Hello beautiful family ~ and I mean that in the grandest of senses and largest of meanings.
F.A.M.I.L.Y.
of people who love music,
who love singing,
who love life,
& who love BEING INSPIRED.
That's what I remembered today as I spoke to a MAGNIFICENT 77 year old woman named Pat who had never heard of Eva Cassidy, but read the article written in the Santa Cruz Sentinel about our show tomorrow honoring Eva, and was INSPIRED.
of people who love music,
who love singing,
who love life,
& who love BEING INSPIRED.
That's what I remembered today as I spoke to a MAGNIFICENT 77 year old woman named Pat who had never heard of Eva Cassidy, but read the article written in the Santa Cruz Sentinel about our show tomorrow honoring Eva, and was INSPIRED.
Inspired by Eva's STORY - not even her music because she hadn't heard it yet…simply INSPIRED. Inspired by us for honoring her. Inspired to call,
*NOT because she wanted tickets -
"I'm too old to go out at that time of night. Tell me when you all put on a show in the afternoon…"
*NOT because she wanted to have the show at another venue closer to her home -
"I live in Soquel, but when people ask me, I tell them, don't worry about where I live - we don't want too much noise around here"
*NOT because she needed us to do anything, say anything, correct anything - just because she wanted to thank us for INSPIRING HER.
"I remember when Gershwin died at a young age - how none of us recovered from that. Sounds like she's your Gershwin…"
She wanted a cd, so I told her that she could get one online from Amazon.
"I don't know anything about that computer stuff….(and my favorite line)…I'm a number 2 pencil gal. Just stick it in the mail and I'll send you a check when I get it".
My kinda lady…
She gives me her address and out of instinct I ask for her email address.
"Don't have one of those either. No computer. Just paper and pencil."
Wow…this is awesome! Oh how times have changed...
I remember when that was the only way I could reach someone by "mail" - it was really by MAIL! Now it's hard to believe that snail mail will actually get somewhere. I laughed when my mom called Facebook "BookFace", but actually, not only was it refreshing, it was INSPIRING! I was so inspired by talking to Pat, I closed my laptop and went for a walk OUTSIDE! :)
I think that's another reason we are all so drawn to Eva's voice. It's simple ~ pure and true. I know that's why I am, and why the title of the new album "Simply Eva" is so perfect. Just her voice and a guitar. I was amazed how many songs we chose to put on our album are on Simply Eva as well. "I Know You By Heart", one of the cuts on Simply Eva, I recorded 4 years ago with just a cello and a penny whistle & will be on my new album coming out this summer called "Being In Love". It's such a wonderful song - again - simple, pure, and true.
It still amazes me that this woman who sang from her heart has inspired a whole other generation of people - no age limit required - to not only listen to great music, but to listen to all types of music, broaden their horizons, and in turn, meet all types of people.
So, here's to being INSPIRED!
& if you're in the neighborhood saturday night, and are so inclined and inspired, come on over to Kuumbwa Jazz in cool, hip Santa Cruz, CA for a little night of fun, folks, & fabulous music.
*NOT because she wanted tickets -
"I'm too old to go out at that time of night. Tell me when you all put on a show in the afternoon…"
*NOT because she wanted to have the show at another venue closer to her home -
"I live in Soquel, but when people ask me, I tell them, don't worry about where I live - we don't want too much noise around here"
*NOT because she needed us to do anything, say anything, correct anything - just because she wanted to thank us for INSPIRING HER.
"I remember when Gershwin died at a young age - how none of us recovered from that. Sounds like she's your Gershwin…"
She wanted a cd, so I told her that she could get one online from Amazon.
"I don't know anything about that computer stuff….(and my favorite line)…I'm a number 2 pencil gal. Just stick it in the mail and I'll send you a check when I get it".
My kinda lady…
She gives me her address and out of instinct I ask for her email address.
"Don't have one of those either. No computer. Just paper and pencil."
Wow…this is awesome! Oh how times have changed...
I remember when that was the only way I could reach someone by "mail" - it was really by MAIL! Now it's hard to believe that snail mail will actually get somewhere. I laughed when my mom called Facebook "BookFace", but actually, not only was it refreshing, it was INSPIRING! I was so inspired by talking to Pat, I closed my laptop and went for a walk OUTSIDE! :)
I think that's another reason we are all so drawn to Eva's voice. It's simple ~ pure and true. I know that's why I am, and why the title of the new album "Simply Eva" is so perfect. Just her voice and a guitar. I was amazed how many songs we chose to put on our album are on Simply Eva as well. "I Know You By Heart", one of the cuts on Simply Eva, I recorded 4 years ago with just a cello and a penny whistle & will be on my new album coming out this summer called "Being In Love". It's such a wonderful song - again - simple, pure, and true.
It still amazes me that this woman who sang from her heart has inspired a whole other generation of people - no age limit required - to not only listen to great music, but to listen to all types of music, broaden their horizons, and in turn, meet all types of people.
So, here's to being INSPIRED!
& if you're in the neighborhood saturday night, and are so inclined and inspired, come on over to Kuumbwa Jazz in cool, hip Santa Cruz, CA for a little night of fun, folks, & fabulous music.
Take it easy & strive to inspire...
With love,
Amikaeyla
That was "Simply Inspiring!"
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