Saturday, July 17, 2004
I took a bike ride today...
While peddling to the gym today,
I brought for aural inspiration a double CD of the best jazz singer ever,
and my personal favorite
Billie Holiday.
It was 45 years ago today she left this world.
She was 44.
I have been mezmerized by her voice since I first heard her, when I was 19.
Her voice and music brought a sense of belonging to me.
Listening to her in my solitude
made me feel at home with myself.
On this anniversary of her death,
I'd like to pay my respects...
Love is just like a faucet
it turns off and on.
Love is just like a faucet
it turns off and on.
Sometimes when you think it is on, baby
it has turned off and gone...
Fine and Mellow
-Billie Holiday
Till next time... 'Mela
5:51 AM
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Photo: Michio Yves Ueda
