Thursday, December 23, 2010

A Visit to Jamaica - Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2011

John-Andrew here!!! Blogging from sunny Jamaica. Well actually its in the middle of the night, there is no sun right now but there will be tomorrow. Right now I hear crickets and I'm enjoying the gorgeous trade winds. The stars are out and shining and its nice to be home. We just had a great dinner and I'm going to jump into my bed very soon. So weird being in my childhood bedroom. This is the house I grew up in and the place where my imagination and creativity first took flight. Its just wild being back home. It always is. Its my origin and every time I come home I realize how much more I've changed and evolved into something that is completely what I imagined and also much more than I ever could have thought. I fantasized this life in my bedroom in Kingston, Jamaica. Of course not the survival job and the high price of monthly metro card tickets but for sure living and creating in New York City. That big city is so my home now. The people, the theaters, the energy, even the dubious smells at time, are my home now. So I am grateful. I'm grateful I get to be in this gorgeous place for the holidays. I'm grateful I get to hug my Mom and eat her cooking. I'm grateful for safe travel. I'm grateful for New York City. I'm grateful for Christmas. I'm grateful for my friends and collaborators. I'm grateful for all of you who might stumble on this mushy post.

I"m especially thankful for a group of gadabouts who make me laugh and who I get to make a fun little show with. So to Steven and Meghan and Lindsey and Adam and Jeremy and Jamie thank you. You are lovely wonderful darling talented sexy scintillating delicious human beings and I am grateful for you. Merry Christmas you guys. We begin again in January.

And for the rest of you. Yes its almost done and WSNY will be up for your enjoyment before the end of the year. We've learned so much putting this together and the one thing that heartens me. . .is that we still want to do it. It has been a huge education. And we are learning as we go and expanding our universe slowly but surely.

Merry Christmas Everyone. A prosperous 2011 to you all.

Lots of love,

John-Andrew Morrison
WSNY


PS- I love this song and found this adorable little kid singing Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep. So here's some schmaltz for you. Enjoy!!

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