In the early 1950s, elegant and worldly Régine Fondulac, widow of a well-regarded talent scout, must overcome her self-doubts and a myriad of obstacles to realize her dream of making her New Orleans supper club a premier showcase for unique and dynamic musicians. In her drive to succeed, Régine explores unusual paths that lead her […]
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54. The Nun and the Motown Song
When my wife was in the eighth grade in Brooklyn, NY, she attended a Catholic school. That year, she was in the classroom of “Sister Bertrand,” who was a math wiz with a sharp mind, a hidden sense of humor, and a reputation for being strict. To an eighth grader, Sister Bertrand would have seemed […]
3. Crossed-Signals, Misunderstandings, and Other Illusions
Have you ever been fond of a song that you Thought you knew the lyrics to, only to find out – sometimes years later – that the words were not quite how you sang them? I was on a snack run with some friends when the Stevie Nicks song Stand Back played over the store’s […]