Happy 100th Birthday, Julia Child

Julia and Paul Child

In the 10 years that The French Chef aired, Julia’s subtext was not out of sync with the era’s counterculture or its overt message of psychosexual liberation. Julia asked viewers to loosen up, get physical, not with controlled substances but with food, not through a glass darkly but at table, with delight. Hers was a civilized sensuality, the integration of the senses that she’d learned in France. This is why her following was legion—Julia’s appetite appealed to young and old alike.

She was a very interesting woman who contributed to our culture in a powerful way!  If you haven't seen or read Julie and Julia you should investigate Julia's life.  She was a firecracker!
 

Source: Vanity Fair

Happy Birthday Edward Cullen!

Happy 111!

Derek Nicoletto Birthday Bash Performance

On Thursday, November 10, 2011, Derek Nicoletto played a brilliant Birthday show at On The Rocks, the exclusive room that sits above the Roxy in Hollywood, CA.

I caught the show and it was a good turnout.  The energetic crowd of friends and regulars danced around, and despite attempts to be upstaged by his audience, Derek gave a strong show.

His alternative sound ran the gamut from ballads that carried the spirit of Prince, with engaging guitar riffs and the hauntingly melodic piano accompaniment, to outright rock anthems in which Derek proclaimed his love for rock-n-roll.  Derek himself is an engergetic and intense showman who can keep your attention both parading and prowling across the stage and with his own dance style.  His vocals vary like his music, profound sometimes, and genial on other songs.

Derek had a strong pair backing him on drums and guitar and the show was overall fantastic.

Anyone able to catch Derek onstage, should.  I'd recommend him, because there just aren't enough consummate performers in Alternative Rock these days, who don't rely on gimmick.  Derek's music is straightforward and true, and every song speaks to within.

Happy Birthday, Derek, and thank you for a fabulous show.

By: Lydia Rilea, Senior On Air Personality