I would like very much to send you a original “First Bloom” Painting to remind you that your mom is a reminded love of beauty. My heart feels your loss from this disease. This saturday In DC we have our Global Komen Race For The Cure” I’ll be reading the poem that Tom Austin wrote ( a co-writer with Bob Gaudio)” Who Wears Short Shorts” My First Bloom painting became the inspirational words “Wildflowers” from the symbolic petals that remind us of the triumph of color and life against feelings of being without Hope and dark dispair. We stand together as people, just as flowers lean upon one another in the wind. Our leaves are the hands that hold on to one another. The various petals are colorful, delicate in nature, just as we go on day to day. We become alive from the voice of a friend, a lover. As the wind touches our face, it reminds us of the flower swaying, blowing around to hold onto hope. We too can have the symbolic gift in our mind to restore our body, just as a petal grows once again from the roots so shall our body take a course to heal as a rebirth.
If a single First Bloom painting can brighten up a survivor, or a family that lost a loved one, then everything is worthwhile for me to help. If you coud write to me on Facebook, or Wusatv9.com Buddy Blog, or just Skyewind@aol.com with a address please!
Have a wonderful summer, and thank you for a lovely comment on” Jersey Babys CD” JONI Relyea

I echo the many comments you made regarding the “Jersey Boys” show and the actors themselves.

I saw the show for my 2nd time last week and it was wonderful. Besides being a fantastic musical with such a talented cast, what makes the show more special are the four stars–JLY,Christian, Daniel, and Bobby. They are so genuinely warm, sincere, and giving as human beings that it makes us drawn to them.

I am so excited for their success and look forward to seeing more of them. They deserve the BEST!

Your interview echoed many of the sentiments I have felt throughout the run of Jersey Boys. I have seen the show ten times to date with tickets for three more times. Unfortunately, I have tickets for Saturday, February 10, which I won’t be able to use because I had foot surgery yesterday and am disabled for the next four weeks. The good news is that we have given the tickets to close friends who have been wanting to see the show!

I grew up with Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. When I saw Jersey Boys for the first time in November 2005, actually right after the show opened, I felt like I was a teenager again. By the second time I saw the show, Jersey Boys and the original Four Seasons were indistinguishable to me. That’s what a great job John, Christian, Bobby and Daniel were doing.

Perhaps most importantly, being a great fan of the show lead to some charitable endeavors for my husband and me. It was through JLY’s blog that we learned of BC/EFA and became supporters of this outstanding, grass-roots organization. Perhaps even more incredible was a connection I made with one of the ticket agents at August Wilson – who knew me from the many times I purchased tickets for more shows. This agent spoke to me about his nephew, who is autistic, and who was greatly helped by the school he attended – the Mill Neck Manor School. I sought to find out more about this school and through my communications with the school, became a sponsor of the new music program the school is implementing to help hearing impaired students.

My husband and I have a charitable foundation whose mission is to fund underfunded causes. Through Jersey Boys, we are now supporters of both BC/EFA and Mill Neck Manor School. Our love of the show has been the catalyst for charitable work – what a great gift the show has given us.

Hope to meet you at an upcoming show, Howard! Irene Eizen

-Christian