The most important part of my life is my loving family and friends. Next, of course, is music. I LOVE going to live shows. Books. Movies. Theatre and Showtunes. Cats. Flowers. The ocean. Photography. Playing my Fender acoustic guitar. Writing poetry, lyrics, and *thoughts.*
Music
"They don't know what it's like to love some silly little piece of music, or some band, so much that it hurts." (Almost Famous)
"Son, Someday you will make a girl very happy for a short period of time in your life. Then she will leave you and be with other men, men who are TEN times better than you could ever hope to be.These men are called MUSICIANS."
Major heroes: Todd Rundgren, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Peter Gabriel. I like classic rock, new wave, progressive, indie, alt-country, jazz, classical, soundtracks from my favorite movies, well...basically almost all music with a few exceptions.
A sampling of my many favorite bands and artists: Wilco (which includes solo work by Jeff Tweedy), Beck, Sufjan Stevens, Radiohead, U2, Sigur Ros, Coldplay, Snow Patrol, Jackson Browne, Yo Yo Ma, John Coltrane...oh, how can I go on? There are so many.
Movies
I like many different kinds of film, ranging from comedy to classics, from gangsters to gladiators. ("Do you like gladiator movies, Joey?") It's almost impossible to make a list without leaving out something important! But off the top of my head, some of my favorites: SERENITY! Casablanca. It's A Wonderful Life. The Day the Earth Stood Still. Stage Door. Spartacus. Goodfellas. My Bodyguard. Empire Records. That Thing You Do! The Caine Mutiny. Metropolis. The Giant Gila Monster ;-) See what I mean? From the sublime to the ridiculous ;-)
Television
Books
CURRENTLY READING: LOST BOY LOST GIRL BY PETER STRAUB
Heroes
BARAK AND MICHELLE OBAMA! My husband, my kids, my parents. People who just keep on trying no matter what. People who act as their conscience dictates. People who listen. People who care.
"Inside every older person is a younger person --wondering what in the world happened."
I'm a young-thinking-and-feeling wife and mother. I love my life and my family! I love music so much!! I came from it, I was in it, and I gave birth to it apparently. I raised two wonderful daughters, Caitlin and Wendy, and a terrific son, Jesse. In 2005 I was reunited with my birth son, John, and getting to know him and his family has been very rewarding.
excellent comment....how did you know? haha. Are you really leaving MS? I hope not. I hate Facebook. Really I do. On my way out for a bit. Having dinner with a couple I know. I'll be back later on. Maybe I'll catch you later tonight.
whoa, 30 years? congratulations :] i'm doing pretty good. school is almost done for this semester. i believe next wednesday is my last day, so i'm excited about that. my friends and i were in huntington beach for the opening of the stand. i think it's a shopping plaza thing near the pier. it was pretty grand, haha.
oh, give him a high five for me! that's so incredible. college is crazy hard and anyone who has anything higher than a 2.5 gpa and a job earns my respect.
how have you been? i think the last time i asked, you were on your way to a wilco (i think?) show.
i haven't spoken to you or left a comment in ages (try two years, yikes) but i wanted to wish you a happy mother's day.
aside from you being the mother of one of the men i looked up to when i was a wee little teeny boppin' teenager, i now fully understand what its like to be a mom. i myself am not one, but i have friends who are and i was a stand-in mom for a week and its hard work. i mean, it's REALLY hard. even though it was a week, it was the hardest week of my life.
from a daughter to a mother, i want to say "thank you and i hope your special day was blessed."
I just found you!!! I was hoping you would be there too. It's sad cuz I really like it in myspaceland better but so many folks are over there instead! Anyhoo... I have missed you but I will be better about keeping in touch!
Hi Cathi, long time no chat! How're you? Really glad you like them..thanks for that:) they aren't so new now i guess. Hoping to get some new stuff recorded at the start of June before i head to Africa for two months so fingers crossed that i've improved a bit since last summer (when those recordings were made). x
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