FIRST YOU DREAM: Crafting a new solo show and watching the amazing Audra McDonald Live From Lincoln Center. (She just won the Tony for "Lady Day.") Talk about an inspiration! I'm going to sing all of my favorites like she does in concert except the tunes won't come exclusively from the American Songbook and Broadway - though I will sing a few of those. Gospel, Blues, Disco, an Aria - I have this voice that can handle so many genres, yet I have so few opportunities to sing them all in a concert …
Maya Angelou
Dearest Maya Angelou represented so much to me. My mom & I used to read her books together. (her autobiographical Caged Bird Series) She was the zenith of African American Artistic Achievement. She had such dignity and elegance. She was the Poetess, the Sage, the Wonderful Crone. As long as she was around I felt a connection to the familiar. She represented a generation of Black Renaissance, a Freedom Fighter who survived Jim Crow and was active in the Movement and then, there are those sweet …
Old Dreamers
This is a note to myself and others like me: underachievers, those with gifts who believe they haven't fulfilled their potential, those who have been writing a book, play, or dissertation, making a movie, recording a CD, going to a comedy open mic, opening a restaurant, going back to school and haven't done it yet. We know who we are. I have written about this shit for years: losing weight, writing my one woman show. And I reckon this is just another testament in a long series of promises I …
The Act of Forgiveness
If you really want to be closer to God - try forgiveness and understanding. Accept the fact that as Humans, we make mistakes, and the ability to forgive someone's misstep even if it may have had devastating effects is truly a gift of the divine to a deserving person. And sometimes the person or persons may not be worthy of it but the generous heart spreads goodwill to the World in general by the act of forgiveness. The worthy will pass it forward. …
Best Picture Showcase 24-hour Marathon at AMC. Yep, I’m doing it.
Oh Lord. I have committed to it. I am going to attempt to watch all NINE Feature films nominated for the Best Feature Film at this year's Academy Awards Show. Yes, I love movies. And NO I don't know if I will be able to hang. I have been searching on line for stories to help me prepare. There are a few that offer suggestions like: 1. don't drink soda - the sugar will make you spike then crash. (bummer) 2. don't eat junk food. (bummer) So I reckon alcohol is a no-no. Bummer, they make the …