Living In The Bonus Round: Happy St. Francis of Assissi Day!

Thursday, October 04, 2007

Happy St. Francis of Assissi Day!

There's something else going on today, but I can't remember what it was. Some old guy's having a birthday.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...: Happy Birthday Steve!!!!; 7:30 AM
Bev Sykes said...: Old guys generally ignore birthdays. But in case some old guy is interested, happy birthday.; 7:44 AM
Nancy P said...: Happy Birthday Steve!!!; 10:38 AM
Dan Ciruli said...: Happy Birthday, SteveShack! Today is also "10/4" Day to the truckers (naturally), and National Taco Day.

So why not have a taco with a trucker to celebrate your big day?; 11:36 AM
Anonymous said...: Happy Birthday, Mr. Shackalackalacka!! You're almost old enough to vote. :)

Travis; 12:22 PM
JoyZeeBoy said...: Hippo Birdie, Steve. From one old fart to another.; 12:27 PM
Gabi Clayton said...: Its ALL about some old guy, eh?

Happy birthday Steve! Many many more!
love and ((((HUGS)))),
Bagi; 12:50 PM
Chet White said...: Best wishes for a very Happy Bithday and a Healthy year ahead.
BIG HUGS,

Form another old guy who is a big fan!; 3:58 PM
Desertnut said...: Happy Birthday Steve!; 10:51 PM
Anonymous said...: AAACK! It was YESTERDAY!! I MISSED it!! oh dear oh dear oh dear

::clearing throat::

Happee Birfday TO youuuuu cha-cha-cha
Happee Birfday to YOOOOOOUUUU cha-cha-cha
HAP-pee BIRFday dear STEEEEEveee cha-cha-cha
HapPEE birdDAY to YOOOOOOOUUUUUUUU
CHA-CHA-CHA!!

Are you 1, are you 2, are you 3, are you 4....

-- hours later --

And NOW for the SPANKING

-- more hours later --

and a PINCH to grow on!

hee hee hee hee hee hee hee

George sez "another millstone, uh, MILEstone..."

much love Stevie dear!
hugs from us!; 6:15 PM

Listen.

Spotify Links

Love Songs by Steve Schalchlin Spotify Playlist https://tinyurl.com/stevelovesongs

Personal Songs by Steve Schalchlin Spotify Playlist https://tinyurl.com/stevepersonal

Comic/Humor Songs by Steve Schalchlin Spotify Playlist https://tinyurl.com/stevehumor

Inspirational Songs by Steve Schalchlin Spotify Playlist https://tinyurl.com/steveinspire

Meditation Music by Steve Schalchlin Spotify Playlist https://tinyurl.com/stevemeditate

Political Songs by Steve Schalchlin Spotify Playlist https://tinyurl.com/stevepolitics

Rebel Nerd Songs - lyrics by Steve Schalchlin https://tinyurl.com/steverebelnerd

Quick Links

WATCH Steve's amazing perfomance at the World Domination Summit.

Get Steve's most recent album, Tales from the Bonus Round iTunes, Spotify and IS NOW AVAILABLE on Amazon, Google Play and every other download and streaming service around the world.

DOWNLOAD sing-along materials -- lyrics and mp3s -- for TALES FROM THE BONUS ROUND.

NEWS: Steve has been honored with the first Broadway World 2015 Special Editor's Award for Excellence in Songwriting by BroadwayWorld,com. Here is their description:

In a field with many deserving candidates, this year's first ever BWW New York Cabaret Award for "Excellence in Songwriting" goes to Steve Schalchlin, a New York-based composer and lyricist who has been on quite a cabaret roll the past two years. Although his two biggest recent projects, the CD and subsequent show, Tales From the Bonus Round, and his song cycle, New World Waking, were years in development, Schalchlin performed both in New York over the past couple of seasons.

Bonus Round-which featured Schalchlin at the piano as lead singer--was performed as a cabaret show at the Metropolitan Room in October 2013 (and received a BWW Award nomination for "Best CD Release," and one of the songs garnered a nomination for "Best Original Song for a Cabaret Show"), while New World Waking received a standing ovation when performed at the Urban Stages Winter Rhythms Festival last month.

"What makes Steve stand out above the rest for his recent body of work is that he not only writes both music and lyrics, but also performs his songs," says BWW New York Cabaret Editor Stephen Hanks.

"But even more impressive is that his songs in Bonus Round compellingly chronicled his battle with the life-threatening AIDS disease, while New World Waking offered important messages about how our planet needs to finally overcome violence, war, racism, and prejudice-and how it might be possible through the power of music.

Schalchlin's lyrically powerful and pleasingly melodic songs couldn't be timelier."

Musical Awards and Honors

For the record and to impress our friends and relatives, a partial list of the honors for our musicals "The Big Voice: God or Merman?" and "The Last Session" which I wrote with life partner and playwright Jim Brochu of the recent hit play about Zero Mostel, "Zero Hour".

2013 The Autograph Best Original Music, The Last Session-London. What's On Stage.

Best Score, L.A. Drama Critics Circle 1997 & 2003.

Best Musical, L.A. Ovation Awards, 2005.

Best Musical, ADA Awards 2005.

Best Musical Director, ADA Awards 2005.

Best Lead Actor in a Musical nomination. L.A. Ovation Awards 2005.

PFLAG-LA Oscar Wilde Award, 1997 & 2003.

Best Concert of a Musical, Best Original Writing, Desert Theatre League Awards 2005.

Best Theatrical Production nomination, Off-Broadway & L.A. GLAAD Media Awards, 2004.

Best L.A. Theatre Production, GLAAD Media Awards, 1997.

(And thanks from me to all those groups. Prizes are fun. I like prizes.)