"I'll Be Okay" sung by Amanda Marshall

I was in the checkout line at the grocery store earlier today when I heard this song. I asked a few people around me if they knew who the singer was, but even though all four of them thought the voice was familiar, they couldn't ID her.

Gotta love the Internet, type in a few lyrics and there's the video. Amanda Marshall singing "I'll Be Okay"

The video is interesting: I don't know the story behind it (and I still don't know who Amanda Marshall is) but it reminds me of Japanese anime and manga, which I learned about last year from reading some posts at Ilona Andrews' website. Manga are Japanese comic books. I've paged through a few at bookstores, but have never read one from cover to cover. FYI: begin reading at the back cover and read toward the front.

Authors who have been inspired by, or at any rate, refer to, manga and anime include Wen Spencer (Tinker), Ilona Andrews (Kate series), and Patricia Briggs (Mercy series).

I love textile art: one bedroom has a Japanese theme with kimono and obi on the walls. I'm still watching a Yumi necklace on Ebay because of her dress.

Link to the video: http://www.stlyrics.com/songs/a/amandamarshall196/illbeokay293878.html

Link to Wikipedia entry for Manga: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga

Link to Ilona Andrews' blog: http://www.ilona-andrews.com/blog/ or http://ilona-andrews.livejournal.com/

Link to Patricia Briggs homepage: http://www.patriciabriggs.com/

Link to Wen Spencer's homepage: http://www.wenspencer.com/index.html

Link to Amanda Marshall's website: http://www.amandamarshall.com/intermission.html

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