Edie Antoinette's Blog – September 2009 Archive (5)

Love Never Fails

L....ove is the everlasting fiber that binds pure hearts

O...if everyone living would show it more fully

V...erifying it's power by all that they do

E...ach moment ...taking note of God's generosity

N...ever letting a day go by without thanking Him or

E...ndeavoring to please Him by obedience through

V...isiting and revisiting His Word

E...ntreating Him by heartfelt prayer while

R...elying on Him to… Continue

Added by Edie Antoinette on September 28, 2009 at 7:59pm — No Comments

N'Dambi

Born in 1970 and raised in dallas, texas, chonita gilbert grew up playing the piano, the clarinet and, of course, singing. having come into a world in the wake of the hippy movement, just as disco culture was gaining ground as the predominant musical craze, n'dambi's musical influences were—and continue to be—quite varied. her parents, both reverends, introduced her to the music of the church, at an early age, with her father also attempting to direct her…

Continue

Added by Edie Antoinette on September 28, 2009 at 7:49pm — No Comments

I Remember The Point

Way in the distance as you approached you could hear the sounds of the bongos.*See "Circle Of Drummers".

I remember the excitement that I always felt hearing those drums.

The 60's and early 70's...memories.

"The Point" is a man-made peninsula jutting into Lake Michigan, part of Chicago's… Continue

Added by Edie Antoinette on September 28, 2009 at 7:47pm — No Comments

Circle Of Drummers

Every evening at dusk, a group of drummers form a circle in front of the 63rd Street Beach House on Chicago's South Side. "They just know to come," said Rick Taylor, a drumming teacher, who has been part of the circle since 1983. "There is no organization." The drummers have been meeting here daily for the last 40 years, when the weather permits, of course.

"The circle is here at 63rd Street because of the nearby communities. Most of…

Continue

Added by Edie Antoinette on September 28, 2009 at 7:44pm — 5 Comments

Our Trip To New Orleans (Pre-Katrina)

...The Land of My Mother's Birth

All photography By edie2k2©…

Continue

Added by Edie Antoinette on September 3, 2009 at 1:40am — 2 Comments

Latest Blog Posts

Monthly Archives

2024

November (1)

2019

February (1)

2017

2016

October (1)
September (2)
July (22)
June (1)
May (2)
April (2)
March (1)
February (2)

2015

August (1)
July (1)
June (1)
March (1)

2014

December (1)
August (2)
July (2)
May (1)
March (1)

2013

August (1)
July (1)
January (1)

2012

September (1)
July (1)
June (3)
May (1)
April (3)

2011

April (1)
March (1)
February (1)

2010

2009

December (19)
November (3)
September (5)
August (18)
July (1)
June (5)
May (3)
April (3)
March (3)
February (2)
January (4)

2008

December (1)
November (1)
October (1)
September (4)
August (3)
July (4)
June (2)
May (1)
April (3)
March (4)
February (5)
January (9)

2007

1999

November (1)

Welcome to
I Grew Up In Chicago

Sign Up
or Sign In

Or sign in with:

The "L" Train (Radio Channels)

Main Station (E.FM Radio)
Pop Up Player

Main Station II (E.FM Radio)
Pop Up Player

Main Station III (Edie2k2.com)

Remembering Q

E.FM Radio Spotlight

Quincy Jones is thoroughly entwined in the musical background of my young adulthood. A genius of unique quality. I have been posting blogs and music throughout the years and decided to embark on the arduous but satisfying task of gathering some of it to remember the excellent legacy that he left.