https://www.audiooasisstorytelling.com/home daily 0.75 2025-04-06 https://www.audiooasisstorytelling.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-08-02 https://www.audiooasisstorytelling.com/home-2 daily 1.0 2025-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1599791602742-LLW6847GHADZ91VPQIW3/320+website.jpg Home We will forever be grateful for music, especially during times like these. It speaks to us all like nothing else can. Listen to song here: https://youtu.be/QQhF_z2aI1c https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595572350560-PNL3MYNI4XZ4WVX4FFAN/3.6+artwork.jpg Home This episode in our February Love Series is all about remembering what brought you both together in the first place. Sometimes a gentle reminder is needed, and it is always appreciated. Gregory Porter - Just The Way You Are (Bruno Mars cover - Radio 2's Piano Room) https://youtu.be/YYLFTqOjoWc The world needs love now more than ever, and I aim to do my part for the cause. With that in mind, we present to you our “2020 Love Series” in honor of February, the Love month. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1599280800923-1K12EQFDSUPO82IVEBPQ/317+website.jpg Home By now, E-V-E-R-Y-B-O-D-Y wanted out, and simply wanted to go home to be with family and friends--and to think this all through. Whew! It was A LOT to process at the time. Listen to song here: https://youtu.be/CL8vSbxb0Z4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1598873310720-3SZDTCGAT03YIOS4TYBU/3.15+website.jpg Home More exploration of Old School lyrics! Let’s see how lyrics from the past can help us navigate the 2020 World Pandemic. Song context: James Brown, Godfather of Soul, was a man of few words—but he had A LOT to say about pointing out the obvious. Song here: https://youtu.be/fu-dB0owYmU https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1600088313758-TCP48IS982Y4D7KQ062O/321+website.jpg Home Love is awesome, and love during ordinary times can be challenging enough. BUT LOVE DURING A PANDEMIC? That’s on a whole different level. Salute to all the lovers out there! ❤❤❤ #FrenchHornsForLife Listen to song here: https://youtu.be/E7zmRvhFEYo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1597001238088-HDWS10T9CX4CUXRVZ47F/3.12+artwork+V3a+Egg+Roll+pending+full+audio+LI+%26+FB.png Home Remember the Friends episode when Phoebe talked about the greatness of being somebody's Lobster? On your quest to becoming the #UltimateLobster for someone, might I suggest starting first with Egg Roll approach… (Audio was taken from the archives…my apologies for the poor audio quality! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595566041303-QL1XSHRTUEYLO7SIETW8/3.9+coffee+cup+2.png Home EPISODE REWIND: It's Memorial Day Weekend 2020 in New York City, and we are cautiously taking steps towards towards the light and eventually moving away from of sheltering in place. This previous November 2019 episode will explore a different time when we stood shoulder to shoulder (gasp! remember THAT?!?) every morning at the mothership: The neighborhood bodega. To this New Yorker (& others), the beloved bodega is a part of NYC life that keeps us grounded, connected and sane. We miss you (#HeyCorona), but we look forward to the reunion! Long live the #BaconEggAndCheeseOnAToatedRollWithCoffeeLightAndSweet! Signed, Stephanie, Proud & Loyal New Yorker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595565631278-5X05K6EFCCI6KU8MVPEW/3.10.jpg Home - 6/11/20 - Stop by. ✔ Listen. ✔ Think. ✔ Laugh. ✔ R-E-S-T. ✔ Exhale sloooooowly. ✔ Rinse. ✔ Repeat. ✔ Mini stories created for you to stop by & listen, but most importantly rest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1598191365449-77WWOVSXEGQGHGVNXFGM/314+website+artwork+2.jpg Home I'm feeling nostalgic and missing the pre-Pandemic hustle and bustle in New York City. This episode is a REWIND from the SERIES- NYC Stories: " NYC Transit Olympics & The Platform Agility Event" . Seats are at a PREMIUM on the subway. So if you're on the platform, and see a train coming into the station with super crowded train cars, and there is a T-O-T-A-L-L-Y E-M-P-T-Y car in between those other packed subway cars--choose wisely. There is a reason for this wonderful gift of alllllllllllllllllllllllllllll the seats! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1596894771435-UEW7KG63JZIPUGFXNOT6/ARTWORK+I%27m+baaaaaaccccck%21+More+stories%21+VERSION+5.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1600402727261-SEF6MYL4G32W8IH4TO2C/323+website.png Home Can you imagine a Worldwide Dance Party when the Pandemic is all over? Picture it: The entire planet, all time zones celebrating a renewed love of community. It. Would. Be. AH-MAY-ZING. Listen to song here: https://youtu.be/4kz0GIJbwIo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1599059107566-OCZD5XRBZL64ME0JII9K/3.16+website.jpg Home Song context: Billy Preston’s skills on the keyboard are of LEGEND (he played keyboard for the Beatles). His song pretty much summed up the way we all felt as we began processing what needed to done in order to move forward. We had many, many, many, many, questions… Listen to song here: https://youtu.be/necLdGpfgEs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1600230625532-UFOSQPC923RMVDQ4ZV2H/322+website.jpg Home Simply put, this Pandemic is Hard. Work. (But we got this .) Listen to song here: https://youtu.be/bg8g9u6ks4I https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595567998223-18LZI7XTXYQ7J0GCWUC3/3.7+Season.jpg Home We've come to the final episode in our February love series! Today's episode is all about victory. It's about knowing that this is who you're going to be with, despite the roller coaster ride. You're in it together, and you now can walk this emotional journey with a friend who also happens to hold your heart too. Al Green - Let’s Stay Together https://youtu.be/XXx6RDzR6eM The world needs love now more than ever, and I aim to do my part for the cause. With that in mind, we present to you our “2020 Love Series” in honor of February, the Love month. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1599452988163-TJ2VZDJU5HF8TERYYFM5/318+website.jpg Home Cheers to YOU for how you are doing your very best. Sending love to all of the First Responders, Medical Staff, Essential workers, Front Line workers, Teachers, Parents, Caretakers, Students, and everyday world citizens. It's not easy, and you doing the very best that you can. Thank you for being you and for being there. This song is for YOU. Listen to song here: https://youtu.be/qvB8ELvbow4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1599643242228-RPKLRMQTYQ5PGN3BT1Z5/3.19+website.jpg Home Sometimes…you need to take a moment to dream your dreams. Yes, even during a pandemic. Listen to song here: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595567197003-KS3IXXAIMDUBREFTG2O1/3.8+THANK+YOU+Essential+workers+2020.png Home Every night at 7:00 PM as New York City continues to shelter in place, NYC celebrates and cheers for all essential workers. (Because #RESPECT.) Come listen in... This is real audio of the nightly cheer as recorded from my apartment window on 5/2/2020. The final Nightly Cheer audio was then added to a music track. That loud clanging in the beginning? Yeah, that's me cheering while standing at my window with my metal bowl and spoon (lol). The rest of the audio is cheering from the street and neighborhood below. To all Essential Workers: Thank you so very much. For EVERYTHING. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1597636864256-5P4MONLVO8330ZK7VW8G/3.13+WEBSITE.png Home Ahhhh...the simple majestic beauty of chopsticks, and the power of pasta. Let's talk about it. #TeamForkSpoonComboTwirl https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595716962912-22KV5FUF73G6H3X1SPDF/3.4+artwork.png Home Episode 2 in our Love Series is dedicated to our male listeners. Ever been caught off guard by the beauty and power of a genuine smile (from a special someone)? It was the smile you didn't know you needed until that very moment, and we'll explore that feeling during this episode! James Taylor's song "Your Smiling Face" captures the feeling perfectly, and the link to song is in the show notes below. #KeepSmiling James Taylor, "Your Smiling Face” https://youtu.be/ZSsfNlS42Cc https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595719536486-UNV46NW5XEG03F6XYWNE/3.2++REWIND+Episode+josh-appel-mahutScc5KU-unsplash.jpg Home REWIND: In honor of of upcoming Valentine's Day 2020, We would like to share one of our favorite episodes from the past. This episode talks about the life lessons found in Old School soul lyrics, and the focus is on the classic Mighty Love by the Spinners, featuring the legendary Philippé Wynne on lead vocals. Storytelling. Wisdom. Vocal. Magic. We'll be back soon in February with new episodes to celebrate Valentines Day aka "The Love Month"! Listen here to “Mighty Love” by the Spinners https://youtu.be/EyjsGpb9H-4 In our final episode of the Vinyl Music Wisdom series, we close out with Mighty Love performed by the Spinners, with the great Philippé Wynne on lead vocals giving you arguably the greatest vocal tag in every recorded in a song. Mighty, mighty, mighty, mighty, mighty mighty love! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595717243748-YIJSTSCNPWDJ5M5F0LOR/3.3++Podcast+artwork.png Home Presenting the 2020 Love Series in honor of the February, the Love Celebration month. (But first, some mental housecleaning is in order...) Our first episode of this series is the pre-game / palate cleanser to make room for our upcoming love stories to follow! Listen to cover song of "Walk on By" by Issac Hayes here: https://youtu.be/wtUa-jo3-qE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595719561469-529J1YV4X45LOGG9G8G5/3.1+artwork.JPG Home Hellllllllllllllloooo! In the lab today on my birthday, 1/12/2020 working on new stories that will drop in February aka The "Love" Month! The series will be entitled "Tales From The Heart", *applies fresh lip gloss for birthday selfie* See you soon! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595698366768-XI61ADRZYEN9WZ4HI8G0/3.5+Twitter+%26+IG.png Home HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!! ❤❤❤ The previous episode in our February love series was dedicated to our male listeners, so today’s VDay episode is dedicated to the female listeners in our audience. (Gather 'round, girls! ) Listen to cover of the classic "Peel Me A Grape" by Diana Krall: https://youtu.be/oTwd-MXwCog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595732431517-RO526FCIZFEYWJAJXBB7/Happy+New+Year+%28we%27ve+earned+this+party%21%29.png Home We maaaaaaaaade it!!! Folks, it's our last episode of the year, and we need a party. We D-E-S-E-R-V-E a party. Because 2019. What. An. (ahem) Interesting. Ride. Only one thing left to do: LET'S CELEBRATE!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595734254637-52RSBAF5FVDP0AQLK9K5/welcome.jpg Home Season 2 of the Audio Oasis Storytelling podcast will explore the majesty and wisdom of Old School 70's lyrics, and how they match up to life situations today... Let's share a few laughs about "vinyl wisdom"! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595733763346-U7JFAL9RP8M71S6OWJWR/E3+pic+final.png Home SERIES - NYC Stories: There are two bodegas: the morning bodega and the non-morning bodega. Today’s Golden Bodega Ticket story will focus on the morning bodega, the perfect storm of loud and excited school kids, transit and sanitation workers starting their shift, people coming home from third shift, and all walks of life in between. It is literally a cross section within the cross section, and I wouldn’t have it any other way! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595733526898-Q5POIHVQTLCG8Y5U1E4X/superpowers.png Home SERIES – NYC Stories: Your smile as a source of power. The bigger your smile, the faster the world's internet speed. Think about it. #SAYCHEESE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595735360309-X1L4QBMINIKYA5RY4N4L/episode+1.7+diogo-nunes-iYWeacTsaGQ-unsplash.jpg Home Sometimes that hardest thing in the entire world is to ask for you want. There is the right way to ask, and the right person or people to ask. Use wisdom. Now take a deep breath, bite the bullet, and ask for you want. You can do it. You've known it along. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595734043817-JCB6WV5HFZLD6ZKB9NUL/E2.6+turntable-2501762__340.jpg Home Vinyl Wisdom storytelling series: Life Lessons from Old School Soul Lyrics "It’s 5 o'clock in the morning, And I'm just getting in, I knock on the door, a voice sweet and low says, who is it? She opens up the door and lets me in..." RUT ROH. (gulp). Let’s explore the awesome lyrics of Old School 70s Soul classics and see how they match up to life situations today. Peace, love and soooooouuuuuul forever! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595732970606-QFRUDLZMZMSQ82X4M3H4/E19+final+pic+Yeah+But+Note.png Home tshirtsuperstar.com: Barbara. Chaka. Celine. Whitney. Kelley. Aretha (to name just a few.) Vocal powerhouses, loud and proud. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595734158463-2NQAVKQQ8F091NGA3Z6R/E2.4+turntable-922903__340.jpg Home Vinyl Wisdom storytelling series: Life Lessons from Old School Soul Lyrics "He’s waited at bus stops all his life, he’s been in and out of those spaces. Seeing eyes that spoke to him from sad and gifted places..." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595733798663-GTWGV2A8N0MUK97HG8J8/collage+metro+for+podcast.jpg Home SERIES - NYC Stories: In this series episode, The Art of the Metrocard Swipe talks about the (CBD) Careful, Slow, and Deliberate swiper, the (CE) Crisp, Efficient swiper and the (IFBP) insufficient fare /“boundary pusher” swiper. Your metrocard swipe style tells all. Swipe with heart, or go home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595733283948-7IEJTKIFXXGZ3B81M584/mikhail-rakityanskiy-z6mfjAVIn4I-unsplash++CROPPED.JPG Home Move, Groove, dance, sing, and anything else that properly celebrates the moment. Reward yourself. You’ve earned it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595733697687-Q8W1KZ3KO37R7EXG9XDD/E6+pics.jpg Home SERIES - NYC Stories: Seats are at a PREMIUM on the subway. So if you're on the platform, and see a train coming into the station with super crowded train cars, and there is a T-O-T-A-L-L-Y E-M-P-T-Y car in between those other packed subway cars--choose wisely. There is a reason for this wonderful gift of alllllllllllllllllllllllllllll the seats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1597783415432-UELP6IFM5IW1D7HJC83P/episode+1.1+drew-beamer-3SIXZisims4-unsplash+%281%29.jpg Home (Inaugural Episode) New York City Transit: The Ultimate Wingman. Get you some. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595732762866-M1WTXPSYTOP5D98HVE92/E24+Duct+Tape+pic.jpg Home An absolute truth. #ThatIsAll https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595732857601-213C9X4AJHVWB51IHDF3/EP+22+final+ATLAS.png Home There are unseen warriors who hold up the world around us so that we can keep going. This one is for YOU. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595735431205-0FGY9A4R2H20QMX0DLMZ/episode+1.5+crazy-nana-BFBAmGePnpU-unsplash.jpg Home 2017 coming to a close, and 2018 waiting in the wings. LET'S DO THIS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595733551756-HLRIP2IHYX0ERFYO5XX0/E8+VERSION+2.png Home SERIES - NYC Stories: When your wingman takes a sick day, the struggle can be all too real regarding matters of the heart. You’ll do better next time. Sometimes, we can all miss the seemingly obvious, and its ok. We’re human. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595733158655-0Z8HBF3KMOMLS721FDLF/final+pic+E16+Be+Still.png Home Just breathe. Thaaaaaaaaaaat’s it… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595732811382-ZMAF2SW9Q1V3C0BBR38G/E23++St+Olas+pic+v2.png Home The Golden Girls TV show from the 80’s was waaaaaaay ahead of it’s time. Picture it. Sicily…but 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595732925880-ELYQDTGIZZ4G35VPC5ZX/2.28+artwork+HIPS.JPG Home Listen folks, it wasn’t just a walk... IT. WAS. A WALK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595733607211-V4UDGUEM7LR1G28PY1BR/Showtime.png Home SERIES - NYC Stories: NYC Transit riders are often stressed, tired, and overwhelmed. However, if you’re good—like really, really good--we’ll let you know, and you will be rewarded. Confidence. Talent. Drive. Finesse. We love a warrior who knows how to win. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595733719949-55NOCZ6BLN9WEP1TJZKZ/E5+pics.jpg Home SERIES - NYC Stories: Can assistance from the middle seat of a crowded train help to make a love connection happen for a fellow passenger? Anything is possible in New York... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595735300657-ZJQT07DAM5W5SSOOX10T/episode+1.8++jean-philippe-delberghe-9XAnXWHu9_4-unsplash.jpg Home A fun (and eye opening) challenge that can literally have you view your world with new eyes...It's all in good fun. Note: no friendships or relationships were harmed during the taping of this episode. ) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595733232017-5SC4YFIOUTNHUT8WQS39/jack-harner-MW92jnmX4-0-unsplash.jpg Home These times. They are a’changing, and it can be hard to keep up. But there IS a solution in there somewhere…if we continue to scroll… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595732570117-5EVHBI7NISC18V6YK339/N+11.24.19.png Home It’s understandable. We’re human. But don’t give up. Never give up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595733495679-7AQ2Q7QYPJW3KBMXAZIJ/Lost+Tourist+2.png Home Our final episode of the NYC stories series: Tourist? Mkay. While you’re here in our city, you’re family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595734135895-Z0OUQFLJRC237IXUDAMQ/E2.3+images+%281%29.jpg Home Vinyl Wisdom storytelling series: Life Lessons from Old School Soul Lyrics Let’s explore the awesome lyrics of Old School 70s Soul classics and see how they match up to life situations today. Peace, love and soooooouuuuuul forever! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595735473667-0Q8R866WZWI95CGRQWIX/episode+1.4+IMG_2995.JPG Home When your entire life boils down to your hours of hairbrush singing practice. Boar bristles, baby! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595735244812-TASXKEI57IMJ2OT6OBXN/episode+1.9++2A+gymnast+and+aerial.JPG Home I LOVE CARTWHEELS! The classic cartwheel is truly a thing of beauty and is to be respected always. However, the mechanics of both the AERIAL cartwheel *and* goal setting are very similar. Both require strategic momentum, tons of foundational work, getting comfortable with a different point of view, and the hardest part of all: surrendering control--whether to gravity or to stepping out your own comfort zone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595733459293-62TQDXF0XLQLPM9OMAM7/superhero+3.JPG Home Gather ‘round, kids! It’s story tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime!!!! Listen to a whimsical daydream about those who traveled across space and time to repay a debt of gratitude because of youngster’s single act of kindness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595733087131-ZOZCO305REBXXPYROG22/Fortune+cookie+new+pic+final+E17.png Home The unsung heroes of the Ultimate Client Service request: The Chinese food take out order from the neighborhood spot. WE. SALUTE. YOU. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595734070070-D7UF6EA6N8B59BLJF31K/E2.5+turntable-310450__340.png Home Vinyl Wisdom storytelling series: Life Lessons from Old School Soul Lyrics "My friends feel it’s their appointed duty, they keep trying to tell me that all you want to do is use me..." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595735504283-WBU848HBJR8U7AE6RCVZ/episode+1.3.jpg Home Drink Responsibly... (one sip at a time?) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595732598491-AGV4DUXB1X3UKPV2D413/A+11.24.19.png Home Your dream goal has been waiting patiently for you to set it free. Now is the time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595733857353-XRCGV6JVXGN81ND3ZXL8/E1+final+pic.png Home SERIES - NYC Stories: The Longest. Walk. Ever. (like literally). It always pays to listen to your wise, inner voice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595732508186-RTL9GW84DNY8OAW20928/S+11.24.19.png Home Gratitude and wisdom: cause & effect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595732901955-NCO1OVMJVCU99NJQMZFH/REVISED+PIC+red+dress+E21.png Home Go hard or go home. (They are sooooooooooo not ready.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595735573604-PSHJE5R2R2BPFXIVIJLE/episode+1.2++mohammad-metri-1oKxSKSOowE-unsplash.jpg Home What is audio oasis and why? (aka New podcast…who dis?) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595733311223-XT1CGSQ1FK71MELFKFFI/E12+White+Gloves.jpg Home What exactly made Deacon’s style of ushers march so special, one might ask? Deacon had a way of marching that was in a word, magnificent. But it was this particular thing during the march that always brought the church the most joy—The. Sharp. Corner. Turn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e87aa9a0a09820e40658bf4/1595735148786-BSVRNL1IZXFEDXU5AYEA/Birdie+2.JPG Home Birdie was the neighborhood legend from my childhood who had a vibrant spirit, and always celebrated the joy of life. 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