TI♥T 2: Being Wowed

I've mentioned before my beautiful diva friend Maureen - I've been a fan since I first heard her sing when we were teenagers. Maureen transforms on the stage into something ... magical. She and the music are more together than either could ever be alone. Like I said, I'm a fan. And tonight at the CD Release concert for her new 'Blues in the Night' album of jazz standards, she knocked my stilletto mary-janes off.

This love letter is for her.

Congratulations, my friend. What a night. It was amazing to see you up there on that stage. After 2 years of struggle, your train is leaving the station. Watching you on that stage, with your kids and Darryl all beaming at you & 100 people moved to joy & sorrow & passion & glee left me breathless. Only you could make a 900 seat concert hall with soaring ceilings feel as intimate as a boudoir and as safe as a mother's arms. What a moment to get to share in.

I don't know if I've ever seen you with such complementary accompaniment. Karel is absolutely stunning in his own right, and together you created this unbelievable symbiosis that I don't even have words for. 

And then it was over ... 

Or not. A standing ovation and an encore. And watching you sing "Hallelujah" was like seeing that moment that you've done it - your CD is done, and your dreams have been born full-size and already walking. And in seeing you live that moment I remembered that I too can carry a dream until it's time for that dream to fill a room with magic and music and love.

Thanks, Diva - your heart and drive and talent astound me. And I REALLY need to learn to wear water-proof mascara to your shows :) .