I organize my life with these beautiful yellow creatures and I have friends, relatives, coworkers past and present who will testify to that effect.  I always have to have a pad close by.  I’d be lost without them!  Anything important that I need to remember, appointments, to do’s, sometimes as simple as “wash hair,” “clean litter box,” or “do laundry”, it all gets written down.  At work it use to be “call so and so,” “contract musicians for session,” “call back the drummer and see if he’s solid,” “get string player referrals.”  Yes most of this was in my computer on ACT, but if it was really important it was also on a sticky attached to the side of my computer.

At home they are organized by the day in my kitchen.  I write something down so I won’t forget it, then put it in the pile under the day it needs to get done.  Every morning then I look under that days sticky notes and I feel that much better.  I have back up.  My sticky notes act like my own personal assistant reminding me of what “really” needs to be accomplished that particular day.  I have managed multi million dollar projects this way without dropping the ball.  It’s quite humorous to my friends and co-workers, but it works for me.  Did you ever see Lily Tomlin’s “in Search of Intelligent Life?”  There’s a scene with sticky notes and the woman is so obsessed with them that she has them posted all up and down her arms, well that’s me only I have them posted in my kitchen, on my computer, and on rare occasion on my desk chair so I remember to do something or call someone the second I return.

Today I have confessed.  I have come clean with you.  This is one of the things you have now learned about me, a little something that grows between the cracks, a discovery so to speak.  I endorse whole heartedly with all my being the use and utility of using 3M yellow 2 7/8” X 2 7/8” Post-It’s.  My life would be a mess without them and I don’t plan on giving them up anytime soon.  This product can be found in most drug stores, stationary stores, grocery stores, and office supply stores.  And I swear to you 3M did not pay me to write this, although I would be an amazing spokeswomen for them if somehow by some chance, they read this post.

Directed by Lian Lunson with music produced once again by famed music producer Hal Wilner, the concert portion of the film takes place in Sydney, Australia in 2005 at the Sydney Opera House and stars an impressive roster of guest artists performing Leonard Cohen songs.  This included the likes of Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Linda Thompson, Teddy Thompson, Nick Cave, Jarvis Cocker, The Handsome Family, Beth Orton, Antony, with backup singers Peria Batalla and Julie Christensen and a special performance by Leonard Cohen with U2’s Bono and The Edge filmed specifically for the movie.

The story is told by Cohen and is taken from interviews that were filmed in LA.  It is interspersed with old photo’s and home movies from Cohen’s life, spanning from his childhood in Montreal, to life as a monk, the past and present day.  Cohen speaks candidly of his journey, his influences, the twists and turns his life has taken, his spiritual quest including becoming a monk, and it also delves a bit into the rumors of his romantic life and female escapades of which he has also became famous.

“I’m Your Man” is worth seeing on so many levels.  Released in 2006 this award- winning story is incredibly interesting and the music is fantastic!  If at any time over the past 40 years you have found yourself taken by this wonderful musician poet, or if this is the first time you are being introduced to Leonard Cohen, he is someone you will want to know, and this is a movie you will want to see.   Available on DVD, it also plays occasionally on PBS.   If you haven’t already experienced its pleasure, consider taking the time to do so.

Below is a link to the movies trailer.  Get a preview by either clicking on the link below or cutting and pasting it into your browser.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPUnexRUD4U

We had a wonderful meal with our friends and later I told my boyfriend of the time, that I was in love with this street and we had to come back here the next day.  The following day we returned and the same cobblestone street was bustling with commerce, filled with the freshest flowers, vegetable stands with the most wonderful farmers vegetables, every kind of cheese imaginable, breads to die for, poultry and meats that would make the carnivorous mouth water.  All the shop windows were decorated for the holiday, full of color, full of life.  The patisseries beckoned you to walk inside and try some, and the little shops that lined the street were filled with fun and interesting objects one needs and doesn’t.  I remember finding some pretty wonderful shoes, innovative clothing that I had to try on, and lots of other small restaurants with menu’s, many ethnic, to someday sample, which I since have.  Also note there are some great side streets and restaurants to explore nearby as well.

From that night on whenever I am in Paris, I never miss an opportunity to walk up or down the gentle cobblestone slope called Rue Mouffetard, also referred to as “Le Mouffe”. It’s got to be my favorite place in Paris, if one can choose.  Located in the 5th arrondissement near the church Saint Medard, by what I always consider to be the base of the street, is a circle with a fountain surrounded by little cafes and patisseries.  From there, your nose and the colors will lead you to where you want to go.  Some people say the street represents the history of Paris.  So if you’ve never walked on Rue Mouffetard, and you’re going to be in Paris this summer or any season, try to find time to savor this vibrant colorful neighborhood.  You’ll thank me.

A short walk from the Pantheon, the nearest Metro stops are Place Monge and Censier-Daubenton.

I’ve been a big fan of Lucinda’s for a number of years, albums before her most well known, “Car Wheels.”  And yes I refer to her as Lucinda, not Lucinda Williams, because by now we should be on a first name basis.

I’ve listened to her lament; sing about love and loss, read the lyrics to her stories, and seen her in concert many times over.  I have visited Lake Charles, Greenville, and Nacodoches; felt her every word and moved to every chord.  I’ve dreamed of being Lucinda, and also been happy I’m not her.  Sometimes she’s seemed too sad!  But I’ve always wished I had her talent and her guts.   Her talent, because it is evident in her writing and the way she expresses it; her guts, because she says it like it is to her.  She’s not afraid to share her raw emotion.  You can hear it in her lyrics and the sound of her moans as she sings.

Lucinda Williams is both great and depressing, but sometimes it is just what I need, to hear someone suffering in love more than me.  Other times she is so damn sexy that I strut around my apartment as if I were singing to 20,000 people and they all thought I was the sexiest bitch on the planet.  She’s sorrowful, sexy, lyrical and sensitive all in one, and the woman rocks!

“Right In Time” is just one of many Lucinda songs I love, and I hope my Daily Tune On choice today is “Right In Time” with you.

To view Lucinda Williams singing “Right In Time” either click on the link below, or cut and paste it into your browser.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa0Wajk8vF0&feature=related