Archive for April, 2007
This has been a devastating week what with the massacre at Virginia Tech, and the horrific explosions in Bagdad.
To tell you the truth, I was looking forward to an opportunity to shift my thinking and my focus, if only for a few hours. I needed a break!
I was hoping to go into the vocal booth and record a few songs that would appear on my website for you to hear. HOPING. My very good friends Mike and Yasmin own a company with a recording studio. We’ve been talking about songs I’ve selected and getting it done.
I selected The Girl from Impanema and Misty. The arrangement that I downloaded from a website that offers licensed backing tracks for vocalists is quite good. I have been practicing all week and now feel comfortable with the material. I was ready to record my songs.
That sense of excitment evaporated when I received word that I’d have to wait until the end of the month. My friends had too many things going on and didn’t see any daylight in their schedules really until then.
Now what?
Well, I have decided that I could sit and wait, or try something else. I am trying something else. I don’t like the feeling of being stopped.
Yesterday, I reached out to a talented producer Dick Hodgin in Raleigh who owns Osceola Studios. My intention is to schedule a short session there whenever he can make the time available. Stay tuned.
One thing’s for sure about this musical journey of mine.. I am continuuing to learn and grow every day.
It is evening now as I write. Everything is quiet. I am only slightly distracted by purring cats who’d like some quality time with me. They’ve curled up on the couch now. They’ll be just fine.
I am back from Chapel Hill, and still on fire after participating in the Girls on the Run 5K. The UNC Wellness Center at Meadowmont was the gathering location.
Girls from all over the Triangle show up celebrate all they have accomplished so far in the program.
I am a running buddy to a participant in training.
Madeline is just seven years old. Not quite old enough to join, but she is planning on it!
Her 9 year old siter is in Girls On the Run. She races with her friends from Durham Academy and her dad.
The course is 3 miles. That’s a long way for a seven year old to be sure, but Madeline completed the race with me.
She was a delight! This little girl took off like a bullet, just as soon as she heard the word, go.
Thankfully, we would soon find a more reasonable rhythm. For Madeline and me, it was a “race” that included giggling, griping, piggy-back riding and an exuberant sprint across the finish line.
I can say with certainty that Madeline hasn’t put herself in the “Girl Box”. No. The Girl Box is described as that dark place that previously happy, confident girls go at about the time of fifth grade. There is a good deal of evidence and research to support this. Girls on the Run was founded because of the changes girls weather during those turbulent teen years.
I see Madeline’s face in my head as I blog… that infectious giggle..that bouncing pony tail spray painted green and purle. I believe that Madeline believes she can do anything. How amazing is that? That’s Girls on the Run.. a program worth getting up for on an early Saturday morning.
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