Birthdays!
Some significant birthdays today. Composer and new friend, Lee Hoiby and I share a birthday today, and I am sure he is busy away at his piano working on his next composition. Happy Birthday Lee.But I have another important anniversary to celebrate. Four years ago today I premiered Doin' Time in the Homo No Mo Halfway House in Memphis, TN at Holy Trinity Community Church. After I accepted my gayness when I was still living in Memphis, Reverend Tim Meadows, the church's pastor who inspired one of the characters in the play, encouraged me to pursue my art by asking me to write a poem for Judy Shepard.
That got me out into the Memphis gay community to interview scores of queer folks only to find out there are ALL KINDS of queer folks out there. A few years later I moved up North to Hartford, CT, and it only seemed fitting to bring my play to this Memphis queer church for the premiere.
Bruce Garrett sent me the most wonderful personalized birthday cartoon. He remembers all my people. Thanks Bruce!
I head off in an hour for the Mid-Winter Gathering of the FLGBTQC (Queer Quakers). Ah, I feel good having so much community in my life--my blogging friends, my Hartford and Memphis friends, my Quaker Friends, my Swedish and UK friends. I am very rich with dear and wonderful people.
posted by Peterson Toscano @ 7:32 AM
15 Comments:
Happy Birthday, P. Glad you liked my home-made card aswell :)
Don't forget that you're not only very rich with those around you; you're also the sweetest person ever.
And we love you. ^_^
Happy Birthday!!!
Also, don't forget about your Massachusetts Transgender youth friends! Oh... you probably don't have many of those, do you?
Happy Birthday, Mr. Peterson, and congratulations on four years of Homo No No :-)
Happy Birthday, Peterson!
Happy Birthday, Peterson and the whole gang..even the characters you haven't dreamt up yet!! Thanks for being a friend and listening to me when I need it!! Enjoy the South!!
-Jen
Happy birthday Peterson!
CA & Ken
xx
Thanks so much.
And Elliot you are part of my Hartford friends. I mean, dude you are just up the road.
*Cocks head to side and considers*
Cool! :D
Grattis på födelsedagen Petersön!
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Happy Birthday Peterson!
Very Best Wishes for the year ahead.
Hello Peterson
Sorry I missed your birthday - hope it was good. Have a fabulous year!!
Adrian (SA)
Peterson, it was great to get to spend time with you on your birthday!
-- Tom D.
happy birthday peterson!!!! sorry i missed it, but as they say, better late than never. hope you had a wonderful day!
j.
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