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Alice

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These very talented young singers are called 'Angel Voices' for very good reasons. They're marvellous, and this is one of my all time favorite songs:
Why don't you take a few minutes out of your busy day to treat yourself to one or more of these beautiful little Inspirational Movies by Mary Robinson Reynolds. A spot of Peace no matter what's going on around you:
http://www.MakeADifference.com/U/?alicecbateman
PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT THIS MESSAGE FROM YOUNG SEVERN SUZUKI ADDRESSING THE UNITED NATIONS IN 1992 - DID ANYTHING REALLY CHANGE IN THE LAST DECADE AND A HALF?
I don't usually make political statements here or anywhere else, but I would vote for this young lady for President of the World tomorrow. She shares the same thoughts and visions I do:

Myspace Layouts at Pimp-My-Profile.com / Ocean view

I've just gotten the link for my first ever online radio interview. Just listen through the introduction, a man's voice and then some beautiful instrumental music, then Judyth Piazza of the Student Operated Press and myself.
Here's the permanent link to my interview:
Interview on the American Perspective Radio Program
I'm a Canadian, living close to the Rocky Mountains in Calgary, Canada. They call this place both Nashville North and Hollywood North. I'm a writer, which includes songwriting, poetry, two fiction books and one 'biographical novel' published so far. One American Dreamer, about Iowa man Donald Tietz, is my latest book. Released in October 2005.
Right now I'm really excited by Canadian singer/songwriter Ross Kennedy recording a song we co-wrote, Lonnie Ratliff in Nashville producing one of my songs for his catalog, Robert Clarkson right now working on a demo of my song "Tell Myself You Never Mattered" to put on Soundclick, and Dave Beckom working with me on "Learn to Survive." A local Calgary singer, Joanna Crosse, contacted me recently and has expressed interest in recording some of my songs, and I'm very much looking forward to working with Joanna!
Bill Littleton and Lonnie et al have been very helpful in helping me try to bend myself from being a poet to being a songwriter, and I'm doing my best to get the hang of it. Also very proud to be considered a member of the 'Stardust Family' headed by Colonel Buster Doss of Nashville and Winchester, Tennessee, who very sadly died in August 2006. I still haven't been able to bring myself to participate in the Stardust message board since we lost Colonel Buster. I guess it was just too much for me to lose my Dad and Colonel Buster in the space of a few months.
I'm a Mom with a capital M, seven children ranging in age from 33 to 10 at the moment, with my sixth grandchild due on Valentine's Day 2007. Some days I think I should just dye my hair grey to suit my Gramma status, but then look at my youngest boys still at home and dye it flaming burgundy or something to keep me thinking young. :-)
I played a Saloon Girl in the new Robert Duvall mini-series released on the AMC Network on June 25th & 26th 2006 in the US, was called Daughters of Joy but they changed the name to Broken Trail. Directed by Robert Hill, starring Robert Duvall, Chris Mulkey, Thomas Hayden-Church, and Olivia Cheng. Also in the stands in a current football movie called Comeback Season, haven't seen it, dont know too much about it, just a 'featured extra.'
By now, New Year's Eve 2006, I've been in eight different movie and TV projects, and am actually a character in a German TV Movie Series called Blue Mountain. The episode I'm in is called "Legacy of Love," I'm the 'Bar Mistress.' I'm also in the audience in Ressurecting the Champ with Samuel L. Jackson, being released on New Year's Day 2007. If you look for me in that, I'm in a kind of sexy black outfit with black hair past my shoulders.
I 'Google' real well, just put Alice C. Bateman into any search engine, most of them bring up at least something! It always amazes me that every single day, somewhere in the world, there are people doing just that, looking me up in the search engines.
I'm currently working on two new book projects, one about problem gambling and addiction and one for children. Mostly in my head so far, but I plan to get a lot more actually written over the next couple of months.That's probably enough for now, once I fill in as much as I have patience for on here, you'll know all about me - and if that doesn't help, read my work! :-) Some people have actually been known to even buy my books! :-)
Wishing Love and Blessings to All,
Alice C. Bateman
http://alicecbateman.com
WOW, I'm so thrilled to have found this golden clip on YouTube, Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner, who very sadly passed on two days ago, on October 28th 2007. This is a bit longer than my other videos here, but I laughed out loud so many times and loved every second of this. Hope y'all enjoy this as much as I do, I'm gonna watch it again right now. :-)
I was looking for a clip of Robert Duvall accepting his Emmy for Best Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries for Broken {four Emmy Awards!!} and found this clip of Mr. Duvall singing a beautiful duet with Emmy Lou Harris. I had no idea Robert Duvall sang too! Didn't find the clip I wanted, but I love this!
Give a listen to Todd Carpenter singing THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM:
Check out Todd's other songs at ToddSings.com
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My Interests

Family, reading, writing, MUSIC, songwriting, MUSIC {did I mention that already?}, learning to play guitar properly, jewelry making, traveling, kids and cats

I'd like to meet:

Severin Suzuki, the young lady in the video above, singers and musicians who need original lyrics, new friends, fellow writers, people interested in the Arts in general, people who love to read good books

Music:

LUNA WINGS by Arlene Faith,tottaly BEAUTIFUL!

CELTIC WOMAN with "The Voice"

CELTIC WOMAN with "You Raise Me Up"

Dolly Parton great video of BETTER GET TO LIVIN'

THE SOUND OF MUSIC sung by Suzan Erens at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna - beautiful!

Emmy Lou Harris with WAYFARING STRANGER

Celine Dion and Josh Groban with THE PRAYER

One of my favorite hymns from childhood, IMMACULATE MARY

Billy Gilman, OKLAHOMA

Britain's Got Talent Connie Talbot

Paul Potts American Idol Audition in Cardiff

Billy Gilman, One Voice

Todd Carpenter with Ave Maria

Celtic Woman with Ave Maria

Celtic Woman with One World

Wendy Starland, Dancing With the Sea

Shania Twain with DON'T

I love Music in every form except some of the stuff teenagers like to listen to. I have from Vivaldi to Patsy Cline on my playlist, and really couldn't honestly say which end of the scale would be my favorite. Although lately it's Country Music all the way, for a couple of years, been writing Country songs, although lots of my lyrics can by sung in different genres and sound good either way. Love singing to Patsy Cline and Roy Orbison and just about everyone who sings, but don't call myself a singer because I don't have time to devote to singing, and there are already so many fabulous singers!!

Movies:

"The Sound of Music" HAHAHA - do we see a pattern here? But seriously, I just don't take time off from working for movies or TV very often.

Television:

Little House on the Prairie {Country Girl}, The Highlander, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Smallville

Books:

There are very few writers who I'll read everything they produce, primarily Sidney Sheldon. There are many good writers - but I hope that I will become your favorite writer!! :-)

Heroes:

God

My Mom and Dad, good solid Country people who raised us with a firm hand and lots of love and encouragement.

Walt Disney - had to go hat in hand to the banks for his first projects, got turned down over and over.

Mark Twain and Shakespeare - Two self-published writers who 'made it.'

Irving Berlin and all the other songwriters who sold their songsheets in public for a few pennies apiece.

My Blog

This about sums it up

Sorry I've been off here for so long!  I've been forcing myself to rest my right arm as much as humanly possible, and of course my mouse hand is my right hand, so haven't been doing much at all o...
Posted by Alice on Sun, 04 May 2008 10:06:00 PST

A Touch of Magic!!

After a tough week that brought news of four deaths among the people I know - my daughter Jenn's fiance's father and three men I met in Iowa when I was down there researching my book ONE AMERICAN DREA...
Posted by Alice on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:59:00 PST

Ten inches of SNOW on April 10th!!

We’ve had some fairly Springlke weather here in Calgary for weeks now, still cold overnight, but the buds are starting to come out on the trees and I saw dandelions for the first time the other ...
Posted by Alice on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:02:00 PST

Celebrating my Irish Roots on St. Patrick’s Day

Just wanted to wish you all a wonderful St. Patrick’s Day!  My own Irish roots go right back to the Irish Kings through both of my mother’s parents.  They emigrated to Scotland a...
Posted by Alice on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:12:00 PST

Away from my computer for a week or so

Wish I could say I'll be off the computer because I'm going on vacation for a week, but the truth is I've been fighting tendinitis in my right arm for months.  Started in the elbow but I nev...
Posted by Alice on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:24:00 PST

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!!

Even though I've lived alone with children for over a decade, I still believe in spreading Love around on Valentine's Day.  :-)  I'll be out of the house for most of the day tomorrow, volunt...
Posted by Alice on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:41:00 PST

A new little Inspirational Movie - Kumbaya

Mary Robinson Reynolds sent a new little movie, and I love it!  The music is great, much more lively than a lot of her movies, and of course a very good message as always! This link should work a...
Posted by Alice on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 09:31:00 PST

"My Busy Pen"

This afternoon I was taking a reading break, a book I quite like called 'The Kissing Gate' - each chapter has a little quote at the beginning, and it made me wonder...  This is the result: ...
Posted by Alice on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:42:00 PST

Thank You All - Mom’s a little better by today

It's very difficult to be so far away from my Mom during a time like this, very stressful and nerve-wracking, but my youngest sister Nancy and my sister Sheila have been keeping me up to date, th...
Posted by Alice on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:28:00 PST

PLEASE PRAY FOR MY MOM

My youngest sister just emailed the family to say that my Mom has pneumonia - not good at all in a woman 83 years old!  As I'm praying for her, I can't help but wonder if some of the family ...
Posted by Alice on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:14:00 PST