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\nIn one of those weird twists of life, Maria McKee – whom I have absolutely loved since her Lone Justice days – I have all her albums, solo and otherwise – is now someone I consider a friend. She attended the first workshop performance of my script, held at my cousin Mike’s house in Los Angeles. It was such an honor that she came – it was the first time we met in person, after corresponding online – and she was such an attentive beautiful presence, listening very closely to the script, and giving insightful comments afterwards. She also, at one point, picked up a banana from a nearby bowl of fruit and pretended to make a phone call. I loved her immediately. <\/p>\n
I wanted to point the way – first of all to her music and her extraordinary once-in-a-generation voice – but to the two films she created with her husband Jim Akin. He directed, they produced, they created, she starred, she composed the music. They’re gorgeous pieces of work and I cannot recommend them highly enough. I’ve written about both of them: <\/p>\n
The first is After the Triumph of Your Birth<\/a><\/i>. <\/p>\n The second is The Ocean of Helena Lee<\/a><\/i>. <\/p>\n \n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In one of those weird twists of life, Maria McKee – whom I have absolutely loved since her Lone Justice days – I have all her albums, solo and otherwise – is now someone I consider a friend. She attended … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/0c6dbbe6df0e94a13bceed30d7160e98.png\")
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