's motd Sunday April 3, 2011

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I'VE GOT THE

MUSIC IN ME!

Sunday, 03 April 2011

Oh, I was born with a song in my

heart. I was raised in a house where both my parents

sang. We had record players in three rooms of our

home. When my parents cooked, they listened to

music. When we sat down for dinner, we listened to

music. Sometimes my father would turn the TV off and

turn the record player on instead. We all loved it as

we sat, sorta just hanging out, talking and listening

to the music together.

As you know, I'm from New Orleans

and you should also know that music is woven into our

city's history. My family lived only a short distance

from world-famous Preservation Hall. There,

they played that wonderful New Orleans jazz all night

long. I could hear the jazz playing in the background

at Preservation Hall and it would actually help me

fall asleep.

I'm sure most of you have an iPod. And tell me, how

many of you listen to music when you're driving? I

know I do. And I'm sure that, just like me,

you've got to have your musical fix everyday. I

wake up to music. I have lots of CDs and my

wonderful assistant, Michele, has made lots of custom

CDs with all of my favorite music on them. Would you

like to know a few of the songs I listened to this

morning? Okay, let me tell you.

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen is one of my

faves. Every time I hear that song, I picture myself

on a motorcycle and yes, Bruce is there, too. We're

both singing Born To Run as we race down

some deserted, far-away California highway on our

shiny motorcyles!

Then of course there's Petula singing another

one of my all time favorites, Downtown. I

love that song. I even had the honor of having Ms.

on The Show with me

back in the early 80's. And when she was on, you know

I just had to sing Downtown to her. LOL!

And oh yeah, Singin' in the Rain by Gene

. My parents took me to see the movie of the

same name when I was a kid. I fell in love with the

song and have been in love with it ever since. When I

moved to Los Angeles, I was in a grocery store

once and who did I see while I was there? Mr.

Gene , himself...WOW! All I could do

was kneel before him, take his hand, kiss it and

whistle just a little bit of Singin' In The Rain.

Oh, he just laughed...what a nice man!

And don't you just love Cyndi

Lauper? I've never met her but I know that someday I

will. She really sings from her heart and soul, don't

you agree? My favorite song of hers, the one everyone

knows her for is from the 80's. What is it? Oh, come

on, you know...Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

And what a fun song it was, too!

This morning, I was Dancing On The Ceiling with

Lionel Richie. But wait, I'm not done! Do you

remember Juice Newton? She sang a beautiful love

ballad called Angel In The Morning. But do

you remember her other big hit? It was Love's

Been A Little Bit Hard On Me.

I know you have a list of songs you adore and that's

good. See, music is a great stress-reliever. And of

course, it's the perfect companion for your workouts

or to listen to when taking a long walk. And oh

yeah, just like my parents, I still listen to music

when I'm in the kitchen cooking.

You can go to iTunes and listen to some of your

favorite songss and they're not very expensive to

purchase there, either. I have to admit, I've become

pretty much an iTune junkie! You don't even want to

know how many songs I've purchased from them. LOL!

Every Saturday at Slimmons, for

our Sweatin' classes, I put together a collection of

music with the same theme. Yesterday, it was all big

hits from Motown. Next Saturday, we'll be working out

to today's hits by modern artists like Katy

, J.Lo and Britney.

Hey, I've got an idea. Why dontcha put a little music

in YOU today. I promise, it'll put you in

a better and more positive mood on this beautiful

Sunday!

Love,