Jessie's gonna kick my behind for putting these pictures in here. But, you know, she loves me anyway. Like a sis. I typed this small so she would have a hard time reading this. I know, when she finally figures out what it says, she will probably set me straight, and right away, too. Hee hee, just like a sis.
It is still sometimes difficult
for me to believe that I know this woman. Jessie Caro-Maier is one
of the warmest, charismatic, compassionate individuals I have ever met,
bubbling with fun and passion.
When I first met her, I sang with
a tiny voice. I didn't believe I could sing the blues. But,
Jessie believed with all her heart that I could. In her comforting
and encouraging way, she somehow convinced me over several months to try
to sing some of my own blues songs. With her help, along with the
enormous influence of Erin Gullaksen, somehow I managed in a few short
months to find the giant voice that desired to come bellowing out.
All these years I had written music, never had I known that I would ever
find a voice like this. With every song now, I could feel my mouth
shape itself into a little bit of rock or swing or classical or blues surprising
myself with a voice to boot. And, Jessie is one of the people I have
to credit. To this day, she continues to push me to believe in myself
and to keep celebrating life with the gifts we were given. She is
one of the world's greatest supporters of the human soul--caressing and
uplifting the soul with the magic of her own voice and the passion for
her music. Anyone who has heard this woman sing, has heard the depths
of her spirit ring within their own. (Trust me, if you have, you
know what I mean.) She told me some day soon, she will come out with a CD.
Hmmmm.....told me she was gonna steal my "Under a Weeping Willow" song, too.
Oh, that Jessie Girrrl.
