April 23, 2004
it is my sister's birthday and i am sitting here in her apartment using her boyfriend's laptop while being accosted by her over zealous cat who appears to have a desire for some sort of petting...but alas...i am a selfish musician and have no time for such things.
i played a show last night at the baggot inn...it was a writers in-the-round with three other ladies, one being my pal dani linnetz who is way cool. it was wierd. i mean, it was fun, but it was something i had never done before...play with three other women. all three of the other women have toured extensively, have really nice guitars and at least one CD...so...i felt like the kid with the peanut butter and jelly sandwich at the lunch table when all the other kids have sauteed veggie and cheese sandwhiches on really good toasted wheat bread. do you know what i mean?
still...the peeps came out and supported...last minute notice too...and that really means a lot to me. after almost two years of being in new york...it is nice to have great friends and fans and stalkers (harmless, of course).
it looks like the CD release party is going to be the 19th of June at the Sidewalk Cafe. I have to re-do some things and add a song or two and then...it's off to the engine room for duplication...i can almost see the light...almost.
it is supposed to be a beautiful weekend so i hope that you get out and enjoy it. i am going to see the yankees play on sunday which is really cool because the only other time i have ever been to yankee stadium the game was rained out...and they are playing the red sox so there will surely be some interesting dynamics (otherwise known as fighting).
hey...just wanted to say thanks again...if you are reading this you are suporting me whether you realize it or not and i really appreciate that. this is a crazy thing i am trying to do...and i just want you to know that i am going to kick some ass in this business so don't give up on me just yet. your stocks will be increasing exponentially in no time...and that tip i can't go to jail for. he he.
love you
-amy
i played a show last night at the baggot inn...it was a writers in-the-round with three other ladies, one being my pal dani linnetz who is way cool. it was wierd. i mean, it was fun, but it was something i had never done before...play with three other women. all three of the other women have toured extensively, have really nice guitars and at least one CD...so...i felt like the kid with the peanut butter and jelly sandwich at the lunch table when all the other kids have sauteed veggie and cheese sandwhiches on really good toasted wheat bread. do you know what i mean?
still...the peeps came out and supported...last minute notice too...and that really means a lot to me. after almost two years of being in new york...it is nice to have great friends and fans and stalkers (harmless, of course).
it looks like the CD release party is going to be the 19th of June at the Sidewalk Cafe. I have to re-do some things and add a song or two and then...it's off to the engine room for duplication...i can almost see the light...almost.
it is supposed to be a beautiful weekend so i hope that you get out and enjoy it. i am going to see the yankees play on sunday which is really cool because the only other time i have ever been to yankee stadium the game was rained out...and they are playing the red sox so there will surely be some interesting dynamics (otherwise known as fighting).
hey...just wanted to say thanks again...if you are reading this you are suporting me whether you realize it or not and i really appreciate that. this is a crazy thing i am trying to do...and i just want you to know that i am going to kick some ass in this business so don't give up on me just yet. your stocks will be increasing exponentially in no time...and that tip i can't go to jail for. he he.
love you
-amy
April 13, 2004
it is tuesday. it is noon. i am just getting up. i feel ok. it's raining. the coffee is brewing...
i have several things i want to talk about...
1. i have been hosting the monday night antihoot's at the sidewalk cafe for about two months now, and last night was the first night that everything really gelled for me as "hostess". for those of you who have no idea what i am talking about...Lach founded the antihoot at the sidewalk cafe about ten years ago and now it is the largest open stage in manhattan with 60-80 performers every week. sign up is at 7:30 and we usually finish between 3-4AM. most of the performers are male singer songwriters between 20-30, about one fifth are women, and there is the occasional performance artits and comic. in my opinion, it is the best open stage/open mic type situation anywhere because it fosters individuality and talent and community building, and i am proud to have the opportunity to host for a while.
i am trying to figure out what it was about last night...it may have been that a lot of "my generation" was there..this a code word i am using for people who came into the scene at or around the same time that i did. this is a phenomonon that happens every year or so...there were ten plus generations before me and there is a new generation of people that just blow me away. it may be because i was feeling really down and vunerable and almost everyone that performed lifted my spirits..i just don't know. the chamomile campfire at the end of the night (where whoever is left sits around and drinks tea and talks about whatever) was just great...Ivan and Charles and Paula and Debe and Wes and Sean and some new kids...and then Ivan played piano for me as i put all of the sound equipment away...it was just really nice.
2. my show on saturday was a lot of fun and if you were there , thank you. if you were not...there are things you should know...i am getting ready to release an album of eight songs...i have written some new songs...i think that in comparison to who i was as a performer a year and a half ago when i arrived in new york, some would say that i am unrecognizable..well, i would say that...my songs are better...my voice is better..i am way more confident...i am not sure which came first...more fans or better performances...anyway, the point here is that in terms of where i am as a musician, i feel like i am packing for a trip and i don't know where i am going or how long i will be there so i am just trying to figure out what i really care about and will need and i am getting rid of all of the trendy clothes that i will never really wear because they are either uncomfortable or too revealing. (in terms of songs and writing and performance styles ...not people)
3. i spent easter with my little sister and her cat, which i really needed...although, i had really crazy dreams the whole weekend...woke up in the midle of the night because i was dreaming that there was water dripping on my arm and it turned out it was just my sister's cat licking me. fun. and then, for the first time, i think ever,...i woke up on sunday morning in the middle of a dream and crying and then just couldn't stop. still trying to figure that one out. been pretty emotional for a while now...good for the songwriting...bad for the eye puffiness...
we went and had a manicure and pedicure and i felt really silly because i never do that and i wouldn't let them paint my finger nails or cut my right hand... i think they thought i was crazy. my toes, however, are really dark purrple and although the color may not be "springy" as my sister calls it...i like them very much.
4. this weather has got to give. enough already.
i think that is all for now.
have a great day
i really can't thank you enough for your support
love you
-amy
i have several things i want to talk about...
1. i have been hosting the monday night antihoot's at the sidewalk cafe for about two months now, and last night was the first night that everything really gelled for me as "hostess". for those of you who have no idea what i am talking about...Lach founded the antihoot at the sidewalk cafe about ten years ago and now it is the largest open stage in manhattan with 60-80 performers every week. sign up is at 7:30 and we usually finish between 3-4AM. most of the performers are male singer songwriters between 20-30, about one fifth are women, and there is the occasional performance artits and comic. in my opinion, it is the best open stage/open mic type situation anywhere because it fosters individuality and talent and community building, and i am proud to have the opportunity to host for a while.
i am trying to figure out what it was about last night...it may have been that a lot of "my generation" was there..this a code word i am using for people who came into the scene at or around the same time that i did. this is a phenomonon that happens every year or so...there were ten plus generations before me and there is a new generation of people that just blow me away. it may be because i was feeling really down and vunerable and almost everyone that performed lifted my spirits..i just don't know. the chamomile campfire at the end of the night (where whoever is left sits around and drinks tea and talks about whatever) was just great...Ivan and Charles and Paula and Debe and Wes and Sean and some new kids...and then Ivan played piano for me as i put all of the sound equipment away...it was just really nice.
2. my show on saturday was a lot of fun and if you were there , thank you. if you were not...there are things you should know...i am getting ready to release an album of eight songs...i have written some new songs...i think that in comparison to who i was as a performer a year and a half ago when i arrived in new york, some would say that i am unrecognizable..well, i would say that...my songs are better...my voice is better..i am way more confident...i am not sure which came first...more fans or better performances...anyway, the point here is that in terms of where i am as a musician, i feel like i am packing for a trip and i don't know where i am going or how long i will be there so i am just trying to figure out what i really care about and will need and i am getting rid of all of the trendy clothes that i will never really wear because they are either uncomfortable or too revealing. (in terms of songs and writing and performance styles ...not people)
3. i spent easter with my little sister and her cat, which i really needed...although, i had really crazy dreams the whole weekend...woke up in the midle of the night because i was dreaming that there was water dripping on my arm and it turned out it was just my sister's cat licking me. fun. and then, for the first time, i think ever,...i woke up on sunday morning in the middle of a dream and crying and then just couldn't stop. still trying to figure that one out. been pretty emotional for a while now...good for the songwriting...bad for the eye puffiness...
we went and had a manicure and pedicure and i felt really silly because i never do that and i wouldn't let them paint my finger nails or cut my right hand... i think they thought i was crazy. my toes, however, are really dark purrple and although the color may not be "springy" as my sister calls it...i like them very much.
4. this weather has got to give. enough already.
i think that is all for now.
have a great day
i really can't thank you enough for your support
love you
-amy
