they have to wait for us to get up, just like we did." |
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