A SONGWRITER'S JOURNAL

A 26 yearjourney of a guy who loves to write songs told in regular installments. Michael Ricciardi is a proud member of ASCAP and The Dramatists Guild of America. His musicals include "Skylark" and "The Traveling Companion" He now writes many musicals with his new collaborator John D. Nugent. Together they ahve written 'Sevenly" "The Runaway Heart" and the uocoming produxtions of "THE BREMEN TOWN BOYS" and "BROADWAY ANGELS."

Thursday, June 17, 2010

WHERE HAVE I BEEN?

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It's been a long silence, but its been the most dufficult two moths og my entire life. Over the Memorial Day Weekend, my car was stolen ...
Friday, April 23, 2010

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

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Today is day one hundred and thirteen of the year 2010 and today would have been the birthday of the "Great Bard of Avon", himself...
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Thursday, April 22, 2010

EARTH DAY AND REMEMBERING ELIAN GONZALEZ

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Happy Earth Day everyone. Today is the 40th anniversary of the newest unofficial holiday. Today we try to observe conservation and appreciat...
Wednesday, April 21, 2010

ONE HUNDRED YEARS WITHOUT MARK TWAIN

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At 6:20 pm EDT (3:20 pm, here on the coast, I would hope there might be a moment of silence and ultimate respect. For it was ...
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

FUNNY THEY DON'T LOOK LIKE KILLERS

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Funny-- they don't look like killers. But here is Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold who on this day (Adolph Hitler's birthday) in 1999 c...
Monday, April 19, 2010

APRIL 19tTH --A VERY BIG IDAY N HISTORY

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On this date in 1775, The American Revolution began with the battle of Lexington and Concord. It is also the birthday of one of the five ori...
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Sunday, April 18, 2010

A KILLER QUAKE IN 1906 AND A FAMOUS RIDE

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On this date in 1906, the largest known California earthquake struck San Francisco all before 6am on that most fateful day. Enrico Caruso ha...
Saturday, April 17, 2010

ASH IN THE AIR--STILL

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What a mess it is for stranded air travelers in Europe! That Iceland volcano that hasn't blown its top in more than two hundred years ha...
Wednesday, April 14, 2010

AN HISTORIC DAY

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A very historic day is today. For on April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was shot and killed by actor John Wilkes Booth at a performance of ...
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Sunday, April 11, 2010

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOEL GREY

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Happy 78th birthday to one of my favorite all time performers, Mr. Joel Grey. What a sweet and very friendly man. I got to meet him once wo...
Friday, April 09, 2010

DISNEYLAND 2010 SPRING BREAK CROWDS

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I have now been working at two different holiday seasons at still my favorite place in the world: Disneyland. This picture shows a small sam...
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Monday, March 29, 2010

WRITE A HIT SONG RISK A LAWSUIT

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On this day in 1983, the Bee Gees were sued for plagiarism over their hit song : "How Deep Is Your Love. The lesson the group learned ...
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Thursday, March 25, 2010

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE PALACE

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On this day in 1913-- the same year that my dear mother was born, The Palace Theatre in New York City opened its doors. The Palace is the ho...
Friday, March 19, 2010

ANOTHER DISNEY LEGEND PASSES

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Fess Parker was a true gentleman who portrayed one of the best known characters in a Walt Disney Movie. Yesterday, on his dear wife's 84...
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Monday, March 15, 2010

BACK TO DIANEYLAND

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I've now finaly returned working regular hours at Disneyland and become a "casual regular cast member" which means I am gettin...
Tuesday, March 09, 2010

BACK TO DISNEYLAND

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Friday, February 26, 2010

WE REMEMBER CLASSIC PERFORMERS

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Today would have been the birthday of several classic stars who have passed from our world. One was the great Jackie Gleason who was born in...
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Monday, February 15, 2010

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAROLD ARLEN

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Today would have been the 105th birthday of one of the greatest composers of all time: the one and only Harold Arlen. What an amazing life h...
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Friday, February 12, 2010

ABRAHAM LINCOLN SHARES HIS BIRTHDAY

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Today of course would have been Abraham Lincoln's 201st birthday. The Disneyland resorts in both Anahiem and Orlando, Florida of course ...
Wednesday, February 10, 2010

WE LOST JIMMY DURANTE 30 YEARS AGO TODAY

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Today would have been Jimmy Durante's birthday. We lost him thirty years ago this year on January 29th. What an amazing performer with a...
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