Simone Blog Posts and Journal Entries

CELEBRITIES ACROSS THE ARTS SPECTRUM LEND THEIR TALENTS TO CELEBRATE NINA SIMONE’S CULTURAL FOOTPRINT

Posted by Anthony Page on April 12, 2010

MEDIA ALERT!APRIL 12, 2010CONTACT: ANTHONY R. PAGEPHONE: 404-786-3277 ( Atlanta , GA ). The Estate of Dr. Nina Simone has created a special visual and performing arts tribute titled The Nina Simone Experience. Billy D. Williams, Speech from the music group Arrested Development as well as the family of the legendary Godfather of Soul have all offered their support to honoring Nina Simone’s life and… (read more)

Family Time in Ghana 2009

Posted by Simone on February 15, 2010

If you haven’t been to Africa, you must go; at least once in your life. I’m positive it will change your perspective on many things. My mother used to recount her first trip to Africa with the same wisp of nostalgia each time she told the story. I dare say her virgin experience was in Morocco, but I was so young don’t quote me. What I do remember with crystal clarity is her life was forever… (read more)

Simone's Holiday Thoughts

Posted by Simone on January 14, 2010

SIMONE’S HOLIDAY THOUGHTS Greetings and Salutations!! The Christmas season is upon us and 2010 is closing in. My intention was to write something “profound” over Thanksgiving but I never got around to it; choosing to take an adventure instead which resulted in the dolphin pictures you no doubt have seen. I do hope this blog finds you well for I AM. I will begin… (read more)

Greetings from China

Posted by Simone on October 2, 2009

GREETINGS FROM CHINA Ni Hao!! Don’t know if I spelled it correctly (in English) but it means “Hello” in Mandarin. My family and I have been here for two weeks now and are due to return to the US in a week. Life in China is quite different than in the US and it constantly leaves me in a state of awe and wonder. From the language to the architecture to the food to the fashion to the… (read more)

From Orlando to Bethlehem to Beijing

Posted by Simone on September 2, 2009

Greetings from Orlando, FL. I arrived late last night and am now quite happy to now be reunited with my daughter; we survived the 10 days!!! And, within those 10 days I have performed with my “Bangin Band” in Park City, Utah, Minneapolis, MN and Musikfest in Bethlehem, PA. Let me begin by saying Park City, Utah took my breath away! I was not anticipating going there only to be pleasantly… (read more)

STT Tour Comes to the End

Posted by Simone on August 6, 2009

Greetings all, How have you been since my last blog? I write you from a plane headed from Atlanta to my next gig in Utah. I still have to make a concerted effort to remember what day this is….Saturday, 1 August, 2009. I’ve been journalizing less due to keeping you abreast of my peripatetic life and in so doing have created my own “simone’s Blogs” folder… (read more)

Today's Blog: Sing the Truth - Somewhere in Spain

Posted by Simone on July 18, 2009

Greetings from Valencia,Whew!!! It's getting harder to fit blogging in the closer we get to finishing this tour.....but I am determined to see all of you through to the end with me.Before getting into the present day, I MUST recount our Montreaux experience as it rivals July 24th 1999, the evening I first shared the stage with my mother captured on the first track of SIMONE on SIMONE (SOS).I… (read more)

Today's Blog: Sing the Truth - On the Train to Rotterdam

Posted by Simone on July 18, 2009

Greetings Everyone,We are on a train traveling from Ghent to Rotterdam. Last night's Ghent show was another success and I've no doubt tonight will be the same....:-) considering each show has become less technical and more natural as we begin to truly live and interpret the chosen songs. The only song we all do together, at this time, is FOUR WOMEN and WOW!!!! Talk about becoming… (read more)

Today's Blog: Sing the Truth Montreaux

Posted by Simone on July 14, 2009

Greetings All!!We're at Schipol Airport in Holland awaiting the gate number for our flight to Geneva, Switzerland. The name "Geneva Switzerland" brings back many memories of my time at boarding school in Lausanne , Switzerland in 1975-76. The biggest city within proximity was Geneva and we went often I was 13/14 years old and it was an experience I will never forget having… (read more)

Today's Blog: Sing the Truth in Greece

Posted by Simone on July 13, 2009

Sunday, July 5, 2009 Greetings from Athens, Greece - Home of the Parthenon, the Acropolis and so many wonderful historical sites..... We arrived today around noon and the weather was warm and inviting................ that's as far as I got this morning at 2 am (up again). I decided to take a little sleeping aid given to me - over the counter, thank you!!- and wound up sleeping… (read more)

Today's Blog: Greetings from Copenhagen

Posted by Simone on July 5, 2009

Greetings from Copenhagen, The time is now 1:30pm local time and we just checked into our hotel. My suite is so nice I had to take pictures. Speaking of pictures, I've been taking them and will share them as soon as I can - who knows if that will be while we're on the move, but I will try. I do hope you have been enjoying the blogs i've been writing while on this tour. We've… (read more)

Sing the Truth: POLAND

Posted by Simne on July 3, 2009

Greeting Everyone!I am tired!! It's 2 am here in Poland and I should be going to bed but I wanted to share what was yesterday's events with you while it's still somewhat fresh.The entire Company spent the day at Congress Hall, the theatre we performed in. We, Divas left the hotel at 1:45 pm headed for the theatre for a day of rehearsal, interviews and the show. We ran down FOUR WOMEN… (read more)

Greetings from Warsaw, Poland!

Posted by Simone on July 1, 2009

Hi Everyone!! Greetings from Warsaw, Poland.After a 3 hour delay and a 9 hour flight, I am operating on fumes. Wanted to take a moment to share with you the events of the last 24 hours while it's still fresh.Met Angelique Kidjo and Diane Reeves for the first time at the airport yesterday. Lizz and I already know each other from the last SING THE TRUTH (STT) concert we did at Carnegie… (read more)

My Thoughts on Michael Jackson

Posted by Simone on June 26, 2009

I began to Tweet about the heartbreaking news on Michael Jackson and realized (considering I kept typing too many characters) I simply needed to stop half stepping and write without worrying about being edited.Yesterday as I walked around Aventura Mall in Aventura Florida I heard someone yell out "Michael Jackson's dead". I didn't pay it any mind, wondering if that person was trying to… (read more)

June 24, 2009: Greetings World!!

Posted by Simone on June 24, 2009

Greetings World!! Hope this finds everyone well. I sit at my computer having been awakened by my neighbor’s TV blasting at 7:30 am…..some people don’t seem to be able to hear very well, it seems. They were nice enough to turn it down when I knocked on their door and now I’m writing you – 2 months late! Where has the time gone? And, what have I… (read more)