Happy longish weekend!  I love the vibe of scheduled holidays.  Even though I’m working today it was appallingly easy to sleep in, and the whole day has this pleasant glow to it.  A perfect time to come and try out Big Friday, especially if you usually work at this time…spring is in the air, a young yogi’s fancy turns to love, under the boardwalk, some enchanted evening &c. &c.  Also will help you work off your ham or ham-analogue Easter dinner.

I’m also teaching Freestyle Friday this evening, a class with very little instruction where we groove to somewhat more subtle music and you can pretty much do whatever you please, so if you can’t make the 4 pm and you have a self practice, come up and see us at Yaletown at 6:30.

“Call My Name”, Prince

It was around this year that they perfected the jacket/vest synthesis

“The Way You Do The Things You Do”, The Temptations

“I Want You Back”, Jackson 5

“Do I Do”, Stevie Wonder

“Here I Am [Come And Take Me]“, Al Green

“I Second That Emotion”, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

“In The Midnight Hour”, Wilson Pickett

“What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted”, Jimmy Ruffin

‘You Really Got A Hold On Me”, Percy Sledge

“Baby, Baby, Baby”, Sam Cooke

“Until You Come Back To Me [That's What I'm Gonna Do]“, Aretha Franklin

“Let’s Stay Together”. Al Green

“[You Make Me Feel Like] A Natural Woman”, Aretha Franklin

“I’ll Be There”, Jackson 5

“Smoke Gets In Your Eyes”, The Platters [This is such a great song, even though it's a bit outside of the vintage/style of the other songs...I couldn't resist.  The big timpani smash at the end?  Deadly]

“Beautiful Wonderful”, Anthony Hamilton

“My Funny Valentine”, Etta James

“Blame It On My Youth”, Brad Mehldau.  Everybody enjoys the Brad at the end of class these days.

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