……………..Americas Got Talent on YouTube, brought us an exceptional 15 year young, very talented singer in Ryley Tate Wilson. He sang……”Dancing On My Own”………..You knew the judges were expecting an older person when they turned all of their chairs, due to the maturity of his beautiful voice…..It’s always astounding when such a young person sings with such emotion, and connection to a lyric…..There is nothing like young love.
…………………From the first note that came out of Cassie McIvor’s mouth you knew instantly this was someone extremely special……In a word….”POWERFUL”….. She was so good she could, and should be a major recording artist. When she started to sing the Celine Dion song “It’s All Coming Back To Me Now”….every judge sat straight up in their chairs, and it didn’t take long for Cassie to get a FOUR CHAIR TURN!……..You are in for a special treat when you listen to her on YouTube!
………………….Sometimes when watching singers on YouTube, it is always wonderful to see the judges surprising reaction when they turn their chains and see the person who’s voice they turned for!…….WOW WOW WOW was all they could say when they heard Rachel Modest sing….”For All We Know”…..on the 2022 UK’s got talent…It’s a beautiful old song with a melancholy verse….but……she was just spectacular…..It makes you wonder how voices like that get lost in the cracks of the music business. She obviously isn’t a young or beautiful woman, and maybe in this very shallow world people like Rachel aren’t given the chance they deserve…….but I can tell you she is a…..WOW ….WOW….WOW…..and deserves for you to take the time and be transported by her incredible voice! I would certainly buy her album of old standards!!
……………….I found out last Weds. that I needed a new BOILER….so I have been without heat for over a week, and there is only so much hot tea I can drink. I make it more to hold the hot cup rather than drink it!….As you can see from the photos they have to take it out piece by piece. There are five men and three trucks……..Hopefully by Tues. it will be up and running and I will have beautiful HEAT again! The house is large so in turn I need a large boiler….You’ll never guess how much this dam thing costs, and I’m not telling…..but my teeth almost fell out of my mouth when I got the estimate!!! It has to be done or I’ll really freeze! These are things my southern friends don’t have to worry about!…..I have a new appreciation for people who lived during the times when there was no central heat, and they had to depend on fireplaces in each room to keep warm. It also makes sense why rooms were so much smaller, and beds were designed with canopies and drapes hanging on all sides to keep out drafts. Bed warming pans with hot coats were used to get the chill out of the beds, and people slept fully clothed with sleep caps on their heads……I could use one of those now!……It’s a good thing, even though it is very cold, the temperatures haven’t dipped below freezing where I live…..Bring on the glorious heat!
…………………Watching the New York Veterans Day Parade LIVE on TV………..In a world that is getting more and more volatile every day….it’s more important than ever to value our veterans, and all those service in our armed services. I am forever grateful!