Two Women of a Certain Age

2 Women of a Certain Age switch it up a little bit to discuss how musicians/performers can experience social anxiety before even stepping foot on stage; whiffing it in front of The Boss; what to do when the power goes out; jazz improvisation; pesky gig logistics; and why you (yes you!) can (and should!) learn a musical instrument.

We talked about music from the formative decades of our lives (the 70s and 80s) and then Valerie schooled Izolda on the music of the 90s (Izolda didn't listen to the radio at all during the 90s so she's still playing catch-up. And you *know* we talked about women and our agency throughout the entertainment, education, and business fields. We also discussed a fun and quirky movie called, "Mr. Right...

Enjoy our far-ranging chat. We also ended up talking about racism, sexism, and identity in movies from long ago and today.

This is a fun episode. Oh, and you get to hear us do a cover as well. So, listen in.

We went into several fun movies, the Malfunctioning Women tweet heard round the world, The Boys, the 1973 Stockard Channing movie, The Girl Most Likely To, and Hitchcock's masterpiece, Notorious. We also chatted about the banned Lane Bryant ad, Victoria's Secret angels, Ashley Graham, and the strange weight standards about what is sexy. We had some great fun with this episode and got a little seri...

Plus, Izolda is politically incorrect during our discussion of movies, music, staging, directing, television, beauty, characters, and Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious (and other films). She apologizes. Listen in to see her learn her lesson. Oh, and if you want to join in, we gave each other homework. We both will watch The Girl Most Likely To with Stockard Channing and Hitchock's Notorious starring Ca...

Friends, colleagues, and musicians Izolda and Val bring you this show. Hold onto your hats. We had fun in this inaugural episode.  Oh and we also discussed our favorite Will Smith movies and how effectively Broadway musicals can be turned into movies and vice versa. Plus a whole lot more. We're going to make this weekly. And we'll be inviting you to join us. Have a movie, book, or music piece...