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About Me

Connie T. Empress, co-founder of the Empire State Soul Club

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

St. Francis, Bishop Shelby Spong, Bob Smith and Bill Wilson, Nick Lowe, Lucinda Williams, The Michelin Man to ask why he has never retired and more to be added I'm sure!

My Blog

Records Played at Subway Soul March 20th

Welcome Spring! Friday March 20's Subway Soul was one of the best! PEEER was FEEERless, Phast phed the soul fires and Dawn radiated chic! It was nice to look out over a floor of dancers not Blackberry...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:28:00 GMT

Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rooyt3ptNco And now...your moment of Zen
Posted by on Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:39:00 GMT

Records Played At Subway Souls 7th Anniversary By Sir Bob Shannon

Thanks to some fancy phonework, Bob Shannon was my sub at last Friday's Subway Soul 7th Anniversary Holiday Bash. The ice may have kept me off the roads but have vinyl-will-travel Bob filled in nicely...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:11:00 GMT

Paws In Heaven--Ronnie Sox

On Saturday morning, December 6, Ronnie Sox passed away peacefully. He was 16. Rescued with his brother from an alley in then unhip Ft. Greene Brooklyn by cat angel and racing scholar Wildgirl, R...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Dec 2008 07:57:00 GMT

Jeff The Chef Eulogizes DeeDee & Rudy Ray

Reprinted below with kind permission from ESSC's Jeff The Chef DeeDee Warwick:  a sublime vocalist who along with Justine "Baby" Washington, Margie Alexander, Laura Lee, Jackie Moore and Bet...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:09:00 GMT

ESSC Tribute @ Subway Soul, Fontanas 10/17

Here's a recap of  my set from last Friday's Subway Soul tribute to Empire State Soul Club. I am still recovering from whiplash watching the labels spin around of the records played by our f...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:12:00 GMT

ESSC: History & You

So often I hear people say "WOW, I loved ESSC!" for many reasons. It was the best soul night going, albeit the ONLY pure soul night going, for many years. It was the great equalizer--everyone regardle...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:34:00 GMT