Monday, November 24, 2003
Could we be magic like you?
Sad news today.
Gene Anthony Ray (Leroy) from Fame died this weekend from complications from a stroke. He also had AIDS.
When I was a little girl, my sister Cathy and I spent tons of time listening to records. My parents have TONS of records- in alphabetical order ranging from Lenny and the Squigtones to Queen to the soundtrack from Godspell to Bruce Springsteen and Madonna. One of our favorites as little girls was the Kids from Fame album. My Aunt Terry actually had this on video at one point. The songs from this album are a part of me. After I saw the movie O a few years ago, I went home and downloaded the song Desdemona from the Kids from Fame. I know the story of Othello from Fame!
On the day my nephew Joshua was born, my sister Cathy sang to him- all day long! (She knew by the time that he was 3 days old that when he was really fussy, the rythym of the Turtles So Happy Together would settle him down!) One of the first songs Cathy sang to Joshie was Could We Be Magic Like You from the Kids from Fame album...
Welcome, what's it like to be so new?
A thirst for your company, a fresh point of view
If only you could say what's on your mind
What would you talk about?
What would we find in your eyes?
Could you teach us how to laugh when the blocks fall down?
Could you show us how to cry with the lonely clown?
Could we ever wonder why snow falls from the sky?
Could We Be Magic Like You
Warm blankets, a sudden hush
The shock of a flashbulb, a woman's touch
What do you feel?
Could you teach us how to laugh when the blocks fall down?
Could you show us how to cry with the lonely clown?
Could we ever wonder why snow falls from the sky?
Could We Be Magic Like You
Let's take a moment to remember today that people die everyday from complications relating to AIDS. There is no cure.
Gene Anthony Ray (Leroy) from Fame died this weekend from complications from a stroke. He also had AIDS.
When I was a little girl, my sister Cathy and I spent tons of time listening to records. My parents have TONS of records- in alphabetical order ranging from Lenny and the Squigtones to Queen to the soundtrack from Godspell to Bruce Springsteen and Madonna. One of our favorites as little girls was the Kids from Fame album. My Aunt Terry actually had this on video at one point. The songs from this album are a part of me. After I saw the movie O a few years ago, I went home and downloaded the song Desdemona from the Kids from Fame. I know the story of Othello from Fame!
On the day my nephew Joshua was born, my sister Cathy sang to him- all day long! (She knew by the time that he was 3 days old that when he was really fussy, the rythym of the Turtles So Happy Together would settle him down!) One of the first songs Cathy sang to Joshie was Could We Be Magic Like You from the Kids from Fame album...
Welcome, what's it like to be so new?
A thirst for your company, a fresh point of view
If only you could say what's on your mind
What would you talk about?
What would we find in your eyes?
Could you teach us how to laugh when the blocks fall down?
Could you show us how to cry with the lonely clown?
Could we ever wonder why snow falls from the sky?
Could We Be Magic Like You
Warm blankets, a sudden hush
The shock of a flashbulb, a woman's touch
What do you feel?
Could you teach us how to laugh when the blocks fall down?
Could you show us how to cry with the lonely clown?
Could we ever wonder why snow falls from the sky?
Could We Be Magic Like You
Let's take a moment to remember today that people die everyday from complications relating to AIDS. There is no cure.
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