'Fudge, Freqs n Friends'

Long time since I wrote a blog, however I need to ramble...
Fudge, Freqs n Friends
Fudge and the Frequency are a hard working Futuristic Funk band. http://www.fudgeandthefrequency.com/ ... http://www.designmynight.com/london/whats-on/live-music/fudge-the-frequency-24-hours-no-sleep-video-launch
Once you have heard them you can't help but be pleased to be called a 'Freq' & to embrace the vibe & continue to spread the 'Frequency' where-ever you go.
A Fudgey music family has developed around the band, fun has been had, good music shared, contacts have been made but more importantly friendships developed over time.
The band are great at interacting with the crowd, however they are often warming up in the Green room, doing interviews etc and it means they don't see all the interactions before, during and after the show.
It's possible that they do not realise how they bring people together through their music.  . . but they do, trust me they do & it's a beautiful thing.
Sadly earlier this month a self declared 'Freq' lost his life suddenly.
Not only did he enjoy the music and have a special 'unspoken' bond with Fudge Jarceh, he was also the actor in their video for the track 'Never too Old to Dance'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPxbjXDIGX0
His name was Nigel Genis, He was an actor & singer amongst many interesting things.
Since he had done the video he mentioned many times how pleased he had been to be part of it, but he was more pleased that he genuinely loved the band and made a point of attending gigs, showing support & jumping on the stage to dance & sing with Fudge which he always enjoyed & the crowd loved.
Like many, he truely believed in the band and where they were going. Fortunately he had told them this.
Saturday 28th March is the live launch of  the new Fudge and the Frequency track '24 Hours No Sleep'. http://www.designmynight.com/london/whats-on/live-music/fudge-the-frequency-24-hours-no-sleep-video-launch
After months of hard work behind the scenes it promises to be a night full of good music, a buzzing atmosphere & excitement, as there is always a surprise of some sort thrown in, however there is a natural excitement that surrounds these guys n girls..
You WILL want to dance, nod your head or do your funky thang, really you will.
The track is upbeat & the video is likely to be full of dancing, proper body bending, muscle stretching, body popping dancing!
The gig will be played in memory, celebration & thanks for the life of Nigel Genis.
Nigel will be sorely missed and we will dance & sing in his memory.
Thank you to Fudge and the Frequency, not just for the mind blowing music but for all the extra bits you bring without realising it.
Through your music you brought Nigel Genis into my life & it feels richer for it.

Do I think Nigel is resting in peace? No, no I do not.
He seemed a peaceful man yet I like to think he is getting his funk on, living it up, and even though we won't see him at the gigs I do believe we will 'feel' him & the great vibe he had showered us with.
Rest in Musical Funk Nigel Genis, my fellow Freq & friend.....xXx

Nigel Genis (in hat) on stage with Fudge Jarceh. Photo taken 7th Feb 2015 Secret Gig at Hospital Club.

Life through a window

 Life through a window 
Many years ago, at school in South Africa, in either 1981 or 1982, we were told a story, a fable, a tale. There were many 'stories' in fact but a few in particular stayed in my mind to this day.
This is my basic memory of that story. I even remember what a hot day it was when the Nun, Sister Caroline, told us.
We had our blazer jackets on and were told not to take them off. I could feel the sweat on he back of my neck and even my knees.  I was also told off on this day for my hair touching my dress collar?! However that is another story!
So here goes...this is my adaptation of the story...I think my sister may remember this one but she might remember it differently as we tend to do that!....

Life through a window
Two girls were in a hospital ward. One in the bed by the window & the other on the other side of the room against the ugly wall.
They became friends, spoke about getting better and running and playing outside in the sun together, they laughed they cried, they shared food, shared jokes but MOST importantly they shared 'life through a window'...
Oh yes! This was the thing they shared the most.  Wall girl would ask Window girl all about what it looked like outside the window...
Window girl loved this. She lay in her bed looking out of the window smiling and telling Wall girl all about it. Wall girl would get excited & beg her to tell her more about the flowers and the colours & the beautiful life outside the hospital window. Window girl always entertained her with this.
They shared the dream of healthily running about smelling the flowers, painting pictures of them, all the beautiful colours & scents.
Wall girl told Window girl that this dream kept her strong to fight to get better. The friendship & dream were strong and real...Window girl gently said..."Just remember the beautiful life through the window"....
That night there was lots of noise & rushing about, nurses in and out and then silence..... a strange silence. Wall girl was told to sleep.

She woke up to find the bed by the window was empty. Empty! Window girl had gone,  her dear friend & narrator of 'life through a window' was gone.
The nurses came to comfort Wall girl. There was one thing on her mind.. She asked the nurse if the could move her bed by the window. She wanted to see out of the window.  The nurses tried to assure her that it was no better than the place she was in by the wall. Wall girl insisted.
The bed was moved, Wall girl pulled the blind back, blinking with excitement and also at the sunlight that poured in....she blinked again to re focus, she couldn't wait to see the beautiful flowers she had heard so much about.
She blinked again, staring out of the window, almost n disbelief. There was a wall, an ugly concrete WALL with rubbish all around, not beautiful at all...
"Wh..where are...wh...where are all the beautiful flowers Window girl told me about?".. she quietly asked the nurse....
"Flowers? There never were any flowers dear Wall girl, you had a friend, a friend who could see beauty in life even when it wasn't there.... so she could improve your days and make you happy.."
Wall girl was stunned for a moment. Then she smiled, lay back in her bed looking out of the window...
There was noise and people running about again, this time wheeling a bed into that place by the wall, the ugly concrete wall she remembered so well.The new Wall girl smiled, said hello and asked with great excitement & hope..  "ooohhh is it beautiful outside that window? I bet it's beautiful".....
Wall girl, now New Window girl looked outside at the ugly concrete wall, .. she smiled and turned to the new face of hope.. "ooh yes YES...it's beeeeeautiful, the flowers are so beautiful, we will pick flowers together one day"......
'Life through a window' make of it what you want........