I am sitting here on the tube thinking about Lady Day, Ella, the blog I just wrote. I must stop that Bud...how could I really not give high respect to Badu. She is totally in the same vein.
Ok Lauryn can kick it, but Erykah...Ella & Billie are safe up there smilin' down on Ms Badu.

So apologies & respect Due.

But Estelle is still Wick't !

Be well.

I am going to go out on a limb here…I was watching Jools Holland last night, & Estelle was on…I really like this lady. I liked her when she did ‘1980’ & this new track is amazing for so many reasons.

For me the way she sings on ‘American Boy’ & from what I saw last night, she will change things, & as Kanye says ‘The Hottest Thing Right Now’.
But I like the way she sings, she reminds me of the Old School Jazz Diva’s like Billie Holiday & Ella Fitzgerald.

Too Bold you say…listen again…she has touches of these Greats, but her backingband has changed. A flavour of the Old Jazz,R&B with a Contemporary R&B Sound, and some lovely melodies.

& To bring it right down…I think the Laydee is rather Foxy.

Get shine & have a listen.

Be Well.

It has been a minute...been busy moving...well just moving some of my bits & bobs out of the office to the shed...and I have moved desk...given up my baby G5...but have started a new affair with a new MacBook...so I am not too bad. But setting up everything again is a bitch.

Well, have had a nice article/interview come out in the latest edition of CLARK Magazine.

They were so nice they even spread it out over 6 pages...thanks.

So go out &get it &brush up on that French.

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So I have been working away at selecting images for my upcoming show, but I am happy to say that there will be new work that no one has seen & will only be at the show…

Well it will work its way back to the site at some point.

However I have put together a couple of Books that are available over at Blurb.

These are as limited as you wish to make it…I have bought the 1st copies & now the rest is up to you…should you wish to purchase my 1st self published works they are here in both Hard Copy for the Aristocrats & plain old Paper Back for you n me.

“ARE YOU IN MY LIGHT ?” Vol: 1 – 22 Pages

portraits taken with my T5 Vol: 1 – 22 pages

Have a look…maybe even buy a copy….

Be Well.

...& I will be going out here this weekend.

For the lovers of good music, hey just for the lovers alone.

Friday - Sex, Love, & Money @ Traffic...like I said 3 of the 4 Cornerstones...

Saturday - Gullyver @ Plastic People

Should be a could foot tapping weekend.

Be Well.

' In the shadow of the temple my friend and I saw a blind man sitting
alone. And my friend said, "Behold the wisest man of our land."

Then I left my friend and approached the blind man and greeted him.
And we conversed.

After a while I said, "Forgive my question; but since when has thou
been blind?"

"From my birth," he answered.

Said I, "And what path of wisdom followest thou?"

Said he, "I am an astronomer."

Then he placed his hand upon his breast saying, "I watch all these
suns and moons and stars." '

The Astronomer,
The Madman - Khalil Gibran

I saw him for the 1st time in Eons on Thursday night.

Had brief & jovial ReUnion, met Calypso...had a good giggle about inking in the flat in Camden...now 13 years ago...I made him suffer that day with the straight lines that I wanted.

All to brief, but happy my last moment was full of laughter.

...For my 1st London Solo Show...

April 15th - 27th
@ Beyond the Valley
2 Newburgh Street
London W1F 7RD

A collections of Portraits & Some Reportage of People in London Town.

Come & Have a Look if you have the time...I would appreciate it.

Be Well.

...I got one in the End.

THANK YOU !

Be Well.

& By Being True, I have to say thanks for the Shoe & the Boy's Shoe...

As I said below, it is all about a level State of Play.

Be Well.