Moving on with Life (Mine) Warning: You may not care about what experiences I’ve personally gleaned during my march towards my life’s pre-determined completion date, this would be a great time to stop reading; it will probably be one of the few times in my life where I have placed myself in command of another’s…
Hi everybody, da harv here. Thanks for joining me. Oftentimes, the toughest assignment for an actor is to remain natural. Many years ago as a young teacher, I was warned by my mentors to try to stay away from asking a student to be themselves. Many students didn’t have a clue to who or what…
Fond Memories Ethel Waters was born in 1896. My father, Charles Kalmenson, was born in 1902. Harvey Kalmenson, that would be me, came along in 1933. I have many fond memories of the wondrous roads I’ve been lucky enough to trespass on during my life to date. I use the depiction as that of a…
A proud and emotional remembrance… What follows will be recognized as a coinage by that of this man—now known to a fair chunk of our voiceover world as “da harv”. I refer to my “lead-in”. The term “lead in”, many years ago, was described by a prominent actor as the purest of precious metals known…
“July 4th, 1954: About Seventy Years Ago” Marilyn Monroe Visiting Troops in South Korea in the Aftermath of the Korean War “…Visit American troops who had been fighting on the front line. The whirlwind tour saw her perform 10 shows over four days to more than 100,000 soldiers and marines who were celebrating the end…
“History Shows Us” Part of what the USA is about! Pitchers Catchers Batters Outfielders Infielders First & Second Stringers Coaches Minor League Players, too, The Majors, as well As those too old to play Even little leaguers learned To make our hearts swell From the very beginning An all-American story Ours to tell Men, women,…
I lost my little boy This lady said to me I asked if she’d like me to help her find him Is he like me? A little older than you, she replied A little older, she repeated in a softer voice This time to herself I was only eight, but thought Brooklyn kids like me…
“Try Bracing Yourself” Today, I happen to be wearing a back brace. Some pain to complain about, but, an awful lot to be happy and prayerful about as well. It could have knocked me on my ass except for a couple of facts always there to battle, whomever and whatever it is, whose solitary goal…
“Sh*t Happens” As they say… “In life, sh*t happens!” And when you become an aggravated recipient of the same, you might often feel like a receptacle for what a higher being ordered up for you. The older we become, the greater our chances are of having any number of games recklessly thrust upon us. For…
“Billy Rose” Helping to build the industry we’re in today! His life, his work, his love of flair for performers, and their life and times —always in a faster lane than most! “Rose was born in New York City. While in high school, Billy studied shorthand. He won a dictation contest taking over 150 words…