Another Award
As you all know, blogging is a solitary thing. You write and read and hope others will appreciate your point of view and decided to follow you on your blogging journey. It was a real treat to open my mailbox and see that I’ve received an award, not just any award, An Appreciated Follower Award from fellow blogger, Celia at Africa2Asia. Neat, huh? Well, I think so! And now that I’ve gotten the award, I have a few things to…
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Saying Goodbye to Summer 2011
It happens every year. In April, I make plans for the summer then Labor Day rolls around and I wonder where the time went. This year was no different. When the weather began to get warm, I planned my summer: free concerts around the city, Shakespeare and other plays in the park, dinners and get togethers with friends at some of our favorite outdoor restaurants, picnics and reading a few books on a blanket in Central Park, watching old movies…
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Soulful Sundays – Al Jarreau
The friends I made while I was at university are still friends today. Back then, we shared each little discovery: music, foods, movies, books, etc. It was one of these friends who introduced me to Al Jarreau. In time, all of us were listening to, talking about his music and following him in the media. Jarreau, a seven-time Grammy Award winner, was born Alwin Jarreau in 1940 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In addition to being a preacher, his father was a singer,…
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Weekly Photo Challenge – Path
As we stood at the base of Table Mountain, we could see paths leading up the side. Once we got to the top and looked down, we saw these. The almost look like veins, don't they? [caption id="attachment_6802" align="aligncenter" width="573" caption="Table Mountain Path"][/caption]
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I’ve Gotten a Liebster Award
I was visiting my blog buddy Hakea’s blog when I noticed she had given me a Liebster Award. What's the Liebster Award, you ask. Well, the Liebster Award is said to have originated in Germany. Translated to English, it means "beloved." The Liebster Award is meant to bring more attention to blogs with fewer than 200 followers. (more…)
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Harlem’s Cotton Club
I heard about the Cotton Club long before I moved to Harlem. It was one of the places I knew I wanted to see. But the Cotton Club I saw was not the one of legend. The old club was located at 142nd Street and Lenox Avenue, the site of the Club De Luxe, which was owned by the black boxing champion, Jack Johnson. Owney Madden, a well-known mobster and bootlegger, bought the Club De Luxe in 1923 and renamed…
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Last Minute Getaways for the Labor Day Weekend
It's been a stressful past week in the Northeast. The Labor Day weekend, the unofficial end of summer beckons. You want to get away but with widespread damage from Irene, most beaches are closed and many of the usual area getaways are under water. Can you still find affordable last minute getaways? Sure can. (more…)
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Happy Birthday, Michael!
Had Michael Jackson not met his untimely death two years ago, he would have been 53 years old today. How time flies! Despite the controversy that dogged him, it never could overshadow his genius. Michael was the consummate performer, a hands-on perfectionist. I grew up on Michael. One summer when I was still living in Jamaica, a few of my American cousins came home for holidays and brought the Jackson 5's music with them. It was my introduction to Michael.…
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Goodbye, Irene
I woke up to glorious sunshine this morning. All that’s left of Irene, the latest hurricane to hit the east coast of the U.S., is the damage and the cleanup. For a storm that massive that was predicted to pass over the New York area on Saturday evening as a Category 1 hurricane, we were very fortunate that Irene was downgraded to a tropical storm by the time it reached us. As a result, we had far less damage that…
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