Tonight I perform an encore performance of my Nina Simone Show and of course I am all nervous and panicked about: wardrobe, tickets sales and everything else! It’s funny because I really do consider this show as one of the best things I’ve done in concert to date. So why all the nerves and insecurity?

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Mushiness alert: this post contains expressions of such happiness and gratitude that they may make you puke. But I’m just too happy to give a damn!

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Weddings are very special because they involve families, and like individuals, every family has its own unique story and traditions that are present or should be present at every wedding celebration. It is important to include as many of these activities as possible during the reception because it involves all of the generations present. If [...]

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(Beginning of the blizzard. The blowing snow looks like smoke!) Chicago just experienced a blizzard on Tuesday night. It was a big one. A bad one. It came with thunder and lightning. And so the weatherman called it “Thunder Snow.” The wind howled, visibility was low, the snow came down heavily and was swept around [...]

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I am riding the bus for the first time in close to 15 years. I am not bragging. I say it rather shamefully. I don’t even know what the fare is, but at $2.25 it is indeed a bargain. Y’all know about my taxi thing. I love taking taxis and it allows me to dawdle [...]

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I woke up on July 4th bright eyed and bushy tailed. I had a lovely breakfast (room service) and got ready to go downstairs for our 1pm pick up for soundcheck. I couldn’t wait for the guys to see the grounds and the Ambassador’s house. We pull up to the gate and of course get [...]

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Yep, I’m nervous, a little scared, excited, don’t know what to wear… I hope it goes well tonight with the Million Dollar Quartet. I’m thinking it’s gonna be great fun. I hope I don’t screw up! Details following… Wish me luck!

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O’Hare International Airport has one of the worst international terminals ever when it comes to shopping and eating. I would have never noticed had it not been for the fact that I needed to purchase a set of noise reduction headphones. This whole thing started because I was misled by the giggling receptionist at Best [...]

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A familiar rhythmic scraping sound penetrated my dreams. It kept going on and on: “What the heck is it?” Are the stockings hung by the chimney with care? Nah. There are stockings hanging around here but not with care! I roll over. My alarm hasn’t even gone off to start my on again – off [...]

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So the word “cabaret” keeps popping into my life these days. The great Ann Hampton Callaway told me to “do some Cabaret – that’s how I started.” That was last year. And now I have been asked to emcee and perform with the Chicago Cabaret Project on their Voltaire Cabaret nights on Tuesdays in December [...]

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