Heidi Huber started her career with the sink or swim theory. Luckily she knows the freestyle which has taken her from the Chicago stage to behind the scenes in Los Angeles where she currently continues to tap as The Whole 9’s Chief of Everything Else.
On April 15th, the rock band, Guns N’ Roses was inducted into the Rock n’Roll Hall of Fame. While lead, Axl Rose, boycotted the ceremony, the rest of the band reunited for the event. Now, correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t they only have one solid album? How does this qualify for hall of fame status?
There are a lot of one-hit wonders, but there are some legends that only had one album…What are some other legendary one-album wonders?
Are you a Desirderata type (“Go placidly amid the noise and the haste and remember what peace there may be in silence.”) or are you more of a “…Quoth the Raven nevermore” type? I do like a good Edgar Allan Poe, I must say…Annabel Lee was my favorite growing up.
What’s your favorite line of poetry?
Last weekend, while attending the L.A. Times Festival of Books, I ran across a booth that simply stated, “Are you addicted to Facebook?” I didn’t stop, just wondered what they were pimping. Maybe a book to navigate the ever-changing waters of that site…
While an addiction to Facebook isn’t so strange these days, what strange addiction do you have?
I’m a big fan of 1970’s singer/songwriter, Carly Simon. Until recently, I didn’t know she was the daughter of book publisher Richard L. Simon, co- founder of Simon & Schuster. Wow…no idea.
Have you ever been surprised about someone’s background?
Eggs Benedict, without question, is my favorite egg dish. But the eggs have to be done perfectly. They’ve gotta be gooey goodness or that is one dish I will send back.
As you’re headed to Sunday brunch, what will you be ordering — what’s your favorite egg dish?
With the summer blockbusters just around the corner, there are sure to be some most unneeded sequels premiering…
What movie left you asking questions, left you wanting more? What movie deserves a sequel?
The online newspaper, The Huffington Post, just received a Pulitzer Prize among speculation that since they’re online, they aren’t a real newspaper. There’s all sorts of considerations that went into the decision, one is that they call themselves an online newspaper and not an online magazine.
Should online entities be considered for Pulitzer Prizes?
Do you ever feel like you’re turning into your mother or father? I say things sometimes and think, “That’s exactly what Mom would say…” Physically, as my siblings and I age, we’re looking more like one parent or the other, but also looking alike! It’s scary, in a cool way.
Do you see parts of your mother or father in you?
Yesterday, we discussed what inventions haven’t changed much since their inception. Today, we talk about Change! Being from a farm, the tractor has definitely changed a lot since its inception. Gone are the days of dust-covered arms and farmer tans…my brother, (a farmer) rides in an air-conditioned, completely computerized tractor cab with a television/DVD player in it!
Tell me, you city folk: What inventions have changed a lot since their inception?
While there have been improvements, the chair has pretty much stayed the same since it were invented. Those that chose to, changed up the materials, made things more ergonomic maybe, but this invention began solid so there hasn’t been much need to completely change it.
Throw a few more items on the table and tell me: what invention hasn’t changed much since inception?
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