victoria zande ~ artist/author ~ writer/songwriter/musician

8 March, 2010

Wings 5 - Canada 4

“Excuse me I have to sneeze(“Stanley Cup”)”....

GO WINGS!!!

~ 10:24am ~

1 March, 2010

Congratulations to Hockey Team USA & Team Canada...

Thank you for amazing Metal’s Game and Olympic Performance...

~ 8:17pm ~

26 February, 2010

Congratulations to all of the Ladies in last night’s Long Program & to all of the Metal Finalists...

Best of to the USA Hockey Team in Sunday’s Gold Metal Game...

~ 6:09pm ~

22 February, 2010

USA 5 - Canada 3

Does Canada have a hockey team ???

~ 3:26pm ~

19 February, 2010

Congratulations to Evan Lysacek, Evgeni Plushenko, & Daisuke Takahasi on their Metal Wins in Vancouver...

~ 12:29pm ~

12 February, 2010

Best of to all of the athletes - 2010 Winter Olympics...

~ 11:37am ~

8 February, 2010

Congratulations to the Saints - what a great Super Bowl and win!!!

Congratulations to Drew Brees MVP...

Congratulations to the Colts for an exceptionally well played game...

Congratulations to Betty White for a great commerical...

~ 2:04pm ~

5 February, 2010

It’s Super Bowl time in Miami...

May the best team win- as I will not choose sides on this one...

The best to both teams on Sunday...

~ 12:06pm ~

5 February, 2010

My heart goes out to all of the children of Haiti...

~ 12:04pm ~

1 February, 2010

The National Flute Association -

www.nfaonline.org

Annual Convention - 12-15 August, 2010 - Anaheim, California

~ 10:33am ~

26 January, 2010

Congratulations to the United States Figure Skating Team - see you in Vancouver...

www.usfsa.org

~ 10:47am ~

22 January, 2010

Dear Conan O’Brien,

Artist/Writer/Comedian/Performer

Thank you - see you in September...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conan_O’Brien

~ 11:00am ~

15 January, 2009

To help Haiti go to - www.cnn.com/impact for a list of organizations assisting these poor people in their hour of need...

My heart goes out to all of the people & their families in Haiti - may you have shelter and be well soon...

~ 4:51pm ~

11 January, 2010

The 2010 Winter Olympics are almost here - best of events to everyone...

www.vancouver2010.com

~ 8:04pm ~

8 January, 2010

North American International Auto Show - www.nais.com ...

11 January - 24 January

Cobo Arena - Downtown Detroit, Michigan...

Detroit’s own Romantics will be performing at a Charity Preview Show 15 January - www.romanticsdetroit.com ...

~ 10:59am ~

18 December, 2009

Bunny Sanford’s School of Dance

Livonia, Michigan

www.bunnysanfordschoolofdance.com

I took three years of ballet, one year of tap at Bunny Sanfords School of Dance... One of the finest schools in dance instruction... I was taught by Bunny Sanford herself...

~ 11:18am ~ 

7 December, 2009

The above photo is my Great Aunt Faith and Great Uncle Carl - they had a Vaudeville Show and use to tour with Milton Berle (Uncle Miltie) in the 1930’s & 1940’s...

~ 3:17pm ~

6 November, 2009

Sharing some of the music I having been watching on You Tube & TV via Twitter...

Congratulations to the New York Yankees...

GO WINGS!!!

~ 10:35am ~ 

19 October, 2009

The International Figure Skating Championships were this past weekend on NBC... The competitions have started for the year www.usfsa.org ...

~ 11:49am ~ .

12 October, 2009

Yesterday’s game -

LIONS 20 - STEELERS 28...

Good Game - keep running...

~ 12:20pm ~

29 September, 2009

CONGRATULATIONS DETROIT LIONS!!!

Keep it going...

~ 10:40am ~

25 September, 2009

It’s hockeytime - GO WINGS!!!

GO TIGERS !!!

& just so I don’t leave anyone out -

GO LIONS & GO BLUE !!!

~ 1:10pm ~

18 September, 2009

Parmenter’s Northville Cider Mill -

www.northvillecider.com

~ 11:08am ~

15 September, 2009

Pancreatic Cancer Claims Patrick Swayze - Rest In Peace...

Love you Aunt Mary - Miss You...

~ 1:08pm ~

14 September, 2009

Joe Perry played the Royal Oak Music Theatre for two shows on this night - one at 7:30 & one at 10:30... I attended both shows... These were the first shows for the newly formed Project with original lead vocalist Ralph Morman... It was great to see this show in such an intimate setting with sound acoustics...

The Joe Perry Project at the Royal Oak Music Theatre April 23, 1980 - photo taken by: victoria zande

The Joe Perry Project at the Royal Oak Music Theatre - Joe’s Solo - April 23, 1980 - photo taken by: victoria zande

11 September, 2009

My heart goes out to all of the friends & family on this day...

~ 11:50am ~

17 August, 2009

Thank you so much to “The Lanky One” John O’Leary for my Backstage Pass and The After Party to meet such nice people as the members of The J. Geils Band - www.jgeils.com ... John O’Leary can currently be heard over at WCSX - www.wcsx.com ...

~ 2:57pm ~

14 August, 2009

Thank you Les Paul...

http://e.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Paul

~ 10:11am ~

7 August, 2009

GO TIGERS!!!

~ 11:27am ~

3 August, 2009

Tiger Woods wins the Buick Open... Thank you Tiger for coming back to Michigan to support the automotive industry...

~ 12:04pm ~

29 July, 2009

I finally got a chance to put some photo’s back up...

These were taken from an interview I did with Steve Kostan as a journalism student for my high school and city newspapers...

Steve Kostan is currently at WCSX - one of the nicest DJ’s in the business - he assisted me in getting my radio internship at WABX and introduced me to some really great people ... You can find him at www.wcsx.com ...

Steve Kostan in studio photo - W4  - photo taken by: victoria zande

Waiting for Steve Kostan at W4 studios - photo taken by: valerie zande

Steve Kostan Interview at W4 - photo taken by: valerie zande

Meeting Joe Perry at age 17 when I worked as a radio intern for WABX...

James Brown autograph - I worked in the WABX studios the day James Brown came in... One of the sweetest people I have ever worked for and met...

30 June, 2009

The Rothbury Festival is in Michigan this weekend for a return event from their first year... I will not be attending this event, although some of the best artists will grace the stage for three days including Willie Nelson and String Cheese Incident... 2-5 July...

~ 1:49pm ~

26 June, 2009

I don’t have many words for the passing of Michael Jackson... An amazing artist who cared about everyone, even the people he did not know and has never met... He did so much for so many people, and living creatures including myself... His artistry and music speaks for itself... There is a massive hole in the world without you here Michael - everyone thanks you for being here and allowing us to share in your beauty...

You were special to everyone...

My heart goes out to the Jackson Family - they are the Worlds Family also...

The World Loved You Michael - Rest in Peace - God Bless You...

victoria

~ 2:25pm ~

16 June, 2009

Thank you Detroit Red Wings for a great season and an amazing Stanley Cup Run...

See you in the fall...

GO WINGS!!!

~ 11:22am ~

12 June, 2009

Game 7 - Tonight at the Joe - Silver your color - GO WINGS!!!

Play it like you know...

~ 10:33am ~

09 June, 2009

It’s Tuesday...

Do You Know Where You’re Stanley Is???

GO WINGS!!!

~ 10:00am ~

05 June, 2009

Watched one of the best TV Performance’s this morning on the Today Show of the Dave Matthews Band - promoting their new record and tour... They are amazing artist’s who continue to inspired me... I hope to see the show this summer - www.davematthewsband.com ...

Go Wings !!! - You played a hard game of hockey last night... Bring it home, and play it like you know... Stanley is waiting...

~ 12:11pm ~ 

01 June, 2009

GO WINGS in game 3 at Philly...

“Let’s go Red Wings”...

~ 9:01pm ~

29 May, 2009

GO WINGS!!! In the Stanley Cup Finals tommorrow...

~ 11:52am ~

27 May, 2009

GO WINGS!!! Game 5 at the Joe...

~ 12:14pm ~

22 May, 2009

GO WINGS!!!

Game 3 tonight in the Windy City...

While you are there - be sure to check out a nice Cafe in Lincoln Park (Chicago) just outside of downtown off of Lake Shore Drive on Fullerton Pkwy - the Bourgeois Pig Cafe www.bpigcafe.com ... This is the cafe where I have performed at twice in the Chicago area - the owner Mason has some great food and coffee and internet access...

~ 11:20am ~

19 May, 2009

GO WINGS!!!

Game 2 Western Conference Finals - 7:30pm Tonight Downtown...

~ 12:20pm ~

15 May, 2009

Congratulations Detroit Red Wings!!!

Great Job OZZIE!!!

Next stop Chicago - you know why it’s called “The Windy City” - because of the beatiful breeze created by Lake Michigan..

~ 11:52am ~

12 May, 2009

GO WINGS!!!  Take us to the next round tonight - The Wizard of Oz...

~ 11:39am ~

24 April, 2009

I hope that everyone at Barefoot Landing-Horrey County and Cherry Grove/Intracostal have been safe over the last few days of the fires in North Myrtle Beach...

~ 9:21am ~

23 April, 2009

WAY GO WINGS!!! - Next up round two...

~ 11:30pm ~

21 April, 2009

Game 3 Tonight 7:00pm - GO WINGS!!!

~ 10:07am ~

17 April, 2009

WAY TO GO WINGS!!!

CBJ 1 - WINGS 4...

Ozzie - The Wizard of Oz... 60th Career Win...

~ 10:16am ~

16 April, 2009

The Stanley Cup Playoffs have begun - GO WINGS!!!...

~ 11:10am ~

27 March, 2009

The World Figure Skating Championships are being aired this weekend...

www.isuworlds2009.com

Thank you again to my Coach Oksana Sentiskaya from the John Lindell Royal Oak Ice Arena - North Suburban Figuring Skating Club - for three years of  excellence in training... www.nsfsc.org

~ 11:45am ~

17 February, 2009

B.B King and Buddy Guy - two of my influences and inspirations performed at one of my favorite venues - The Fox Theatre in downtown Detroit last night - I wish I could have seen this performance...

Legendary blues players that know their way around all of the strings - their vast homegrown & ground created styles have been a staple in music since they could hold a guitar and microphone in their hands... Please visit their websites -

B.B King - www.bbking.com

Buddy Guy - www.buddyguy.net , and Buddy Guy’s Legends in Chicago - www.buddyguys.com ...

~ 9:25am ~

30 January, 2009

Happy Super Bowl Weekend - Go Steelers...

~ 9:40am ~

23 November, 2008

Happy Thanksgiving...

10 October, 2008

GO WINGS!!!

15 September, 2008

Hurricane Ike www.weather.com - The Red Cross www.redcross.org - Habitat for Humanity www.habitat.org ...

My heart goes out to all of the people in Texas...

~ 4:26pm ~

05 September, 2008

Tonight at 8PM ET/PT and 7:00Pm CT Katie Couric and a host of other artist’s will take part in Stand Up to Cancer - a benefit to assist in the research of all types of Cancer... The show will air on all three networks ABC - NBC - CBS... Please visit the website for more info...

~ 12:22pm ~

18 August, 2008

Congratulations to Michael Phelps for surpassing the Mark Spitz record with 8 Gold Metals - it was amazing to watch...

~  1:51pm ~

05 August, 2008

The Summer Olympics in Beijing in three days...

http://en.beijing2008.cn/

30 July, 2008

GO TIGERS!!!

Thank you to the efforts of Ernie Harwell and The City of Detroit for voting to perserve the Baseball Diamond and three thousand seats of Tiger Stadium...

www.tigersmlb.com

~ 10:25am ~

27 June, 2008

Coldplay debuted their new release on THe Today Show this morning with a lengthy amazing performance from their library of work... Their lastest effort debuted at No.1 on I-Tunes and the Billboard Charts... They took time away from the main stream to create their latest music...

www.coldplay.com

~ 12:09pm ~

05 June, 2008

WAY TO WINGS!!!

2008 Stanley Cup Champions

Stanley Came Home...

~ 9:49am ~

22 May, 2008

GO WINGS!!!

Bring the Cup back Home...

~ 8:43pm ~

11 April, 2008

GO WIINGS!!!

~ 2:22pm ~

20 March, 2008

Happy Easter...

~ 10:05am ~

19 March, 2008

As a former figure skating student of three years - The World Figure Skating Championships are being televised this week - www.usfsa.org ...

It’s all about edging - balance - flow- speed over the ice...

Thank you to my coaches - Oksana and Sergi...

~ 12:35pm ~

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