Enjoy life and your family

Life.....Family.....Love....

These three words mean more to me after the past week that ever before. I along with many others lost a dear friend when Kris Kingsted passed away. She was always smiling and a constant reminder of how FUN the theatre could be. Her passing really made me sit down and think of how precious life is and how it can be taken from us. I sat down and took a hard look at myself, my own medical problems, and how fragile my health really is.

When I heard Brian had lost his wife, who is my wife's age, to Cancer I was floored.... So young, so full of life...I had to ask...WHY!!!!! This beautiful young woman was taken way too soon...It made me think, how many times i go without telling my wife that i love her...that i adore her....that the arguments we have is so trivial and why we have them.

I decided that life is too precious....I decided to live everyday to the fullest....I decided to love each moment as our last....Because you never know when you will be called home and when you have served your purpose on this planet....

So....Hug your children....tell your spouse you love them.... smell the roses.....and most of all.....HAVE FUN!!!!!!

Good Bye to my Parents

Well the day has come for my parents to leave....NOOO they haven't died...They are moving back to the grand old country....THE SOUTH!!!! Where Sweet Tea flows and winterizing your vehicle is figuring out whether to put the top on the convertable or not. I will miss my parents....cause well we Yoshino men have a hard time letting go of their mothers....But my lovely wife reminded me that they are only a flight away and I now have a place to stay if I want to get out of the Wisconsin Winters..... Here's to Sweet Tea and beaches and fishing in the ocean...... I can't wait to go visit......

One great song that is the purpose of my life.....

This song is all you ever need to know.....

You'll Never Walk Alone

When you walk through a storm hold your head up high And don't be afraid of the dark. At the end of a storm is a golden sky And the sweet silver song of a lark. Walk on through the wind, Walk on through the rain, Tho' your dreams be tossed and blown. Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone, You'll never, ever walk alone.

It is the basis of my life and of my artistry. You will never walk alone...i will always be by your side. Through the wind, through the rain. When your dreams are torn apart I will be there to help you pick them up and put them back together. I have had lots of friends of mine be there for me when I had ideas or dreams and they helped me down the path of enlightenment. I know I sound like a zen master but it is true....If you help someone out and are truly there for them, it will come back and help you....Pay it forward!!!!!!

Welcome to Double JW Productions

So I decided after 30 years doing theatre I would take the plunge and start my own production company. I wanted to have something for my son Jakob to have when I am gone from this world. So I am writing my thoughts on this exciting time in my life as well as my family. Double JW you ask...well.....My name is James Wesley and my son's name is Jakob Wesley....Double JW...My wife Valerie thought it would be a catchy name and would roll off the tounge...she was right. This company will not only produce Live Theatre shows but will have a series of childrens books called Harley goes to... These series of books will follow harley a golden retriever and his master Jakob to diffrent adventures from going to school to going to the vet. I am in the middle of writing Harley goes to school and hope to find a publisher and get it published withen the next few years.