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Once upon a time there were two music teachers who sang for their supper.  Literally and figuratively.

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As life went on and they parted from their school, the two music teachers remained soul sisters and singing partners.

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During one glorious Season of Life, they sang together at a Very Special Open Mic Night each and every Wednesday night.  They made many new and talented friends who you can check out <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.aaronhowardmusic.com/" target="_blank">here</a>, <strong><a href="http://onesheet.com/briantrueproject/splash/" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://www.gooderrules.com" target="_blank">here</a></strong> and  <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/peasantempire" target="_blank"><strong>here.</strong></a>

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This Season was the definition of "The Good Ol' Days".

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And then the economy tanked, the wine bar who hosted the Very Special Open Mic Night closed, and the two teachers and their friends drifted into their separate ways.

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The Open Mic Night Family reunited yearly for a Very Special Relay for Life Benefit Concert in conjunction with the local high school .  Everyone got a warm-fuzzy AND raised money for a cure for cancer.

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And then the Hostess with the Mostess who hosted the Very Special Relay for Life Benefit Concert called it a day when her children fled the nest.

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And then one of the (now former) teachers took on an <strong>insane blog project</strong> followed by a <strong>much saner blog project</strong> but still squawked about "lack of time".

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Life changes, gets in the way, we all get busy, yada, yada, yada.

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Enough already!

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Melanie and Michelle are back and ready for their World Tour!

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Legends in their own minds (obviously), they start first with their <strong><a href="http://www.walterrichardson.com/" target="_blank">Very Special Friend's Open Mic Night</a> </strong>at Tempe Center for the Arts.

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Next stop:  Somewhere on this Big Blue Planet!

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Now . . . This may mean Scottsdale, Chandler, Gilbert, or another city in the Greater Phoenix Metropolis, but Michelle always dreams big and prefers not to limit herself.  Melanie, of course, supports her in this because this is how artistic people think.  <em>This is why they are soul sisters. </em>

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Overheard at Rehearsal Reunion:

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Michelle:  This is my favorite playdate of the year!

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Melanie:  Say that again?  (Not because she's hard of hearing, but because she wanted to reinforce an important and powerful point.)

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Michelle:  THIS IS MY FAVORITE PLAYDATE OF THE YEAR!

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That's right.  Not France.  Not etc and etc.

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