No one else in the industry had the influence to gather together such amazing musical greats into ONE room. Ever. I remember watching this on our huge console in the early eighties and having my mom record it on VHS so we could watch it over and over and sing. What an great memory that was. We felt so empowered. So moved to make a change... and were just little kids then.
For my great-grandmothers 80th birthday in '83 my brother busted the move onstage with "Billy Jean". It was brand spankin' new. And Will was so hip and hop at the young age of nine. He had the get-up, sequins gloves, penny loafers w/ gym socks, red leather jacket. Moon walk. It was awesome. I was screaming like a fan when I saw my bro perform. I can't imagine what it must've been like to see Michael on stage for real. But it doesn't really matter, I felt his music. I LOVED his music. Regardless of the controversy surrounding him in the latter part of his life, no one can contest the fact that he made a difference for good.
Don't care what anyone else says. His music inspiring. His life interesting. His passion, evident. He will be remembered here.
(gotta turn off Na Drua to hear this musical great!)
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Just spreadin' the W. O. R. D!
W- we're gonna HEAR
O- Original, Outstanding (yeah... it's the new word! lo!)
R- REGGAE
D- 'Dis weeeeeekend! (yeah- this JULY 4th Weekend.. lol! I know this acronym is not rollin'!)
But it doesn't matter... because we're so excited to see Na Drua/ Sons of Manasseh and Maxi Priest in CONCERT. LIVE. at the HOUSE OF BLUES!!! .
SO ultra excited to have Jared hear them live!!!
If island reggae is your jam, come and join us!!!!
HAPPY 4th!!!!
O- Original, Outstanding (yeah... it's the new word! lo!)
R- REGGAE
D- 'Dis weeeeeekend! (yeah- this JULY 4th Weekend.. lol! I know this acronym is not rollin'!)
But it doesn't matter... because we're so excited to see Na Drua/ Sons of Manasseh and Maxi Priest in CONCERT. LIVE. at the HOUSE OF BLUES!!! .
SO ultra excited to have Jared hear them live!!!
If island reggae is your jam, come and join us!!!!
HAPPY 4th!!!!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Cherry Plum HUNGRY...
I guess my kids thought that my silly "I was SO hungry" story during my latest wedding shoot was pretty sad. So they excitedly came into my office today to share with me their latest find.
"MOM! Look what we got!", handing me a bag of deep purple cherry plums. "We got these just for you... so that next time you're taking pictures you won't be hungry!"
I had to laugh and thank and hug them each for their sweet gift. And, as they anxiously watched, I took a bite. Wasn't bad... a little sweet, a little sour. But they were satisfied that it would curb my rumbling belly during a shoot. Bless their hearts!
"Thanks you guys!" I hollered as they headed back outside to find more treasure.
I love summer days. I love my thoughtful kids and think they are pretty outstanding. And I think Cherry Plums will always have a sweet and satisfying memory in my mind... and belly!
"MOM! Look what we got!", handing me a bag of deep purple cherry plums. "We got these just for you... so that next time you're taking pictures you won't be hungry!"
I had to laugh and thank and hug them each for their sweet gift. And, as they anxiously watched, I took a bite. Wasn't bad... a little sweet, a little sour. But they were satisfied that it would curb my rumbling belly during a shoot. Bless their hearts!
"Thanks you guys!" I hollered as they headed back outside to find more treasure.
I love summer days. I love my thoughtful kids and think they are pretty outstanding. And I think Cherry Plums will always have a sweet and satisfying memory in my mind... and belly!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
R U Listening?... It could all work out!
Today I had a conversation with my daughter Lu. I was sitting at my desk, where I've literally been for the past few days, when she crawled underneath, kicked up her feet and began to talk:
'Mom, I need to get my shoes from Aunty Sarah's"
"Uh, huh!"
"Uhm. Mom. Can I bring boardgames to school?"
"Uh. sure."
"Cause all the 4th graders are coming to our class and we're playing games"
silence
"Mom."
"MOM!"
"Are you listening?"
"Yes, Lu!"
"Tomorrow. My class is gonna have a party. And it might be a donut party, a popcorn party or an ice cream party. Cause if... if we have 10 balloons for everybody that's here for ten days then we can have a party"
"But Mrs. 'O' is gonna surprise us. And we're gonna know it."
"Know what Lu?!"
"Know what party we're gonna have"
"Oh."
"Mom, can we go tomorrow and watch ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN 2?"
"All Dogs Go To Heaven is stup*d!" pipes Emi from the other room.
"Emi... we don't say that!"
Emi: "I don't care."
Shaking my head. But still not moving.
"Mom, can you please... PLEEEZE come with us to the baseball game tomorrow?"
"Pleease!"
"How Jocey?!. Who's going to stay with Moe and Emi?"
" 'Cause you could take Moe to Aunty Des and Emi over to Aunty Sarah's. Let's do it mom...... it could ALL work out !!! Com'on!!!"
By then the guilt of being GLUED to my desk has hit me. I resolve to spend more QT when they are home with me, and hope that my NINE year old daughter doesn't have to kick up her feet under my desk to get my attention. My work will be here when they're sleeping... and it WILL all work out!!!
'Mom, I need to get my shoes from Aunty Sarah's"
"Uh, huh!"
"Uhm. Mom. Can I bring boardgames to school?"
"Uh. sure."
"Cause all the 4th graders are coming to our class and we're playing games"
silence
"Mom."
"MOM!"
"Are you listening?"
"Yes, Lu!"
"Tomorrow. My class is gonna have a party. And it might be a donut party, a popcorn party or an ice cream party. Cause if... if we have 10 balloons for everybody that's here for ten days then we can have a party"
"But Mrs. 'O' is gonna surprise us. And we're gonna know it."
"Know what Lu?!"
"Know what party we're gonna have"
"Oh."
"Mom, can we go tomorrow and watch ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN 2?"
"All Dogs Go To Heaven is stup*d!" pipes Emi from the other room.
"Emi... we don't say that!"
Emi: "I don't care."
Shaking my head. But still not moving.
"Mom, can you please... PLEEEZE come with us to the baseball game tomorrow?"
"Pleease!"
"How Jocey?!. Who's going to stay with Moe and Emi?"
" 'Cause you could take Moe to Aunty Des and Emi over to Aunty Sarah's. Let's do it mom...... it could ALL work out !!! Com'on!!!"
By then the guilt of being GLUED to my desk has hit me. I resolve to spend more QT when they are home with me, and hope that my NINE year old daughter doesn't have to kick up her feet under my desk to get my attention. My work will be here when they're sleeping... and it WILL all work out!!!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
At the HOP!
The kids' school had another FABULOUS end of the year performance!!! I am so impressed with the efforts from the musical staff, the involved parents willing to create such great costumes!!! and the KIDS for putting forth 100% for their performance.
It was 50's themed and they also had a little 'back to the future' production. The little numbers kept all the audience giggling and laughing.
Thank you again RS for such an awesome night!!!!
And having your best girlfriends there, performing right beside you, makes it all the better!!!
It was 50's themed and they also had a little 'back to the future' production. The little numbers kept all the audience giggling and laughing.
Thank you again RS for such an awesome night!!!!
And having your best girlfriends there, performing right beside you, makes it all the better!!!
Sunday, May 31, 2009
a DECADE of....
TEN years have come and gone... SO...FAST!!!
And I love him even MORE today than I did in the beginning.
Happy Anniversary Jared!!! I love and adore you to the MOON and back!!!
Friday, May 29, 2009
Utah or BUST!!!
So this past weekend I had a grip load of photo shoots lined up in Utah with my cousin and fellow photographer, Seini . I was SO excited to finally have some time to concentrate on my work. Uninterrupted. But I felt like all the odds were against me. I woke at 4 am Friday to drive down the hill, pick up the sitter in time to make it to the airport to board my 7am flight. Out of JOHN WAYNE... or so I thought. I was SO prepared, map quested the directions, had EVERYTHING packed and ready to go. Not until I arrived at the airport and circled and circled then stopped and asked Skycap "Do you know which terminal JETBLUE is in". He looks confused then says "Oh... you're looking for LONGBEACH international". I was SO dying. It was 6:15 and I had 15 mins to book it to LONGBEACH without killing anyone in the process. I'm embarrassed to say that I arrived at 6:30, then took, I swear, ONE minute to drag my bags to the check-in counter just to have the Rep say "Sorry Ma'am, you've missed your flight by FIVE minutes." . "O. "OH. MY. GOosH!!... you're kidding?!" I beg, almost thinking in my head I could offer a free shoot if she'd PLEEEEEZE S T O P the P L A N E!!! I'm so sure I looked that ugly... I didn't really care, I just wanted to GET there. Thankfully the counter agent could see my desperation and plight and agreed to reroute my ticket to leave out of San Diego and arrive in Salt Lake at 4:30, just in time for our scheduled 5pm LADY STEELERS shoot. So I agreed and my adventure to UTAH began:
Board the Metro to the Am Trak station in Anaheim my two duffle's and studio equipment bags in tow.
Sit at the AmTrak station trying to kill 1 1/2 hours.
Pull out my cam and take pics of the station, only to have 3 security guards ask me to NOT take pictures because of the security risk on the other passengers. "You're kidding, right?!" I say "Nope. We're NOT kidding" they tell me sternly... and yet a whole bunch of tourists are taking pics of the gorgeous Spanish architecturally influenced station with their POINT and SHOOTS. Whatever?! I think... then head outside to discretely take shots only to have FIVE guards come out and ask me to stop taking pictures, that I'll need to speak to their manager OR pay a FEE. What the freak?! Didn't you just say it was a security risk??? AND Isn't this public property?! I think this to myself then realize that they are serious and I didn't wanna get arrested. Whatever... I couldn't pretend I was only amateur with the humongerous cam body in my hand. So I obliged and tucked away my treasured cam. I've learned the bigger your cam, the more stickler people become about you taking images on their property. Totally stinks when you're just playin' around. I did catch a few though. lol!:
Board the Am Trak for the two hour train ride along the coast. First time I'd ever been on a train.
Really anxious for arrival. I had dreams the whole time that I missed my stop and FLIGHT from SAN-SLC.
Luckily it did NOT happen.
Unloaded the Train then haul everything to the bus stop to go to the airport.
checked in at the counter. Go through security then get body searched (happens EVERY time- it's this darn Hawaiian bracelet that slipped on my hand in my slimmer days and now can't come off. ANOTHER hold-uplol!)
Almost miss my flight waiting on Jamba Juice to Pleeeze mix a quick smoothie then book it down the terminal.
FINALLY get on the flight and arrive in SLC!!!!
Meet up with my peeps. Get AMAZING images from the photo sessions.
Go to my cousin's graduation party where I hear the tiiiiightest reggae/island jam band since Fiji, Na Drua . Listen to "BE YOUR MAN", sooo my kinda jam! (Just had to throw that in there. lol!)
Then returned back home. Safe and sound.
Total images captured: 3,578
Total hours of sleep over the weekend: 7
I was SOO POOPED! Still am. One day I'll catch up. But I am SO glad I made it. It was SO completely worth all the hassle to get some AMAZING images... a lot even SOOC! Hooray.... and thanks Sein for making it all possible!!!
Board the Metro to the Am Trak station in Anaheim my two duffle's and studio equipment bags in tow.
Sit at the AmTrak station trying to kill 1 1/2 hours.
Pull out my cam and take pics of the station, only to have 3 security guards ask me to NOT take pictures because of the security risk on the other passengers. "You're kidding, right?!" I say "Nope. We're NOT kidding" they tell me sternly... and yet a whole bunch of tourists are taking pics of the gorgeous Spanish architecturally influenced station with their POINT and SHOOTS. Whatever?! I think... then head outside to discretely take shots only to have FIVE guards come out and ask me to stop taking pictures, that I'll need to speak to their manager OR pay a FEE. What the freak?! Didn't you just say it was a security risk??? AND Isn't this public property?! I think this to myself then realize that they are serious and I didn't wanna get arrested. Whatever... I couldn't pretend I was only amateur with the humongerous cam body in my hand. So I obliged and tucked away my treasured cam. I've learned the bigger your cam, the more stickler people become about you taking images on their property. Totally stinks when you're just playin' around. I did catch a few though. lol!:
Board the Am Trak for the two hour train ride along the coast. First time I'd ever been on a train.
Really anxious for arrival. I had dreams the whole time that I missed my stop and FLIGHT from SAN-SLC.
Luckily it did NOT happen.
Unloaded the Train then haul everything to the bus stop to go to the airport.
checked in at the counter. Go through security then get body searched (happens EVERY time- it's this darn Hawaiian bracelet that slipped on my hand in my slimmer days and now can't come off. ANOTHER hold-uplol!)
Almost miss my flight waiting on Jamba Juice to Pleeeze mix a quick smoothie then book it down the terminal.
FINALLY get on the flight and arrive in SLC!!!!
Meet up with my peeps. Get AMAZING images from the photo sessions.
Go to my cousin's graduation party where I hear the tiiiiightest reggae/island jam band since Fiji, Na Drua . Listen to "BE YOUR MAN", sooo my kinda jam! (Just had to throw that in there. lol!)
Then returned back home. Safe and sound.
Total images captured: 3,578
Total hours of sleep over the weekend: 7
I was SOO POOPED! Still am. One day I'll catch up. But I am SO glad I made it. It was SO completely worth all the hassle to get some AMAZING images... a lot even SOOC! Hooray.... and thanks Sein for making it all possible!!!
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