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Karen's Story
October 13, 1941 — August 28, 2026

Karen Giorgio came into this world not with a silver spoon, but with a magic wand. Whenever she waved it, she entered a musical wonderland of her own.

The magic began on Christmas morning when Karen was six. Her father had secretly restored an old, white upright piano in the basement of their home in Yorktown Heights, New York, and presented it to her as a Christmas gift. But to Karen, it was the doorway to her life.

30
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Karen & I
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Married
30 Years

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Karen's First Piano
 
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The Day I Learned to Burp a Brittany
How one tiny puppy named Touché changed the course of my life

“What can I do? My doggy won’t eat!”

The Chick Magnets^^that^^Brought us^^Together

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Young Touché - photo by David Crellen
 
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Building A Lasting Democracy View All Chapters

Dawn of A New Day
Building A Lasting Democracy – A Plan For The Future

THE TWO LANTERNS ARE LIT AGAIN

Two hundred and fifty years ago, two lanterns were lifted into the steeple of Boston’s Old North Church—signals through the darkness, warnings against tyranny, and beacons of liberty. One if by land, two if by sea. Now, two, once again—not as a warning of Redcoats, but as a summons to the conscience of a republic in peril.

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Democracy's Bright Future
 
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The Many Facets of Consciousness
Some facets cannot be replicated by technology

In an age when artificial intelligence now converses, paints, and composes music, the

^Minimum time ^for technology ^to access non-local ^consciousness

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Young Touché - photo by David Crellen

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“What can I do? My doggy won’t eat!” “You’ve got to burp him,” she said calmly. “Hold him upside…

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San Diego Mushroom Fairy
San Diego Mushroom Fairy - poster by David Crellen
Vogue 2021 Cover
Vogue 2021 Cover - Original art by David Crellen
Swamp House
Swamp House - Original art by David Crellen
Karen's Band
Karen's Band - Original art by David Crellen
DeLovely Evening
DeLovely Evening cabaret show starring Karen Giorgio and Glenn Rose
A Sweet Grand and Canny Bass
Foss-Andrews Grand Canyon Suite
Touché Keeping Cool
Touché: "Come on, Dad. Throw it again!"
Daisy In The Daisies
Daisy in the daisies photograph by David Crellen
Lone Hound
Lone Hound - original art by David Crellen
Karen on Cape Cod Dune
Karen on Cape Cod Dune - original photograph by David Crellen
Fuschia
Fuschia - Original art by David Crellen
Hold Your Horses …
Borseaux Fountain photograph by David Crellen
Touché Meets Robin
Touché Meets Robin
L'absinthe Shutters of Honfleur
L'absinthe Shutters of Honfleur – original art by David Crellen
The Spirit of Cabaret
Spirit of Cabaret Dinner Show - poster by David Crellen
The Hunt Begins
The Hunt - photograph by David Crellen
Dove On Beach – Watercolor
Lone Hound original art by David Crellen
Are they ever coming home?
*** Are they ever coming home? - photograph by David Crellen
San Diego Final Approach
San Diego Final Approach - photograph by David Crellen
The Chandelier – An original film
Chandelier Film
Cabaret My Way
Karen Giorgio's Cabaret My Way - poster by David Crellen
Rainbows On Earth – See All The People
California Ranuncula Field - original photograph by David Crellen
Trains & Boats & Planes, Oh My! – Video Trailer
Trains & Boats & Planes, Oh My!
San Diego Seal
San Diego Seal - poster by David Crellen
It's My Yard!
Lexie's Yard - photograph by David Crellen
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San Diego Travel Posters
San Diego Travel Posters
Karen Giorgio's Cabaret My Way - poster by David Crellen
Karen Giorgio Cabaret Posters
Lone Hound - photograph by David Crellen
My Dog Show
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What they are saying … View More Quotes

The loathsome combination of church and state is the root of most of the world’s ills


 Quote by: Thomas Jefferson / Monticello, VA — January 29, 1815

Dear Sir. Your letter of Dec. 20. was 4. weeks on it’s way to me. I thank you for it: for altho founded on a misconception, it is evidence of that friendly concern for my peace and welfare which I have ever believed you to feel. of… … view

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I am David Crellen …

David Crellen… I loved photography and dreaming since childhood
… and I loved dogs, travel, food and wine since adulthood

I cut my teeth in Boston, MA for my first seventeen years of life. For the next twelve years I enjoyed traveling and working around the world. I then finally grew up - sorta - in San Diego – But I never stopped traveling, working and enjoying life! 

My life had legs – One leg was practical with a sense of responsibility. The other was foot loose and fancy free.. That’s what made my life exciting and adventurous – yet, without killing myself.  …  read more