So the little prince, in spite of all the good will that was inseparable from his love, had soon come to doubt her. He had taken seriously words that were without importance, and it had made him unhappy.

"I ought not to have listened to her," he confided to me one day. "One never ought to listen to the flowers. One should only look at them and breathe their fragrance. Mine perfumed all my planet. But I did not know how to take pleasure in all her grace. This tale of claws, which disturbed me so much, should only have filled my heart with tenderness and pity".

And he continued his confidence:

"The fact is that I didn't know how to understand anything! I ought to have judged by deeds and not by words. She cast her fragrance and her radiance over me. I ought never to have run away from her . . . I ought to have guessed all the affection that lay behind her poor little stratagems. Flowers are so inconsistent! But I was so young to know how to love her . . . "

Excerpted (w/o permission) from The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery (translated by Katherine Woods)

THIS evening I attended the Derrick Hall and Company CD Release Party at the Southbay Community Church in Fremont, CA. The "company" included singers, dancers, horn section, wailing lead guitar, violin and an opera singer! Passionate, rocking, spiritual music (HALLELUYER!!! and PRAISE JESUS!!!). One of the best live music concerts I have ever had the pleasure and privilege to witness. All the music was composed and arranged by Mr. Hall, who also sang and played beautifully on the piano.

Much thanks to Angelo Luster for the complimentary ticket.

w/trumpet/flugelhorn player Producer, Mr. Roussell White