Love Lust and Lies by Damita jo Diamond5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() Damita Jo attracted attention with her answer songs "I'll Be There" and "I'll Save the Last Dance for You." Although capable of sustaining sentimental airs like Jacques Brel's "If You Go Away," she clearly preferred punchy theatrical numbers and traditional fare like "Alice Blue Gown" and "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe." She was usually accompanied by big bands or contemporary studio groups capable of providing the kind of backup which was deemed conducive to commercial airplay. Her powerful and commanding presence on "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" reveals the direct influence of Dinah Washington. ![]() Her earliest known recording, in fact, was made at a live jam session with Wardell Gray and a band of West Coast beboppers back in 1950. In addition to the disarmingly honest "I Had Someone Else Before I Had You (And I'll Have Someone After You've Gone)", this handy package includes her cover of Larry Darnell's "I'll Get Along Somehow" and the Everly Brothers hit "Bye Bye Love." Damita Jo's lightning-quick delivery on "Love Is Here to Stay" is valuable evidence of her skill as a jazz singer. ![]() In 1997, the Collectables reissue label released a 47-minute sampling of chestnuts by pop singer Damita Jo De Blanc, whose best moments on record place her in league with Della Reese, Dakota Staton, Diahann Carroll, and the young Nancy Wilson. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The wooden planks of the dock sagged beneath me and then gave way. I heard someone yell, but it was too late. Mary Simses can write evocative detail that puts you right in the scene, with dialogue that always rings true.” - James Patterson Read Excerpt “You will devour The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Café. The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Café is a warm and delicious debut about the power of a simpler life. As she learns about her grandmother and herself, it becomes clear that a 24-hour visit to Beacon may never be enough. The rescue turns Ellen into something of a local celebrity, which may or may not help her unravel the past her grandmother labored to keep hidden. ![]() ![]() What should be a one-day trip is quickly complicated when she almost drowns in the chilly bay and is saved by a local carpenter. Ellen leaves Manhattan and her Kennedy-esque fiance for Beacon, Maine. A high-powered Manhattan attorney finds love, purpose, and the promise of a simpler life in her grandmother’s hometown.Įllen Branford is going to fulfill her grandmother’s dying wish - to find the hometown boy she once loved, and give him her last letter. ![]() Jonah berger new book5/21/2023 ![]() ![]() Maxwell on Change:īerger shares a great framework called REDUCE (Reactance, Endowment, Distance, Uncertainty, and Corroborating Evidence) for effecting change, and I absolutely love it. Anytime I want to get frustrated with people and change, I remind myself that first: I might be wrong and I remember the words of Author John C. The Catalyst by Jonah Berger is a great and transformative book for me personally as I have tendencies of wanting to change people (Messiah Syndrome) for example, whenever I finish a book, watch a documentary, or get exposed to new information, I want to share it with everybody but have come to realize people are at different levels and period in their lives (they change when they are ready). ![]() “People change when they … Hurt enough that they have to, Learn enough that they want to, and Receive enough that they are able to.” – John C. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() After getting inspired by their adventurous spirit, it’s time to go see the real thing. If you are not familiar with the Kon-Tiki expedition and Thor Heyerdahl, I recommend starting by watching the 10-min film in the cinema room downstairs. The Kon-Tiki Museum is rather small, but every corner of the museum contains the history that changed the way we understand our world. You never know which dream will come true the next day. Halfway around the world, I found myself in the mothership of Thor Heyerdahl’s life work. One year later in Oslo, I stood in front of a small building that said ‘The Kon-Tiki Museum’. After reading Aku-Aku and Easter Island: the Mystery Solved, I moved on to The Kon-Tiki Expedition to understand the beginning of his expedition history. ![]() His pure curiosity, determination, and gentle nature to the native people should be the inspiration of modern day exploration. After visiting Easter Island, I experienced the climax of Thor Heyerdahl’s expedition first hand, listening stories from the local people, seeing his photographs, and participating local traditions like he did. My mild obsession that started one year ago burst into flames again. When I found out my flight route was going to Oslo, the first thing I thought was “Kon-Tiki!”. Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Pinterest Share on LinkedIn Share on Email The Kon-Tiki Museum was full of adventure and inspiration ![]() The faithful and the fallen review5/21/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The first episode is probably one of the more artistic ones that you will be seeing this season, which is made by a studio known as El Guiri. I’ve said this before which is there is no use in pandering to female audiences since they aren’t gonna be watching Star Wars anyways – women don’t generally enjoy Sci-Fi that’s a statistical fact. ![]() Now something that I noticed after watching all the episodes in every single one is basically the main character was a female, Kathleen Kennedy is still head of Star Wars sadly and the Force is Female narrative is still going very strongly at Disney and we probably won’t see a swift in that anytime soon. The same issue consists on Season 2 even though I expected that Western studios would be more prone to staying faithful to the original vibe and feel of Star Wars. While some of them were good looking many of them just didn’t feel like they belonged to Star Wars Universe – it was as if they were told by Disney not to try to imitate any of the movies or animated series that have been done in the past. On May 4th Disney dropped a new season of Star Wars Vision consisting of nine different studios doing their own short stories, last time we had Japanese Studios giving it a try. ![]() The Lazarus Impact by Vincent Todarello5/21/2023 ![]() Some are nearly like modern day humans but diversity is wide and accepted, but offspring which are considered dangerous mutations are executed soon after birth. Islanders are genetically unstable due to the clone and genetic experiments of Jesus Lewis. Islanders live on floating islands, the smallest of which houses at least 10 000 people, and which like much of Islander technology are living creatures. It takes place some time after the events in The Jesus Incident (1979).Īn indeterminate but several hundreds of years after The Jesus Incident the intelligent kelp has been almost totally destroyed, almost all land on Pandora has been submerged, and been humanity has divided into two cultures: Islanders and Mermen. The Lazarus Effect (1983) is the third science fiction novel set in the Destination: Void universe by the American author Frank Herbert and poet Bill Ransom. ![]() Grand isle the awakening5/21/2023 ![]() I awoke to the bouncing of our car as we pulled into the grass driveway of the house in which we’d be staying. ![]() There’s something about sitting in an airplane for five hours that really takes it out of you-all it takes is a comfortable seat and the voice of Stevie Nicks to knock you right out. ![]() In the colors of Louisiana we found vibrancy in its landscape, beauty.Īdmittedly, the pleasant view that sped past my window, combined with the Fleetwood Mac that someone was playing through the Bluetooth was more than enough to lull me to sleep. ![]() There was also, of course, the dark grey of the asphalt in front of us, the reds and whites and silvers of the various cars around us, and the uncomfortably brown waters of the rivers over which we passed. The entire trip to Grand Isle kept us on roads that wove through this green and blue. In almost every direction you looked, you saw a horizon divided haphazardly-green below and blue above a most welcomed sight after having spent too long in the predominately gray Los Angeles. The drive leaving the airport (which in most cities is not much more than freeways and honking vehicles) was bordered on both sides of the road by green vegetation, whose leaves met harmoniously with the sharp blue of an afternoon sky. ![]() Following our arrival in New Orleans, it didn’t take long for me to realize that this trip would be one full of many beautiful things to see. ![]() Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder5/21/2023 ![]() ![]() Agent, Sally Wecksler and Joann Amparan-Close. The first in a series, this is one of those rare books that will keep readers dreaming long after they've read it. With the help of Valek, her steely-nerved, cool-eyed boss and the Commander's head of security, she soon discovers that she has a starring role to play in Ixia's future-a role that could lead to her being put to death as a budding magician even if she hits each cue perfectly. But some people are too impatient to wait for poison to finish off Yelena. Though confined to a dank prison cell and doomed to a painful death, Yelena slowly blooms again, caught up in castle politics. ![]() Through a stroke of luck, Yelena escapes execution in exchange for tasting the food of the Commander, ruler of Ixia. And so Yelena chooses to become a food taster. ![]() Shell eat the best meals, have rooms in the palace-and risk assassination by anyone trying to kill the Commander of ixia. It tells the story of a twenty-year-old girl named Yelena, who after spending just less than a year in a dungeon awaiting execution is given the chance to live on the condition that she will become the Commander 's Food Taster. ![]() Snyder and the first book in the Study series. 10 Ipswich, QLD About to be executed for murder, Yelena is offered an extraordinary reprieve. Poison Study is a 2005 fantasy novel written by Maria V. Shivers, obsession, sleepless nights-these are the results not of one of the milder poisons that novice food-taster Yelena must learn during her harrowing job training but of newcomer Snyder's riveting fantasy that unites the intelligent political focus of George R.R. 1 day ago &0183 &32 Poison study by Maria V Snyder, the first in the poison study series. ![]() You have a very punchable face5/21/2023 ![]() Jost talks about growing up on Staten Island, particularly his childhood, his family, and going to school. ![]() ![]() I really had no expectations going into this book and I was pleasantly surprised that not only was it laugh-out-loud funny, but it was also very heartfelt and sweet. This is why audiobooks have been the hero of my book life this year - I can listen while I clean or work or eat dinner… so, I’m happy to share another good one with you today: “A Very Punchable Face” by Colin Jost.Ĭolin Jost is one of the hosts of “Weekend Update” on Saturday Night Live (SNL), and admittedly, I wanted to read this book because I believe him to be the two best things a man can be: 1. ![]() The following post contains affiliate links, which sends me a small percentage of any sales at no cost to you.Īs I sat down to write this, I realized we’re more than halfway through October and I’ve barely read anything this month! Ugh. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Knowing his party needed to expand its base to win, he reached out to diverse ethnic groups, seeking the endorsement of Catholic leaders and advocating for black voting rights. McKinley, a Civil War hero, changed the arc of American history by running the first truly modern presidential campaign. ![]() With "a sure touch professional eye" ( The Washington Post), Rove tells the story of the 1896 election and shows why McKinley won, creating a governing majority that dominated American politics for the next thirty-six years. McKinley's winning presidential campaign addressed these challenges and reformed his party. The 1896 political environment resembles that of today: an electorate being transformed by a growing immigrant population, an uncertain economy disrupted by new technologies, growing income inequality, and basic political questions the two parties could not resolve. A fresh look at President William McKinley from New York Times bestselling author and political mastermind Karl Rove-"a rousing tale told by a master storyteller whose love of politics, campaigning, and combat shines through on every page" (Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Team of Rivals). ![]() |