Monthly Archives: August 2009

“It Only Hurts When I Cry” take 2 – 2009

After decades of being reclusive, the miracle of meeting a fabulous pair of gentlemen helped to make new music possible in Los Angeles this summer. And, with the genius of long-time friend Jeffrey Abelson who, in the 80’s directed Irene Cara in her “Fame” video, here is the NOW version of “It Only Hurts When [...]

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“Somewhere Down the Road” (1984)

Here’s a rare performance in 1984 of me singing “Somewhere Down the Road” on the Merv Griffin TV Variety Show:

The song is part of a new collection of songs I recorded in the 80’s that is now available for download or as a CD in my Store:
MAGIC – The 80’s Collection (CD with Bonus Video)
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Kissed by a Turtle

The hurricane warnings caused a panic here. Hurricane Felicia was roaring at 160 mph last week in the Pacific. My friend Vicki told me last Saturday, as we were about to go to the theater in Kona to see Nora Ephron’s movie about the iconic Julia Childs, “the reason it’s so still today is because [...]

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Kindred Spirits DL/MJ

How ironic that on the same day I was scheduled to make my “encore” video of a song I had sung in my teens that Michael Jackson was being memorialized. 7.7.or July 7, 2009, only a few blocks away from the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles, where 16,000 people were peacefully gathered to celebrate [...]

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