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Welcome to our Members Profile Spotlight!
This idea was born, thanks to my advisor and dear friend, ABBY. She enjoyed reading the members profiles but often could not find them when she needed to resume reading in our ever fast moving Romance Club main message board. This thread will be solely devoted to Members Spotlights and Introduction to New Members. Here, we will be able to get to know each other even better without the "noise" of other message board entries. Long live SSRC! Long live Romance! Thank you Abby! http://singsnap.com/snap/member/abby_
***Note, only Poppy or Poppy's appointed assistants can post on this board. Please reserve your comments for any of our regular threads, thank you.
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RUB ELBOWS WITH OUR JUDGES! ABOUT JANE, AKA JCD - SSRC STAR AWARD TROPHY WINNER, "WHEN I FALL IN LOVE" CONTEST HER WORDS....
"I started singing gospel music at the age of 4 with my father and two sisters. The “Dubrick Family” traveled throughout Canada singing at churches and other events. We recorded an album when I was 5 (definitely not the technology we have today ... all huddled around one mic!!!). Three years later my father died suddenly of a heart attack, but my sisters and I continued singing as a trio. A few years later our trio picked up a few additional members and became “The Joyful Sound”. This group also recorded an album (a bit better than the one we made when I was 5 ... at least we each had our own mic and headphones!).
With the responsibilities of work, marriage and raising children, I gave up singing for about 10 years until I stumbled upon SingSnap, which has renewed my zeal for music. If you check out my page, you will see that I enjoy joining other SingSnap members in duets, most likely because of those early days singing harmony with my sisters. It’s funny, because from time to time I still have people approach me and say …. “I remember when you were little and had to stand on a chair to sing!"
I want to thank all of the WONDERFUL people I have met here in the RomanceClub (especially you, Poppy!). What an amazing group of friends and vocalists from all around the globe! Luv you guys!!!!!"
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RUB ELBOWS WITH ONE OF OUR "SOUND-ALIKE" JUDGES PRESENTING: SHERWIN, SSRC STAR AWARD TROPHY HOLDER! HIS WORDS....
"Where did I learn how to sing? I don’t know if I really know how to sing but one thing for sure, I enjoy singing.
Well I guess I can thank my parents for playing those oldies but goodies songs whenever we went on vacation. My parents were big fan of Elvis Presley, Paul Anka, Platters and many more. I didn’t really like listening to these singers before, but as a kid I have no choice. One day I just found myself singing the songs and knowing the lyrics by heart.
When I was thirteen I learned to sing new songs of course by listening using my Sony walkman. At the age of seventeen I started tweaking some electronics gadgets which includes amplifiers, mixers and amplified speakers. This opened the door for me to get the DJ apprentice job and started earning my money this way. After a year my friend left for another state and I started doing the gig by myself. I went solo and started my DJ/KJ business.
I did DJ/KJ for at least three years, cater to parties by providing music for dancing, quinceanetas, sweet sixteen, 18th birthday and many other parties. KJ or karaoke disc jockey was fun because I have a chance to do my singing ala Elvis Presley (they loved this one) & Paul Anka.
Now I work as a chemist providing health care industries with medical devices that will monitor time temperature and /or steam exposure to help provide sterilization assurance."
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RUB ELBOWS WITH ONE OF OUR "SOUND-ALIKE" JUDGES! HER WORDS....
"My gorgeous mom sang for as long as I can remember. She and my Dad were the talk of the town in their day and known as the most romantic couple. He was tall and handsome and my mom fair and a knock out ~ gorgeously beautiful. My mom often sang in the patio lounge of the local bar by the ocean in the quaint town of Ventura, California. Her every performance was known for the passionate expressions which she never ceased to amaze, along with an incredible voice. I grew up hearing and watching my mom sing in our home most every day. It is simple for me, I lived around it and it was real. I live with a song in my heart, soul and mind, mostly with a song to express my feeling & passion for LIFE itself and how I experience it! In brief, I sang in public for the first time at the age of 8, but really sang at 16. Interestingly enough, my favorite place to sing is Karaoke with Celebs at Rap parties, so kick back and fun.
When I first sang on online karaoke I didn’t think anyone was out there. I had virtually no sound system, until someone said, were all here listening. Then I realized with a huge smile, that I had an audience. I thought I was hiding from the world. I find my time here to be one of the best because it is quiet……. Nobody here live in my studio…… lol I come here and sing sing sing at the end of my day…. Yet, I have people from all over the world here with me singing and writing to me. I have made some awesome friends here and in the Romance Club. I thank you all for your words of wisdom and most of all your FRIENDSHIP!"
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RUB ELBOWS WITH ONE OF OUR "SOUND-ALIKE" JUDGES PRESENTING: NEUTRONGIRL AKA DANA! HER WORDS....
My name is Dana, I love singing. My family loves to sing too. I'm originally from Philippines.I am married to a lovely German guy,named Ingo ;) We live in Germany. My kids Daniel and Alexa, also have their own site under the name "Daniel_Hockey97"
I started singing when i was 10 yrs old....even idolized a very good singer named Nora Aunor. I used to sound just like her! I then joined and won a lot of singing contests!
At 13, I sang in cocktail lounges in the American bases which eventually led to gigs abroad. At 17 when I toured Saipan, Dubai, Bahrain, Oman, Abu-Dhabi, Al-Ain, Sharjah and many other Arab Countries. I then joined Boy Mondragon's showband. Mondragon was a famous 70s singer in the Philippines. Those we’re fun days.
One day while in Dubai, I met the man from Germany who became my husband. Our wedding was in Germany!
I found out about Karaoke online from a friend I met on the internet. My first few recordings were really awful as I did not know anything about audio quality! I know I wasn't the only one, lol, but it was a great learning curve! I was also very lucky to have a neighbor who knew a lot about sound set-ups! Since then I have been helping other SS members set up their audio!
I am a member of the "Mash Band" based in where else, Germany! You could check out our website at: http://www.mash-groove.de/Dana.html So I guess I said enough about me already. Now it's time for a bit of reality... have to do my laundry and ironing now..wanna join me in an ironing duet? lol cya all here!!! Have a great day everyone;) Love, Dana
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RUB ELBOWS WITH OUR JUDGES! ABOUT LIMAHN AKA LEE HIS WORDS....
"I play guitar, drums and keyboard. The bands I've played in always had a lead singer that hardly ever let me sing. I've played in some of the worst bars that you can imagine and feel fortunate to still be alive to tell about it but never became hardened by the experience like so many who got involved in drugs, alchohol and all the rest of it. I managed to stay clear of that and find this site to be much more musically satisfying than any of my past experiences in music."
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Romance Club Profile....
Romance Club was born one evening after a long enjoyable session of flitting about from one favourite Singsnapper to another. It didn't take long for like-minded listeners and temperaments to check each other's work and soon we had a little group that enjoyed listening to one another's love songs. I began to dedicate my love songs to the same name, and unbeknownst to me, those dedications grew every time I sang a romantic song. Then that one moment, I thought, why not open a message board where we could communicate about our songs to each other? That day, Romance Club was born. Here are the founding members:
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NOSTALGIA: AFTER PROFILING OUR JUDGES, THIS WAS THE VERY FIRST MEMBER PROFILE...
Member Spotlight, SSRC Feature Debut!
SPOTLIGHT ON "HIGHLANDER"
Highlanders Profile..........in his own words.....
"I am a child of the Universe."
Well, where do we start? At the beginning is a good place. I was born in Scotland (Glasgow) In my infancy move to England near Manchester, I grew up with music in my heart. In my teens formed my own band (rock'n'roll). I grew older and wiser I formed a quartet (modern jazz) piano/doublebass/vibraphone-guitar/drums. Steadily moved towards middle of the road stuff. Went solo later on and did the resorts at Tenerife/La Manga/Cyprus etc and also did the cruise liners, but that's old hat now. Now I just love to sing and play locally where I know that I can get some time to myself and am not always on the go. It was a good life but after a while you have to ease up a little lol.
Do I have any ambitions left well yes I do... To be with someone who I love dearly but having to wait. Praying for the day.
THANK YOU GREGG, SONGSTER, HIGHLANDER AND OTHER SSRC PALS FOR THIS IDEA!
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Member Spotlight, SSRC Feature
SPOTLIGHT ON "ADONIX"
Adonix's real name is Romuel Saygo. Romuel is 28 years old, is located in Virginia / USA and has been a SingSnap member since July 16, 2007.
"ADONIX' Profile..........in his own words.....
I'm just a normal guy living in Northern Virginia. Not a pro singer here but singing is what makes me tick.
Although I listen mostly to pop and R&B, quite a bit of rock and rap nowadays, my choice of music varies a lot depending on my mood. Having interest in music at a young age, the genre I consider my all time faves are mostly the 80's."
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Member Spotlight, SSRC Feature
SPOTLIGHT ON "RAUL ELADIO"
"RaulEladio' Profile..........in his own words.....
I haven't accomplished any of the weekly goals listed below...but I will...even if takes me another hundred years. I plan to live five hundred more, if no asteroids or comets hit the earth before.
I love most Broadway music, and I sometimes get inspired to write fiction. Starting a novel (again) by seeing where several short stories I wrote actually fit in a longer piece of work.
I think Mario Lanza was the greatest singer I've ever heard.
I loved and love Joni James, Tony Bennett, Vic Damone, Frank Sinatra, Al Martino, Glenn Miller, Ray Anthony, and Harry James songs. Joni James, while I was in college, was like a sweetheart to accompany me in lonely nights.
My list of best five songs ever: Stardust, All The Way, All The Things You Are, Stranger in Paradise, With a Song in My Heart. There maybe others that may compete to get in that list. As I wrote this, those are the five that first came to mind. There is, for example, Again (Billy Eckstine), I Apologize (Billy Eckstine), This Nearly Was Mine (South Pacific), If I Loved You (Carrousel), and so on. September Morn, by Neil Diamond, is very special to me.
Doris Day has always been great, sweet, and lovely. She was the top draw of the fifties, and I'll always remember her songs for they remind me of great moments in my life.
Gordon McRae and Shirley Jones were the best couple for great musicals on the screen.
Sure wish SS would consider more ballads and Broadway songs.
Some contests are more popularity contests than anything else.
Plans for this week (I'll keep doing them for the rest of my llife, I think).
Today I'm going to try something different: sky diving. Talk to you when (and if) I get back...I've also got a list of things to do for the rest of this week:
1/ Take a ride in a new kind of flying saucer.
2/ Dive with a sperm whale to the bottom of the Marianas Trench.
3/ Ride the wave of a tsunami across the Pacific Ocean.
4/ Ride a laser guided bomb right into you know who's gut and wipe him out for good...but I get to live to tell..
5/ Make a trip to the past on my Time Machine (Borrowed it from H. G. Wells). Maybe I'll go back to Neanderthal times and recruit a few for the new TV series about them.
6/ Produce my own musical for the movies, a la forties and fifties.
7/ Discover human life in another solar system.
8/ Use seaweed to rid the atmosphere of CO2.
9/ Ride an elephant over the Alps.
10/ Take the Polar Express to wherever it goes.
11/ Travel into a Black Hole and live to tell...
12/ Fly a Star Wars fighter airplane around a Death Star.
13/ Have a light-sword fight with Darth Vader...I can beat him.
14/ Find Excalibur and pull it out of the rock...I just may be King Arthur.
15/ Meet Al Gore (and beat him, of course) in a debate about Global Warming. What a quack that guy is!!!!
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ROMANCE CLUB MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
SPOTLIGHT ON "ANGELIA"
"Angelia' Profile..........in her own words.....
My name is Angie, I live near Dallas, Texas. I have 4 kids, Matthew is 13, TJ is 10, Zach is 8, and Miranda is 3. We all love to sing and hope to spend many fun hours on this site! My picture is from the Dallas Stars game on 4/20/08 - playoff game - we won! This is me and my best friend playing our flutes at her cousin's wedding!
I have been singing since I was a small child. I grew up singing in church choirs and school plays and graduated to playing the flute in the band as a teenager. I rediscovered my love of singing as an adult when a local club featured karaoke one night a week. I ended up working as a karaoke dj a couple of nights a week, tried out for Nashville Star and performed in our local opry. Now I have Singsnap! It enables me and my children to sing without having to go to a smoky bar or rearrange our schedules!"
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SPOTLIGHT ON "TENTERFIELD"
Tenterfield's real name is Russell Vickery. Russell is 49 years old, is located in Australia and has been a SingSnap member since August 31, 2007. So far he has made a total of 77 recordings.
Tenterfield's Profile..........in his own words.....
"I love to sing and I just want to thank all of the wonderful people who take time to have a listen to my songs..I have made some wonderful friends through this site and I want to thank them for their kind words and encouragement.
I am an almost 50 year old man, was married for 17 years but have been divorced for the past 8 years.. As a young fellow i sang in a band for a couple of years but life took over and i didnt touch a microphone for 30 years.
I thought that I had met the love of my life after my divorce and we were together for 5 years. Alas, I was wrong and had a lot of trouble coming to terms with the loss of this relationship..It was at this time in my life that a friend of mine who is a professional singer asked me over for dinner.. After dinner she took me downstairs to her recording studio and we put down 3 tracks..I had not sung for many years.. I just loved the result and I have been singing ever since.
I have 3 children from my marrigae and was a single dad for many years.( the is nothing I cant mend, cook or talk about LOL) I have a 22 year old son who is a chef, a 20 year old daughter ( she still lives with me..If anyone can give me some clues how to get her to move out I would be grateful LOL ) and my youngest son is 18. I have just entered into a new relationship with someone I met on the net who arrived from France a couple of weeks ago.. That is going great. Cheers Russ"
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SPOTLIGHT ON "GIDEON99"
Real Name: Gideon Mendiola, from Colorado Springs, Colorado
Originally from Binan, Laguna, Philippines.
Occupation: Works for Verizon Business as a network security engineer
Enjoys singing, playing guitar and outdoor stuff.
Loves all sports, die-hard Avalanche hockey fan .. ;-)
GIDEON99'S PROFILE, IN HIS OWN WORDS....
I can remember singing in my early age ... elementary school ..maybe 3rd grade. And in high school ... I learned to play the guitar and ended singing on every school activity. Back in the Philippines we used to go serenading .. that was fun!
I love The Beatles, Cliff Richards, The Who and most 60's and 70's bands. But even when I was young I was always fascinated with Standards -artists like Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, not to mention..Ella Fitzgerald, & Sarah Vaughn. And now the modern Standard singers like Mchael Buble and Stacy Kent. Oh, one of my favorite ballad singers .. Matt Monro .. :-)
I pretty much love all kinds of music except rap and hip hop."
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SPOTLIGHT ON "MUSICISME"
Musicisme aka Debbie, is 55 years old, is located in Arizona / USA and has been a SingSnap member since August 24, 2007. So far she has made a total of 296 recordings.
IN HER OWN WORDS......
"As a child, I always wanted to be a singer and/or actress. Mother was in show business. Guess it's in the blood! Hi, I am 55 year's old and I have one married daughter and I am a grandmother of two. I love music, and singing. Started singing when I was 10 for my family. I sang in my church choir, sang in high school chorus and was very active in drama clubs. Also took some vocal lessons in Opera. During my adult life, when I had my daughter and worked full time, I kind of stepped away from the singing acting career for awhile. Especially after having throat surgery. My voice changed. (Had my thyroid removed). Love to be in the middle of attention and around people. I'm a people person...never judgemental and always compassionate with human mankind.. Respect and integrity are so important to me...and when that is received, than you've earned my friendship for life. So let's enjoy ourselves. Life is short. Have fun and pursue our singing and acting goals. Remember nothing is impossible...keep reaching high for those stars and keep on singing! "
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SPOTLIGHT ON "KIKO_101"
Kiko_101's real name is Francis Kiko Vash . Francis Kiko is located in Philippines and has been a SingSnap member since January 14, 2008.
KIKO_101'S PROFILE. IN HIS OWN WORDS....
I am a music lover, and more willing to show my singing prowess... Actually my Showerhead is so impressed on me. lol I am a man of dreams... They said im a cool Filo Guy... I’m an Outgoing type of person, love the outdoors and nature! I am so friendly, I can be funny, I can be serious, I can be dramatic, I can be rough! In short, I’m your flexible guy! LoLz Somewhat, I have my own personality and you can find it out when you’re with me! =) This is for sure guys! I AM A MUSIC LOVER! (did i mentioned that already?) hehe Well I guess, everyone of us loves music right? & for the record! I also dance! Who cares? LOLZ & I also draw! Another passion dat I wud luv to explore more.. Thank u for dropping by on my webpage!"
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SPOTLIGHT ON "LAURIJP"
laurijp's real name is Lauri Woltering. Lauri is 35 years old, is located in Missouri / USA
LAURIJP'S PROFILE... IN HER OWN WORDS:
Im 35, married, and have 1 child and 2 step children. I enjoy Kareoke (my dad was a Kareoke DJ), spending time with my children and husband, and vegging out at home because I work the night shift. I work, sleep, work, sleep, and when I do have time I'm on the PC. My best friend of over 20 years (altho we used to be a couple) told me about Singsnap, and I have become addicted. I may not be the greatest singer, but I hope you do enjoy your listen.
Singing has always been a part of my family. My Dad was a Kareoke DJ. He would do wedding receptions, parties, etc. I, too, have always enjoyed singing. I used to have to have alcohol in my system before I would sing in front of people. However, I did Kareoke one night sober and was told I should continue singing because I have a nice singing voice. I didnt believe what I was hearing. However, because I have enjoyed singing so much, I really enjoy it as a hobby. I may not be the best, but I don't try to be.
I married my husband on May 5, 2007, in a park chapel. I have always thought being married outside was so romantic. I still believe it is to this day. I have started following a religion before I met my husband that believes in nature. My husband and I did not have a very good start. As a matter of fact, we both hated each other when we first met. Something about him, however, kept drawing me to him. He moved in with my mom, me, and my daughter in July 2006 because he was homeless. It was supposed to be a 2 wk. trial. Almost 2 years later, he is still here with me and my daughter, we are married, and I love him more every day. We both are romantics and love to keep the romance alive in our marriage."
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SPOTLIGHT ON "DARKANGELROSE" DarkAngelRose is located in New York / USA and has been a SingSnap member since September 19, 2006. So far she has made a total of 182 recordings.
"DARKANGELROSE"... IN HER OWN WORDS:
"Hi every one. My name real is Magda Nieves but all my friends call me Maggie, I am 51 years young, I am separated and I live in New York city. I have 2 children a girl, her name is Shana and she just had her birthday on the 14 of this month and she is 19. I also have a son, who is in the Navy and station in Japan, and his birthday is today he will be 34. I have two Chihuahua, the female named Shawnee and Dakota the little male. They are my babies and I spoil them to death.
I am Hematologist, but not working right now. I am looking to open a business with my daughter and I am devoting all my time in the business. I am also planning to move from NYC. But I am not sure where I want to live, I do know that I don‘t want to live in the city any more. I guess it’s my starting over again, and rediscovering my self, a new beginning in the chapter of my life.
I have been a Sing Snap member since September 19, 2006, I do not sing professional like some people I have met here. In fact I just started singing when I join sing snap. My Daughter ask if I could sing her a song by Britney Spears, called I’m a slave. And she dared me to sing it on sing snap. So I did and I got hooked and been singing ever since. Some of my hobbies besides singing is dancing and writing poems. I write dark poems which are a little raw and some times can Be very sensual and freighting in nature. But all so beautiful. I enjoy love, thrillers, mysteries and vampire movies, also love reading about them. But I also love comedy and enjoy going to comedy clubs with my friends, and also attend poetry readings. I also love drawing and painting. My daughter also writes beautiful dark love poems and she is also writing a book which she does her own illustrations. She is also a wonderful artist. She takes after her mom. She is the one who design my profile page and gave me my screen name DarkAngelRose.
I also enjoy doing crafts and cooking. I can cook almost anything but because I was just recently diagnosed with celiac, I had to learn how to cook with out any wheat or flour, rye products. And boy did I miss things like pizza and pastas, and cakes, But now I can make my own pizza, and pasta and the best flourless brownies that melt in your mouth, lol. What is really hard for me is dining out. There are not to many restaurants that serve gluten free food. The most difficult part about dinning out is I have to ask if there any flour in the food and when they asked why? I have to explain that I have a celiac and what it is.
But what I love to do most is just meet people and chatting with them and making new friends. Well that just a little about me. To tell you guys the truth I don’t like writing about my self cause I never know what to say. Thank you for allowing me to tell you a little bit about my self. Lots of love and hugs Maggie"
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SPOTLIGHT ON "MIKEEK" Mikeek is located in Canada and has been a SingSnap member since October 17, 2006. So far she has made a total of 240 recordings.
MIKEEK PROFILE... IN HER OWN WORDS:
My real name is Michail A. Most people dont know how to pronounce my name right and sometimes even I myself dont know how to pronounce it,lol. Im located in Toronto, Canada but originally from Philippines. My name was supposedly Michelle but maybe the person typing the certificate was tired that day, and mispelled my name! My parents discovered the error only when they enrolled me for school. They often called my attention about my name so finally, I started using the misspelled name Michail when I was in Grade IV and in Grade V. It was a constant conflict when five teachers called me in five different names!
Once during Recognition Day at our school, I was nominated for an award. The teacher told us that we had to introduce ourselves and tell the audience what award we were receiving. When it was my turn, I ended up saying: " Hi, my name is Michael, Michelle, Mikhail, Mikayla, Mickael!" What a long story about my name, huh?
I am proud to be Pinoy!!(Fond nickname for Filipino) I come from a big family. I am the eldest of 8 kids. My family loves to sing. I had always loved singing. Being the eldest, it was my task to put my younger siblings to sleep when they were little. I recall that with the 3 younger ones, I used to spend an hour or so singing! It was like having a mini-concert during the kids' nap time! Boy do I miss those times now. I love singing ballads - you know, the type of songs that always put kids to sleep, lol.
I grew up loving the Stylistics, Bread, America and Styx because my father loved those boy groups a lot! Can I add that Im a big big fan of Elliot Yamin?
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SPOTLIGHT ON "LEEROLLO1"
leerollo1 is located in Ontario / Canada and has been a SingSnap member since January 1, 2008. So far he has made a total of 24 recordings.
LEEROLLO1 ... IN HIS OWN WORDS:
Hey,,,,,,,,,,thank you sooooooo much if you happen to stumble on my pages and listen to my reckless abandonment ,,,,,,,,,, lol ........not much of a follower as far as receiving comments are concerned, not to say its wrong or put that aspect of the site down,,,,,,,I just prefer this way and that works for me, so i might just prefer to have them off ,,thank you so regardles ,,,,,,,I truly dont think I deserve any form of praise or recognition, but more importantly, it will hopefully keep out of the drama/politics,,,,,,,,,smiles,,,,,,,
My whole focus for being here is ,,,,,,,,,,,I just love to sing and make a fool of myself……lol…… and record those moments for friends, current and future family and who ever else wants to come by,,,,,,,hey wouldn't it have been cool to hear and/or see your great-great-great granddad or grandma singing ? big time hugs,
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SPOTLIGHT ON "RAYNINO"!!!
Raynino is located in Philippines and has been a SingSnap member since January 11, 2008. So far he has made a total of 48 recordings.
RAYNINO'S PROFILE... IN HIS OWN WORDS:
Hello fellow romantics! About me? Well, I'm still enjoying my being single-blessedness! I work in a reputable airline industry. I love to sing (obviously) and I also love to paint.
For me, singing is the window to anyone's soul. Music reveals a man's personality and sensitivity. I love ballads and romantic songs and I think they are my forte.
I sing when I'm happy and I sing when I'm sad, so sue me! I find that whenever I'm inlove I sing even more!
My favorite singers, and the singers that have inspired my vocal stylings are Martin Nievera, Gary Valenciano, Josh Groban, Michael Bolton, James Ingram, Kenny Rogers and BoysIImen and for teh female singers I like Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Regine Velasquez, Kyla and in SS are Poppy, TitaPro, etc. People I most admire are Oprah, the late Pope John Paul II and of course my ever beautiful Mom and my partner in life mah "BEB".
All the songs I have recorded are the songs of my life, the songs I love, and the songs for my loved ones.
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SPOTLIGHT ON "CAMBERIE"
Camberie is 22 years old and has been a SingSnap member since November 23, 2006. So far she has made a total of 183 recordings.
CAMBERIE'S PROFILE... IN HER OWN WORDS:
About me....
I am just a simple Asian who was born in Germany and still live there. I come originally from Vietnam. My father was an immigrants as like my mother. We used to live in a small village.
My passion for music was already in my earlier age. When I was small my mother always played some old records from Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey or some Asian artists.
I love every kind of music (kpop, Japanese, Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Englisch, Tagalog, Spanish, French etc..)
I started singing Karaoke at ksolo.com and I found a lot of friends from all corners of the world. Some of those friends are also here now on Singsnap, (like my friend Poppy).
I hope that i can perform a song one day on a big stage. Even if I dont have much experience on stage I know I can learn so I could be more confident in my singing.
My life has been hard but it is getting better and better each day. We are all living in a hard world with some small doors which God always opens for us. I believe that even when we feel alone, our guardian angels are watching over us.
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SPOTLIGHT ON "MARIX"
Marix's Profile: Marix is 41 years old, is located in Philippines and has been a SingSnap member since October 21, 2007. So far she has made a total of 249 recordings.
ALL ABOUT MARIX, IN HER OWN WORDS....
"I am a simple lady born to a big brood of family who loves music. I would say, my first influence in my passion for music is my family. As a kid, I remember my Mom gathering all of us in the living area during our free time on Sundays. She, being a teacher, would ask each of us to sing either SOLO or would ask one of us to do the second voice to her or my father’s singing. So at an early age, we learned to do outright harmonizing but most of the time “invented” tunes from us hahahahaha! But my Mom never said a word to discourage us to keep trying. It was my eldest sister who was the best singer followed by our eldest brother.
One funny thing I remember as a child, each time my Mom has a visitor, she would call me and place me on top of a chair or table and made to sing no matter how I detest. I was always the shy girl. Each time I sense there’s other people around the house, I’d hurriedly hide under the bed and never come out till they are gone. I love singing though but only in the bathroom, that was until I graduated in high school. All ten of us (yes, 10! – 5 girls and 5 boys) know how to sing but sadly our youngest is not so blessed with the voice though he loves singing.
It was one of my younger sisters who encouraged me and prodded me to sing in public as she believes I can sing and that I had a lovely voice. I started joining church choir (good enough because we were made to sing at the background – choir’s corner from the altar and won’t be seen haha! still the chicken Me) and when I got my job, I was made to join the company chorale group too. Slowly, I began to get accustomed seeing people and being seen by the crowd yet still, I feel the comfort having company in front of the stage and not ALONE. Lol!
So, if you hear me singing my heart out here, it is by grace…. I am glad I had a friend (big big THANKS to him) who introduced me to these awesome singing sites where I can sing, scream on top of my lungs because I do not have AUDIENCE wahahahahaha!
My inspiration??? Well, next to my family’s songs (lol) I love listening to DionNE Warwick, Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Anne Murray, lots more….and even the jazz singers. I prefer classic, mellow/easy-listening music though thus, my favorite ID mellow_touch. You would also find some of my songs on Youtube being mellowmarix woohoo… the shy marix’ voice is all exposed….only the person behind the voice is INVISIBLE hahaha!
Lastly but certainly not the least, my current favorite now, after being exposed to choir singing is HAYLEY WESTENRA. Find out about her and you will understand why I love her and her voice!"
***Poppy's note: Marix is the winner of the SSRC "Classic Voice" Trophy for her beautiful version of "When I Fall In Love" in the standard/traditional vocal style.
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PROFILE OF THE NAME "POPPY" Here's a bit of history about Poppy in Canada:
Each November, Poppies blossom on the lapels and collars of over half of Canada’s entire population. Since 1921, the Poppy has stood as a symbol of Remembrance, our visual pledge to never forget all those Canadians who have fallen in war and military operations. The Poppy also stands internationally as a “symbol of collective reminiscence”, as other countries have also adopted its image to honour those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice.
This significance of the Poppy can be traced to international origins.
The association of the Poppy to those who had been killed in war has existed since the Napoleonic Wars in the 19th century, over 110 years before being adopted in Canada. There exists a record from that time of how thickly Poppies grew over the graves of soldiers in the area of Flanders, France. This early connection between the Poppy and battlefield deaths described how fields that were barren before the battles exploded with the blood-red flowers after the fighting ended.
Just prior to the First World War, few Poppies grew in Flanders. During the tremendous bombardments of that war, the chalk soils became rich in lime from rubble, allowing “popaver rhoes” to thrive. When the war ended, the lime was quickly absorbed and the Poppy began to disappear again.
The person who was responsible more than any other for the adoption of the Poppy as a symbol of Remembrance in Canada and the Commonwealth was Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae, a Canadian Medical Officer during the First World War. *******
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SPOTLIGHT ON "COWGIRLBLUEEYES"
HER OWN WORDS....
i live in a state shaped like a frying pan...AND I HATE TO COOK!!! i am naturally blonde and went to college...i have 8 beautiful children and 2 grandbabies!!! THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE ALL OF THEM...NO i didn't have them all (well i had 7 of them)... i am proud of each of them and would walk through the desert..come hell or high water!!they each have a special place in my heart...I LOVE YOU BABIES!!!
so this is me...i've been beatin...divorced...single...married again to a bigot and a con man (and believe me i am bein REAL NICE)...single again...thinkin bein single is safer and darn sure CHEAPER!!i had a rough childhood...got made fun of all the time because i'ma tom-boy and probably the most honest person you will ever meet in yer life...if i don't like you i DO NOT havin a problem lettin you know...i have raised my kids by myself most of their lives...and i have sacraficed more than anyone will ever know for their happiness...i am very old fashioned in how i raised them...thats what's wrong with these children today...if i only knew in my 20's what i know now in my em....later years...I WOULD BE SOOOO RICH!! mostly... my children learn from my example..i'm not a Dictator...i am not a TEACHER..i am a PARENT
i am just me and you won't get anything out of me that is not the honest "pinky promise" "cross my heart" answer...i would rather hurt your feelings and tell ya the truth..than to lie to ya and lose yer friendship forever!
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SPOTLIGHT ON "SILKYSYLVIA"
HER OWN WORDS....
"My gorgeous mom sang for as long as I can remember. She and my Dad were the talk of the town in their day and known as the most romantic couple. He was tall and handsome and my mom fair and a knock out ~ gorgeously beautiful. My mom often sang in the patio lounge of the local bar by the ocean in the quaint town of Ventura, California. Her every performance was known for the passionate expressions which she never ceased to amaze, along with an incredible voice. I grew up hearing and watching my mom sing in our home most every day. It is simple for me, I lived around it and it was real. I live with a song in my heart, soul and mind, mostly with a song to express my feeling & passion for LIFE itself and how I experience it! In brief, I sang in public for the first time at the age of 8, but really sang at 16. Interestingly enough, my favorite place to sing is Karaoke with Celebs at Rap parties, so kick back and fun.
When I first sang on online karaoke I didn’t think anyone was out there. I had virtually no sound system, until someone said, were all here listening. Then I realized with a huge smile, that I had an audience. I thought I was hiding from the world. I find my time here to be one of the best because it is quiet……. Nobody here live in my studio…… lol I come here and sing sing sing at the end of my day…. Yet, I have people from all over the world here with me singing and writing to me. I have made some awesome friends here and in the Romance Club. I thank you all for your words of wisdom and most of all your FRIENDSHIP!"
FROM SILKYSYLVIA'S PROFILE PAGE:
Someone shared this with ME..... I'm sharing it with YOU ! ** ATTITUDE ** The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say, or do. It will make or break a company…. A church… a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we embrace for that day. We cannot change our past… we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude… I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I REACT to it. And so it is with you… WE are in charge of our Attitudes.” ...................... YOU make the song with your VOICE & style.... the music and lyrics are add ons............
.... I totally feel what I sing..... I so enjoying singing, friendships and all the parties I have been invited too, here... I am single and enjoying it...... never thought I'd enjoy an online site as I do this one............ LOOKING FORWARD TO THE "INNER CIRCLES" lists, YES !! I have to say..... I have been molded by the "ALMIGHTY", He is my confidant....
Posted by PoppyGOLD on June 21, 2008 at 3:17 PM
Poppy ~ "september song challenge" ends sept. 18, midnight! join us nowWelcome to our Members Profile Spotlight!
This idea was born, thanks to my advisor and dear friend, ABBY. She enjoyed reading the members profiles but often could not find them when she needed to resume reading in our ever fast moving Romance Club main message board. This thread will be solely devoted to Members Spotlights and Introduction to New Members. Here, we will be able to get to know each other even better without the "noise" of other message board entries. Long live SSRC! Long live Romance! Thank you Abby! http://singsnap.com/snap/member/abby_
***Note, only Poppy or Poppy's appointed assistants can post on this board. Please reserve your comments for any of our regular threads, thank you.
***Artwork by CUDA aka JOY
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Reply by PoppyGOLD on June 21, 2008 at 3:18 PM
Poppy ~ "september song challenge" ends sept. 18, midnight! join us nowRUB ELBOWS WITH OUR JUDGES!
ABOUT JANE, AKA JCD - SSRC STAR AWARD TROPHY WINNER,
"WHEN I FALL IN LOVE" CONTEST
"I started singing gospel music at the age of 4 with my father and two sisters. The “Dubrick Family” traveled throughout Canada singing at churches and other events. We recorded an album when I was 5 (definitely not the technology we have today ... all huddled around one mic!!!). Three years later my father died suddenly of a heart attack, but my sisters and I continued singing as a trio. A few years later our trio picked up a few additional members and became “The Joyful Sound”. This group also recorded an album (a bit better than the one we made when I was 5 ... at least we each had our own mic and headphones!).
With the responsibilities of work, marriage and raising children, I gave up singing for about 10 years until I stumbled upon SingSnap, which has renewed my zeal for music. If you check out my page, you will see that I enjoy joining other SingSnap members in duets, most likely because of those early days singing harmony with my sisters. It’s funny, because from time to time I still have people approach me and say …. “I remember when you were little and had to stand on a chair to sing!"
I want to thank all of the WONDERFUL people I have met here in the RomanceClub (especially you, Poppy!). What an amazing group of friends and vocalists from all around the globe! Luv you guys!!!!!"
http://singsnap.com/snap/member/JCD
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Reply by PoppyGOLD on June 21, 2008 at 3:18 PM
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PRESENTING: SHERWIN, SSRC STAR AWARD TROPHY HOLDER!
"Where did I learn how to sing? I don’t know if I really know how to sing but one thing for sure, I enjoy singing.
Well I guess I can thank my parents for playing those oldies but goodies songs whenever we went on vacation. My parents were big fan of Elvis Presley, Paul Anka, Platters and many more. I didn’t really like listening to these singers before, but as a kid I have no choice. One day I just found myself singing the songs and knowing the lyrics by heart.
When I was thirteen I learned to sing new songs of course by listening using my Sony walkman. At the age of seventeen I started tweaking some electronics gadgets which includes amplifiers, mixers and amplified speakers. This opened the door for me to get the DJ apprentice job and started earning my money this way. After a year my friend left for another state and I started doing the gig by myself. I went solo and started my DJ/KJ business.
I did DJ/KJ for at least three years, cater to parties by providing music for dancing, quinceanetas, sweet sixteen, 18th birthday and many other parties. KJ or karaoke disc jockey was fun because I have a chance to do my singing ala Elvis Presley (they loved this one) & Paul Anka.
Now I work as a chemist providing health care industries with medical devices that will monitor time temperature and /or steam exposure to help provide sterilization assurance."
http://singsnap.com/snap/member/sherwin
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Reply by PoppyGOLD on June 21, 2008 at 3:18 PM
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"My gorgeous mom sang for as long as I can remember. She and my Dad were the talk of the town in their day and known as the most romantic couple. He was tall and handsome and my mom fair and a knock out ~ gorgeously beautiful. My mom often sang in the patio lounge of the local bar by the ocean in the quaint town of Ventura, California. Her every performance was known for the passionate expressions which she never ceased to amaze, along with an incredible voice. I grew up hearing and watching my mom sing in our home most every day. It is simple for me, I lived around it and it was real. I live with a song in my heart, soul and mind, mostly with a song to express my feeling & passion for LIFE itself and how I experience it! In brief, I sang in public for the first time at the age of 8, but really sang at 16. Interestingly enough, my favorite place to sing is Karaoke with Celebs at Rap parties, so kick back and fun.
When I first sang on online karaoke I didn’t think anyone was out there. I had virtually no sound system, until someone said, were all here listening. Then I realized with a huge smile, that I had an audience. I thought I was hiding from the world. I find my time here to be one of the best because it is quiet……. Nobody here live in my studio…… lol I come here and sing sing sing at the end of my day…. Yet, I have people from all over the world here with me singing and writing to me. I have made some awesome friends here and in the Romance Club. I thank you all for your words of wisdom and most of all your FRIENDSHIP!"
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Reply by PoppyGOLD on June 21, 2008 at 3:29 PM
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PRESENTING: NEUTRONGIRL AKA DANA!
My name is Dana, I love singing. My family loves to sing too. I'm originally from Philippines.I am married to a lovely German guy,named Ingo ;) We live in Germany. My kids Daniel and Alexa, also have their own site under the name "Daniel_Hockey97"
I started singing when i was 10 yrs old....even idolized a very good singer named Nora Aunor. I used to sound just like her! I then joined and won a lot of singing contests!
At 13, I sang in cocktail lounges in the American bases which eventually led to gigs abroad. At 17 when I toured Saipan, Dubai, Bahrain, Oman, Abu-Dhabi, Al-Ain, Sharjah and many other Arab Countries. I then joined Boy Mondragon's showband. Mondragon was a famous 70s singer in the Philippines. Those we’re fun days.
One day while in Dubai, I met the man from Germany who became my husband. Our wedding was in Germany!
I found out about Karaoke online from a friend I met on the internet. My first few recordings were really awful as I did not know anything about audio quality! I know I wasn't the only one, lol, but it was a great learning curve! I was also very lucky to have a neighbor who knew a lot about sound set-ups! Since then I have been helping other SS members set up their audio!
I am a member of the "Mash Band" based in where else, Germany! You could check out our website at:
http://www.mash-groove.de/Dana.html
So I guess I said enough about me already. Now it's time for a bit of reality... have to do my laundry and ironing now..wanna join me in an ironing duet? lol cya all here!!! Have a great day everyone;) Love, Dana
http://singsnap.com/snap/member/Neutrongirl
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Reply by PoppyGOLD on June 21, 2008 at 3:30 PM
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ABOUT LIMAHN AKA LEE
"I play guitar, drums and keyboard. The bands I've played in always had a lead singer that hardly ever let me sing. I've played in some of the worst bars that you can imagine and feel fortunate to still be alive to tell about it but never became hardened by the experience like so many who got involved in drugs, alchohol and all the rest of it. I managed to stay clear of that and find this site to be much more musically satisfying than any of my past experiences in music."
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Reply by PoppyGOLD on June 21, 2008 at 3:45 PM
Poppy ~ "september song challenge" ends sept. 18, midnight! join us nowRomance Club Profile....
Romance Club was born one evening after a long enjoyable session of flitting about from one favourite Singsnapper to another. It didn't take long for like-minded listeners and temperaments to check each other's work and soon we had a little group that enjoyed listening to one another's love songs. I began to dedicate my love songs to the same name, and unbeknownst to me, those dedications grew every time I sang a romantic song. Then that one moment, I thought, why not open a message board where we could communicate about our songs to each other? That day, Romance Club was born. Here are the founding members:
Abby, Angelene, Bebop, Bluepepper, CarolBrightEyes, Chantooz, ChickD, DianeTrevino, Dreamcast, Formula1Kid, Garci, Going_for_a_song, JayRBridges, Jeddah, Jhelvs, Jemima, JenPitt, Jet, JudyGirl531, Junix, Kiko, Luvtsing, Manfredman, Manpower, Marix, Messer, MiCorazonLlorando, Mikee, Neutrongirl, Nikkie, Nisrine, Poppy, Poss, Raynino, Rebeca, Rodebokr, Ruthar, Sherwin, Silence, SilkySylvia, SonnyViao, TitaPro, Trying2Hard, Vividcon, & Vrgnia.
***Artwork by Laurijp
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Reply by PoppyGOLD on June 21, 2008 at 4:15 PM
Poppy ~ "september song challenge" ends sept. 18, midnight! join us nowNOSTALGIA: AFTER PROFILING OUR JUDGES, THIS WAS THE VERY FIRST MEMBER PROFILE...
Member Spotlight, SSRC Feature Debut!
SPOTLIGHT ON "HIGHLANDER"
Highlanders Profile..........in his own words.....
"I am a child of the Universe."
Well, where do we start? At the beginning is a good place. I was born in Scotland (Glasgow) In my infancy move to England near Manchester, I grew up with music in my heart. In my teens formed my own band (rock'n'roll). I grew older and wiser I formed a quartet (modern jazz) piano/doublebass/vibraphone-guitar/drums.
Steadily moved towards middle of the road stuff. Went solo later on and did the resorts at Tenerife/La Manga/Cyprus etc and also did the cruise liners, but that's old hat now. Now I just love to sing and play locally where I know that I can get some time to myself and am not always on the go. It was a good life but after a while you have to ease up a little lol.
Do I have any ambitions left well yes I do... To be with someone who I love dearly but having to wait. Praying for the day.
THANK YOU GREGG, SONGSTER, HIGHLANDER AND OTHER SSRC PALS FOR THIS IDEA!
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Reply by PoppyGOLD on June 21, 2008 at 4:16 PM
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SPOTLIGHT ON "ADONIX"
Adonix's real name is Romuel Saygo. Romuel is 28 years old, is located in Virginia / USA and has been a SingSnap member since July 16, 2007.
"ADONIX' Profile..........in his own words.....
I'm just a normal guy living in Northern Virginia. Not a pro singer here but singing is what makes me tick.
Although I listen mostly to pop and R&B, quite a bit of rock and rap nowadays, my choice of music varies a lot depending on my mood. Having interest in music at a young age, the genre I consider my all time faves are mostly the 80's."
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THANK YOU GREGG, SONGSTER, HIGHLANDER AND OTHER SSRC PALS FOR THIS IDEA!
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Reply by PoppyGOLD on June 21, 2008 at 4:17 PM
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SPOTLIGHT ON "RAUL ELADIO"
"RaulEladio' Profile..........in his own words.....
I haven't accomplished any of the weekly goals listed below...but I will...even if takes me another hundred years. I plan to live five hundred more, if no asteroids or comets hit the earth before.
I love most Broadway music, and I sometimes get inspired to write fiction. Starting a novel (again) by seeing where several short stories I wrote actually fit in a longer piece of work.
I think Mario Lanza was the greatest singer I've ever heard.
I loved and love Joni James, Tony Bennett, Vic Damone, Frank Sinatra, Al Martino, Glenn Miller, Ray Anthony, and Harry James songs. Joni James, while I was in college, was like a sweetheart to accompany me in lonely nights.
My list of best five songs ever: Stardust, All The Way, All The Things You Are, Stranger in Paradise, With a Song in My Heart. There maybe others that may compete to get in that list. As I wrote this, those are the five that first came to mind. There is, for example, Again (Billy Eckstine), I Apologize (Billy Eckstine), This Nearly Was Mine (South Pacific), If I Loved You (Carrousel), and so on. September Morn, by Neil Diamond, is very special to me.
Doris Day has always been great, sweet, and lovely. She was the top draw of the fifties, and I'll always remember her songs for they remind me of great moments in my life.
Gordon McRae and Shirley Jones were the best couple for great musicals on the screen.
Sure wish SS would consider more ballads and Broadway songs.
Some contests are more popularity contests than anything else.
Plans for this week (I'll keep doing them for the rest of my llife, I think).
Today I'm going to try something different: sky diving. Talk to you when (and if) I get back...I've also got a list of things to do for the rest of this week:
1/ Take a ride in a new kind of flying saucer.
2/ Dive with a sperm whale to the bottom of the Marianas Trench.
3/ Ride the wave of a tsunami across the Pacific Ocean.
4/ Ride a laser guided bomb right into you know who's gut and wipe him out for good...but I get to live to tell..
5/ Make a trip to the past on my Time Machine (Borrowed it from H. G. Wells). Maybe I'll go back to Neanderthal times and recruit a few for the new TV series about them.
6/ Produce my own musical for the movies, a la forties and fifties.
7/ Discover human life in another solar system.
8/ Use seaweed to rid the atmosphere of CO2.
9/ Ride an elephant over the Alps.
10/ Take the Polar Express to wherever it goes.
11/ Travel into a Black Hole and live to tell...
12/ Fly a Star Wars fighter airplane around a Death Star.
13/ Have a light-sword fight with Darth Vader...I can beat him.
14/ Find Excalibur and pull it out of the rock...I just may be King Arthur.
15/ Meet Al Gore (and beat him, of course) in a debate about Global Warming. What a quack that guy is!!!!
16/ Find a gold mine under my house"
http://www.singsnap.com/snap/member/rauleladio
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Reply by PoppyGOLD on June 21, 2008 at 4:18 PM
Poppy ~ "september song challenge" ends sept. 18, midnight! join us nowROMANCE CLUB MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
SPOTLIGHT ON "ANGELIA"
"Angelia' Profile..........in her own words.....
My name is Angie, I live near Dallas, Texas. I have 4 kids, Matthew is 13, TJ is 10, Zach is 8, and Miranda is 3. We all love to sing and hope to spend many fun hours on this site! My picture is from the Dallas Stars game on 4/20/08 - playoff game - we won! This is me and my best friend playing our flutes at her cousin's wedding!
I have been singing since I was a small child. I grew up singing in church choirs and school plays and graduated to playing the flute in the band as a teenager. I rediscovered my love of singing as an adult when a local club featured karaoke one night a week. I ended up working as a karaoke dj a couple of nights a week, tried out for Nashville Star and performed in our local opry. Now I have Singsnap! It enables me and my children to sing without having to go to a smoky bar or rearrange our schedules!"
http://www.singsnap.com/snap/member/angelia
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Reply by PoppyGOLD on June 21, 2008 at 4:20 PM
Poppy ~ "september song challenge" ends sept. 18, midnight! join us nowSPOTLIGHT ON "TENTERFIELD"
Tenterfield's real name is Russell Vickery. Russell is 49 years old, is located in Australia and has been a SingSnap member since August 31, 2007. So far he has made a total of 77 recordings.
Tenterfield's Profile..........in his own words.....
"I love to sing and I just want to thank all of the wonderful people who take time to have a listen to my songs..I have made some wonderful friends through this site and I want to thank them for their kind words and encouragement.
I am an almost 50 year old man, was married for 17 years but have been divorced for the past 8 years.. As a young fellow i sang in a band for a couple of years but life took over and i didnt touch a microphone for 30 years.
I thought that I had met the love of my life after my divorce and we were together for 5 years. Alas, I was wrong and had a lot of trouble coming to terms with the loss of this relationship..It was at this time in my life that a friend of mine who is a professional singer asked me over for dinner.. After dinner she took me downstairs to her recording studio and we put down 3 tracks..I had not sung for many years.. I just loved the result and I have been singing ever since.
I have 3 children from my marrigae and was a single dad for many years.( the is nothing I cant mend, cook or talk about LOL) I have a 22 year old son who is a chef, a 20 year old daughter ( she still lives with me..If anyone can give me some clues how to get her to move out I would be grateful LOL ) and my youngest son is 18.
I have just entered into a new relationship with someone I met on the net who arrived from France a couple of weeks ago.. That is going great. Cheers Russ"
http://www.singsnap.com/snap/member/tenterfield
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Reply by PoppyGOLD on June 21, 2008 at 4:21 PM
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SPOTLIGHT ON "GIDEON99"
Real Name: Gideon Mendiola, from Colorado Springs, Colorado
Originally from Binan, Laguna, Philippines.
Occupation: Works for Verizon Business as a network security engineer
Enjoys singing, playing guitar and outdoor stuff.
Loves all sports, die-hard Avalanche hockey fan .. ;-)
GIDEON99'S PROFILE, IN HIS OWN WORDS....
I can remember singing in my early age ... elementary school ..maybe 3rd grade. And in high school ... I learned to play the guitar and ended singing on every school activity. Back in the Philippines we used to go serenading .. that was fun!
I love The Beatles, Cliff Richards, The Who and most 60's and 70's bands. But even when I was young I was always fascinated with Standards -artists like Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, not to mention..Ella Fitzgerald, & Sarah Vaughn. And now the modern Standard singers like Mchael Buble and Stacy Kent. Oh, one of my favorite ballad singers .. Matt Monro .. :-)
I pretty much love all kinds of music except rap and hip hop."
http://www.singsnap.com/snap/member/gideon99
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Reply by PoppyGOLD on June 21, 2008 at 4:22 PM
Poppy ~ "september song challenge" ends sept. 18, midnight! join us nowSPOTLIGHT ON "MUSICISME"
Musicisme aka Debbie, is 55 years old, is located in Arizona / USA and has been a SingSnap member since August 24, 2007. So far she has made a total of 296 recordings.
IN HER OWN WORDS......
"As a child, I always wanted to be a singer and/or actress. Mother was in show business. Guess it's in the blood! Hi, I am 55 year's old and I have one married daughter and I am a grandmother of two. I love music, and singing. Started singing when I was 10 for my family. I sang in my church choir, sang in high school chorus and was very active in drama clubs. Also took some vocal lessons in Opera. During my adult life, when I had my daughter and worked full time, I kind of stepped away from the singing acting career for awhile. Especially after having throat surgery. My voice changed. (Had my thyroid removed). Love to be in the middle of attention and around people. I'm a people person...never judgemental and always compassionate with human mankind.. Respect and integrity are so important to me...and when that is received, than you've earned my friendship for life. So let's enjoy ourselves. Life is short. Have fun and pursue our singing and acting goals. Remember nothing is impossible...keep reaching high for those stars and keep on singing! "
http://www.singsnap.com/snap/member/musicisme
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Reply by PoppyGOLD on June 21, 2008 at 4:23 PM
Poppy ~ "september song challenge" ends sept. 18, midnight! join us nowSPOTLIGHT ON "KIKO_101"
Kiko_101's real name is Francis Kiko Vash . Francis Kiko is located in Philippines and has been a SingSnap member since January 14, 2008.
KIKO_101'S PROFILE. IN HIS OWN WORDS....
I am a music lover, and more willing to show my singing prowess... Actually my Showerhead is so impressed on me. lol I am a man of dreams... They said im a cool Filo Guy... I’m an Outgoing type of person, love the outdoors and nature! I am so friendly, I can be funny, I can be serious, I can be dramatic, I can be rough! In short, I’m your flexible guy! LoLz Somewhat, I have my own personality and you can find it out when you’re with me! =) This is for sure guys! I AM A MUSIC LOVER! (did i mentioned that already?) hehe Well I guess, everyone of us loves music right? & for the record! I also dance! Who cares? LOLZ & I also draw! Another passion dat I wud luv to explore more.. Thank u for dropping by on my webpage!"
http://www.singsnap.com/snap/member/kiko_101
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Reply by PoppyGOLD on June 21, 2008 at 4:24 PM
Poppy ~ "september song challenge" ends sept. 18, midnight! join us nowSPOTLIGHT ON "LAURIJP"
laurijp's real name is Lauri Woltering. Lauri is 35 years old, is located in Missouri / USA
LAURIJP'S PROFILE... IN HER OWN WORDS:
Im 35, married, and have 1 child and 2 step children. I enjoy Kareoke (my dad was a Kareoke DJ), spending time with my children and husband, and vegging out at home because I work the night shift. I work, sleep, work, sleep, and when I do have time I'm on the PC. My best friend of over 20 years (altho we used to be a couple) told me about Singsnap, and I have become addicted. I may not be the greatest singer, but I hope you do enjoy your listen.
Singing has always been a part of my family. My Dad was a Kareoke DJ. He would do wedding receptions, parties, etc. I, too, have always enjoyed singing. I used to have to have alcohol in my system before I would sing in front of people. However, I did Kareoke one night sober and was told I should continue singing because I have a nice singing voice. I didnt believe what I was hearing. However, because I have enjoyed singing so much, I really enjoy it as a hobby. I may not be the best, but I don't try to be.
I married my husband on May 5, 2007, in a park chapel. I have always thought being married outside was so romantic. I still believe it is to this day. I have started following a religion before I met my husband that believes in nature. My husband and I did not have a very good start. As a matter of fact, we both hated each other when we first met. Something about him, however, kept drawing me to him. He moved in with my mom, me, and my daughter in July 2006 because he was homeless. It was supposed to be a 2 wk. trial. Almost 2 years later, he is still here with me and my daughter, we are married, and I love him more every day. We both are romantics and love to keep the romance alive in our marriage."
http://www.singsnap.com/snap/member/laurijp
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Reply by PoppyGOLD on June 21, 2008 at 4:26 PM
Poppy ~ "september song challenge" ends sept. 18, midnight! join us nowSPOTLIGHT ON "DARKANGELROSE"
DarkAngelRose is located in New York / USA and has been a SingSnap member since September 19, 2006. So far she has made a total of 182 recordings.
"DARKANGELROSE"... IN HER OWN WORDS:
"Hi every one. My name real is Magda Nieves but all my friends call me Maggie, I am 51 years young, I am separated and I live in New York city. I have 2 children a girl, her name is Shana and she just had her birthday on the 14 of this month and she is 19.
I also have a son, who is in the Navy and station in Japan, and his birthday is today he will be 34.
I have two Chihuahua, the female named Shawnee and Dakota the little male. They are my babies and I spoil them to death.
I am Hematologist, but not working right now. I am looking to open a business with my daughter and I am devoting all my time in the business. I am also planning to move from NYC. But I am not sure where I want to live, I do know that I don‘t want to live in the city any more. I guess it’s my starting over again, and rediscovering my self, a new beginning in the chapter of my life.
I have been a Sing Snap member since September 19, 2006, I do not sing professional like some people I have met here. In fact I just started singing when I join sing snap. My
Daughter ask if I could sing her a song by Britney Spears, called I’m a slave. And she
dared me to sing it on sing snap. So I did and I got hooked and been singing ever since.
Some of my hobbies besides singing is dancing and writing poems. I write dark poems which are a little raw and some times can Be very sensual and freighting in nature. But all so beautiful. I enjoy love, thrillers, mysteries and vampire movies, also love reading about them. But I also love comedy and enjoy going to comedy clubs with my friends, and also attend poetry readings.
I also love drawing and painting. My daughter also writes beautiful dark love poems and she is also writing a book which she does her own illustrations. She is also a wonderful artist. She takes after her mom. She is the one who design my profile page and gave me my screen name DarkAngelRose.
I also enjoy doing crafts and cooking. I can cook almost anything but because I was just recently diagnosed with celiac, I had to learn how to cook with out any wheat or flour, rye products. And boy did I miss things like pizza and pastas, and cakes, But now I can make my own pizza, and pasta and the best flourless brownies that melt in your mouth, lol. What is really hard for me is dining out. There are not to many restaurants that serve gluten free food. The most difficult part about dinning out is I have to ask if there any flour in the food and when they asked why? I have to explain that I have a celiac and what it is.
But what I love to do most is just meet people and chatting with them and making new friends.
Well that just a little about me. To tell you guys the truth I don’t like writing about my self cause
I never know what to say. Thank you for allowing me to tell you a little bit about my self.
Lots of love and hugs Maggie"
http://www.singsnap.com/snap/member/darkangelrose
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Reply by PoppyGOLD on June 21, 2008 at 4:27 PM
Poppy ~ "september song challenge" ends sept. 18, midnight! join us nowSPOTLIGHT ON "MIKEEK"
Mikeek is located in Canada and has been a SingSnap member since October 17, 2006. So far she has made a total of 240 recordings.
MIKEEK PROFILE... IN HER OWN WORDS:
My real name is Michail A. Most people dont know how to pronounce my name right and sometimes even I myself dont know how to pronounce it,lol. Im located in Toronto, Canada but originally from Philippines. My name was supposedly Michelle but maybe the person typing the certificate was tired that day, and mispelled my name! My parents discovered the error only when they enrolled me for school. They often called my attention about my name so finally, I started using the misspelled name Michail when I was in Grade IV and in Grade V. It was a constant conflict when five teachers called me in five different names!
Once during Recognition Day at our school, I was nominated for an award. The teacher told us that we had to introduce ourselves and tell the audience what award we were receiving. When it was my turn, I ended up saying: " Hi, my name is Michael, Michelle, Mikhail, Mikayla, Mickael!" What a long story about my name, huh?
I am proud to be Pinoy!!(Fond nickname for Filipino) I come from a big family. I am the eldest of 8 kids. My family loves to sing. I had always loved singing. Being the eldest, it was my task to put my younger siblings to sleep when they were little. I recall that with the 3 younger ones, I used to spend an hour or so singing! It was like having a mini-concert during the kids' nap time! Boy do I miss those times now. I love singing ballads - you know, the type of songs that always put kids to sleep, lol.
I grew up loving the Stylistics, Bread, America and Styx because my father loved those boy groups a lot! Can I add that Im a big big fan of Elliot Yamin?
Lots of love, Mikee
http://www.singsnap.com/snap/member/mikeek
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Reply by PoppyGOLD on June 21, 2008 at 4:27 PM
Poppy ~ "september song challenge" ends sept. 18, midnight! join us nowSPOTLIGHT ON "LEEROLLO1"
leerollo1 is located in Ontario / Canada and has been a SingSnap member since January 1, 2008. So far he has made a total of 24 recordings.
LEEROLLO1 ... IN HIS OWN WORDS:
Hey,,,,,,,,,,thank you sooooooo much if you happen to stumble on my pages and listen to my reckless abandonment ,,,,,,,,,, lol ........not much of a follower as far as receiving comments are concerned, not to say its wrong or put that aspect of the site down,,,,,,,I just prefer this way and that works for me, so i might just prefer to have them off ,,thank you so regardles ,,,,,,,I truly dont think I deserve any form of praise or recognition, but more importantly, it will hopefully keep out of the drama/politics,,,,,,,,,smiles,,,,,,,
My whole focus for being here is ,,,,,,,,,,,I just love to sing and make a fool of myself……lol…… and record those moments for friends, current and future family and who ever else wants to come by,,,,,,,hey wouldn't it have been cool to hear and/or see your great-great-great granddad or grandma singing ? big time hugs,
http://www.singsnap.com/snap/member/leerollo1
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Reply by PoppyGOLD on June 21, 2008 at 4:28 PM
Poppy ~ "september song challenge" ends sept. 18, midnight! join us nowSPOTLIGHT ON "RAYNINO"!!!
Raynino is located in Philippines and has been a SingSnap member since January 11, 2008. So far he has made a total of 48 recordings.
RAYNINO'S PROFILE... IN HIS OWN WORDS:
Hello fellow romantics! About me? Well, I'm still enjoying my being single-blessedness! I work in a reputable airline industry. I love to sing (obviously) and I also love to paint.
For me, singing is the window to anyone's soul. Music reveals a man's personality and sensitivity. I love ballads and romantic songs and I think they are my forte.
I sing when I'm happy and I sing when I'm sad, so sue me! I find that whenever I'm inlove I sing even more!
My favorite singers, and the singers that have inspired my vocal stylings are Martin Nievera, Gary Valenciano, Josh Groban, Michael Bolton, James Ingram, Kenny Rogers and BoysIImen and for teh female singers I like Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Regine Velasquez, Kyla and in SS are Poppy, TitaPro, etc. People I most admire are Oprah, the late Pope John Paul II and of course my ever beautiful Mom and my partner in life mah "BEB".
All the songs I have recorded are the songs of my life, the songs I love, and the songs for my loved ones.
Thanks and God bless!
http://www.singsnap.com/snap/member/raynino
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Reply by PoppyGOLD on June 21, 2008 at 4:31 PM
Poppy ~ "september song challenge" ends sept. 18, midnight! join us nowSPOTLIGHT ON "CAMBERIE"
Camberie is 22 years old and has been a SingSnap member since November 23, 2006. So far she has made a total of 183 recordings.
CAMBERIE'S PROFILE... IN HER OWN WORDS:
About me....
I am just a simple Asian who was born in Germany and still live there. I come originally from Vietnam. My father was an immigrants as like my mother. We used to live in a small village.
My passion for music was already in my earlier age. When I was small my mother always played some old records from Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey or some Asian artists.
I love every kind of music (kpop, Japanese, Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Englisch, Tagalog, Spanish, French etc..)
I started singing Karaoke at ksolo.com and I found a lot of friends from all corners of the world. Some of those friends are also here now on Singsnap, (like my friend Poppy).
I hope that i can perform a song one day on a big stage. Even if I dont have much experience on stage I know I can learn so I could be more confident in my singing.
My life has been hard but it is getting better and better each day. We are all living in a hard world with some small doors which God always opens for us. I believe that even when we feel alone, our guardian angels are watching over us.
http://www.singsnap.com/snap/member/camberie
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Reply by PoppyGOLD on June 21, 2008 at 4:33 PM
Poppy ~ "september song challenge" ends sept. 18, midnight! join us nowSPOTLIGHT ON "MARIX"
Marix's Profile:
Marix is 41 years old, is located in Philippines and has been a SingSnap member since October 21, 2007. So far she has made a total of 249 recordings.
ALL ABOUT MARIX, IN HER OWN WORDS....
"I am a simple lady born to a big brood of family who loves music. I would say, my first influence in my passion for music is my family. As a kid, I remember my Mom gathering all of us in the living area during our free time on Sundays. She, being a teacher, would ask each of us to sing either SOLO or would ask one of us to do the second voice to her or my father’s singing. So at an early age, we learned to do outright harmonizing but most of the time “invented” tunes from us hahahahaha! But my Mom never said a word to discourage us to keep trying. It was my eldest sister who was the best singer followed by our eldest brother.
One funny thing I remember as a child, each time my Mom has a visitor, she would call me and place me on top of a chair or table and made to sing no matter how I detest. I was always the shy girl. Each time I sense there’s other people around the house, I’d hurriedly hide under the bed and never come out till they are gone. I love singing though but only in the bathroom, that was until I graduated in high school. All ten of us (yes, 10! – 5 girls and 5 boys) know how to sing but sadly our youngest is not so blessed with the voice though he loves singing.
It was one of my younger sisters who encouraged me and prodded me to sing in public as she believes I can sing and that I had a lovely voice. I started joining church choir (good enough because we were made to sing at the background – choir’s corner from the altar and won’t be seen haha! still the chicken Me) and when I got my job, I was made to join the company chorale group too. Slowly, I began to get accustomed seeing people and being seen by the crowd yet still, I feel the comfort having company in front of the stage and not ALONE. Lol!
So, if you hear me singing my heart out here, it is by grace…. I am glad I had a friend (big big THANKS to him) who introduced me to these awesome singing sites where I can sing, scream on top of my lungs because I do not have AUDIENCE wahahahahaha!
My inspiration??? Well, next to my family’s songs (lol) I love listening to DionNE Warwick, Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Anne Murray, lots more….and even the jazz singers. I prefer classic, mellow/easy-listening music though thus, my favorite ID mellow_touch. You would also find some of my songs on Youtube being mellowmarix woohoo… the shy marix’ voice is all exposed….only the person behind the voice is INVISIBLE hahaha!
Lastly but certainly not the least, my current favorite now, after being exposed to choir singing is HAYLEY WESTENRA. Find out about her and you will understand why I love her and her voice!"
http://www.singsnap.com/snap/member/marix
***Poppy's note: Marix is the winner of the SSRC "Classic Voice" Trophy for her beautiful version of "When I Fall In Love" in the standard/traditional vocal style.
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Reply by PoppyGOLD on June 21, 2008 at 4:38 PM
Poppy ~ "september song challenge" ends sept. 18, midnight! join us nowHere's a bit of history about Poppy in Canada:
Each November, Poppies blossom on the lapels and collars of over half of Canada’s entire population. Since 1921, the Poppy has stood as a symbol of Remembrance, our visual pledge to never forget all those Canadians who have fallen in war and military operations. The Poppy also stands internationally as a “symbol of collective reminiscence”, as other countries have also adopted its image to honour those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice.
This significance of the Poppy can be traced to international origins.
The association of the Poppy to those who had been killed in war has existed since the Napoleonic Wars in the 19th century, over 110 years before being adopted in Canada. There exists a record from that time of how thickly Poppies grew over the graves of soldiers in the area of Flanders, France.
This early connection between the Poppy and battlefield deaths described how fields that were barren before the battles exploded with the blood-red flowers after the fighting ended.
Just prior to the First World War, few Poppies grew in Flanders. During the tremendous bombardments of that war, the chalk soils became rich in lime from rubble, allowing “popaver rhoes” to thrive. When the war ended, the lime was quickly absorbed and the Poppy began to disappear again.
The person who was responsible more than any other for the adoption of the Poppy as a symbol of Remembrance in Canada and the Commonwealth was Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae,
a Canadian Medical Officer during the First World War.
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Thank you, gr3g0r33!!
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Reply by PoppyGOLD on June 21, 2008 at 4:43 PM
Poppy ~ "september song challenge" ends sept. 18, midnight! join us nowSPOTLIGHT ON "COWGIRLBLUEEYES"
HER OWN WORDS....
i live in a state shaped like a frying pan...AND I HATE TO COOK!!! i am naturally blonde and went to college...i have 8 beautiful children and 2 grandbabies!!! THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE ALL OF THEM...NO i didn't have them all (well i had 7 of them)... i am proud of each of them and would walk through the desert..come hell or high water!!they each have a special place in my heart...I LOVE YOU BABIES!!!
so this is me...i've been beatin...divorced...single...married again to a bigot and a con man (and believe me i am bein REAL NICE)...single again...thinkin bein single is safer and darn sure CHEAPER!!i had a rough childhood...got made fun of all the time because i'ma tom-boy and probably the most honest person you will ever meet in yer life...if i don't like you i DO NOT havin a problem lettin you know...i have raised my kids by myself most of their lives...and i have sacraficed more than anyone will ever know for their happiness...i am very old fashioned in how i raised them...thats what's wrong with these children today...if i only knew in my 20's what i know now in my em....later years...I WOULD BE SOOOO RICH!! mostly... my children learn from my example..i'm not a Dictator...i am not a TEACHER..i am a PARENT
i am just me and you won't get anything out of me that is not the honest "pinky promise" "cross my heart" answer...i would rather hurt your feelings and tell ya the truth..than to lie to ya and lose yer friendship forever!
my quote: NEVER ASS U ME anything
http://www.singsnap.com/snap/member/cowgirlblueeyes
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Reply by PoppyGOLD on June 21, 2008 at 4:45 PM
Poppy ~ "september song challenge" ends sept. 18, midnight! join us nowSPOTLIGHT ON "SILKYSYLVIA"
HER OWN WORDS....
"My gorgeous mom sang for as long as I can remember. She and my Dad were the talk of the town in their day and known as the most romantic couple. He was tall and handsome and my mom fair and a knock out ~ gorgeously beautiful. My mom often sang in the patio lounge of the local bar by the ocean in the quaint town of Ventura, California. Her every performance was known for the passionate expressions which she never ceased to amaze, along with an incredible voice. I grew up hearing and watching my mom sing in our home most every day. It is simple for me, I lived around it and it was real. I live with a song in my heart, soul and mind, mostly with a song to express my feeling & passion for LIFE itself and how I experience it! In brief, I sang in public for the first time at the age of 8, but really sang at 16. Interestingly enough, my favorite place to sing is Karaoke with Celebs at Rap parties, so kick back and fun.
When I first sang on online karaoke I didn’t think anyone was out there. I had virtually no sound system, until someone said, were all here listening. Then I realized with a huge smile, that I had an audience. I thought I was hiding from the world. I find my time here to be one of the best because it is quiet……. Nobody here live in my studio…… lol I come here and sing sing sing at the end of my day…. Yet, I have people from all over the world here with me singing and writing to me. I have made some awesome friends here and in the Romance Club. I thank you all for your words of wisdom and most of all your FRIENDSHIP!"
FROM SILKYSYLVIA'S PROFILE PAGE:
Someone shared this with ME..... I'm sharing it with YOU ! ** ATTITUDE ** The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say, or do. It will make or break a company…. A church… a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we embrace for that day. We cannot change our past… we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude… I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I REACT to it. And so it is with you… WE are in charge of our Attitudes.”
...................... YOU make the song with your VOICE & style.... the music and lyrics are add ons............
.... I totally feel what I sing..... I so enjoying singing, friendships and all the parties I have been invited too, here... I am single and enjoying it...... never thought I'd enjoy an online site as I do this one............ LOOKING FORWARD TO THE "INNER CIRCLES" lists, YES !! I have to say..... I have been molded by the "ALMIGHTY", He is my confidant....
http://www.singsnap.com/snap/member/silkysylvia