Ann Callaway can sing her ass off. I just want to say that first and foremost. I had two reasons for going to NYC this month: 1. See Ann Callaway at Jazz at Lincoln Center 2. Sing at Birdland again It was a wonderful way to spend an evening in NYC. It was a perfect ending to a a day that began with the Armani adventure. …
Will I Stay the Course?
That's what I asked myself as I stood in line for Ann Hampton Callaway's show at Dizzy's Coca Cola in the Jazz at Lincoln Center facility. It was such a great gig. And it is big time. I couldn't help thinking that I was so far away from a booking like this in NYC. I felt a bit depressed by it - at first... then I began to ask myself: …
Armani Flagship Store
The morning after: HELLO HELLO Is someone here? I was startled awake by Marie the housekeeper - thank God - or I woulda slept the entire day away. So after a bit of a chat with Maria, I got showered and dressed cause mama had to find some wireless internet access by hook, or by crook, because the apartment - for all of its wonderfulness - did not have a wireless connection. And y'all know I had to connect to all of you! So my options were: find a perfect, artsy lounge/cafe/ restaurant …
Back to the Big Apple!
Yep!! I am heading back to NYC to check out the fabulous Ann Hampton Callaway at Lincoln Center and sing again at Birdland in Midtown. I am gonna do "If I Can't Sell It" this time. It'll be new schtick to the audience in New York. I am thinking of even bringing a boa. Or is that too much? ha! Ann is the the person who first told me about Cast Party at Birdland and you all know what that night was like. Please check out her music and website! Ann Hampton Callaway's Site I met Ann at the …
Legacies
I am the great grand daughter of a slave: Fannie Revere. One of her sons (David) was my maternal grand father. He fled the South and certain death at the hands of a lynch mob in the early decade of the Twentieth Century, because he stood up to a belligerent white male. He settled in Ohio and sent for his wife Mary and their young children. As a child back in the south he was recognized as being "blessed" or touched by a divine calling. According to family lore, as a small boy he was always …