MARCUS DISCOVERS THE MAGIC OF YOUTUBE...

Yes, it's true, Marcus is finally getting a handle on those newfangled computing-machines and how they functionate: I've learned how to edit videos, upload them to YouTube, and yes, even embed them here, in my blog!!

So, for starters, I'll begin with the long-awaited international debut of myself in a real live (well, pre-recorded actually) "Davey and Friends" episode, as that lovable dalmatian, Davey the Dog. No, it's not quite Shakespeare...or even Sesame Street for that matter...but hey, it's good, clean, somewhat educational doggy hijinks--who could ask for anything more?! To appreciate the full spectrum of my talent (and the very low budget of the show), take note that the script for this episode (and yes, even the soon-to-be-a-classic "Colors Song") was written by yours truly :) So here you have parts 1 and 2 of one of my favorite episodes (more to follow soon, stay tuned!)

[courtesy of the program "Kids Club: Davey and Friends" on "Aprende Inglés TV", and "S.O.S. in Action Theatre", Madrid, Spain]

[courtesy of the program "Kids Club: Davey and Friends" on "Aprende Inglés TV", and "S.O.S. in Action Theatre", Madrid, Spain]

Here's another clip, this time of me singing in Germany a few years ago with talented Mexican soprano Zura Medina (not the best quality video, nor my best performance, admittedly, but a decent clip nonetheless of one of my all-time favorite scenes, without a doubt one of the best ever written for the musical stage):

Marcus Giovanni and Zura Medina performing "Tonight" from WEST SIDE STORY at the Gummersbach Musikfestival in 2005 (near Cologne, Germany)

And one last clip: this is of an old newsreel we dug up of my great-grandparents (paternal), Cosimo and Carmela DiDonato, along with my great-uncles, from when they won the "Irish Sweepstakes" back in 1949...only $40,000, but back then it was enough to get them a decent house for the family in Yonkers--let's hope their luck runs in the family! (Dad, any idea what numbers they played??? :)