I used to write stories for Lennon,

he is now entering Kindergarten, and is a fluent reader.

I never published the books. They were about every day 3 year old issues, and included pictures with the simple vocabulary.

oh well.
ardith

People are really nice

Magically, somehow, a communications major at TCNJ found out that we're playing NJPAC

She wrote a really nice Press Release about us.

http://www.tcnj.edu/~pa/news/2008/doublebreastednjpac.htm

It's Here!

we have seen the end -

and it is good!

The proofs have been viewed, tweaked, and submitted.

November 6th is our completion date.

horray horray, we're on our way!

the tv is going crazy!

- this said by Lennon. He is playing a Colexco video game system our friend Bobby gave him.
apparently the tv is not cooperating. Lennon had a soccer game this morning and has been a good kid all day.

I enjoyed a massage today - my back and shoulders feel tremendously better, and I am trying to be good and drink lots of water to flush those toxins :)

Our CD is at Disc Makers, so now we wait for proofs. I really can't believe it's almost finished.

Lennon and I have pumpkin bread in the oven, and it smells delicious.

it's a lovely, wet, Saturday.

So,

after waiting what feels forever, our album is finished. done. copyright permission has been secured, all edits have been taken care of, we are fine. tomorrow, we hope to mail everything out and get this baby duplicated.

sigh.

i need a nap.

CRAZY!!!!

double-breasted has been asked to play at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in their Prelude Concert Series at 2pm, prior to the BOSTON POPS performance at 3pm - Sunday, December 7th!

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!

we are excited.

court tavern, check.

my birthday show was shockingly well received to a crowd of death metal fans.

another year older, and closer to actually having an album.

yay.

tomorrow i have to play The Swan for a bride's processional. Ouch. Woodshed, here I am.

Friday, September 19th

double-breasted is playing at The Court Tavern in New Brunswick, NJ

we would love to see you there

Saturday was Beautiful

The Black River Music & Art Fest was a success!

We rocked so hard, Josh's tongue stuck out.

And, I got to wear my happy sun dress.


It was a good day of moderately loud rock and/or roll.

while it might rain,

tomorrow's Black River Music and Art Fest is officially happening.

Which means I should shut the computer down and practice!

http://www.blackrivermusicfest.com/
3pm
Chester NJ

While away,

Summer is going so quickly. Our last tennis match is this Saturday, and our last table tennis match is Wednesday. We are trying to get the d-b album mastered before September and time is just flying.

We had narrowed down our album title to 3 ideas:

Who's Gonna Love You?
Addicted to Change
Follow the Trees

I think the more time we have, the more non-committal we are.

Last night I thought of these:

Pedal Pushers
Shower Song
No. 1
Alas, Amiss

Any thoughts?

Last Night of Studio B

Last August double-breasted set out to record 13 songs. Last night we finally finished tracking! What an interminable process this has been! At least we finished. Now onward to mixing & all the rest.

My tennis partner has been on vacation these past few days, so I've been out of my routine of getting super sweaty in my fashionable tennis skirts. Hopefully tomorrow I'll play again.

Finally, I put together some totally hokey montages of double-breasted pictures with one of our newly mixed songs. I think it's hysterical.

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

I have dirt on my toe

So we've taken the leap to not watch television or play video games this week. Daddy comes home today, so we'll see how he reacts to this plan.

In happy news, Kristy spent Friday getting 5 more songs mixed - that means 7 of 13 songs are ready for mastering! We put 2 of the songs up on our myspace...if you want to have a listen.

So we might take a Sunday morning stroll. It is a beautiful day in the neighborhood.

Up Date

Recording - Sunday should be the final day of vocals. Onward to mixing!

Sports - I have returned to my sporty spice inner self this summer, joining the lake Tennis and Table Tennis teams. I am getting back into, literally, the swing of things. Tonight we won our doubles Table Tennis match! I'm also working on slamming a ping pong ball.

Enlightenment - Reading "The Inner Game of Tennis," finding it useful everywhere.

Fun - Project Runway is on tonight. I forgot to DVR it during the Table Tennis match.

Cello - I practiced last on Sunday, after a really stressful weekend. I think I will pick it up again when I finish typing. I think I'm finding sports are helping me stay awake, ergo I practice more.

Outside - I did some gardening today, just before the big rain. I'll try to stop and smell them.

Last Night.

recording has been a S L O W process for double-breasted, but we are almost finished with the vocals, finally.
Of course there is album stuff to do, but for now I'll give us the thumbs up.

I Feel Good

My callouses have returned! I've been able to practice a few hours a day for the past couple of weeks.
What a great feeling.

I did,

[practice] and it was good. I'm getting back into the swing of summer practice. what a wonderful time of year.

I, we, my band, have been in the process of recording forever now, so it feels strange to practice for a live show. 2 shows, actually -

August 16th, 3pm at the Black River Music & Art Fest in Chester, NJ

and

September 19th at The Court Tavern in New Brunswick, NJ

It's sad when you can't remember how to play your own songs, but it's all coming back to us.

I have been playing through Lee's 40 Melodic & Progressive Exercises for Cello. I wish I had found these exercises when I was younger. I found this copy in the bins at Patelson's, which made the trek worthwhile. Fun stuff.

Play now, play later.

www.myspace.com/doublebreasted

http://www.blackrivermusicfest.com/

it's sunday

and i really should pull out my cello.