Baby Steps for October

Howdy folks,

When I was a broadcasting student in university, the new TV season was seriously on par with Christmas. It was our homework to watch, dissect and critique new shows, and we took it super seriously! All these years later I still get that new season rush. So I thought I'd recommend my new faves to try to help them survive and rise about the crap. If you haven't yet seen The Closer or Everybody Hates Chris, please check them both out next week! Wonderful writing. Only five weeks into the season, I'm predicting a Best Comedy Emmy nomination next year for EHC and Best Actress In A Drama win for Kyra Sedgwick. I must also give an honourable mention to Close To Home which I've been enjoying quite a bit as well.

So there's going to be second season of RockStar - RockStar: Van Halen. Oh good Lord why why why? Why can't a good thing be allowed to happen once and then be over? I predict a complete bust. As my sister says, "Michael Hutchence killed himself. The public killed Van Halen." I couldn't have said it any better.

On to more serious things - the situation in Pakistan is beyond dire. If you have even $5 that you can give to the relief effort, don't think that it isn't enough or it's insignificant. It can buy toothbrushes or milk or a loaf of bread, and that's invaluable. The U.N. says that in terms of logistics, this rescue effort is far more difficult than the tsunami and the amount of aid being sent is significantly less. There are people suffering terribly in India as well, and temperatures in the whole region are dropping rapidly. It's expected that over 100,000 will be dead when all is said and done. That's 100,000 human beings that could have been you or me had we simply be born somewhere else. If you can help, please, please do.

I thought I'd share a little song that I wrote the other day, actually the other morning at about 3:30 a.m. Pensive nights are an unwritten tune's best friend. This is one of those songs that could've been much longer, but sometimes the point is so simple... Forgive me if the piano is a little muffled. My heart tends to be at its most awake in the middle of the night but my ears often are not. Sitting at the keys I felt the pulse of yesteryear beating all around me, aware that one of the fiercest and most beautiful waves in history and finally crashed upon the shore. So many people rode that wave, and now we must create new ones. They start with ripples.

Rosa (2:36)

News coming soon about my latest project - a true passion of mine that I hope will make a difference. Here are the details pertaining to my show next week. It's my first with a full band in ages, and I'm premiering several new songs, so I'm really looking forward to it. Hugs to all.

Peace&Patience... Tanisha

TANISHA TAITT & LINDI ORTEGA with guest artist Gavin Slate Saturday November 5th ~ 8:30 p.m. Victory Cafe ~ 581 Markham St. (Bloor & Bathurst) Doors 8 p.m. ~ Cover $8