Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Sarah P. gives me the Heebie Jeebies...


Hey there everybody! 


Have you heard the news about the vice presidential candidate for the republicans? Well there she is. Aint she lovely?She looks different without her glasses on, now don't she? What a fine choice of fashion wear she has made for herself, too. I hear it's cold where she lives and probably spends a  lot of the states money keeping her self warm. Which makes sense if you were born with the body temperature of a reptile. That's ok. I'm sure she won't have to change her dress code anytime soon. I don't think she is going anywhere but back home to Wasilla, Alaska this coming NOvember. Anyway, let me get to the point I was intending to make, here on line, while I have your attention. It seems that Ms. Palin is terrifying a lot of American people. That might make her a virtual terrorist, I 'm not too sure. But what I do know is that Obama is not threatening anybody at all. You see, what Ms. Palin is giving us is the Heebie Jeebies. It's a symptom of a disease that some folks are just born with. Especially in American politics. The Heebie Jeebies feels like someone has emptied all of your closet nightmares into your pillow case. Then as you sleep they crawl in a single file line right into your ear hole! Aint that creepy?! I get the shakes just thinking about it! Well to remedy this particular feeling I composed an antidote. Because that's what I do as a musician.
So here ya go ladies and gentlemen...
...my song called...



Enjoy your time on earth...I did!

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Nina Simone

Hello! How you doin' today?!
Good?
Good...

That lovely lady is Nina Simone. A piano playing singer/song writer type of gal. Look at her...aint she wonderful already?! I think so, too. And you aint even heard nothin' yet. Nina Simone has a history that is simply marvelous. She started recording back in 1958 and didn't stop until the 80's. She has a reputation for not being particulary attached to a certain style or genre of music. So talented is she that even when listening to her version of "Strange Fruit", one can almost imagine a ray of hope and sunshine in her voice.Put your seatbelt on when you listen to that song, by the way. That song is devasting to behold. It was originally a Billy Holiday classic, as I recall.

Nina Simones most famous recording, I think, was when she did Gershwins " I loves you Porgy" from the Porgy and Bess soundtrack. Anyway...I could go on forever about Nina Simone!
So I'll stop right here and maybe continue this later on...

Nina Simone - I Love You Porgy-
-G. Gershwin