Thanks to The Lowry for featuring me in their blog this week. I am truly honoured.
realpauletteMay 26, 2020
Last Wednesday (October 3rd) I took part in the Skiddle Mental Health event that was held at Joshua Brookes. The focus of the discussion was a poll that Skiddle had commissioned, drawing some staggering statistics from a sample of events workers, organisations and promoters regarding the effects their work / jobs have on their mental health.
realpauletteOctober 8, 2018
On May 1st I took the plunge and swum 100 lengths of a 25 metre pool (thankyou Total Fitness, Whitefield) to raise money for the Guide Dogs Charity as part of their #Swim100 challenge.
realpauletteMay 4, 2018
I write poems, lyrics and songs. In poems my preferred format is haiku (yeah yeah short, yeah yeah lazy whatever) but I was moved to write a longer piece for a spoken word performance in a large group when I had a presentation for a job (which I eventually never used but I got the job and I will tell…
realpauletteApril 13, 2018
2016 swings in with a bang ... Twenty years of dj'ing and three cities have brought me to this place. I do not know what I am doing and I am not trained for this but that was the first time that I saved my mother’s life.
realpauletteDecember 7, 2017
NOVEMBER 2015 “You are the best. You are the worst. You are average. Your love is a part of you. You try to give it away because you cannot bear its radiance, but you cannot separate it from yourself. To … Continue reading →
realpauletteJanuary 28, 2017
Emotional journeys always take the longest. By December 2016 my world and the world itself has changed so much that you’d be forgiven (and subsequently so can I - be forgiven) for not recognising it from this year’s perspective. By comparison, the physical journey (practically unaided) from Ibiza to Manchester is nothing more than a simple stroll in Thatch Leach…
realpauletteJanuary 20, 2017
HOW TO KILL A DJ CHAPTER 6 HALLOWEEN SATURDAY OCTOBER 31ST WORD OF THE DAY IGNIS FATUUS Something deluding or misleading. Also called a friar’s lantern, will-o-the-wisp. A flitting phosphorescent light seen at night, chiefly over marshy ground, and … Continue reading →
PauletteSeptember 5, 2016
Yasssss! Today’s mood board. Have a happy, safe and fabulous #Pride#ManchesterPride to all my family, friends and lovely work chums and the same goes to all of you headed to Leeds or London for Carnival. Party hard. Stay safe. Love always.
PauletteSeptember 5, 2016
Friday October 9th WAKE UP All you fear is fear itself, Check out your own backyard before you check out someone else. Janet Damita Jo Jackson’s ‘Unbreakable’ has been soundtracking my days recently. I love everything about it – from … Continue reading →
PauletteSeptember 5, 2016
Saturday October 3rd TO EXCEL, NOT COMPETE WORD OF THE DAY (Collins 2008) PASADO ADJECTIVE Past, Bad, Overdone, Out of date NOUN MASCULINE Past, Atelier Noun A Workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan or designer The opening … Continue reading →
PauletteSeptember 5, 2016
OCTOBER When I say I haven’t decided what I want to do yet this does not mean that I don’t know where I want to live or be in 2016. I said I was tired not stupid. Of course I … Continue reading →
PauletteSeptember 5, 2016
TO BE USEFUL NOT USED SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26TH Shake it off yeah, just like Taylor Swift. So shower. Then join me on Saturday evening in the Treehouse at the Zoo Project at Gala Night, Benimussa. From the decor to costumes … Continue reading →
PauletteSeptember 5, 2016
TO MAKE CHANGES NOT EXCUSES I have lived and breathed music since before I was born. My musical heritage started with my mum, Blanche, who was a jazz and cabaret singer. In the 60s she co-owned ‘The Ebony Club’, the … Continue reading →
PauletteSeptember 5, 2016
Some of this is fact, all of this is fiction. But if the truth doesn’t mind, then none of this even matters. All you need to know is that I am verbally incontinent and can no longer hold my peace. Continue reading →
PauletteSeptember 5, 2016
This is the basis of the talk I gave at the Wake Up Festival in Ibiza on Tuesday June 16th. KEEP TALKING We’ve got so much information in our hands and at our disposal and yet we are removed from … Continue reading →
PauletteSeptember 5, 2016
Words risk a blank page Order their thoughts logically Pen scores through the lines
PauletteSeptember 5, 2016
Friday October 9th WAKE UP All you fear is fear itself, Check out your own backyard before you check out someone else. https://youtu.be/NGGRi2CEFu8 Janet Damita Jo Jackson’s ‘Unbreakable’ has been soundtracking my days recently. I love everything about it – from design and styling to the lyrics and feel that we are practically twins under the skin, being fierce black…
PauletteAugust 19, 2016
Saturday October 3rd TO EXCEL, NOT COMPETE WORD OF THE DAY (Collins 2008) PASADO ADJECTIVE Past, Bad, Overdone, Out of date NOUN MASCULINE Past, Atelier Noun A Workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan or designer https://youtu.be/yyhL0ioST_U The opening notes of Otis Redding’s ‘A Change is Gonna Come’ are playing in my head. Since I was small…
PauletteAugust 19, 2016
OCTOBER When I say I haven’t decided what I want to do yet this does not mean that I don’t know where I want to live or be in 2016. I said I was tired not stupid. Of course I want to live here, in Ibiza. What’s not to love about living in Jesus? . Like every savvy Ibiza resident…
PauletteAugust 19, 2016
TO BE USEFUL NOT USED SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26TH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfWlot6h_JM Shake it off yeah, just like Taylor Swift. So shower. Then join me on Saturday evening in the Treehouse at the Zoo Project at Gala Night, Benimussa. From the decor to costumes to the dancers to the artisans, the healers and the djs, this is one of my favourite outdoor party…
PauletteApril 16, 2016
TO MAKE CHANGES NOT EXCUSES I have lived and breathed music since before I was born. My musical heritage started with my mum, Blanche, who was a jazz and cabaret singer. In the 60s she co-owned ‘The Ebony Club’, the first integrated dance club in Manchester. Legend has it that, when she was pregnant with me and my twin, her…
PauletteMarch 24, 2016
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQvs9tmzWtEThey say if you can survive the winter then you are meant to be here. It’s not so much that it’s an expedition worthy of polar or arctic preparations but Ibiza is financially a summer seasonal island ergo winters here are, economically, psychologically, emotionally and spiritually testing. Everything here that you once considered important – the post office, the bank, the…
PauletteApril 27, 2014
I smile a lot regardless, but taking photos of this London graffiti wall made me feel like I'd won the lottery. I was having a lovely time in London anyway and it seemed like life had fired me one of its 'message received' signals. I smile about that day even now and as deep in my photo archives as it…
PauletteMarch 20, 2014
Grounding or zero? Around this time last year I had three gardening face - offs 1) Jimson Weed 2) the wall climbing ivy 2) a giant vibrant violet thistle: all glorious weeds in real life that were each taking over a different aspect of the garden and morphing from beautiful, unusual delights into virulent, rampant and destructive blights. What had…
PauletteFebruary 28, 2014
Why don't people say 'thank you' as much as they say 'sorry'? Is it because they feel more comfortable making excuses or apologising for something rather than being grateful and / or expressing gratitude? We say 'sorry' when we make simple mistakes, or step through a door at the same time as someone else, or if we talk over friends…
realpauletteFebruary 9, 2014
a typographocal image that says a lot about me I have always loved words and the look of them on the page. I learned to speak, read and write very early on in life.My earliest memories involve singing, dancing, doing shows for my family and holding court whilst standing on a snooker table but the day I learned to join…
realpauletteFebruary 6, 2014
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