The Red Mirror
The Red Mirror is a multi-sensory storytelling performance designed for elementary students. It uses original Power Point artwork, an original story and soundtrack, and an interactive percussion activity to demonstrate how the five senses cooperate to solve problems. Emphasizing TEKS higher order thinking skills, this science fiction/fantasy narrative follows Lucas as he thwarts creatures from outer space who are seeking to capture Earth by stealing creativity and problem solving skills from its inhabitants.
The Blues Trane [Click
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My fourteen
minute film entitled "The Blues Trane" was the result of a barter between Tom
Stout, president of Video One Productions in Mobile, Alabama, and myself.
In trade for one of my paintings he filmed all of my new art work and edited
it in his spare time. It took two years to complete.
The Blues Trane is the story of a guitarist with a bad case of fleas from
another dimension who's exploits are thwarted at turn when when he tries to find
work in this dimension.
The Guitarist [Click
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The six minute
film 'The Guitarist' I created was the result of two specific incidents. In a concert at Eastfield College in Dallas Texas I was playing drums with
a pianist, bassist, a sax player and his wife. After we played about thirty minutes the sax player introduced me as the
lauriet of Dallas. I read a very sur-real poem of mine that drew tremendous applause.
I then showed them 8 x 10 photos of my paintings which drew just as much applause.
I returned to the drums and we played another tune or so.
After the concert we thanked the audience for their warm applause. I was
suddenly besieged by an onslaught of students wanting my autograph, at that point
I knew that there was great potential for putting my music, painting and poetry
together into a show.
One day in 1989, I was talking to world famous guitarist Barney Kessel
on the phone. I told him that both of my parents were recently deceased and that
I was free to pursue my musical goals in New York City.
Barney said that I would need a gimmick because there was so much competition.
I told him I wanted to wed the music, art and poetry together. Mr.. Kessel
said "That just might work". So I moved to New York City.
I enrolled in an animation class at the School for the Visual Arts on 23rd
street. I got discounts on materials because I was a student. I completed all
the visuals in six months.
I then went into the recording studio with the Grammy award winning pianist
Fred Hersh and the amazing Michael Formanek on bass. Upon completion, I wrote
a query letter to a number of network television companies.
WNET channel #13, public television in New York gave me a three
year contract using the film as a filler.
At the completion of the three year license they renewed my license placing
"The Guitarist" in perpetuity.
