Saturday, January 28, 2012
I quit smoking and drinking alcohol, 10 years ago today.
I haven't had a cigarette, since then, and I don't miss it.
Mostly I've quit alcohol- But I'll have a taste, on the rare occasion...
I feel better, and sing better.
Food is my thing, now.
I love to shop for, prepare, cook, learn, and sample good food.
There were earthquakes this morning...
At least 3; a jolt, and the up and down shaking...
Near to Mt. Fuji (and me)...
The fabulous costume designer Eiko Ishioka, has passed away.
This is one of my favorite works of hers :

Lucy Wenstenra's (Sadie Frost) Wedding Dress
Eiko Ishioka for "Bram Stoker's Dracula" (1992)
Photo: Courtesy of Aurélie Dubois Gervasoni
Farewell and RIP to the legendary Etta James.
She was a singer I could relate to.
Her no-bullshit attitude to life and music, resonates in me.
I recorded "At Last" in respect for her, on my first CD, "How About You?".
I love most of Etta's works.
But this particular song, with Etta's special mix of grit and truth in her delivery, inspired me to perform it at B-Flat Akasaka a few years ago...
It is one of my favorites :
"Out of the Rain" (Tony Joe White)
From Etta's CD "Stickin' To My Guns" (1990)

Etta James
January 25, 1938 - January 20, 2012
Till Next Time... 
Labels: 10 Year Anniversary Quitting Smoking and Alcohol, Bram Stokers Dracula, Eiko Ishioka, Etta James, Jazz Vocalist Pamela MacCarthy, Meladramas, Out of the Rain, Sadie Frost, Tony Joe White
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