Shanelle's Blast: Partying it up in July [Birthday Show- 7/8 + Nuyorican - 7/17]

Hello all!

I write this email blast to you a year older than the last one! Thank you to all the people on Facebook and Twitter who wished me well on the anniversary of my birth. I have two opportunities for you to celebrate with me: One is for the 21 and up crowd & the other is for all ages.

(Also, save the date: Yours truly will be performing at Club Santos on August 7th! More info to come!)

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New York, NY- July 8th, 2009 @ 6:30 PM

While my actual birthday is June 27th, I'm celebrating it on July 8th at the ever-so lovely Negril Village Rhum Lounge. It'll be a night filled with 3 things I love: performing, dancing, and cool people. Come celebrate and rock out with me and my band. No charge at the door, so bring me a gift. J/K. Your presence is a gift.

Negril Village
70 West 3rd Street
Bet. Thompson and LaGuardia
New York, New York 10012
Cost: Free

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New York, NY- Friday, June 17th, 2009 @ 9:30PM

For all my under 21 folk who can't make the party, come out to the hottest place for poetry in NYC and see me feature at the legendary Nuyorican Poets Cafe. I'll be sharing new poetry, so come and hear it first. Doors open at 10pm, but get there early. It gets PACKED quick!

Nuyorican Poets Cafe
236 East 3rd Street
New York, NY
Cost: $7

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Stay Blessed!

Shanelle Gabriel

www.shanellegabriel.com

www.twitter.com/shanelleg

New Poem/Song? "Heart Speaks"

I wrote most of this a while back, but my heart told me to revise it. Here you go.

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HEART SPEAKS

When the sun isn't shining
It's hard for raindrops to turn into rainbows
When life is out of place it's hard to find
Where the silver lining goes

When it's silent around you
It's hard to turn a deaf ear
To the loneliness whispering that
No one around you cares

When you bend to much for everyone
You tend to break
When you're too cautious
It's so easy to make a fatal mistake
When you think it's all figured out
You'll find a piece is missing
When you get everything you want
You still can't stop wishing

So when is it enough
When will it be enough
To settle down?
I'm looking for the missing part of me
Trying my best to do what's best for me
Will I ever be complete?
I'm waiting to hear my heart speak.

I'm sending my prayers up
Praying for an answer to come down
Preaching to the lost
When I'm the one who needs to be found

Doubting my intuition
Even though it's always right
Holding myself back
When I know I'm meant to reach great heights.

How am I trying to change the world
When I need to change myself
Want to do this on my own
Yet I know I need help
But it seems easier to rely only on self
Cause you've been let down so much by everyone else

But no one reached great heights
Without standing on some shoulders
I've climbed some mountains in my life
But I'm struggling with boulders
One day it'll all make sense
I guess when I'm much older
But for now I'm fighting
To keep my heart from growing colder

So when is it enough
When will it be enough
To settle down?
I'm looking for the missing part of me
Trying my best to do what's best for me
Will I ever be complete?
I'm waiting to hear my heart speak.


I can hear it talking to me
Talking to me
I hear it saying "listen to me, listen to me"
I hear it saying "trust me, trust me"
It's telling me to believe in me, believe in me.

Now I've had enough
It is enough
Time to settle down
I've found the missing part of me
I'm gonna be the best me I can be
In myself I can be complete
But it's okay to need company.
The hurt, I can set free.
My past is what made me.
I recognize when my heart speaks.

I listen when my heart speaks
I act when my heart speaks
When God speaks to me my heart speaks.

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Copyright © 2009 Shanelle Gabriel
Do not reproduce without Shanelle Gabriel's permission. Thanks!

My Birthday Wish List...

I doubt I'll get half this stuff, but in a perfect world, for my birthday this year (June 27th), I'd open my eyes and see this:

1) The KODAK Zi6 Pocket Video Camera so I can keep up on my blogging and my posts.

2) A certificate for 3 months of guitar lessons.
I have the guitar, just need a few lessons to get it down.

3) Tickets to No Doubt's concert on June 26th.
My most favoritest band ever is performing at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ!

4) Cash money always works and I'm not talking about Lil Wayne & dem. :)
They can be in envelopes that say: "Studio Time" or "Logo" (cause I need one) "Promotional Stuff" or "Travel Expenses." Shoot, a gas gift card works!

AND MY BIGGEST WISH...

5) A packed house at my birthday party/performance at Negril Village
July 8th, 2009
Come out to my free show at 70 West 3rd Street between LaGuardia and Thompson.
Doors open at 6pm, show starts at 7pm.
You get to hear some of my new music/poetry with my live band and have some cake.
Afterwards, we party the night away to the sounds of a great DJ!