It turns that it is Todd Kepus that owns Mao, the cat who appears in Hercules and Kit as the mysterious spy cat, and not Michael Gilbert, who is Auntie Uta in the series.  Although to make it all perfectly confusing, they all live in the same house, so that was an easy mistake to make.

I'd like to make a public apology to Mao for making such a mistake.

"Mao, I'm Sorry.  I didn't mean to mix up your owner but I guess I did.  Though you won't get a check for your trouble, you might just find a couple of mackerel waiting for you when you get back to Castle Schrecken.  Love ya, Jim, the Guy Who Writes Your Script."

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Most people know that I am a piano player, but don't know what material I use for rehearsals.  If you are curious, CLICK HERE if you want to take a look at or listen to the master playlist I am using for piano practice.

This is a set list for when I want to do a marathon. It's heavy on expressive songs that require some finesse to play well and that makes me concentrate harder and explore them a little differently each time I play. I sometimes go through the entire list, but more often choose which songs I want to do and place them in a queue.

I purposely made this lists public so that other lists of similar material are suggested. I sometimes find a song that may have slipped my mind, or one I do not know; it helps round out my exposure to new things. It is undeniable that I have some real favorites that I love to listen to and play.

Some bands are of a style unsuited to the creation of a piano part for the work, but if I can create a fun piano part for songs like the B52's 'FUNPLEX', then almost every band has some material that's a possibility. If there's a part in there, I will more than likely enjoy the challenge of finding it.

If you're a keyboardist and also come up with hybrid piano parts to play along with the group you're into, get in touch and tell me a bit about how you find your parts in the songs. Learning about other's choices and why they make them increases our knowledge and leads to better rehearsals and therefore, more fun!

If you want to listen to or download my music, it is free and is available by following the links to the Jim Glines Arts Channel at YouTube or to the Jim Glines artist's page at SoundClick.  Music videos are there, too.

I am the author of a book called Devolving in Eden, which is poetry in many different styles.  The book, its history and more can be read online at the link.  The page entitled Write It All Down: Language Arts will bring you to a page where I have some entries, but this is for you: if you love to write and want to share, there are directions on the page on how to submit your work to be published here on the site.

Just use the Main Menu at the top of each page and wander around and find things of interest.  But perhaps the most important work is at To The Galleries: The Art of Still Photos, where there is a lot of material to view, and it will give you a good idea of what my work is like.  Take your time, consider the work, and please, be sure to leave me a comment if you like something.