BOOM

Last night I played at Boom with some new faces. It turned out to be an interesting hodge podge of music, style and personality. The bar was packed so the music was slightly drowned out by the chatter but enough people were listening and appreciating the music to make it all worth while. Hattie handled sound instead of hitting the mic, but it was still wonderful to chat and catch up. Tracy Johnson was lovely as usual and the perfect host for a great Spring night of music. After leaving Boom I had a craving for McDonalds so we stopped for a McChicken and fries - not a wise choice, it didn't mix to well with Jack Daniels, no dinner and a smokey bar. I'm feeling much better today though!

I heard from a friend across the country this morning and it made my day. Staying in touch is great but there's always something special about a chance encounter or a random crossing of paths that brings people back together - almost fate I guess. I love that stuff...

Happy birthday to my sister Nicole. Cheers Chica!

Also, don't forget I'm a finalist for Local Legend in the Grain Belt beer contest. Starting Monday, June 2nd go to www.grainbelt.com and vote for Anne Deming. I'm going to bug you about this for the next 7-10 days...

BOOM

Show at Boom tonight, stop down and say hi. Also, Good NEWS! I'm one of 10 finalist for the Grainbelt Local Legend Contest. Voting starts on Monday, June 2nd, so I'll be bugging everyone for a vote on Grainbelt.com to make it to the top 5!

See you tonight : )

Oh and I did find a book: "Priestess of Avalon" by Marion Zimmer Bradley. Fun fun fun.

Weekend

Saturday's rehearsal followed by Sunday's private engagement was unique and enjoyable. Lots of work though. Tomorrow night is fun filled female rocker hour at Boom. Stop down and say hi, music will begin around 7:30pm. (Tracy Johnson and Hattie will be performing as well) I am currently book-less...and hurting. I need something to read. Songwriting is going well and it looks like I'm learning an Al Green song to cover. Who would have thought???

Don't forget, Gallery Cabaret this Saturday - Bucktown, Chicago! I hit the stage at 10:30pm :)

Friends

I heard from some friends in Belgium whom I'll be visiting in July. Summer vacation can't come fast enough. I'm half way through "Queen of Swords" but I think the book is due back to the library so I might just return it, then purchase my very own copy. I tried my hand at sewing last night because I felt inspired to make my own futon cover. Time consuming but strangely rewarding.

Have a lovely Memorial Weekend...and stay away from your computer...

Happy hour is 3 short hours away : )

Judith Tarr

Earlier this year I read the story "Lady of Horses" by Judith Tarr. Last week, while perusing the library shelves I saw another book by Tarr, "Queen of Swords", and decided to pick it up. Her story telling ability rivals that of Marion Zimmer-Bradley; her prose is vivid beyond belief! I'm under the impression that she drops an acid tab or two before pounding out a chapter. What an extremely gifted writer.

From what I can gather, Tarr focuses on female icons throughout ancient history and then creates an historical fiction account of the time and place. It's absolutely stunning. I'm foaming at the mouth in anticipation of reading her other creations which I intend to purchase straight away!

Collected Sounds

Thank you, Amy for throwing a marvelous house concert on Saturday night. I'm so glad so many people could make it out for the show! Jennifer Marks played all my favorite tunes from her three albums and I have to say "Fragile" was the best I've ever heard live : )

More house concerts this summer...stay tuned for details...

Books

Looks like Saturday's house concert is packed...I can't wait to see everybody there! D'histiore O was weird and catchy. S&M is foreign to me, but the book painted a very intimate and enticing portrait of a life I know absolutely nothing about. Well, I do now, but I realize it's beautiful to some...

What a weekend

Someone broke into my house on Friday afternoon. I'm more than a bit pissed but my pets are okay and my guitars unharmed. I have a call into ADT for an updated security system though.

I was on work detail this weekend with my father in town, we pretty much focused on the lawn and tree trimming but we also put up a nifty gate for the backyard.

The WILD lost in double overtime on Saturday which was exhausting to watch so I can't imagine what they went through actually skating on the ice! Unreal.

Oh, and my sister arrived safely in London on Sunday morning and has already been to her first pub. It should prove to be an eventful summer. I'm sending out an email this week about the house concert with Jennifer Marks on Saturday night. Please come :) It promises to be outrageously fun!

WILD

The Wild won last night...great game. I'm all smiles because of it (that rarely happens). "Mortal Sins", the prequel to "Wages of Sin" by Penelope Williamson was EXCELLENT! I highly recommend reading her novels. You're in for a treat.

Later.

Books

So, I finally received, "Story of O" in the mail yesterday (d'histoire d'O). I only read about 20 pages, but it's rather fabulous. Right now I'm in the middle of "Mortal Sins" by Penelope Williamson and she's a pretty interesting writer. Of course the setting is New Orleans during Prohibition (did I spell that right?) so I can't put it down!

The WILD hockey game 6 is this evening so I'll be heading off to St. Paul shortly. Unless you're Canadian...keep your fingers crossed that Minnesota wins : )

Daddy dearest comes up to Minneapolis this weekend for some landscaping projects....I might need some sleep...

Stuff

Just a reminder that Jennifer Marks and I have a house concert sponsored by Amy Lotsberg of Collected sounds on Saturday, May 17th, 2003. I'll post the e-mail address later for you to write her and reserve a spot. It'll be nice and intimate :)

I finally broke down and bought some 3 Doors Down CD's; well actually someone else bought them for me, but I asked nicely. It was time to come out of the closet about my addiction to hard rock pop. They're just damn good song writers and I have yet to get sick of a single song receving constant radio play.

I might end up doing some home recording this week so I can play around with a few ideas...