DEBORAH DAVIS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my home buoy Cedar Walton, born in Dallas, Tx 1934 - 2013. May he RIP . I may have come along a lot later, but I met Cedar in the Forest Theater in my neighborhood South Dallas…

In honor of MLK I am seriously thinking about how I deal with extreme adversity. I thought...Sometimes when people are lashing out they are actually reaching out. It's always best to respond in kind to negativity. Two wrongs never make…

VOICES IN MY HEAD (today) : So many people seem surprised that we're still having the COLOR CONVERSATION IN AMERICA? Where the hell have they been living, under a rock or what? Everyday I walk out my front door there's…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NANCY. HERE'S WISHING YOU MANY, MANY MORE. THANKS FOR BEING A LIGHT!   

VOICES IN MY HEAD : Donald Trump is "testing" my ability to be non judgmental and tolerant of all people.  Maybe I get a pass. Is he a person?

Still thinking bout Uptown Funking Me Up. (LOL)
I don't need to dance like this doing my show, but I'm gonna start doing the "Queen Bee" walk when ever I come into a room. Don't believe me just watch. Hey…

Once again, it is NOT likely that I will be watching football today. I think I OD'ed on sports when I was a Cheerleader from 7th grade through 12th but,  all the while I just wanted to be in the…

You might get rejected on a daily basis or weekly or monthly, but if you make these "4 agreements" with yourself it won't matter. 
1) Be Impeccable with your word 
2) Don't take anything personally 
3) Don't make assumptions 
4)…

AFRICAN AMERICANS
ITS TIME FOR A PRAISE BREAK

OMG, You got to see this. This is  favorite video right now.

I keep watching this kid over and over, just to smile. smile emoticon

All things that are COLD are NOT COOL. 

I guess we snuck one in on Friday night @ The Rainbow Room January 22, 2016 with Evan Sherman Big Band.

It might have been COLD outside as the Blizzard descended up…

Recently I've been giving a lot of thought to all the great jazz vocalist that I've met and how grateful I am that I was able to meet so many of the great innovators of jazz song. Now days I…

I had moved to New York in February, 1986 after visiting for the first time on New Years Eve. My first visit was December 31,1985 and I stayed for 10 days.  I spent that entire 10 days hanging out and…

Coming home from Russia  another successful stint in Mother Russia. Bags packed and got a few winks before I hit the airport. . I made it home and in true New York fashion was looking for parking for one hour…