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Oh, I think they like me

Sometimes we all need a little inspiration and some “oomph” to keep on doing what you do.  Especially when you work in an environment where the light at the end of the tunnel isn’t always visible.  I’m not going to repeat things I’ve said numerous times before…I’ll just cut to the chase.  For the last lil minute, alot of “what ifs” have been running through my head.  Like, is anybody really listening/caring/paying attention?  My answer is yes and it came in the form of an e-mail from a  young lady in Holland.

So, the new Making the Band season has just started and of course before they do a new cycle, they do a massive set of reruns, which has made alot of people come up to me and ask, “Hey, did I see you on tv?”  It’s a cool thing, but also an annoying thing because it reminds me of alllll the time that’s passed since then and a chick STILL aint released a project.  It’s always a “close-but-no-cigar” situation.

Frannie, Me, Aubrey, and Martii

Anyhoo, I got this e-mail from this lady telling me that she’d loved my voice on the show, and I guess she’d be encouraged by the reruns to find a way to contact me.  Lo and behold, the wonders of youtube.  She found my page and sent this:

hi mylah
I’m a girl from holland (25) and when i saw making the band on mtv i loved your voice. And i love your name. When my baby was born in august 2006 i named her Mylah. And she is still the only Mylah in Holland.

greeting from Linda.

my e-mail is (NONE OF YA BIZ!)

Maybe when you have some time you can send me a message for my baby girl.

Whaaaa?!  She named her baby Mylah?  How cool is that?  So I emailed her back saying thanks for the compliment, support and all that.   She responded:

Re: Re: hi mylah
Hi Mylah,

Thank you very much for your respond.
I’m going to save this message for when Mylah is big enough to understand who you are. I can’t buy an album from you here in the Netherlands. I hope once you album will come out here in Holland.
Then i will absolutely buy it for my Mylah.

Your great.

Lots of love from Linda and Mylah.

Awwww.  It’s kinda odd to think that someone is going to save an e-mail from me so that their child can one day understand where their name came from.  I’ll just say wow!  My whole thing is to inspire folks and if I touch one (or many many more!), then I’ve accomplished something.

Made me go back to some of those old blog sites and comments…which, strangely, was like 95% positive.  Cute stuff like this:

mylah definitely had talent n i was oh so sad 2 c her go. i think diddy made a big mistake letting her go. she was a good dancer/singer n she was pretty too. i hope she gets recognized and blows up.

mylah is a sexy R n B diva and she got talent

My Dad always tells me, “I don’t think you realize how much you’ve accomplished, My.”  It’s kind of hard at times, I’ll admit, because the goals and standards I set for myself are sky high.  In my book, I say, “I don’t have a Grammy,”  “I’m not on top of the charts,”  “I’m still working a regular job!”  I gotta remember, though, even the mightiest of oak trees start from a tiny little seed.  Long as I stick and stay, I think I’m gonna be okay.  In the meantime, it feels good to know that there are people out there, outside of my circle, outside of Atlanta, and outside of the states (!) that dig what the kid does =)