Hi Folks,
March was a really BIG MONTH for the Latin Queen of Soul. Non-stop Coast to Coast travel and performances. One of the most delightful gigs was the electrifying entertainment with my band, THE RHYTHM RAPTURE BAND at the Navy Federal Gala. Whoa! What a PARTY!
CHECK OUT THE VIDEO:
Other Super Exciting NEWS...
The new website of my Live Music Entertainment Agency - Silly Dog Entertainment is UNDERWAY....
SOON the website www.SillyDogEntertainment.com will go LIVE - featuring some of the FINEST in Live Music and Tribute Acts INCLUDING...
** Latin Queen of Soul & RHYTHM RAPTURE BAND
** DIVAS Tribute
** Selena, Queen of Tex-Mex Tribute
** Earth Wind & Fire Tribute
** James Brown Tribute
** Smooth Jazz Tribute
** Jazz Greats Tribute
AND be ready for the RAW & UNCENSORED, "Divorce Party Band" a wild bunch of super-talented New York Cats that are both Richard Pryor-rambunctiously funny with Prince-Purple-Rain-Pulsating Funk!!!
Peace,
LQS
Monday, September 13, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
The Opinionated Latin Queen of Soul's Views on Universal Health Care
Everyone has something to say about Universal Health Care. Rush Limbaugh, recently said he’d move to Costa Rica for medical treatment if Congress passes universal health care. How ironic? Moving to Costa Rica would also require Limbaugh to pay into a government-run social security system even if he was retired and had private health insurance. There's also so much Capitol Hill controversy and hypocrisy over the passing of health care reform.
Right now I'm tired of seeing so many ailing musician friends fighting a plethora of health problems - high blood pressure, depression, alcoholism, obesity, heart problems, arthritis, cancer, etc., etc - without any type of viable health insurance. Being that many of my friends are independent contractors, month after month, they're required to pay a king's sum from their paychecks into health insurance premiums, high-cost medications, and high insurance deductibles and co-payments. To stop these abuses, there's no question that our country needs some form of health care reform.
A major bulk of the 12 trillion U.S. debt, covers medical, medicaid, and medicare. And medicare alone, costs $500 BILLION. So there is a need for universal health care to drive down health care costs. But how do we fund it?
Perhaps cutting down on defense spending? 17% of our budget covers the military. What if for starters, we reduce the 50,000 troops in Afghanistan and the tens of thousands of troops in Germany and Okinawa?
What about legalizing and implementing taxes on marijuana? I'm not a pot smoker, but already 44% of the U.S. population feels marijuana should be decriminalized. Would cannabis serve as a natural substitution that can lower steep medication costs, such as Prozac? Would its legalization create less deaths and overdoses from prescription medications? What do you think the massive state and federal taxation on marijuana crops do to the health care reform landscape?
Finally, there's the issue of the monopolistic insurance system and how it's driving multitudes of hard-working Americans into filing bankruptcy. It is estimated that 62% of all U.S. bankruptcies are due to medical problems. And much of it is medical debt disguised as credit card debt.
This Debt Free League press release will give you a broader perspective of what I'm trying to say: Cancer Patient's Medical Debt Ends in Brother's Credit Card Debt Settlement Victory over Bankruptcy
Perfect or not, at least the Obama-pledged universal health care system is a step in the right direction. Our country bleeds for a democratic system of checks and balances to keep the insurance companies humble, and crush their monopolies.
What's your opinion?
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
The Latin Queen of Soul Says, "Call Me M"
Hi fans
As many of you now know, the Latin Queen of Soul has officially ceased performing as Peaches. On February 13, 2010, I did my last performance with Peaches and Herb at KLUC's 4th Annual Valentine's Love Affair, Orleans Arena, Las Vegas. We headlined with Heatwave, Evelyn Champagne King, Blue Magic, and many others.
It's now in the history books - no more singing “Reunited,” “Shake Your Groove Thing,” or “I Pledge Your Love." It's a wrap! So what now?
For starters, you can stop calling me Peaches and call me by true name, Meritxell. A brief history on my name. Pronounced, "mu-ree-chel" its origin is Catalan deriving from a village in Andorra, which has a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary. If you can't pronounce, "Meritxell", simply call me "M."
What's the 411? I just completed a cute jingle for my friends at Debt Free League but I have a lot of big exciting things cooking. If you want more 411, you'll have to continue reading my blog...
I also want to thank my hero, Barak Obama for opening many doors. Right around the time he became the 1st black President, America also embraced a girl from Barcelona Spain, as the 1st non-African American Peaches. Now you can hear me co-recording Peaches & Herb's latest CD of the past 23-years, "Colors of Love." Go cop a copy. And if you're a real Meritxell Negre fan, you need to get Latin Queen of Soul's CD, The Meritxell Project/El Proyecto Meritxell
In closing, don't forget to tune into my blog. Also visit new website: www.LatinQueenofSoul.com/ for my latest music, photos, and videos.
Love,
M
Latin Queen of Soul
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