This is a personal yet public outcry to one of my besties Lissa.
Dear Lissa,
Remember when we were riding in the car en route to your show in Cleveland? We were laughing and singing and I told you how my favorite place in the world to listen to music (and the only public place I sing aloud to it) was the grocery store? Do you remember how specific I got, telling you it couldn’t be a fancy grocery store like Whole Foods or Pusateri’s but rather Metro or Loblaws?
Lissa, I write you this letter to implore you to please, please, please -with a bucket of Cherry Garcia on top- make a grocery store mixtape! I know you’re a busy famous DJ BUT I think this mix-tape would only make you more pop-u-lar! (possibly with the over 55 set, but popular is popular, lol) Seriously, who doesn’t like Mike And The Mechanic’s, Cindy Lauper, Luther Vandros or at least who doesn’t know one or all of there songs? We could even do the coolest cover-art involving a shopping cart and the sugary cereal aisle!
I already know two people who would snap it up! Tonya, a fellow grocery store music aficionado and Mimi who’s ipod had me wishing I could do that ‘move my hand really fast and make it snap thing’ that the kids do. We will even throw a party to celebrate it all in honor of you and mid-range grocery stores everywhere that celebrate the goodness of what is so poorly categorized as Adult contemporary – it is so much more than adult contemporary!
Anyhoot, I digress.
Just DO IT!
xoxo,
coco
p.s. you look friggin BEYOND in the pic I included
p.p.s. if you agree feel free to encourage my little buddy with a comment. there’s something motivating about popular demand
p.p.p.s. while I’m waiting I will be listening to THIS
So sorry for being away from you for so long!!!! We’ve been pulling our hair out trying to figure out the issues (we aren’t the most tech savvy gals around town) but with a little help from our amazing friends Nataliya and Lissa we’re at it again!
Stay tuned for more from the coco & lowe fam!!!
We love you and missed you so!
xoxo,
coco & lowe
You all know how much we love The Remix Project and all of the amazing things that they do for kids in our community, well this Valentines Day you can show your love for Remix AND your loved one all at the same time!
Here are the deets:
For only a $20 donation, REMIX will send your valentine a photo card by Yasmine James and an exclusive mixtape by your choice of either:
Future The Prince , Official DJ for Drake.
or
Josh McGuirk aka J Charles of Styrofoam Ones
With the donation you also get a tax receipt for the full value! Remix will send out all the photos and mixtapes Sunday morning.
This Valentine’s Day tell the one you love how you feel while also supporting The REMIX Project and its mentorship programs.
To pick your photo and mixtape just click here.
Send them to your friends, lovers, family, co-workers, whoever! Just send them!!!
xoxo,
coco
I was at Chapters the other day and found these awesome journals!
I love this Dysfunctions journal because it’s a way to laugh at life’s many issues. The quotes within the book also helps you realize you are not alone. The top of each page says “I’m dysfunctional today because:” LOL
For all of you insomniacs or dreamers that have been encouraged to leave a journal next to the bedside for easy access, this one is for you!
xoxo,
Lowe
So many more but I’m sleepy…. ’till next time
*hugs*
coco
p.s. what fictional females do you adore?
my grandmother on her wedding day
I went to go and see my Grandmother this past weekend in New York. She’s 92 and suffers from Parkinson’s disease which has left her quite immobile and unable to communicate properly. I’ve never been very close to my Grandmother for a myriad of reasons but because my parents asked me to go (and they don’t ask me for much) I went. She wasn’t able to speak much when I was there but was able to say (with much effort) ‘I’m very proud of you girls’ to myself and my sister. The emotion I felt was overwhelming, I couldn’t stop the tears…
I was quick to realize that the amazing thing about this experience was the fact that although we aren’t close, in that one afternoon all of the unsettling feelings I had towards this woman were erased. I was able to learn things about her and see her in a totally different light. The idea that life is so incredibly fleeting became paramount in my thoughts. To see a woman who was so strong willed to be reduced to a feeble being unable to be in control of any aspect of her life was absolutely heartbreaking. Seeing her reduced to that state made me just want to hug her and try somehow to make whatever pain she was suffering from disappear.
Following the devastation that is occurring in Haiti has just furthered my understanding that dwelling on minor mishaps or fighting and bickering over the tiny unimportant minutia of life is such an overwhelming waste of time. Life is far too short. We all have bad days, but no day is bad enough to waste it caught up with feelings of hate. We all fall victim to our insecurities from time to time and let these feelings dictate our behavior, but this weekend I realized again how much of an utter waste of time that is. My Grandmother may have not done everything in her life the way I would have liked it her too, but she did what she could and most importantly, she raised the most amazing man in my life, my Father.
my daddy
Everyday try to see the good and stop wasting time searching for the bad. We all make mistakes and although we don’t have to love or even like everyone we come in contact with, making a concerted effort to hurt others will end up hurting you as much as it hurts them. After this weekend I can truly say I’ve bare witness to the fact that life becomes so real, so short and so simple when you can see the end….
Just like Bonnie Raitt says:
“Life gets pretty precious, when there’s less of it to waste.”
Hug someone you love really, really tight tonight…
xoxo,
coco
