"Leslie"
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CM Shaw 2012
My friend Leslie came back from New York for the recent 4th of July holiday, and played a benefit for The Covering House here in St. Louis at The Wine Press. I say I've rarely have seen someone play music with that much soul, though it's possible I am biased. Before the show she stopped in on the Bill & Frantz Show to talk about The Covering House's mission to help girls who have been victims of sexual exploitation and sexual trafficking, and her own recent Daughters of Cambodia album project addressing the enslavement and forced prostitution of women and children in Cambodia and around the the world. Leslie is one of the finest examples of a human being I know, and we had a ball while she was home.
There was a nice crowd gathered at The Wine Press to raise money for The Covering House, and Rebecca Ryan sang with Leslie on several numbers. It was nice to see them so pretty & happy in the setting light of the windows, and hear the reunited friends sing in an intimate setting like that.
"Leslie with Rebecca (lights)"
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CM Shaw, 2012
"Leslie with Rebecca (triptych)"
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CM Shaw, 2012
"Leslie (half full)"
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CM Shaw 2012
I liked finding our musical friend, Bill Deschand in the background. Bill & Leslie had a band called So Say We All awhile back, and like myself & many of us who have had musical projects with Leslie, Bill is inspired by her great spirit & generosity in performance.
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"Leslie (with Bill)"
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CM Shaw 2012
