If I Didn't Adore You Would I .... ?

I think it's time to share a story and I will ask myself and you the following, would I share this story with you I didn't love you? 

Years ago when I was a kid, a good friend of mine from Tai Chi class who happened to have a relatively high level job with the government gave me some museum passes to the Metropolitan Museum of Art because she couldn't attend.  She knew I was an artist and that I could and would use the tickets. 

What I didn't know was that the event would be so high profile.  I just wasn't thinking properly or maybe, I wasn't thinking at all?  Because when the day came to attend the night preview:  I was so rudely surprised to see a photographer snap into position to take my picture just as I walked in the entrance way.  And just at the entrance way, standing there at the door was none other than our Mayor at the time, Mayor Koch!  I loved Mayor Koch and voted for him too and all of this would have been thrilling in a nice way had I not been wearing sneakers! 

I was so embarrassed my face turned red as I shook hands with the Mayor and, as I shook hands with the Mayor - a quickly snapped photograph was taken by that photographer I noticed out of the corner of my eye!  My sneakers may or may not have been included in that photo, the photographer was somewhat at a distance but, that did not change the fact that I was wearing them!

I was so embarrassed the remainder of my time at the night preview (Pablo Picasso, or some such important exhibition that was being previewed), my face stayed red. 

I can see myself now, standing in front of one masterpiece or another with a red face glowing, glad to be out of the sight for the moment at least and apologizing to the person I had with me who happened to be a family member for not knowing or realizing that the event would be so high profile!  Had I know, sneakers would not have been in the picture.  :)

Yes, the rest of the night was a blur to me.  I suppose it goes without saying that although there were cocktails to be had at the reception, we were not having any and did not have any.  We left as quickly as possible.  

Now you know that I adore you if I'm willing to share that kind of story with you. 

Day of Tears & Laughter

Thankfully a friend on Twitter managed to pull me through the sadness and tears I cried today after I read that Elizabeth Taylor died.  I could not stop crying. 

Jahmorley, his commentary got to me though and, after I cried all morning. I laughed at his verbal antics in the afternoon. Thank you Jahmorely. 

You are a new friend but a very dear friend.

Good-Bye To You, Elizabeth Taylor & With Love Always

Yes, I love you.  I adore you and yes, I will miss you. 

Farewell, to the greatest actress of all time, Elizabeth Taylor.  I want to thank you, here in my humble blogspot, for all the wonderful films you gave us.  You are the finest, Dame Liz.   

No actress can compare with you, none of them, young, beautiful, starlet or seasoned old pro.  No actress can compare with you not now not ever.  You are the very best and, all of us, your fans and Liz Taylor lovers, we will all miss you greatly.  A sad day for us.  A happy day for the angels. 

One consolation, you will be with your friends on the other side including I'm sure, Michael Jackson.

Good bye and God bless you on your shining way, Elizabeth Taylor and accept now all the love the world sends to you, now that you are the greatest star in our sky. 

You will never be replaced and, we will miss you until we see you again.

I Adore You

"May this be love," comes to mind now, the Jimi Hendrix recording from I believe it was the, "Axis/Bold as Love" album.  I heard the ending of this great recording by chance on radio  yesterday.  There is something exceptionally wonderful that is revealed about Hendrix in this recording and, I will venture to say it is the extent of his capacity to love the somehow comes through very beautifully and very strongly.

How can the capacity of someone to love come through in a recording?  A fair enough question that may or may not come to mind, the answer of which I cannot be certain of except to say, when God and genius are involved all things are possible creatively. 

Hendrix lives, yes, he does. 

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Happy St. Patty's everyone!  Another busy day drawing to a close.  I'm blogging now to let visitors know that I have updated my Saatchi Online Gallery portfolio and now with the option to purchase print enlargements there.  Please visit.  The link is to your right at each of the several blog spots I have here at Blogger.

I am waiting for my application to Amazon Kindle, the transfer of these blogs to Kindle to go through.  I submitted a few days ago but have not had the authorization go through yet. 

Sort a Kind a Like You

Bird lives!  And wasn't it great to hear Charlie Parker's music broadcast by the one and only, the greatest Jazz scholar of all time, Phil Schaap, tonight on the radio from Columbia University.  Sad to know that today is the day of Bird's death but the music, especially with Jay McShan, hearing it was a blast from the past.  A trip I so happily took.  Thank you, Phil!