I'm listening to "The Best of Carly Simon" and it brings back so many memories of where I first heard the album: in my freshman college dorm. It just makes me feel like NU 1979 - all bright eyed and bushy tailed. I'm feeling all nostalgic and sentimental like I'm ready to come out of my shell and get some lovin'. I have been on "Love Lockdown" for a few years now. I can hardly remember what it's like to have a lover or just to hang out with someone in my living room. I have been off …
Short Reflections on Showbiz
Well, it's back to the grind of trying to rustle up work for the band and keeping track of what we have booked and getting all the date information out to the guys, networking, marketing the public dates we have and making sure I have enough clean clothes to perform in and - oh yeah - I got to think of what material I want to record. It's a lot to keep track of. Sometimes, I live for this shit. I get so excited when a gig goes well and when everyone is dancing like crazy. I feel like we've …
The Amazing Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl: Litmus Test – The Movies!!!
I did it!! I went to see a movie in the theater for the first time in over a month and I ordered no popcorn or a soda or candy or anything!!! And I lived to tell the tale. I can watch movies at home without stuffing my face with extra buttered popcorn and a hot dog. It seems like I oughta be able to do the same at an actual movie theater. This may not mean much to most of you out there but it was an absolute first for me and a sure sign of further commitment to getting healthy again. And the …
The Amazing Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl: 2010 so far…
Well, it seems like I have been so caught up in posting the "Riga Tales" that I have forgotten to mention everything else that has occurred in my world lately so I will give a brief summary now. The past few months have been pretty active. I had some money problems, a tax audit, achey knees, started hosting shows for the Chicago Cabaret Project (which I love) performed in the Baltics, got an Award of Excellence for performing from the Cook County Treasurer's Office and lost ten pounds!!!! …
Journey Home, Lessons Learned.
Back at the Albert Hotel... I pack my clothes in my suitcase and sort through all my power converters, adapters and chargers. I stuff my boa and wings into the front panel of my suitcase and finally - after replaying the night's show in my head - go to bed. I stop by the breakfast buffet in the morning for a quick bite and bid "adieu" to the Albert Hotel. Zigis drives me to the Riga airport which seems surprisingly pleasant today - I have quite a different attitude then when I arrived here …