My girl just took this photo, its beautiful....as is she, and every photo she takes. But do you think I am a little biased?
And completely in love with an amazing woman?
I was just wondering if you noticed too?!
Xxxm
'Where's a police car when you want one?'....
We are lucky, because in Dascheville, there's always a police car when we need one.
Although the copper (aussie for police officer) that pulled us over and gave d a speeding fine the other day didn't seem too impressed with our police presence.
Xxm
A $14 garden trestle from lowes, some black material, a staple gun, some old frames given new life and plenty of TLC, a bucket load of sweat and voila! You have the latest display thingy for our booth. Starting tomorrow morning at 6.30am at the Charlie Creek Arts Festival, we will be displying some of D's photos beautifully framed and ready to go. Homes need these beautiful pieces!
Think of us tomorrow, 93 degrees, stinking hot....think 'selling' thoughts for us. I remind myself, as I stand under the cool indiana sky, that we do this because we love it. Because we choose to have a creative life. Because we choose this life.....and we work our asses off to make it so.
In a week of so many deaths, sudden and not so, its good to remember the reasons why we choose what we choose. To look at the life we create and ask....is this what I want?
Xxm
We are half way through biking the Monon Trail, on this sunny day off. Sitting at our new favourite cafe in downtown indy, eating a salad and drinking a beer (and looking at our hostesses photos from the fish concert over the weekend). I love being anywhere near water and riding along it, even better.
We have three days of making jewelry pieces for the Charlie Creek Arts Festival this weekend and then of course, the National Womens Music Festival next weekend. I am a judge on the idol competition and hosting the finale on Sunday up there in Madison and excited to be a part of it all again.
Happy Tuesday mates! More video coming soon!!!
Xxm
June of course is pride month here in the USA and there are a lot of rainbow flags to be seen. I think rainbow flags should be a part of the scenary all of the time. I think they make everyone happy, except maybe Fred Niles and hell, nothing will make him happy if he can't even crack a smile at a rainbow.
I remember the first ever pride parade I went to in Perth, Western Australia. I had only been out a year or so and I cried at the sight of thousands of people being proud of who they were and celebrating. I still remember the euphoria I felt....and I still remember the flag. I associate it with pride, joy, freedom, community and celebration. When I was living in San Francisco I would sigh with happiness everytime I saw the massive flag that hung over the Castro, it was a reminder to me that I wasn't alone.
Fly your flag mates....may a rainbow always be a sign that you aren't alone too.
Xxm
The view from columbus pride, where we rocked the stage hard. It was a quick, fun show and a chance to see mates and meet new ones...and now we are the search for food!! The indy mummas are with us and Trina, Susan Werner, Bunty, Julie, Meredeth, Woj, Wendy and the team are hopefully all coming....
This is a great fun part of traveling musicians all meeting up on the road!!
Xxm
Playing trivia in some bar, its only 5PM but you know, it was one of 'those' days. Had visions of Alex and my mates in Sydney playing trivia and this is the nearest we come right now. Anyway, I just got my ass handed to me in poker...I am looking around the bar trying to work out who it was that just took all my money so I can kick their butts. But no luck..lol, as if.
We are excited to head to Ohio for shows tomorrow and see mates, play music and hang out. All good.
Did someone say it was Friday already?
Xxm
So, a fun set was had at milwaukee pride....we rocked hard and I gotta say, I bloody love playing on a big stage, with a big PA. It truely is a joy. The sound guy on stage sound told me later that he gave me all the bells and whistles that they were saving for Etta James. Noice is what I have to say about that.
We had some great sales and great compliments about our work, which you gotta love and now we are taking our weary bodies back to our wonderful host, Suze's place to sit out on the balcony over looking the pond and listen to toads chat with each other.
We only saw rain late at night, which was a great thing and I love the way the sky looks right now. A psychic told me today that I had a great aura and that I would be 'signed' in a club sometime within the next three weeks (and then that she saw the doubt in my eyes and that whatever I really wanted would come to me).
Right now, what I want to come to me are my pj's, a cold drink and the soothing arms of my love around me.
Happy Sunday mates!
Xxm
This is heather and Amanda (taken with kc's camera), they are all looking after our booth at pride for us while we set up for a house concert. Such good supportive souls that I am grateful for.
The rain stayed away from Milwaukee today, which after last years tornado warnings and torrential down pours, is a welcome change.
Happy pride peoples!
Xxm
D and I have set up at Milwaukee Pride. Its our first pride festival to sell our musekraft wares at, as well as play (12.30 Sunday on the mainstage) and by all counts Milwaukee is a HUGE pride event. Three days....and Cyndi Lauper. She plays tonight and although I watched her lose her shit all over her stage sound engineer today, I am interested to hear her show. Aside from her shit fest, her sound check sounded great.
We are slotted here between the unitarian church (Heather and Amanda will like that tomorrow) and the Met life booth. I am trying to be positive about it, feeling like they should have put us with all the artesans instead of out here in info land. Being a little crabby about that. Knowing that its a learning curve for us in terms of knowing what to ask for. So send us positive people buying our wares vibes.....would be appreciated.
Find us just below the pride flag.....
Xxm
To the merchandise family....welcome, the coozies or koozies, as I call them.
I know you all want one....come find them this summer!!
Xxm
Subtitled: why is there an elephant in town?
Well, you know dacheville is a progressive community and all..
Xxm
Has Maine inhabitants now (which we actually found in a flea market in indiana) and the world gets bigger. Now we just need a water area.....
Tis a day off today after driving 16 hours yesterday. We are just doing fun things today....hanging with mates and now off to the basketball to see indiana Fever in their opening game. Maybe oneday I will stop calling it a gig and the court a field, but I doubt it.
Xxm
We are sitting on a ferry from Charlotte, VT to Essex, NY.....I had no clue we were even going to catch one until our gps told us. Might pay to look at a map now and then.... :-)
But here we sit on Lake Champlain. This cute little cabin sits on the edge of the water and as we have been having a lot of chats about where we might live when we are ready, I wondered what it would be like to live here....kinda cool I imagine. Close to the water but with amazing trees and bushland right behind.
I trust and believe that we will know where and when, when the time is right.....15 hours of driving in front of us right now and lots of pretty things to look at...so, back to it.
Xxm
Now, if we could just track down Ben or Jerry to get the keys....
Xxm
Its hard to see the stage, even for us, but we sit here and eat our cheese toasties and wait to do our first set. This is our first time in vermont....we have occasionally talked about moving here. But you know, New Hampshire passed gay marriage today too.....one by one they fall and we watch with happiness in our hearts as we decide where we will live. Vermont is beautiful and green.....miles and miles of trees and hiking trails and amazing rivers to kayak down. I am excited to get on the water (we are going to do some of that on our days off in indiana).
Abi Tapia is onstage right now doing her thing and singing sweetly about living on the road. Check out her website www.abitapia.com
The other good thing about Vermont.....? Ben and Jerrys.....we go there tomorrow. I am very excited. Day off to play in Vermont. B&J and an amazing cemetary (hope cemetary) that we passed on the way here to take photos and a beautiful hotel for a few days thanks to the ingenuity of priceline!!
Happy Wednesday mates.....
Xxm
Ps. I talked to my mum last night and when she heard that Dionne was playing onstage with me, like a little kid, she exclaimed 'oh goody, that means I still get to be the door bitch'. She wishes she was on the road with us right now. I love my mum.
Body of water....
We are out hiking along the railway path in buckfield, Maine. Its a still evening and the weather is 'just right'. D has her camera out and we are being aware of the wild life as we walk. Even more now that D said outloud 'wouldn't it be a bugger if we were right on the verge of this amazing life we are creating together and we get eaten by a bear'. Hmm....
Not sure about the bears but the mosquitos are sure as hell going to eat us.
I have been watching and reading about the asassination of Dr George Tiller. I have say in disbelief and listened to the quotes and read the letters of support that have come from Christian based organizations, talk show hosts and other anti abortion groups praising the man who killed him. Calling him a martyr and a hero for god and all the unborn children he supposedly saved. I feel myself shake with anger towards these people. My stomach grip with frustration.
How is this act of terrorism any different to the terrorism that caused 9/11. The extremism that caused all those deaths is the same extremism that caused Dr Tillers death and somehow justified by the same Christians that condemned the former. Its astounding to me how they can twist and call on the bible as they choose. Out of context, often completely untrue and just plain despicable.
I want to scream at the top of my lungs, with every part of my being and every breath I have.....shame on you.....shame on you.
M
Guinness floats.....need I say more?
I think this should be our band shot, what you think?
We saw these clouds whilst driving into Portland, Maine for a day off today. And I decided it was a sign from god that he adores gay people and thinks they should all be allowed to get married.
Xxm
