Birthday:
Was working at the S Hotel today.
Thought I had to sing at Shadow as well but the other singer wanted to trade with me.
Had a little late lunch after work with my new friend Blair T. from NZ. He gave me a little present & I thought it was so nice of him to.
When I came home Mac & the kids made a really nice pasta dinner & decorated a chocolate cake for me. It was a special treat.
Christmas:
Did a bit of singing went down to the Ritz with Donna & Ambie (singers) & Simon, the best young pianist I have ever met. Told him that I have met really old guys that play as good as he did, but never one so young. (My version of a compliment)
We thought our agent was pretty into himself because here he was dressed in leather pants & these bright red shoes looking more "flashy" than us performers. He was supposed to be, IMO, wearing a suit. It was after all the Ritz we were singing at.
We had had hardly any time to practice prior to the "homban" so we were there in our tiny dressing room with Simon & no piano trying to cram. He had this little calculator that had notes on it so we could get our keys. It was very James Bond of us to be sneaking our practice & learning our songs only a few minutes before the show. he he he, suckers!!!
Friday, December 16, 2005
Monday, December 12, 2005
SHADOW CAFE
A little about my job:
I started Sept 2nd, the day the kids started kindergarten again after Summer break. (It was also our anniversary but we clean forgot until October. --such love!)
It's not just an ordinary stage but a stage with a screen in front of us. There's all this cool lighting & the customers in the bar can only see our silhouettes. Anyway, I thought I could get away with wearing no make up but we do have to cross the floor to get on the stage so I have to wear make up & nice clothes & all.
My set includes rock, pops, oldies & any song I have a music track to.
It was really crazy when they thought I could manage singing at both branches of the bar. So I would sing one set, get in a car, run to the next bar, sing the next set, get in the car, run to the first bar, sing the next set (X3) all the while wearing high heels & remembering to bring my music with me. Not to mention that it was November & getting pretty nippy at night.
So the juggling fiasco ended after one month & I went back to one cafe a night.
Every one here smokes so much I find myself getting a sore throat every few weeks. I've had more colds these last few months than I've ever had my whole life.
I started Sept 2nd, the day the kids started kindergarten again after Summer break. (It was also our anniversary but we clean forgot until October. --such love!)
It's not just an ordinary stage but a stage with a screen in front of us. There's all this cool lighting & the customers in the bar can only see our silhouettes. Anyway, I thought I could get away with wearing no make up but we do have to cross the floor to get on the stage so I have to wear make up & nice clothes & all.
My set includes rock, pops, oldies & any song I have a music track to.
It was really crazy when they thought I could manage singing at both branches of the bar. So I would sing one set, get in a car, run to the next bar, sing the next set, get in the car, run to the first bar, sing the next set (X3) all the while wearing high heels & remembering to bring my music with me. Not to mention that it was November & getting pretty nippy at night.
So the juggling fiasco ended after one month & I went back to one cafe a night.
Every one here smokes so much I find myself getting a sore throat every few weeks. I've had more colds these last few months than I've ever had my whole life.
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