Was taking requests on my Vox blog from friends for recording projects to share with the world. The first one is up, if anyone (ahem) wants to hear it (ahem, wink, wink, nudge, nudge). Expect in coming weeks:
"Blackbird" by the Beatles (requested by my very best friend)
"Aquamarine" by Geese (requested by the songwriter himself)
"Gold Dust Woman" by Fleetwood Mac (requested by a new friend here in Paris who keeps me sane with baked goods)
"Desert Island" by the Magnetic Fields (requested by my fiancé)
"Since I Fell For You" -- loosely based on the Nina Simone version (requested by a fellow blogger)
"The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats (requested by a dear friend who loves a laugh)
"Gone for Good" by the Shins (requested by another very dear friend who is the only British person I know who can accurately impersonate a Texan)
And, er, Mr. Tow-, er, Pete. I didn't follow the tips you left in comments, but I will this weekend. Thanks! Also, I obviously can't speak about Keith, but, whenever Kim and I would talk, I would have moments of total awe thinking, "How. On. Earth. Did. She. Survive. That. Marriage?" She and I discussed the Who once. I knew about her past -- at least what rock journalists had written -- I wanted to know about her present and what she was doing in the moment. The rest of the time we talked about dogs. I remember when she got mange after taking in some strays she found on the way to Manor. Such a big heart. We met through mutual friends who knew her in L.A. She was very supportive and always made me feel at ease. Once Mac was playing as a Bloke with Billy Bragg in Austin. She dragged me backstage and told anyone who would listen that I was this amazing singer. That meant a lot to me because I think she'd only heard me once. What she and Mac had is something I hoped for in my own life with all my heart, and I think I found it by accident! Mac is also such an inspiration. And, to this day, I stop myself before I dog-ear a page in a book! Glad to know that he's hanging in there.
Also, do you have a request? Or does Rachel? Either or both of you?
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I like your voice; it is strong and confident. I gave BlackBird a Iisten.
It's so weird coming to someone's blog, not knowing them, isn't it?....But, breezing thru the comments over at Pete's memoirs as they are ALMOST as much fun to read, sometimes, I was touched by yours....so I popped by to say, hello and glad you are here!
Thanks for listening! I'm glad I'm here, too! I love reading the comments as well as the actual blog and memoirs at Pete's page. Read you again soon!
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