Frightenly Rusty

   Okay folks, Saturday is the day.  That’s the day I’m joining story tellers at the Metro Cafe in Historic City Market for the SPARKcon extravaganza. On Tuesday, I found out that I am NOT ready.  Arrrgghh!!!!

I was tapped to sing a variety of smokey jazz songs.  No worries, or so I thought.

I have downloaded plenty that will fit the bill:

Peel Me A Grape

Black Coffee

The Way

The Very Thought of You

Whatever Lola Wants

I’ve Got You Under My Skin

Lush Life

Love is a Losing Game

Tenderly

I Can’t Make You Love Me

You’ve Changed

    Listen.  I have performed these songs over and over at Prime Only.  Could a few weeks away from entertaining have done that much damage to my timing and memory?  Could that be possible.  The answer is Yes!

It happened with Black Coffee, and then Love is a Losing Game.  Then, panic set in.  I wasn’t ready for the big night!

Well Tuesday turned into a day of full out rehearsing.  My feelings of fear would in short order turned into waves of fun and joy.  The lyrics to these songs are so magical and suggestive.  I love them all! Today is Wednesday, and I can honestly say that I am confident I’ll be ready come Saturday night. Whew!

I guess it was just a matter of running through the songs again.  The words quickly came back. Thank God!

So, between now and Friday, I’ll be polishing up my act… excited that I am participating in such a unique artistic conference.

Again, you can check out the full schedule of events by going to the SPARKcon website:

www.sparkcon.com

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