antlers and singing.
in Performance, there are pictures here
as blast, cameron diaz, christine robinson, christmas show, christmas songs, cold, collaboration, comedic roles, Funk, hip hop, hip hop soul, legit, month old baby, Shane, show, soul funk, stage, version, YES
So, this happened tonight.
*photo taken by a very wonderful Christine Robinson who made the trip out to the Queen tonight with her four month old baby in tow. Thank you!
And, yes, you better believe I wore antlers.
Though, I really cannot take the credit. They are Shane’s antlers. During last night’s practice, I asked him if he was gonna wear the antlers for our Christmas show.
“I was planning on it…” he said.
And so I thought that was that.
Until we walked on stage and he nonchalantly handed me the antlers.
“Really?!” I said.
“Really,” he said.
And, as it turned out, that was actually that.
We played a show in collaboration with Battleshy Youths and Em Mckeever tonight at the Queen Theatre in Delaware. It was a blast. We covered legit Christmas songs and threw a rather non-traditional version of Baby, It’s Cold Outside in the mix.
Some guy asked me afterward if I ever collaborate.
“Why?” I asked, “What do you do?”
“Hip-hop. Soul. Funk.” he answered.
Ummmm, heck YES, I collaborate.
So, we’ll see.
Another guy told me that I have the energy of Cameron Diaz. I am not even sure what that means, but I seem to remember that in most of her comedic roles, she ends up making a fool of herself at some point in the movie by either singing or dancing on stage.
Uh-oh.
No, actually, I think it’s funny.
But tonight was lovely; I love to perform. I feel lucky and grateful all at once every time I get to do it.
yellow couch music.
in Performance, there are pictures here
as chicken, chicken fingers, couch, djembe, food, former, good time, half, latter, little bit, Mindy, panties in a wad, Shane, show, stage, story, tater tots, time, tiny bit, Voice
The Paper Janes played a show tonight.
I am one half of the Paper Janes.
Well, since we brought a couch on stage with us tonight, perhaps I am more like one third of the Paper Janes.
Anyway.
We had a really good time; I really love that yellow couch of Shane’s.
It looks like it belongs in a very good story.
Probably because it does belong in a very good story; Shane’s story is very good and so is the paper janes’ story and now that couch is part of both (more the former than the latter, really).
And we brought a drum tonight, too.
I was supposed to play it.
I played it a tiny, tiny bit–and not too well, at that.
I got nervous and it was awkwardly to my far right and when I try to sing and play a djembe simultaneously it feels like my brain is fighting itself and doesn’t understand how to function anymore.
But other than my less than parr occasional hits on a drum, the show was really fun.
The couch, especially, was a hit.
Plus, we got a little bit of money and a lot of tater tots and chicken fingers, too. We shared those with friends. Food usually tastes better when shared, I think. Unless you’re, like, really hungry and all you have is one tiny sandwich. That probably tastes better not shared, I’d imagine.
In conclusion: I need to get better at playing the djembe. And food that is both free and shared is delicious. And the yellow couch was a major hit. And my voice sounded a little crackly twice tonight, but I decided not to get my panties in a wad over it. That expression is for my friend Mindy, who says it often and cracks me up every time. Plus, wadded up panties sounds terribly uncomfortable and would only make a situation in which your voice is already crackly even worse, I think.
sticks and stones.
in MP3, video
as afro, balance, braid, cavewoman, darndest, fauxhawk, fever, freedom, girl, Shane, soft hair, song, sticks and stones, today, truth, ukelele, white girl
This is my latest (imperfect) song. Have I mentioned that I really love my ukelele? Yes, I do. Anyway, here it is. And also? Last night I dreamt that I had a fever and then woke up with a fever. Shane says that’s because I knew it without really knowing it. I wonder what else [...]
when I got stung at 3am.
in Thoughts and Feelings
as 3am, baking soda, car, door, ground, hornet, hornets, kerfuffle, life, mamba, mamba jamba, moment, pain, pain medication, Philly, prehistoric beast, reason, Shane, spine
I would love to say that I’m on pain medication, but alas, I am not. The reason I would love to say this is because I was just stung by one of those huge, mamba jamba hornets. The kind that looks like a prehistoric beast with wings. The kind that’s thick. We were just getting [...]
sucks to suck.
in Funny Stuff, Thoughts and Feelings
as car, car thief, deep breath, door, dream world, favorite phrase, home, house, key ring, kid, kind, kind of sentence, nobody, purse, sentence, Shane, sister, sister jenna, starbursts
Last night was a tough one. And then I finally got home at 2:00 am and was all ready to trade the real world for the dream world, but before that could happen, I had to open up a door to my parents’ house to, you know, get inside. deep breath. Cause that was the [...]
bam bam bam and that was Tuesday.
in Performance, photography, Thoughts and Feelings
as car, creativity, gossamer, husband, kind, last session, musician, nashville, pole, Shane, show, solstice, stage, state, storm, summer solstice, summer storm, tiny stage, way
There is a storm rattling around outside my window. It’s a summer storm. A summer solstice storm. What a celebration. The thunder welcomes the official start of summer, and, though I don’t know how to make such a powerful noise, I agree with it. I had my last session with my therapist this morning. She [...]
thinking in sentences and writing it down.
in Funny Stuff, Performance, Thoughts and Feelings
as ALERT, area 51, body mind and spirit, city, communist china, course, kind, mind, mind and spirit, nephew, nieces, puppy, sentences, Shane, Somebody, something, tonight, way, wildlife, willow
Okay, so these are some thoughts. And…here goes: I was informed that the water in New Orleans is getting high and displacing some wildlife. Thus, the city has issued a SNAKE ALERT. That is what you call BAMF. Tonight The Paper Janes rocked. Oh, it was fun. I felt it in my bones. And my [...]
all the best things.
in Loved Ones, Performance, Thoughts and Feelings
as chocolate, earthling, hair length, house, kind, love, moment, overwhelming sense, proviso, pup, retriever, Shane, shoulders, show, small refrigerator, stick, those guys, tonight
Tonight we played another show. And man, it was good. It’s basically always good, but tonight felt special. I had this overwhelming sense of well-being while singing with those guys. I imagine it’s the same kind of feeling a retriever pup gets when he fetches the stick. That feeling when, in that moment, there isn’t [...]
wonder.
in Funny Stuff, I Lift My Eyes Up, MP3, Performance, Thoughts and Feelings
as book of the bible, charcoal pencil, colored pencils, half the time, heartbreak, heartbreak songs, life, love, love song, love songs, ocean, party, Saturday, Shane, shore, song, song of solomon, time, way, worship song
This weekend was so full, I am not even quite sure where to begin. Maybe with a conversation: Me: “I wrote another song. And guess what? It’s NOT a love song.” (see, shane maintains that I only write love songs or love recovery songs or heartbreak songs) Shane: “What’s it about, then?” Me: “Um, it’s [...]
crafty stuff.
in Performance
as AMOUNT, bunch, business, business cards, event, glue, golden retriever, info, janine, Jess, local musicians, networking event, receipt, retriever, right, Shane, silence, something, statuses, way
A few of us went to a music schmoozy thing. What’s that? Well, it’s a networking event for local musicians. Otherwise known as a music schmoozy thing, right? The Paper Janes have no business cards. We have been known to write down our info on a napkin. Or maybe it was a receipt. Well, it [...]
