toby lightman

Music: Anne Deming's new CD Mulligan
Book: Binnie still

Shopped. Watching Indiana Jones Temple of Doom....reminds me of being in grade school. Going to see Toby Lightman at First Ave tonight. And Liz Phair on Thursday.

Bikram Yoga

Music: "Hold On" by Tom Waits
Book: "An Almost Perfect Moment" by Binnie Kirshenbaum

I went to Bikram Yoga this morning . . . worked my butt off. Felt great. More bookings for June on the way. Thoroughly enjoying "An Almost Perfect Moment" by Binnie Kirshenbaum. Beautiful Colin Firth on SNL tonight. . . drooling . . . but only a little. Toodles.

My new website

Well, if you're checking into the journal you've discovered my brand new website. Mr. Manager has been working furiously for the past few weeks to make everything perfect. How nice huh?

Minneapolis received loads of snow last night and it's absolutely gorgeous outside! My dog got stuck on our walk this morning so we're hoping our neighbors shovel before tonight.

Binnie Kirshenbaum's "an almost perfect moment" is proving to be just as engrossing as her previous novels, but definitely different in style. I'll finish the book this weekend for sure.

Happy hour is tonight as I haven't been out for fun in what seems like months. I need a vacation...maybe at a spa... hmmm....

Busy day

Cold day. Slight headache. Yoga this evening. Doggie's birthday was yesterday...she was given anything she wanted. The cat was confused, but it made for an interesting evening. I hung new curtains, delivered promo cds, had a workout, saw one episode of "AbFab" and finally found sleep in the wee hours of the morning. Exciting new website coming sometime today. Should be a good day. I haven't been able to crack a book this week so I'm slightly out of sorts but hopefully I'll have time this weekend. Booked a ton of shows for spring and summer yesterday so the tour calendar is looking a bit chaotic, but I'm extremely happy about it so don't worry in the least. Cheers and all that. Bye for now.

: "Bad news"
It looks like Kyle Vincent will not be performing with me at the 7th Street Entry for my CD release on March 27th, 2004. Shit happens I guess. His people apologized...

BUT THE PARTY GOES ON! I STILL HAVE THE LOVELY AND TALENTED HATTIE AND MY WONDERFUL BAND OF MUSICIANS TO CELEBRATE THE NIGHT WITH. (other special guests to be announced...well...uhm...later, when we have a clue who that will be)

MARCH 27TH
7TH STREET ENTRY
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
ANNE DEMING CD RELEASE FOR "MULLIGAN"

Peace, love and other indoor sports,

Anne

P.S. I think I'd like to go back to being just an artist for a while. This whole business woman thing is getting tiresome. I actually had one club owner in Iowa yell at me for a few minutes on the phone last week because I was "too famous" and "probably wanted way too much money" to play at his venue. He went on and on and on that he couldn't possibly pay someone as famous as I was...etc etc etc.

I would like to point out that in my press kit I had asked for an opening slot as I had never been in the area so this would be a small FIRST TIME SHOW/AUDIENCE. Ugh, plus the guy didn't even know who I was, hence, negating his one and only point - that I was "too famous". Which was a ridiculous statement to begin with.

I'm better at just performing than needing to have my head screwed on straight...*sigh*

Grrrr...

This morning my dog Sweetie Pie and I went out for a little stroll in the drizzle. Happily minding our own business we suddenly heard a bark from across the street. There was a rather large german sheperd mix anxiously trying to say hello to my doggy, tail wagging and practically dancing it's way around the sidewalk. My tiny, 10 lbs dog lifted her head and wagged her tail without saying a word. Then the other dog's owner hit his own dog right across the face to stop his barking. I yelled that it was okay so the dogs could say hi, we weren't scared or upset but he just hit the dog again and again about 4 times quickly on the head - with the dog still barking and frantically trying to get to my Sweetie (or simply to escape his abusive bastard owner). So my dog started barking and the owner wouldn't even acknowledge me so I grabbed my dog and turned down an alley out of sight from the German Sheperd so he'd stop barking and the owner would hopefully stop hitting the poor pup. What an asshole! I wish I could have done more, but I'm not sure what would have kept the dog(s) safe or prevented the owner from getting angrier.

How horrible to even contemplate hurting an animal. In the next life, that jerk is probably coming back as a dung beetle. Grrrr....

movies

Instead of suffering through the oscars last night I decided to watch "Searching for Debra Winger" - a Rosanna Arquette experience production. I found it absolutely amazing. Arquette has never been a favorite actress of mine or even tolerable. I did enjoy her part in Pulp Fiction but in my eyes she has always been rather overshadowed by her gifted younger sister, Patricia. Anyway, it was a truly remarkable documentary and I encourage you to rent it. It's a movie for women about struggles in the entertainment industry that filter into mainstream society - and as a result into the homes, hearts and minds of women everywhere. Oh and I just bought Binnie Kirshenbaum's newest book, "An almost perfect moment". Can't wait!