The show on July 18th, is going to be special in many ways. My guests include my friend, Mark Slavkin, Director of Education for The Wallis. You might remember him; he was with me last year. Elaine Hall is a remarkable woman on so many levels. Wife, mother, advocate, media personality, playwright, author and most…
The Roch Bordenave Story
Let me first share that Roch is pronounced, Rock! I can tell you this, he is full of energy and many interests, making him an exciting guest to have on my show. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Roch was influenced by music. I’m going to find out how that all started including his love…
Feed The Kitty
Meet from left to right, Jon Shumway, Jed Mottley and Jack Maher. Jed and Jack will be joining me on June 6th, at 1:00 pm PT on my Born To Talk Radio Show, broadcasting form the LA Talk Live Studio in Westchester. www.LATalkLive.com you can also log on to www.ustream.tv/channel/la-talk-live Hear how Jed and Jack met and…
Beautiful Day
By now you know that this once, three times a week blog has landed safely and comfortably on a Sunday evening. Why, because I have this incredible opportunity to take my written voice and parlay it to my speaking voice. Happy talk, keep talking, happy talk! (South Pacific) It was always my goal, to have…
Back To Life, Back To Reality (En Vogue)
After several months of travel blogging, it’s time to get back to my regular life, which includes my camera and my radio show. All these songs are swirling around in my head. Does that happen to you? Do you have a permanent “Jukebox Hero,”(Foreigner) playing in your head as well? I’m reminded of a calmer…
The Grammy Museum
One of the benefits of living in a big city is the entertainment possibilities. Yesterday was one of those days, when despite the traffic, I joined some friends in downtown Los Angeles, known by some as DTLA. Not WeHo, West Hollywood, or SoHo, in New York or You Ho, oh never mind. This day was…
Nina Simone…Feeling Good
Do you remember the movie from 1993, “Point of No Return” staring Bridget Fonda? It was thriller about a young violent, unstable drug addict found guilty of murdering a police officer and sentenced to death by lethal injection. Instead, her death is faked and an elaborate plan hatches when a secret government agent informs her…
What A Day For A Daydream…
Custom made for a day dreamin’ boy… And you can be sure, that if you’re feelin’ right A daydream will last along into the night. Make your own kind of music. Sing your own special song. Counting flowers on the wall, That don’t bother me at all. Ooohh how I love the rainy days And…
And…Cue Music
I was thinking about my life and the ever changing landscape between my travels and my home time. What appears to be ever present is my camera. But, when I’m in my car, it’s the music that moves me, no pun intended. I don’t know about you, perhaps you use your drive time to enjoy…
I’ve Got The Music in Me
Do you sing with the radio? How about the music played in stores? I know there is a reason for the popularity of Karaoke; I’m not talking about that performing style of singing; rather just singing for the joy of being “Happy”. Look what Happiness has been generated because of Pharrell Williams’ Happy song. It’s…