| I can't image a life without music and song. A good | | | | me up, so I was like self-confidence on steroids. One |
| song can heat up your emotions. It can promise | | | | of my songs was Corner of the Sky.""Rivers belong |
| greatness. It can fill your mind with creative thoughts. | | | | where they can ramble |
| It can inspire you to greater achievement and | | | | Eagles belong where they can fly |
| success. When a good song is matched with good | | | | I've got to be where my spirit can run free |
| lyrics, it can talk to your soul."Every man has his | | | | Got to find my corner of the sky." |
| daydreams | | | | -- Corner of the Sky by Stephen SchwartzI had |
| Every man has his goal | | | | completed a course in goal setting and at the time |
| People like the way dreams have | | | | was president of the Tacoma Junior Chamber of |
| Of sticking to the soul." | | | | Commerce (Jaycees). I wanted to help humanity and |
| -- Corner of the Sky by Stephen SchwartzIn the fall | | | | accomplish great things. That song combined with the |
| of 1973 I found myself in Philadelphia with a little time | | | | message of another song stuck with me. The other |
| to kill. I was there for corporate training, but had | | | | song was Extraordinary.""When you're extraordinary |
| finished. Everyone flew home except Ed and I. He | | | | You gotta do extraordinary things" |
| had been to New York once. I had never been there. | | | | -- Extraordinary by Stephen SchwartzI didn't return |
| We decided to travel the short distance to New | | | | home and set the world on fire, but I did return |
| York City and enjoy ourselves.We visited Macy's | | | | home filled with fire. I'm not the king of the universe, |
| department store where I bought my wife perfume. | | | | but I have accomplished many things at home, in |
| We stayed at the Waldorf-Astoria. We ate at a | | | | business and in the community.Many times while I'm |
| fancy fondue restaurant, which was the current rage. | | | | working I'll sing to myself the phrase "Rivers belong |
| We attended a Broadway show and finished off the | | | | where they can ramble, eagles belong where they |
| evening at The Playboy Club. That one day in New | | | | can fly" and then slip into "When you're extraordinary, |
| York cost me more than I could afford, but as the | | | | You gotta do extraordinary things." I stop what I'm |
| saying goes, the memories are priceless.The | | | | doing, and think back to my one day in New York |
| Broadway show was Pippin starring John Rubenstein, | | | | City. Then I get back to the task at hand . . . and |
| Jill Clayburg, and Ben Verine. Pippin was a Bob Fosse | | | | work and dream . . . a little harder.Don Doman is a |
| musical. At the time I didn't know who Bob Fosse | | | | published author, video producer, and corporate |
| was, but I found out. I've grown to admire his | | | | trainer. He owns the business training site Ideas and |
| dancing and direction. I had seen John Rubenstein and | | | | Training ( which he says is the home of the no-hassle |
| some of the dancers perform a number from the | | | | "free preview" for business training videos. He also is |
| show on Johnny Carson, but that was all I really | | | | webmaster for the music/movie website Videos, |
| knew about the play.The music was inspiring. I've | | | | Music, and More( which promotes the world of music |
| always had self-confidence, but the music pumped | | | | and entertainment. |