Love to write, love to sing, love to dance, love to love and be loved - love to pow-wow, shoot pool, chill with my kids, organize events, work with UNCP students, cook, and just offer encouragement - all of us need a lift here and again - lean on me - one day, I might need to lean on you! I love to spend time with my family (large) and my friends (huge) and just make memories - it all matters!!!
Pow-wows!!!
Music
Love all music - am so digging 96.5 FM - love rap music, contempory gospel, all gospel actually, all drums (ok - my absolute favorite Southern Drum is Rosehill, Cozad, Sizzortail and Southern Suns and Young bird -
favorite Northern Stoney Creek, Midnight Express, High Noon (I dream of getting my voice that dang high as those back ups!!), Northern Cree, Red Bull, Black Eagle, Bear Creek, Midnight Express, Mandaree), rock-n-roll (Aerosmith will sing at my next wedding - 3rd time is a charm!), love Dark New Day's sound (talented bros for real), Love anything my dear friend Pura Fe does... best to you sis! Love country too - some of it is real deep, some of it is just fun! Love funky - get down music too - am going to see Bruce Springsteen next Wednesday, and Motley Crue and SIXX AM in July (I can not believe it - how awesome is that?)
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Prince is my absolute (bar none) favorite of all time - I was blessed last year with being able to see him perform live in Raleigh - took my daughter and we had a ball - just dig all music!!!
Movies
Titanic, Night at the Museum, Diary of Mad Black Woman, Rent, Sixth Sense, Sound of Music (for realz), How the Grinch stole Christmas (Jim Carrey Version), Purple Rain, The Notebook has got to be the best of all time...
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Television
Sopranos, CSI, on the Record with Greta, Nancy Grace, forensic files, Rock of Love with Brett Michaels anything of Food network, Real World, Wild and Out with Nick Cannon, My Sweet Sixteen, Intervention, Cold Case Files, I want to work for diddy, you get the jist..
Books
The Bible, Herb books (love reading about herbs), anything that is uplifting!
Heroes
God, and my kids!
Here is a slide show of my Aunt Vedora who passed on November 11, 2006 - I will miss her so much. I love you Dora!!
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Have worked in casting since the early 90's with The Broken Chain. Love it - specialize in Native Casting... Also worked on Pocahantas (doc), The Chamber, Richie Rich, Cobb, a production that focused on Natives today in Virginia (Culture and Pride:
I am a very proud member of the Haliwa-Saponi tribe, but just moved from RobCo - home of the Lumbee Indians and Tuscarora Nations. I am the Editor of the Country Courier, but used to work at UNCP - I love to pow-wow and have travelled all over celebrating my heritage - I used to sing with Kau-ta-noh, Jrs. and was the manager of Stoney Creek for a good while. I am a staff writer for Tanasi Journal (which seems to be on an extended hiatus) and for Native Visions, a local based Native American magazine - I am also Senior Moderator for www.Powwows.com/gathering (Smokin' Ace) and record my pow-wow calendar podcast each month - always trying to feature new artist. Had a ball working on a new cookbook (my 3rd) - already sold 100 in the first week - it the 5th one I have contributed to - 1st one I produced from cover to cover.... it rocks!! I worked with some other magnificant people with the UNCP Staff Council... we did this as a fund raiser for our scholarship fund!!
Most recently I am working more on my film making career. I worked with my Creek bro Bruce Berryhill to produce Culture and Pride, which just got nominated for an Emmy!!! My documentary I am filming this weekend is based on the Art of Storytelling, and the 2nd one is recording the making of a pine needle basketry throughout rural NC. I am also working now on 2 childrens books (beginning a series of 6) and on a Autobiography. I can't make this up, ya'll. And I never ever thought I would say this, but I am dating my best friend. Frankie and me are having a ball...he's cool - he makes me smile and giggle and ya'll will love him - he's really good to me. He is a good dad figure for Johnathan, and Rachel likes him, too. I am just enjoying time here. I attend Indian View church, and just am happy. Life is good and I feel blessed.
I feel truly blessed to have known love and to know how to love - some never learn how to!!! My Princess Rachel is a sophomore at UNC Chapel Hill, and she is bad to the bone, son...and Master Johnathan is 9 and grown, son. He is quick to tell you that is master of the house - he is digging his new school - he's involved in Soccer and Basketball and is having a ball in VA.
My children are the true heros in my life...
Here are Rachel's senior pictures - she is all grown up...
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I beleive in love - I encourage anyone to seek what your joys are and cherish them - so many times we walk thru life and wonder how did we get there? Savor each moment - make your memories count - the seventh generation needs to know that it can be done. And as always - pray without ceasing... never give up - God is good - ALL The TIME and he will provide - why worry??? Be blessed and thanks for reading - you rock!
Some drum groups blasting from last year's Lumbee pow-wow...Kau=ta-noh, Jrs., Stoney Creek, Black Bear and Red Earth....Enjoy.
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Who I'd like to meet: New folks - I love meeting new people from all walks of life - none of us are alike (thank God!) - we are all made up of diff things - each one of us has a diff "dance" - find your dance and don't let anyone change your music!!! Be real and it will show!!! Be "fake" and that will also be shown - keep walking if that is you - there is no reason whatsoever to cheat me - I am just one person - but you are the one who YOU have to answer for - let your truth shine through - that is what you will be remembered for...
You know it's funny - you pray for so many things to happen and they don't and you wonder why does God not answer our prayers? He answers them in HIS time - and it always works out for the best. I don't stress so much anymore - I take comfort in knowing that God is in charge and His is steering my boat down His path - I am just being obedient and following his lead - He's the one man that never ever let me down - God is awesome.
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...
Poem 162 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): TEES TO TYNE: FIRST IMPRESSIONS - SUMMER 2001
Where traditions are not so rare; Sea, country and works scent the air; A multitude of monuments, Planted tubs and patterned pavements.
The longish pedestrian malls; The remnants of defensive walls; Historic buildings are a gauge Of the respect for heritage.
Wheat, rape and pines in the fields; Estuaries guarded by shields; Long sandy beaches and wide scenes; Romantic-ruin go-betweens.
Rivers in parts licked by trees, Or fringed by boat clubs, wharfs, gantries, And crossed by practical delights - Varied spans, forming pleasing sights.
Fine churches headed at Durham; Football kits ad infinitum; Kept castles - one for study; Masonry behind masonry.
And, with moulding-works out that way, It’s somewhere for a longer stay..?
OMG KAY!!!!!!! That kindergarten pic of me LMAO!!!! I love that u have that on ur profile! Hope youre well....when are u coming back my way? Were u here 4 dr. joe & dr. Glee 50 year anniversary soiree?? LOL LOVE YA!
I hope you are having a nice day today. The weather here has just been
beautiful. I was so surprised that we didn't have a cloud in the sky
today and that it was 84. I hate to think of rain coming this way--that
means stay in and do housework, laundry and whatever else needs to be
done. (Maybe I'll get a headache or something to get out of it.) LOL
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I've gotten a little behind in sending comments since
returning from my other home. Hope you are well and enjoying this
beautiful summer--rain or shine. This is the time of year I love with
all the flowers in full bloom. I hope you have had a nice week so far
and enjoy your weekend. I am anxious to watch our 4th of July fireworks
celebration. We watch the fireworks in our backyard, sitting by our
pool. I love fireworks. Have a great weekend.
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