In my previous post,Bend Over, I confessed the dilemma(s) that I believe many a musician have faced,especially when it comes to charity events. Often,one has to 'bend over' and accept gratitude as their day's wages upon performing at one of these concerts. I am reminded of my dear friend, Karimi Wandiri'srhetorical question to artistes, at last weekend's POWOconference: 'Do you want a 100% of nothing,or a smaller percentage of something big?' True, this is one's career,one's mode of earning income,and it's understandable to walk away from pro-bono events,especially if they seem to be the only ones calling, but just how far doing them anyway can take you is a matter well worth considering.
Rose Nasimiyu. There is no shortage of compliments to pay to this 9 year old angel. She has enough optimism to save Africa from its woes,in my humble opinion. She wants to model,she wants to be a doctor. And I see why. She's at home with medical terms such as: biopsy,leukemia,lymph nodes,chemotherapy. She was featured on K-24s Capital Talk (The Bench), and previously at the launch of The Africa Cancer Foundation ,where,on and on,she talked about her condition, with such ease and eloquence,not forgetting her infectious smile. At some point I was confused, hers was the countenance of a 9 year old talking about gummy bears and fairy tales!But no...the matter she addressed? The cancer she's battling. Rose's story has tugged at my heart's strings. Instead of giving in,she's fighting back,and fighting hard. She has released a single, I Believe, to help her parents raise funds to meet her medical bills. How about that!!! Sir Bob Collymore has agreed to put her song on Skiza Tunes, and all proceeds from the downloads will go to Princess Rosie's medical fund. Back to Karimi's question. My response? I want a part of the 'something big',in this case, giving Rose a chance to fight for her life! She wants to sing her song to the world,and with the confidence that oozed from her,enough to leave Jeff Koinange speechless (did I see him tear? :-D). Thus,ladies and gentlemen,for Rose,I will bend over,and accept her smile alone as my wage! I invite any and all ideas to help out 'Princess Rosie'. She doesn't know if she can still be a model with all the scars from the chemo deals, to which I reacted, Photoshoot PAP! Let's give this angel of hope a reason to reignite any lost hope in our very selves. I gladly accept this Bend Over :-D Sent from my BlackBerry®
Rose Nasimiyu. There is no shortage of compliments to pay to this 9 year old angel. She has enough optimism to save Africa from its woes,in my humble opinion. She wants to model,she wants to be a doctor. And I see why. She's at home with medical terms such as: biopsy,leukemia,lymph nodes,chemotherapy. She was featured on K-24s Capital Talk (The Bench), and previously at the launch of The Africa Cancer Foundation ,where,on and on,she talked about her condition, with such ease and eloquence,not forgetting her infectious smile. At some point I was confused, hers was the countenance of a 9 year old talking about gummy bears and fairy tales!But no...the matter she addressed? The cancer she's battling. Rose's story has tugged at my heart's strings. Instead of giving in,she's fighting back,and fighting hard. She has released a single, I Believe, to help her parents raise funds to meet her medical bills. How about that!!! Sir Bob Collymore has agreed to put her song on Skiza Tunes, and all proceeds from the downloads will go to Princess Rosie's medical fund. Back to Karimi's question. My response? I want a part of the 'something big',in this case, giving Rose a chance to fight for her life! She wants to sing her song to the world,and with the confidence that oozed from her,enough to leave Jeff Koinange speechless (did I see him tear? :-D). Thus,ladies and gentlemen,for Rose,I will bend over,and accept her smile alone as my wage! I invite any and all ideas to help out 'Princess Rosie'. She doesn't know if she can still be a model with all the scars from the chemo deals, to which I reacted, Photoshoot PAP! Let's give this angel of hope a reason to reignite any lost hope in our very selves. I gladly accept this Bend Over :-D Sent from my BlackBerry®
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