Remember one crucial thing:The past is the past. Yesterday no longer exists. Today is the reality of you. Â So if you hit a barrier yesterday look at today and start again. Getting up after a fall is the test of your inner fortitude. Â Succeeding in the face of adversity is
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Mar
Mar
Unexpected Storms
 It’s the first day of Spring and we found ourselves in a small snow storm here in the east. Everyone around us was certain that the bad weather was behind us and the warm temperatures had arrived.  But things don’t always work as as we plan. This parallels our lives.  We
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Mar
Mar
Tuesday Traction
What gets you motivated in your life everyday? I’ve read a ton of motivational books, I attend seminars and I take part in online course work that helps me focus on my goals and achieving them. I think it’s important for everyone to have some sort of external motivation outside
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Nov
Nov
James Barbour stars as DRACULA
Exciting news! Bells Magazine has run a story on James and the recent Frank Wildhorn Dracula Concert in Hollywod on October 30, 2104. Â Click the link below to see the full story. James Barbour Stars in Dracula
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Apr
Apr
James will star as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables
LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS & MCCOY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT present the Fifth and Final Show of their 2013-2014 Season – The Southern California Regional Theatre Premiere of the Tony Award-Winning Best Musical LES MISÉRABLES  Starring JAMES BARBOUR as Jean Valjean  Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg Book by
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Apr
Apr
Il Divo and The Quest for The Sparkly Jacket
What a night. My wife and I were invited to see Il Divo at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles the other night. Â David Miller, one of the greatest tenors you’ll ever hear in your life, and a member of Il Divo has become a friend. Â His wife, Sarah Joy
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Mar
Mar
A Rose By Any Other Name
So I stopped by my friend Ray Kachatorian’s studio the other day to talk about various things and he ended up sticking me on a stool, pulling out his camera and shooting me for about 45 minutes. I was not prepared for this in the least. Â I had no idea
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Mar
Mar
New Concert – April 12th Hollywood
April 12th 2014 in Los Angeles…an exclusive event in Hollywood. James will once more be in Concert this time with “Broadway’s Greatest Hits”. Julie Garnye will be one of the guests and will also be co-producing with James on this event. Send us your favorite Broadway showstoppers and we’ll do
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Feb
Feb
Frank Basile added to March 1st LA Concert
International Opera Singer Frank Basile will join James for the March 1st Movie Musicals Concert. Â Frank’s repetroire spans Opera, Musical Theatre and the great Standards. Â His Bass voice is unparalleled in music today. There are only a few days left to secure your seats to this one of a
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Feb
Feb
Pre Oscar ShinDig – March 1st in Los Angeles – Movie Musicals Concert
James In Concert In Los Angeles on March 1st For those of you who get the JamesBarbour.com Newsletter you’ve already seen it. Â For those of you who don’t here’s the update. I’ll be in Concert in Los Angeles on March 1st in a Pre Oscar ShinDig. Â The theme is Movie
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