Hey guys,

     It has truly been a LONG while!!  I have been so busy getting things finalized and such and dealing with certain issues that life brings our way, that I've had to sit and rest a spell after such endeavors.

     This summer has posed to be a very boring one.  This summer was my first one in Hattiesburg and I have to say that If I take summer school again, I hope it wont be like this one.  Usually something crazy or outlandish happens at least once every summer and I can attest to that and say that no summer can or will be able to compare to this one.  All in one summer I have been able to rid the weeds [bad friends] from my life, meet some outstanding new people, gain a new best friend, feel like my life was going nowhere, get a new apartment, stay in the most DREDFUL dorm known to man, grow closer to my family, and the list goes on.  I haven't been able to do much this summer due to some minor unfortunate mishaps along the way, but who's to say that one person such as I can't get over a hurdle and keep on truckin'??  That's exactly what I've been able to do.

     I've just recently completed my summer classes of which I recieved some pretty AWESOME grades seeing as that I was majorly focused as I should have been through most of it, but I did it well.  I took voice from Dr. Kyle this summer and it was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO AWESOME.  We've accomplished so many wonderful things and I was able to show all of those things at our studio recital.  We have some great new voices coming in and it's always a pleasure to enjoy new voices.  This upcoming fall and spring poses as a busy one.

     When school starts on the 24th, not only will rehearsals for Godspell start, but I will two major auditions that week as well.  One for choir and the other for a new group that we're starting.  It's going to be called BRAVO!!  It's a new singing/acting/dancing group that is going to be highly intensive with great show captivators and great energy in entertainment.  It'll be a blast; I can feel it now. 

     I was very excited yesterday b/c I participated in a photo shoot, which was SOOO amazing.  The photo shoot was to advertise the new group that will be starting.  We had some amazing people there to help out.  It was AWESOME.

     On the up-and-up...I was able to get an apartment ON MY OWN!!  I was so excited about that seeing as that most of the time you'd have to have a co-signer, but not me...I was able to do it at the drop of a hat and they got me all worked out.  I was and am still excited about that.  I'm actually moving my things out of the dorm I've been staying in for some of this summer today.  I will be SOOOO happy to finally be rid of this AWFUL place.  It has one convenience though.  It's so close to the Music building and seeing as I am late for everything, it's been so AWESOME to just walk across the way and go straight to class.

     Well...I better get a move on.  I have to take some of my things to a friends house and then I'm off to the greater world of TUPELO for a while, where I will be a hermit at least for a week and I will be memorizing GODSPELL and visiting with my family.  I have missed them so much.  Then it is back to Hattiesburg where I will move into my NEW apartment on the 14th and then I'm going to get settled and such for the school year and start my amazing new job as well....that in the news later... !!

    I hope each and everyone of you has an AWESOME rest of the week and weekend.  Remember to keep reaching forward and don't let any obstacle seem too complicated to over come.  I was able to do it and I think that I've gotten Soo Soo SOO much stronger from it.  Anywho.  Take care and until next time...GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!!

Brad Gilmore