My Valentine (Recorded February 13, 1998) mp3 Format
Stephen and I met over five years ago in the fall of 1997…we have been together ever since, mostly due to his courageous move to Toronto in the summer of 1999. Our first Valentine’s Day together was back in 1998. He still lived in Manhattan on the East Side at 48th Street near the UN, a block south of Stephen Sondheim’s place. Katherine Hepburn lived just a couple of doors down from Sondheim. We frequently walked by these places on our walks cross town and wondered about what Stephen's well known neighbors were up to.
I had flown down to be with him on Valentine’s Day. I came bearing the gift of a recording I had just made for the occasion. It was a song on a Jim Brickman album called My Valentine. I liked the song so much and thought it would be perfect if I recorded it just for Stephen on Valentine's Day. He liked it a lot and it always brings me back to this very happy time for us. I offer it here and now in the hope you will like it too. I dedicate it to those of you who still have romantic hearts.
happy valentine's day mark and stephen:))
just for the record... this was the most amazing and true valentine's gift that you can imagine receiving.
I love the song. That is a special Valentine's gift.