happy birthday, Gloria...

wow, i didn't realize it has been so long since i posted. life has been really busy. i haven't even done a lot of posts over at the main site.

anyway, this song has always been one of my favorites. it actually helped me through a major break-up when it first came out. after the lyric you're going to find a special version of it. i used it once at the beginning of the school year at a workshop with my teachers. they loved it.

happy birthday, Gloria Gaynor...



I Will Survive
sung by Gloria Gaynor


First I was afraid
I was petrified
Kept thinking I could never live
without you by my side
But I spent so many nights
thinking how you did me wrong
I grew strong
I learned how to carry on
and so you're back
from outer space
I just walked in to find you here
with that sad look upon your face
I should have changed my stupid lock
I should have made you leave your key
If I had known for just one second
you'd be back to bother me

Go on now go walk out the door
just turn around now
'cause you're not welcome anymore
weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye
you think I'd crumble
you think I'd lay down and die
Oh no, not I
I will survive
as long as i know how to love
I know I will stay alive
I've got all my life to live
I've got all my love to give
and I'll survive
I will survive

It took all the strength I had
not to fall apart
kept trying hard to mend
the pieces of my broken heart
and I spent oh so many nights
just feeling sorry for myself
I used to cry
Now I hold my head up high
and you see me
somebody new
I'm not that chained up little person
still in love with you
and so you felt like dropping in
and just expect me to be free
now I'm saving all my loving
for someone who's loving me

i will go with you...

Donna Summer - I Will Go With You

Stranded alone on a sea of emotion
You found me
Your love was a light
In the darkness that shone
So profoundly
Say that you’ll stay
Do not be afraid, afraid
You, you’re my breath
The air I breathe
You are my imagination
Su le finesse
Song of my heart
Secrets I’m not afraid to whisper

Con te partiro
I’ll go where you lead me
Wherever you are
(forever and ever we’ll stay)
In love together
I will go with you
I’ll go where you lead me
Forever true
(forever and ever we’ll stay)
In love together

Stranded alone on a sea of emotion
You found me
It’s you who first found me
Come here, come here
Put your arms around me,
Come here
It’s you who surrounds me
Come here, come here
Come here
Come here
You, you’re my breath
The air I breathe
You are my imagination
Su le finesse
Song of my heart
Secrets I’m not afraid to whisper

I will go with you
I’ll go where you lead me
Forever true
(forever and ever we’ll stay)
In love together
Con te partiro
I’ll go where you lead me
Wherever you are
(forever and ever we’ll stay)
In love together
I will go with you
I’ll go where you lead me
Forever true
(forever and ever we’ll stay)
In love together

Con te partiro
I’ll go where you lead me,
Wherever you are
I will go with you
I’ll go where you lead me
Forever true
In my...
Heart!


this video could have been great without the pretty dancers doing a lot of stupid moves. i love this version of the song the best...

your eyes tell me how you love me...

Can feel it in your heart beat
I know you like what you see
Hold me, I'll give that you need
Wrap your love around me
You're so excited, I can feel you
Getting hotter, oh baby
I'll take you down, I'll take you down
Where no one's ever gone before
And if you want more, if you want more
More, more, more

over the years, i've seen the pointer sisters a few times live. they were always a great show. this past week I spent a week on a cruise through atlantis that was a charter for the lgbt community. it was a ball. there were many t-dances, parties, shows, etc. each with a theme.

the most memorable was the classic disco t-dance. it was also the most popular. it was really interesting that all of the younger crowd instantly were dancing and having a ball.

people have put disco down for a long time. rock fans were at the heart of the movement against it. sadly, it all started right here in chicago with a buffoon radio jock by the name of steve dahl & his infamous "disco demolition" event in 1979 at white sox park. they burnt thousands of disco records and caused a near riot. but disco is still the dance music that gets 'em moving. and steve dahl is a two-bit, second rate radio has-been...

jump was the signature song of the t-dance on the cruise. comedienne shann carr literally choreographed all these guys by the pool and did an esther williams' calvacade getting them to jump into the pool on cue and in formation. it was hilarious. you've never seen 1800 people go absolutely nuts all at once having a good time.

There's a party goin' on right here...

A celebration to last throughout the years
So bring your good times, and your laughter too
We gonna celebrate your party with you

Come on now

Celebration
Let's all celebrate and have a good time
Celebration
We gonna celebrate and have a good time

what are we celebrating?

my last day at work!

i'm retiring today...

long awaited darkness falls...

Casting shadows on the walls
In the twilight hour I am alone
Sitting near the fireplace, dying embers warm my face
In this peaceful solitude
All the outside world subdued
Everything comes back to me again
In the gloom
Like an angel passing through my room

Nina Hagen Like A Angel...

ever feel this way?

there are people who love to be alone. my life doesn't have that luxury very often. i have spent my days with 700+ kids and 70 staff members all wanting a piece of my time. when i get home at night i just totally crash. for amusement i spend time on the internet catching up on the news and what's going on in the world. i'm looking forward to quality time with myself - it begins tomorrow! it's my last day at work after 38 years. seems hard to fathom at this point.

the video is a little strange but the song is my favorite by the group abba. i could not find a version with abba performing. nina hagen can be a little strange at times but i like her a lot and her rendition of this song is earthy.

you'd think i'd crumble. you'd think i'd lay down and die...

i love this version, as short as it is. i used it at a professional development workship to my teachers as the opening activity of the year to show them that, though it was the beginning of the year, we would still all be there at the end of the school year. they loved it. as a matter of fact, other schools heard about it and borrowed it. as i did from victor navone. he went on to work for pixar. checkout his stuff here: vnog blog.

i will survive is the ultimate breakup song. especially, when you get to the anger part of the loss. you want to throw it in their face to tell them you can live without them. problem is, they already are living without you.

oh, well. here's a version i think you'll have fun with...

is everybody gay? is this the Twilight Zone?