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MySpace Layouts MySpace Codes MySpace Backgrounds I'm a classically-trained French horn player in Las Vegas, and have worked here (and all over the world) for everyone from Metallica to Pavarotti...and several others in between!I have worked in several different fields in my life in Las Vegas over the past two decades, including a stint as Director of Public Relations for the Musicians Union of Las Vegas, and 10 years (between music gigs) as a back-office person for an opthalmic surgeon. (I have some sort of strange retention level for medical terms and the identification of prescription drugs as a result of that career move). By another strange twist of fate, I made a 10-year detour into the world of terrestrial radio....working as a morning show DJ at the same station for 9 of those years. It was fun (MOST of the time!) and I wouldn't trade those days for anything. But I'm happy to be back in the music scene, just finished working in the orchestra for "Monty Python's Spamalot" at Wynn Las Vegas, playing associate principal French horn with the Las Vegas Philharmonic, teachiing horn at UNLV, and freelancing wherever and whenever I can find the time and the venue! I have a side-business as a voice actor, and (yes, this is a totally shameless plug) here's where you can hear my demo:
My new Studio Center voice demo is up. Doesn't load up quickly, but here it is . . . http://studiocenter.com/voice-over-talent/Beth-Lano.aspx
Your Famous Last Words Will Be:
"What we know is not much. What we don't know is enormous." What Will Your Famous Last Words Be?
Your Dominant Thinking Style: Exploring
You thrive on the unknown and unpredictable. Novelty is your middle name.
You are a challenger. You tend to challenge common assumptions and beliefs.
An expert inventor and problem solver, you approach everything from new angles.
You show people how to question their models of the world. What's Your Thinking Style?
MySpaceTV Videos: Family Guy - Working Two Jobs by Family Guy
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Frankie Moreno and Graham Russell: With A Little Help From My Friends (B...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvbF5W80kQo

This is the first tune we played with Frankie KMoreno and Graham Russell (of Air Supply) last Saturday (4/4/09). WHAT AN INCREDIBLE NIGHT!!!! If you've never seen Frankie, you need to! Rush Lounge at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas . . . .checvk for times and availability!

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

I'm pretty much open to new friends. Unless you're psycho, in which case, please leave me alone. Most likely, I have already either dated, worked with, been married to or lived with you for an extended period of time. Thank you.

My Blog

Rest insured . . .

I am, by most accounts, a graceful woman. A woman of strength, tenacity and character. I'm a woman who pretty much knows what she wants and goes after same with all of the above-mentioned characterist...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:29:00 GMT

The Chocolate Massage . . .

In the run-up to the ubiquitous (and overrated) Valentine's Day holiday last week, I saw many disgusting things.And I'm not just talking about the sappy, saccharine television commercials.When I awake...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:49:00 GMT

True story . . .

This morning I was driving around, running errands and listening to NPR. The show was "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me" and Burt Bacahrach was the celebrity guest. The host, Peter Sagal posed a question to ...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:43:00 GMT

Meeting the Neighbors

I finally met the neighbor who lives directly to the east of me this afternoon. And I have lived next door to her for nine years.Oh, sure, we've waved at each other on many occasions over the course o...
Posted by on Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:01:00 GMT

Venezuela Youth Orchestra - Bernstein - Mambo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWs9G-c_pcs This is INCREDIBLE. What an orchestra . . . what energy, spirit and love of music! And this is the new music director of the LA Phil . . . ...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:38:00 GMT

Nice article in today’s "Sun" . . .

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/dec/08/you-can-be-doing -opera-one-day-and-metallica-next/Thanks, Kristen!
Posted by on Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:34:00 GMT

Going home . . .

I grew up in a small town in Indiana, New Castle, whose economy was largely based on the presence of a Chrysler plant. This company manufactured ball joints, control arms and steering knuckles. The pl...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Dec 2008 12:01:00 GMT

Ode to McCain/Palin

When McCain chose his running mateIt was a horribly awful blind date.The "Bethcha, by-golly"That was John McCain's follyCaused his campaign to dissipate.She winked and she smiled and she spokeTo repor...
Posted by on Sun, 26 Oct 2008 10:20:00 GMT

Back to Blogging

It's been a while since I posted anything here . . . somehow, unemployment has been more labor-intensive than I thought it would be.I enjoy the flexibility of an on-call schedule, but in these economi...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Oct 2008 14:24:00 GMT

This is a re-run, but see how it reads four months later . . .

This is my "recession rant" from May 1 of this year. It is a bit simplistic, but let's see if it holds up, four months later . . .Recession RantThere are few things in life that rankle me more these d...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:46:00 GMT