APRIL WAS THE LAST DIARY???? AWW DAMN SORRY Y'ALL!!!

hey famz..i'm movin and shakin'...
I was just asked to replace Jodi Watley on a tour called the Soul Express.. www.soulexpress.us...
and I was asked to join producer Jason Miles to tour with him to Morracco,Marrakech (sp?)..etc... the Divas tour is getting closer to reality...the new Luther tribute cd i'm on is doing great already..just came out last week..my boyfriend is yummy and wonderful!! Jazz is turning 7 on December 6th! He's just a perfect little angel..well..not always..but he my heart!! I have been training THREE days a week with a trainer and running/walking on my treadmill...my diet is still screwed but I'm working on it!.....the weight will drop off when I get that straight!! lol... as soon as I get some money I start taking my weekly tennis lessons...I started karate lessons too..Jazz has been going for a while now..

Jazz on Easter Morning

I rarely show recent pictures of my baby,but he looked sooo handsome this morning,I wanted y'all to see him.

I'm accepting arranged marriage offers already! :)

(Joking).

 

 

JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA..LOS ANGELES WITH BRIAN CULBERTSON

hey y'all what's up?

I just got back from LA..I did a promotional date with Brian for his All Star Cruise,it was fun. The Garden Of Eden is a nice club...there were alot of people there..it was packed out..

I just always feel so self-conscious out there..because I don't have that LA look..I don't like how it feels...whatever..but the people are cool thank goodness...got to see David Nathan,(from soulmusic.com)and Pat Prescott who used to be a radio personality in New York,and now she's with the WAVE out there..Pat has been so supportive of my whole career..I wish they would let her choose the music at the station...she would have my back I'm sure...

Sometimes I wonder if I will ever see my career take a turn for the better soon...

Anyway..I'll write a new diary soon...

This one is done.. :)..well not really..

Jacksonville was off the hook..even with my terrible vocal chords..my peeps in Jacksonville treated me like I was in full voice!

We even had problems with the sound system,and the response to the band was incredible.We all appreciated the hospitality shown to us by the Ritz and we are really looking forward to playing there again.

 

Maysa

 

WOW....

Went on a date tonight...got the kiss of my life. Yeah..seriously.

Good gosh almighty.

Whew!!

 

The Listening Party In Baltimore..(typos will be fixed later)

Hey Y'all. I had such a great time at the listening party for the record last night in my hometown! (I'll post pictures soon)

Michele and her husband and son came and tried to buy me dinner..I ended up just getting a cup of tea..(which i didn't even get a chance to drink)...Thanks anyway Michele and family.

I was running around so much talking to people( I know I m supposed to be on vocal rest)...and doing short interview live on the radio through the night...and I sung with the awesome band they had there called the Rollex Band. The female lead singer,Baretta..was so full of energy,and the the male lead singer Keith was so cool.

I really enjoyed them so much. I was supposed to sing some songs from the album in between their breaks,but after they finished their first set and there was so much high energy in the place..there was no way on earth I was going to sing to some tracks. So I asked them if I could come and hang with them during the next set and they called me up on almost every song...Miss Baretta says she turning 51 next week..but she has a whole lot more energy than I do!

She inspired me so many ways last night..she has a wonderful stage presence. When she took a break I told the audience that she was my new teacher.

LoLo,the Quiet Storm radio personality who gave me this party has reallyy supported me over the years,doing her best to help get me out there even when the station wasn't able to play my music.

She's like one of the old school DJ's who would just play what they liked...any way,Thank Lolo..I felt like it was my birthday party..I was really spoiled last night.

I got an idea.. i'm going to ask Shanachie if they would be interested in holding Sweet Classsic Soul listening parties all of the states..maybe 6 major cities...

Well I want to take Jazzy out somewhere fun,so i'll talk to you all later....

 

Maysa

 

maysa's object of desire...

Hey y'all..I'm feeling a certain gentleman alot lately..I hope I can tell you something good about him one day...

Let's see what happens...

;) Maysa

LADIES...TIME TO GET YOUR MACK ON!!

 

I am so excited about Sweet Classic Soul because I got a chance to fully devote a whole record to the music that influenced me as a child growing up in the seventies.

This is the music I listened to over and over and over when I was teaching myself to sing. I hope that the artists, writers, producers, and the families of the artists who are no longer with us appreciate our interpretations of songs.

Also, I have deemed this record the "ladies mackin' record!"...a record women can use to set a romantic scene for the object of their desire! I know I am!

 

This Diary has been read 6,886 times since August 15,2004!!!

But the 6 is missing..I gotta call AOL..

:)

Went to one of my best friends..and Jazz's Godmother Wanda's birthday party tonight! We had a good time.

I can feel the energy.....it's about that time y'all!!!!

It's time y'all...Sweet Classic Soul is kicking up some dust!

I'm am toooooo excited..I know I feel this way about all of my records,but this one really is getting a huge buzz..more so than my other CD's.

I am home right now trying to rest my voice. I have been having vocal problems since November and it's not getting any better so I have to go through some more testing next week.

My doctor looked at my vocal chords and said they were in perfect condition, just inflamed from acid reflux. I have been taking the medicine..changed my eating habits...sleeping elevated and on my left side..everything possible....I dont feel any symptoms of acid reflux,but my voice is still not back to 100 percent.

I also am having allergy tests done and I need to find a company that does environmental tests on your home..because I have been getting sick lately and I never get sick...when I sneeze or cough my back itches like crazy..that must be some type of allergic reaction...because my back is VERY CLEAN!! LOL...my voice is constantly hoarse..and my voice does that thing like Peter Brady on the Brady Bunch when his voice was changing..(y'all remember that episode)...

And you know double dag on well that I am not letting anything interfere with my money maker.. I mean this has been the scariest 4 months of my life. I don't know what I would do with my life if I couldn't sing to my peeps! But I hope that maybe GOD just wants me to rest..because I really don't.And maybe ,who know..maybe during this break I may hook up with "THE ONE"....my future sweetie can't find me if i'm on the road ALL the time..:)

Plus I get to be Jazz's mommy fo real..24/7...I get to get on a  little schedule with my trainer...yeah..I'm gonna try to enjoy my little break.

I really enjoyed the American tour..which Bluey named "The East Coast Boogie Tour" (he names all of the tours we do)....every city was fantastic and really showed us alot of love....I am really proud of Baltimore..because since I don't get played much on the radio here I figured the crowd would be just.. okay!! But that joint was sold out!!

And the energy was off the hook!

Thank you home town...

It was really great to see my old and new "cuzzinz" too...Bruce who I haven't seen in a long time and to finally meet Miss Kendra!

I appreciate all of you for not slamming me about my voice and understanding that I was frustrated as hell...That is the worst feeling in the world to me..disappointing people who come to hear me sing.I am a basket case when I can't do my job.

But there was no way I wasn't gonna come out to see everyone...I just wish I could have sung my heart out like I wanted to.

If you haven't already done so ,please check out the interview I did with Ledisi..it's on the news page or her website messageboard.

Thank to the person who did the myspace site....I think it's pretty cool.

OH!!!

For those of you in the Baltimore/Washington area..I am having a record release party Friday March 3 in Baltimore at the City View Bar and Grill ,6700 Security Blvd. Radio personality LOLO and Majic 95.9 are sponsoring the event,and it's gonna be really sweet.I think it starts at 8pm..I will have the confirmed info on Monday.

Something really sweet happened to me at the station on Friday when I went to do (drops)...{"hello this is Maysa and you're listening to...."}

I ran into...literally... a beautiful man who I always see when I do the radio thing..but I felt a special connection to him this time.His energy towards me is awesome.....ummm....umm...ummm...anyway...

I better not say any more,because he may know someone who reads this site and I dont want this to get cheesy! lol...

So..back to Sweet Classic Soul...

I said to Goody on the message board that I really need everyones help to promote this cd however I dont want ya'll to go through any expense..I refuse to let this one fade into the background like my others...I have got to do whatever I can.

I spoke to Stevie (Wonder) and told him that I redid ALL I DO and he told me thank you!! Isn't that sweet! He hasn't heard it yet..I hope he likes it.

I gotta go..Jazz wants me to help him with his Zelda video game..The sad part is that I actually know how to play!

See ya soon,

Maysa

MAYSA SWEET CLASSIC SOUL

1.WISHING ON A STAR

2.DON'T SAY GOODNIGHT

3.ALL I DO

4.LOVE WONT LET ME WAIT

5.COME GO WITH ME

6.BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW

7.PLAYIN' YOUR GAME BABY

8.LOVE COMES EASY

9.ANY LOVE

10.FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE

HAPPY NEW YEAR FAMILY!!!

HIYA!

I'M IN LONDON,WILL BE HERE UNTIL THE 5TH..THEN I'M OFF TO BLACKPOOL....ON JAN.5,6,AND7...THEN HOME ON THE 8TH.

I AM TRYING TO UPDATE THE DIARY BUT THE ADD PICTURES PART ISNT WORKING...

BE BACK SOON...

 ALOT OF GOOD STUFF HAS ALREADY BEGUN IN 2006!

MAYSA