We had some amazing experiences over the last few weeks. My wife and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary on Friday May 30th by traveling to Green Bay and staying overnight before our flight out to NYC the next morning. It was my wife’s first time there for pleasure and my first time back to New York since 1994. We arrived in New York City on Saturday May 31st and immediately caught a cab to our hotel in the heart of Times Square, the Millenium Broadway.
As soon as we got checked in, it started to downpour. Did I mention that we were only there for 24 hours? ;-) My wife had to be back to work on Monday so we literally were in NY for only 24 hours, and had to make the most of our time there. We grabbed umbrellas and headed out to go to the Carnegie Deli, where David Letterman does some of his live look ins on the Late Show.
We were seated at a VERY crowded table and got served the biggest slide of New York cheesecake I have ever seen. It was quite delectable. We went from there to the heart of Times Square and did a few tourist things before heading back to the hotel to change for our meal and night at the Majestic Theater where we saw Phantom of the Opera. We ate at Bistecca Fiorentina, a little steakhouse not too far from Times Square that had great ratings. Honestly, I wasn’t that impressed with our meal and in hindsight, probably would have chosen to go to Don Shula’s Steakhouse instead. However, we wanted the authentic NY experience, and not a chain restaurant. From there, we went to Planet Hollywood and got our picture taken with one of our favorite rock stars before we had dessert there…lol. 
Now, we were off to the Majestic Theater for the Phantom of the Opera. 
My wife had seen Phantom before in Toronto but this was my first Phantom experience. I got us third row seats for the performance and I must say the actors were PHENOMENAL. The actors were ALWAYS in character and brought such passion and emotion to their role. It reminded me of the workshops my friends Mark and Rebecca Ferrell of Discjockeyamerica.com and always being in the moment when performing at a wedding reception. 
We flew back home the next morning after visiting Battery Park and getting a few long distance shots of the Statue of Liberty and seeing Ground Zero. This was a whirlwind of a trip, but well worth it. 
Next up was the Warm Keitzman reception which I had the pleasure of performing for this past weekend. Both families were wonderful and guests came from lower Michigan, California, Colorado and all over the US. There was a slight lull in the middle of the night until I worked some magic and then the dance floor was packed for the rest of the night.
Songs that I don’t normally play at a wedding these guests thoroughly enjoyed such as “Now That We Found Love” by Heavy D & The Boyz, “Like A Prayer” by Madonna, and “Rumpshaker” by Wreckx N Effects. Every wedding is different and it’s good to be able to get away from the same old same old wedding music every once in a while. These pictures were taken at the very end of the night with all of the guests on the dance floor toasting to the new Mr. and Mrs. Keitzman. 
We also had a surprise play of “Save A Horse, Ride A Cowboy”, thanks to permission from the groom Dan’s mother, Mrs. Mary Jo Keitzman. Here I am with the new Mr. and Mrs. Dan and Carol Keitzman. Stay tuned…as the Sielaff Kryznarich wedding is this weekend and I expect it to be phenomenal.
Father’s Day weekend is upon us, and I would like to wish a Happy Father’s Day to you and yours. I would especially like to thank my father, Harry Taylor for all he has helped me with over the years. It is because of you and Mom that I am who I am today. Here's a pic of my dad and my son Hunter last year on my Uncle's ranch in Montana.
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