A Great Big Diva!

Wake up in the city that never sleeps…

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I am here in fabulous New York City and the love has never stopped. Every single experience I have have had has been sublime. Lemme explain: Flight: short and sweet. I had the entire row to myself! A woman shows up across the aisle with an infant! O Mio Dio!! However the little angel slept for the entire flight. Note: the Italian was courtesy of my adorable italian server Gianluca here at the Armani Restaurant. …

Legacies

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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 …

Kudos from Roger Ebert!

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You may have guessed that I am a huge fan of the movies. Sometimes I am compelled to write little reviews of my favorites. Needless to say I am a huge fan of the movie critic Roger Ebert. It appears that (dare I say it?) he is also a fan of mine! I am thrilled and had to share this with you all!He printed another one of my emails on his web-site but left a really great comment of his own in response... he complimented my writing, my singing and provided a link to this blog! (if you click on my …