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Artist Review: Alvin Darling

If one were to stroll down the corridors of Alvin Darling’s maze of a mind, they would find many locked doors. Those doors are closed to the many hurdles and heartaches Darling has overcome in his life. After almost forty up and mostly down years in the gospel music industry, Darling’s 2005 single “All Night” became a surprise Top 5 gospel radio smash and turned his swan song into a new beginning. It is with this new chapter in his life that Darling can now say “My Blessing is on the Way” (Emtro Gospel) on his new CD of the same name.

Darling has always been grateful for the little things in life. Growing up with virtually nothing, he appreciated the small blessings like his grandmother’s watchful eye. Raised in a Newark, New Jersey ghetto, his parents left him to be raised by his paternal grandmother, Lilla Frances. Darling’s parents never married. His mother was too young to raise a child and his father was just too busy. When asked if it was true that his father had sired 13 children, Darling cracks, “I stopped counting. I got brothers right here in New Jersey that I have never met.”

So, Lilla Frances was Mama, Daddy, brother and sister to Darling. “I thank God for my grandmother because she was pretty strict,” he concedes. “She was the reason why I was in the church and the reason why I was in the Pentecostal church which is a little different from just being in church. That got me in touch with the Lord because they more or less physically seek God. In those days, they had tarry meetings. They are very strict and it kept me from getting too wild in the world. Seeking God and praying all night long you can’t help but be more conscious of God and too tired to sin. ”

Read more Alvin Darling Bio: www.emtro.com/alvindarling

Topic: Is Age Just A Number?

Age Ain't Nothing But A Number, Or Is It? Older women in their late 30's are dating younger men in their 20's. Older men, almost any age over 20 dating young women from 18. Today, most people are dating or finding mates much younger, either due to finance, social lifestyle, or actual companion or have trouble finding mates their own age. Some people may want to date younger but are actually scared or feel guilty, women fear being called or feeling like "cougars" men might feel or be thought of as "father" figures or "sugar daddy's".

Others actually enjoy dating younger for "lifetime fulfillment" recapturing their own youth or sexual stimulation or they just want to be treated a certain way. Women like when younger men make them feel young again and older women make young men feel like Real caring passionate men.

Also older men and women like to control their younger mates and sometimes play mother and father figures. Why do older women, older men date young men, young women? Is age really just a number? Does age really matter as long as the relationship is good and both mates are being treated the way they want or need to be treated and both ages and mentalities are respected as well as many differences, should age really matter?