Visit The Greek Theatre this Summer!

Last year, I had the privilege of heading out to The Greek Theatre for 2 concerts to feature on ACM (Carly Rae Jepsen & Eek! At The Greek) & having only been there once before that in 2002, I had forgotten how gorgeous & lush […]

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Unrepentant Geraldines from Tori Amos is Her Best in Years…

A common ‘claim to fame’ I have is being a huge fan of musician/artist, Tori Amos. It’s quite true! I’ve written about her a few times & I couldn’t be more thrilled to be seeing her two times this Summer in support of her newest […]

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Tori Amos’ Unrepentant Geraldines Tour!

2014 is an awesome year so far for me & the best has yet to come. This summer, I will get to see some of my dearest friends, make new ones & see my most favorite musician, Tori Amos. Tori will embark on a world […]

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Happy Birthday, Tori Amos! An Interview with John Phillip Shenale….

As a lot of you know, I am a huge fan of Singer/Pianist/Songwriter, Tori Amos. Today is her 50th birthday & I am so pleased to have below an interview with her string arranger, John Phillip Shenale. They have been working together on all of […]

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The LA Times Festival of Books…and New Poem for Poetry Monday!

It’s Monday already?! I had a really great weekend….photographing a dress rehearsal, hanging out a bit in Downtown Long Beach for the Toyota Grand Prix, the Bloggy Boot Camp and of course…one of my favorite events in SoCal went down for its 18th time, The […]

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Poetry Monday: Loose Thread

I feel I am about to hang my dirty laundry out to dry! But, as promised, I had mentioned I might just share some of my own poetry in honor of National Poetry Month. What I find a little ironic is, my Blog-iversary is this […]

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Some (current) Favorite Things…

I have been a tired recluse for about a week now. I’ve been enjoying simply doing only what I need to then resort home to take it easy & watch movies or get work done. I often get like this, then usually (hopefully?!) I bounce […]

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Is my FEAR Greater than my Faith?

  Fear has been haunting me. Not so much the actual act, but simply, the 4 letter word. I have been contemplating if/when I finally get a tattoo, & what I want my very first to be. I know a Tori Amos lyric is in […]

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Talking with Musical Extraordinaire, Sarah Slean!

Canaidian pianist/singer/songwriter, Sarah Slean has been on my radar for afew years now since I stumbled upon her acoustic performances of Out in the Park & California under my ‘Recommendations’ on YouTube. I was amazed at how much passion & vitality this one petite yet […]

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Some Favorite Songs of a Dear Friend….

This has got to be the hardest post I have ever written. A very, very amazing & dear friend to me that I met at one of my Tori Amos concerts, has passed away suddenly & everyone involved & that has known her could not […]

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What I learned in 2012….

Although we’re a few days into the new year, I have been reflecting a lot on 2012, & what, if anything, I learned. Despite some of these things make me sad, this is what I do now know: Be true to yourself. Life is short. I […]

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Three Holly,Jolly Years in the Real World!

In December, 2009, I moved down to Los Angeles County. I have officially lived here for 3 years now (woo hoo!) & have been thinking a lot about my first few weeks/month on my own; in my very own, overpriced, studio apartment, setting up house, […]

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