Thanks for this one Tidy...looks like we're compatible ;D I love that :P

You Are a Newborn Soul

You are tolerant, accepting, and willing to give anyone a chance. On the flip side, you're easy to read and easily influenced by others. You have a fresh perspective on life, and you can be very creative. Noconformist and nontraditional, you've never met anyone who's like you. Inventive and artistic, you like to be a trendsetter. You have an upbeat spirit and you like almost everything. You make friends easily and often have long standing friendships. Implusive and trusting, you fall in love a little too easily. Souls you are most compatible with: Bright Star Soul and Dreaming Soul

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Well...long time no write. My mind has been filled with so many things, it's been tough to even fathom collecting them together in some organized fashion in order to get them to blog land. Can't believe it...It's mid-term.


Half way through my last semester of classes.

Soon I will be starting my six month internship. One of the last steps I must take in order to become a Board Certified Music Therapist. I am so excited. Being in school for music certainly can be stressful though. Right now I have three main instruments to practice each day...Guitar, Piano, and Percussion, not to mention the other classes I have that all together total 20 credit hours...then there is work...then there is the band. Ah..the band is going so well. We are working with management and booking companies. Our web site is being built, we interviewed with a writer who will be compiling our bio...geeze my mind is racing because I have so much to tell you...let's back up here for a second...

My internship decision is made. It was the most difficult decision I have ever had to make. All of a sudden I found myself faced with being accepted by all the sites I applied to. I had the option to go to Costa Mesa, California... less than a mile from my best friends house. I also got accepted to Tennessee...only 85 miles from the love of my life. The only thing keeping me from packing up and leaving is my band. Such a big deal considering how much we've worked to get where we are...such a big deal considering the fact that three people besides myself have their lives invested in the project...SUCH a big FUCKING deal considering we're working on a management agreement...But my love...my best friend...all great places to intern...my band...my apartment...my cat...LA possibly?...I could start a new band? NO. Nothing is wrong with the one I have...and besides I'll be back home in 6 months...all such a big deal.

So...where am I going complete my internship?

At a Center in Vienna, Virginia. I will be working with severely Autistic and developmentally disabled children and young adults. Some higher force directed me to that place. I knew I wanted to work with the Autistic population, but I had no idea that one of the best facilities was right around the corner from me.

What an awesome place.

The Music Therapist has been doing this for 20 years now. She is spectacular. I know I am about to learn from one of the best. The facility has everything...like... a multi-sensory room (which is a blast! There are light up toys, fiber optics, glow in the dark things,virbroacoustic technology via use of a SOMATRON you name it they've got it!)...and high tech electronics that make it possible for those who can not speak to communicate. There is a transitional program where higher functioning individuals around the ages of 16-22 learn independent living skills. The MOVE program is special to this establishment as well. Once a week I will be assisting the patients on special equipment that will help enhance their mobility. The mobile equipment is fun. Some items resemble bikes and tricycles etc. The equipment in conjunction with music should really get them going!

Now I'm rambling because I have so much to say, but so little time. I do want to say that I miss you all and think about you. You are my friends and I wonder how you are doing...

...and thanks to those who voted for my band online. We made it to the second round!!!! One of the top 35 out of about 150...

..and my niece spoke her first words. What were they? Well, I'll give you a hint:

He lives in a pineapple under the sea.

That's right.

SPONGE BOB. Squarepants, that is.


YEESSS...her first words were "Sponge Bob."

Go ahead and laugh :/


:) Talk to you soon. Love ya'all

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LOL! So you may have heard that I have been chastised by my Big Daddy (I love f***in' w/ ya'll) for leaving my blog idle. I'm so sorry. School started and my band is taking off, and really I've been away from the computer and in the practice room. I'm taking a percussion class this semester which is nice, cause now I can talk drum talk with my soul mate. He sometimes uses a traditional grip, cause he's cool like that. Anyway. I can't stay long now, but, I want you to know that I have been visiting you and will be writing more to avoid being chastised....and hopefully I'll be getting a lap top soon...Peace.

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We're all guilty of fluffin' up a lyric or two!!!! lol.



Cher "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" /
"Gypsies, Chimpanzees"

Paul McCartney "Band on the Run" /
"Stand on the rug"

K D Lang "Constant Craving" /
"God Save Gravy"

Til Tuesday "Voices Carry" /
"Bush Is Scary"

Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse of the Heart" /
"Totally, Clips of the Heart"

Kenny Rogers "Lucille" /
"You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille. 400 Children and a crop in the fields"

Ray Parker Jr. "Ghostbusters" /
"Who ya gonna call? Those Bastards!"

John Mellencamp "Authority Song" /
"I frighten Dorothy, and Dorothy always wins"

Bobby Fuller Four "I Fought The Law" /
"Grape skins rot in the hot sun"

Steve Miller Band "Jet Airliner" /
"Ego Jan and the Rhino"

Sir Douglas Quintet "She's About A Mover" /
"She's a Bottom Mover"

Michael Jackson "Smooth Criminal" /
"Eddie, get your house key"

Starship "We Built This City" /
"We built this city on the wrong damn road"

Billy Joel "You May Be Right" /
"You make the rice, I'll make the gravy"

Knack "My Sharona" /
"Mice Aroma"

U2 "Electrical Storm" /
"Electric Mustard"

Steely Dan "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" /
"We can all lose that number"

Jimmy Buffett "Margaritaville" /
"Stepped on a Pop-Tart"

Creedence Clearwater Revival "Lodi" /
"Oh no, suckin' an old eye again"

Dire Straits "Money For Nothing" /
"We got the Flintstone Microwave Ovens"

Deep Purple "Smoke on the Water" /
"Slow talkin' Walter, the fire engine guy"

Beatles "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" /
"The girl with colitis goes by"

Police "Spirits in the Material World" /
"We are upstairs in the material room"

Beatles "Paperback Writer" /
"Pay for that Chrysler"

Elvis Presley "Suspicious Minds" /
"We're calling a trout"

Police "Message In A Bottle" /
"I'll send an SOS to a squirrel"

Police "Spirits in the Material World" /
"Aspirins into my cereal bowl"

Ramones "I Wanna Be Sedated" /
"I want a piece of date bread"

Ohio Players "Love Rollercoaster" /
"Call the Coast Guard"

Monkees "Daydream Believer" /
"Cheer obscene bikinis"

Led Zeppelin "All My Love" /
"Olive, my love"

Elvis Presley "Return to Sender" /
"Big Bird descender"

Elton John "Tiny Dancer" /
"Hold me closer, Tony Danza"

Beatles "Lady Madonna" /
"Knee deep in donuts"

Madonna "La Isla Bonita" /
"Last night I dreamt of lumbago"

Paul Young "Everytime You Go Away" /
"Every time you go away, you take a piece of meat with you"

Steppenwolf "Born to be Wild" /
"I like smoking ice cream"

Maria Muldaur "Midnight At the Oasis" /
"Midnight after you're wasted"

Beach Boys "California Girls" /
"I dig a french bikini on a wild albatross"

Creedence Clearwater Revival "Bad Moon Rising" /
"There's a bathroom on the right"

Wham! "Careless Whisper" /
"Gimped-up feet ain't got no rhythm"

Bachman Turner Overdrive "Takin' Care of Business" /
"Baking carrot biscuits"

Temptations "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" /
"And when he died, all he left us was a lawn"

Ace of Base "All That She Wants" /
"All that she wants is another bagel"

Santana "Oye Como Va" /
"I live on your block"

Aerosmith "Dude Looks Like a Lady" /
"Do the lucky lady"

Merrilee Rush "Angel of the Morning" /
"Just cross my feet before you leave me"

Merrilee Rush "Angel of the Morning" /
"Just smash my jeep before you leave me"

Starland Vocal Band "Afternoon Delight" /
"Pineapples in Flight"

MC Hammer "Can't Touch This" /
"King Tut Says"

Jimi Hendrix "Purple Haze" /
"Excuse me while I kiss this guy"

Van McCoy "The Hustle" /
"Use the hacksaw!"

Bee Gees "More Than A Woman" /
"Bald-headed woman"

Kim Carnes "Bette Davis Eyes" /
"She's got 30 days to die"

Bob Seger "Night Moves" /
"Working on a knife wound"

J Geils Band "Freeze Frame" /
"Flea Spray"

Who "Pinball Wizard" /
"A pinball wizard's got suction cups for wrists"

John Travolta "You're the One That I Want" /
"I got shoes, they're made of plywood"

Beach Boys "Good Vibrations" /
"Good, good, good, goodbye raisins"

Mike Reno and Ann Wilson "Almost Paradise" /
"All those Parrot Eyes"

Culture Club "Karma Chameleon" / "
Become a comedian"

Til Tuesday "Voices Carry" /
"This is Larry"

Bruce Springsteen "Hungry Heart" /
"Everybody's got a hungry horse"



LOL!

Thanks funny2.com

...got any more?

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Last night I played an awesome gig at this place called
the Ri- Ra Room. The What?
…The Ri-Ra Room damn it! Did I stutter? Anyways,
it went sooo well. It was a cover gig, so my band and I were responsible for entertaining the entire night. Normally for this kind of gig, we play from about 10pm until 1:35- ish am. Usually about three 50 min sets of original and cover music. But last night, we only had to play two 1hr. and 10 min sets and still got paid about $500. It was like giving 2 mini concerts in one night...and the crowd was just how I like it. There was a sea of good looking guys and girls in front of my slightly elevated stage…all celebrating Thursday. The day before Friday. We immediately grabbed their attention by starting the night out with You Oughta Know, by Alanis Morissette. I sing the hell out of that song. I’ve been told I sing it better than her (hee,hee). Because it was a bar gig, we had to play mostly covers. So we played 16 covers and 13 originals last night. Our originals blended perfectly with the covers we performed. What covers did we play you ask? Well…

You Oughta Know (Alanis Morisette)
Everything You Want (Vertical Horizon)
Counting Blue Cars (Dishwalla)
Shimmer (Fuel)
Walk Away (Kelly Clarkson)
Time After Time (Cindy Lauper)
I Alone (Live)
Crazy (Seal)
Ironic (Alanis Morisette)
Everlong (Foo Fighters)
Underneath It All (No Doubt)
Unwritten (Natash Bettingfield(sp?))
Don’t Let Me Get Me (Pink)
Waterfalls (TLC)
Zombie (The Cranberries)


All of the songs went over REALLY well. A few people said that they didn’t even realize a band was playing until they came downstairs for a beer because they thought it was the jukebox or the radio. Compliments like that are what you work so hard for.

A few random things happened last night as well…

…There is always someone who requests a song. Usually we lie and say…”maybe next time.” But this time, some guy came up to us immediately after out first set and asked if we could play any TenaciousD.
WTF?




I couldn’t even lie. I just said “NO.”

I mean, I love them and all, but….








NO.





…and then there was THAT GUY who yelled out “FREEBIRD.” Over the microphone I asked him how it felt to be THAT GUY for the evening.

All his friends laughed…

…and then there was this other guy who I noticed while on stage performing. He was very into our music but was scratching away on a napkin with a pen. I wondered what he was doing. Whatever it was, he seemed to be moving to the vibe of the music…
After the set, he approached me, full of compliments and a hand full of balled up napkins. I asked him what was in his hand and he apprehensively said “Oh, just something I was drawing…” “Can I see it? Please?” “Sure.” He said. “If you really want. But it’s not that good.” To my surprise, this is what he was carving into a plain, lonely, bar napkin…

In case you can't tell...it's a picture of me! I immediately expressed my pleasure and asked him to sign it. If you look closely, the guy wrote in parentesis (not impressed w/ drawing). Poor guy...I told him that I thought it was great, espcecially since I was moving around the whole time.



We are all our own worst critics.

I hope that I bombarded Kevin with enough compliments to inspire him keep on drawing.

God knows that his compliments inspired me to keep on singing.

...Oh what a night...

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I found this slide show on my sister's MySpace page. I was surprised to come across it, and when I did, it made my day. The baby is Khayrah. My niece. I created a blog post the moment she was born...well here she is, 7 months later. Shit. 8 months. My sister is holding her in some pictures...my other sister is in a photo with her best friend(standing in front of what appears to be a cannabis field). She is on the left wearing a white and blue striped halter top. I am such a proud big sister...and auntie!!!

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I have been tagged by The Tideliar. I have to say that I am completely un-impressed by the taggage, but I gave it a shot anyway, to be a good sport. But baby, I know you can tag me better this!

The only Two things in my Freezer
1. Ice Tray number 1
2. Ice Tray number 2

Five Things in my Closet:
1. Lots of shoes
2. Emergency escape fire ladder(side story: The ladder was actually a gift? from my mom. she was worried because there was a serial arsonist lurking around DC. I was like "WTF?" when she gave it to me...a few weeks later, the arsonist set one of the buildings in my apartment complex on fire. Mom's know best. That's for damn sure)
3. Microphone stand
4. Keyboard case
5. Plastic laundry basket that I use to hold all 100 of my purses

Five Things in my Car:
1. Gear bag (guitar pedals,stand,chords)
2. Shoes
3. The tail light that used to be ON my car
4. Beads (you know the old school, grandma like beaded seat covers?)Yup.
5. Cd player w/ cassette adapter

Five things in my purse
1. Lip gloss(one with sparkles, one without)
2. Ear Plugs
3. Guitar Picks
4. Rose body mist
5. Notepad

I will be tagging someone else...just not right now.

Peace.

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