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today i'm somber. i have watched so many news shows about what happened to michael jackson and all i can think about, is his life is gone, way, way too soon..
regardless of what people thought of him and what I even thought of him at times because of what we read in the media about his life, i still find it awful that he is gone..
"rest in peace"...i don't believe he is, though. i believe that this world is just that..THIS world..i believe that when he took his last breath that he hovered over his body and went to be with the Lord..i hope he's with the Lord..

michael was truly a genius and he did make a comeback..
physically, he is not alive to see it...
if he's in Heaven..he knows he did...

may your spirit live on, michael..
i don't believe you did the deeds you did..for some reason, after watching your life spoken about by those who loved you, your friends and your family..i really believe you were innocent of those charges..and i'm sorry it took your death for me to learn who you really seemed to be..a humanitarian, a father, a friend, a brother, a son.. a little weird, yes, but who isn't i guess..
your concerts would have been a success..
after seeing the clip of your last concert rehearsal, the world has really suffered a tragedy..
you have gone from this earth, michael,
way too soon.....

November 24, 2008 - Monday

LOTS GOING ON!!


wooh, time just FLIES!!! so much to do, so little time to do it all, it seems!!

ok, i'll fill you all in on what's been going on with me. I've been taking it easy,

concentrating on new material. you know how that is, you spend a lot of time reflecting on your life, things, relationships etc., and your music is born out of that. and while you're in the creative mood, other doors start to open and ideas start to take shape and that's what's been happening with me..

my new friend and business associate steve haren, the advertising director at the akron beacon journal, a local newspaper that garners the reputation as one of the best in the country approached me with an idea of bringing my music to the masses. he says he is a fan of my music after hearing'disconnected' as well as his daughter, too!! ANYWAY, we've been kicking around concert ideas and interviews to coincide with an upcoming concert i'm doing on december 12th at 9:30 at the rosarita cantina in fairlawn, ohio about 45 minutes from where i live here in canton, and it's a very nice place i'm told. i can't wait to go check the venue out this week.. so, i will be doing some interviews, have my music be the backdrop of a Real Estate TV Show and at the end of the show, my cd will be credited and a segment of how people can order it will be there as well!! isn't that cool??!!

SO, that's what i've been up to and now the focus is performing and going to nashville to lay down some tracks. i wanted to get there before the end of this year but january is the time i will be there....

i so can't wait to visit with pat and steve and just catch up with them!! can't wait to see stover, either and the rest of the gang there!

so, talk to you guys tomorrow,



peace,

d.

august 31,2008
wow, it's hard to believe we are almost at the end of another year!
kids are back in school and parents are in another season of their lives. i know! i remember when my son john was little and gearing up for another season of school for us was exciting. john(SPUD) was and still is very athletic and was always the star player for baseball, football and basketball for canton city schools, mckinley bulldogs..and while most singers in this industry were traveling to their prospective venues for the evening on either a friday or saturday night, i was happily sitting in the crowd, cheering my son and his team on!!
i will NEVER forget those days and i am SO grateful to the Lord for giving me the wisdom to know that children are indeed a blessing, that raising them right is the highest calling on earth..i had no desire to do anything but raise him..no career or music or anything could come before my call as a mother. it's such an honor..i am so grateful for picking him up from school and going to practices and games and now that he's out of high school, i am a little sad that that part of my life is over!! i am happy that the Lord made it clear to me what was more important, and now He's blessing my music career more than i could have ever imagined, and opening doors that i never even knew were for me to go through!! God is awesome, and He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him, so keep the faith and keep your eyes focused on Him..He'll take care of the rest. i know, He's done it for me!!

i love the fact that i am young enough to pursue my career without any regrets that a lot of fellow musicians have, and that is that they feel they gave up their families for their careers, that they missed alot of opportunities to be with their families...all i can say is, GOD is merciful and he'll restore what you feel you have lost..it's never too late!!
for me, the adjustments aren't too big..instead of sitting at a football stadium with the wonderful smell of hot dogs and onions and sipping on hot chocolate,surrounded by friends and screaming fans, the beating drums of the high school marching band,i will instead be traveling to very nice upscale restaurants that entice me in with their wonderful aromas as i enter, or playing at coffeeshops where my french vanilla latte awaits and where family and friends gather after football games..i will just be playing out a lot more now. and as i find the stage, and lay my guitar in the corner, i'll smile to myself as i see the mic stand..knowing that this, too, is where i belong....
i am grateful to have the best of both worlds...i am a mom and i am a musician....