all hail the queen...

"ladies and gentlemen! - the queeeeeeeeen of soul!"

is how she was announced on stage and i got to see one of my lifelong heroes who has provided me with years and years of comfort with her voice and songs. the greatest female voice of all time and i got to witness her in person at hammerstein last night...

she came out with and started the night and the crowd with Respect and then she sang my favorite. well.. i have many favorites, butt my favorite ballad is ain't no way where she hits the highest note ever recorded on a song and when she hits that note... well have you ever had a doctor stick his finger up your butt and press your prostate gland and you bust nut whether or not you want to? aretha hits that note and she hits some emotional prostate gland and it forces you to cry. not too many singers can make me cry on demand, butt she, joni mitchell, mary j., stevie, al green, sly, and mick certainly can.

well she couldn't quite hit the high notes any more, and mama is big now... but she still is one of the most beautiful creatures in this world. nicki said she's a diva and that no matter who she is, she shouldn't treat people like that. i don't think nicki knows her. plus, my god- she is lady soul and 60 something. she deserves to get away with a lot. my favorite fast song was not played, butt she did sing my one of my favorite opera songs from turandot.

holy shit. i just looked up the lyrics for nessun dorma and i saw this video with the beautiful girl.

look.

as an aside. i need to just stop with this 22 yr old bullshit. yes, they are pretty looking and oooooh ooh ooh so delicious butt c'mon poogene. i'm always going to be attracted to them. problem with having a penis. from the ages of 8-80 the girls of playboy never age. i will always be attracted to the youth, i jjust have to realize that i won't always be compatible with them. shit.

peter pan.

anyhow. she sang that song and that catchy song that sinatra sings about sailing and maggie's back in town and all that which babs didn't really like or didn't understand... but babs loved it. areeta brought the house down. i'm never going to not see her again. still kills me that i missed her already legendary performance at the apollo theater earlier this year.

best song of last night was probably never loved a man... shit was dope. she's beautiful and my eyes welled up numerous times and i couldn't believe i was in her prescence.

so good to see so many pay tribute and you could tell the people that absolutely loved her (like i do) who were just amazed by watching the woman who has helped them through so many moments of heartbreak, who sang to us as we first discovered how good soul music could be, who made us learn to dance to a a voice so powerful that you are sure you are listening to a conduit to the heavens. thanks for everything you've ever done for me lady soul... i owe you soooo much and you have earned the title of a poogene hero

is not at the cafe today. very cryptic here...

went home last night. put the final coat of poly on my floor at midnight, then went to jcc's to get the loopies and then deliever them to nix. pretty busy for a school night.

umm...

okay bye.