JUST ADORABLE

How cute?!!?!!? This reminds me so much of one of my closest friends.....TIFF!!!!!!

CHECK IN TIME

My computer, ole' Betsey, has to go check into the hospital for a little nip and tuck. She has served me well and deserves a little pampering. We will update occasionally while she is away, but hope to be back in full swing upon her return in about a week or so. Wish her luck!!!

WHEN I THINK OF HOME........

Off to Detroit (THE D) this weekend. The land of hair, cars, music, buffet restaurants, loud people, confrontational people, down home people, cheap property, mega churches, 'gator shoes, 'pretty' men and Anita Baker.

SANG GIRL!!!

Growing up in Detroit, Michigan, one cannot help but be exposed to gospel music. I grew up to the sounds of The Winans, The Clark Sisters, Mattie Moss Clark, Thomas Whitfield and many other greats. Detroit is as known for gospel music as it is for hair, cars and Motown. But one of my absolute favorite gospel singers is from the other music capitol, Atlanta. Miss LaShun Pace - gospel music diva extraordinaire. Her voice reflects all the emotion that I feel. Here she is with a little advice that definitely works:

IF THE SHOE FITS...

JUST SUPER

Simply gorgeous - one of my all time favorite songs. It is at once haunting, brooding, hopeful, desperate, innocent, naive.....

Sung by one of the most beautiful voices ever recorded - Karen Carpenter. Her voice can be described in many ways, but my favorites are heavenly, pure, sincere....her voice touches me so deeply that the sound of it brings tears to my eyes. From the first line - LONG AGO AND OH SO FAR AWAY....I am a captive audience and an emotional fool. Get out the hankies:

Very few artists today could pull off the starkness of the set, the simplicity and cleanliness of the melody, the depth of the lyrics or even the innocence of her divine peasant dress. Her talent spoke for itself - no need for bells and whistles, exploding cannons or interpretive dancers. There was no room for dramatics because her voice and the lovely music filled the stage......and my heart.

OH MIGHTY ISIS