(midnight – promoted by ek hornbeck)
Have you guys seen “Prop 8 – The Musical?” If not, I really hope you’ll take a look. I love Margaret Cho and Kathy Najimy. But Jack Black as Jesus????? You gotta see this!
And on a more serious note, you’ve probably heard by now that Odetta Holmes died yesterday. Here’s what Time Magazine had to say about her.
Rosa Parks was her No. 1 fan, and Martin Luther King Jr., called her the queen of American folk music. Odetta’s stage presence was regal enough: planted on stage like an oak tree no one would dare cut down, wearing a guitar high on her chest, she could envelop Carnegie Hall with her powerful contralto as other vocalists might fill a phone booth. This was not some pruny European monarch but a stout, imperious queen of African-American music. She used that amazing instrument to bear witness to the pain and perseverance of her ancestors. Some folks sing songs. Odetta testified.
I just LOVE women like that!!! So here’s a little Odetta.
Terrance says.
Somewhere out there in the universe there’s a concert going on, and with two legendary headliners – Odetta and Miriam Makeba.
So to round it out, here’s a little Miriam.
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I like that!!!!
What memories! Odetta will be long remembered. Can’t help but to recall my “young” years and visiting the “Gate of Horn,” on Dearborn Street, in Chicago, where Odetta was a regular. Along with Judy Collins, Theodore Bikel, Joan Baez, and so many other talents. What a treat! Not to be forgotten, even if you could barely move in a jammed-packed, small environment.