SXSW 2012 Fashion!
SXSW! Festival fashion! Hot summer skin-baring outfits! NOT THIS SX! Usually choosing what to wear is easy-breezy! It’s 85 degrees, hot & sticky. What a bummer to read about all this 40 degree weather and pouring rain. It seems hoodies, Hunter’s and umbrellas are de rigueur. The good news for me is that the weather swings up to 80 this week…but its still raining. So I need something short, something lightweight, something heavy, something protective and yes, I still need the Hunter’s and the umbrella! I built all these wardrobe choices from the boot up!
Here are a few of my choices:
Everybody needs a cute little floral number! Pair this with a cowboy hats & boots. Done. One Clothing.
I love wearing long skirts over boots, be it wellies or otherwise. I love this straight skirt by Studio M. (Macy’s). It has an adorable tiers so it’s not just a boring black skirt. Pair it with the angel sleeve shirt by American Rag and you’re good to go. Day to night!
A little Seattle. A little Glastonbury. A denim-colored t-shirt dress by Big Star bought this to wear with wellies. Did I mention it has a wolf in a dreamcatcher? How awesome is that?!
This is a sweet, nude colored above the knee number from Calvin Klein. It would be too much at SXSW with wedges or mules but again, the boot makes all the difference.
I bought another Calvin Klein dress that I love, love, love. A long black dress with a lattice pattern across the bustline. Lays perfectly. Great for travel.
In case I have to pull out my old silver trench (with hoodie) I will pair with this long nude Calvin Klein number. My Hi-lo outfit.
This number is really cute on. Half hipster/half fairy. Adorable with stockings & boots. Style & Co.
Ok, I think I’m ready to rock in my frocks!
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Get Inside My Guitar!
Whenever we’re seated around a hippie campfire jam and one of the talented guitarists finishes a song, I always ask, “What else comes out of that magic box?” And NOW, thanks to macro photography of Bjoern Ewers, we can all take a peek inside! It looks like little musical elves would live in here. Amazing shots.
You can see more here.
Read More »RIP Davy Jones
Photo Credit: Unknown
I woke up this morning ready to conquer the world! Take on a new challenge! Ask a guy to marry me! Do something different! Leap over this leap day! Instead all I did was cry. I suppose it was a Twitter message that I first glanced at- and you think to yourself, “this can’t be true, must be a hoax”. Dead at 66. Not possible. But then I logged into Facebook and saw the videos, the pictures, the tributes- and I just cried. And couldn’t stop crying.
I had to drop my Mom off at Curves. Tears fell as she exited the car. I cashed a check at the bank with my eyes red and swollen. I got coffee and a muffin at the Coffee Bean. I sat outside at a table for a minute but the tears wouldn’t stop. No one had noticed or asked. No one was glued to a TV set or talking about it on the boulevard. There were no gatherings a la Michael Jackson or radio DJ acknowledgements a la Whitney Houston so I was in this by myself. So I had to go back into my car, just sat with myself and I just let the tears flow.
Read More »Happy Birthday, Steve Marriott!
My all-time favorite vocalist and frontman. What a voice. Lead singer for the Small Faces and Humble Pie there was no note this remarkably small wee of a man couldn’t hit. He was all gusto, bravado, firestorm, soulstirring- no one will ever touch him. He turned down Jimmy Page for Led Zeppelin. He turned down Tony Iommi for Sabbath. He did his own thing up until the very day he died.
Photographer credit: Unknown
’Steve Marriott is one of those rare singers who, when you first hear him, instantly make you feel like a drought in your life has ended. He was his own meter, out there trying to go over the top with every number. Simply an amazing talent, tethered by nothing.’ — Bob Dylan
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25 Things About 2011
I do this list every year- I think since the days of Myspace back in 2006- as it gives me a chance to reflect on time that goes by ooohhhhh so quickly. You can see where we were, where we are and where we’re headed. Lofty expectations, a multitude of changes and a continued blessed path. Here’s to 2011…but I’m expecting a MUCH greater 2012!
25 Things about 2011:
1) DRINKING BUDDY OF THE YEAR?
Hmmm, well here’s a new one! Lauren Feldman. First time recipient. Lauren and I would hole up at Bergins, at Mollys, Japanese restaurants, rock & roll gigs…wherever there was alcohol served, Lauren was there. 
2) LIFETIME SERVICE AWARD – LONGEST FRIEND(S)?
Nicki & Stacy! 30 years and counting! My Blake comes in at around 27 years. I also have a wonderful relationship with my first friend ever Jenny (Chovan) Bartlett. We met in kindergarten and our families still celebrate the holidays together! Reconnecting with grade school pal Ben Sullivan was cool, too!
3) NEWCOMER AWARD – FAVORITE NEW FRIEND?
Wow. Well, Facebook timeline said I added 189 new friends in 2011. Ha! But of all the favorite new people I would have to say Julia Herald gets top nod as she is a darling beauty who graciously opened up her home to me for her infamous Wednesday Night Potluck Jam’s. Crystal, Sita, Guy, Angie, Michael and all the gang are a wonderful addition. And I’m not sure when I met Adam Marsland- I think last year- but he continues to support my love of song and I am grateful for that. And I just adore Sara Aguilar! Seraphime, Nikki P, Jerry, Marcello, Jake, Latifa, my Expedition crew and any new member of Shurman also made my highlights list.
4) HIGH POINT OF THE YEAR?
August 17.