Nope I met Jeff in Stamford when I went to the Michael's Gala in 08' . Jeff did invite me on a tour of the set so I hope to take him up on it some day soon. :)
Hi Amie, I’ve just read your comment on the « Royal Albert Hall” blog about the concert being recorded. Do you think that would be wise to film a concert on DVD, when a concert at the same venue was released on DVD just 6 months earlier? It would be cool to always have the best concerts on DVD or CD but don’t think that’s good marketing. By the way, how lucky of you to live so close to Michael! Did you know that your name, the way it’s spelled means “friend” in French? Well take care Amie and if you want a sample of how great the November 23 RAH concert was, look on Youtube, there’s a boatload of videos, enjoy! Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Hi Amie, Thanks for your messages. Yes I know how desirable the RAH is for filming. I’m sure it’s probably one of the 3 most filmed venues ever. What I was saying is that Michael filmed his November 3 2009 concert there and the DVD was released in May 2010 so, it would be very unlikely another one would be recorded, as awesome as the concert was. I’m thinking that Michael had the opportunity to film there so he grabbed it. I don’t know why he filmed his “Best of Michael Bolton” up here in Rama Ontario in ’04, but it seems to me that 5 years difference between live recordings isn’t much. What do I know? Oh yes, you’ve mentioned you’re an author. Funny enough, when I read your name, I thought how fortunate you were to have such a pretty name! :D You’ve mentioned in your blog post that a song of Michael’s inspired you a book, may I ask what kind of books you write, novels or poetry? Just curious. Well, take care Amie, nice talking to you. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Hi again Amie, I had gathered as much but wanted you to figure it out, that’s okay. Oh you’ll love it and I’m sure you won’t have trouble finding the RAH DVD. Wow, sounds like an interesting life… Well I guess changing pen names makes sense. I understand if you can’t disclose the name of your book yet, but may I ask which song inspired you? Just curious. Well take care Amie, my family is great, thanks for asking and hope yours is too. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Hi again Amie, oh my goodness, are you ever talking to the right person… “When I’m back on my feet again” is my favorite song of all-time, from all categories… Not that it’s helped me through anything life-shattering, thank God, but that song makes me weak in the knees… Well, it certainly sounds interesting. You know Amie, this reminds me of a French book called “Ma vie avec Mozart” by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, which is, from what I understand an autobiographical book about this author living his life with Mozart’s seemingly constant support, in sometimes very dark times: it’s one of those inspirational stories. Too bad I don’t think it’s been translated yet. Well good luck finding an agent Amie. Perhaps when you do get one, you could start a discussionin the “off topic” section to let us know? Take care and again, good luck! Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Hi Amie, I’m glad you think the book I suggested sounds interesting. I checked Amazon.ca this morning, to make sure I had the author’s name right and they do have it in stock but didn’t find an English version, sorry. OMG, I love Mozart too! I’m not an expert by any means but I do enjoy some of his pieces I recognize, especially the symphony no 25 in G minor, but I really love his operas. I haven’t found any audio biographies of Mozart but I loved the movie “Amadeus”. You know Amie, to be honest with you, I’m not into novels much, but I do enjoy human stories and your novel sounds like one I’d borrow from the library… :D Oh yes, you should definitely post on the forum, start a discussion in the “off topic” section once it’s published. You might be surprised by the subjects in the “off topic” section. I’ve noticed that you post mostly on blogs so I was thinking either you’re short for time, or you don’t know your way around the forum yet. If you click on the “discussions” link on your page, you’ll get to a page that has 5 or 7 categories of discussion threads: general chat, music, Tour Gigs and Appearances, and of course off-topic, etc. Browse the threads, you might find something interesting. Well, good luck with your many projects Amie, take care. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Hi Amie, quickly now, I was thinking of what we talked about, specific songs that reach you in a very deep and special way and I think you might enjoy this. Click on this link: http://www.michaelbolton.com/forum/topics/introduction-to-michael
...and go to page 6. There you’ll find my friend Jennifer’s moving story, but about a different song. This forum is just bursting with stories, you just need to find them, hope you enjoy it. Take care. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Hi Amie, of course I know “Ein Klein Nacht music”, who doesn’t? Well, they don’t know the title but they know it. Funny enough, I hear it every day on the radio because the main melody was borrowed for a drugstore ad! :D Well, good for you that the creative juices are flowing Amie, take advantage of it. Glad you’ve enjoyed Jen’s story. She has a life story worthy of a novel… Take care and have a nice rest of the week. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Hi Amie, thank you for the sweet attention and Joyeux Noël to you too, oh and bonne année also! I've sent you a friends request, all you have to do is accept. Take care Amie. Big hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Hi Amie, if you’ve accepted my friendship, you’re automatically “mon amie”, no need to ask me as a friend. Your picture, if you have one on your page, should throne on top of my friends list! :D Hope you do explore the site, it’s filled with the wonder of sharing about “our” man. Thanks for the update: I’m really glad to know Michael’s home, hopefully resting and recovering. Florida is a great place to be in winter, but don’t know if I could personally get used to no snow at Xmas. Well I wish you and yours wonderful holidays too and hope you feel better soon. Oh Amie, I met another author on this site this week. She lives in Assissi and writes poetry: her name is Angelica and she was at Michael’s rehearsal for a Xmas show in Italy. Well, I’ll look forward to chatting again, take care. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Hi again Amie, the author’s name is Angelica Christie. About Michael recording, he’s apparently already recorded “The prayer” with Lara Fabian and 2 duets with Helene Fischer, plus another duet with Katherine Jenkins. The one with miss Jenkins was listed as being live though, which leads me to believe that they’ve taken the recording of the pair done in a Xmas special in Europe last year. AndMichael has told us in a blog that he intended on recording “Hallelujah” for his next album scheduled to be released in May 2011. Glad to hear your runny nose was a false alarm. I think the snow excuses the cold: cold and no snow is just not right. I must say, I don’t know personally anyone who’s lived in a hotel for more than a couple of weeks. Hmm, riding the rails in China, sounds interesting… Oh my, I hope you’re keeping warm! Oh I’ve been having fun myself “busting my butt” to make presents: I’ve been baking up a storm and listening to Michael at the same time! JFlying by the seat of your pants, isn’t that what makes an author’s life exciting? Well, have a happy butt-busting time Amie and enjoy your holidays: your great friendships should warm you up! Take care. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Hi Amie, long time no see! Quick question: have you ever herd of an author named Jane Green? Just checking. Take care. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Hi Amie, good to hear from you! I actually asked you this, because I thought it might be one of your aliases! ;D Someone mentioned a book by Jane Green with the mention of Michael, so thought I’d ask. So Jane Green is not actually on the forum, that I know of anyway. Hmm, is this a new author you’ve discovered or simply felt like “renewing” with an old friend? 7 books in 2 weeks? Sounds like an easy read! Valentine’s day was good, thanks for asking. Hubby always finds the sweetest cards. This year’s card sang “You send me” by Sam Cooke and I got the latest Josh Groban CD so that was nice. So why don’t you plan to go see Michael, silly? If I had the opportunity, I’d sure grab it! Hey, spring is coming so if you’ve got the travel itch, go ahead and scratch! lol I hope everything is going well for you sweetie. I’m itching for new music myself and hope to hear about relief soon… It’s been much warmer in the past few days and the days are getting longerso it’s encouraging, but it’s only February and I’m in Canada so I’m realistic about hopes of early spring. Okay, have to get off this thing. Take care Amie, happy reading and hope we talk again soon. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Hi Amie, I so admire people who get interested in literature. Most of the reading I do is media-related or entertainers biographies and books related to music or the brain or both. I was very pretty proud of myself for reading”Great expectations” though and love it. I’ve “seen” “A tale of 2 cities” years ago and want to tackle that after a beautiful mixed pile I have. Sometimes we need to revisit old friends”. Oh Amie, I need to ask for a new friend, what are the titles of your books that mention Michael? I’m also asking so I can give you free publicity! Lol Amie, why don’t you sublet your condo? And may I ask why you HAVE to go to Panama? Just curious. Oh Amie, your Xmas adventures summed up to me how you love to live your life so flying on a wing and a prayer and by the seat of your pants seems quite accurate! Lol Oh yes, the used undees… The girl might have been a tad intoxicated, took them off in front of everyone, including her boyfriend (who was quite proud of her achievement apparently) and threw them on stage, not once but twice! Lol I never understood the mentality behind that, clean or used… It certainly made for an interesting review! Lol Bonne chance on all your endeavors, mon amie and may God be with you, you might need it… :D Big hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Hi Amie, about the weather, the annoying thing is that we get a small taste of spring for a couple of days and then boom! Then it drops down to colder than before. BTW, I’m from the old school and do understand inches so no conversion necessary. :D Thanks for the info about your books: I posted it here:
So there you go, free publicity! :D Amie, may I ask how long it usually takes you to find an agent? And pardon my ignorance, but is an agent a person who’ll do the legwork for you with publishers? Just curious. Well good luck to you if you decide the sell your share of the condo and saving up for Panama. Uh-oh, dare I ask what was wrong with Mexico? Lol boy is my life hum-drum next to yours! Lol My boys are off from school this week and we’re trying to orchestrate my eldest son moving into his sister’s room, since she moved out, but it’s a slow process. Oh Amie, in more interesting news, did you hear about the “Hitman returns, David Foster & friends” CD/DVD? Michael sings 2 duets in it: one with Seal and 1 with Lara Fabian. I haven’t watched the DVD yet, but the CD is only a sampler and only contains the duet with Michael and Seal on it. Some of the rest is interesting though. It was released yesterday and will air on PBS over the month of March. BTW, have you given any thought to going to any MB concert in your area? There’s one in Mass this week and one in AC. Well, to me, it’s your area! Lol All right, out of room. Take care Amie, talk to you soon. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Bonsoir my globe-trotting friend, long time no see! Amie, if you don’t mind my saying so, I think you need an assistant to book your travels! Lol Oh I’m really glad to hear the new novel is coming along and your muses are hard at work! It’s funny how you remind me of me when I’m making a music box… Sometimes I have to put them aside for a little while and let them “simmer” for a while though. But it’s a lot of fun when the creative juices are flowing! Ooh, thanks for the progress report on everybody’s lives! Lol Well, I’m not surprised Kurt and his kids left for Hong-Kong, we had miserable weather while they were here so you didn’t miss anything… :D I have a couple of questions Amie: first, have you ever based a character on your own personality or are they all (main characters) based on one fasset of your personality? Or do you model them on people you know or would like to be in another life? Sorry, that was one more question than I expected… :D My next question is: why send Michael the manuscript now? Haven’t you written this book years ago? Michael is on the Loveline show tonight 10:00 PDT. True he’s very busy these days. He’ll be on the Regis show next week and then back on tour and promoting “Gems”. Yes, my life is sane and a big snoozer next to yours mon Amie, but that’s the way uh-huh uh-huh I like it! A little hum-drum, lots of music and as much MB as I can handle and I’m just fine, thank you! Take care of yourself Amie, physically and spiritually and happy adventures to Jen in HK! Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Hi Amie, I don’t know where you get your creative juices girl, but they sound like a power to be reckoned with! Wow, your gang must have been here the one day in May it was nice… You know, it amazes me how many trips you didn’t take since the beginning of the year and I’d be exhausted in your shoes! Lol Hmm, I didn’t know the St-Laurent cruises started that early… I guess they have to maximize their season. Can you believe that it took until today for the Stanley Cup hockey finals? It’ll be 88 degrees today here. You have to be a die-hard hockey fan to still follow that. My dad was a hockey fan. Wow, sounds like they’ve had a busy couple of days! It sounds like building and discovering characters as they evolve must be interesting and rewarding somehow. Oh yes, definitely run with the inspiration as it comes! You’ve mentioned not finding your man, are you looking all that hard Amie? And don’t some people advertize for traveling companions? My guess is that Michael doesn’t travel purely for pleasure so although I’m sure he meets lovely people, I don’t know if he could introduce yu to anyone fitting your traveling profile. J Well the temps go up and down: we’ve had low 60’s 2 days ago and 88 today. We’ve just had the Grand Prix, which was a huge deal and U2 is coming in a few weeks. We also have a rotating postal strike and until it’s resolved, we only get mail 3 times a week. My daughter in Norway has a job interview today and my boys are almost done school. Michael is on the Regis show tomorrow and some fans have mentioned getting the shipping notice for “Gems” today. Amie, have you heard the “Gems” vignettes on Youtube? Girl, it’s gonna be a whopper and I can’t wait to hear it! Well, that’s the news for now. Prends soin de toi mon amie et à bientôt! Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie du Canada
Bonjour Amie, wow, comments certainly accumulate, don’t they? Well, postal matters seem to be on the verge of settling, but I’ll believe it when I get a stack in my mailbox! Nothing much changes around here but my eldest son, is at least keeping busy, waiting for his job training boss to call him. I also kept hubby busy last weekend because he had an extra holliday, the St-Jean-Baptiste, Québec holliday on the 24th. We also have Canada day on July 1st but he’ll be working then. Any plans for July 4th? Hmm, I didn’t know you paid so much attention on astrology for certain activities. That reminds me of the book “Memoirs of a geisha”. Sorry, I have no idea about “Burn notice”, what is that series about? Oh I love your description of Amie! Lol lol Dumb question but is the amount of words something you determine, something you’re just comfortable with or something publishing companies dictate? Just curious. It’s funny how “The hunger” has come up in conversation 2 or 3 times before, just in the past couple of days here. Did you see the blog contest to win a free signed CD on the main page? Let me know if or when you get “Gems”. Sweetie, I hate to correct you, but it’s “mon amie Canadienne”, because of the 2 A’s can’t follow: a little grammar lesson! :D Oh boy, the “send” doesn’t work in the PM’s? Helpful hint: if it doesn’t, refresh your page, it might tell you that you’ve exceeded 4000 characters and that’s why it won’t send! Lol Been there, done that. Isn’t that silly? Well thank you Amie, this was very entertaining. Take good care of yourself, my best to Jen and Serena and we’ll talk soon. Câlins, sincèrement, Sylvie du Canada
Bonjour Amie, I’ll give you”A” for effort and “B” for execution! Lol Aside for missing the accents and cedilla )é ç) which I’ll excuse, you weren’t far. You see “voile” is for “a sail”, “vole” is for “fly”, but the sentence construction is very nice, I’m impressed! :D I guess you do have a point about “War and peace”, I never gave it much thought. Oh good grief, good thing I’m not a writer! Lol I just thought it went with inspiration, kind of like songwriting. My boys did go watch the fireworks last Friday, but I thought:ehh, you’ve seen them once, you’ve seen them all… ;D My daughter has a TV but only to watchDVD’s because she says it’s nicer to just chill as you’re watching and she watches TV shows on-line. Sorry sweetie, “Burn notice doesn’t seem like my kind of show… Have fun in Cambodian research! I still don’t have my “Gems” although the mail is now running so I’m researching Eva Cassidy for now. Hopefully, Canada will accept in-coming packages any day now. Amie, don’t you shop on-line sweetie? I’m sure you can find your old tapes on CD on Amazon, most likely new or nearly new from sellers. Or, don’t you believe in buying digital from either ITunes or even Amazon and put on an Ipod? There is such a CD as “The early years” but it’s a compilation of his Bolotin songs. So has Jen’s big itch been scratched yet? :D OMG, what a clever idea about auctioning off the rights to “name that character”! Oh Amie, just please don’t go with Pierre or Jean-something! Lol How about something like Raphaël Francoeur or something? It’s strange how today, English names are popular in France with a French pronunciation, which sounds horrid to me but what do I know? Hey, here’s a thought: browse through a French phone book! Take care Amie, best regards to your gang and bonne chance! Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada P.S.: Heureux quatre juillet!
Amie, félicitations! I'm sorry sweetie, I want to take the time to respond properly to your messages and try to go with "first recieved, first to respond to" but had to at least congratulate you! Somehow, that seemed to go faster than expected so good for you! Take care sweetie and hope to write again soon! Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Hi Amie, I was only bugging you about the accents and such, don’t mind me… :D As far as I know, it’s quite easy to switch your keyboard to “multi language” in a menu and then switch it back. I have mine set on it by default. Oh, you know what? I wouldn’t even have known that the cedilla was missing from your “Francois” because Jaws pronounced it properly!The expression you were looking for was “coup de foudre”, but I’m sure you remembered that as soon as you clicked on “add comment”. :D Hmm, I didn’t know FYE sold used items. Oh I’m with you about being traditional Amie: I need a hard copy of CD’s and not something that can disappear as soon as you have a computer glitch. Oh Amie, lol that was too much info about the undees but I know intimately what you mean! Lol You know, sometimes I’m curious to know what’s the time-span you are willing to devote to hum-drum life… Although, you seem to have traveled more virtually and through books than physically since we’ve started writing. Speaking of traveling, my “Gems” has finally stopped and got here 2 days ago! I agree it is a gem and Michael is getting growing attention for it and it’s about time. We’re all fine here, enjoying summer, thanks for asking. Well, I’m out of room but kudos again for the completion of MMB and keep me posted on Doc’s name. :D Bien à vous, sincèrement, Sylvie du Canada
Bonjour mon Amie! Merci pour ton message! Well, there you go girl, I’ll have you practice! Lol But seriously, I don’t know how long it’s been since you’ve had French lessons Amie, but I’m sure you’re doing better than I am with my Spanish lessons I had in high-school, although some of the vocabulary has stuck with me. Oh, I love the name Luc-Laurent, well Laurent anyway, but that really works together. There’s this French theater actor named Laurent Bàn and if he’s as gorgeous as his voice, wow! He did the French soundtrack for the 2004 movie “Phantom of the opera”. I just fell in love with his gorgeous voice and did some serious lengthy research to find a recording of his, but it was worth it. Amie, I’m sorry sweetie, it’s “mon Coeur”, sorry… :D Oh I thought of you this morning: they’ve just reopened the Insectarium! Lol Girl, you really should get a job as Michael’s assistant or something: I’ve just herd he’s going to Aruba in September! :D So is the weather as brutal in Westport? It’s in the high 90’s + humidity here this week. I’m keeping busy though, even if it’s listening to a poetry book while sewing in front of the fan: I can’t stand being idle in this weather: it’s oppressive. Out of curiosity, aside from traveling, do you have a life plan or specific purpose set for Serena yet? As I’ve said before, I’m not much of a novel reader Amie, but I feel like I’ve gotten to know your characters almost as friends… :D Well, happy inspiration Amie, take goodcare of yourself. Au plaisir de te reparler. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Hi Amie, I shouldn’t check E-mails past a certain hour… I’ve just read your message and got lost on YouTube… :D I was thinking, if it’s a song you want for both Luc-Laurent and Jen, try this one on for size:
This is the original artist Francis Cabrel and I just love this song. It’s called: “Je l’aime à mourir”, which loosely translates to: “I love her to death”. A line of the song struck me as fitting Jen. It goes: “she must have done all the wars to be so strong today”, what do you think?I’m not sure if this is the type you’re looking for but thought I’d suggest anyway. I’ll check in the morning if there’s something I want to add to my response, bonne nuit! Hugs, sincerely, ton amie Sylvie :D
Rebonjour Amie, don’t worry about your response, we all have lives and by the sounds of it, recentering yourself after completing MMB was like a rude awakening! J When’s the last time you were out of Dodge girl? It’s none of my beeswax, but it sounds to me like sometimes you need to just see people and take out the recycling of your mind, know what I mean? Well, Serena certainly picked a good moment to be quiet, didn’t she? Lol I’m glad it gives you time to tighten up MMB though. Well my dear, I checked out YouTube when you mentioned Jimmie Spheeris' "Blown Out" and got lost on there for an hour last night. Interesting song but I’d never heard of Jimmie before. BTW, for what kind of mood do you need a song? The one I gave you last night is 20 + years old but it’s a French staple. If you check out the lyrics, it basically talks about this guy’s love and admiration for this woman of substance who seems to have lived a lot and has learned to focus on what matters and let the rest go. It’s a very poignant song. Wow, I’ve just had a mental glimpse of what that would sound like, translated and sung by Michael, phew! Oh we’re all fine here in Pleasantville Amie, thanks for asking! My boys are enjoying what’s left of their vacation and I hope to hear from my girls. I’m planning to go visit my opera buddy soon just so we can enjoy the day together, between our 2 birthdays and my husband and I will be celebrating our 25th anniversary in a couple of weeks. Now isn’t that the portrait of picket fence perfection? All we need is a backporch swing! Lol Oh Amie, change of subject, have you heard Michael’s new SILYBIL duet with Agnes Monica?
Hi Amie, oh I’m so glad you like it! I just thought this was fitting because it’s very pretty melody-wise and it can mean so much more if you read between the lines. I’ve PM’ed you the lyrics and better translation than Bablefish. I figured that since he was French , it would work also. Thanks a lot for the ego boost Amie!lol Oh good grief, the nerve of some people: you’re right, this shouldn’t happen in Westport. As I’ve said, Jimmie’s song is interesting but I’ll have to give it a more thorough listen because I’m more of a voices person. Thanks for sharing about his life though. Oh my, Amie, you are a girl after my own heart: I love your description of how one should listen to music! Yes mam, that’s the stuff! Personally, I think it’s the only right way to listen to Michael… :D Thanks for the good wishes. Take care sweetie and have a great week. bisous et câlins, sincèrement, Sylvie du Canada
Bonjour Amie, just came here to deliver musical presents. I was looking for a version of “Scarborough fair” I’ve heard on the radio this morning, but came across these and thought you’d enjoy them.
Bonsoir Amie, you’re welcome for the links. I’m really glad that it didn’t take too long to get the power etc back. Sorry to hear about the flooding though. Well, Irene did make it here and we’ve had strong winds and rain like there was no tomorrow, but we got the usual: fallen trees, the odd fallen lamppost, lots of branches everywhere and a couple of glass panels off a downtown building. There was a bit of local flooding and a lot of people without power this morning, but we were spared, thank God! OMG, yesterday was your birthday? Well, a very happy belated birthday mon amie! Funny how I would have pegged you more as an air sign… Well, hope everything else goes back to normal soon and thanks a lot for checking in. Oh, btw, I was thinking of you this morning: I borrowed “L’essentiel de Francis Cabrel” from the library. I have to say my favorite songs from him are the ones where he just sings and plays the guitar: it almost doesn’t matter what he’s singing about! :D Well, that’s it for now ma chère, but I’ll get back to your PM as soon as I can. Take care. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Bonjour Amie, thanks for the precision about your Bday. Irene arrived Sunday here. I think it’s cute that you call Michael’s house “the pretty house”. :D We got married on my birthday so both are on the 30th. Since you had already wished me “bon anniversaire”, I took it for both! :D I hope everything is back to normal in Westport. Amie, being backed up on your schedule, is that your own restrictions or do you actually have a deadline? Also, are you doing any legwork to get MMB published or do you present more than one offering to a publisher at a time? Just curious. Well, my boys are back in school but catching up is a slow process, not enough of 24 hours in a day so I’m out. Porte-toi bien Amie and don’t be a stranger! Take care. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Bonjour Amie, how completely amazing that your friends used to be Michael’s neighbors! I’ve heard that his houses are Mediterranean style villas, are there many similar ones in the area?I’m just wondering if this is a style in the area or something someone had built in a chosen style before MB bought them. Amie, you always seem so involved with your writing, I didn’t know you had a “day job”. I feel silly, why wouldn’t you? OMG your landlady sounds like quite a woman!One of my aunts who’s in her 80’s went skydiving a few years back, but the only way I’d go would be if Michael invited me himself! Lol I do wish your landlady the best. Oh boy, “best maide plans of mice and men”, that’s the story of my life, my dear! I’m a good planner, but execution is like my boys and doesn’t listen. :D My celebration went fine Amie, thanks for asking. I hope you’ve had a productive weekend. My eldest daughter is coming home from Europe for a couple of months due to a technicality with her status but I’ll be very glad to see her, even for a little while! Prends soin de toi Amie and I’m sure we’ll talk soon. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Bonjour Amie, oh yes, I know what it’s like, when you’re supposed to be productive and get lost on YouTube for a couple of hours! Lol Amie, you’ll have to forgive me, when you mentioned commuting to work, I was surprised, because I thought the life of a writer was all spent between a dingy, disorganized office and a glamourous jetset life: I never imagined people having dayjobs. :D Well my friend, I’m sorry to hear you are out of a job, but you live in Westport so things can’t be too too bad, or is that another one of my misconceptions? Yep, family is my major priority, keeping in touch, together and happy, despite hindrances, let-downs etc. You’ve mentioned having many noms de plume, I’m guessing that’s to accommodate your various waves of inspiration? So is there one more lucrative than others? Just curious. So even though, it might keep you from meeting people, do you enjoy your anonymity? Well Amie, I’m glad your landlady seems to be out of the woods. My opera buddy is a very active 81 year old and I want to be her when I grow up, but she wouldn’t go body-surfing! Lol Have you ever included her “character” in one of your books? :D Wow, I can’t imagine what it would be like to just happen to see Michael around town… Lucky you! :D Oh, before I forget, in case you haven’t heard, MB will be on the Wendy Williams show on Wednesday. It’s syndicated so could be anywhere. Well my dear, I gotta go but it was nice hearing from you as usual. Take care Amie and I’m sure we’ll talk soon. Hugs, sincerely, ton amie Sylvie
Bonsoir Amie, I'll respond to your comment soon, but just wanted to let you know that Gail, the forum moderator, suggested we'd watch the Emmys next Sunday night. She couldn't tell us anything, but I thought you might want to know. Take care and bonne nuit! Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Bonjour Amie, I know how long it’s been since I’ve responded to a comment when I have to look up messages on page 2 of my comments! :D Did you watch Wendy Williams? I couldn’t but got a play-by-play on one of the threads. My hubby checked out the Emmy start time for tomorrow and there’s a 2 hour pre-show on an L.A. station. I’m sorry but I’m not a fan of those, but if MB might be there, I’ll suffer it. :D Wow Amie, you don’t seem heartbroken that your boss died… Hmm, 3 books in a year, are you saying you lost your job shortly before we started corresponding? Wasting time on the computer, huh? :D So you don’t have a friend who does the art work for you? My daughter’s a graphics designer but not sure if that would be suitable for you. Good luck with the agent, that search has been going on for a while! Good to know your landlady is out of the woods. Aww, I’m allergic but I love cats! Well, on my side, I’ll have a nice distraction from the fact that I can’t go to the closest MB concert in Canada in October. My opera buddy is taking me to hear my favorite Canadian soprano Marie-Josée Lord. I don’t think I’ve had you hear her yet. Here’s a sample:
She has a beautifully rich tone that fills up a room! I’ll be hearing her in recital at a small venue. I’ve missed a few opportunities to hear her so this’ll be very nice. Well my friend, ride the “clean up” wave as it passes and prends soin de toi mon amie. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Opinions vary on how successful this performance was overall, but Michael’s voice is incredible and I’m told he looked as if he had a great time so that’s good enough for me! Prends soin de toi ma chère Amie et passes une belle fin de semaine! Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
HiAmie, I’m sorry it’s been so long since I’ve written sweetie, I’ve had computer problems and was off-line for a week and I’m having a hard time catching up. I just wanted to touch base and tell you that I’ll respond to your PM as soon as I can. Tempus fugit is right: my youngest daughter just celebrated her first wedding anniversary... Wow, I was just going through our comment thread to find out how late in the news we were and sadly, we are. About 3 weeks ago, I went to my Marie- Josée recital and had a fantastic time, I even met her! She’s a sweetheart on and off-stage. I had left my CD at home but she signed my program. My friend introduced me to Marie- Josée as her biggest admirer and I think she got it... ;D Finances allowing, I hope to go back to see her in February. Hope all is well in your neck of the woods and good news are afoot. Michael is in Australia doing promo and we’re bombarded with interviews, I love it! Bon alors, prends soin de toi ma dear Amie and I’m sure we’ll talk soon. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Bonjour mon Amie, comment vas-tu? Hope you’re well. Congratulations on getting published my dear! Does that mean you did it all on your own or have you finally found an agent? Either way, felicitations Amie! Wow, thanks for all the greetings from everyone, I feel special! Lol I can imagine how stressful it’s all been for you. Had it been that long since you got something published? BTW, have you given thought into promoting yourself in the “Off topic” section of this site? Other people have done it before for various reasons so don’t be shy! You might want to start by mentioning “The crystal train” and how it was inspired and slip at the end about the other 2, what do you think? :D Here’s the link to the “off topic” section:
Just click on “add” and fill in the edit fields. Ah that’s really too bad about MB not contributing, but I’ve heard before of forwards being added in re-editions. Hey, I just had a crazy thought: have you thought of asking Diane Warren? After all, she did write the song... I know you probably thought of Michael first since he’s close by, but it’s a thought. Oh Amie, on my side, I felt like an idiot meeting Marie-Josée because I hadn’t prepared and even left her CD at home because I wasn’t expecting it. I wanted to hug her so much but she was sitting at a table so I squeezed her hand and kissed it! Lol She signed my program: “A Sylvie, merci de ton appreciation pour mon art”. She was such a doll... BTW, thank you for the kind words Amie... :D Now my world traveler is coming back here this week and will stay until her new application is approved and she’ll go back to Europe. Well my dear, you’re next on my PM dance card so more news soon. Congratulations again and hope to read your book promotion soon! :D Take care my friend and you have a nice Thanksgiving! Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Bonsoir Amie, sorry I haven’t had time to respond to your PM recently, but just wanted to touch base. I thought of you today, hearing this very special version of “White Xmas”.
Bonjour Amie, thank you for your message sweetie and thanks for the link too, that was nice! I checked out more videos with handbells and thought it was amazing the stuff people come up with. I guess if you can find a recognizable melody, anything is possible, even Lady Gaga’s “Poker face”! I hope you were able to get some nice pics of decorated palm trees, I’m sure they’re very interesting to look at. I’ve never heard of a Schefflera tree. I had to check the spelling because at first, it sounded like “chou-fleur” to me! Lol Do they celebrate any kind of holliday in Asia at this time of the year? I’m sure that when they do though, it must be something to behold, especially Chinese New Year. Well thanks for your good wishes sweetie, we get our cheer where we can find it and I’m thankful for what I did get. I hadn’t seen my youngest daughter since June so that was really nice to have her here. You’re next on my priority list for PM’s so you should hear from me soon: I’m juggling PM’s, comments and E-mails. Well take care mon amie and hope you’re doing something special for New Year’s eve. I’ve got my date with Dick Clark so I’m good! :D Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Bonjour Amie, thank you so much for your generous praise, I really appreciate it! :D A few people have asked if I'd consider selling them and a friend even wanted to comission one, but I just love them so much that I only make some occasionally for family, friends and very special people... ;D Thank you again Amie and hope to talk again soon. Big hugs, sincèrement, Sylvie <3
Bonsoir Amie, how are you? Well, I hope. Sorry I haven’t had time to respond to your PM. I’d been cleaning up allergens from my house, pending my sister’s visit that didn’t happen. I thought of you last week because our man was apparently in New York at a book expo and I thought: chute, Amie could have gone! We found out after the fact though. I read your post on the blog and you put a big smile on my face, thank you Amie! :D Girl, I don’t know if Michael reads our posts, but I think he might be feeling the squeeze of a pending deadline! I don’t know how many of yours were produced in print sweetie, but can you estimate when he should be done with it if he wants it to be released Nov 13? I know nothing but I don’t know if he should still be working on it... Then again, that could be why he’s not touring that much. Well let’s see, what have we been up to... We’ve been chasing yard sales in the past couple of weeks to find some kind of TV rack for my son but nothing for him so far. I have picked myself up a few interesting CD’s, LP’s and even music boxes, as if I needed more! :D Speaking of which, I could put my snail pic in your next PM if you’d like... :D It’s my daughter’s birthday today and I managed to find her a card that plays “How am I supposed to live without you”! lol It’s not really a birthday card, but I miss her a lot so I couldn’t resist... Eh bien ma chère, I hope to write more soon but schedule will be disrupted this week but I’ll do what I can. Take care my dear and don’t spend all your time in the library: enjoy the good weather while it lasts. Hugs, sincerely, your friend Sylvie :D
Awwww, how sweet are you? :D I've just read your new post on Michael's blog and wanted to say: good pitch for the library, but you didn't need to advertize me! lol That was really sweet of you Amie, thank you! You put another big smile on my face, but I blushed at the same time: people are gonna wonder what the heck you're talking about... :D Well again, thanks for your sweet thought and I hope to catch up soon. Prends soin de toi et bonne nuit! Hugs, sincerely, your grateful friend Sylvie <3
Bonjour Amie, just wanted to pop by for the latest news. Well just to let you know, I’ve just heard from Amazon and it looks like “The soul of it all” is postponed at least until the end of January. I’m very disappointed, but trying to focus on the fact that Michael will be on TV on “2 ½ men” in 2 weeks and God willing, we should hear something about the new CD when Michael returns from the Dave Coz cruise... Take care sweetie and I’m sure we’ll talk soon. Hugs, sincerely, ton amie Sylvie xxx
Hi Amie, according to Gail, the problem is the publishing company that keeps changing the date and Michael isn't very happy about it. It just seems we've been waiting forever. I know everything we're waiting for will be more than worth it, I'm just frankly tired of uncertainty. We're all well sweetie, thanks for asking. I'm doing windows like I planned and have to go finish. Take care and à la prochaine! Hope to write soon. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie <3
Hey Amie, I appreciate your 2 cents about anything having to do with publishers. Many fans I’ve talked to are trying to look at the delay positively. I’m personally hoping the publisher reconsiders. Well I did finish up my windoes: all 14 of them in 2 days and by myself, merci beaucoup! Heehee, you’re a better juggler than I am girl: I tried working on 2 projects earlier this year and found it didn’t work for me. Glad for you one is progressing, by the way. :D OMG, lol no I don’t know everybody sweetie, but I do follow most discussions, talk to a lot of people and try to keep my busy friends updated on important MB info. I’m sure you could do the same, spare time allowing so no prob for the info. Gail, as I’m sure I’ve told you before, is the forum moderator, used to take care of the fan club and now acts as a fan liaison and has been in touch with Michael’s office for several years. Well off to more messages, à la prochaine ma grande Amie! Take care. Hugs, sincerely, ton amie Sylvie
?Bonjour Amie, I will have to get into a metaphysical discussion with you one of these days. You’d be great friends with my sister: too bad she’s not on-line... Well lucky you finding housesitting jobs here and there. Isn’t breaking up the routine what it’s all about? :D Hopefully the change of air gives you a different perspective and allows inspiration. Ah, je suis d’accord: on ne peut jamais avoir trop de câlins, that hit the spot Amie, merci! I hope to write more soon, have a great weekend! I’m seeing Marie-Josée tonight, can’t wait! Câlins, sincèrement, ton amie Sylvie
Bonsoir Amie, I'll reply as soon as possible but thought you might like to know I have a new pic on my blog. A bientôt j'espère. Câlins, sincèrment, ton amie Sylvie :D
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http://www.michaelbolton.com/forum/topics/introduction-to-michael
...and go to page 6. There you’ll find my friend Jennifer’s moving story, but about a different song. This forum is just bursting with stories, you just need to find them, hope you enjoy it. Take care. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
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Hi Amie, thank you for the sweet attention and Joyeux Noël to you too, oh and bonne année also! I've sent you a friends request, all you have to do is accept. Take care Amie. Big hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Dec 20, 2010
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Hi Amie, if you’ve accepted my friendship, you’re automatically “mon amie”, no need to ask me as a friend. Your picture, if you have one on your page, should throne on top of my friends list! :D Hope you do explore the site, it’s filled with the wonder of sharing about “our” man. Thanks for the update: I’m really glad to know Michael’s home, hopefully resting and recovering. Florida is a great place to be in winter, but don’t know if I could personally get used to no snow at Xmas. Well I wish you and yours wonderful holidays too and hope you feel better soon. Oh Amie, I met another author on this site this week. She lives in Assissi and writes poetry: her name is Angelica and she was at Michael’s rehearsal for a Xmas show in Italy. Well, I’ll look forward to chatting again, take care. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Dec 22, 2010
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Hi again Amie, the author’s name is Angelica Christie. About Michael recording, he’s apparently already recorded “The prayer” with Lara Fabian and 2 duets with Helene Fischer, plus another duet with Katherine Jenkins. The one with miss Jenkins was listed as being live though, which leads me to believe that they’ve taken the recording of the pair done in a Xmas special in Europe last year. AndMichael has told us in a blog that he intended on recording “Hallelujah” for his next album scheduled to be released in May 2011. Glad to hear your runny nose was a false alarm. I think the snow excuses the cold: cold and no snow is just not right. I must say, I don’t know personally anyone who’s lived in a hotel for more than a couple of weeks. Hmm, riding the rails in China, sounds interesting… Oh my, I hope you’re keeping warm! Oh I’ve been having fun myself “busting my butt” to make presents: I’ve been baking up a storm and listening to Michael at the same time! JFlying by the seat of your pants, isn’t that what makes an author’s life exciting? Well, have a happy butt-busting time Amie and enjoy your holidays: your great friendships should warm you up! Take care. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
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Hi Amie, good to hear from you! I actually asked you this, because I thought it might be one of your aliases! ;D Someone mentioned a book by Jane Green with the mention of Michael, so thought I’d ask. So Jane Green is not actually on the forum, that I know of anyway. Hmm, is this a new author you’ve discovered or simply felt like “renewing” with an old friend? 7 books in 2 weeks? Sounds like an easy read! Valentine’s day was good, thanks for asking. Hubby always finds the sweetest cards. This year’s card sang “You send me” by Sam Cooke and I got the latest Josh Groban CD so that was nice. So why don’t you plan to go see Michael, silly? If I had the opportunity, I’d sure grab it! Hey, spring is coming so if you’ve got the travel itch, go ahead and scratch! lol I hope everything is going well for you sweetie. I’m itching for new music myself and hope to hear about relief soon… It’s been much warmer in the past few days and the days are getting longerso it’s encouraging, but it’s only February and I’m in Canada so I’m realistic about hopes of early spring. Okay, have to get off this thing. Take care Amie, happy reading and hope we talk again soon. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Feb 20, 2011
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Hi Amie, I so admire people who get interested in literature. Most of the reading I do is media-related or entertainers biographies and books related to music or the brain or both. I was very pretty proud of myself for reading”Great expectations” though and love it. I’ve “seen” “A tale of 2 cities” years ago and want to tackle that after a beautiful mixed pile I have. Sometimes we need to revisit old friends”. Oh Amie, I need to ask for a new friend, what are the titles of your books that mention Michael? I’m also asking so I can give you free publicity! Lol Amie, why don’t you sublet your condo? And may I ask why you HAVE to go to Panama? Just curious. Oh Amie, your Xmas adventures summed up to me how you love to live your life so flying on a wing and a prayer and by the seat of your pants seems quite accurate! Lol Oh yes, the used undees… The girl might have been a tad intoxicated, took them off in front of everyone, including her boyfriend (who was quite proud of her achievement apparently) and threw them on stage, not once but twice! Lol I never understood the mentality behind that, clean or used… It certainly made for an interesting review! Lol Bonne chance on all your endeavors, mon amie and may God be with you, you might need it… :D Big hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Feb 24, 2011
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Hi Amie, about the weather, the annoying thing is that we get a small taste of spring for a couple of days and then boom! Then it drops down to colder than before. BTW, I’m from the old school and do understand inches so no conversion necessary. :D Thanks for the info about your books: I posted it here:
http://michaelbolton.ning.com/forum/topics/audio-book-that-mentions...
So there you go, free publicity! :D Amie, may I ask how long it usually takes you to find an agent? And pardon my ignorance, but is an agent a person who’ll do the legwork for you with publishers? Just curious. Well good luck to you if you decide the sell your share of the condo and saving up for Panama. Uh-oh, dare I ask what was wrong with Mexico? Lol boy is my life hum-drum next to yours! Lol My boys are off from school this week and we’re trying to orchestrate my eldest son moving into his sister’s room, since she moved out, but it’s a slow process. Oh Amie, in more interesting news, did you hear about the “Hitman returns, David Foster & friends” CD/DVD? Michael sings 2 duets in it: one with Seal and 1 with Lara Fabian. I haven’t watched the DVD yet, but the CD is only a sampler and only contains the duet with Michael and Seal on it. Some of the rest is interesting though. It was released yesterday and will air on PBS over the month of March. BTW, have you given any thought to going to any MB concert in your area? There’s one in Mass this week and one in AC. Well, to me, it’s your area! Lol All right, out of room. Take care Amie, talk to you soon. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Mar 2, 2011
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Bonsoir my globe-trotting friend, long time no see! Amie, if you don’t mind my saying so, I think you need an assistant to book your travels! Lol Oh I’m really glad to hear the new novel is coming along and your muses are hard at work! It’s funny how you remind me of me when I’m making a music box… Sometimes I have to put them aside for a little while and let them “simmer” for a while though. But it’s a lot of fun when the creative juices are flowing! Ooh, thanks for the progress report on everybody’s lives! Lol Well, I’m not surprised Kurt and his kids left for Hong-Kong, we had miserable weather while they were here so you didn’t miss anything… :D I have a couple of questions Amie: first, have you ever based a character on your own personality or are they all (main characters) based on one fasset of your personality? Or do you model them on people you know or would like to be in another life? Sorry, that was one more question than I expected… :D My next question is: why send Michael the manuscript now? Haven’t you written this book years ago? Michael is on the Loveline show tonight 10:00 PDT. True he’s very busy these days. He’ll be on the Regis show next week and then back on tour and promoting “Gems”. Yes, my life is sane and a big snoozer next to yours mon Amie, but that’s the way uh-huh uh-huh I like it! A little hum-drum, lots of music and as much MB as I can handle and I’m just fine, thank you! Take care of yourself Amie, physically and spiritually and happy adventures to Jen in HK! Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Jun 9, 2011
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Hi Amie, I don’t know where you get your creative juices girl, but they sound like a power to be reckoned with! Wow, your gang must have been here the one day in May it was nice… You know, it amazes me how many trips you didn’t take since the beginning of the year and I’d be exhausted in your shoes! Lol Hmm, I didn’t know the St-Laurent cruises started that early… I guess they have to maximize their season. Can you believe that it took until today for the Stanley Cup hockey finals? It’ll be 88 degrees today here. You have to be a die-hard hockey fan to still follow that. My dad was a hockey fan. Wow, sounds like they’ve had a busy couple of days! It sounds like building and discovering characters as they evolve must be interesting and rewarding somehow. Oh yes, definitely run with the inspiration as it comes! You’ve mentioned not finding your man, are you looking all that hard Amie? And don’t some people advertize for traveling companions? My guess is that Michael doesn’t travel purely for pleasure so although I’m sure he meets lovely people, I don’t know if he could introduce yu to anyone fitting your traveling profile. J Well the temps go up and down: we’ve had low 60’s 2 days ago and 88 today. We’ve just had the Grand Prix, which was a huge deal and U2 is coming in a few weeks. We also have a rotating postal strike and until it’s resolved, we only get mail 3 times a week. My daughter in Norway has a job interview today and my boys are almost done school. Michael is on the Regis show tomorrow and some fans have mentioned getting the shipping notice for “Gems” today. Amie, have you heard the “Gems” vignettes on Youtube? Girl, it’s gonna be a whopper and I can’t wait to hear it! Well, that’s the news for now. Prends soin de toi mon amie et à bientôt! Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie du Canada
Jun 15, 2011
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Bonjour Amie, wow, comments certainly accumulate, don’t they? Well, postal matters seem to be on the verge of settling, but I’ll believe it when I get a stack in my mailbox! Nothing much changes around here but my eldest son, is at least keeping busy, waiting for his job training boss to call him. I also kept hubby busy last weekend because he had an extra holliday, the St-Jean-Baptiste, Québec holliday on the 24th. We also have Canada day on July 1st but he’ll be working then. Any plans for July 4th? Hmm, I didn’t know you paid so much attention on astrology for certain activities. That reminds me of the book “Memoirs of a geisha”. Sorry, I have no idea about “Burn notice”, what is that series about? Oh I love your description of Amie! Lol lol Dumb question but is the amount of words something you determine, something you’re just comfortable with or something publishing companies dictate? Just curious. It’s funny how “The hunger” has come up in conversation 2 or 3 times before, just in the past couple of days here. Did you see the blog contest to win a free signed CD on the main page? Let me know if or when you get “Gems”. Sweetie, I hate to correct you, but it’s “mon amie Canadienne”, because of the 2 A’s can’t follow: a little grammar lesson! :D Oh boy, the “send” doesn’t work in the PM’s? Helpful hint: if it doesn’t, refresh your page, it might tell you that you’ve exceeded 4000 characters and that’s why it won’t send! Lol Been there, done that. Isn’t that silly? Well thank you Amie, this was very entertaining. Take good care of yourself, my best to Jen and Serena and we’ll talk soon. Câlins, sincèrement, Sylvie du Canada
Jun 28, 2011
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Bonjour Amie, I’ll give you”A” for effort and “B” for execution! Lol Aside for missing the accents and cedilla )é ç) which I’ll excuse, you weren’t far. You see “voile” is for “a sail”, “vole” is for “fly”, but the sentence construction is very nice, I’m impressed! :D I guess you do have a point about “War and peace”, I never gave it much thought. Oh good grief, good thing I’m not a writer! Lol I just thought it went with inspiration, kind of like songwriting. My boys did go watch the fireworks last Friday, but I thought:ehh, you’ve seen them once, you’ve seen them all… ;D My daughter has a TV but only to watchDVD’s because she says it’s nicer to just chill as you’re watching and she watches TV shows on-line. Sorry sweetie, “Burn notice doesn’t seem like my kind of show… Have fun in Cambodian research! I still don’t have my “Gems” although the mail is now running so I’m researching Eva Cassidy for now. Hopefully, Canada will accept in-coming packages any day now. Amie, don’t you shop on-line sweetie? I’m sure you can find your old tapes on CD on Amazon, most likely new or nearly new from sellers. Or, don’t you believe in buying digital from either ITunes or even Amazon and put on an Ipod? There is such a CD as “The early years” but it’s a compilation of his Bolotin songs. So has Jen’s big itch been scratched yet? :D OMG, what a clever idea about auctioning off the rights to “name that character”! Oh Amie, just please don’t go with Pierre or Jean-something! Lol How about something like Raphaël Francoeur or something? It’s strange how today, English names are popular in France with a French pronunciation, which sounds horrid to me but what do I know? Hey, here’s a thought: browse through a French phone book! Take care Amie, best regards to your gang and bonne chance! Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada P.S.: Heureux quatre juillet!
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Hi Amie, I was only bugging you about the accents and such, don’t mind me… :D As far as I know, it’s quite easy to switch your keyboard to “multi language” in a menu and then switch it back. I have mine set on it by default. Oh, you know what? I wouldn’t even have known that the cedilla was missing from your “Francois” because Jaws pronounced it properly!The expression you were looking for was “coup de foudre”, but I’m sure you remembered that as soon as you clicked on “add comment”. :D Hmm, I didn’t know FYE sold used items. Oh I’m with you about being traditional Amie: I need a hard copy of CD’s and not something that can disappear as soon as you have a computer glitch. Oh Amie, lol that was too much info about the undees but I know intimately what you mean! Lol You know, sometimes I’m curious to know what’s the time-span you are willing to devote to hum-drum life… Although, you seem to have traveled more virtually and through books than physically since we’ve started writing. Speaking of traveling, my “Gems” has finally stopped and got here 2 days ago! I agree it is a gem and Michael is getting growing attention for it and it’s about time. We’re all fine here, enjoying summer, thanks for asking. Well, I’m out of room but kudos again for the completion of MMB and keep me posted on Doc’s name. :D Bien à vous, sincèrement, Sylvie du Canada
Jul 15, 2011
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Bonjour mon Amie! Merci pour ton message! Well, there you go girl, I’ll have you practice! Lol But seriously, I don’t know how long it’s been since you’ve had French lessons Amie, but I’m sure you’re doing better than I am with my Spanish lessons I had in high-school, although some of the vocabulary has stuck with me. Oh, I love the name Luc-Laurent, well Laurent anyway, but that really works together. There’s this French theater actor named Laurent Bàn and if he’s as gorgeous as his voice, wow! He did the French soundtrack for the 2004 movie “Phantom of the opera”. I just fell in love with his gorgeous voice and did some serious lengthy research to find a recording of his, but it was worth it. Amie, I’m sorry sweetie, it’s “mon Coeur”, sorry… :D Oh I thought of you this morning: they’ve just reopened the Insectarium! Lol Girl, you really should get a job as Michael’s assistant or something: I’ve just herd he’s going to Aruba in September! :D So is the weather as brutal in Westport? It’s in the high 90’s + humidity here this week. I’m keeping busy though, even if it’s listening to a poetry book while sewing in front of the fan: I can’t stand being idle in this weather: it’s oppressive. Out of curiosity, aside from traveling, do you have a life plan or specific purpose set for Serena yet? As I’ve said before, I’m not much of a novel reader Amie, but I feel like I’ve gotten to know your characters almost as friends… :D Well, happy inspiration Amie, take goodcare of yourself. Au plaisir de te reparler. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Jul 22, 2011
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Hi Amie, I shouldn’t check E-mails past a certain hour… I’ve just read your message and got lost on YouTube… :D I was thinking, if it’s a song you want for both Luc-Laurent and Jen, try this one on for size:
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This is the original artist Francis Cabrel and I just love this song. It’s called: “Je l’aime à mourir”, which loosely translates to: “I love her to death”. A line of the song struck me as fitting Jen. It goes: “she must have done all the wars to be so strong today”, what do you think?I’m not sure if this is the type you’re looking for but thought I’d suggest anyway. I’ll check in the morning if there’s something I want to add to my response, bonne nuit! Hugs, sincerely, ton amie Sylvie :D
Aug 14, 2011
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Rebonjour Amie, don’t worry about your response, we all have lives and by the sounds of it, recentering yourself after completing MMB was like a rude awakening! J When’s the last time you were out of Dodge girl? It’s none of my beeswax, but it sounds to me like sometimes you need to just see people and take out the recycling of your mind, know what I mean? Well, Serena certainly picked a good moment to be quiet, didn’t she? Lol I’m glad it gives you time to tighten up MMB though. Well my dear, I checked out YouTube when you mentioned Jimmie Spheeris' "Blown Out" and got lost on there for an hour last night. Interesting song but I’d never heard of Jimmie before. BTW, for what kind of mood do you need a song? The one I gave you last night is 20 + years old but it’s a French staple. If you check out the lyrics, it basically talks about this guy’s love and admiration for this woman of substance who seems to have lived a lot and has learned to focus on what matters and let the rest go. It’s a very poignant song. Wow, I’ve just had a mental glimpse of what that would sound like, translated and sung by Michael, phew! Oh we’re all fine here in Pleasantville Amie, thanks for asking! My boys are enjoying what’s left of their vacation and I hope to hear from my girls. I’m planning to go visit my opera buddy soon just so we can enjoy the day together, between our 2 birthdays and my husband and I will be celebrating our 25th anniversary in a couple of weeks. Now isn’t that the portrait of picket fence perfection? All we need is a backporch swing! Lol Oh Amie, change of subject, have you heard Michael’s new SILYBIL duet with Agnes Monica?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxZri7W4LMM&feature=related
Let me know what you think. I’m out of room girl so take care and keep in touch. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Aug 14, 2011
sylvie boisvert
Hi Amie, oh I’m so glad you like it! I just thought this was fitting because it’s very pretty melody-wise and it can mean so much more if you read between the lines. I’ve PM’ed you the lyrics and better translation than Bablefish. I figured that since he was French , it would work also. Thanks a lot for the ego boost Amie!lol Oh good grief, the nerve of some people: you’re right, this shouldn’t happen in Westport. As I’ve said, Jimmie’s song is interesting but I’ll have to give it a more thorough listen because I’m more of a voices person. Thanks for sharing about his life though. Oh my, Amie, you are a girl after my own heart: I love your description of how one should listen to music! Yes mam, that’s the stuff! Personally, I think it’s the only right way to listen to Michael… :D Thanks for the good wishes. Take care sweetie and have a great week. bisous et câlins, sincèrement, Sylvie du Canada
Aug 14, 2011
sylvie boisvert
Bonjour Amie, just came here to deliver musical presents. I was looking for a version of “Scarborough fair” I’ve heard on the radio this morning, but came across these and thought you’d enjoy them.
Cannon in D harp version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OUIEnuNd1I
Cannon in D flute & orchestra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FfTMh_Ytv0&feature=related
Scarboro fair fantasy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LgGORIowtA
Scarborough fair Gregorian chant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1Yxv9YEJeY&feature=related
Have a nice Sunday! Take care. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Aug 28, 2011
sylvie boisvert
Bonsoir Amie, you’re welcome for the links. I’m really glad that it didn’t take too long to get the power etc back. Sorry to hear about the flooding though. Well, Irene did make it here and we’ve had strong winds and rain like there was no tomorrow, but we got the usual: fallen trees, the odd fallen lamppost, lots of branches everywhere and a couple of glass panels off a downtown building. There was a bit of local flooding and a lot of people without power this morning, but we were spared, thank God! OMG, yesterday was your birthday? Well, a very happy belated birthday mon amie! Funny how I would have pegged you more as an air sign… Well, hope everything else goes back to normal soon and thanks a lot for checking in. Oh, btw, I was thinking of you this morning: I borrowed “L’essentiel de Francis Cabrel” from the library. I have to say my favorite songs from him are the ones where he just sings and plays the guitar: it almost doesn’t matter what he’s singing about! :D Well, that’s it for now ma chère, but I’ll get back to your PM as soon as I can. Take care. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Aug 30, 2011
sylvie boisvert
Bonjour Amie, thanks for the precision about your Bday. Irene arrived Sunday here. I think it’s cute that you call Michael’s house “the pretty house”. :D We got married on my birthday so both are on the 30th. Since you had already wished me “bon anniversaire”, I took it for both! :D I hope everything is back to normal in Westport. Amie, being backed up on your schedule, is that your own restrictions or do you actually have a deadline? Also, are you doing any legwork to get MMB published or do you present more than one offering to a publisher at a time? Just curious. Well, my boys are back in school but catching up is a slow process, not enough of 24 hours in a day so I’m out. Porte-toi bien Amie and don’t be a stranger! Take care. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Sep 2, 2011
sylvie boisvert
Bonjour Amie, how completely amazing that your friends used to be Michael’s neighbors! I’ve heard that his houses are Mediterranean style villas, are there many similar ones in the area?I’m just wondering if this is a style in the area or something someone had built in a chosen style before MB bought them. Amie, you always seem so involved with your writing, I didn’t know you had a “day job”. I feel silly, why wouldn’t you? OMG your landlady sounds like quite a woman!One of my aunts who’s in her 80’s went skydiving a few years back, but the only way I’d go would be if Michael invited me himself! Lol I do wish your landlady the best. Oh boy, “best maide plans of mice and men”, that’s the story of my life, my dear! I’m a good planner, but execution is like my boys and doesn’t listen. :D My celebration went fine Amie, thanks for asking. I hope you’ve had a productive weekend. My eldest daughter is coming home from Europe for a couple of months due to a technicality with her status but I’ll be very glad to see her, even for a little while! Prends soin de toi Amie and I’m sure we’ll talk soon. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Sep 7, 2011
sylvie boisvert
Bonjour Amie, oh yes, I know what it’s like, when you’re supposed to be productive and get lost on YouTube for a couple of hours! Lol Amie, you’ll have to forgive me, when you mentioned commuting to work, I was surprised, because I thought the life of a writer was all spent between a dingy, disorganized office and a glamourous jetset life: I never imagined people having dayjobs. :D Well my friend, I’m sorry to hear you are out of a job, but you live in Westport so things can’t be too too bad, or is that another one of my misconceptions? Yep, family is my major priority, keeping in touch, together and happy, despite hindrances, let-downs etc. You’ve mentioned having many noms de plume, I’m guessing that’s to accommodate your various waves of inspiration? So is there one more lucrative than others? Just curious. So even though, it might keep you from meeting people, do you enjoy your anonymity? Well Amie, I’m glad your landlady seems to be out of the woods. My opera buddy is a very active 81 year old and I want to be her when I grow up, but she wouldn’t go body-surfing! Lol Have you ever included her “character” in one of your books? :D Wow, I can’t imagine what it would be like to just happen to see Michael around town… Lucky you! :D Oh, before I forget, in case you haven’t heard, MB will be on the Wendy Williams show on Wednesday. It’s syndicated so could be anywhere. Well my dear, I gotta go but it was nice hearing from you as usual. Take care Amie and I’m sure we’ll talk soon. Hugs, sincerely, ton amie Sylvie
Sep 12, 2011
sylvie boisvert
Sep 15, 2011
sylvie boisvert
Bonjour Amie, I know how long it’s been since I’ve responded to a comment when I have to look up messages on page 2 of my comments! :D Did you watch Wendy Williams? I couldn’t but got a play-by-play on one of the threads. My hubby checked out the Emmy start time for tomorrow and there’s a 2 hour pre-show on an L.A. station. I’m sorry but I’m not a fan of those, but if MB might be there, I’ll suffer it. :D Wow Amie, you don’t seem heartbroken that your boss died… Hmm, 3 books in a year, are you saying you lost your job shortly before we started corresponding? Wasting time on the computer, huh? :D So you don’t have a friend who does the art work for you? My daughter’s a graphics designer but not sure if that would be suitable for you. Good luck with the agent, that search has been going on for a while! Good to know your landlady is out of the woods. Aww, I’m allergic but I love cats! Well, on my side, I’ll have a nice distraction from the fact that I can’t go to the closest MB concert in Canada in October. My opera buddy is taking me to hear my favorite Canadian soprano Marie-Josée Lord. I don’t think I’ve had you hear her yet. Here’s a sample:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbwwxyZstK8
She has a beautifully rich tone that fills up a room! I’ll be hearing her in recital at a small venue. I’ve missed a few opportunities to hear her so this’ll be very nice. Well my friend, ride the “clean up” wave as it passes and prends soin de toi mon amie. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Sep 17, 2011
sylvie boisvert
Rebonjour Amie, I’ve just sent you a PM but didn’t have the room to send you the Emmys performance. Here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80_SJnK06ck
Opinions vary on how successful this performance was overall, but Michael’s voice is incredible and I’m told he looked as if he had a great time so that’s good enough for me! Prends soin de toi ma chère Amie et passes une belle fin de semaine! Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Oct 22, 2011
sylvie boisvert
HiAmie, I’m sorry it’s been so long since I’ve written sweetie, I’ve had computer problems and was off-line for a week and I’m having a hard time catching up. I just wanted to touch base and tell you that I’ll respond to your PM as soon as I can. Tempus fugit is right: my youngest daughter just celebrated her first wedding anniversary... Wow, I was just going through our comment thread to find out how late in the news we were and sadly, we are. About 3 weeks ago, I went to my Marie- Josée recital and had a fantastic time, I even met her! She’s a sweetheart on and off-stage. I had left my CD at home but she signed my program. My friend introduced me to Marie- Josée as her biggest admirer and I think she got it... ;D Finances allowing, I hope to go back to see her in February. Hope all is well in your neck of the woods and good news are afoot. Michael is in Australia doing promo and we’re bombarded with interviews, I love it! Bon alors, prends soin de toi ma dear Amie and I’m sure we’ll talk soon. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Nov 10, 2011
sylvie boisvert
Bonjour mon Amie, comment vas-tu? Hope you’re well. Congratulations on getting published my dear! Does that mean you did it all on your own or have you finally found an agent? Either way, felicitations Amie! Wow, thanks for all the greetings from everyone, I feel special! Lol I can imagine how stressful it’s all been for you. Had it been that long since you got something published? BTW, have you given thought into promoting yourself in the “Off topic” section of this site? Other people have done it before for various reasons so don’t be shy! You might want to start by mentioning “The crystal train” and how it was inspired and slip at the end about the other 2, what do you think? :D Here’s the link to the “off topic” section:
http://www.michaelbolton.com/forum/categories/off-topic/listForCate...
Just click on “add” and fill in the edit fields. Ah that’s really too bad about MB not contributing, but I’ve heard before of forwards being added in re-editions. Hey, I just had a crazy thought: have you thought of asking Diane Warren? After all, she did write the song... I know you probably thought of Michael first since he’s close by, but it’s a thought. Oh Amie, on my side, I felt like an idiot meeting Marie-Josée because I hadn’t prepared and even left her CD at home because I wasn’t expecting it. I wanted to hug her so much but she was sitting at a table so I squeezed her hand and kissed it! Lol She signed my program: “A Sylvie, merci de ton appreciation pour mon art”. She was such a doll... BTW, thank you for the kind words Amie... :D Now my world traveler is coming back here this week and will stay until her new application is approved and she’ll go back to Europe. Well my dear, you’re next on my PM dance card so more news soon. Congratulations again and hope to read your book promotion soon! :D Take care my friend and you have a nice Thanksgiving! Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Nov 21, 2011
sylvie boisvert
Bonsoir ma chère, read your promo, good job! Talk to you soon, take care. Hugs, sincerely, ton amie Sylvie
Nov 29, 2011
sylvie boisvert
Bonsoir Amie, sorry I haven’t had time to respond to your PM recently, but just wanted to touch base. I thought of you today, hearing this very special version of “White Xmas”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx0UyhWJg24
You’ll understand why I thought of you when you hear it. Take care mon Amie and Joyeux Noël, wherever you are! Big hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Dec 25, 2011
sylvie boisvert
Bonjour Amie, thank you for your message sweetie and thanks for the link too, that was nice! I checked out more videos with handbells and thought it was amazing the stuff people come up with. I guess if you can find a recognizable melody, anything is possible, even Lady Gaga’s “Poker face”! I hope you were able to get some nice pics of decorated palm trees, I’m sure they’re very interesting to look at. I’ve never heard of a Schefflera tree. I had to check the spelling because at first, it sounded like “chou-fleur” to me! Lol Do they celebrate any kind of holliday in Asia at this time of the year? I’m sure that when they do though, it must be something to behold, especially Chinese New Year. Well thanks for your good wishes sweetie, we get our cheer where we can find it and I’m thankful for what I did get. I hadn’t seen my youngest daughter since June so that was really nice to have her here. You’re next on my priority list for PM’s so you should hear from me soon: I’m juggling PM’s, comments and E-mails. Well take care mon amie and hope you’re doing something special for New Year’s eve. I’ve got my date with Dick Clark so I’m good! :D Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
Dec 30, 2011
sylvie boisvert
Bonjour Amie, here are a couple of belated Xmas presents, enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YJiXV_tPos&feature=youtu.be
I thought of you when a friend did a description... ;D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6i7GuJOAUA&feature=related
Take care sweetie and I’m sure we’ll talk soon. Hugs, sincerely, ton amie Sylvie
Jan 2, 2012
sylvie boisvert
Bonjour Amie, thank you so much for your generous praise, I really appreciate it! :D A few people have asked if I'd consider selling them and a friend even wanted to comission one, but I just love them so much that I only make some occasionally for family, friends and very special people... ;D Thank you again Amie and hope to talk again soon. Big hugs, sincèrement, Sylvie <3
May 4, 2012
sylvie boisvert
P.S.: By the way, can I quote you on that? lol
May 4, 2012
sylvie boisvert
Bonsoir Amie, how are you? Well, I hope. Sorry I haven’t had time to respond to your PM. I’d been cleaning up allergens from my house, pending my sister’s visit that didn’t happen. I thought of you last week because our man was apparently in New York at a book expo and I thought: chute, Amie could have gone! We found out after the fact though. I read your post on the blog and you put a big smile on my face, thank you Amie! :D Girl, I don’t know if Michael reads our posts, but I think he might be feeling the squeeze of a pending deadline! I don’t know how many of yours were produced in print sweetie, but can you estimate when he should be done with it if he wants it to be released Nov 13? I know nothing but I don’t know if he should still be working on it... Then again, that could be why he’s not touring that much. Well let’s see, what have we been up to... We’ve been chasing yard sales in the past couple of weeks to find some kind of TV rack for my son but nothing for him so far. I have picked myself up a few interesting CD’s, LP’s and even music boxes, as if I needed more! :D Speaking of which, I could put my snail pic in your next PM if you’d like... :D It’s my daughter’s birthday today and I managed to find her a card that plays “How am I supposed to live without you”! lol It’s not really a birthday card, but I miss her a lot so I couldn’t resist... Eh bien ma chère, I hope to write more soon but schedule will be disrupted this week but I’ll do what I can. Take care my dear and don’t spend all your time in the library: enjoy the good weather while it lasts. Hugs, sincerely, your friend Sylvie :D
Jun 17, 2012
sylvie boisvert
Awwww, how sweet are you? :D I've just read your new post on Michael's blog and wanted to say: good pitch for the library, but you didn't need to advertize me! lol That was really sweet of you Amie, thank you! You put another big smile on my face, but I blushed at the same time: people are gonna wonder what the heck you're talking about... :D Well again, thanks for your sweet thought and I hope to catch up soon. Prends soin de toi et bonne nuit! Hugs, sincerely, your grateful friend Sylvie <3
Aug 8, 2012
sylvie boisvert
Bonjour Amie, just wanted to pop by for the latest news. Well just to let you know, I’ve just heard from Amazon and it looks like “The soul of it all” is postponed at least until the end of January. I’m very disappointed, but trying to focus on the fact that Michael will be on TV on “2 ½ men” in 2 weeks and God willing, we should hear something about the new CD when Michael returns from the Dave Coz cruise... Take care sweetie and I’m sure we’ll talk soon. Hugs, sincerely, ton amie Sylvie xxx
Sep 12, 2012
sylvie boisvert
Hi Amie, according to Gail, the problem is the publishing company that keeps changing the date and Michael isn't very happy about it. It just seems we've been waiting forever. I know everything we're waiting for will be more than worth it, I'm just frankly tired of uncertainty. We're all well sweetie, thanks for asking. I'm doing windows like I planned and have to go finish. Take care and à la prochaine! Hope to write soon. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie <3
Sep 13, 2012
sylvie boisvert
Hey Amie, I appreciate your 2 cents about anything having to do with publishers. Many fans I’ve talked to are trying to look at the delay positively. I’m personally hoping the publisher reconsiders. Well I did finish up my windoes: all 14 of them in 2 days and by myself, merci beaucoup! Heehee, you’re a better juggler than I am girl: I tried working on 2 projects earlier this year and found it didn’t work for me. Glad for you one is progressing, by the way. :D OMG, lol no I don’t know everybody sweetie, but I do follow most discussions, talk to a lot of people and try to keep my busy friends updated on important MB info. I’m sure you could do the same, spare time allowing so no prob for the info. Gail, as I’m sure I’ve told you before, is the forum moderator, used to take care of the fan club and now acts as a fan liaison and has been in touch with Michael’s office for several years. Well off to more messages, à la prochaine ma grande Amie! Take care. Hugs, sincerely, ton amie Sylvie
Sep 14, 2012
sylvie boisvert
?Bonjour Amie, I will have to get into a metaphysical discussion with you one of these days. You’d be great friends with my sister: too bad she’s not on-line... Well lucky you finding housesitting jobs here and there. Isn’t breaking up the routine what it’s all about? :D Hopefully the change of air gives you a different perspective and allows inspiration. Ah, je suis d’accord: on ne peut jamais avoir trop de câlins, that hit the spot Amie, merci! I hope to write more soon, have a great weekend! I’m seeing Marie-Josée tonight, can’t wait! Câlins, sincèrement, ton amie Sylvie
Sep 15, 2012
sylvie boisvert
Bonsoir Amie, I'll reply as soon as possible but thought you might like to know I have a new pic on my blog. A bientôt j'espère. Câlins, sincèrment, ton amie Sylvie :D
Sep 17, 2012