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St. Louis’ City Museum: the best stop on tour ever?

September 15, 2012
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Tweet   nick cordelione Angela’s note: Our good friend Nick Cordileone, who plays Timon in The Lion King on tour, went back to City Museum with his daughter Hero FOUR times within one week during the show’s short 3-week stint in St. Louis.  Nick takes incredible photos on his iPhone, so I recruited him to […]

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Who’s your (Scar) Daddy?

July 30, 2012
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Tweet Two years ago, my son met his dad for the first time in a most unconventional, dramatic way. Because Max decided to exit the womb almost 2 months early, he caught Mike flat-footed on Pride Rock. My water broke right before Mike was to take the stage as Scar in The Lion King at […]

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Greenville’s Greatest Hits

July 29, 2012
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Tweet We Hollicks left our hearts in Greenville. After the three back-to-back party cities of New Orleans, Orlando and Miami, it felt good to just slow down, surrender to a daily routine, and leisurely romance a sweet, beautiful city instead of hitting various places hard and fast. Now that I’ve sufficiently bugged you out, let […]

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Pit stops: Mobile, AL and Breaux Bridge, LA

July 17, 2012
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Tweet To get through the 16+ hour car journey from Greenville, SC to Houston, TX, we had to make a few pit stops along the way.  Both Max and Turkey were fairly miserable on the first leg, since we shoved off around 5 pm and the nighttime darkness frustrated the toddler and banished the cat […]

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As American as baseball and melodramatic crying

July 7, 2012
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Tweet Hoooo boy! It’s been hawt here in Greenville, SC this past month. A heat wave scorched the area with temps in the 100s for a solid week, and if you take this simmering sunshine, heap on a generous helping of humidity, and … sprinkle on some parmesan, well you have the makings of a […]

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Every day is Father’s Day

June 18, 2012
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Tweet Father’s Day was celebrated yesterday with two of the coolest dads on the planet – Mr. Mike Hollick and Mr. Nick Cordileone! And we celebrated in the best way the Hollicks know how: we ate until we couldn’t breathe. We hit Soby’s special buffet brunch in downtown Greenville for the occasion, and it was […]

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Richmond’s Greatest Hits

March 16, 2012
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Tweet The Hollicks’ Top Ten in Richmond, VA Can a city still be a blur and memorable at the same time? Yes, Richmond, yes! Who knew you’d be so kid-friendly, Richmond? Who knew you’d have so many delicious places to dine? And what’s up with your zany, schizophrenic weather patterns? It would snow one day, […]

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A Lion King Storytime at Cartwheels & Coffee

March 4, 2012
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Tweet Mike will be a guest storyteller at Cartwheels & Coffee in Carytown, Richmond on Wednesday, March 7 at 10 am! He will be sharing one of Max’s favorite books, “Is Your Mama a Llama?”, holding some roaring lessons, and singing a song or two from The Lion King. Come on out and say hello! […]

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REAL survival tips for flying with a toddler

February 29, 2012
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Tweet How To Be Less Hated Than Those Drunk Spring Breakers On Board plane_overhead As a first-time mom, I don’t claim much expertise in actual parenting, but I’ve traveled enough by air as a solo parent with my son Max to know that no one looks forward to a long plane flight with a toddler— […]

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Lions and hyenas and giraffes — oh my!

February 24, 2012
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Tweet What do you get when you take some Lion King cast members to the Metro Richmond Zoo on a gorgeous 70 degree February day? IMG_1700 Rashada Dawan (she plays Shenzi the hyena) finds this giraffe a little too forward. And yes, that is a tongue going for her cup!  Her daughter Genesis is running […]

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