The summer began with getting our new dog, Phantom. He is a black labrador retreiver, and, as you may have guessed, he was named after "Phantom of the Opera." (Yes, we are a musical family!) He is currently only five months old, but he getting really big. Here is a picture of Phantom with our son Colin at the beach last week.
A majority of the summer I was busy in rehearsals and then performances of the production of "Beauty and the Beast" at The Little Theatre of Tuscarawas County. I was the role of Gaston, the village bully who was in love with Belle. It was a lot of fun! I especially liked being the over-the-top bad guy. I saw many of the middle school students at the show. I am glad that many of you came out to see the show. I hope that you enjoyed it!
In my free time between "Beauty and the Beast" rehearsals, I directed the Coshocton County Community Band. This band is a community band open to any community members in the Coshocton area. Band members ranged in age from high school students to 90-year-old retired people. We performed six concerts throughout the summer on the square in downtown Coshocton. We had a faithful following of audience members that would come out to the square and watch us each Friday as we performed a variety of different band music. This was my first summer directing this band, and I had a lot of fun doing it.Believe it or not, with all of the activities going on, I also maganged 
to be in a movie this summer. My brother is an independent film maker, and I was in the cast of his movie entitled "The Isle of Succession." The plot of the movie is a little hard to describe, but you can visit the movie's MySpace page for more information. All of my scenes were outside in the woods, which was pretty cool until I got poison ivy all over my face, legs and arms :( I will let you know when the movie is released.
to be in a movie this summer. My brother is an independent film maker, and I was in the cast of his movie entitled "The Isle of Succession." The plot of the movie is a little hard to describe, but you can visit the movie's MySpace page for more information. All of my scenes were outside in the woods, which was pretty cool until I got poison ivy all over my face, legs and arms :( I will let you know when the movie is released.After "Beauty and the Beast" was over, we managed to find a couple free weeks to take a family vacation. We spent two weeks at Catawba Island on Lake Erie, where my parents have a summer place. We spent two weeks boating, jet skiing, and spending time at the beach. It was a great vacation and a relaxing way to end the summer.
I hope all of you had a great vacation! I looking forward to seeing you all next week when school starts back up. Comment on this post to let everyone know how you spent your summer!
