trent montessori

by the way, i had the most fun i've ever had with a guitar at trent montessori in newport yesterday. (some people go to chipotle on their lunch break. i go sing to 50+ preschoolers...) they are rockstars. thanks to jan haas and her wonderful, wonderful staff for all they did (and do!)

the morning show...

usually the morning show for the smith family involves waking up in just enough time to get everyone dressed, fed and out the door in time for school/work/daycare. but on friday, it will mean something else entirely. on monday, we visited the fox19 studios to play "that's my dinosaur" to the greater cincinnati viewing area. i had six of my closest friends with me...parker, rylee, chloe, carter, campbell, and rebecca. they taped us playing, singing, jumping up and down, etc. and it was a blast.

this whole opportunity to share the music that has resided for so long solely in my head is truly unbelievable to me. to hear kids sing my words back to me, to have at least as much fun as i am having, is completely mind blowing. i am a lucky, lucky guy to be able to do this.

anyway, i'm nervous and excited, and anxious to see how things turn out.

Pop Fly!

it's safe to say that i "look up" to justin roberts. his style is probably the closest thing i can find to match what it is that i try to do. needless to say, i was excited to see that his video for "Pop Fly!" is out in anticipation of the April 15th CD release of the same name. I was even more excited to see:

1. My daughter Campbell appears from 1:06-1:10 as "the first kid on the left."


2. My son Carter appears from 2:13-2:17 as "the third kid from the left."

here's the link:

http://www.zooglobble.com/archives/2008/04/video_pop_fly_justin_roberts.html#more

Please note: This was not the video we braved the Blizzard of '08 for when we drove to Chicago. Hopefully, we'll see something of that in May.