The great Etta James passed away. She is the voice of an era.
This is my favorite performance of hers. The power, depth, almost a scream of the heart of this performance is moving beyond words. Sad to see her go.
21 Jan, '12
THE THIRD DRIVE
LIFE TO THE FULL
18 Jan, '12
Finding truth where others see distortions
А guy is sitting in a first class cabin on a train in Spain when he notices that he is sitting next to Pablo Picasso.
The guy, musters up some courage and asks the famous painter...
6 Dec, '11
The Top 8 Christmas Albums of All Time
I love Christmas Season. I think I still feel the magic of it because I grew up deprived of it, the Soviet Union was not big on the birth of Jesus.
I even recorded a Christmas album in 2002, the first modern russian artist to ever do that.
7 Nov, '11
Two remarkable movies to watch this weekend
This weekend was a double movie weekend, which is a rare treat for Deb and I. Even more remarkably, both films were outstanding so I thought it would be a good idea to spread the good news.
Some people hit the reset button to your worldview in 3 minutes. That's what Emmanuel does. Just read the story.
Emmanuel and his brother are from war torn Iraq. They both suffered limb deficiencies as a result of chemical warfare. They don't know how old they are because they were found in a shoebox by some nuns who took them to a Mother Teresa orphanage. Later they were brought to Australia and adopted by Moira Kelly who is an amazing Christian humanitarian.