Who would have thought a 16 year-old that has "the blues running though his veins" exists in the real world (Ridgeway, Ontario to be exact)? Spencer MacKenzie is one talented old soul.The musician released his debut album this past Friday appropriately titled Infected With The Blues and was excused from his high school class to chat with me about it.
Spencer's family and friends are extremely supportive, even though his friends haven't been exposed to blues music. We agreed that it's important to have a good support system. Everyone was coming out that night for the release party and I had to ask what he wanted listeners to get out of this. He said, "I want them to enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed making it". I finished off the Q&A session by asking one of my favourite interview questions: what is your personal definition of success? He thinks that it's never putting his guitar down and continuing to better himself. Did I already mention that he's only 16? Such a wise and humble young man. Make sure to grab Spencer MacKenzie's album here!
This week at home has proven to be quite productive with two phone interviews, one for today's post and there's one taking place tomorrow for a future #MusicMonday feature.
Matthew Tissi is a lead on Family Channel's new show for all ages called "Raising Expectations" (formerly "The Wonderful Wayneys" but the title was reportedly changed to appeal to a wider audience). This show follows the adventures of a family filled with extraordinary and gifted people. It also stars Jason Priestly (Beverly Hills 90210), Molly Ringwald (The Breakfast Club), Luke Bilyk (Degrassi) and many other names and faces we're familiar with. He was nice enough to spare some time to chat about his experiences on set, the people he works with, and what he's learned. Check it out below: I pushed the reset button on in my brain just as I was about to sit back and give up on this whole thing.
Unless you're a family member or a close friend, you don't know what I'm about to tell you. I have kidney disease and have been dealing with it since the day I was born. My kidneys are not fully developed so they don't function as well (they're at 22% function as I write this). I'm one of the better cases - actually one of the rare cases - because most people with this condition my age have had a transplant, are on dialysis, on medications and in some situations haven't made it this far. I'm very blessed. I've been monitored and educated about my options for the future at both the children's hospital and now the big kid hospital once I became legally grown. Fast forward to a few weeks ago when I was at my checkup and the doctor put me on a medication not for what it's meant to be used for. They were blood pressure pills which a lot of kidney patients go on to buy up time and to stabilize all of their levels. Most of them suffer from high pressure and can't stabilize their levels on their own so it's great. Well, my blood pressure WAS normal and my levels WERE stable. My creatine (the amount of toxins in the body) goes up and down 20 points, nothing out of the ordinary. I agreed to take them (I got a second opinion to make sure I wasn't making a mistake) and that's when shit hit the fan. The pills kicked my ass, hence why I was only on them for 4 days. I either saw stars or nothing at all every time I stood up, had headaches all day and night, was lightheaded and weak because my normal blood pressure became very low. The only side-effect I didn't have was a dry cough that one in ten people on that medication get (thank you Jesus because at the time I was filming segments for Cable 14). It has taken nearly 3 weeks to clear this shit out of my system resulting in me missing out on all of my workouts. My diet remained the same, but I never missed workouts. I think it's safe to say that I was tad irritable during that time. That is why I have taken the week off. Solely to reset my body and get into the swing of things. I wrote down all of my goals, looked at what I'm currently doing and what I would like to achieve, as well as write down how I am going to achieve these goals. That's the most important part - you're making the impossible possible by writing everything down. There are no excuses because it's right there in front of you. Anyways, that's just a little update on my journey. How's yours going? Have you needed to reset? Shit, it's a miracle! It's only Tuesday and another celebrity couple is making headlines.
On April 14, the world found out that Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling were expecting another child and then BOOM... Baby #2 is here! The Goslings welcomed Amada Lee Gosling on April 29. Now their 1 1/2 year old daughter Esmeralda Amada Gosling a big sis. What's with baby sis having big sis' middle name as her first name? Eva wanted to pay tribute to her Spanish heritage. 'Amada' can mean beloved, adored and dear. She also played a character of that very same name (which was her idea to be more connected to her late grandmother whom she never met). Ryan was on Jimmy Kimmel last night to promote his new film with Russell Crowe, and only to promote his new film with Russell Crowe. No word from him or Eva regarding April's best kept secret. Wishing the family all of the happiness and health in the world. What do you think of this surprise? Can we expect for more celebs to follow their lead? Comment below or tweet me @MissSaverinaS! It's here. Blake and Gwen's duet titled "Go Ahead and Break My Heart" came out today, which was a pleasant surprise for their fans. The track was going to debut with the rest of his new album, If I'm Honest.
I'm not a country girl or a fan of the lovey dovey stuff, so it's safe to say this song won't be on my pool party playlist. I always find it interesting when couples collaborate on something in the workplace. It can either work in their favour, or be an epic fail. In Gwen and Blake's case, it'll probably work in their favour considering they've been working together on The Voice (presumably where sparks first flew). If you click on the song title, you can have a listen on Apple Music. Here are the lyrics: The sun is setting on your last good try Here I am again with half a goodbye Wonder if you’re really gone this time Just when i’m about to lose my mind There you are again on my phone The moon was rising and you’re all alone Maybe we could just hang a while Maybe we can make each other smile Oh no here I go [CHORUS] Why don’t you go ahead and break my heart Why are you waiting is it way too hard If moving on is what you want to do Why don’t you do it, why don’t you do it baby You can’t tell me that we’ll still be friends And maybe someday we can try again If you really need a brand new start Why don’t you go ahead and break my heart I never ever meant to get so into you Thought I was using you just to get me through You know I’m broken I don’t trust anyone Last thing I needed was to fall in love You got me dreaming got me thinking I got some hope There is nobody and someone to get to know But I’m so scared I don’t know what to do How did you get me so into you Oh no and here I go [CHORUS] There’s your reasons, there’s your cards What are you waiting for? The one to break my heart? You can’t tell me that we’ll still be friends And maybe someday we can try again If you really need a brand new start Why don’t you go ahead and break my heart Go on and break/go on and break my heart Go on and break/go on and break my heart _________________________________________________________________________________________ What do you think of the song? Comment below or tweet me @MissSaverinaS! |
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