Sundays in my City - Sunny Sony Sounds - June 19, 2011

I've been home from the hospital since Tuesday afternoon, still on two different
oral antibiotics, and I'm feeling better.  My only real problem is that my left
ankle is not healing as fast as I would like.  I'm still having trouble walking on
my left foot and there is still some swelling that remains.  I hope this isn't going
to be permanent since I need to be able to get around!!

It's been a nice weekend and I could not entirely obey doctor's orders to spend
most of it in bed, with my ankle elevated.  The Bay area's former jazz diva,
Sony Holland, and her song writer husband, Jerry Holland, who is also a guitar
virtuoso, were in town to do a series of three shows for their loyal fans.

Thursday, they did an outdoor performance at the Marin Art and Garden center

in Ross, California.  It was a glorious day and people spread out their blankets

on the lawn, brought picnics, and enjoyed the music.  Children of all ages

danced and cavorted, dogs raced about, and birds joined in with their

melodies.  I am sure it must have been a bit distracting for our beloved

entertainers but they were just wonderful, nonetheless.  We also got to see a

bit of the gardens before the performance, with so many beautiful flowers

in bloom.

Saturday night, our glamorous diva performed in Palo Alto, California at the Jewish

Cultural Center.  This time, in addition to Jerry's guitar, she was accompanied by

Benny Watson on the piano, Seward McCain on bass, and Bob Blankenship on

drums.  Dressed in a sparkling black dress and glittering bling, her performance

was beyond description.  You could hear a pin drop in the auditorium as she sang

beautiful numbers from the Great American songbook, several songs writter by

her husband, Jerry Holland, and rocking tunes like "Honky Cat."  The whole

evening was fabulous.  I never tire of hearing her.  And there's more to come.

This evening, she and Jerry return to Cafe Divine in San Francisco where they

used to perform on Sunday nights.  It will be packed full, a reunion of the

"Dynamic Duo" and all their adoring fans! 





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