Today i decided to post more of my red bass guitar photos. Often I take pictures of females modeling my red bass guitar (of course, not all of the pictures will feature the bass). This past week I did a photo shoot on Brittney during a rather brisk but sunny day. I love to do all of my photo shoots outside in “remote but scenic” atmospheres and it has been great for promoting my Wednesday night open mic event as well as my photography. I hope you like today’s feature. Brittney is a singer and actress aspiring to do theatre and recording (as well as modeling). I hope you enjoy these pics and as always, I wish you the very best that life has to offer.
Monthly Archives: November 2014
Brett Jolly’s Daily Thought (“A new day… and yet another chance at life”)
Brett Jolly’s Daily Thought (“From a Black Perspective…”)
Brett Jolly”s Daily Thought (“An ever changing world”)
Brett Jolly’s Daily Thought (“What SHOULD we believe about Bill Cosby?”)
I am somewhat puzzled about all this negative news regarding Bill Cosby. Once labeled “America’s Dad” he now faces “public scrutiny over alleged incidents of rape and assault.” It has been reported that about 15 women have now come forward to make charges against him, some stemming from 30 years ago. I believe most of them are stating the same circumstances. They say that Cosby lured them to his home in hopes of mentoring them but would instead drug them and then grope or assault them while they were unconscious. The question here is who “should” we believe? Through his spokesman Cosby has said that he has no intentions of dignifying these charges, and even though that sounds shaky, he has “every legal right” to say that. When as many as 15 “different” women come out to make these charges that is a “significant” number and very difficult to ignore. I can’t refute their claims no more than I can substantiate them. I can, however, say that if in fact these charges were true then “why” did it take “so many years” for them to “resurface?” If Cosby had indeed raped these women then it should “already” have been proven in court and he should have been in jail by “now.” The issue here is that Cosby as well as “anyone else” brought up on charges should be assumed “innocent until PROVEN guilty” in the eyes of the court. “Anyone” can make an accusation, but not everyone can prove it. If these women were so sure of what happened then why didn’t they go to the hospital immediately afterwards for a test to determine if any drugs were indeed in their systems? Please keep in mind that I am “NOT” defending Cosby at all, but rather raising what I believe to be interesting questions. The longer it takes to bring out a charge of rape the lighter the weight of the charges you make. To wait until someone else brings up charges and “THEN” jump on the bandwagon only makes it appear to some extent as though these women “might” be “opportunists.” Cosby is “very” famous with a LOT of money. That could be “considered significant incentive” for joining in with everyone else years later after hearing about everyone else coming out. While the women I heard “sounded credible” it is “still” about what can be proven, and if there is “not enough” evidence then I just don’t think that anyone should be convicted on just “accusation alone.” That being said, I can’t support scrutinizing Cosby “yet” until something more substantial comes out to prove these the accusations of these women. The ones I heard “definitely sound believable” but unfortunately it will take a “LOT” more than how they sound to win a conviction. I have met Mr. Cosby personally and to me he “appeared” to be a funny man who seemed every bit as wholesome and righteous as his image portrayed him to be. That doesn’t mean that he couldn’t have some “evil demon” spirit inside him somewhere. “NO ONE” is perfect, but if you (or anyone) is going to make a charge against someone of “any” kind, it is at least advisable to not “wait too long before making it” and also make sure that you have enough evidence to support “making it.” My only wish here is that the “truth come out.” Thank you for reading my Daily Thought, and as always I wish you the very best that life has to offer.
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Brother Bill Jolly on the left, Brett Jolly on the Right and Bon Jovi
in the middle
Brett Jolly’s Daily Thought (The “live” performance of Estelle with Brett Jolly)
I hope this works. This is the “actual live” performance of Estelle with Brett Jolly playing bass guitar for her (I am the one with the big red guitar on “her” left…viewer right), This was found by my son so there may be some shakes and some crowd blockage from people standing up. I apologize but hope you can get the most of this video. Thank you and my picture with Bon Jovi should be coming tomorrow. As always, I wish you the very best that life has to offer. Just click on the blue part of this code that says “https://facebook.com/elton.b.jolly”>
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Brett Jolly’s Daily Thought (“An evening with Bon Jovi… the Follow Up”)
“An evening with Bon Jovi… the Follow Up…” Last night was a great night for music in Philadelphia, and it was my honor to be a part of it. The Kimmel Center is one of the best performance venues for acoustics around, so the sound came through great. We were there ahead of time for sound check, and going over the songs for Grammy award winning artist Estelle. When she came in, she had on shades, a hat and very warm attire (because it was awfully cold in Philly last night). She didn’t smile at first. She came onstage and almost acted as though we weren’t there. Then after we played her song “American Boy” and she sang to it, a great big “smile” came over her face. She warmed up immediately after that, and told us how much she loved the band. We would not see Bon Jovi until later on that night, but the great atmosphere had already been established. The main event was when we had to play “Living on a Prayer,” one of the top songs that Bon Jovi had recorded. The song was received really well that night (even though Bon Jovi didn’t sing it, Estelle did). After the show was over, Jovi was backstage with a boatload of photographers and people looking to interview him. As I walked up to the crowd he “immediately” pointed to me, stopped talking to them and came over with his hand raised for a high handshake and a huge smile on his face. He said “I just had to tell you that you were amazing tonight. I loved what you did. I thanked him while all the photographers took pictures. Then my brother Bill Jolly and I took pictures with him, and as soon as I can find the people who took those pictures I hope to post them. Bon Jovi then confided to me that his vocal range was not what it used to be. He said that he could hit those high notes in his song years back but it is not the same now. I told him that time does that to all singers but his legacy will always remain untainted. He smiled and let out a silent “Thank you” and then we took even “more” pictures together. It was an awesome atmosphere for music, and even though I have experienced “many” gigs just like this it still warmed my heart to be a part of this magical event. Stay tuned for the pictures (If I can ever find the people who took them). I thank you for checking out my Daily Thought and as always, I wish the very best that life has to offer you today.
Email: Brettjolly@aol.com
Skype: Brettjolly1
Grammy Award winning Artist Estelle (in background with hat and shades) and Brett Jolly at soundcheck