A New Frontier

It can be a struggle to let go.
But once you start to undress, it gets easier to shed the layers.
Soon you're naked...vulnerable yet free.
The inner restraints have loosened,
Your physical perception has changed ,
And the narrow roads become an open freeway.

...I run with the wild horses and dance with the young of heart.


-Alisa Apps

Happy Retro Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day brings to mind the blessings in our lives that usually go unnoticed:a home that surrounds us with comfort and protection;delicious food, for pleasure in both eating and sharing;clothes to snuggle up in,books and good entertainment to expand our minds;and freedom to worship our God. We are thankful for our family and friends, those treasured people who make our lives extra special.You are part of that cherished group. On Thanksgiving, (and every day) we appreciate you. Happy Thanksgiving!

A Magical Arabian Night !!

ALISA APPS in the Recording Studio

I Speak To You With Song (poem) by Alisa Apps

I Speak To You With Song

Some people love to chat by text; others on the phone.
Some talk all day long cause they cant stand to be alone.
I’m not too much of a conversationalist - face-to-face or any of the above for long. I’d rather sit and write in melody and speak to you with a song.

-Alisa Apps

The White Rose (poem) by Alisa Apps

The White Rose by Alisa Apps

The white rose with dew drops smiles upon the morning moon
Awaiting a new day to send innocence in bloom
Her petals of pearly white are as soft as inexperienced love
And encourage a safe passage to a truce or peace, a flying dove
The message of the white rose speaks in tender tone
“You are loved by me; and even after I fade away, you shall never be alone”

the VMA Lip Syncing Turn Off

I was that the MTV music video awards (VMA’s) the other week and I noticed all he singers were lip syncing and that got me thinking- here is Kanye West who calls himself a genius and yet he was using auto tune and a vocoder – which makes any voice sound good.

Am I dreaming or is this all fake?

I think back to the great voices– Billie Holiday, Elvis, Freddie Mercury and try to imagine them using a vocoder.

I hear the echoes of the cheers and chanting Kanye got and my heart cries.

I cry out for authenticity and human imperfection. I cry out for the beauty of a voice reaching for perfection.