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Aretha died today.
I remember the first time I heard her. I was hanging out with Tom Jones, my high school best friend who introduced me to Soul music. We were at his parents house, hanging out with some of his friends, listening to music. We were just goofing around, and this record came on, and it eclipsed everything going on in that moment.
I don't remember which song. But it was Aretha, and I had never heard anyone sing like that before.
When Respect came out, it was that record that made me a lifelong fan. It also widened my ideas about Soul music.
When it was announced she was dying, I felt bad. Today, when I found out she was dead, I experienced a flood of emotions. As I played her songs, I began to grieve. When I saw the video of her performance at Kennedy Center, I cried from the moment she takes the stage to the standing ovation at the end. It was cathartic.
For fifty years her music moved, inspired, entertained and informed me. Among the singers I love most, hers was the greatest voice. I also learned something about songs from Aretha: Any song can be re-imagined to make it your own, to say something about you, if you have found some personal meaning in it.
She had a unique place in my life.
I will always be grateful for the gifts she gave me: She helped define music for me, and showed me its power like nobody else. RIP, Aretha.
I remember the first time I heard her. I was hanging out with Tom Jones, my high school best friend who introduced me to Soul music. We were at his parents house, hanging out with some of his friends, listening to music. We were just goofing around, and this record came on, and it eclipsed everything going on in that moment.
I don't remember which song. But it was Aretha, and I had never heard anyone sing like that before.
When Respect came out, it was that record that made me a lifelong fan. It also widened my ideas about Soul music.
When it was announced she was dying, I felt bad. Today, when I found out she was dead, I experienced a flood of emotions. As I played her songs, I began to grieve. When I saw the video of her performance at Kennedy Center, I cried from the moment she takes the stage to the standing ovation at the end. It was cathartic.
For fifty years her music moved, inspired, entertained and informed me. Among the singers I love most, hers was the greatest voice. I also learned something about songs from Aretha: Any song can be re-imagined to make it your own, to say something about you, if you have found some personal meaning in it.
She had a unique place in my life.
I will always be grateful for the gifts she gave me: She helped define music for me, and showed me its power like nobody else. RIP, Aretha.
Food and Diet
Today's Weight: 202.3 lbs.
Previous Weight (8/15/18): 204.8 lbs.
Net Loss/Gain: - 2.5 lbs.
Diet Comment
Food Log
Breakfast
3:10pm: Purple-green protein smoothie with home-made almond milk, kefir, large organic egg, chia gel, blueberries, kale, spinach, celery, whey powder (24g protein), coconut oil, hemp seeds, hemp protein (7g protein), raw organic cacao powder, moringa leaf powder, fo ti, cinnamon, turmeric, vanilla extract, Dr. Gundry's Vital Reds and stevia-inulin blend.
Lunch
10:10pm:
Dinner
1:00am: A Quest bar and cottage cheese.
Liquid Intake
3:10pm: Purple-green protein smoothie with home-made almond milk, kefir, large organic egg, chia gel, blueberries, kale, spinach, celery, whey powder (24g protein), coconut oil, hemp seeds, hemp protein (7g protein), raw organic cacao powder, moringa leaf powder, fo ti, cinnamon, turmeric, vanilla extract, Dr. Gundry's Vital Reds and stevia-inulin blend.
Lunch
10:10pm:
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| Cabbage, chard, kale, spinach, roasted turkey breast, shaved Parmesan cheese, walnuts, hard-boiled eggs and balsamic vinaigrette. |
1:00am: A Quest bar and cottage cheese.
Liquid Intake
Espressos: 1; Coffee: 0 oz.; Tea: 0 oz.; Water: 72+ oz.;
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