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I am not playing the blues, it’s JAZZ.  Like my dear Minnie Ripperton (RIP) sang: “I’m not gonna sing the blues, cause I don’t wanna cry. I only wanna be as free as the skies, don’t let anyone bring you down…” It’s a rainy day in Cali and I’m loving it! People who have never…

     Gravity on Earth exists whether you believe or not. If you jump off a skyscraper, they will be scraping your remains off the sidewalk.  I wish I could just say I don’t believe  21st century slavery is real and slavery all around the world would magically disappear.  Unfortunately,  as I write these words,…

When I learned that the United Nations estimates there are 2.5 million slaves worldwide today and other  organizations like International Justice Mission https://www.ijm.org conclude the number is much higher, I felt compelled to do something to help stop slavery.  Instead of asking family, friends and  fans to donate money for me to record more music,…

The holidays are here again and many people are stressing, worrying about how they’re going to put the money together for feasting and gifts. This morning I received a message from a  fan saying how rough this year has been, but a church gave her a turkey and other food so she can cook Thanksgiving…

Veterans Day should be every day. We should never take for granted the sacrifices Veterans made in order for us to enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. I enjoy meeting and entertaining Veterans and active duty women and men.

Had a FUN interview yesterday on The Chris Top Program iHeart radio. http://www.spreaker.com/user/christop/aria-elan-on-the-chris-top-program “Smile, it’s a natural high…”

Female and Flush Women in America have come a long way;  from barefoot to birth control ; from victim to voting ; from being property to owning property.  The Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title 7,  made it illegal to discriminate against someone based on gender and title 9, which provides for equal education, is…