music that comes from the guts, the heart and the soul, digital photography, ashtanga yoga, animal communication, surfing(even tho i suck at it),vintage clothing, holistic medicine, learning about and honoring indigenous cultures,rebuilding new orleans, sonic preservation, anything that has everything to do with water, being reclusive, learning to keep my mouth shut, breathing deeply, thinking less
the kind that is recycled cleverly, respectively and without pretension
Movies
harold and maude, Me and You and Everyone We Know, willie wonka and the chocolate factory, whalerider, waiting for guffman, American Splendor, untamed heart, the big lebowski, the shining, holiday, grease,whats eating gilbert grape, rabbit proof fence, rushmore, spinal tapp
Television
not so much
Books
anything by: david sedaris, kurt vonnegut, paulo coelho, patricia grace, gustave flaubert, rumer godden, gregory david roberts
Heroes
my husband, Louis Armstrong, Caroline Mytinger, Ahmet Ertegün, Ghandi, Rosa Parks, Cesar Millan, Raja Rajendra Mullick Bahadur, Harry Belafonte, my mom
About me:
Like the man without a country, I was...for awhile...a girl without a band.
I used to be the lead singer of the now defunct band, Clare Quilty. Then I was the lead singer and primary songwriter for for my all girl band, The Dirty Dishes. Recently I started a new project called,Jive Katze. I'm a strong advocate in the sonic preservation of our greatest city in this country, New Orleans. Sometimes you'll see me out with a camera in front of my face instead of a microphone(if you see me out at all that is- I'm pretty damn reclusive these days).
I wear a million hats yes I do, yes I do.I used to have jersey girl hair. I used to be more critical of other people. You'd think a girl who admits that she had jersey girl hair would be more accepting of other people's faults but I'm working on it. Singing saved me and I'd like to think that I dont suck at it. Ella Fitzgerald is the shit. I am convinced that Satan has come back as an industry known as the music business. And yes, I'm as tough as I look. Hear me sing at
Clare Quilty and
The Dirty Dishes
And then there's the photography... Check out my photos if you care to. One of my favorite subjects to shoot is classic cars, a passion my father (god rest his 64 1/4 mustang lovin' soul) passed along to me at a very young age. They certainly don't make them like they used to...
**** NEW SONG**** NEW VIDEO**** NEW PICS **** NEW HAIR ****
please drop by & comment me some feedback on my debut video, which was shot on the north east coast of england where i grew up, i'd love to know what u think!
Thanks. It was nice meeting you as well. I could tell you could sing after that momentary rendition of 'stars fell...'. So, I see your quite accomplished! Nice stuff. Keep up the good work.
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY! HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! MAY ALL YOU WISHES BE YOUR REALITY AND MAY YOUR BIRTHDAY BE FILLED WITH PLEASANT SURPRISES. BEST WISHES, BIG RED
Hey Lady, I hear you were outside my house the other day. You should have come in!! I have a present for you that I brought all the way from dirty Jerz.
Bummer.. I didnt check my Space soon enough. :( I REALLY want to catch up with ya. Ive got two weeks off for the holidays if we cant manage to make a meeting happen before then maybe we can lunch in crozet or town or something. :) hope to see ya soon. ps i hear your class is going great. good for you
