Crying over MJ

Some people might think I’m ridicilous but this is just a quick shot of how I came through the memorial evening of Michael Jackson… together with my niece, the Kleenexbox was too small, and even at the end my son, Bart, was sobbing on the couch, realizing one of his big idols had left this world. [...]

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Gone Too Soon ! R.I.P. Michael Jackson.

You have always been in my life, your music helped me, comforted me, brought me joy, tears and hapiness. My first record ever, bought with my own money, was “Ben”… and all your music lingers on, I will never go anywhere without you! Goodbye Michael, Thank you!

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Irelands Call

Tomorrow 6 nations rugbycompetition starts again, starts off with Ireland-France, and one of the things I always love to hear and sing out loud is “Irelands Call” : Come the day and come the hour Come the power and the glory We have come to answer Our Country’s call From the four proud provinces of [...]

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School

Today’s school again for Bart, Dorine has another two days of rest… Good luck my boy, last year of primary school, make the best of it !

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Another of these days…

Just when you have another of these days, when things don’t go exactly the way you want them to go and you wish to be elsewhere… I just cheer myself up with some old videos that make me laugh… I love this, it lights me up, I should watch that Ally Mc Beal series again, just alot [...]

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Sinclair and La nouvelle Star

After Manu Katché, one of my favourite french artists, Sinclair, a great composer and artist, joined the new jury (see picture header) on the TV show ”Nouvelle Star” (french Idols). I am having a great time this afternoon, Bart is off for rugby, Philippe went with him training his team, Dorine is out with a friend, so here I am, [...]

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Au revoir Henri !

Sorry, but I just copied this from Wikipedia, Henri Salvador just died, I am sad, I loved this man, he would always make us laugh (with his famous laugh) and he could bring us the most nicest, funniest, romantic, swinging songs. We’ll miss you Henri, have a drink with Dad, he loved you too !(Specially [...]

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Enchanted (Il était une fois)

This is going to be great for the Christmas holidays, the new Disney “Enchanted” (en France le film sort aujourd’hui : “Il était une fois”) comes out today in France !!! Check it out kids… (and still kid-adults… like me !!!)

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Funk this 2…

In my first post today ( I wrote 3 today, didn’t I have any work to do ?) on Chaka Khan’s “Funk it” you can listen to one of her new songs, Angel, here’s some more on it, knowing Chaka’s life and it is part of mine for a long time, this song is very touching. The whole [...]

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Funk this !

How could I have possibly forgotten to tell you that a new Ckaka album is out ! Check this out and click here to pre-listen to some of it ! It sure is funky, and I love it ! Chaka Khan does a brief interview about her foundation and performs her new single “Angel”: or maybe [...]

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An inconvenient Truth, I need to wake up

Having had a serious comments-conversation with Mike on his blog I decided I wanted to see that Al Gore movie, the Inconvenient Truth and so I did last night. (You see Mike, I didn’t even ran for it when it came out, so I’m not THAT hysterical about global warming !) I know what I [...]

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Another Star

Songs in the key of life, Stevie Wonder,  is still one of my favorite records and as Bart developes his passion for music by improvising things on the piano or other instruments, he goes through all my CD’s, new and old. Yesterday, in the car, we enjoyed listning to the brazilian version of Another Star [...]

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Ave Luciano

Luciano went to Paradise today, found back some of his friends, they will be singing : “This is a man’s Paradise…

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Once upon a time… Don’t we just love Westerns !

In summertime we don’t watch much of television because it is just too nice to stay outside and enjoy the sunset, the music of the crickets, the kids playing, our pool…(a rubberbath just big enough to get wet but it cools you off…), so we dine and wine late. Two days ago when I went [...]

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Jim Croce (for Ciccio)

We planned to go to the US this summer but unfortunately things didn’t work out. We were looking forward to see one of my oldest and dearest friends, Okke  who now flies around the skies of Martha’s Vineyard in his jet. We emailed lately and we spoke about the music we used to listnen to. Along with [...]

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It’s a jungle out there

When it’s a lazy sunday I love to watch series on TV and Monk is one of them (I love that strange man, he makes me laugh !). What I like most is the intro music, a Randy Newman song, “it’s a jungle out there.” Newman had the dubious distinction of receiving the most Oscar [...]

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Hans Liberg, my music teacher

Did I ever tell you that my music teacher in highschool in Breda was Hans Liberg ? (that was in the 70ties…) I must admit that his lessons are maybe the only ones I remember of that time…no, no, just a joke (my mum is reading) my french wasn’t that bad neither (9.80 out of 10… [...]

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En niemand kon mij dat vertellen…

Zit ik hier om kwart over één ‘s nacht een beetje te surfen, en WAT lees ik… op 21 juli a.s. is het grootste discofeest van Europa en wel in de Arena. GLOWBALL !!! Nou zul je zeggen, pfff, moet ik daar nou mee… maar wat ik lees is dat CHAKA KHAN  er een optreden [...]

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Julien, a star is born

Blijkbaar zijn alle videos van Youtube betreffende onze uitzending “la Nouvelle Star” (Franse Idols) allemaal verdwenen vanwege de copyrights en misbruik die er van gemaakt is. Om mijn verhaal van 18 mei en  1 juni af te maken (klik op de links om deze oude poststukken te zien); Julien heeft gisteravond zonder enige verrassing de [...]

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We all love Ella !

 This wonderful CD will be coming soon, for those who love Ella… We all love Ella. A wonderfull tribute and celebration to the first lady of Song ! Bart, who is more and more into any kind of music, once asked me, “mommy, what is scat singing”, well this is the best scat singing lesson [...]

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Hoe het ook kan…

Julien, één van de deelnemers (een lekkere mafketel) in de “Nouvelle Star” (Franse versie Idols) komt iedere week met de meest gekke versies van oude hits, deze week zong hij zowel Britney Spears als een liedje wat een vreselijke “soepsong” was in de jaren 80, “les betises” van Sabine Paturel. Hij heeft dit een beetje aangepakt [...]

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Drums Drums and Drums…it’s all in the family

As you all know, our son Bart is a juniordrummer. He has his regular drumminglessons once a week, also piano (but I must say he enjoys the drums more, we want him to do it right, music is in him, any kind of instrument, he can play on it; a few weeks ago he “just” [...]

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I just adore Manu Katché

Manu Katché has been in the Jury of the “Nouvelle Star”, (our French Idols) for many years but real music lovers have known him forever since this great drummer has been working with various professionals before working on his solocareer. He, and André Manoukian, are the only very professional juries on this TVshow, with objectif and [...]

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Moments of emotions for Idols…

Wij volgen hier natuurlijk, als goed gemiddelde franse familie die dit soort programma’s volgt, de Franse versie van “Idols” (La Nouvelle Star)  en ieder jaar wordt het weer beter, ongelooflijk talent wat er zo maar van straat komt en als wetende muziekliefhebbers onder mijn stamgasten wilde ik dit met jullie delen (Klik op de namen onder de foto’s voor [...]

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La Terre meurt

Les océans sont des poubelles Et les fronts de mer sont souillés Des Tchernobyls en ribambelles Voient naître des foetus mort-nés Dans cinquante ans, qu’allons-nous faire De ces millions de détritus ? Et ces déchets du nucléaire Dont les pays ne veulent plus Sous nos pieds, la terre promise Patrimoine de nos enfants Petit à [...]

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Ally and the music in our lives

One of my Christmas presents was the complete series of Ally McBeal, 5 seasons, 82 hours and 30 minutes of love, music, laughter, friendship, loneliness, hate and truth !!!It all started when I watched the series in the beginning, 1997, the music, the way it is in her life, it sings her life, the words [...]

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My sleepless night with Cesaria

Last night was another of these sleepless nights for me, thinking and turning around and around in my bed, reading a book, watching television hoping that some of my troubles would go away, trying to find solutions, rethinking etc etc, a real sleepless night. So television helps to make you sleepy but last night I [...]

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Buddy "Bartman" Rich

Twee jaar geleden was mijn broer Huibert enorm onder de indruk van het toen al (Bart was 6) rytmische gevoel en uithoudingsvermogen wat Bart hem liet horen op een klein speelgoed drumstel waar hij al 3 jaar op speelt. Huibert is zelf erg muzikaal, drumt ook al z’n hele leven, is opnieuw met pianolessen begonnen [...]

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Muziek, oud en nieuw.

Ik heb besloten om iedere week een overzichtje te geven van mijn muzikale keuze, alle oude of nieuwe CD’s die ik beluistert heb die week of die me aan iets bijzonders doen en deden denken. Vandaag, tijdens het koken voor een speciaal dineetje vanavond luisterde ik met veel plezier naar deze CD die ik alweer [...]

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Chakalates

Chaka Khan kan ik natuurlijk uren over kletsen, wat ik aan herinneringen heb, wat Chaka in mijn leven betekent, ik zou op een regenachtige zondag een geweldig poststuk kunnen schrijven maar nu dus even niet. (heb een autobiographie met speciale dedicace… moest ik er even bij zeggen…) Maar wat ik even leuk vond is dit, [...]

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