Hey y'all!
So, after making that very 1st blog/post, I did do what I said I would do and take away from performing. It was damn near impossible to even want to do any shows or perform, being unable to control my vocal ability in anyway, and I know if I could hear, everyone else could as well! So, the shows went from every week, to weekend, to once a week to once a month, once every three months and then eventually to no shows on the calendar. Potential clients and customers still reaching out via email and social media to book, not knowing what's actually been happening.
So, 2022 ended and the Fellas and I did our usual thing at showtime, when the time came, for any shows that we already had on the books. To prepare, I did everything I possibly could! I changed my diet, stopped eating red meats or barely any meat at all, I adopted a a herbal, naturalist lifestyle and swore even more by herbal teas and vitamins, vegetables and fruits that were beneficial to my healing.
The last show the LaFaye & The Fellas did in 2022, was a Christmas show in downtown Charleston. All of our usual supporters and even new fans joined up front and center, in the middle Ann Street for a party, that we've always been known to bring. Nearly halfway
through the show, as we're in song, I turned around to Randy, the MD, and let him know that my throat was hurting so badly to the point that I could not keep singing. (He loved being able to take over anyways LOL).
He let the other Fellas, Michael, AJ & Gantt all know, that they were all up to cover the end of the show because I was unable to do so. And they did just that, cover me!
Til this very day, that was possibly the hardest moment of my life, besides losing my favorite girl. That hurt my heart and my feelings! Actually,
witnessing what I knew was real, physically happening in real time. The guys saw me cry afterwards, hugged and gave much encouragement after the show, but I knew then that more had to be done. The inside journey began at the end of that year.
To my crew, even though everyone is now off doing their own things, with other bands (that will seemingly never compare to the shit we created), I will always show my love and support to each of them. They held me down on my worst days, and for that, even though they don't deserve me, I'm forever indebted to each of you. LOL! Love y'all!
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