Cinco de mayo~my day started with a glance at the tickets bought as soon as the announcement was made that Fleetwood Mac unleashed 2009 tour was coming to st. louis~today was the day, but for some reason I did not feel the usual giddinessis of anticipation prompted by the thought of seeing my favorite band, my favorite songtress. I reflected back to the last time Kevin and I saw Fleetwood Mac for the first time without Christine Mcvie, we went all the way to Nashville, and they were great, but I still kind of felt that this would be a buckingham/nicks concert and I wondered why christine no longer felt the need to be a part of fleetwood mac; no more Songbird nor You make Loving Fun. My thoughts swirling about, I headed out to the garden with Stephenie Meyer's Eclipes, note pad and pen in hand to while away the hours before kevin came home. Around 3pm, I went in and took a long bath and got myself dressed.
Kevin came in and we headed to O'Charley's (a first~thanks Kap Kim!) for dinner. The food (Carribean Platter) was fantastic! We then metro-linked down to the Scott's Trade Center (formerly Savvis Center). For some reason, I still felt hesitant about the concert, but Kevin goaded, incited and further indulged my love for all things Stevie Nicks & Fleetwood with the purchase of a jacket, a mug and a Rock On Gold Dust Woman t-shirt. We found our place on the floor~C 21 seats 7 & 8 and began the frenzied wait for the band to come on stage.
The piped-in music stopped, the lights went down, the stage lit up and the crowd went crazy as the band came on-stage! Lindsey opened up with Monday Morning followed by a succession of other tunes: Gypsy, Second Hand News, Dreams, and then Go Insane this abscent Stevie. Then the music for Rhiannon came on and Stevie appeared~Oh my Goddess! There was a rush into the isle and up front to get as close to the stage as possible. I left my bag and Kevin and joined the fun! There was a tall angel who introduced himself as Doug, and guided me in front of him. Doug's only complaint was they (the background singers) needed to "get with the party or leave the stage!" I replied that I would do background and briefly glanced at the three girls, Sharon Celani, Lori Perry Nicks and the third, I didn't know. They did not seem to be happy and Celani was way, way too thin~my mind wondered what was sucking the life from her. Lori also looked too thin but not as depleted as Celani~seeing them disturbed my spirit. I forced my attention to turn back and enjoy the energy of Stevie's and Lindsey's performances, and yes while they did two of Christine's songs, it actually was a Buckingham/Nicks concert with Lindsey's Big Love driving everyone just as wild as Stevie's Rhianon. The audience was wild and crazy for this concert, it was absolutely awesome!!! I ended up just 5 rows from the stage! The disturbing things, besides the backup singers; a lot of people were getting drunk, talking on their cells phones and texting. The interesting thing was some people were actually lighting up and smoking doobies (weed) as well as recording the performance! The band did three encores~one was World Turning and featured a wild spitting and sputtering Mick Fleetwood as he did a drum solo and did we ever enjoy the fun of that! The final song was Stevie's Silver Spring~hauntingly awesome and truly magic! Thanks, Stevie, Lindsey, Mick, John, Christine, Sharon, Lori and the third backup singer name unknown!!!
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Good to the last word!
I thoroughly enjoyed being a part of the Hazelwood West Writers Week! The student enthusiasm and participation with my presentation, onstage and off, was truly amazing! My hat's off to Doug~ Jodi & the Writers Week Planning Team~many thanks for inviting me to be a part of this phenomenal writers event!
I stayed and enjoyed Judy Larsen's presentation. I must admit that the student readings were the best treat of all; indeed good to the last word! The diverse range of readings touched on issues of suicide, eating disorders, loss of loved ones, and religion. There was a Katrina survival story, a political protest song done in true Dylan style, and a humourous "fake" book report. While sitting in the audience, waiting for the 7th hour student presentations, the laughing eyes and smiling face of Kelsey asked me for a copy of Uncensored Temptation, and then shared a poem that she had written during 4th hour; a most sweet piece of lace. Then to go on the Writers Week Blog and find the following student comments~well words do fail:
Posted by Shelby Barnes on April 14, 2009 at 10:10pm
...Annette Crymes was another great author who I learned a lot from. Annette shared her poem "That's How It Goes” with us and also told us where she got her inspiration from. It surprised me when she told me she got inspiration from songs and scenes from movies. She called it, “writing from pictures.” The inspiration for part of the poem she shared came from a scene from Forrest Gump. Prior to Writer's Week I had never thought of getting inspiration from songs or movies. Annette Crymes favorite line that she wrote, "I one abused stand accused for the pain of the choice that others choose." was one of the most powerful lines that I had heard during Writer's Week. I loved how she asked the audience what their opinions were and tried to connect with them, rather than just lecturing.
Reply by Ryan Schuster on April 4, 2009 at 12:55am
I really enjoyed Ms Crymes presentation. I loved her enthusiasm and her obvious passion for what she does. I also liked the poem alot and loved the Forrest Gump reference. I plan on going out and trying to find Uncensored Temptation because I'm sure it would be a great read.
Posted by Matt Lakamp on April 7, 2009 at 10:26pm
Day 2 was very similar to Day 1 for me. It started out with a so-so presentation from Annette Crymes. Her presentation, which consisted almost entirely of an in-depth explantion of her poem "That's How it Goes", was unable to hold my attention. It was a fine poem, but I think she would've been better off including more of her other poetry than her line-by-line explanation of one poem. Then, just like in Day 1, I was blown away by the student presentations later in the day. I was particularly impressed by Katie Noel's essay during the second hour session. Not only was her writing excellent, but the courage she showed by getting up there and sharing her heart-wrenching story was truly touching. I couldn't have done that. The day ended on a sour note because I was unable to see Nick Dobelman's essay, which I heard was great. Overall though, a great day.
Posted by Kirsten on April 8, 2009 at 6:37pm
Since WW day 1 was so good I was so ready for day 2.Annette Crymes was great. I was laughing and I loved the way she did her presentation. I like the way she was showing how pictures show so many words and that individuality has such a big part of prose. Annette was also very funny, which added to her presentation. I was never bored.Annette quotes>“You can curse without cursing. OH KAY!""The boom boom word, ya know the B-word.""When painting prose it's all about individuality.""Write what you know. Write what you feel, don't worry about grammar or composition."I learned a lot when listening to Judy Larson. I didn't think that going into WW I would be really "learning" anything, but more finding inspiration. However through Judy Larson’s presentation I learned a lot about the publishing aspect of writing. Also I really liked how Judy wasn’t afraid of telling the audience all the troubles she had with her writing and publishing process. It just shows how much work writing really is and that "just being a writer" isn't a breeze.Judy Larson quote>"I spent 2 years writing a story and I didn't even know how to write it."
Posted by Taylor L. Courtney on April 5, 2009 at 7:39pm
So I must say, so far, today has been one of my most enjoyable parts of Writer's Week. I got to see Annette twice; once in first hour and once in third hour. She was so enjoyable to watch, and extremely enthusiastic-her stage presence was huge.I have to admit, that when she first got on stage, I didn't quite know what to make of her. She seemed like any old guest speaker. I imagined she would get up on stage, give her bit about writing, and then be done. But Annette did so much more than that. She got the audience involved in the discussion, asked us for our input and ideas, and I really liked that. Plus, the fact that she threw a book blindly into the audience (look out!) added extra "Like" points to my perception of her.My zinger line for the day (although I don't think it's much of a zinger by some standards, but I like it anyway) is when Annette said "Ghettos are ghettos are ghettos. It's all about oppression." I really like this line because I'm tired of a lot of conversations turning into something about racial remarks and stereotypes.Hearing Annette talk about her poem "That's How It Goes" gave me a new idea of what it could be meaning. Like when she talked about the dark side of town. Originally, I had thought of the dark side of town as a rundown part of a downtown city, with trash-filled alleys and rats and homeless people on the curbs. But then Annette asked if the dark side of town could be a suburb. And I surprised myself, because I couldn't say no. It made me think of the "dark side of town" in a different way.My favorite part of the day had to be when Annette started calling people up on stage. Oh, Damon. "See, lil' Pookie was runnin' from the police, and Pookie got shot. It wasn't his fault. The cops brought him down". Damon, I have to ask...What kind of name is Pookie?I liked when Annette talked about using imagery and uncommon words to tell a story. In her poem "That's How It Goes", the imagery and descriptions that she used really helped me to see what she was talking about. When she talked about the song reference that she used in her poem, it made me think of some lyrics from a song that I like. It's from a song by a band called Thriving Ivory, and the song's name is Angels on the Moon. Great song. The lyrics are beautiful. My favorite lines go like this:Yeah, you can tell me all your thoughts about the stars that fill polluted skies, and show me where you run to when no one's left to take your side. But don't tell me where the road ends, 'cause I just don't wanna know, no I don't wanna know.It made me wonder if I could try to incorporate a song into a poem of my own. So now, I've got something to work on.And I can't wait till day three! :D
I stayed and enjoyed Judy Larsen's presentation. I must admit that the student readings were the best treat of all; indeed good to the last word! The diverse range of readings touched on issues of suicide, eating disorders, loss of loved ones, and religion. There was a Katrina survival story, a political protest song done in true Dylan style, and a humourous "fake" book report. While sitting in the audience, waiting for the 7th hour student presentations, the laughing eyes and smiling face of Kelsey asked me for a copy of Uncensored Temptation, and then shared a poem that she had written during 4th hour; a most sweet piece of lace. Then to go on the Writers Week Blog and find the following student comments~well words do fail:
Posted by Shelby Barnes on April 14, 2009 at 10:10pm
...Annette Crymes was another great author who I learned a lot from. Annette shared her poem "That's How It Goes” with us and also told us where she got her inspiration from. It surprised me when she told me she got inspiration from songs and scenes from movies. She called it, “writing from pictures.” The inspiration for part of the poem she shared came from a scene from Forrest Gump. Prior to Writer's Week I had never thought of getting inspiration from songs or movies. Annette Crymes favorite line that she wrote, "I one abused stand accused for the pain of the choice that others choose." was one of the most powerful lines that I had heard during Writer's Week. I loved how she asked the audience what their opinions were and tried to connect with them, rather than just lecturing.
Reply by Ryan Schuster on April 4, 2009 at 12:55am
I really enjoyed Ms Crymes presentation. I loved her enthusiasm and her obvious passion for what she does. I also liked the poem alot and loved the Forrest Gump reference. I plan on going out and trying to find Uncensored Temptation because I'm sure it would be a great read.
Posted by Matt Lakamp on April 7, 2009 at 10:26pm
Day 2 was very similar to Day 1 for me. It started out with a so-so presentation from Annette Crymes. Her presentation, which consisted almost entirely of an in-depth explantion of her poem "That's How it Goes", was unable to hold my attention. It was a fine poem, but I think she would've been better off including more of her other poetry than her line-by-line explanation of one poem. Then, just like in Day 1, I was blown away by the student presentations later in the day. I was particularly impressed by Katie Noel's essay during the second hour session. Not only was her writing excellent, but the courage she showed by getting up there and sharing her heart-wrenching story was truly touching. I couldn't have done that. The day ended on a sour note because I was unable to see Nick Dobelman's essay, which I heard was great. Overall though, a great day.
Posted by Kirsten on April 8, 2009 at 6:37pm
Since WW day 1 was so good I was so ready for day 2.Annette Crymes was great. I was laughing and I loved the way she did her presentation. I like the way she was showing how pictures show so many words and that individuality has such a big part of prose. Annette was also very funny, which added to her presentation. I was never bored.Annette quotes>“You can curse without cursing. OH KAY!""The boom boom word, ya know the B-word.""When painting prose it's all about individuality.""Write what you know. Write what you feel, don't worry about grammar or composition."I learned a lot when listening to Judy Larson. I didn't think that going into WW I would be really "learning" anything, but more finding inspiration. However through Judy Larson’s presentation I learned a lot about the publishing aspect of writing. Also I really liked how Judy wasn’t afraid of telling the audience all the troubles she had with her writing and publishing process. It just shows how much work writing really is and that "just being a writer" isn't a breeze.Judy Larson quote>"I spent 2 years writing a story and I didn't even know how to write it."
Posted by Taylor L. Courtney on April 5, 2009 at 7:39pm
So I must say, so far, today has been one of my most enjoyable parts of Writer's Week. I got to see Annette twice; once in first hour and once in third hour. She was so enjoyable to watch, and extremely enthusiastic-her stage presence was huge.I have to admit, that when she first got on stage, I didn't quite know what to make of her. She seemed like any old guest speaker. I imagined she would get up on stage, give her bit about writing, and then be done. But Annette did so much more than that. She got the audience involved in the discussion, asked us for our input and ideas, and I really liked that. Plus, the fact that she threw a book blindly into the audience (look out!) added extra "Like" points to my perception of her.My zinger line for the day (although I don't think it's much of a zinger by some standards, but I like it anyway) is when Annette said "Ghettos are ghettos are ghettos. It's all about oppression." I really like this line because I'm tired of a lot of conversations turning into something about racial remarks and stereotypes.Hearing Annette talk about her poem "That's How It Goes" gave me a new idea of what it could be meaning. Like when she talked about the dark side of town. Originally, I had thought of the dark side of town as a rundown part of a downtown city, with trash-filled alleys and rats and homeless people on the curbs. But then Annette asked if the dark side of town could be a suburb. And I surprised myself, because I couldn't say no. It made me think of the "dark side of town" in a different way.My favorite part of the day had to be when Annette started calling people up on stage. Oh, Damon. "See, lil' Pookie was runnin' from the police, and Pookie got shot. It wasn't his fault. The cops brought him down". Damon, I have to ask...What kind of name is Pookie?I liked when Annette talked about using imagery and uncommon words to tell a story. In her poem "That's How It Goes", the imagery and descriptions that she used really helped me to see what she was talking about. When she talked about the song reference that she used in her poem, it made me think of some lyrics from a song that I like. It's from a song by a band called Thriving Ivory, and the song's name is Angels on the Moon. Great song. The lyrics are beautiful. My favorite lines go like this:Yeah, you can tell me all your thoughts about the stars that fill polluted skies, and show me where you run to when no one's left to take your side. But don't tell me where the road ends, 'cause I just don't wanna know, no I don't wanna know.It made me wonder if I could try to incorporate a song into a poem of my own. So now, I've got something to work on.And I can't wait till day three! :D
Thursday, April 02, 2009
Human Hummingbird?
Noun-1.
hummingbird - tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating flight
apodiform bird - nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet; spends much of its time in flight
family Trochilidae, Trochilidae - hummingbirds
Archilochus colubris - a kind of hummingbird
thornbill - any of various South American hummingbirds with a sharp pointed bill.
These tiny birds are in migration now and the first sighting for St. Louis was reported yesterday, April 1st. I know of two songs honoring these amazing birds one by Seals & Crofts and the other by Leon Russell. Both songs are simply called Hummingbird and are beautiful tributes to these sweet little birds.
Awe! I just found a beautiful tiffany hummingbird lamp sitting upstairs~just how long has this mate to the other hummer lamp been sitting on the upstairs table? Mushroom~you're too much and I love it!
Hum~hum~hum~I have firmly come to believe that I am in fact a hummingbird, now if I could only learn how to hover!
hummingbird - tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating flight
apodiform bird - nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet; spends much of its time in flight
family Trochilidae, Trochilidae - hummingbirds
Archilochus colubris - a kind of hummingbird
thornbill - any of various South American hummingbirds with a sharp pointed bill.
These tiny birds are in migration now and the first sighting for St. Louis was reported yesterday, April 1st. I know of two songs honoring these amazing birds one by Seals & Crofts and the other by Leon Russell. Both songs are simply called Hummingbird and are beautiful tributes to these sweet little birds.
Awe! I just found a beautiful tiffany hummingbird lamp sitting upstairs~just how long has this mate to the other hummer lamp been sitting on the upstairs table? Mushroom~you're too much and I love it!
Hum~hum~hum~I have firmly come to believe that I am in fact a hummingbird, now if I could only learn how to hover!
Friday, March 27, 2009
The Marshall Tucker Band~Argosy & me
Last night I finally got to see The Marshall Tucker Band; music quite possibly the only reason that would get me on the Argosy Casino, of course Kevin and I ate at the buffet. After all these years, I was ever so pleased! The flute was beautifully awesome and the vocals sweet. Back in the 70's, I became hooked on Marshall Tucker's music beginning with the song FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN, and my brother Larry and I would dance and sing to the song HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG. In a most sad and sorrowful kind of way, the line in the song FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN , which goes, Shot down in cold blood was somewhat prophetic, for my brother Larry left this world in this way. Now whenever I hear the beautiful country~rock melodies of The Marshall Tucker Band I have the sweet memories of my brother's beautiful laughing eyes as we enjoyed singing and dancing together. Unfortunately, Bros. Turkey they did not sing SEARCHING FOR A RAINBOW~but for you and I~...I'll say to hell with that pot of gold...will always be our favorite line in that song! Thanks Marshall Tucker!!!
Monday, March 23, 2009
Controversy a definition
controversy\con"tro*ver`sy\ (?), n.; pl. controversies (#). [l. controversia, fr. controversus turned against, disputed; contro- = contra + versus, p. p. of vertere to turn. see verse.]1. contention; dispute; debate; discussion; agitation of contrary opinions. this left no room for controversy about the title. a dispute is commonly oral, and a controversy in writing.2. quarrel; strife; cause of variance; difference. the lord hath a controversy with the nations. xxv. 31.3. a suit in law or equity; a question of right. [obs.] when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment. xv. 2.
CONTROVERSY~I constantly drip in this particular "C" word~wallow in its wanton ways~flirt with its audacity & dance with its fiery flames...I dare opine that without its essence our existence would be a most certain thing; if not of course for the love of just a wee bit of controversy~eh...
CONTROVERSY~I constantly drip in this particular "C" word~wallow in its wanton ways~flirt with its audacity & dance with its fiery flames...I dare opine that without its essence our existence would be a most certain thing; if not of course for the love of just a wee bit of controversy~eh...
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Tai Chi~the elderly & me
Recently I embarked on the mission to shed myself of the winter blahs. To this end, I begin to walk and practice Tai Chi under the supervision of a personal guide. I thought nothing of it, looked easy enough and the idea of seeing elderly people do this for of exercise on walkers and sometimes while sitting in chairs caused me to chuckle. After about a hour of Tai Chi, we called it quits. By the time I got home and out of the car, my body had stiffened up so bad that I could hardly walk, I was in such pain. I realized that I had probably moved muscles that I did not even know existed~the pain from this innocent looking exercise was excruciating, and while I endured many soaking salt baths, the pain lasted for several days~the moral of this tale is to never laugh at old people who practice Tai Chi~I've learned my lesson~those who laugh first usually laugh last.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
New Begginings
Today, after a visit with a fellow writer, I turned over a new leaf of understanding. For the past year, I've been resisting the call to get myself back into the blogging world. Since my last blog in 2007, I have been on a journey of finding a fit for myself in terms of others~today, I setup a blog account for my friend, and by empowering her in this fashion, I once again became excited about blogging myself! It's the way of the Universe at work.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Lilith~ Mae~Lois~Nancy & YOU
Lilith was the first woman according to creation theory~
Mae West saved Paramount pictures from financial disaster
Lois Lane saved Superman in 2006~
Nancy Pelosi is the first woman to be head the House in 2007~
Hilary for President 2008?
Hats off to the future of womankind!
Mae West saved Paramount pictures from financial disaster
Lois Lane saved Superman in 2006~
Nancy Pelosi is the first woman to be head the House in 2007~
Hilary for President 2008?
Hats off to the future of womankind!
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Mae West ~Wild Christmas
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Mae West said~
"I generally avoid temptation, unless I can avoid it."
~~~pray tell, what are your temptations?
~~~pray tell, what are your temptations?
Monday, November 06, 2006
A meeting~
If you were able to meet Lilith~Mae West~Mark Twain and the Biblical God all at the same time, what would you say or ask them?
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