Teddy Roosevelt
There’s art in performing and talent in performing well, as my friend Joe Wiegand does impersonating Teddy Roosevelt. We saw him during a live performance on President’s Day, February 18, 2007 at the Lyceum in Alexandria, VA. In the spirit of Independence Day and since he’s on tour celebrating T.R.’s 150th birthday, I thought I’d post this clip.
Joe does such an amazing job portraying T.R., not only in appearance but down to his mannerisms and speech inflection. He’s entertaining and humorous and makes learning history — about T.R. and his presidency — fun. I have another movie that he sent from when he was in New Orleans, but I will have to post it, or at least clips from it, when I’m able to figure out how to convert for viewing from a DVD. In the meantime you can check out his website the TeddyRooseveltShow.com for his tour days. You don’t want to miss him if he’s coming to a city near you!
One interesting note is when I was visiting my family in New Orleans last April, I discovered that our neighbors with whom we visited were related to Louisiana Governor, John Parker (1920 – 19424), with whom T.R. signed a treaty to save wetlands and he also helped establish Louisiana’s first Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, from which the state’s Department of Conservation was created in 1918. Small world…
Because I missed viewing the fireworks at our usual spot on the Potomac this year, we’ll have another chance as Alexandria puts on it’s fireworks display this Saturday…Happy Weekend!
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I'm an artist, wife and mother of two boys. I started my illustration business, The Occasional Palette over 35 years ago, when my oldest son was an infant. Once my children were in school, I began painting decorative, faux finishes and murals through my second business, Casart, now over 30 years old. My third business, Casart Coverings, is a springboard from my second. Click on the link on the sidebar to see innovative, custom, designer wallcovering, removable and reusable wallpaper and coordinating decor.
