One Thing

| December 30, 2009 | 4 Comments

People ask me all the time what it takes to be a working musician.  Most of the time what they really mean is what does it take to be a “star.”   I generally have to explain the difference to them and hope they understand that, while, yes, I still have stars I am chasing, the [...]

Rules of the Road – for Creativity and Authenticity (and Spirituality)!

| May 20, 2009 | 0 Comments

Hi! I am excited to report that we held the first of two “kick-off” calls for my upcoming Artist’s Way Virtual Summer Camp.  This is a teleclass that I am co-leading with Marcy Nelson Garrison, of CoachingToys.com. We had lots of folks on the call, and enthusiasm was generated about the full, 12-week class that [...]

Are you crazy or alive?

| April 8, 2009 | 0 Comments

Yeah, yeah, I know.  I haven’t written in a long time.  The Critical Parent inside me is having a field day with that.  Does yours do that to you?  I hope not, because it really sucks!  And the interesting thing is that it doesn’t help me post here more often.  No!  It actually keeps me [...]

Fear And Dreams Must Collide

| March 9, 2009 | 6 Comments

As some of you know, I have been wanting to do a one-woman show for quite a while now – years! Somehow, however, I have managed to put it off – until yesterday.  That’s right.  At 3:00 p.m. on the 8th of March, in front of an audience of about 30, I performed the “shitty [...]

A Familiar Theme: Risking not Risking

| January 24, 2009 | 6 Comments

As BevAnn, my dear and wonderful assistant, said in a recent post, “the party’s over.”  I am home from the inauguration, so happy I went, and so sick from all of that time out in that frigid weather (ugh).  I wouldn’t trade one single experience of it, though, for a few days of better health [...]

The party is over…

| January 23, 2009 | 2 Comments

The party is over and it’s kind of sad. It is like having a big birthday bash that is loud and fun. Then everyone leaves and the room echoes from the quiet. There was so much excitement and activity leading up to the inauguration, and although the days’ events may have even taken a toll [...]

Famous inaugural addresses

| January 20, 2009 | 0 Comments

With Laura at the inauguration, it is hard to think of anything else. All of our presidents have faced challenges. Some greater than others: challenges nonetheless. Today the 44th President, Barack Obama, takes office. What are the challenges that he will face? It is hard to tell but I do know that they will be [...]