Appearances
May Appearances 2025
#11 – May 31. Happy 95th Natal Day to the legendary actor Clint Eastwood. You always “make my day!”. Blessed to have a couple of “quadragenarians” as shining examples.

#10 – May 30. Happy 90th Natal Day to the legendary, glorious, Ruta Lee. On you 90 LOOKS GREAT. Blessings.





#4 – Fri., May 9 – Palm Canyon Theatre’s production of “Forever Plaid” w/ Marty Wiviott. Go sit @ the malt shop, put a coin in the table jukebox, have a strawberry shake and wander down Memory Lane for 90 minutes. Maybe you can “go home again”. www.palmcanyontheatre.net.
#3 – Thurs., May 8 Leo XIV elected the first American Pope. Blessings. AND Memories of being personally greeted by Pope John Paul II in May of 1981 in St. Peter’s Square. What an honor for this Methodist.


April Appearances 2025
#14 – Palm Canyon Theatre presented “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”. The outstanding work was by Sean Timothy Brown as he seemed to “channel” Jack Nicholson in the lead role. Amazing set by J.W. Layne, w/ good sound and lighting effects. “Forever Plaid” runs May 9 – 18. www.palmcanyontheatre.net.
#13 – Ap., 26 – Animal Samaritans “CATerday” Event @ the Rowan w/ Jarred Ellis, Dir., of Development and Philanthropy w/ his husband Ricky. Pppppuuuuurrrfect.
#12 – Ap., 25, Happy 9th “Adoptiversary” Sonny Cool Cat from 2016 @ Animal Samaritans.
#11 – Adam Karstens scores HUGE w/ the production of “Other Desert Cities” @ CVRep. This stellar cast presents family dynamics we can all relate to on some level and in some way. Fast-paced dialogue AND a beautiful set. Just like “home”. Runs thru May 4. www.cvrep.org.
#10 – R.I.P. -7.1.1936 – 4.22.2025 – Lisette Haigler. Photo w/ her devoted Boyd. What a grand gal.
#9 – R.I.P. Pope Francis. What a Blessed Easter-type “exit” and good example you set for all of us. 12.17.36 – 4.21.25.
#8 – Have a Blessed, “egg-cellent” Easter w/ Bunny Hugs!!!!.
#7 – Remembering a happier Ap., 17. Dinner @ “Spencers” w/ Marty, Steve, the late Jim Rider, Lalo, Joey and hostess, the late Cindy Williams and her producer. Grand food, food and fellowship. Miss Jim and Cindy every day.
#6 – R.I.P. Wink Martindale, “The King of the Television Game Show”. 12.4.1933 – 4.15.2025. Sandy, Wink and Joey on a happy day.
#5 – Please join me Ap., 18; 5:30 PM when I speak @ the Historical Society of Palm Desert. “Having It All”.
#4 – Ap., 12 – Oh the joy of seeing “Hairspray” @ Desert-Theatricals w/ my Grangirl Shelbey Mae. I thought I’d seen the highlight of the production when the amazing cast began singing…BUT NO, the highlight was the fabulous choreography by Ray Limon…. BUT NO, the glorious costumes were “spot-on” and so colorful and timely…BUT THEN I realized that the orchestra under the guidance of Joshua Carr hadn’t missed a beat, let alone hit a wrong note. SO, how on earth did the messages of race, age, prejudice, love, youth, blue-collar, jealousy, media, motherhood AND high school all fit into those glorious two acts? PLUS, you had to look up once in a while from the delicious cuisine of Willie Rhine to watch the stage!!! The magic that continues to be Desert-Theatricals, that’s how. www.desert-theatricals.com. Get your brooms and cauldrons ready for October and “The Addams Family”. It’s probably already sold out!!!!
#3 – Ap., 11 – 13 Coachella 2025. Lady Gaga and more. The world comes to the Coachella Valley.
#2 – Ap., 10 “National Siblings Day”. My little Sis Jean (9) and me (13) Sept., 1959 on the Ranch in Lathrop, CA.
#1 – R.I.P. Dear Debbie Setlin.
March Appearances 2025

#11 – DAP’s fabulous “Chase” Mar., 29 w/ John Ferrare (in Armani. lol) Kudos to David Brinkman et al.

#10 – Mar., 25 – The iconic Ruta Lee on my radio show (www.joeyenglish.com) in anticipation of her performances @ Michael Holmes’ Purple Room Mar., 27 and 28th. (www.purpleroompalmsprings.com

#9 – Mar., 18 – Palm Springs Walk of Stars honoring Mary Bono. Former First Lady of Palm Springs, member of Congress and SO MUCH MORE…photo w/ daughter Chianna and hubby Steve Oswald. Kudos and many thanks from a grateful community.

#8 – Mar., 13 – Palm Canyon’s presentation of “Victor, Victoria” was lovely on so many levels. From the sets by J.W. Layne; direction AND costume design by Derik Shopinski; AND YES, OF COURSE, the music and lyrics by Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse..what a line-up!! Then add the actors, the singing, the dancing, the music, the hair and makeup, the live musicians, ALL you needed was a lovely desert night in Palm Springs and an after party @ Willie Rhine’s “849”. OH, THERE YOU GO. PERFECTION!!! On stage thru April 6. www.palmcanyontheatre.net.
#7 – Mar., 12 – Adam Karsten’s CV Rep’s presentation of “Jesus Christ SUPERSTAR” can’t help but be a winner, music and lyrics by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice and it just goes onward and upward from there. Did NOT expect the “heavenly” voices from EVERYONE in the cast, WOW!! Especially Christin Byrdsong (as Judas) and Steven Grant Douglas (as Jesus) to the last member of the chorus!!! Then there was the LIVE orchestra from Stephen Hulsey (thank you for all the French Horn solos) ALL without a wrong note. Superb direction from Adam Karstens. Loved the team effort on the brilliant sets and the amazing choreography by Karen Sieber.
I know, as do we all, how the story turns out, but this production of an historical event with it’s contemporary take on the well-known plot, made me hope that this time Jesus just might make it down off that tree. Left the theater depressed all over again about the Crucifixion…thinking a bunch of us will probably go to church this week. Don’t miss this one, and remember, Easter is coming. www.cvrep.org.
#6 – Mar., 13 – “How to Succeed In Business, Without Really Trying” @ Gary Power’s Revolution Stage Company is a return visit to the Broadway musical creation by Frank Lesser back in 1961. Outstanding comedic physical portrayals came from Barbara Kerr and Rob Arnegard in my opinion. Billy L’Amour is in a fun category all by himself of course. Good vocal performances from lots of the cast, especially Nicole Kennedy who shows promise on many levels. On stage thru Mar., 29. www.revolutionstagecompany.com

#5 – March 8, blessed to be @ American Legion Post 519 to honor Riverside County Sheriffs and Palm Springs Police. Kudos to Albert Mendoza, John Pickens and Amado Salinas. God Bless America!!

#4 – Sun., Mar., 8 “Bitchiest Brunch” @ Dan Gore’s “Oscars” and the amazing performances of Cheyenne Demure and the legendary Lawanda Jackson. BEST DRAG SHOW EVER. www.oscarspalmsprings.com.

#3 – Mar., 7 – Saw “Oliver” @ Desert-Theatricals w/ Grangirl Alea who flew in from Denver for the show. You don’t often see such a wonderful, cohesive group of actors that achieve such a memorable performance on so many levels. From the last member of the chorus to the brilliant violin and French Horn in the orchestra, this production is magical. Outstanding choreography, singing, acting, tech support, staging, costumes et al, resulted in a magnificent production. And then there was the food from Willie Rhine. “May I have some MORE, please”. Kudos to Ray and Josh AGAIN. www.desert-theatricals.com.


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1.Veteran”s Day. Thank you for your Service.
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7. Sept., 11. REMEMBER, Freedom is NOT free.








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