Mood:
celebratoryWell, it's been a while since I've blogged...and since I'm enjoying one of my God-son's blogs this summer while he's interning in Illinios and dogging him when he doesn't blog...which by the way, he owes us all...since he's now at Nashville Star in Nashville...filming for the finale...he's interning with State Farm and was selected as the "understudy" for the face of State Farm during the State Farm sponsored events during the Finale of Nashville Star. B, can't wait to hear and read all about it...
But, I digress, this is my blog...not B's...so here's my thought for the day. This past year has been one of growth for my day job...we've actually hired employees...what a new world it is...but one that I'm thankful for. One of our employees brought into the office a book called the "Dream Manager". It's one of those self help, touchy feely books about an organization that helps it's employees to pursue their dreams and reach their dreams. And the loyalty of their employees grows, and everyone helps each other to fulfill their dreams...see now you won't have to read the book!
Anyway, I started this process along with our employees...I wrote down day job dreams and songwriting dreams. It just hit me a few days ago that even un-beknownst to me, the things that I wrote down have started to begin coming true! Pretty amazing and heady stuff...
One dream that I wrote down was to have an artist other than myself record one of my songs...and this past week, my friend and power vocalist, Beth Trepagnier contacted me and asked if she could record "I'll Wait Forever" and "Let You Back In" on her next CD! That's one down...makes me want to start writing down all my dreams and goals...and then opening myself up to letting it happen.
Thanks Beth...little did you know that by following your dream you're actually making one of mine come true! My "children" couldn't be in better hands! I am humbled and blessed!
Now Playing: Heaven Knows
Hey gang,
Found out tonight that I can archive all my Scoop! So, you can click on the link below and read or re-read all the Scoop from the past 2 years. I couldn't believe when I started archiving all the Scoop that ever there was, that it all started in 2006...WOW! for 2 years now, you Fabulous Flock of Folks have read my rantings, rovings and ruminations! Amazing!
Now, on to Elvis. I played my song, "Path of Paul" today during our Sunday School Class...for those of you who may not have heard it yet, it's a song about how the Apostle Paul kept the faith through everything he endured after the death of Christ and it was his faith that got him through...well, after class a nice little lady walked up and shook my hand and said, "You're just a female Elvis my dear!" I reckon it just doesn't get any better than that eh? Never had anyone tell me that one yet!
Back to my original subject, you can find all the archived Scoops by clicking:
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs004/1101367093778/archive/1102066612568.html
Mood:
happyWell, March 12th finally arrived...my first time to play Spirits here in Alexandria...and it was the most nervous about a gig that I have ever been.
What if no one showed? What if I put the wrong time on the post cards I sent out (which I did at first), what if I sounded horrible, what if the PA system didn't work...what if, what if, what if? The only what if I didn't consider was...
What if there were soooo many folks there that there was no
t enough room for everyone to sit! And that's exactly what happened. The place was packed...with Spirits regulars and with my Fabulous Flock of folks! Truly amazing and humbling...
Everything went off without a hitch. Charles was a great sound guy...Lee was an excellent host...The wait staff was working their @#@$@'s off all night...the kitchen kept the food cooking...folks flowed in and out and finally by around 8:30 pm, everyone was sitting down.
I finis
hed up around 9:30 or so then sat and visited with those people who hung around. What a great night!
There were too many of you to thank individually here...but you know who you are! Thanks to you all!!!! It wouldn't have been the same without you!
Mood:
brightSee, thought that the title might get you here to read this...and it's not false advertisement...I'll get to the signature part soon.
This week has been plenty busy, got back from Vegas on Friday from Bryant's 21st birthday trip. No, no boobs yet...But we had a great time saw Mamma Mia, Stomp and the Cirque show LOVE. Just Awesome.
Then on Saturday I sat in on a jam session with the Friends of Bluegrass (FOB) in Pineville. I had a blast! The players were great, generous and fun to pick a little music with...and I was told that the "A" team hadn't even arrived yet. I left around 2 pm, but heard that folks were still playing after 5! Can't wait to go back next month!
Now, we're almost there to the boobage...On Monday, I had the wonderful opportunity to play at St. Frances Cabrini Hospital and Rapides Regional Medical Center as part of the Arts & Healthcare program run by Judy Ginsberg. This program puts artists (musicians, poets, visual artists) in the waiting rooms of each outpatient center to entertain those waiting. It was really like busking on a street corner...folks walking by some stopping and listening, some continuing on their way. But everyone seemed really receptive. And everyone smiled! At Cabrini artists play on a carpeted area just inside the front door...at Rapides, artists play in the artium of the Women & Children's Center...and I've always wondered what a person singing in there would sound like. It was awesome! Great acoustics, my voice traveled well and from what everyone said, it sounded pretty good too! ;-)
Now for your big pay off...if you've read this far, you'll know get the story on my first Boob Signature. As I was wrapping up at Rapides, a friend that I used to work in the ER with another lifetime ago came out of the Women's Surgery area (where she now works) and ran up and asked for my autograph...so Sharpie in hand, I penned "DC" right there under the "V" of her scrubs on her...you guessed it...her boob!
Thanks for reading about my adventures and or misadventures.
Type atcha soon....
DC
| Terri Hendrix |
I saw an awesome show this past Saturday night! Terri Hendrix & Lloyd Maines at Fairfield Studios in Shreveport. Which by the way if you haven't beento A couple of months ago (November I think), Terri was the cover artist of Texas Music Magazine. In that article, she talked about how she runs her own career. She owns all her masters, runs her own record label (Wilory Records) and works to make music that has meaning. From reading the article, I thought, "Man, I like her music, but now after learning a little more about her, I really like her!" Here's what Texas Music Magazine had to say: You Gotta Be Strong — Terri Hendrix and the Art of the Spiritual Kind: Terrie Hendrix balances art and "the part that's not art" while bringing joy to an audience as life tests her threshold for the blues. For more than a decade, this self-proclaimed "scrappy cat" songbird from San Antone has done it all with a smile and come away with the deed to her own universe. How could you not like that?! So, back on track now...Saturday night, Feb. 2nd (Yes, I skipped Reba & Kelly Clarkson...thanks Janice for not being mad that I made you miss Reba too)...I got to see her play live. It was great! Not only was the show awesome, it was in an intimate space (Fairfield Studios seats only about 100 folks) where the audience really felt like part of the show. At intermission, I had a chance to get Terri to autography my copy of her CD "Spiritual Kind" and she took time to chat with me. We both shared the philosophy that it's not about "me" when it comes to music, but it needs to be about more than that...it needs to reach out and be about the music and what it can bring to other people. I thought wow, she really gets it...or at least validates what I think I "get". That's a pretty good feeling. Her other words of wisdom were: "Just do what's right for you in this business, there are alot of folks out there with lots of talent who aren't doing it for the right reasons, you just gotta grow some big cajonas and don't let those people sway you...stay true to yourself." Pretty big words there...Terri... ;-)
Thanks to Terri & Lloyd for taking time to chat after the show. You are who and what I strive to be musically! My bar has been raised. |
one of their House Concerts, you should go...check them out at: 
Then after the show, I took a picture with Terri, which you can see embedded in this blog. And also took a couple of pics with Lloyd Maines. Who had the cutest picture of his grandkids on his guitar...they were all dressed up for Halloween...very sweet. And what a nice guy he is as well. And an amazing guitar player!
| DC a Hero? | |
This is something that still blows me away! But if you look on Louisiana Organ Procurement's website (www.lopa.org)  and click on the Heroes page, you'll find me there. It is definitely not deserving on my part. The real heroes are the people who have lost loveones but had the courage to donate their organs to save someone else...and the receipients of those organs and tissue. Those are the HEROES! I am truly humbled to be listed on the site. If Justin Harrison's story (along with this Mom, Libbie, and Marilyn) as told through "Heaven Knows" can help one person make the right decision when it comes to organ donation, then that is woth my inclusion on the LOPA website. But I am truly humbled to be associated with such a wonderful organization and to call Libbie Harrison my friend! You will never find a more passionate advocate for any cause! Don't forget to let your wishes be known to your family and friends. And talk to your parents and children about organ donation. | |
Mood:
happyNow Playing: You Needed Me...Anne Murray and Shania Twain
| Giddy, Reminiscing with Anne Murray |
Now, I love music, all sorts...but it's been a while since I've HAD to buy a CD. And just couldn't talk myself out of buying a CD, thinking that I'd just download the songs I wanted from that artist on iTunes (legally of course)...But today, well today was a great day. I was giddy, yes, giddy and excited to buy a CD, open it up and devour the liner notes! What a rush! While browsing music today at Wal-Mart, I ran across a new Anne Murray CD. I did a double take and yup, that's exactly what it was, a new Anne Murray CD. The CD has Anne singing all of her best loved hits and some songs that weren't really hits, like one of my favorites "Another Pot of Tea" and to top it all off, she's singing with a stellar line-up of female vocalists. From Carole King to Nelly Furtado, kd lang to Olivia Newton John...you name it, the top female vocalists. Wow, it's an awesome CD. Don't know what it is about Anne Murray, but she's the reason that I ever even contemplated being a singer. There was just something about Anne that inspired and made me think, yeah, that's what I want to do...The first song that I sang on stage was "Day Dream Believer"...it was a total flop and I think it took me about 20 years to get back on stage after that...but back on-stage I did. And today, listening to this CD it brought all of the excitement of first thinking, yeah I can do that back to me...Thanks Anne Murray for giving me the first taste of a female singer that I felt I could emulate and now YEARS later for putting out a CD of music that brought it all back to me! Now I can't believe that wrote all of that down, but I guess that's what blogging is all about, sharing thoughts with the world...and who knows, there may be more Anne fan's our there too! Thanks for reading... DC |
Welp...everyone's got one...so now I do too, if I can make it work right. Here's where you can find my thoughts (when I think I have an original one) and my ponderings from my wandering mind. You just never know what you'll find here...so come back and check it out every so often.
Til we type again...
DC