Secret Agent Man…or Boy!
Being a child of the fifties and sixties has always, in my opinion, been an advantage for my generation. I like to think of us as the “Media Generation.” Much like today’s generation that is tech-savvy, we flower children were pretty much the inventors who started the whole technology boom. Granted, the technology of our […]
Directing Plays for Community Theatres: The Art, The Challenge, and The Reward
By Tom Erb — Erbana ProductionsPlaywright | Theatre/Film & Television Professional Directing for community theatre is one of the most uniquely challenging—and deeply rewarding—experiences a theatre professional can have. It’s a space where passion outweighs paychecks, where volunteers become artists, and where the director’s role expands far beyond staging scenes. After decades working in professional […]
In My Life With the Fab Four
Another story from the archives — the night the Beatles rearranged my whole idea of what I wanted out of life. I was ten years old the day the Beatles were on The Ed Sullivan Show, Sunday, February 9, 1964. This was the first televised live performance of the Beatles in the United States. The […]
My Summer at the Southside Speedway
Another one pulled out of the archives — this one’s about the summer music first got its hooks into me. It was the summer of 1962. I was eight years old. Up to this point in my young life, I was solely influenced by my parents’ music. They played it every day in the same […]
1960 World Series With Papa
This one’s from the archives — a story I first wrote a few years back, and it’s always been one of my favorites to tell. It felt right to give it a proper home here. In 1960, at the age of six, I went to the World Series. The Pittsburgh Pirates won the World Series […]