As Promised

Self,

As promised to my Bahamian Papi who's tending the "gaytes." Here is the first installment of the True Diva Series. For a while it was hard to decide who should be the first person that I recognize as a true diva. The answer finaly occured to me when I remember something from my childhood. My first trip to Washington DC was with my mom and brother we toured the US on Amtrack (a fantastic experience that I think would be great to recreate with Prince EsQuire for our 30th anniversary of friendship.) Well, we were only in DC for a day, and just could hit the "hot spots," all the things that tourist do. One of those hot spots we went to was the Smithsonian. (I mean who wouldn't it's the US National Museum, right) One of, if not the only exhibit that I remember from that visit was dedicated to "The First Lady of Song," Ella Fitzgerald. I don't know if the exhibit is still up, but the link goes to a website that reminds me what the exhibit looked like at that time. I'll either have to take a trip to investigate or have to appreciate hearing from any loyal subjects residing there that would be kind enough to report back.
Anyway, so who is more deserving to be honored first as a true diva than someone the government has already bestowed it's greatest honor. (Click on the link and there's a paragraph stating that Miss Ella was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.)


With that said, I give you a moment with ....Ella Fitzgerald!

Enjoy!




OK here's an encore.



Sincerely,
Pharaoh