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August 31

New gig flyers

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I forgot how much I like making these things! Here are some flyers I made for the next Bad Guys gig.

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Hallelujah — Josh Liberio

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Here is an arrangement of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ that I wrote for Josh Liberio. It’s kind of a mash up of the Leonard Cohen and Jeff Buckley versions and written for 7 piece band with string trio. We’ve been playing it every week for the welcome aboard show here on the Celebrity Century. Josh is […]

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Recent gig photos

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Here are some photos from recent sets… These days we’re basically doing 3 types of gigs. Jazz sets. 7 piece big band arrangements. Motown. This is a show that we do with singers and dancers…though the best choreography comes from the horn section. Thanks to Lia Morgan, who I stole these photos from without asking!

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March 14

Central America (a little persistence required)

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I’m beginning this post overlooking a black sand beach and a decent Pacific break in Guatemala. This is the last stop before we head north to Mexico and out of Central America. I have really enjoyed our stops in Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Guatemala. Admittedly, I have a greater appetite for hair-raising cab rides, […]

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March 11

Panama Canal

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Yesterday we sailed through the Panama Canal, en route to Los Angeles from Ft Lauderdale. I’ve never seen the canal before and the whole process was pretty interesting. It takes between 20 and 30 hours to pass from one side to the other and there is a lot of traffic inside. There are two lanes […]

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February 28

St. Elsewhere…

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Just a little wrap up about a few other places i’ve been lately… So there’s this little island that Royal Caribbean owns…apparently not only oil sheiks can claim their own islands. This one is in the bahamas and is actually quite lovely. Having been to Labadee, in Haiti, the other Royal Caribbean Island I would […]

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February 27

St Maarten…the patron saint of days off!

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People always ask me which port is my favorite and it’s always pretty tough to decide between Sidney, Copenhagen, Aruba, and many other killer places. St. Maarten always promises great times. I don’t know much about Catholicism or saints in general but i’m pretty sure that St Maarten is the patron saint of days off! […]

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January 17

Aruba recommendations.

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I’ve had the good fortune to have been to Aruba a dozen times or so as a port of call while working on the ships but i’ve only now spent a longer time there. I’ve just come back from a week long stay on the island and have some recommendations for anyone who might be […]

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December 08

Constellation wrap up.

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Tomorrow I will be signing off the Celebrity Constellation after finishing a 4-month contract in the Celebrity Orchestra. This is the 4th ship I’ve been on and it has one of the best itineraries. I joined the ship in Amsterdam on the 1st of August and from there we did Baltic cruises stopping in Germany, […]

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September 20

Colorful Food Pics!

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Food pics can be lame but here are some images of delicious things i’ve been eating in France, Spain, and Italy. Moules from La Rochelle, France Ensalada de Pulpa (Octopus Salad) from Barcelona. Fish Soup from Ville Franche, Côte d’Azur, France Moules Frites Aux Curry from Ville Franche, Côte d’Azur, France Pizza con Funghi from Napoli, […]

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