tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:/blogs/still-married-band-blog?p=1
Still Married Band Blog
2021-06-30T06:12:46-07:00
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/6674861
2021-06-30T06:12:46-07:00
2021-06-30T06:28:23-07:00
Downtown Redding Art: One Year Ago Today
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/35091/c4b61326bba960f3f7fed51e4deac372150e502f/original/whenwestand.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="When We Stand Together" />"Artists are Second Responders" - love that idea, and through the magic of the internet, I watched it play out over the last pandemic year: Writers offering encouragement and humor, songwriters sharing online concerts and artists of all kinds helping us muddle through and giving a glimmer of hope for days to come. </p>
<p>"One Year Ago Today" is a new exhibit at the Shasta County Arts Council's Old City Hall in downtown Redding. It includes works borne out of the pandemic year by North State artists. I'm delighted to have two of my paintings featured and a lyric video, "<strong>See How We Heal</strong>," on a computer in the gallery. </p>
<p>My Artist's Statement: </p>
<p>"As a songwriter, I use words and music to reshape my view of the world: Take the truth, twist it and turn it and find the lessons worth learning.As a watercolor artist, I seek the same comfort: A way to be at peace with what is so. </p>
<p>A Year Ago Today I was contemplating how Shasta County might come through the devastating pandemic. My fervent hope was that we would band together, help each other and find strength in our community ties - just like we did after the Carr Fire. </p>
<p>It’s been a rocky road, but the songwriter in me still believes we can come back better than before. So I write hopeful songs and paint pictures of places that have been ravaged and healed."</p>
<p>We're looking forward to playing our first post-pandemic gig on Friday, July 2nd at 5 PM in the gallery at 1313 Market St. The First Friday North State Songwriter Showcase features Hal Johnson, Nick Ciampi, Preston Fennell and Still Married. First Fridays celebrate Redding's newly renovated downtown -- fun activities and music throughout the area. Come celebrate with us!</p>
<p>-Erin</p>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/6610301
2021-04-21T12:42:32-07:00
2021-04-21T12:43:12-07:00
See How We Heal
<p>This song started on a Whiskeytown Hike - I marveled at the healing that magically happened throughout the park after the devastating Carr Fire of 2018.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/35091/74bf720cb382cdfcbe8bb48d8c5486f228695363/original/whisk1.png/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.png" class="size_s justify_left border_none" alt="" /></p>
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<p>Our local community is facing some tough times, what with the pandemic and its aftermath. So we offer a little loving encouragement for troubled times:</p>
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/6427388
2020-09-07T15:11:16-07:00
2020-09-07T15:11:16-07:00
Common Ground
<p>No, he wasn’t talking about 2020, but Thomas Paine's words are fitting: “These are the times that try men’s souls.” And their relationships. AND their patience with their fellow humans. </p>
<p>There is no shortage of divisive topics these days but the optimistic songwriter in me believes there are SOME things we can agree on — a place to begin a hopeful conversation. </p>
<p>I borrowed this melody from a traditional tune, an old murder ballad, “The Banks of the Ohio” and Craig joined me in the studio where we found “Common Ground.”</p>
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/6408001
2020-08-12T12:34:44-07:00
2020-09-23T09:05:15-07:00
Pandemic Art and Shasta Strong
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/35091/67cc9977723a17c7f7965ee2af76740bdf35262b/original/img-8266.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" />Pandemic art - it's a way to pass these troubled times, a means of offering a small measure of comfort. It's also how I talk myself down from the ledge - I like to say the things I need to hear. </p>
<p>One of those things I need to hear is:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>We are all of us worried and weary</em></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>By the frailest of threads, hangin' on</em></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Just remember that kindness is clearly</em></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>The fine ties that bind Shasta Strong</em></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/35091/652b2ca173e65ac1cec0122435d801f4ead5d8b3/original/img-0761.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>
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<p>Love and prayers and a new song (with music borrowed from "Red River Valley") for my hometown: </p>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/6395342
2020-07-28T06:47:23-07:00
2021-03-13T08:24:12-08:00
The Whiskeytown Wind
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/35091/f06ca19ca3e542350a728d81b215714259686461/original/fullsizeoutput-3308.jpeg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpeg" class="size_m justify_center border_" />An antique bottle embedded in cement....A concrete angel with a broken wing...</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/35091/1fbbbd97e45c630f9c3198def2d10bc02a55cf87/original/fullsizeoutput-3814.jpeg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpeg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>
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<p>A plastic giraffe surrounded by seashells....</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/35091/a0a8179ac99cc5ea5030c97a9dab38bf77ba8f08/original/fullsizeoutput-3812.jpeg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpeg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>
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<p>...just a small sampling of the inventive memorabilia decorating the graves at the Whiskeytown Cemetery in Shasta County, California.<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/35091/6ddb12da95e6b6794520f627ce5df20079d47b78/original/fullsizeoutput-3813.jpeg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpeg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>I wandered through the hillside graveyard after a hike and was fascinated by the charming hodge-podge of artifacts and symbols brought by the living to this peaceful place. I saw several sets of wind chimes and I thought they were an odd choice, given that most of the time there was no one around to hear the music. But then the breeze picked up and stirred the chimes and I imagined a grieving widow — tending a new grave, remembering happy times on the lake and hoping for a small sign from above. That vivid scene became a song.</p>
<p>Irish music has been my comfort music during these pandemic times, so I borrowed the melody from an old Irish air: "Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms." Harvard University also used the tune for their alma mater, so I feel like I'm in esteemed company.</p>
<p>"The Whiskeytown Wind" is a song and a prayer and a tribute to one of my favorite places.</p>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/6390086
2020-07-22T13:57:58-07:00
2020-09-06T08:42:22-07:00
Yo! You!
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/35091/9ba4ad72a93bcd1a12ed82fe4e6bf7e91ae10104/original/myjam.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" />Given that my Shelter-in-Place Comfort Music is "Sea Shanties," things were bound to get weird. Those old sing-along tunes were work songs for the sailors and the rhythm and the rhymes got them through the tough jobs with a sense of camaraderie.</p>
<p>We have much work to do in fighting this pandemic - and my hope is that we will find a groove, lift each other up and do the hard work required to get through these troubled times. Maybe a modern-day sea shanty will help? I'm hopeful-ish. </p>
<p> </p>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/6326318
2020-05-22T07:51:58-07:00
2020-05-22T07:59:53-07:00
Please, pretty please
<p>The most frustrating aspect of this pandemic has been the sheer helplessness - it seems that the ONLY action I can take is to worry. So I do. Endlessly.</p>
<p>But there's good news <a contents="coming out o" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.newyorker.com/science/medical-dispatch/amid-the-coronavirus-crisis-a-regimen-for-reentry">coming out o</a>f Japan and elsewhere, regarding a small <em>something</em> I CAN do that may slow the spread of Covid19: Wear a mask. So I do and I am appreciative of everyone I come into contact with who dons a mask for the good of the community. </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/35091/8fb4470c6eeb969e47bc3c566dedf416abe670f2/original/bearmask3.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>I understand that there are those who CAN'T wear masks - like my friend who has breathing issues or the woman who has panic attacks. We can look at a person’s face and see a mask or not, but we don’t know the whole story. A little grace, kindness and empathy (like the outpouring of kindness we saw during the Carr Fire) will go a long way as we navigate through this disaster.</p>
<p>I wrote this jingle as a musical plea to my Shasta County community - a community that has always come through tough times by pulling together.</p>
<p>I believe in us. </p>
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/6283454
2020-04-15T14:11:54-07:00
2020-04-15T14:26:46-07:00
Viral Inspiration
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/35091/4c5066d8b58673af48136ef7f48563eb04de8e75/original/img-9735.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" />During the quarantine and lockdown that has been in effect for the last few weeks, I’ve watched lots of solo live streams, read posts from musicians who dearly miss their musical comrades, and watched as months of gigs for hard-working bands disappeared in a puff of viral smoke. </p>
<p>Add to that a boatload of anxiety, grief, and an endless stream of bad news, and I found myself a little keyed up. </p>
<p>My go-to self-soothing techniques are eating and songwriting. So after I ate everything in the house, I decided to write a song to make myself feel better. This tune tells the sad tale of a lead singer who is missing his quarantined bandmates — “<strong>A Frontman is Stranded on the Streets of Laredo</strong>.” </p>
<p>Maybe with a little patience — and a lot of music — we will get through this and discover that we truly are “better together.” Here’s hoping.</p>
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/6194147
2020-01-28T14:51:15-08:00
2020-01-28T14:51:15-08:00
Together We
<p>I joined a peaceful protest last month. I didn’t know any of the other marchers, so I was on my own until a young woman stepped in beside me, put out her hand and introduced herself. We walked through the darkness together, doing our best to ignore the counter-protestors on both sides of us. </p>
<p>We talked about about family, we talked about the news. We talked about the noxious fumes spewed by the diesel truck that kept buzzing by and how it was metaphorically apropos. We didn’t talk about Charlottesville, but it was on my mind. </p>
<p>Protesting was empowering - and walking with this group, I felt genuinely hopeful, after so many months of hopeless anxiety. </p>
<p>So a song was born. Many thanks to Desiree, who walked with me and helped to make me believe: </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Together We </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Are a mighty force, indeed </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>And Together We </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Will rise</strong></p>
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/5997089
2019-12-08T18:48:43-08:00
2019-12-09T08:46:52-08:00
The Songs Written in the Wind
<p>From the musical I'm writing - Tied 2 the Tracks.</p>
<p>Once upon a time, Leo McIntyre was a superstar songwriter who toured the world with his beloved guitar, “Rosie.” After suffering a stroke, Mac realizes that those days are over. He contemplates his legacy and leaves his friends and fans one last tune: </p>
<p>“The Songs Written in the Wind.”</p>
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/5926588
2019-10-14T17:16:26-07:00
2019-10-14T17:17:17-07:00
The Rosewood Guitar
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/35091/4e991ebdd6fe7658f31dc71865a53781ecd8168c/original/wcguitar.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_" /></p>
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<p>In Act II of the musical I'm writing, "<strong>Tied 2 the Track</strong>s," country music legend Leo MacIntyre suffers a devastating stroke that leaves him unable to play his beloved Rosewood guitar. He's angry, frustrated and, at this point in the story, more than a little "bitter and broken." Leo WILL write a follow-up tune -- but not yet. </p>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/5902164
2019-09-23T09:31:24-07:00
2019-09-23T09:34:29-07:00
In the Belly of a Buzzard
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/35091/377fbf0df27953fba12ade744909a37cc703ee2f/original/img-6684.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Because I never wanted a conventional send-off....And really, why should doves get ALL the songs?</p>
<p>Doing my part to make Buzzard Ballads a thing.</p>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/5879926
2019-09-04T05:45:07-07:00
2019-09-05T06:20:53-07:00
Beautiful Scars
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/35091/08896be9181f9a5a43c929cf68a2be84e9699500/original/img-6307.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_" />“I think she misses her people.” </p>
<p>Those were the profound words of a friend. It was a few months after the Carr Fire and she was talking about Whiskeytown Lake. I had lamented that I’d been unable to visit Whiskeytown, because I couldn’t face the devastated landscape - the fire burned more than 90% of the park. </p>
<p>But her wise words reminded me of something I learned while raising toddlers and teenagers: At those times when kids are at their MOST unlovable, THAT is when they need love the most. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>And here is Whiskeytown, scarred and battered by fire (and February’s heavy snow) — and desperately in need of love. So I’ve made it my mission to “love this place like her life depends on me.” </p>
<p>I can’t rebuild trails or haul out debris, but I CAN shine a light on the beauty that remains. I can walk her trails, sail her waters, sing her praises and paint scenes of the new landscape as it emerges.<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/35091/b0094b5301c06534fea1d5f96dc60a4b9df8225b/original/img-6381.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_" /></p>
<p>“Beautiful Scars” is dedicated to Whiskeytown 2.0. The park is scarred but still lovely, battered but resilient; and every day it is quietly, miraculously healing. </p>
<p>Aren’t we all?</p>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/5826600
2019-07-16T13:55:44-07:00
2021-01-28T13:55:13-08:00
Fancy Mood
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/35091/284c8a465b15a38df83bae95311365d7b85e67e3/original/zhnihbvxthwvqyqysuzeta.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" />It started with a cow. A plain black cow in a neighbor’s pasture who ended up getting a Spring makeover when I painted her picture in bright, joyful pinks and blues and yellows. I called the painting “Fancy Mood.” </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/35091/0582e1d270ff2bb0bb33e78ff64aa4aea0951f87/original/fullsizeoutput-24c5.jpeg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpeg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>I’ve painted dozens of fancy cows since then and the spirit of the critters got under my skin. I began to consider the ways we reinvent ourselves — if we are lucky — over the course of our lives. Fifteen years ago, I surprised myself and tried on the “singer-songwriter” persona. Last year, during a particularly trying time, I turned to art and learned to be a watercolor artist. Both experiences altered my perception of myself and the world around me — and left me with the profound sense that I was meeting myself for the first time. </p>
<p>This new tune celebrates shedding the ordinary for something new and bold. It’s an anthem for those who dare to re-invent themselves — and surrender to a fine and “Fancy Mood.”</p>
<p> </p>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/5772643
2019-06-03T13:20:00-07:00
2023-12-10T10:38:27-08:00
Art in the City: Wonders of Whiskeytown
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/35091/68ad6398c598edd1eff434c50102b1657728c800/original/img-0058.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/35091/661f7251b05b076d074635d70e7fd0957d1e7302/original/img-3752.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></p>
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<p>For many years, I've organized a North State Songwriter Showcase at Redding City Hall for the quarterly Artist Receptions. The two mediums seem quite complementary: Original music pairs perfectly with visual art created right here in Shasta County. Now I'm taking it one step further, with a showing of seven of my watercolor paintings at the Redding City Hall Summer Exhibit.</p>
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/35091/650cef5f60be481319ce8975941530c3486c2db9/original/cityhallpiclewis.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="photo by Jon Lewis" />The city of Redding hosts an opening of "The Wonders of Whiskeytown" on June 20th at 5 PM. </p>
<p><strong>My Artist's Statement</strong></p>
<p>As a songwriter, I use words and music to reshape my view of the world: Take the truth, twist it and turn it and find the lessons worth learning. As a watercolor artist, I seek the same comfort: A way to be at peace with what is so. </p>
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/35091/ced8d5cae0d3f123be5e31068acac3c4f0ccdc68/original/img-3758.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="Enchanted Manzanita" /></p>
<p>After the Carr Fire, I mourned the loss of one of my favorite places. I dealt with my grief by writing songs and painting watercolor scenes of happier Whiskeytown Days, where we spent countless joyful hours with our kids on our little homemade boat, Moonshine. </p>
<p>Mixing the paints, dissecting the images color-by-color and shadow-by-shadow was cathartic, a reverent way to pay my respects to the magical, sacred place I love. </p>
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<p>While painting various scenes of Whiskeytown, I also wrote a song about memories, grief and the healing power of art. -- Whiskeytown Blue:</p>
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<p>Photo credit: Redding City Hall picture by Jon Lewis</p>
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/5677988
2019-03-12T14:51:13-07:00
2019-07-22T10:18:16-07:00
The Turf o' Tullamore 2.0
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/35091/4e7069bf9f0fa7efb897d26a40c18702e7989706/original/img-6008.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_" />I wrote <strong>The Turf o' Tullamore</strong> a few years ago, but I recently revisited it to correct ONE, small grammatical error. And I ended up rewriting the whole darn thing. The best-laid schemes o' mice, an' men, an' songwriters, I guess.</p>
<p>According to family legend, my Great-Great Grandfather George Convy brought a piece of Irish sod when he emigrated to the US. Now and again, he'd pour himself some Irish whiskey, get drunk and have a good cry over The Turf o' Tullamore. This tune is a tribute to my roots in the Old Country -- roots I appreciate even more, the deeper I delve into Irish history. </p>
<p>Happy St. Patrick's Day - Sláinte!</p>
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/5594238
2019-01-13T15:52:40-08:00
2019-07-22T10:17:48-07:00
The Cultural Cruise and Whiskeytown Blue #2
<p>After Whiskeytown Park burned, I spent a lot of time with my watercolors and my memories, trying — with varying degrees of success — to process the loss and create pictures that capture the beauty and the joyful spirit of time spent at the park, cruising over the lake in our little homemade wooden boat, “Moonshine.” </p>
<p>My passion for painting felt more like a calling than a hobby, and I was frustrated by my inability to fit everything into the frame: the huge expanse of sky, the soaring bald eagles, the tangled pines, the silver spider webs that criss-cross the trails in the early morning, the captivating blue of the lake. That blue. That amazing, deep, pure blue was my nemesis - impossible to convey with my limited skill set….But I kept painting scenes of Whiskeytown because it felt better than mourning and doing nothing. </p>
<p>I also wrote a song about the experience: Whiskeytown Blue. </p>
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<p>On January 25, I’ll perform “Whiskeytown Blue” at the North State Songwriter Showcase at Redding City Hall — part of city-wide Cultural Cruise. Across town at Turtle Bay, the West Coast Biennial Art Competition and Exhibition will feature one of my paintings - "Whiskeytown Blue #2."</p>
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<p>So it’s a bit of a full-circle art experience — and ALL new to me. But I plan to continue working on Whiskeytown watercolors until I feel I’ve done the place justice. The landscape is showing delightful signs of re-birth, so I’ll be watching. Listening for songs and painting (and re-painting) my beloved Whiskeytown scenes. </p>
<p>For more information on the Cultural Cruise: <a contents="Shasta County Arts Council" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.shastaartscouncil.org/what-we-do/redding-cultural-cruise/" target="_blank">Shasta County Arts Council</a></p>
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/5453989
2018-10-03T14:01:35-07:00
2018-10-06T13:58:45-07:00
Whiskeytown Blue
<p>Whiskeytown Park is one of my favorite places on this planet - just minutes from downtown Redding, it has been my escape, my peaceful place to run, hike and explore. We moved to Shasta County a little more than 20 years ago, and our first (incredibly rainy) winter Craig built a wooden skiff and we have spent the countless summer hours with the kids on Whiskeytown Lake in the little boat we called "Moonshine." </p>
<p>After the Carr Fire, which burned most of the park, I mourned. I pulled out my photos of twenty years of Whiskeytown memories and my water color paints and started filling pages with memories. Something about mixing the paints, dissecting the images color-by-color and shape-by-shape was cathartic, a way to pay my respects to a place I loved that will be forever changed.</p>
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<p>Out of that healing, came a new song - Whiskeytown Blue - about the frustration and sadness that followed the fire and the summer of smoke.</p>
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/5452143
2018-10-02T10:28:33-07:00
2019-07-22T10:17:30-07:00
The Redding Song Video
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<p>A little more than a year ago a group of people gathered at Redding's Old City Hall in hopes of getting a California Cultural District designation for Redding. It was a long shot, there were a lot of hoops to jump through. But thanks to the believers and the artists and the cultural leaders – Redding did it. Fourteen new Cultural Districts were established in California and Redding – bless her hot little heart – was one of them.</p>
<p>With Cultural District Designation came some funds – the McConnell Foundation stepped up with a very generous donation and The Redding Cultural District Micro-grant program was established. </p>
<p>I applied for and received a grant to make a music video for a song I wrote a few years ago – The Redding Song -- it highlights some of the best things about Redding: our sunshine, our bridge, our recreational opportunities. I hired Ty Bos at Outlander Creative to produce the video – because he loves Redding, too.</p>
<p>I’m hoping the video will inspire civic pride and open some eyes to the wealth of opportunity and beauty here. </p>
<p>But we can’t talk about Redding, now, without talking about The Carr Fire – this summer's disaster -- because it forever changed Redding and forever changed us. In the the aftermath of that fire, I observed people responding with generosity, compassion, and hard-working community spirit. This cataclysmic event reaffirmed my belief that there is, truly, something special about Redding.</p>
<p>I owe thanks to many people: The Redding Cultural District Micro grant program, the Shasta County Arts Council, the McConnell Foundation. </p>
<p>Thanks to Ty Bos at Outlander Creative who produced the video, and all the wonderful, generous songwriters – my friends -- who helped celebrate at our premiere.</p>
<p>And finally – thanks to Marc Beauchamp – the journalist who posed the question: “What does Redding stand for?” and inspired this answer -- The Redding Song.</p>
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/5112076
2018-03-05T11:22:26-08:00
2021-03-02T23:03:12-08:00
The Pub That I Love
<p>I'm now six months alcohol-free -- so it's time to have some <strong>Fun with Songwriting</strong>.</p>
<p>Honestly, the ONLY thing I miss about drinking is the convivial atmosphere at our local tap house. I felt bad about leaving the place without explanation or a word of goodbye, so I wrote a break-up song: "The Pub That I Love." </p>
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/5050463
2018-01-29T14:58:06-08:00
2018-01-29T14:58:06-08:00
What Would Woody Guthrie Do?
<p>Who's telling the story? That's the first question I consider when I begin writing a new song. For this tune, the storyteller is a business owner -- a business owner who is frustrated, angry and disappointed by the homeless situation -- and more importantly -- disappointed in herself. The song seems to have struck a chord -- and I'm sure there is more to come with this story - but for now:</p>
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/4840809
2017-09-07T11:24:37-07:00
2017-09-07T11:43:41-07:00
The Rams Rise Again
<p>Lester and Wilbur, those beautiful, ornery beasts who were vandalized a few months ago will be rebuilt by artist Joel Dean Stockdill -- fundraising efforts are underway at this website: <a contents="Learn how you can help Lester and Wilbur" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://wilburandlester.org" target="_blank">Learn how you can help Lester and Wilbur</a></p>
<p>Meanwhile, I figured the boys' ballad needed another, HOPEFUL verse. </p>
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/4778218
2017-07-13T14:17:12-07:00
2017-07-13T14:28:15-07:00
The Ballad of Lester and Wilbur
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<p>Lester and Wilbur just appeared one day - in south Redding just east of I5. Two giant bighorn sheep - they brightened up the morning commute and it turns out they were created by artist Joel Stockdill for a music festival and made their way to Redding. They were erected on property owned by Providence International, an organization dedicated to "Building Healthy People, Plants, Partnerships, Places and Planet through Restorative Relationships"</p>
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<p>There were some zoning issues with the county, but before anything could be resolved, the sculptures were destroyed by vandals. </p>
<p>The episode disturbed me -- and when I'm disturbed I write. It gives me a way to look at things differently. So "The Ballad of Lester and Wilbur" took shape over a couple of days - I recorded it and slapped together a lyric video and posted it on Facebook and Youtube. </p>
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<p>The reaction has surprised me -- 8400 views on Facebook, and 160 shares - in one week. For perspective: If I added up the views for ALL of the videos I've uploaded over the past ten years, I don't believe I'd come close to those numbers. So there is something about these lovely beasts -- about art and community -- that struck a chord. I've been contacted by the founder of Providence, Robert Lincoln Hancock, and I told him that I am happy to use music and write songs to help further their cause. </p>
<p>Lester and Wilbur will rise again -- and there is more joy on the horizon. Check out the website for <a contents="The Trace." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.thetrace.co" target="_blank">The Trace.</a> </p>
<p>I have a sign in my studio: "<span style="color:#2980b9;">You have one job: Use music to change the way people feel</span>." I am delighted and excited to be a small part of this. </p>
<p>Erin</p>
<p>Photo credit to: Wanda Leach Lucklum and Tristan Ward</p>
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/4147874
2016-04-21T13:53:57-07:00
2022-05-29T08:10:27-07:00
Celebrate Waterfall Week with The Lost Falls of Whiskeytown
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_regular">These spectacular falls were known only to a few locals for 37 years - then in 2004, they were re-discovered and opened to the public. "The Lost Falls of Whiskeytown" is a unique North State metaphor for lost love. In celebration of Waterfall Week, we are offering free downloads - click <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="Home" data-link-type="page" href="/home">HERE</a>.</span></p>
<p><br><span class="font_large"><strong>The Lost Falls of Whiskeytown</strong></span><br>words and music by Erin Friedman © 2007<br><br>Our morning coffee comes with heavy silence <br>In the nighttime we find refuge in our dreams <br>Like some mid-life cliché <br>We sleepwalk through the day <br>While the love of a lifetime slips away <br> <br>They finally found <br>The Lost Falls of Whiskeytown <br>They found crystal caverns <br>Buried deep beneath the ground <br>A fortune in gold <br>In a mountain of stone <br>Surely we can find the love we lost <br>Right here at home <br> <br>I used to find an open invitation <br>In your eyes and in your tender touch <br>Like a postcard from a lonely place <br>You’re so far away these days <br>And I’m trying to find a reason I should stay <br> <br>Too much to lose –- too much at stake <br>I’ll find my way back to you – <br>Whatever it takes</p>
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/4093298
2016-03-17T14:10:58-07:00
2016-03-17T14:10:58-07:00
The Other California
We raised our three children in rural Northern California and since they grew up, all three of them have lived abroad.<br><br>When they tell people: "Yes, I'm from California, but..." they find it's not easy to explain Shasta County. It's not LA, Hollywood, beach-front or Bay Area - it's is unique. And wonderful. We call it "The Other California."<br><br><br> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5HegpLU5I7Y?rel=0" width="560"></iframe>
<p><strong>The Other California </strong> <br>words and music by Erin Friedman<br><br> <br>I’m California born and raised <br>My roots run deep in the golden state <br>There’s no glitter in the songs I play <br>No bright lights, surf or sand <br>I’m country as a three-chord song <br>This old guitar knows where I come from <br>And it’s The Other California <br>Made me who I am <br> <br>Where Haggard rules <br>The cowboy rides <br>The Valley ends <br>And the mountains rise <br>I come from The Other California <br>The best of the West survives <br>North of the Shasta County line <br>The Other California <br>Where wild is a state of mind <br> <br>There’s a spirit that cannot be tamed <br>Where pioneers crossed the Cascade Range <br>Whiskeytown remembers Gold Rush days <br>And a rowdy legacy <br>One part hawk and one part dove <br>We fight for the things we love <br>It’s rugged, raw and real <br>Everything I’d like to be</p>
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/3899529
2015-10-16T15:33:25-07:00
2015-10-16T15:40:44-07:00
What We Know So Far
We took a long time (two years) to get the <strong>Still Strong</strong> CD finished. I had <em>planned</em> on putting eleven songs on the album, but this song -- <strong>What We Know So Far</strong> -- presented itself just a couple months ago and practically begged to be included.<br><br>It's a bit of a chore to sum up 110-plus years of cumulative wisdom in a 3 minute song -- impossible, in fact. I always pride myself in being short and sweet when it comes to songwriting, but sometimes the subject matter just won't tuck itself neatly into three minutes and thirty seconds. So now we have a 12-song CD that includes a five-minute run-down of things we've figured out.<br><br>The song is on our playlist for our CD Release Party on Tuesday at The Grape Escape.<br><br>If you need a reason to drink on a Tuesday - or if you don't - please come join us.<br><br> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wXD0kW8q-FU?rel=0" width="560"></iframe><br><br><br>What We Know So Far<br>words and music © Erin Friedman<br><br>There’s lessons in star thistle honey and dry lightening strikes<br>Two sides to every story, both of them lies<br>Match the cat to the sofa, the carpet to Cottonwood clay<br>The second best time to try something new is today<br> <br>What We Know So Far:<br>Is the sweetness of cherries on the tongue<br>The fleetness of seasons quickly over and done<br>Summers fly by<br>Winter sets in our bones<br>Cherries are stains and stones<br>But we’ll tightly hold<br>To What We Know So Far<br> <br> <br>A long stretch of silence and coffee is how a good day begins<br>There’s no glory in a song left unsung or a half-hearted win<br>Only homegrown tomatoes will do for my BLTs<br>A full house of laughter beats a house full of beautiful things<br> <br> <br>You don’t need to shout to be heard when you stand in your truth<br>Tip well, travel light, hold hands, take the room with a view<br>Life is short, life is messy let the dust and sleeping dogs lie<br>If you’re lucky in love, you’ll suffer with every good bye<br> <br>
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/3883218
2015-10-05T15:00:00-07:00
2017-01-14T07:24:54-08:00
A Love Song - with a cameo by Alex Trebek
<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/35091/a00cf2be0bdad2da16276bb78660c4074c7a9595/medium/stillstrongcdsqaure.jpg?1434335717" class="size_m justify_center border_" />The routines of married life can get old: "Really? Jeopardy, again?" -- but <em><strong>Love and Sweet Dreams</strong></em> keep us young. Thank goodness. <br><br>We'll perform this duet from our new <strong>Still Strong CD</strong> on October 20th at <strong>The Grape Escape</strong> in Downtown Redding - join us for our CD Release Party.<br><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eDn9dNv9GDA?rel=0" width="560"></iframe><br><br><span class="font_large"><strong>Love and Sweet Dreams</strong></span><br>words and music by Erin Friedman<br><br>We get Alex Trebek for our Saturday threesome<br>Up next: A double dose of Andy Griffith reruns<br>Our wild night winds down, set the coffee up and go<br>Off to sleep to the sound of people growing old<br><br>Then we reach <br>Across tangled sheets<br>Drink from the spring of<br>Love and Sweet Dreams<br>Skin to skin <br>Limbs know <br>Just where to go<br>Love and Sweet Dreams <br>Never grow old<br><br>With pain, scars and lines of time and silver in our hair<br>We bathe in healing waters of the memories we share<br>Revisit who we used to be, regret the songs unsung<br>Face the future fearlessly, in dreams forever young<br><br>Then we reach <br>Across tangled sheets<br>Drink from the spring of<br>Love and Sweet Dreams<br>Skin to skin <br>Limbs know <br>Just where to go<br>Love and Sweet Dreams <br>Never grow old<br> <div class="captioned justify_left"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/35091/81166a89db2c15660b73da02443097720df8d6a2/small/scan-110640038.jpg?1444072828" class="size_orig justify_left border_" /><p class="caption">1979 - before we were Still Married</p></div><br>
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/3863031
2015-09-22T07:20:35-07:00
2017-02-04T20:44:43-08:00
Art in the City: Friday
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<span class="yiv5902854277" id="yiv5902854277yui_3_16_0_1_1419872571758_26425">North State Songwriters will present a showcase of original music at Redding City Hall (777 Cypress Ave) during the Fall Art Reception on September 25th. </span><span class="yiv5902854277" id="yiv5902854277yui_3_16_0_1_1419872571758_26423">Three different acts will take the stage from 5 - 7 PM.</span>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/3842983
2015-09-04T14:20:05-07:00
2015-09-07T17:24:48-07:00
Tumbleweed
<iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="twyQ7RoyPbc" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/twyQ7RoyPbc/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/twyQ7RoyPbc?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe>What do you with an empty nest? Well, there's painting, purging, cleaning....and songwriting.<br><br>This tune is from our upcoming CD, <strong>Still Strong</strong>. Inspired by our son Max's journey to Israel -- and the many journeys that led up to it.<br><br><strong><span class="font_large">Tumbleweed</span></strong><br>words and music by Erin Friedman<br><br>You rode in on an autumn wind<br>Bright blues eyes, dimpled grin<br>Destined for a long walk to Jerusalem<br>Let the goodbye bonfire blaze<br>Sparks rise send you on your way<br>If smoke gets in my eyes I’ll be okay<br> <br>Fly and when you hit the ground keep runnin’<br>Tumbleweed keep tumblin’<br>Into the great unknown<br>Fly and when you hit the ground keep runnin’<br>Tumbleweed keep tumblin’<br>Where blessed breezes blow<br> <br>Your bloodline rode a North Sea gale<br>Prairie wind and SP Rail<br>Carry on tradition, blaze an ancient trail<br>Tumbleweed seeks Promised Land<br>Every generation has<br>An invitation written in His hand<br> <br>Fly and when you hit the ground keep runnin’<br>Tumbleweed keep tumblin’<br>Into the great unknown<br>Fly and when you hit the ground keep runnin’<br>Tumbleweed keep tumblin’<br>Where blessed breezes blow<br> <br>Always something of a wild weed about you<br>Easterly won’t leave here without you<br>Never had any doubt you were born to fly<br> <br>Fly and when you hit the ground keep runnin’<br>Tumbleweed keep tumblin’<br>Into the great unknown<br>Fly and when you hit the ground keep runnin’<br>Tumbleweed keep tumblin’<br>Where blessed breezes blow <br> <br> <br> <br>
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/3710289
2015-05-16T11:10:47-07:00
2015-05-16T11:10:47-07:00
The Drought Song: If You Can't Send Water
In which we attempt to end California's drought by writing a song about it. Get those umbrellas ready.<br><br> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/opKV7tdbVCw?rel=0" width="560"></iframe><br><span class="font_large"><strong>If You Can’t Send Water</strong></span><br> <br>Words and music by Erin Friedman<br> <br> <br>My morning shower is a dribble from a low-flow shower head<br>My front lawn made the cover of House and Garden of the Dead<br>Farmers fret but LA pools are full and the water table’s sinkin’<br>But water is for fightin’ over and whiskey is for drinkin’<br> <br>We prayed for a pouring rain<br>Prayed for snow on the Cascade Range<br>California’s parched and dry<br>Our lawns are brown and crispy<br>If You Can’t Send Water, Lord, send whiskey<br> <br>Send a bottle, send a barrel, send Jack, Johnnie or Jim Beam<br>Shout “AMEN!” for an A-list, 80-proof , drought relief team<br>Won’t waste H2O on ice or cocktails that need shakin’<br>Take it straight, inebriate, for the sake of conservation<br> <br>We prayed for a pouring rain<br>Prayed for snow on the Cascade Range<br>California’s parched and dry<br>Our lawns are brown and crispy<br>If You Can’t Send Water, Lord, send whiskey<br> <br>Drink a toast to hopeful prayers<br>And to the bartender upstairs<br>If You Can’t Send Water, Lord,<br>Send Chivas, Crown or Cutty Sark<br>Bushmill’s, Jameson or Maker’s Mark<br>If You Can’t Send Water, Lord, send whiskey<br> <br> <br>
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/3597376
2015-03-13T07:11:00-07:00
2017-02-04T12:36:52-08:00
Cottonwood Celebrates the Arts. And Wine.
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<span class="yiv1174624542yui_3_16_0_1_1425616674029_20627" style="color: #10131a;">Craig and I love playing in our own hometown - and we are looking forward to sharing the stage with so many talented musicians </span><span class="yiv1174624542yui_3_16_0_1_1425616674029_20627" style="color: #10131a;">at the 3<sup class="yiv1174624542">rd</sup> Annual Cottonwood Art Wine and Music Show at 4 PM on March 14<sup class="yiv1174624542">th</sup> at the </span><span class="yiv1174624542" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426222352465_17470" style="color: #10131a;"><span class="yiv1174624542" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426222352465_17469"><a class="yiv1174624542" href="https://plus.google.com/112479013717944107437/about?gl=us&hl=en" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426222352465_17468" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="color: #196ad4; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Cottonwood Community Center.</a></span></span>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426222352465_17512">For more information on the artists and wine tasting, contact Mary O'Keefe: </span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">347-1230.</span>
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Still Married
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2015-02-14T08:50:00-08:00
2017-01-14T07:24:54-08:00
Heart Shaped Stones for Valentine's Day
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">If you're looking for a sweet, sentimental love song to celebrate this day of romance, keep looking. But if you like your Valentine's Day tunes with a dose heartbreak and twist of revenge, then go ahead and help yourself to "Heart Shaped Stones."</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rTUfL34DLZM/URwHxuU4IEI/AAAAAAAABBU/DCd52mWshfU/s1600/revengeheartpic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: white; clear: right; color: #707070; float: right; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img src="//4.bp.blogspot.com/-rTUfL34DLZM/URwHxuU4IEI/AAAAAAAABBU/DCd52mWshfU/s320/revengeheartpic.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="320" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(231, 231, 231); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="320" /></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I wrote this song many years ago - and it's still one of my favorites to sing. Our kids think it's kind of creepy and that's part of what I like about it.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">So whether you're happily single, looking for love, or celebrating the day with your One and Only, please hop on over to our website for a free download of "Heart Shaped Stones."</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://stillmarried.net/listen" target="_blank">Still Married: Listen </a></span></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Hope you get chocolate and champagne and NOT stones. Unless, of course, they're diamonds.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; clear: both; color: black; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"></div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; clear: both; color: black; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"></div>
Still Married
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2015-01-26T10:03:00-08:00
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Redding's Got Culture
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<span class="yiv8185550214" id="yiv8185550214yui_3_16_0_1_1419872571758_26425">North State Songwriters will present a showcase of original music at Redding City Hall (777 Cypress Ave) during the city-wide Cultural Cruise on January 30th. </span><span class="yiv8185550214" id="yiv8185550214yui_3_16_0_1_1419872571758_26423">Eight different acts will take the stage, beginning at 4 PM. </span>
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<span class="yiv8185550214" id="yiv8185550214yui_3_16_0_1_1419872571758_26446" style="font-size: 16px;">Randy Corbin's </span><span class="yiv8185550214" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422294682751_5416" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">songs are inspired by life's experiences with an emphasis on matters of the heart. </span><span class="yiv8185550214" id="yiv8185550214yui_3_16_0_6_1419872571758_48" style="font-size: 16px;">Nick Ciampi is a popular Redding music teacher and folk-rock musician. The </span><span class="yiv8185550214" id="yiv8185550214yui_3_16_0_1_1419872571758_26454" style="font-size: 16px;">Pine Dogz present rocking' country blues. Still Married country-folk tunes celebrate the landscape, the characters and the independent spirit of Far Northern California. </span><span class="yiv8185550214" id="yiv8185550214yui_3_16_0_1_1419872571758_27291" style="font-size: 12pt;">Hal Johnson will share his folk and dirt-road country music.</span>
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<span class="yiv8185550214" id="yiv8185550214yui_3_16_0_6_1420317137458_17" style="font-size: 12pt;">Two Chico musicians are joining the line-up this year: Veteran singer-songwriter Dan Casamajor's music is </span><span class="yiv8185550214" id="yiv8185550214yui_3_16_0_1_1420317137458_3513" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">influenced by the folk-music revival, its folk-rock offshoots, the Beatles, and acoustic country styles. Award-winning Hannah Jane Kile is a sweet soulful songwriter who provides poetic messages blending original and traditional folk with individual voice and instrument. </span>
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<div class="yiv8185550214" id="yiv8185550214yui_3_16_0_1_1419872571758_26789" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Randy Corbin: <span class="yiv8185550214" style="font-family: Arial;">hellabassman@yahoo.com</span></span></div>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/3481616
2015-01-22T13:29:00-08:00
2015-01-22T19:32:54-08:00
Shasta County Tiny Desk Duet
NPR music invited artists to submit videos of their original tunes for their Tiny Desk Concert Contest. The winners will be invited to the studio for a performance on All Songs Considered.<br><br>We entered our new duet, <b>From Here,</b> a ballad about holding tight to love, even when holding tight is not the easiest choice. We huddled on my not-so-tiny studio desk and did our best.<br><br>We are looking forward to performing this tune and others next Friday at Redding City Hall for the annual city-wide Cultural Cruise. Lyrics below.<br><br><br><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/51YmLOmajno" width="560"></iframe><br><br><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">From Here </span></h2><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">words and music (c) Erin Friedman</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Every year it seems<p></p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You need more room to breathe<p></p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But I can only get so far away<p></p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For better or for worse I said<p></p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lock the door, go to bed<p></p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Pray when there is nothin’ left<p></p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To say <p></p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/3333857
2014-11-26T15:00:00-08:00
2017-01-14T07:24:54-08:00
Thanks for the Memories
In this Grateful Season, I get to count a lot of blessings -- including a friendship that began before grade school and still thrives.<br><br>In August, I spent four glorious days with my dear friend, Mary - she and I share a birthday and we celebrated 50 years of fun and friendship at her mountain home in the High Sierras. Lots of hiking, loads of laughs and a few bottles of good wine.<br><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>Before "Valley Girls" was a <i>thing</i>, there was us -- loving the sun, the sand and the songs and living a charmed life in Chatsworth in LA's San Fernando Valley. My gift to my Sweet Forever Friend was this -- <b><i>The Songs the Summer Sings </i></b>-- because nothing says "Thanks for all the memories" like a cheesy, 70s-style pop tune.<br><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/2DoiYtd5ixM?rel=0" width="560"></iframe><br><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Songs the Summer Sings</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">words and music by Erin Friedman</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;">Tires spinnin’ on a canyon road</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;">Valley girls head out for the coast</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;">Sing along to the radio</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;">Tuned to 93</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;">Zuma 7 was the promised land</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;">Endless Summer layin’ out on the sand</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;">Perfect soundtrack to the perfect tan</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;">Were The Songs the Summer Sings</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;">CHORUS:</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;">We knew all the words </div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;">To all The Songs the Summer Sings</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;">California girls</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;">With California dreams</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;">We were wrong about a lot of things:</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;">Fast cars, bad boys, sunscreen</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;">But we were right about </div></div><div class="MsoNormal">
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/3242143
2014-10-20T14:30:00-07:00
2019-08-08T06:26:15-07:00
Banjo's Awesome Modesto Adventure
Word came last week that my song, 2:20, made it to the finals of the <a href="http://www.northerncaliforniawomensmusicfestival.com/" target="_blank">Northern California Women's Music Festival </a>Songwriting Contest I was invited to perform the tune at the festival on Saturday evening. I hemmed and hawed about making the trip -- it's four hours away and we had no one to care for The Banjo Dog.<br><br>Then 18-year old Joe, said: "Mom, you HAVE to go. What are you doing music for if NOT for things like this?!"<br><br>He had a point.<br><br>So I logged on to <a href="http://bringfido.com/">BringFido.com</a> and located a dog-friendly hotel. Got a great deal on a room where our goofy dog was welcome. Banjo's been part of the family for six months but this would be his first road trip. Turns out he's a trooper. Loves riding in the truck and he's the perfect hotel guest: quiet, neat and unlikely to steal towels.<br> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eLPTsnW2_M8/VERlueUatcI/AAAAAAAAJLM/BbxnnPAMvuk/s1600/banjo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="//1.bp.blogspot.com/-eLPTsnW2_M8/VERlueUatcI/AAAAAAAAJLM/BbxnnPAMvuk/s1600/banjo.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="320" width="240" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Banjo likes hotels!</td> </tr>
</tbody></table>We headed out early on Saturday morning -- when he is not my faithful bass player, Craig is an terrific roadie -- and we made it to Modesto in the early afternoon. This was the first Northern California Women's Music Festival. What a lovely event. <a href="http://prospecttheaterproject.org/" target="_blank">The Prospect Theater</a> is intimate and beautifully appointed, a comfortable space that was obviously created by someone who loves the theater. The stage and the lighting were lovely and sound was perfect. Best of all were the people -- great folks created this festival and made it happen in a big way -- a joyful vibe permeated the room.
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iVnn5y-1st8/VERtwE9yJcI/AAAAAAAAJLk/PE2HF_f7mf4/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-10-19%2Bat%2B11.25.12%2BAM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="//1.bp.blogspot.com/-iVnn5y-1st8/VERtwE9yJcI/AAAAAAAAJLk/PE2HF_f7mf4/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-10-19%2Bat%2B11.25.12%2BAM.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /></a>The song, 2:20, was inspired by a late-night trip that we made to the Redding train station last year. It was eerie and odd to be out in Redding at two am, waiting in the dark for the arrival of the Coast Starlight. There was NO sleep for us that night -- we were texting and keeping track of Joe (our smart kid) who was headed to the Bay Area to visit my dear sister and her husband.<br><br>All sorts of thoughts floated through my mind that sleepless night - and I imagined a woman leaving town under rather dire circumstances and wrote a song around that story.<br><br>I played the song to an attentive audience and was delighted that my sleepless night paid off and I won the songwriting contest.<br><br> <div>
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/9T75WBR1gh0" width="560"></iframe><br><br>Banjo's patience was wearing thin at this point, so we said our goodbyes and set out in search of a dog-friendly restaurant.<br><br><a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/dewz-restaurant-modesto" target="_blank">Dews</a> in Modesto had a lovely patio.<br><br>"Can we sit here with our dog?" "Of course!" "Champagne?" "Why, yes."<br><br>What a place -- calamari fritta was fabulous, followed by a bleu cheese encrusted New York Steak and Blackened Sea Bass. The bread pudding ala mode - bliss! All the while, Banjo laid quietly at my feet. It was a perfect evening.<br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0NqiUTEg67s/VERuH3BfKFI/AAAAAAAAJL4/l20DeW3tzB0/s1600/breadpudding.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//3.bp.blogspot.com/-0NqiUTEg67s/VERuH3BfKFI/AAAAAAAAJL4/l20DeW3tzB0/s1600/breadpudding.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br><br>"The bill, please?"<br><br>"It's been paid for. An anonymous donor wanted to help you celebrate."<br><br><b>Oh. My. Goodness.</b> -- An amazing day from start to finish. Back to earth tomorrow. But in the small songwriting world I live in, this counts a truly awesome adventure.<br><br><br>-- Erin<br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xoI0nFEJ-Ow/VEUgvlFJk0I/AAAAAAAAJMc/sEY5mvgWB64/s1600/NCWMF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//2.bp.blogspot.com/-xoI0nFEJ-Ow/VEUgvlFJk0I/AAAAAAAAJMc/sEY5mvgWB64/s1600/NCWMF.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/3185121
2014-09-12T15:00:00-07:00
2017-02-04T01:10:17-08:00
Yes, Redding, there IS an end to Summer
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">How do I know? Because we are playing the Autumn Art Reception at Redding City Hall on Thursday, September 18th from 5-7 PM. </span><br><br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oQvt9lqDg9k/VBM0UXEnFOI/AAAAAAAAHUw/AbwPEtrCYeE/s1600/Northstate%2BSongwriter%2BPoster%2B2014%2Bfall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//2.bp.blogspot.com/-oQvt9lqDg9k/VBM0UXEnFOI/AAAAAAAAHUw/AbwPEtrCYeE/s1600/Northstate%2BSongwriter%2BPoster%2B2014%2Bfall.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="320" width="247" /></a></div><br><br><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This is a lovely, annual community event - a gift from the City of Redding. The new art displays are unveiled, complimentary refreshments provided, the artists are on hand to talk about their work and North State Songwriters will provide a sound track of original tunes.</span><br><br><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="yiv7746282136" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1410543053575_4283"><span class="yiv7746282136" id="yiv7746282136yui_3_7_2_24_1395758806889_146" style="background-color: white;"><span class="yiv7746282136" id="yiv7746282136yui_3_7_2_31_1395685189463_82">Still Married plays at 5, followed by s</span></span>inger- songwriter <span class="yiv7746282136" id="yiv7746282136yui_3_7_2_31_1395685189463_99"><a href="https://www.reverbnation.com/willmillersoloist" target="_blank">Will Miller</a>, who </span>will perform i</span><span class="yiv7746282136" id="yiv7746282136yui_3_7_2_31_1395685189463_105"><span class="yiv7746282136" id="yiv7746282136yui_3_7_2_31_1395685189463_102"><span class="yiv7746282136" id="yiv7746282136yui_3_7_2_31_1395685189463_120" style="color: #333333; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="yiv7746282136" id="yiv7746282136yui_3_16_0_1_1409505920834_7613">ndie folk and country music. Presenting</span><span class="yiv7746282136" id="yiv7746282136yui_3_16_0_5_1409505920834_97"> d<span class="yiv7746282136" id="yiv7746282136yui_3_16_0_1_1409505920834_6803" style="color: #141823;">irt road country and folk with a vintage spirit will be </span><span class="yiv7746282136" id="yiv7746282136yui_3_16_0_5_1409505920834_95"><a href="http://haljohnson.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Hal Johnson</a>, </span><span class="yiv7746282136" id="yiv7746282136yui_3_16_0_5_1409505920834_108">a</span><span class="yiv7746282136" id="yiv7746282136yui_3_16_0_5_1409505920834_104">nd</span> singer-songwriter <a href="https://soundcloud.com/anne-kathryn-dezort" target="_blank"><span class="yiv7746282136" id="yiv7746282136yui_3_16_0_5_1409505920834_92">Anne Dezor</span>t</a> will carry</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> on the rich tradition of folk music in a deeply personal way. </span></span>
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<div class="yiv7746282136" id="yiv7746282136yui_3_7_2_1_1395685189463_10613" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are delighted to share the stage with these musicians and are especially excited to be bringing some family members along as a cheering section. </span></div>
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<div class="yiv7746282136" id="yiv7746282136yui_3_7_2_1_1395685189463_10613" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Craig's mother and stepfather are immortalized on our recording of <b>Shut Up in the Key go G</b> -- they play the part of the loudmouth drunks -- and we will be asking them to reprise their roles when we get to this song on the playlist. </span></span></div>
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<div class="yiv7746282136" id="yiv7746282136yui_3_7_2_1_1395685189463_10613" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Celebrate the Arts in Redding this Thursday - we'd love to see you there. You're welcome to tell us to "SHUT UP!" too:</span></span></div>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/3082691
2014-07-17T09:53:00-07:00
2014-07-17T11:02:16-07:00
Nashville Comes to Redding
Nashville singer-songwriter Kacey Jones has been called "irrepressible," "zany," "brilliant," and more for her clever songwriting skills. She's bringing her tunes and her sassy style to The Post Office in Downtown Redding TONIGHT at 7.<br><br>Listen to "Donald Trump's Hair" and her splendid version of Mickey Newbury's "San Francisco Mabel Joy" and come on out to the Post Office tonight for music and laughter.<br><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/R3gL0xsmkt8?rel=0" width="560"></iframe><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ugkUNi050ao" width="560"></iframe>
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/3068088
2014-07-10T07:43:00-07:00
2017-01-14T07:24:54-08:00
Shasta County Tunes Head to Worldfest
We're packing up our gear and heading to Grass Valley to perform at California Worldfest.<br><br>From their website:<br><span style="color: #112063; font-family: Overlock, cursive; font-size: 48px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-center;"><br></span><br><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><span style="color: #112063; font-family: Overlock, cursive; font-size: 48px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-center;"><br></span><span style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-center;">A WORLD OF MUSIC</span><br><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-center;"><span class="sub-header green" style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Under the cool, tall pines of the Sierra Foothills</span></span></div><div class="sub-sub-header blue" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Featuring 8 stages of music from around the world,<br>camping with family and friends, workshops, international food,<br>fine crafts, and the renowned children's program.</span></div><div class="sub-sub-header blue" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br></span></div></div><div class="sub-sub-header blue" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">We call it "a tremendous opportunity." There's a stellar line-up of musicians and activities for the weekend and it looks like the temperatures at the fairgrounds in Grass Valley are a fair bit cooler than here in Shasta County.</span></span></div><div class="sub-sub-header blue" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br></span></div><div class="sub-sub-header blue" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We are thrilled to be taking the stage at 10 AM and noon on Friday, July 11th, along with the two other KZFR Songwriting finalists: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hannahjanekile" target="_blank">Hannah Jane Kyle</a> (winner!) and Dan Casamajor. </span></div><div class="sub-sub-header blue" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br></span></div><div class="sub-sub-header blue" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We'll be sharing our love of our Shasta County home with the audience -- singing songs about Redding trains, Mount Shasta and our magnificent Sundial Bridge. And chickens, of course.</span></div><div class="sub-sub-header blue" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="sub-sub-header blue" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Here's the finale from the <b><a href="http://www.kzfr.org/events/view/577" target="_blank">KZFR Celebration of the Song Event </a></b>held<b> </b>at the Sierra Nevada Big Room last month -- </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Will the Circle Be Unbroken -- featuring </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">the talents of <a href="http://www.joecraven.com/" target="_blank">Joe Craven</a>, Dan Casamajor, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hannahjanekile" target="_blank">Hannah Jane Kyl</a>e and a couple of grinning rubes from Cottonwood.</span>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/3056352
2014-07-03T14:00:00-07:00
2021-04-23T06:05:29-07:00
Freedom and The Mustangs of Las Colinas
I always considered it the mark of a lazy songwriter: The LONG introduction.<br><br> <i>"Ahem....This song is about a time when my roommate and her ex-husband had this fight and ....blah...blah...blah...." </i><br><br>Sorry, but if I can't tell what the song is about from listening to it, then you haven't done your job. Re-write, please.<br><br>Ummm...What's the emoticon for Eating Crow?<br><br>Because here I am, being THAT songwriter, explaining an obscure reference in my latest song, because unless you know this sculpture in Irving, Texas, the song may not make much sense.<br> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IEMfv0_jzVg/U6iFVduv7cI/AAAAAAAAFyM/eTGxeNlfrDk/s1600/Crossing+stream+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="//3.bp.blogspot.com/-IEMfv0_jzVg/U6iFVduv7cI/AAAAAAAAFyM/eTGxeNlfrDk/s1600/Crossing+stream+copy.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="190" width="400" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">
<b>The Mustangs of Las Colinas</b><br> photo from the Irving Archives - used with permission </td> </tr>
</tbody></table><br><br>I saw photos of "<b>The Mustangs of Las Colinas</b>" by wildlife sculptor Robert Glen online and thought it was magnificent piece of art. Magical. Inspiring. There's such forward motion and energy behind it, such high spirit and yet...<br><br>I knew I had to fit it into a song.<br> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7hm_5aHePpY/U6j1xA72uuI/AAAAAAAAFyY/v9xjxgYVHfc/s1600/Cropped-3+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="//2.bp.blogspot.com/-7hm_5aHePpY/U6j1xA72uuI/AAAAAAAAFyY/v9xjxgYVHfc/s1600/Cropped-3+copy.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="320" width="275" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo from the Irving Archives, used with permission</td> </tr>
</tbody></table><br><br>At about the same time, I became aware of the serious problem of sex trafficking in the US. Seems it is NOT just a Third-World-Other-People's-Problem, but a real menace right here in California. And it involves children and teens exploited and enslaved by the adults in the their lives, innocent victims who deserve better.<br><br>Those ideas came together in this song.<br><br>The folks at The Mustangs of Las Colinas in Texas kindly provided photos of their prized sculpture - and the story behind it is well worth reading at their website: <a href="http://www.mustangsoflascolinas.com/" target="_blank">The Mustangs of Las Colinas.</a><br><br>For more information on sex trafficking and what is being done to help victims:<br><br><a href="http://courageworldwide.org/about/" target="_blank">Courage Wordwide</a>: a Rocklin, California-based organization devoted to building homes for rescued children.<br><br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ncatcoalition?ref=br_tf" target="_blank">Northern California Anti-Trafficking Coalition.</a><br><br>And after that very long-winded (sorry) introduction, here's the song (lyrics are below):<br><br><br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="oz1ATyE0QK0" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/oz1ATyE0QK0/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oz1ATyE0QK0?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><b>THE MUSTANGS OF LAS COLINAS</b></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Words and music by Erin Friedman</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Saw a picture in a magazine</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Ponies running through a stream</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Water splashing at their feet</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Cast in bronze, set in stone</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Nurse called my name, set my wrist</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Another clumsy accident</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Wait in the parking lot for him</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">We’ll head on down the road</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">And we run like The Mustangs of Las Colinas</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Full of fury, fire and frozen in place</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">But unlike The Mustangs of Las Colinas</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">I’ll reach the far shore</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">I’m breakin’ away</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Fifteen and livin’ in a homeless hell</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Friend or foe? – It’s hard to tell</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">But he rescued me and taught me well</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">To do what a girl can do</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Kept his promises with lock and key</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Cigarette burns on the sheets</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">The girl who planned to chase her dreams</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Can’t find the strength to move</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">So we run like The Mustangs of Las Colinas</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Full of fury, fire and frozen in place</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">But unlike The Mustangs of Las Colinas</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">I’ll reach the far shore</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">I’m breakin’ away</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Don’t bite the hand that brings your meals</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Don’t talk too much, don’t think, don’t feel</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">But those ponies kickin’ up their heels</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Keep runnin’ through my mind</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Stalled stampede at the starting gate</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Slow-motion scene that culminates</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">With a single shot from a .38</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Race is on - the lead is mine</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">And I run like The Mustangs of Las Colinas</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Full of fury, fire and frozen no more</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">But unlike The Mustangs of Las Colinas</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">I’ll find my freedom</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">I'll climb that far shore<br><br>© 2014 Erin Friedman<br> </div>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/3049472
2014-06-30T15:00:00-07:00
2017-01-14T07:24:53-08:00
Chickens on the Playlist
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ra9IrdRR_BA/U7GhmLIhsWI/AAAAAAAAF9c/AmOmU_dKnyI/s1600/killerinpot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="//2.bp.blogspot.com/-ra9IrdRR_BA/U7GhmLIhsWI/AAAAAAAAF9c/AmOmU_dKnyI/s1600/killerinpot.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="240" width="320" /></a>Many years ago there was a middle-of-the-night commotion in our chicken yard. I hopped out of bed and found 14-year-old Max in the hall, "Something's messing with the chickens," he shouted, "let's go!"<br><br>Max was clad in underpants and brandishing a huge Claymore sword that he bought at the Renaissance Faire. I was armed with a flashlight. We set out to see what was so upsetting to our laying hens.<br><br>What we found was a possum. And a song.<br><br><b>Possum in the Hen House </b>is on our playlist for out July 1st gig at the <b>Sundial Music Festival</b>. Still Married plays at 7, followed by The Torpedoes at 8, so wear your dancing' shoes.<br><br><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/MTADbCfZFk4" width="420"></iframe><br>
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/3046813
2014-06-29T07:00:00-07:00
2017-01-14T07:24:53-08:00
The Cardboard Sign
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</tbody></table><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">A couple years ago I read “The Last American Man” – Elizabeth Gilbert’s biography of Eustace Conway, a man who escaped to the wilderness, lived off the land and encouraged others to do the same. If you’ve read “Eat, Pray, Love,” then you know Elizabeth Gilbert and she plays a part in Eustace’s story.</span><br><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Hitching rides is also part of Eustace’s adventure, and at one point, a hitchhiker explains his secret for getting drivers to stop to pick him up. There’s a single word you can write on your sign that virtually guarantees a ride. </span><br><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I loved the story and filed it away – sure that one day I could turn it into a song. </span><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xWjmkOMwJJk/U68vXmz4hdI/AAAAAAAAF4o/jk-veLAe-gE/s1600/portrait+1bw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="//3.bp.blogspot.com/-xWjmkOMwJJk/U68vXmz4hdI/AAAAAAAAF4o/jk-veLAe-gE/s1600/portrait+1bw.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="170" width="200" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">It's on our playlist for the Sundial Music Festival on July 1st at 7 PM. We're ordering up a cool river-breeze for you, and there will be food trucks and beer. Torpedoes play at 8. Should be great fun.</span><br><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br></span><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/iMdE6Vgz1gU" width="420"></iframe>
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/3040815
2014-06-25T16:00:00-07:00
2021-06-15T10:15:12-07:00
When a teenage boy produces his parents' music video....
Max was 16 years old and the only one in the family who owned a video camera back in 2008, so we were at his mercy when we asked him to produce a video for our song "Shut Up in the Key of G."<br><br>The kid did a good job for us -- though he may have had a little too much fun.<br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H7mW3CI4blk/U6smCy2_SrI/AAAAAAAAF0I/qYRH8zGVN3c/s1600/2008-01-07+10.43.33.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//4.bp.blogspot.com/-H7mW3CI4blk/U6smCy2_SrI/AAAAAAAAF0I/qYRH8zGVN3c/s1600/2008-01-07+10.43.33.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="240" width="320" /></a></div><br><br>This is the song we close out our shows with - we'll be playing it at the Sundial Music Festival at 7 PM on Tuesday evening, July 1st. Join us for this celebration of the Sundial Bridge's 10th anniversary -- But please refrain from throwing things, unless it's large bills.<br><br><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/FHJqWR7K2xc" width="420"></iframe>
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/3032940
2014-06-22T16:58:00-07:00
2017-01-14T07:24:53-08:00
"It's my highway, I can cry if I want to..."
Well....OK, it's not exactly "My Highway," but last year, after I lost my Dad, I found myself using my daily Drive Time for crying. It worked out well, because I could sob privately, in peace, and by the time I got where I was going, I was ready to face the world.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HHYBLauLljI/U6XjRBVQ7XI/AAAAAAAAFxs/d8cmcNPk_4I/s1600/bridgepicsm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="//2.bp.blogspot.com/-HHYBLauLljI/U6XjRBVQ7XI/AAAAAAAAFxs/d8cmcNPk_4I/s1600/bridgepicsm.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="320" width="318" /></a></div><br>I came to call that stretch of road between home and work my "Cryin' Highway." I wanted to write a song about it, but I didn't want to write a sad, heart-wrenching ballad, because I truly believe that tears are healing and getting past grief requires attending to the emotional details - even when they wreck your mascara and make you look all puffy.<br><br>And besides, Dad liked rollicking, fun tunes, so I owed him something up-beat.<br><br>The song I came up with is "Cryin' Highway." We debuted it a few weeks ago and it's on the playlist for our set at the Sundial Music Festival on July 1st.<br><br>Check out the details here: <a contents="Sundial Music Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="http://www.shastaartscouncil.org" target="_blank">Sundial Music Festival</a><br><br><br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/TNEGjyg06FE" width="560"></iframe>
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/3022532
2014-06-17T15:30:00-07:00
2020-09-19T12:38:22-07:00
Celebrating 10 Years of Inspiration
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dX-GHreAo60/U59OmkYKeCI/AAAAAAAAFo4/BlJnz_P4dh4/s1600/SundialMusicFestival_logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//3.bp.blogspot.com/-dX-GHreAo60/U59OmkYKeCI/AAAAAAAAFo4/BlJnz_P4dh4/s1600/SundialMusicFestival_logo.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_none" alt="" height="257" width="320" /></a></div>The Sundial Bridge is one of those places that continues to inspire and delight me. My daughter was a volunteer with Turtle Bay in 2004 when the bridge opened and was one of the first to get to cross it. Since then, I get out there every chance I get.<br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uLQucHZCSsA/U6BKSZgNOWI/AAAAAAAAFuw/GsFgciYpiWI/s1600/bridge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//2.bp.blogspot.com/-uLQucHZCSsA/U6BKSZgNOWI/AAAAAAAAFuw/GsFgciYpiWI/s1600/bridge.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="320" width="240" /></a></div><br><br>I've found a lot songs on that span and on the adjacent River Trail, including <b>Under the Sundial Bridge</b> and<b> River Whispers</b>. So we were delighted to be asked to perform some of our tunes during the Sundial Music Festival, part of the <a href="http://turtlebay.org/celebrate10" target="_blank">Celebrate 10 festivities.</a><br><br>The Riverfront Amphitheater is a cool, grassy slope above a stage that sits just off the river bank, it's north of the Convention Center, between the Sundial Bridge and the Boat Ramp. It's a perfect spot to share our locally-inspired tunes.<br><br>In addition to music, you'll also find a beer garden and food trucks with all sorts of goodies available.<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gByWwEmFBoY/U6BJ8vwo3LI/AAAAAAAAFuQ/eZYJy65SWtg/s1600/sm12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="//2.bp.blogspot.com/-gByWwEmFBoY/U6BJ8vwo3LI/AAAAAAAAFuQ/eZYJy65SWtg/s1600/sm12.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="320" width="212" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo by Cierra Goldstein</td> </tr>
</tbody></table><br>Sundial Music Festival runs from 6 -9 PM, June 22 - June 25 and June 29 - July 2. It features different musical acts every night.<br><br><b>Still Married </b>will perform on Tuesday, July 1st, at 7 PM at the<br>Riverfront Amphitheater.<br><br>More details are here: <a href="http://www.shastaartscouncil.org/">http://www.shastaartscouncil.org</a><br><br>This tune is on our playlist for the Sundial Music Festival - hope to see lots of friends there for this a momentous occasion. Ten years of beauty, grace and inspiration is well worth a grand celebration.<br><br><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/fc1sAUh5awM" width="560"></iframe><br>
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/2996397
2014-06-05T13:47:00-07:00
2017-01-14T07:24:53-08:00
Be Prepared...or Not
Last night Craig and I had the honor and pleasure of performing as finalists in the Celebration of the Song event, produced by Chico radio station KZFR, hosted by Joe Craven.<br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BRquBPSCqZg/U5DN6WQzMSI/AAAAAAAAEmw/y2ntwd80-7c/s1600/Cryin+Highway+0+00+23-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//4.bp.blogspot.com/-BRquBPSCqZg/U5DN6WQzMSI/AAAAAAAAEmw/y2ntwd80-7c/s1600/Cryin+Highway+0+00+23-11.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="180" width="320" /></a></div><br><br>In the weeks leading up to the showcase, Craig and I traded nightmares - when we weren't plagued with insomnia. We worried. We imagined every worst-case scenario. And we rehearsed our set over and over and over again.<div> </div><b>I was prepared</b> to be in awe of the venue: The Big Room at the Sierra Nevada Brewery in Chico. It's a premiere venue, designed for music, beautifully appointed. And the sweet aroma of brewing beer hangs in the air. The stage has hosted some of the biggest names in Americana music.<br><br><b>I was prepared </b>to be in awe of the other musicians: <b>Hannah Jane Kyle -</b> a young gal who crafts beautiful tunes and delivers them with tremendous style. <b>Dan Casamajor,</b> who has been on the music scene since the 1960s and performs delightful folk-rock songs.<br><br><b>I was NOT prepared</b> for the genuinely joyful, supportive atmosphere - the camaraderie and the encouragement that flowed from every corner. All the musicians backstage were talking each other up, offering advice and hugs. Love flowed right back from the audience during the performances and afterward. We were completely enveloped in a genuine "Celebration" of the Song. The folks in charge deserve a standing ovation for creating such a magical evening.<br><br>It was a rare treat for us, an event that has left me smiling and wishing that every songwriter could have that kind of positive, uplifting experience on stage.<br><br>I'll being chewing on that possibility for awhile.<br><br>We debuted a new song last night -- here's a chorus of <b>Cryin' Highway</b> -- captured just before the video camera batteries gasped their last:<br><br><br><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Oim6YDpP0go" width="560"></iframe><br><br><br><br><br><br>
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/2992343
2014-06-04T07:00:00-07:00
2014-06-04T07:37:14-07:00
The Answer: Because of The Nipple Shirt
The question: Why does Still Married do dress rehearsals before a gig?<br><br>It was about ten years ago, when Craig and I first started playing together as a duo, we were practicing for a gig. I was wearing a brown and beige embroidered blouse from India. In person, the shirt was lovely. But we shot some video of our rehearsal and it turns out the embroidery, the color and the lighting combined to create a rather pornographic mirage. It looked like I was naked from the waist up -- and because of the strategically-placed brown flowers -- that I had very large, dark nipples.<br><br>That shirt, henceforth and evermore known as: "The Nipple Shirt," made it's way to the Salvation Army. And Craig and I committed to dress rehearsals ever since. <br><br>We are stoked for our gig tonight at the <a href="http://sierranevada.ticketleap.com/kzfrs-celebration-of-the-song/details" target="_blank">Sierra Nevada Brewing Company</a> - thrilled to share the stage with talented songwriters and to have a chance to perform our tunes in a first-class venue.<br><br>Here's clip of our dress rehearsal on Sunday - with nary a nipple (imaginary or otherwise) in sight.<br><br><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/X2vMoqOpsR4" width="560"></iframe><br><br>
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/2965792
2014-05-22T14:52:00-07:00
2017-02-03T20:40:10-08:00
Redding Tune Heads to Chico
A few weeks ago, I entered a song in radio station <a href="http://www.kzfr.org/events/view/577" target="_blank">KZFR's "Celebration of the Song"</a> contest. The song --<b> 2:20 </b>-- was inspired by a late night trip to the Redding train station at two o'clock in the morning - because that's when the train rolls through town. The adventure made for a ridiculously long night, but somewhere in the sleep depravation and the bleary-eyed fog, I DID find a song.<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/35091/d0daba6d813c62af9adc3e13ef0744343a1246ee/medium/logo-278x173-shadow.jpg?1400853192" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><br><br>I got a call the other day and was told I am one of three finalists who are invited play at the Sierra Nevada Big Room in Chico on June 4th. The three of finalists also get a spot at the California Worldfest in Grass Valley this summer. The other finalists are <a href="https://www.reverbnation.com/hannahjanekile" target="_blank">Hannah Jane Kile </a>and Dan Casamajor. <a href="http://joecraven.com/" target="_blank">Joe Craven</a> will be hosting the evening and entertaining<br><br>Are we excited? That hardly begins to cover it.<br><br>We'll be rehearsing non-stop for the next two weeks and looking forward to this incredible opportunity. Tickets are available here: <a href="http://sierranevada.ticketleap.com/kzfrs-celebration-of-the-song/details" target="_blank">Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.</a><br><br><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/9T75WBR1gh0" width="560"></iframe>
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/2941018
2014-05-12T07:53:00-07:00
2017-01-14T07:24:53-08:00
Art in the City: A Redding Tradition
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thursday, May 15th, the City of Redding presents a free concert and art show at Redding City Hall. The Summer Art Reception runs from 5-7 and features art from the Grand View Fine Arts Society, quilts created by the Quilter's Sew-Ciety of Redding and art by Patricia Cook. <a href="http://www.ci.redding.ca.us/CommunityServices/artCityHall.html" target="_blank">Click here for more information on the artists.</a></span><br><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Several North State Songwriters will perform original music in the lobby. </span><br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FU0ZY3jFh88/U2qXtSnSUkI/AAAAAAAABTk/0Olmey8RhJk/s1600/Northstate+Songwriter+Poster+jpg+2013+SPring.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//2.bp.blogspot.com/-FU0ZY3jFh88/U2qXtSnSUkI/AAAAAAAABTk/0Olmey8RhJk/s1600/Northstate+Songwriter+Poster+jpg+2013+SPring.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="320" width="247" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="yiv1075273038Apple-style-span" id="yiv1075273038yui_3_7_2_24_1395758806889_146"><b id="yiv1075273038yui_3_7_2_31_1395685189463_82">Still Married's </b></span><span class="yiv1075273038Apple-style-span" id="yiv1075273038yui_3_7_2_1_1395685189463_10615" style="font-size: small;"> </span><span class="yiv1075273038Apple-style-span">country folk tunes</span><span class="yiv1075273038Apple-style-span" id="yiv1075273038yui_3_7_2_1_1395685189463_10622"> celebrate the landscape, the characters and the independent spirit of Far Northern California, with songs like "Under the Sundial Bridge" and "The Redding Song." Singer- songwriter <span id="yiv1075273038yui_3_7_2_31_1395685189463_99" style="font-weight: bold;">Will Miller </span>will perform i</span><span class="yiv1075273038Apple-style-span" id="yiv1075273038yui_3_7_2_31_1395685189463_105"><span id="yiv1075273038yui_3_7_2_31_1395685189463_102"><span class="yiv1075273038yui_3_7_2_31_1395685189463_124 yiv1075273038yui_3_7_2_24_1395758806889_70 yiv1075273038yui_3_7_2_24_1397080401073_74" id="yiv1075273038yui_3_7_2_31_1395685189463_120" style="color: #333333; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">ndie folk and country music. 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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/2937968
2014-05-10T07:50:00-07:00
2017-01-14T07:24:53-08:00
Mother's Day Give Away
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Hop on over to our website and download a free tune -- <b><i>From Your Mama's Heart.</i></b><br><br><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Mother's Day to all.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img src="//1.bp.blogspot.com/-n-8oGiTDc3I/U247mM2jS3I/AAAAAAAABvA/xSD_By4codA/s1600/Desktop.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="200" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stillmarried.net/mother-s-day-give-away" target="_blank">Click HERE to go to our download page</a></div><br><br><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div>
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/2933138
2014-05-09T05:00:00-07:00
2017-02-03T19:57:26-08:00
Howdy-Do to a New Duo
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Young, talented and bursting with enthusiasm -- two singer-songwriters team up and prove that the whole really IS greater than the sum of its parts. <b>Matthew Songmaker and Sami Jo</b> are the newest duo to hit the Redding music scene.</span><br><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-odVQUdZ_ek0/U2qZWGBIwmI/AAAAAAAABTs/yhDGn57U4Hw/s1600/1620410_10200969820808296_1417359319_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img src="//4.bp.blogspot.com/-odVQUdZ_ek0/U2qZWGBIwmI/AAAAAAAABTs/yhDGn57U4Hw/s1600/1620410_10200969820808296_1417359319_n.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="158" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The two will perform original tunes on May 15th at Redding City Hall as part of the North State Songwriter Showcase that runs from 5 - 7 PM.</span><br><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FU0ZY3jFh88/U2qXtSnSUkI/AAAAAAAABTg/NpFBTkYFhzw/s1600/Northstate+Songwriter+Poster+jpg+2013+SPring.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img src="//2.bp.blogspot.com/-FU0ZY3jFh88/U2qXtSnSUkI/AAAAAAAABTg/NpFBTkYFhzw/s1600/Northstate+Songwriter+Poster+jpg+2013+SPring.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="320" width="247" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Matthew is a 15-year-old multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and a busy performer of gospel, country and blues tunes in the Redding area. Sami Jo is a rising country star who writes songs with a traditional flavor and modern appeal. Matthew and Sami Jo describe their music together as a<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> blend of bluegrass, Americana and acoustic country. </span></span><br><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I asked them about their partnership and their plans.</span></span><br><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></span><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-top: 10px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">How did the two of you start making music together? </span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px; margin-top: 10px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b style="color: #333333;">Matthew:</b><span style="color: #333333;"> </span><span style="color: blue;">We met at a gig and I invited Sami to meet me at Shasta College and practice a few tunes. Then we started playing care centers and other gigs, too. </span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-top: 10px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">How has performing as a duo influenced your songwriting?</span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px; margin-top: 10px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b style="color: #333333;">Sami Jo: </b><span style="color: #333333;"> </span><span style="color: blue;">Performing as a duo has influenced me specifically, a lot, because I have been learning so much from Matthew. I am influenced by the way Matthew is able to weave a song together through instrumentals. The instruments alone tell a story to me. </span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-top: 10px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What are your ambitions as a songwriter?</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-top: 10px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Matthew:</b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We want to try to write unique songs that touch people's minds and hearts. </span>
</div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px; margin-top: 10px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b style="color: #333333;">Sami Jo:</b><span style="color: #333333;"> </span><span style="color: blue;">I think our lyrical songwriting is influenced by the things that we experience in our lives. Writing a song is like writing in a journal, where each page is another day lived. My ambitions as a songwriter are to write songs that people can relate to and understand. We want to write songs that reflect emotion and touch hearts.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-top: 10px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Any exciting events on your calendar after the 15th?</span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px; margin-top: 10px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b style="color: #333333;">Matthew</b><span style="color: #333333;">: </span><span style="color: blue;">We have a lot of gigs after the 15th. We always do care centers, but we are also playing Kelly's Pub, French Gulch Hotel and a KKRN benefit.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-top: 10px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div style="background-color: white; margin-top: 10px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">On May 15th, come to Redding City Hall and check out the new exhibit in Shasta County's largest art gallery. You'll also have a chance to meet the artists, enjoy complimentary refreshments and listen to this dynamic duo - <b>Matthew Songmaker and Sami Jo</b>. You will be impressed, I promise. </span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-top: 10px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The performance schedule:</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-top: 10px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5:00: <a href="http://www.stillmarried.net/" target="_blank">Still Married</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5:30: <a href="http://matthewsongmaker.com/" target="_blank">Matthew Songmaker</a> and <a href="http://www.samijo.me/" target="_blank">Sami Jo</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">6:00: <a href="https://www.reverbnation.com/willmillersoloist" target="_blank">Will Miller</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">6:30 <a href="https://www.reverbnation.com/justincontreras" target="_blank">Justin Contreras</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/2928763
2014-05-08T08:30:00-07:00
2017-01-14T07:24:53-08:00
Mother's Day Popovers
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<div>For our family, Mother's Day is all about the Cottonwood Rodeo. But there's no reason it can't be all about Rodeo and Popovers, too.<br><br>To be honest, the only thing I've ever purchased at Neiman Marcus is food. When my sisters whisk me off to Las Vegas for a Sister's Weekend, we always end up eating a delicious, girly lunch at Neiman Marcus's Mariposa restaurant.</div>
<div>The meal is all about The Popovers - brought to the tables warm and served with strawberry butter. Divine.</div>
<div>I made these for Easter a few weeks ago. We should have served them on pretty Wedgewood Plates with a spot of tea and a flute of champagne. Instead, we ate them standing at the kitchen counter, pulling the steaming pastries apart and dipping them in blueberry butter. Pretty darn good, even without the fine china.</div>
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<div>Here's a link to the recipe - they are easy and perfect for a Mother's Day brunch. If you don't have a popover pan, buy one. Buy two. They are THAT good.</div>
<div><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/acupofmaiprintablerecipes/neiman-marcus-popover-with-strawberry-butter" target="_blank">Neiman Marcus Popover Recipe </a></div>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/2886421
2014-04-21T08:56:00-07:00
2017-01-14T07:24:52-08:00
Defending Redding
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D8NAaKtL2Gs/SBVolEsJSJI/AAAAAAAAABw/4TfRlO2BzX0/s1600/blogpic1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//4.bp.blogspot.com/-D8NAaKtL2Gs/SBVolEsJSJI/AAAAAAAAABw/4TfRlO2BzX0/s1600/blogpic1.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="320" width="251" /></a></div><br><br>Tired of Redding being the butt of jokes on <b>The Onion</b> and elsewhere? Sick of the rehashing of the Gallup-Healthways survey that put Redding near the bottom of the list with regard to "well-being?" So are we.<br><br>We love the city of Redding and we're putting our music where our mouth is. We're giving away our tune <b>"We're Number 1(87)!"</b> over on our website. Download it for free, share it. Spread the word that Redding -- and the people who call this place home -- have much to be proud of.<br><br><a href="http://stillmarried.net/" target="_blank">Click here for free download of WE'RE NUMBER 1(87)! </a><br><br><a href="http://stillmarried.net/blog/blog/redding-we-re-1-sorta" target="_blank">Background on the tune is here.</a>
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/2869018
2014-04-14T08:38:00-07:00
2014-04-14T08:56:06-07:00
Redding: We're #1 ....Sorta
Okay: We're number 187. <b><i>Whatever.</i></b><br><div><br></div><div>I was a little irked at the report in <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/03/25/gallup-cities-well-being/6828197/" target="_blank">USA Today </a>and elsewhere, the Gallup-Healthways survey that ranked Redding 187th out of 189 U.S. cities with regard to "well being." We're one notch below Spartanburg, South Carolina, and just below us, at the bottom of the list, are a couple West Virginia communities. Sigh.</div><div>
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<div>For me, the best antidote to irked-ness is songwriting. Turning lemons into lemonade with this new tune, wherein we answer the negative press with a laundry list of Redding's virtues. </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">We're Number 1 (87)</span></b><br><div style="text-align: right;">words and music by Erin Friedman</div>
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<br>Numbers crunched and calculated</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">U.S. cities ranked and rated</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Enumerated proof we can’t ignore</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">In Anchorage they exercise</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">In Lafayette they’re satisfied</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">In Redding we are mystified</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">By our abysmal score</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">We’re Number One-eighty-seven</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">We score no points for rivers, bridges and sunshine</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">We’re number one-eighty-seven</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">But watch out Spartanburg</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Redding’s ready to climb</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">We cast flies on the Sacramento</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Our theater’s restored art-deco</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">We love Shasta’s glow when the sun is setting</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Provo’s tops in USA Today</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">But I can buy local Chardonnay</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Even on the Sabbath Day</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">At Safeway in Redding</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">We’re Number One-eighty-seven</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">We score no points for rivers, bridges and sunshine</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">We’re number one-eighty-seven</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">But watch out Spartanburg</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Redding’s ready to climb</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Our Sundial Bridge is world-renowned</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Hike the falls at Whiskeytown</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Our 80 miles of trails are right for rambling</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">See salmon rise on 44</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Smile, Redding, head outdoors</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Our collective self-esteem will soar</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Like an eagle on the wing</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">We’re Number One eighty-seven</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">We're looking down on almost heaven, West Virginia</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">We’re number one-eighty-seven</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Redding will rise</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">And Gallup, we’ll forgive ya</div>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/2813834
2014-03-26T05:00:00-07:00
2017-01-14T07:24:52-08:00
Redding's got FLASH!
USA Today can <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/03/25/gallup-cities-well-being/6828197/" target="_blank">say what they want</a> about the well-being of folks here in Redding, but these energetic kids are doing their part to ramp-up the happiness quotient right here in River City.<br><br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E_WUQ2Be51A/UzHjJ3zI5WI/AAAAAAAABRo/3Y5N8cfpcuA/s1600/flashdance.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//1.bp.blogspot.com/-E_WUQ2Be51A/UzHjJ3zI5WI/AAAAAAAABRo/3Y5N8cfpcuA/s1600/flashdance.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="239" width="320" /></a></div><br><br><b>Flash Crew</b> rehearses tirelessly and performs any time they get a chance - you may have seen them at the Mount Shasta Mall, at Market Street Faire, at the Sundial Bridge....or sleeping on my living room couches.<br><br><br><b>Flash Crew</b> is Joe Friedman, Brady Olsen, Nolan Meeks, Hunterrose Emmons, Tony Meredith and Tristan Gifford. Talented videographer Brandon Burgess of Sacramento's <a href="http://www.iammomentproductions.com/" target="_blank">IAMMOMENT Productions </a>has produced a several videos starring starring the <b>Flash Crew. </b><br><b><br></b><b>T</b>he latest is <b>TIMELESS</b> - watch the video and watch for the <b>Flash Crew</b> to make a big splash in the dance world and make Redding proud.<br><br>Like them on: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Flash-Crew/314221342049673" target="_blank">Facebook</a><br>Follow them on: <a href="https://twitter.com/flashdancecrew" target="_blank">Twitter</a><br><br>Flash Crew's <b><i>Timeless:</i></b><br><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/MU4oSh5lVzU" width="560"></iframe><br><br>Flash Crew's <b><i>Saviors of the Universe:</i></b><br><br><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/B9RUAQn8_eQ" width="560"></iframe> <br><br>Behind the scene at <b><i>Saviors of the Universe:</i></b><br><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/gp4MI77FPAI" width="560"></iframe> <br><br><br><br><br>
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/2756930
2014-03-16T17:52:00-07:00
2014-03-16T19:05:55-07:00
The Turf o' Tullamore
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #20090a; font-family: Times; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">According to family legend, my great-great grandfather, George Convy, brought a piece of sod from the homeland when he emigrated from Ireland in 1866. Now and then, when he was feeling particularly homesick, he would take it out and have a good cry.<p></p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br></div><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:DocumentProperties> <o:Template>Normal.dotm</o:Template> <o:Revision>0</o:Revision> <o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:Pages>1</o:Pages> <o:Words>89</o:Words> <o:Characters>508</o:Characters> <o:Company>majestic oak academy</o:Company> <o:Lines>4</o:Lines> <o:Paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs> <o:CharactersWithSpaces>623</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:Version>12.0</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings></xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument></xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276"> </w:LatentStyles></xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]><style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style><![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <!--EndFragment--><br><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #20090a; font-family: Times; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">The Irish, who fled their country by the thousands, did not have a word for "emigrate" -- instead, they used the word for "exile," which struck me as sad and poignant. </span><br><span style="color: #20090a; font-family: Times; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;"><br></span><span style="color: #20090a; font-family: Times; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">In this song, <b><i>The Turf o' Tullamore, </i></b>I pay tribute to my Irish ancestors, who came from Tullamore, Ireland, to make a new life in St Louis, MO, -- and who occasionally grieved for their homeland.</span><br><br><span style="color: #20090a; font-family: Times; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">In celebration of Saint Patrick's Day, the song is available as a free download on our website - hop on over and help yourself. </span><br><span style="color: #20090a; font-family: Times; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;"><br></span><span style="color: #20090a; font-family: Times; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">Click here: <a href="http://www.stillmarried.net/" target="_blank">Still Married website.</a></span><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/sbv1bMllWEY" width="420"></iframe><span style="color: #20090a; font-family: Times; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;"><br></span><span style="color: #20090a; font-family: Times; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;"><br></span>
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</div><div style="background-color: #fbf7ee; color: #2b0a0a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px;">words and music © Erin Coombs Friedman<br><br style="margin: 0px;"><br style="margin: 0px;">Into the West – land of the free<br>In freedom will I e’er a stranger be<br>So up the stairs I climb<br>Open up the trunk and find<br>The piece of home I carried ‘cross the sea<br><br style="margin: 0px;"><em style="margin: 0px;">chorus:</em><br><br style="margin: 0px;">Weeping o’er The Turf o’ Tullamore<br>Exiles both – the Irish sod and I<br>The Turf o’ Tullamore<br>Will know my bones forevermore<br>Sweeten my grave when I<br>Lay down to die<br><br style="margin: 0px;"><br style="margin: 0px;">For my sons, I made a pledge<br>They’ll not beg the Crown for daily bread<br>There’s days I understand<br>The promise in this promised land<br>And days I fill my glass with my regrets<br><br style="margin: 0px;"><em style="margin: 0px;">chorus</em><br><br style="margin: 0px;">When I take my final rest<br>Lay the Turf o’ Tullamore upon my breast<br>And it’s sweet - the dream I’ll dream<br>Home to Erin’s fields of green<br>By the Shannon’s holy waters, I’ll be blessed<br><br style="margin: 0px;"><em style="margin: 0px;">chorus</em>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/2738785
2014-03-13T05:00:00-07:00
2017-01-14T07:24:52-08:00
Boomerang Bash
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</tbody></table><br><br><span style="font-size: large;">I often say: Nick Ciampi is the reason Craig and I are <b>Still Married</b>. </span><br><br><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://stillmarriedband.blogspot.com/2009/07/happy-birthday-saint-nick.html" target="_blank">Nick came into our lives</a> with his guitar and his grin and set us off on a mystical, musical journey. I can' t imagine life ANY other way and we are so grateful for Nick's encouragement, his enthusiasm and his passionate, optimistic spirit. </span><br><br><span style="font-size: large;">Nick is a musical legend here in Redding. For fifty years, he's crafted his passionate, folk-rock tunes, played in bands from Oregon to San Diego, captivated audiences and taught students of all ages. </span><br> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><br><br><span style="font-size: large;">This weekend Nick Ciampi and his Band are celebrating the release of Nick's first studio CD, <b>Boomerang</b>, an album chock-full of richly-produced rock tracks that showcase Nick's soulful voice and poignant lyrics.</span><br> <div>
<span class="font_large"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This project is dear to Nick's heart: <b>"<span style="background-color: white;"><i>The CD is a lifelong accomplishment. My first real studio-produced album, done by a world-class producer. Since 1964, when I started my first band, I dreamed of having a recording of this quality."</i></span></b></span><br><br><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">The 15-track CD was produced at <b>After Hours Recorders</b> by Redding's Bruce Turgon, who Nick describes as "the absolute best." Rounding out the Nick Ciampi Band, are Marty Tully on lead guitar, George Ertl on drums, and Eddie "Boo Boo" Belnas on bass. Boomerang features guest performances by Nick's good buddy Gary Zimmerman from San Mateo on horns. </span></span><br> </div>
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<br><br><span style="font-size: large;">The Boomerang Release Party is Sunday, March 16th, from 3-7 at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Old-Millhouse-Restaurant/1389284051315134?sk=page_map" target="_blank">Old Millhouse Restaurant</a> in Redding. Nick has invited several musician friends to help celebrate, so in addition to hearing Nick and his band perform the entire album, he promises performances by local guest artists. </span><br><br><span style="font-size: large;">Pizza, beer and original tunes. We're looking forward to it!</span><br><br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/262422643936103/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Facebook page for the CD Release Party.</span></a><br><br><br><br> </div>
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/2719367
2014-03-10T07:03:00-07:00
2017-01-14T07:24:52-08:00
Still Married is on the Couch
Our video for <b>The Best Damn Man </b>is up on the Couch by Couchwest website. Tune in all week for an eclectic, entertaining collection of independent music.<br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yukhvOYexx8/UxjfLyMK_2I/AAAAAAAABPU/r6YoClyqFIA/s1600/CXCWbutton_popa2unes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//3.bp.blogspot.com/-yukhvOYexx8/UxjfLyMK_2I/AAAAAAAABPU/r6YoClyqFIA/s1600/CXCWbutton_popa2unes.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="320" width="320" /></a></div><br><br>Click here for <a href="http://couchbycouchwest.com/still-married-the-best-damn-man/" target="_blank">Couch by Couchwest.</a>
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/2702732
2014-03-06T13:56:00-08:00
2019-07-31T20:07:40-07:00
Austin, Shmaustin....
I guess there's an ultra-hip, high-priced music/art festival going on in Austin, Texas, next week -- South-by-something-or-other.<br><br>What if you're a starving artist, paying mortgage and tuition, and you can't drop everything to head to Austin and spend the week rubbing elbows with movers and shakers, posting party selfies on Instagram and waiting in line for the restroom?<br><br>No worries! There's an alternative for the rest of us.<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yukhvOYexx8/UxjfLyMK_2I/AAAAAAAABPQ/GMVgfCedI18/s1600/CXCWbutton_popa2unes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//1.bp.blogspot.com/-yukhvOYexx8/UxjfLyMK_2I/AAAAAAAABPQ/GMVgfCedI18/s1600/CXCWbutton_popa2unes.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="320" width="320" /></a></div><br><br>The folks at <a href="http://couchbycouchwest.com/" target="_blank">Couch by Couchwest </a>have organized an online music festival that we all can enjoy from the comfort of our own living rooms. The concept is simple: Musicians submit videos and they are showcased online at the CXCW website from March 9th through the 15th. The cost to participate: $ 0.<br><br>Add to the fun: Mustache, taco and haiku contests and the chance to discover some undiscovered talent and you'll be delighted that you didn't fork over the big bucks in the Lone Star State.<br><br>Last year, Craig and I posted a video for our song "Reminds Me of You." <br><br><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/AhvRD21Iyuk" width="560"></iframe><br><br><br>Another North State Songwriter, <a href="http://www.jfmusic.net/home" target="_blank">Jonathan Foster</a>, played along last year with his video:<br><br><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/cpVZr9x_O2Q" width="560"></iframe> <br><br>Look for brand spanking new videos for CXCW 2014 from Still Married and Jonathan Foster next week. <br><br>If you can't quite wait for your Jonathan Foster fix, the talented singer-songwriter has a couple gigs coming up. Catch him Saturday, March 8th, at the Post Office in Redding's Downtown Mall, starting at 8:30.<br><br>Jonathan will also bring his tunes to Kelly's Pub (2155 Hilltop Dr, Redding) on<br>Friday, March 21st, at 8. More details at Jonathan's website: <a href="http://JFMusic.net/">JFMusic.net</a><br><br><br>
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/2621750
2014-02-21T06:55:00-08:00
2017-01-14T07:24:52-08:00
Pilgrim in Beachwood Canyon
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>"I am a pilgrim in Beachwood Canyon</i></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"> <i>-- from the song </i><b>Family Ties<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/35091/981ca01c1016f9b41c2910095d71d3bdec4e8f4d/original/11-520317-2-3.jpg?1393003675" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></b>
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<div style="text-align: center;">I wrote those lyrics as a tribute to a magnificent house that looms large in my memory. It was my Grandparents' home for nearly thirty years - site of Easter egg hunts, Christmas carols around the piano, family feasts, and loads of love and laughs with aunts, uncles and cousins. And immeasurable joy.</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">Built in the late 1920s in a development that was called "Hollywoodland," the English Tudor house looms like a castle on a hill in Beachwood Canyon in Los Angeles, just under the Hollywood Sign. It's a little bit famous because it was once owned by <a href="http://underthehollywoodsign.wordpress.com/2012/06/15/restless-dracula-bela-lugosis-many-los-angeles-homes/" target="_blank">Bela Lugosi</a>, but it is much beloved in our family - filled with treasured memories of good times with all the friends and relations who shaped our lives and gifted us with cherished family traditions.</div>
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Helen and <a href="http://www.speakingofradio.com/interviews/leslie-phil/" target="_blank">Phil Leslie</a> bought the house 1945 for around $25, 000; it sold last year for $2.6 million. My grandfather, a comedy writer for radio and television, would have had a good laugh over that price -- and the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/25/bela-lugosis-home_n_852615.html#s268338" target="_blank">extensive publicity the house garnered</a> when it was on the market, because it once belonged to a famous actor.</div>
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<br>To our family, it will always be The House of Plenty. It is being restored by new owners, after having been neglected for many years after my grandparents sold it in the 1970s. I've enjoyed keeping up with goings-on in that charming neighborhood at the blog: <a href="http://underthehollywoodsign.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Under the Hollywood Sign.</a><br> </div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">I was in LA a couple weeks ago and took a drive up Beachwood Canyon. A girlfriend and I hiked up the <a href="http://www.beachwoodcanyon.org/Stairs.htm" target="_blank">Secret Stairs </a>to get a look at the house. The front has been re-landscaped and I felt like I was visiting a beloved old friend. </div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">The facade is missing the foliage I remember: shade trees, hydrangeas, camellias, and the statue of Saint Francis. But it looks lovingly cared for and inviting. Here's hoping the family moving in to The House of Plenty is blessed with an abundance of love and joyful memories to last a lifetime - and then some.</div>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/2581397
2014-02-14T07:12:00-08:00
2017-01-14T07:24:52-08:00
Heart Shaped Stones Giveaway
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br></span><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rTUfL34DLZM/URwHxuU4IEI/AAAAAAAABBU/DCd52mWshfU/s1600/revengeheartpic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//4.bp.blogspot.com/-rTUfL34DLZM/URwHxuU4IEI/AAAAAAAABBU/DCd52mWshfU/s1600/revengeheartpic.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="320" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Someday I'm going to write a romantic, sentimental ballad for Valentine's Day.</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">But today is NOT that day.</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">If you're looking for a sweet, sappy love song to celebrate this day of romance, keep looking. But if you like your (FREE!) Valentine's Day tunes with a dose heartbreak, a twist of revenge and a splash of murder, then please help yourself to "Heart Shaped Stones."</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br></span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I wrote this song many years ago - and it's still one of my favorites to sing. Our kids think it's kind of creepy -- and that's part of what I like about it.<br><br>So whether you're happily single, looking for love, or celebrating the day with your One and Only, please hop on over to our website for a free download of "Heart Shaped Stones."</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> <a href="http://www.stillmarried.net/">Heart Shaped Stones at the Still Married website.</a><br><br>Hope you get chocolate and champagne and NOT stones. Unless, of course, they're diamonds.</span>
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/2486161
2014-01-29T06:00:00-08:00
2017-01-14T07:24:52-08:00
One Artist, Two Venues
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Then he’ll high-tail it across town to the Carter House, where his painting, Paradise, is up for a prize in the North Valley Art League Annual National Juried Show.<p></p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt .5in; text-autospace: none;"><span style='color: #262626; font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Grande";'><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IjIM2guqER4/UugZcWPPYfI/AAAAAAAABMc/t8dm5FgPDGw/s1600/1614986_711510545556391_1760349617_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//2.bp.blogspot.com/-IjIM2guqER4/UugZcWPPYfI/AAAAAAAABMc/t8dm5FgPDGw/s1600/1614986_711510545556391_1760349617_n.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="254" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt .5in; text-autospace: none;"><span style='color: #262626; font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Grande";'><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt .5in; text-autospace: none;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt .5in; text-autospace: none;"><span style='color: #262626; font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Grande";'>I asked Will about the challenges of being both a songwriter and a visual artist. <p></p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt .5in; text-autospace: none;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt .5in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 13pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">“My passion for creativity is a driving force, and when engaged is an unstoppable flow that just spills all over the place (sometimes hard to contain and always a mess)…..Painting and songwriting both have different disciplines, rules, and skills to hone.
<p></p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt .5in; text-autospace: none;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt .5in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 13pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">On the songwriter side of the house, when flows of emotional things happen in my life I write down notes to remind my self of how I felt, or a funny thing that happened, then later when I hear music pieces that touch my soul, then I search thru my notes and write my songs using the notes as reference…
In painting, it is a discipline of color and light matching, a drill that encompasses every brush stroke… I study my compositions and relive every inch as I paint.<p></p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt .5in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 13pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><p></p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 13pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Whatever skill sets I have acquired with songwriting and painting I owe all to my intense focus, self-discipline, love of seeing smiles and passion for creating things.
”</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626;"><p></p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt .5in; text-autospace: none;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt .5in; text-autospace: none;"><span style='color: #262626; font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Grande";'>What are you looking forward to at this year’s Cultural Cruise?<p></p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt .5in; text-autospace: none;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt .5in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 13pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">“Smiles and a little toe tapping… to bring a thought of joy or happiness with my creations, whether musical or artistic to the world is what floats my boat… of course winning best of show at the league show would definitely make my year.”<p></p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt .5in; text-autospace: none;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt .5in; text-autospace: none;"><span style='color: #262626; font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Grande";'>In addition to being an artist, Will is a veteran, father of five and grandfather to nine. He’s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>currently college art student,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cottonwood resident and fine arts advocate. <p></p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt .5in; text-autospace: none;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt .5in; text-autospace: none;"><span style='color: #262626; font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Grande";'><p>The Cultural Cruise is a city-wide event for the whole family -- the map of venues is here:</p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt .5in; text-autospace: none;"><span style='color: #262626; font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Grande";'><p><br></p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt .5in; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px;"><a href="http://www.turtlebay.org/documents/CulturalCruise2014.pdf">http://www.turtlebay.org/documents/CulturalCruise2014.pdf</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt .5in; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px;"><br></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt .5in; text-autospace: none;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt .5in; text-autospace: none;"><br></div><!--EndFragment-->
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/2473155
2014-01-27T05:30:00-08:00
2017-01-14T07:24:52-08:00
North State Songwriters Showcase
<br><div id="yui_3_7_2_1_1390793067724_1912" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal;">North State Songwriters will Showcase original music at Redding's City Hall as part of the annual city-wide Cultural Cruise.</div><div id="yui_3_7_2_1_1390793067724_1912" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div id="yui_3_7_2_1_1390793067724_1912" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal;">The event will get underway at 4 PM and feature local music, art and complimentary refreshments.</div><div id="yui_3_7_2_1_1390793067724_1912" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div id="yui_3_7_2_1_1390793067724_1912" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal;">The performers for the North State Songwriters Showcase will be:</div><div id="yui_3_7_2_1_1390793067724_1912" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div id="yui_3_7_2_1_1390793067724_1912" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #3e454c; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: bold; line-height: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #3e454c; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">4:00</span></span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #3e454c; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #3e454c; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Matthew Songmaker and the Mountain Messengers</span></span><br><div id="yui_3_7_2_1_1390793067724_1912" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #3e454c; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: bold; line-height: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_7_2_1_1390793067724_1912" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; font-style: normal;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Traditional American music from bluegrass to fiddle and country.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #3e454c; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: bold; line-height: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Local Indie Folk and Country Singer, Songwriter, and Acoustic Guitarist.</span></span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br></span></span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WYTbjIB91qo/UuXWOKq5q1I/AAAAAAAABLY/UhnekL-F39c/s1600/willmiller.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="//3.bp.blogspot.com/-WYTbjIB91qo/UuXWOKq5q1I/AAAAAAAABLY/UhnekL-F39c/s1600/willmiller.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="320" width="248" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br></span></span>
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2014-01-14T12:53:00-08:00
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Hometown Gig
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_Vu4vXaoOmY/UtWiG1sP0MI/AAAAAAAABKo/uQkpIbJb9ic/s1600/cottonwoodmusicfestflier2014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//4.bp.blogspot.com/-_Vu4vXaoOmY/UtWiG1sP0MI/AAAAAAAABKo/uQkpIbJb9ic/s320/cottonwoodmusicfestflier2014.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="247" width="320" /></a></div>Come on down to the Cottonwood Community Center on Saturday, January 18th, for the 2nd Annual Cottonwood Art Wine and Music Festival. We'll be serving up local tunes, along with several of our songwriting friends - The Pine Dogz, Jonathan Foster and Will Miller.<br><br>The art show starts at noon - lunch is available until 3. Wine tasting and music begin at 4. The music and art are free to enjoy; $15 for tasting local wines.<br><br>We'll be playing tunes from our <b>Whiskeytown Roadhouse</b> album -- and this one, that celebrates everything we love about our hometown:<br><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/1Egu8A3Yr10" width="560"></iframe><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/1962198
2013-10-31T05:30:00-07:00
2017-01-14T07:24:51-08:00
ARTsMART: A Family Affair
Craig and I have been performing our original tunes for the Shasta County Arts Council's ARTsMART since it began many years ago in Redding's Downtown Mall.<br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Still Married will be back in force this year, playing an hour long set at 10:30, Saturday morning at the Mount Shasta Mall. We'll sing some old favorites and several songs from our latest album: <b>Whiskeytown Roadhouse.</b> We'll also be bringing along our daughter, Annie and granddaughter Lydia, who will <strike>help haul our gear and cheer wildly</strike> keep us smiling.</div>
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And since the Friedmans are all about hogging the stage, we'll be back later as spectators, to watch our son, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/joefriedmandancecoach">Joe Friedman</a>, dance a duet with Melody Wallace around 4:30 in Mall's Center Court. After his lyrical duet, Joe will crank it up a notch and dance with his Hip Hop Crew around 5:30. </div>
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Local crafters will be demonstrating and selling goodies to give you a head start on your Christmas shopping. C'mon down to the Mount Shasta Mall on Saturday -- performances and art all day long. </div>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/1951475
2013-10-29T05:30:00-07:00
2017-02-02T12:51:10-08:00
New Outdoor Venue for Shasta County Tunes
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<span id="yiv1690951438yui_3_7_2_28_1382659220548_68"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When I first started writing songs about far northern California, I had this vague notion that the music might be used to help promote the area that Craig and I have come to love and call "home." </span></span>
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<span id="yiv1690951438yui_3_7_2_28_1382659220548_129"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We are excited and honored to be included, along with several other local musicians, at:</span></span>
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Pop on over to <a href="http://www.shastaoutdoorsrecreation.com/" target="_blank">ShastaOutdoorsRecreation</a> and check out the bounty of recreational opportunities here in the North State, backed up by North State musicians. </span><br><div>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/1878494
2013-10-18T05:00:00-07:00
2017-01-14T07:24:51-08:00
Lights Out
The <b>Whiskeytown Roadhouse </b>had its moment, but the water's rising and time is running out.<br><br>
The last bottle of Jack and an old, beat-up Gibson guitar. That's all that Dan carries when he takes one last look around and closes the door on The <b>Whiskeytown Roadhouse</b> for the last time. He walks away to the sound of "<b>Mournful Sighs and Rising Water</b>."<br><br>
The final song on our <b>Whiskeytown Roadhouse</b> album -- and all the rest of them -- are available for free download at our website: <a href="http://www.stillmarried.net/whiskeytown" target="_blank"> Whiskeytown Roadhouse. </a><br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/1832847
2013-10-11T05:30:00-07:00
2017-01-14T07:24:51-08:00
The Parting Glass
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It's a rainy Saint Patrick's Day evening at <b>The Whiskeytown Roadhouse</b>. The downpour falls like a curtain and a restless, somber mood hangs over the room. <br><br>
At the end of the bar, a grizzled old man requests a shot of whiskey and a song: "Something old and sad. Like me." But he winks and grins as he asks.<br><br>
Song #9 from <b>The Whiskeytown Roadhouse</b> CD is a traditional Irish tune, The Parting Glass.<br><br><div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.stillmarried.net/whiskeytown" target="_blank">The Parting Glass (trad.)</a>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/1782653
2013-10-04T05:30:00-07:00
2017-01-14T07:24:51-08:00
Bourbon and Bitters
It culminated in an angry, ugly break-up, with cruel missteps and pain. But once upon a time, it was a joyful and passionate love affair.<br><br>
And that's what these two celebrate, at a table in a darkened corner of <b>The Whiskeytown Roadhouse </b><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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with a couple of glasses of Jim Beam.<b> </b>They drink to love and memories and everything they were before<br>
"<b>The Bitter End</b>."<br><br><br>
Song #7 from <b>The Whiskeytown Roadhouse </b>album is available for free download on the Still Married website.<br><br>
Click here: <a href="http://www.stillmarried.net/whiskeytown" target="_blank">The Bitter End.</a>
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/1725865
2013-09-27T05:30:00-07:00
2017-01-14T07:24:51-08:00
All Aboard
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>The Whiskeytown Roadhouse </b>has been the scene of passionate love affairs -- and a fair share of doomed liasons. Sometimes changing partners is easily done. Other times, the only answer to romantic disaster is to leave town.</span>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Download song #6,<b> 2:20</b>, </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">from <b>The Whiskeytown Roadhouse</b></span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">album for free - click here:</span><br><br><div style="text-align: center;">
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/1667484
2013-09-20T09:12:00-07:00
2017-01-14T07:24:51-08:00
The Best Damn Man
He sits at the end of the bar at <b>The Whiskeytown Roadhouse</b>, racking up a tab and drowning his sorrows. He learns from his mistakes, really, he does. And he believes in the continual pursuit of education.<br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b>The Best Damn Man (</b></i>with the help of Crown Royal) amuses the patrons at <b>The Whiskeytown Roadhouse.</b><br><br>
Song #5 from <b>The Whiskeytown Roadhouse</b>, available free on the Still Married website: <b><i><a href="http://www.stillmarried.net/whiskeytown" target="_blank">The Best Damn Man</a></i></b><br><br><br><br>
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/1613932
2013-09-13T05:00:00-07:00
2017-01-14T07:24:51-08:00
Ghosts on the Dance Floor
The <b>Whiskeytown Roadhouse</b> is a little bit haunted. The spirits aren't evil; they are restless, weary and sad.<br><br>
Some nights, after Dan serves you a drink -- or two or three -- if you listen carefully, you might hear the soft strains of "<b>The Ghost Miner's Waltz</b>" played on a distant piano. And in the smoky mirror behind the bar, you might even glimpse a couple of ghostly dancers moving slowly out on the floor. <br><br>
You probably shouldn't drive home.<br><br><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B7MImDK-ofk/Ui-PS8oA0rI/AAAAAAAABFY/IoIaYwDVxT8/s1600/pianopic2logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//3.bp.blogspot.com/-B7MImDK-ofk/Ui-PS8oA0rI/AAAAAAAABFY/IoIaYwDVxT8/s320/pianopic2logo.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="240" width="320" /></a>Song #4 from our <b>Whiskeytown Roadhouse </b>album, <b>The Ghost Miner's Waltz</b>, is available for free download on the<br>
Still Married website: <a href="http://www.stillmarried.net/whiskeytown" target="_blank">Click here</a><br><br><br><br><br><br><!--EndFragment-->
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/1529242
2013-09-06T06:00:00-07:00
2017-01-14T07:24:51-08:00
Overheard at The Whiskeytown Roadhouse
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Maybe I should? Maybe I shouldn't?<br><br>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/1523758
2013-09-01T10:09:00-07:00
2017-01-14T07:24:51-08:00
Siren of the Whiskeytown Roadhouse
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Siren of the Whiskeytown Roadhouse
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2013-08-29T23:00:00-07:00
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The Siren of the Whiskeytown Roadhouse
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Click here: <a href="http://www.stillmarried.net/whiskeytown.cfm" target="_blank">STILL MARRIED DOWNLOAD PAGE</a></span></span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br></span>
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2013-08-22T23:30:00-07:00
2017-01-14T07:24:51-08:00
Whiskeytown Roadhouse
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">A mythical honky-tonk, one part Cheers, one part Brigadoon, shaken with an ornery, old-west attitude: That’s the <b>Whiskeytown Roadhouse.</b></span></i>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">So here we are: 2013 and the music world is all download-y and green. <b><i>Whiskeytown Roadhouse </i></b>is our Concept Not-An-Album, and we're releasing one song at a time on our Still Married website -- all for free. </span>
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2013-07-24T03:27:00-07:00
2013-07-24T03:27:00-07:00
North State Songapalooza
Over on Facebook, the North State Songwriters Group has begun the North State Songapalooza (thanks to local country star <a href="http://naterogers.com/" target="_blank">Nate Rogers</a> for coming up with the name).<br><br>
I was inspired to organize our Songapalooza after reading about a <a href="http://www.texasmonthly.com/story/lessons-being-prolific-songwriter#.UdhJ5FBRndE.facebook" target="_blank">songwriting game going on in Texas</a>. This challenge requires members to write a song around a given phrase in a short period of time. Journalist Jon Lewis gave our group their first songwriting assignment: "love's simmering" and we had two weeks to come up with a completed song using the phrase.<br><div>
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For me, undertaking a songwriting challenge is like offering my muse a triple-shot expresso with a Redbull chaser. I get very caught up in the creative energy and forget to do things like sleep, feed my family and <strike>finish zipping my dress </strike> other crucial daily activities.<br><br>
I worked on one song for ten days and wasn't at all happy with it, but last Monday I unwrapped a bowl my sister gave me and was immediately inspired. I wrote, recorded and rewrote over the next two days and finished "Good Days" this morning.<br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/1055027
2013-07-02T01:07:00-07:00
2020-12-17T21:55:20-08:00
No, it's not in Washington, DC.....
We're celebrating Independence Day with a new song, <i><b>Where America Lives</b></i>, and we're giving away free downloads this week -- help yourself!<br><br><a href="http://www.stillmarried.net/whereamericalives.cfm" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Where America Lives</span></a><br><br><br><br><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/3lVh09YTvzA" width="640"></iframe>
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/888567
2013-06-06T00:25:00-07:00
2017-02-01T22:45:17-08:00
Food and Fun and Hank
We've been rehearsing all week - we're looking forward to bringing our music to the Red Bluff Crawdad Festival this Saturday afternoon. <br><br>
It'll be a warm one - or, as we like to call it: Good Singing Weather. The Red Bluff Chamber of Commerce has scheduled some <b>cool</b> Cajun and Zydeco band and has added some <b>cool</b> water features - so don't worry about the heat.<br><br>
We'll be playing original tunes at noon -- but we'll throw a little Jambalaya into the mix because it's the Crawdad Festival, for heaven's sake. <br><br>
C'mon out and enjoy the food and the festivities. And sing along with Hank:<br><br><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xnKOVPXhlnE" width="480"></iframe>
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2013-06-02T23:30:00-07:00
2022-06-01T14:48:18-07:00
Crawfish, Crayfish, Crawdad.....
Whatever you call them, they're delicious and Red Bluff is celebrating the Cajun treat in high-style this weekend. <br><br>
Craig and I are looking forward to sharing our original tunes on the local stage at noon on Saturday, June 8th, at the <a href="http://crawdadfestival.net/" target="_blank">Red Bluff Crawdad Festival</a>. C'mon out to the <b>Tehama District Fairgrounds</b> and <i><b>Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler!</b></i><br><br>
Porter Wagoner and friends get us in the mood: <br><br><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/I6E1A0uY66M" width="480"></iframe>
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Still Married
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2013-05-12T23:43:00-07:00
2017-02-01T21:32:57-08:00
Art in Public Places: Redding City Hall
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/560664
2013-04-18T06:01:00-07:00
2017-01-14T07:24:50-08:00
Folk Tunes at Going Local
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Nick Ciampi has gathered a boatload of local folk musicians to share their tunes at Going Local this Saturday night. Still Married will play at 7. Other folkies on the bill include: </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br></span></span>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; line-height: 16px;">Hayden Ball, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; line-height: 16px;">Josh Lang, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; line-height: 16px;">Tommy Ghiorso, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; line-height: 16px;">Daniel Davies, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; line-height: 16px;">Richard Morris, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; line-height: 16px;">Mary Rose, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; line-height: 16px;">Miss Jackie, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; line-height: 16px;">Jake Standifer</span></b></span>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 16px;">Craig and I will debut <b>The Redding Song</b> at this event and we are excited to be sharing a couple new duets from our upcoming CD, Whiskeytown Roadhouse.</span></span>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1410 Beltline Road</span></b></span>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 16px;">Redding, California 96003</span></span></b>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/365907
2013-03-12T23:52:00-07:00
2017-02-01T18:38:51-08:00
The Redding Song
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Over on Redding.com, blogger <a href="http://blogs.redding.com/mbeauchamp/archives/2013/03/what-does-reddi.html" target="_blank">Marc Beauchamp</a> posed a challenge -- </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br></span>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">".....a contest to come up with a telling or funny acronym that spells R-E-D-D-I-N-G."</span>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;">I call it a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">Dream Assignment for a songwriter who loves Redding:</span></span>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/69846
2013-02-13T05:59:00-08:00
2017-01-14T07:24:48-08:00
Angry? Bitter? This Valentine's 4 U
If you're looking for a sweet, sentimental love song to celebrate this day of romance, keep looking. But if you like your Valentine's Day tunes with a dose heartbreak and twist of revenge, then go ahead and help yourself to "Heart Shaped Stones."<br><br><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rTUfL34DLZM/URwHxuU4IEI/AAAAAAAABBU/DCd52mWshfU/s1600/revengeheartpic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="//4.bp.blogspot.com/-rTUfL34DLZM/URwHxuU4IEI/AAAAAAAABBU/DCd52mWshfU/s320/revengeheartpic.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="320" width="320" /></a>I wrote this song many years ago - and it's still one of my favorites to sing. Our kids think it's kind of creepy and that's part of what I like about it.<br><br>
So whether you're happily single, looking for love, or celebrating the day with your One and Only, please hop on over to our website for a free download of "Heart Shaped Stones."<br><br>
Click here: <a href="http://www.stillmarried.net/listen.cfm" target="_blank">Heart Shaped Stones at StillMarried.Net</a><br><br>
Hope you get chocolate and champagne and NOT stones. Unless, of course, they're diamonds.<br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/286798
2013-01-23T00:17:00-08:00
2017-02-01T17:06:13-08:00
All Aboard for Redding's Cultural Cruise
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<span style='color: #262626; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Grande"; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;'>Redding
City Hall (777 Cypress Ave) will ring with the sound of original music on
January 25th, when the North State Songwriters present a showcase featuring
local singer-songwriters as part of the city-wide Cultural Cruise.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><p></p></span>
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<span style='color: #262626; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Grande"; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;'>4:00pm
Nick Ciampi<p></p></span>
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<span style='color: #262626; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Grande"; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;'>4:40pm
Jackie Lynn Brodersen<p></p></span>
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Matthew Songmaker and the Mountain Messengers<p></p></span>
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Still Married<p></p></span>
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Americana and blues. <b>Still Married </b>country-folk music celebrates the
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California. <b>Richard Morris</b> plays a lively blend of pop and rock. <b>Will Miller</b> performs country folk tunes with an acoustic flair. <b>Paul Howell</b>'s
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span>Will Miller: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Will-Miller/247502455305381?fref=ts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Will-Miller/247502455305381?fref=ts</a></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-family: arial narrow; font-size: large;">Still Married will be playing a few new tunes from our upcoming CD: <b><i>Whiskeytown Roadhouse </i></b>-- c'mon out and enjoy complimentary refreshments and meet the artists whose work is on display at Shasta County's largest art gallery.</span></span>
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Cottonwood Art Wine and Music Festival
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Where The Heart Is: Cottonwood
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Fifteen years ago, we sold our house, packed up our kids and left the suburbs of San Jose for a place we'd only passed through a couple of times on vacation. We landed in the cowboy town of Cottonwood, put down roots and never looked back. </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This song has been trying to write itself ever since we fell in love with this place -- the landscape, the people and the spirit. We're looking forward to singing this new tune in our hometown at the <a href="http://stillmarriedband.blogspot.com/2013/01/cottonwood-fun-art-wine-and-music.html" target="_blank">Cottonwood Art Wine and Music Festival</a> on Saturday, January 19th. </span><br><br><br><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1Egu8A3Yr10" width="640"></iframe>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">C'mon down to Cottonwood - enjoy the art, the wine and the music in this charming Old West Town. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Craig and I are looking forward to playing some new tunes at this local event coming up on January 19th.</span>
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/270269
2012-12-22T01:36:00-08:00
2017-01-14T07:24:50-08:00
Free Christmas Tunes
Still Married wishes you a Joyful Christmas with two free downloads on our website. <br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/215879
2012-09-17T23:30:00-07:00
2017-02-01T15:53:05-08:00
Free Food. And Music and Culture.
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Redding City Hall will be the scene for the Fall Art Reception on Thursday, September 20th, from 5-7.</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Enjoy complimentary refreshments and meet the artists who have work on display through January, 2013. We'll be there, sharing original Shasta County Country Folk tunes, along with Nick Ciampi and Paul Howell.</span><br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It's always a treat to play for this event and celebrate our local artists.</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">One of the songs we'll be performing is this new one - <b><i>Sundays Rest.</i></b> We introduced it last Saturday to some very sweet folks at the Cottonwood Community Center Barbecue. Just about everyone who lives in Cottonwood is sweet - it's one of the reasons we love calling this place "home."</span><br><br><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/s0qfQsrPWpw" width="640"></iframe>
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/59316
2012-09-11T07:31:00-07:00
2017-01-14T07:24:48-08:00
Fun in Cottonwood - Saturday
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The barbecue and the entertainment are free. The town is quaint, the skies are clearing and fall is in the air. All good reasons to head to Cottonwood this Saturday, September 15th.</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'll be running (ok - slow jogging) in the 5K race at 8 AM at North Cottonwood School. (Want to join me? Contact: Carri Longnecker at imissfriends@hotmail.com.) Then (after a shower) we'll head to the Community Center (</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">20595 Gas Point Road) </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">where volunteers will be cooking up barbecue.</span><br><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Singer-songwriter Will Miller will be on stage starting at 10 -- he'll be playing a set of country tunes. </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br></span>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Still Married will perform from 11 till noon -- lots of original Shasta County Country Folk. The event is a fundraiser for the John Lipsey Memorial Run and there will be a tree planting and dedication, as well. We'd love to see you there!</span><br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/173908
2012-05-31T23:00:00-07:00
2012-05-31T23:00:00-07:00
Fun Folks
<span class="Apple-style-span">Local trio <b>Manzanita</b> will bring their </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;">folk and light rock</span><span class="Apple-style-span"> tunes -- standards and originals -- to the Post Office Saloon this coming Wednesday, June 6th, from 6:30 - 9:30. </span><br><div>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/160747
2012-04-24T23:30:00-07:00
2019-07-31T20:08:09-07:00
Leaving Redding
If you want to leave Redding by train - and you're not hopping a freight car -- you are limited to a late-night departure. It's the price we pay for our geography -- we're far away from....well.... just about everywhere. Worth it, if you ask me.<br><br>
Our son had to catch a train a few weeks ago, and until then, Craig and I had never been in downtown Redding at 2 AM. It was rather dark and desolate and the whole ordeal made for a ridiculously long night. But the outing DID inspire a new tune - a song about a woman quietly leaving this town behind.<br><br>
I've been writing songs about this area for many years, and this is the first time I've written "Redding" in a lyric - it's a pretty word to sing, actually. The song will be on our upcoming CD: <b>Whiskeytown Roadhouse.</b><br><br><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/q24maCu4YbY" width="640"></iframe><br><br><h2>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/148541
2012-03-15T23:58:00-07:00
2012-03-15T23:58:00-07:00
A dyslexic Irishman walks into a bra.....
...Yes, I'm a sucker for all things Irish -- including bad jokes.<br><br>
In celebration of Saint Patrick's Day, we are giving away free downloads of our cover of an old Irish tune: <b><i>The Parting Glass</i></b>. It will be the final track on our upcoming CD, <b>Whiskeytown Roadhouse. </b><br><b><br></b><br>
The song has roots that go back more than 300 years, and it's been recorded by dozens of artists, including: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, Sinead O'Connor, The High Kings and now, Still Married.<br><br>
Click on the link to our website for our version and help yourself: <a href="http://www.stillmarried.net/listen.cfm" target="_blank">Still Married free download page.</a>
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/140296
2012-02-14T04:57:00-08:00
2012-02-14T04:57:00-08:00
Giving Away Heart Shaped Stones for Valentine's Day
Murder and mayhem.... It's the kind of thing Still Married serves up in a Valentine's Day song. We're giving it away on our website - please help yourself at the link below:<br><br><a href="http://www.stillmarried.net/listen.cfm" target="_blank">Heart Shaped Stones Free Download.</a><br><br><br>
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/137490
2012-02-03T02:48:00-08:00
2017-01-14T07:24:50-08:00
A Tropical Vacation for Your Tongue
I have pineapple on my mind. Craig and I spent a luscious week in Hawaii for our 27th wedding anniversary -- and we enjoyed (among other things) pineapple in all sorts of dishes. Our favorite, of course, was a wedge tucked on the top of tropical cocktail.<br><br>
But back to real life....sigh. I was looking for interesting ways to serve pineapple (minus the rum) at home.<br><br>
This dish, gorgeous to look at and deliciously complex in flavor, makes a lovely light lunch. For dinner, we've enjoyed it with grilled chicken and quinoa pilaf. And yes, you can use canned beets and canned pineapple - but the flavor is much livelier with fresh ingredients.<br><br><div style="text-align: center;">
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3-4 beets, roasted, sliced *<br><br>
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2 tablespoons honey<br>
3 tablespoons rice vinegar<br>
pinch of salt<br>
1/4 teaspoon white pepper<br>
1/3 cup olive oil<br><br>
Whisk together dressing ingredients. Toss the dressing (you may not need all of it - add a little at a time and taste) with beets and pineapple. Enjoy.<br><br>
* I wash the beets, wrap them in foil and roast at 350 degrees for 1- 1 1/2 hours - depending on the size of the beet. They should be tender - easily cut with a butter knife. Once they've cooled, peel and slice. Alternately, the Holiday Market deli (Redding and Cottonwood) sells roasted organic beets.<br><br>
Printable recipe: <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/stillmarriedrecipes/home/pineapple-beet-salad" target="_blank">CLick here.</a>
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/136990
2012-01-31T03:00:00-08:00
2017-01-14T07:24:49-08:00
Cultural Cruise 2012: Wrap Up
Redding City Hall was buzzing with art fans last Friday evening. They were enjoying a fun stop on the 2012 Cultural Cruise, where artwork is displayed on all three floors. There was much oohing and aahing over a variety of works - paintings, photographs and sculptures. It took me awhile snap a picture of this amazing piece by artist James Freeman, because so many people were swarming around it.<br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Grab a cup of coffee and spend some time exploring the exhibits on all three floors of Redding City Hall - they'll be there through May. You will be delighted, I promise.<br><br><br><br>
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/134532
2012-01-18T13:14:00-08:00
2017-01-14T07:24:49-08:00
Redding Cultural Cruise 2012
A city-wide event celebrating art and culture -- it's a Redding tradition and we love being part of it. <br><br>
Craig and I will be joined by several other North State songwriters at Redding City Hall on Friday, January 27th.<br><br>
On the bill are: 5:00 Nick Ciampi<br>
5:45 Paul Howell<br>
6:30 The Pine Dogz<br>
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Come check out the new artwork on display, enjoy refreshments and meet the artists. There are several venues on the Cruise - maps are available here: <a href="http://www.shastalibraries.org/spl/pdfs/2012/CulturalCruiseMap2012Jan.pdf" target="_blank">Cultural Cruise Map</a><br><br>
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/133026
2012-01-10T14:40:00-08:00
2017-01-14T07:24:49-08:00
2012 Word: Discipline
Last year, I took Christine Kane's advice regarding New Year's Resolutions. Kane is a singer-songwriter and "Mentor to Women Who are Changing the World." She explains her philosophy on her blog: "Choose a word for the year and let it guide you to take action." You can read the whole piece on her website: <a href="http://christinekane.com/resolution-revolution-a-better-way-to-start-your-year/" target="_blank">Christine Kane: Resolution Revolution.</a><br><br>
I procrastinated about what I was going to commit to for 2012, but I decided there was no way around it. My word for 2012 is <b><i>discipline</i></b>. That's not an easy word for me, because I tend to be relaxed and laid back. "Let It Be" has worked well for me. But at this age, at this moment, with my goals and aspirations, discipline is a requirement.<br><br><br><ul>
<li>I've just begun fiddle lessons, and it's challenging my middle-aged brain to the limit. Practice doesn't make perfect - at least not so far - but the discipline is slowly easing me out of the "screeching cat" phase. </li>
<li>I'm working on a 10-song <a href="http://whiskeytownroadhouse.com/" target="_blank">CD project</a> that's only half written. Discipline (and coffee) will get me into my studio for the necessary early morning writing sessions. </li>
<li>Last summer, I started running and preparing healthy meals and I managed to lose 20 pounds. That weight is not going to stay gone without a little -- or most likely, a lot -- of discipline. </li>
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So, with this handy-dandy word tucked into my pocket, I'm ready for whatever the New Year has in store.<br><br>
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/127907
2011-12-10T08:27:00-08:00
2020-05-14T02:10:05-07:00
Merry Christmas Shortbread Cookies
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I make about 70 pounds of this shortbread dough in December -- we give away most of the cookies - to customers, friends, roving bands of neighborhood teens. It's my favorite holiday recipe because it's SO simple and still so amazingly good.<br><br>You can roll the dough out, cut out fancy shapes. You can decorate them or drizzle them with melted chocolate. But I prefer them plain, naked -- pure, simple perfection.<br><br>I started with a recipe from Jeremiah Tower -- but I added vanilla to it and played with the baking time, so I consider it mine, now.<br><br>Feel free to consider it yours:<br><br><strong>Christmas Shortbread Cookies</strong><br><br>1 pound butter, room temperature<br>1 cup sugar<br>1 teaspoon vanilla<br>4 cups flour<br><br><br>Cream butter, sugar and vanilla. Mix in flour. Form dough into logs and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least one hour. (Logs can be frozen.) Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Slice dough and place slices on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for thirty minutes.<br><br>The cookies should be pale, not browned - take them out just as soon as the tops are dry. They will be delicate and oh-so-wonderful.<br><br>Enjoy!</div>
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/126866
2011-12-06T01:01:00-08:00
2017-02-01T13:35:15-08:00
NOT a Christmas Letter
I completely flaked out in 2010 (and still feel guilty about it) but this year I managed to put together a Friedman Family video Christmas Card for 2011. <br><br>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/121492
2011-11-03T00:00:00-07:00
2017-01-14T07:24:49-08:00
51 Days
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It's true. Christmas is just 51 <strike>frantic</strike> fun-filled days away. If you're thinking lists, gifts and oh-my-where-did-the-year-go? Don't worry, because local artists are here to help get you through this Christmas season. <br><br>
This Saturday, you'll find 40 local artists and crafters at ARTsMART at The Mt. Shasta Mall from 10 - 9. Come out and enjoy art displays, demonstrations, musical entertainment and craft booths. The kids can work on fun projects, and you can peruse the art displays and find unique local gifts for everyone on your list.<br><br>
Still Married will play original tunes in the Food Court from 11 until noon, and we'll have some CDs to give away. We'd love to see you there.
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/118422
2011-10-12T21:48:00-07:00
2022-05-29T08:10:53-07:00
Simon's Still Amazing After All These Years
Celebrating the brilliant Paul Simon on his 70th birthday. This is my favorite version of my favorite Paul Simon tune: Kathy's Song, performed by Eva Cassidy.<br><div>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/115178
2011-09-20T00:41:00-07:00
2017-01-14T07:24:49-08:00
Celebrating Redding's Sundial Bridge
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dgT5u5eVoyw/TnipKhTiRLI/AAAAAAAAA6A/TkuhfAx0HQ8/s1600/sundialbridgespire.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="//3.bp.blogspot.com/-dgT5u5eVoyw/TnipKhTiRLI/AAAAAAAAA6A/TkuhfAx0HQ8/s320/sundialbridgespire.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654455330367751346" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" /></a><br>I'm thrilled that <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/tanyamohn/2011/09/16/the-worlds-most-incredible-bridges/">Forbes Magazine</a> has named the Sundial Bridge "One of the World's Most Incredible Bridges." Of course, I always knew it was special, and I've been inspired time and again by its beauty. <div><br></div><div>In celebration, we are giving away free downloads of our song, <i><b>Under the Sundial Bridge</b></i> on our website. Click <a href="http://www.stillmarried.net/listen.cfm">here</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>We're looking forward to sharing that tune and others on Thursday evening, from 5-7, at Redding City Hall at the Fall Art Reception. We'll be alternating sets with talented folk-rocker Nick Ciampi. </div><div><br></div><div>And because "Forever begins with a kiss under the Sundial Bridge," we'll be giving away kisses. Please stop by.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/107519
2011-08-01T03:44:00-07:00
2017-02-01T13:04:20-08:00
Be There: Art and Music this Week
<div>Come out for the opening of abstract artist Lita Couhart's show on Wednesday evening, 5 - 7, at the Bohemian Art Loft. Her work is colorful and exciting and she uses textures and shapes in wonderfully imaginative ways. Lita is celebrating her first solo show here in Redding - come out and enjoy music and refreshments and meet the delightful Lita. </div><div>
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<div>Saturday evening, cool off with a drive up to Gray Pine Farm for dinner and some incredible Bluegrass/Americana music. Shasta County native Rita Hosking will be there with her band, Cousin Jack. Sharing the bill is North Carolina band Dehlia Low.</div>
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<div>Rita charms audiences every time she comes to town. Her voice is magical and her songwriting is always poignant and poetic. Her Shasta County roots run deep, and her story songs are vivid and brilliantly crafted. Winner of the Dave Carter Memorial Songwriting Contest, Rita's toured in Europe and recently finished recording her fifth CD.</div>
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<div>Craig and I are looking forward to some amazing musicianship and great harmonies from Dehlia Low. We caught them on TV a while back and were impressed with their soulful bluegrass-country tunes. </div>
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<div>Cool mountain breeze, cool mountain music -- should be a perfect evening out at Gray Pine Farm.</div>
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<span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">or the Oak Run Country Store</span></span></div></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 15px; font-size: x-small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">(accepts cash or checks only)</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size:85%;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">(530) 472-1029</span></span></div></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">*subject to availability </span></span></div></span>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/104340
2011-06-22T03:12:00-07:00
2017-01-14T07:24:48-08:00
Raise the Roof
Out little town of Cottonwood is pulling together this weekend. The mission? Raise $14,000 to fix the weather-damaged roof on the Community Center. The building is dear to my heart -- it's where my kids first learned to dance - and they ALL live to dance now. <div><br></div><div>Cottonwood is dear to my heart because we fell in love with this place - the old-west landscape, the generous people and the can-do spirit -- when we moved here thirteen years ago.<div><br></div>
<div>The event gets underway on Friday at 1 PM, when Shasta County Supervisor Les <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Baugh</span> and Cottonwood Mayor Mary O'Keeffe begin a 24-hour stint on the Community Center roof. Trip-tip barbecue starts at 5 -- $15 for adults, $5 for kids.</div>
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<div>Craig and I - Still Married - will play original Shasta County tunes from 5:30 - 6. </div>
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<div>Other entertainment will be provided by <a href="http://www.ronniebrackett.com/">Ronnie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Brackett</span></a>, Donna White-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Frampton</span> and Richard <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Horner</span>. The evenings' activities include a live auction, silent auction and raffle. The festivities continue on Saturday with a pancake breakfast and Kids Fun Day including free <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">hot dogs</span> for the first 200 kids, compliments of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Wallner</span> Plumbing.</div>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/104341
2011-06-21T23:00:00-07:00
2011-06-21T23:00:00-07:00
Exceptional Coffee and Original Tunes
<div>My word for 2011 is "FORGE" (see New Year's blog <a href="http://stillmarriedband.blogspot.com/2010/12/this-years-word-forge.html">post</a>) and when I picked that word, I made a few promises to myself. One thing I vowed to do was participate in more Open Mic events. Sharing songs in a casual setting is perfect for networking, trying out new material, and honing skills that can ONLY be developed in front of an audience.</div><div><br></div><div>So -- how perfect is this? My buddy Nick <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Ciampi</span> has organized a Songwriters Open Mic at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Barista's</span> Coffee ROASTING. <b>Roast</b>....<b>Forge. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Can you <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">se</span></span></b>e how I might take that as an omen?</div><div><br></div><div>Nick is hoping the event will become a Thursday evening tradition at Barista's.</div><div><br></div>If you're a fan of original music, come on out on June 23rd. If you're a songwriter, please join us and share what you're working on. Sing a little bit and enjoy a cup of exceptional specialty coffee.<div><br></div><div><b>Songwriters Open Mic</b></div><div><b>June 23, 6-8 PM</b></div><div>
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/104342
2011-05-23T23:25:00-07:00
2017-02-01T12:58:17-08:00
Shasta County Folk Song Honored
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<div>We're very excited that our song <b><i>The Hour of the Outlaw</i></b> received an Honorable Mention in the Folk category of the West Coast Songwriters International song contest. </div>
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<div>I wrote the song in response to a challenge on the Songwriting Scene blog: "Write a song based on a book title." I had read Maiya Williams' time-travel novel, <b>The Hour of the Outlaw,</b> to my kids a few years before and thought the title had a nice musical lilt to it. For the song's story, I found inspiration in a local historical event -- the <a href="http://www.legendsofamerica.com/ca-treasures5.html">Ruggles Brothers legend</a>, with its bad boys, sunken treasure and lynch mob. </div>
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<div>As a songwriter, I like to take the truth and make it better, so I whipped out my Poetic License and embellished the tale, creating a Shasta County folk song with a supernatural twist.</div>
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<div>The song is on our latest CD, <i><b>Storms and Other Blessed Burdens.</b></i>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/104343
2011-05-23T00:00:00-07:00
2021-04-27T06:41:15-07:00
70 Candles: Blowin' in the Wind
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N--dIaa8F5U/TdnQuve-QhI/AAAAAAAAA1g/dzNCBk024ms/s1600/Nick.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="//4.bp.blogspot.com/-N--dIaa8F5U/TdnQuve-QhI/AAAAAAAAA1g/dzNCBk024ms/s320/Nick.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609744312305598994" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 258px;" /></a><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Bob Dylan celebrates his 70th birthday this Tuesday, so singer-songwriter (and devoted Dylan fan) Nick Ciampi has organized a party.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>May 24th, 5:30 PM</span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Ultimate Pizza </span></b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1730 Pleasant Street<br></span></b></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Redding, CA 96001</span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>241-8646</span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"Dylan is a legend and still doing it," says Nick, when asked why he's putting together this musical tribute. "I wonder how many of us would be writing songs if he didn't start that bug in so many of us so long ago?" </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Nick has invited area musicians to come out and join in the celebration. It will be "a night for people to get together and play and have fun," Nick says. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> I'm planning to be there - I'll sing one of my favorite Dylan tunes, <i><b>One Too Many Mornings</b></i>.I first heard to the song on a Bobby Sherman album back in the late 60s. Yes - EVERYONE does Dylan.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Nick promises "a lot of great songs done in a lot of different ways."</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br>So what's Nick Ciampi's favorite Dylan tune? "So many songs to choose from," he says, "I could write a book on my favorites." But he's especially fond of "Blind Willie McTell," a ballad he calls honest and real.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Come help celebrate an American Icon on Tuesday night. You're welcome to sing, if you'd like, sing along, or just enjoy the great pizza and the camaraderie of fellow music fans.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here's The Kingston Trio's version of One Too Many Mornings:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br></span></div><br><iframe width="480" height="390" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ANrdxjd27XI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/104344
2011-04-19T06:15:00-07:00
2017-02-01T12:58:18-08:00
A Saul T. Show this Thursday
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/104345
2011-04-16T03:55:00-07:00
2017-01-14T07:24:48-08:00
Jewish Carpenter Tackles Coop
Several years ago when we had baby chicks, we cobbled together some plywood bins and called it a chicken house. Amazingly, the chickens thrived - produced many years of eggs, though their offerings were not always easy to find. <div><br></div><div> We are older and wiser, now, and <i>one of us</i> has obsessive-compulsive tendencies when it comes to building projects. Craig decided that this time he'd build a perfect chicken house, right of Better Coops and Gardens. He spent hours researching chicken requirements, calculating, measuring and planning. He built a Chicken <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Taj</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Majal</span> for our girls.<br><br><br><br><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-syT9I_3FXsk/TaejQs9S27I/AAAAAAAAA04/lVWOZbUjFK0/s1600/coopA.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="//2.bp.blogspot.com/-syT9I_3FXsk/TaejQs9S27I/AAAAAAAAA04/lVWOZbUjFK0/s320/coopA.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595620569372613554" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" /></a><br><br><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cCCW_pf3JHs/TaejRV1WRBI/AAAAAAAAA1I/E5RUtr9iyEE/s1600/coopB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="//1.bp.blogspot.com/-cCCW_pf3JHs/TaejRV1WRBI/AAAAAAAAA1I/E5RUtr9iyEE/s320/coopB.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595620580345136146" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" /></a>Laying boxes - with a drop down door for easy access.<br><br><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JVpmeJ3ZbEI/TaehdseS-MI/AAAAAAAAA0w/pnXTwT6mDo4/s1600/coop3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="//2.bp.blogspot.com/-JVpmeJ3ZbEI/TaehdseS-MI/AAAAAAAAA0w/pnXTwT6mDo4/s320/coop3.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595618593557641410" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" /></a><br><br><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I4kFaiPelys/TaejQ_wAKcI/AAAAAAAAA1A/iUQ880kuvxA/s1600/coopC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="//1.bp.blogspot.com/-I4kFaiPelys/TaejQ_wAKcI/AAAAAAAAA1A/iUQ880kuvxA/s320/coopC.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595620574417136066" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" /></a>Roosting bars.<br><br><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CxjCuf1vzW0/TaehdaBYZoI/AAAAAAAAA0o/OyfGdw3Om-k/s1600/coop4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="//3.bp.blogspot.com/-CxjCuf1vzW0/TaehdaBYZoI/AAAAAAAAA0o/OyfGdw3Om-k/s320/coop4.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595618588604524162" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" /></a><br><br><br><br><br><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3r9t4TP-oMM/TaehdHlgeBI/AAAAAAAAA0g/uymQiF3oooE/s1600/coop5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="//2.bp.blogspot.com/-3r9t4TP-oMM/TaehdHlgeBI/AAAAAAAAA0g/uymQiF3oooE/s320/coop5.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595618583655774226" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" /></a><br><br><br><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ade_1dP5SAE/TaehcuF56zI/AAAAAAAAA0Y/n5qX5fF62m4/s1600/teenschickensplus.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="//1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ade_1dP5SAE/TaehcuF56zI/AAAAAAAAA0Y/n5qX5fF62m4/s320/teenschickensplus.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595618576812337970" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" /></a>Now you would think these birds would be grateful - happy to nestle into their safe (expensive) plywood haven in the evening. No. Chickens don't do grateful, but they do aggravating very well. They huddle on the ground, under the ramp in the evening chill and we have to go out at dusk and gather them up one at a time and force them into their house. </div><div><br></div><div>Not the brightest of breeds, our Buff <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Orpingtons</span> and Black <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Australorps</span> will find their own way into their coop at night or they will end up a tasty, not-quite-kosher midnight snack for our neighborhood owls. </div><div><br></div><div>Of course, our two old, retired chickens still prefer to free-range. They spend their days messing on my patio and their nights huddled in a jasmine bush. On occasion, they enjoy making a political statement. </div><div><br></div><div>Here's Killer, doing her take on "A Chicken in Every Pot:"</div><div><br></div><div>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/104346
2011-03-15T22:09:00-07:00
2017-02-01T12:58:18-08:00
St. Patrick's Day Giveaway
According to family legend, my great-great grandfather, George Convy, brought a piece of sod from the homeland when he emigrated from Ireland in 1866. Now and then, when he was feeling particularly homesick, he would take it out and have a good cry.<br><br>The Irish, who fled their country by the thousands, did not have a word for "emigrate" -- instead, they used the word for "exile," which struck me as sad and poignant. In this song, <strong><em>The Turf o' Tullamore, </em></strong>I pay tribute to my Irish ancestors, who came from Tullamore, Ireland, to make a new life in St Louis, MO, -- and who occasionally grieved for their homeland.<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>
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<div><strong><em>The Turf o' Tullamore</em></strong></div></span></i></b></div>
<div>words and music © Erin Coombs Friedman<br><br><br>Into the West – land of the free<br>In freedom will I e’er a stranger be<br>So up the stairs I climb<br>Open up the trunk and find<br>The piece of home I carried ‘cross the sea<br><br><em>chorus:</em><br><br>Weeping o’er The Turf o’ Tullamore<br>Exiles both – the Irish sod and I<br>The Turf o’ Tullamore<br>Will know my bones forevermore<br>Sweeten my grave when I<br>Lay down to die<br><br><br>For my sons, I made a pledge<br>They’ll not beg the Crown for daily bread<br>There’s days I understand<br>The promise in this promised land<br>And days I fill my glass with my regrets<br><br><em>chorus</em><br><br>When I take my final rest<br>Lay the Turf o’ Tullamore upon my breast<br>And it’s sweet - the dream I’ll dream<br>Home to Erin’s fields of green<br>By the Shannon’s holy waters, I’ll be blessed<br><br><em>chorus</em><br><br>Youtube Link <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=sbv1bMllWEY">Here</a>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/104347
2011-03-09T06:24:00-08:00
2017-01-14T07:24:48-08:00
Saturday Night Nick
Our dear friend and musical mentor, <b>Nick <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Ciampi</span>,</b> will be rocking Vintage in Downtown <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Redding</span> this Saturday night, at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ArtHop</span> After-Party. Nick plays the folk rock tunes you know by heart and a huge selection of his original tunes. In addition to being an all-around wonderful guy, Nick is also an inventor, music teacher, and guitar player extra-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">ordinaire</span>. <div>
<br><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Yy51u3wt570/TXfrN_Al72I/AAAAAAAAAzE/Ovee3S5j6I0/s1600/Nick%2BCity%2BHall.jpg"><img src="//2.bp.blogspot.com/-Yy51u3wt570/TXfrN_Al72I/AAAAAAAAAzE/Ovee3S5j6I0/s320/Nick%2BCity%2BHall.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582188888633765730" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 258px;" /></a><br>Do yourself a favor and get out on Saturday night and do some serious Hopping. Then wind down at Vintage with a glass of your favorite beverage and one of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Redding's</span> favorite musicians.</div><div><br></div><div>
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</div><div><br></div><div>Check out Nick's website: <a href="http://nickciampiproductions.com/Nick_Ciampi_Productions/This_Is_Nick.html">Here</a>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/104348
2011-03-03T02:00:00-08:00
2017-01-14T07:24:48-08:00
In Search of The Perfect Gig
<div>The Business That Pays the Bills (Wrap-N-Pack) has demanded our undivided attention for the past year. We've managed some songwriting and recording, and we play occasional gigs, but mostly we've been busy helping our customers. </div><div><br></div><div>We probably should have stepped into this musician thing back when we were young and bullet-proof. But here we are, in our fifties, where a good night's sleep is mandatory, and our business and our kids require us to be upright and responsible during the day. So nighttime gigs are pretty much out of the question. </div><div><br></div><div>Late nights are not an option, and our free time is limited. That didn't keep us from envisioning The Perfect Gig for Still Married: It's in the early evening and it lasts about an hour. At The Perfect Gig, the audience is congenial and connects with the music. There are smiles, mutual respect. </div><div><br></div><div>It's elusive, and, we thought, probably imaginary. </div><div><br></div><div>But last Friday afternoon, we lucked out, and enjoyed The Perfect Gig, when we played our tunes for the residents at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Oakdale</span> Heights Assisted Living. The folks there were kind, beautiful and generous with their attention. They smiled, they sipped wine and sang along while we played "Stand By Me" and "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain." We felt truly blessed to be there and share the music. </div><div><br></div><div>Now that we know where The Perfect Gig awaits, we look forward to returning.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CUhdUATs7e0/TW8vPg36AtI/AAAAAAAAAy0/9opO3cJpbvA/s1600/Oakdale%2BHts%2B-%2BSHadow%2Bof%2BShasta%2B0%2B01%2B22-28.jpg"><img src="//2.bp.blogspot.com/-CUhdUATs7e0/TW8vPg36AtI/AAAAAAAAAy0/9opO3cJpbvA/s320/Oakdale%2BHts%2B-%2BSHadow%2Bof%2BShasta%2B0%2B01%2B22-28.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579730406904300242" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" /></a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/104349
2011-01-18T22:00:00-08:00
2017-02-01T12:58:19-08:00
Celebrate Culture
The Cultural Cruise - a city-wide celebration of the arts - gets underway on <b>January 28th at 4 PM. </b><div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; font-family:'Lucida Grande', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">From the Turtle Bay website: J</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; font-family:'Lucida Grande', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">oin the Turtle Bay Museum, Shasta County Arts Council’s Old City Hall Gallery, Redding City Hall, Redding Library, First United Methodist Church, Shasta State Historic Park, Shasta College Art Gallery and North Valley Art League for a night of visual enjoyment. Cruise with your family and friends around Redding to see exciting art exhibitions and enjoy refreshments at each hosting gallery – a truly pleasurable evening. Pick up a Cultural Cruise map at the locations listed above for more detailed information. FREE!</span></span>
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<div>Craig and I will be playing our original music at Redding City Hall beginning at 5 PM, along with another husband and wife duo, <b><a href="http://www.pinedogz.com/">The Pine Dogz</a>. </b>
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<div>We're looking forward to sharing tunes from our new CD, <i><b>Storms and Other Blessed Burdens</b></i>, including this one, inspired by a Shasta County legend:</div>
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</div><br><br>THe Hour of the Outlaw<br>words and music © 2010 Erin Friedman<br><br>He checked his pocket watch and he pulled his hat down low<br>Crouched in shadowed canyon beside the stagecoach road<br>Stood ready with his shotgun and when the stage arrived<br>Shot the guard and stole the gold and proved his daddy right<br><br>The Hour of the Outlaw<br>Seconds beat like a drum<br>The Hour of the Outlaw<br>The countdown has begun<br><br>His daddy was a scoundrel, a gambler and a thief<br>Took a bullet in his back for the aces up his sleeve<br>Before he died he said, "Son, outlaw blood runs through your veins<br>And all I got to leave you is this pocket watch and chain"<br><br>The Outlaw of the stagecoach trail could not out run his fate<br>Time had come for justice and justice would not wait<br>An angry mob rode out to Whiskey Creek and tracked him down<br>Left him swinging like a pendulum from the highest tree in town<br><br>The treasure still lies buried on the banks of Whiskey Creek<br>Many men have searched and failed - fortunately<br>But when the time is right, some unsuspecting soul<br>Will dig up a cursed pocket watch and strongbox full of gold<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2887384762916934752-6122545308836424760?l=stillmarriedband.blogspot.com" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="1" width="1" /></div>
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/104350
2010-12-29T22:09:00-08:00
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This Year's Word: Forge
This year I'm taking Christine Kane's advice. Kane is a singer-songwriter, and, according to her website: "Mentor to Women who are Changing the World." Kane suggests that instead of making (and breaking) resolutions, we choose a single word for the year - a "word that can guide you to take action." She explains it eloquently on her website: <a href="http://christinekane.com/blog/resolution-revolution-a-better-way-to-start-your-year/">Christine Kane.</a><br><div>
<br><div>I considered what's coming up this year, and I've settled on my word for 2011: "<b>Forge</b>." I'm intrigued and inspired by the image of a fiery cauldron that transforms and creates with the power of heat.</div>
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<div>Songwriting -- when I do it right -- requires figuratively going into the flames, wallowing in the embers and ash and coming out with something new and interesting. The process is not pretty or fun and often heavy sweating is involved. The music project I'm working on for 2011 will require a fair amount of time in the fire, and I'm ready.</div>
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<div>In these <strike>wicked</strike> challenging economic times, our business model needs to <b>forge</b> ahead: evolve, grow and change. It will require <b>forging</b> something exciting and new from something old. Not sure what or how. But, hey, those aren't my words this year. ;-) </div>
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<div>And dealing with our children as adults - or almost adults - requires forging new ways of parenting and being in the world with them. Not quite as challenging as transforming iron into hardened steel, but sometimes it feels pretty close.</div>
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<div>So - as I forge into the New Year, I look forward to seeing how this word guides and inspires me. And I'm wondering if you have a word for 2011. Tell, please.... </div>
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<div>Whatever your words, your plans and your dreams are for the New Year, I hope your days are filled with love and joy and peace. </div>
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/104351
2010-12-16T00:00:00-08:00
2017-01-14T07:24:48-08:00
Have Yourself a Local Little Christmas
It's unique, it's local, it's inexpensive. And heck, we've arrived at Countdown Time and those stockings simply <i>must</i> be stuffed. Why not stuff them with local music and support our local art community, too?<div><br></div><div>
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<div>For original country-folk tunes, all of our Still Married <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">CDs</span> are available at <a href="http://www.wrapnpack.net/">Wrap-N-Pack</a> in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Redding</span> and on <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">CDBaby</span>.com</a>.</div>
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<div>The North State is home to a wide variety of artists and you can find a selection of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">CDs</span> at:</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.shastaartscouncil.org/#">The Gift Gallery at Old City Hall </a></div>
<div>Bernie's Guitar -3086 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Bechelli</span> Ln, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Redding</span> </div>
<div><a href="http://enjoymagazine.net/">Enjoy the Store</a></div>
<div>The Gift Store at Turtle Bay</div>
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<div>On <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">CDBaby</span>.com you'll find Chuck <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">McCabe's</span> tribute song: "I'd Rather Be in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Redding</span>" on his critically acclaimed album "<a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/chuckmccabe5">Creatures of Habit</a>." Great stuff there, including the sweet, poignant "My Prayer for You."</div>
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<div>From Chuck <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">McCabe's</span> song:</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>What makes you laugh</div>
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<div>And may your Christmas be filled with sounds and songs that make you smile.</div>
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/104352
2010-12-12T01:58:00-08:00
2020-02-12T02:40:15-08:00
It's All About Butter
It's that time, again....a post from last year:<div><br></div><div>The freezer is cleared out in preparation for my annual holiday ritual: <em>The Stockpiling of the Cookie Dough. </em><br><br>I make about 70 pounds of this shortbread dough in December -- we give away most of the cookies - to customers, friends, roving bands of neighborhood teens. It's my favorite holiday recipe because it's SO simple and still so amazingly good.<br><br>You can roll the dough out, cut out fancy shapes. You can decorate them or drizzle them with melted chocolate. But I prefer them plain, naked -- pure, simple perfection.<br><br>I started with a recipe from Jeremiah Tower -- but I added vanilla to it and played with the baking time, so I consider it mine, now.<br><br>Feel free to consider it yours:<br><br><strong>Christmas Shortbread Cookies</strong><br><br>1 pound butter, room temperature<br>1 cup sugar<br>1 teaspoon vanilla<br>4 cups flour<br><br><br>Cream butter, sugar and vanilla. Mix in flour. Form dough into logs and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least one hour. (Logs can be frozen.) Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Slice dough and place slices on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for thirty minutes.<br><br>The cookies should be pale, not browned - so keep an eye on them, as oven temperatures vary.<br><br>Enjoy!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2887384762916934752-245344779045660774?l=stillmarriedband.blogspot.com" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="1" width="1" /></div>
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/104353
2010-12-05T22:09:00-08:00
2017-02-01T12:58:19-08:00
Free Christmas Download
These years are starting to run together a bit...tonight is Christmas Movie and Latke Night at our house.<br><br><div>It's about this time each year that we prescribe a little R & R for ourselves. It involves champagne and movie-watching. The movie is always the Frank Capra classic <em><strong>It's a Wonderful Life.</strong></em>
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<br>It's sappy-but-sweet and we've watched countless times. Craig and I and the kids have committed most of the dialogue to memory - and snippets of it have become part of our family shtick.<br><br><em>"Where's that money, you silly, stupid old fool?!"</em>
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<em><br></em>"I heard it - bout time one of you lugheads said it."</div><div><br></div><div>"You call this a happy family? Why do we have to have all these kids?"</div><div>
<br>My aunt, Carol Coombs, played little Janie Bailey in the film, the piano-playing gal who banged out <em>Hark, the Herald Angels Sing</em> "over and OVER!!!" --'til Jimmy Stewart just about went over the edge. That sort of thing happens at our house, too.<br><br>This song was inspired by the movie, and the kind folks over at KLXR AM 1230 had this song to their Christmas playlist for the past couple of years.<br><br>It's yours to download for free on our website this month: <a href="http://www.stillmarried.net">Still Married </a><br><br><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="https://www.youtube.com/v/3tRRZmpOGhA&hl=en_US&fs=1&">
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<strong><br></strong><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">words and music © Erin Coombs Friedman </span></p>
<p align="center"><br>Last Spring I left behind a picture perfect family<br>Then I learned all that glitters is not gold<br>By September, I was sorry, sad and lonely<br>It’s Christmas Eve - I’m at the end of my rope<br><br>There’s an old movie playin’ on the TV<br>‘Bout a man who had it all but wanted more<br>He’s got Clarence – Me? I got Jim Beam<br>We’re both wishing we’d never been born<br><br>It was only black and white<br>But It Was a Wonderful Life<br>It used to be mine and I want it back<br>One more time for Auld Lange Syne<br>It Was a Wonderful Life<br>And I want it back<br><br>I want to run through the streets of our home town<br>Find you waitin’ there beside the Christmas tree<br>Bells are ringing, children singing - I see it all now<br>I’m home again and an angel gets his wings </p>
<p align="center"><br>It was only black and white<br>But It Was a Wonderful Life<br>It used to be mine and I want it back<br>One more time for Auld Lange Syne<br>It Was a Wonderful Life<br>And I want it back<br><br><br>Can we hit rewind – get our happy ending this time?</p>
<p align="center">Make this Christmas dream of mine come true</p>
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<p align="left">Listen on YOUTUBE: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tRRZmpOGhA">here</a></p>
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/104354
2010-11-30T16:00:00-08:00
2017-02-01T12:58:20-08:00
The Wishing Season
Our family will gather, count our blessings and celebrate Hanukkah this week -- with piles of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">latkes</span> and mounds of applesauce. All together we'll plow headlong into our busy Christmas shipping season. In our business (Wrap-N-Pack) we meet a lot of folks whose loved ones are far from home and this song was written with them in mind:<br><br><br><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="https://www.youtube.com/v/ec7qNrEqvVc?fs=1&hl=en_US">
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/104355
2010-11-26T16:00:00-08:00
2017-01-14T07:24:48-08:00
Shasta County Stocking Stuffer
Just in time for the holidays - our new CD - <b><i>Storms and Other Blessed Burdens</i></b> -- is available in Redding at <a href="http://www.wrapnpack.net/">Wrap-N-Pack</a> (2205 Hilltop Drive) and on CDBaby.com.<br><br>The 10-song collection was inspired by the Shasta County landscape, and it pays tribute to the power of love that sustains and endures on even the darkest of days. That's why we look so serious on the back cover. We often stand in the backyard and stare intently at our UPC barcode:<div>
<br><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Fc8c-TWTX3M/TPFoZ6WFfqI/AAAAAAAAAxs/QLFWncVccQ4/s1600/Friedman%2B010_2_2.JPG"><img src="//4.bp.blogspot.com/_Fc8c-TWTX3M/TPFoZ6WFfqI/AAAAAAAAAxs/QLFWncVccQ4/s320/Friedman%2B010_2_2.JPG" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544327410637700770" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" /></a><br>The album includes an original Christmas tune: <i><b>Christmas Carol Wishes <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">a</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">nd</span></i> a duet of Kris Kristofferson's <b><i>Casey's Last Ride</i></b>. If you're looking for a unique Shasta County stocking-stuffer for the country music fans on your list, the CD is only $5 if you buy it at Wrap-N-Pack. And if you'd like it autographed, just shoot me an email and we'll have it ready for you. </div><div><br></div><div>erin@stillmarried.net</div><div><br></div><div>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/104356
2010-11-17T16:00:00-08:00
2017-01-14T07:24:49-08:00
Chuck McCabe Benefit Concert
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Fc8c-TWTX3M/TOVx8RWkTSI/AAAAAAAAAxY/spTlTHi0rNE/s1600/chuckwithguitar.jpg"><img src="//1.bp.blogspot.com/_Fc8c-TWTX3M/TOVx8RWkTSI/AAAAAAAAAxY/spTlTHi0rNE/s320/chuckwithguitar.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540960196813409570" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 184px; height: 250px;" /></a><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-family:'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;">S</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;">i</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;">nger-songwriter Chuck McCabe endeared himself to local audiences with his clever song "I'd Rather Be in Redding." He endeared himself to me with his enthusiastic support of the local songwriting community.</span><div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><br>Chuck had a brilliant sense of humor and a generous spirit and he left a great big hole in the folk music world - and in our hearts -when he passed away in July.</span><div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;">Old City Hall is where I first met Chuck, and the encouragement and advice he gave that day were precious gifts. It is a perfect place and a perfect way to celebrate the man and his music.</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><br>"All musicians, production staff and friends are volunteering and the Shasta County Arts Council is contributing its performance hall.</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;">Friday, December 3rd</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;">Old City Hall, 1313 Market St, Redding</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><br>Doors open at 6:30, Concert at 7:00Tickets are $15 and are available at the door or in advance at Bernie's Guitar, (530) 223-2040, 3086 Bechelli Lane or at People of Progress, 1242 Center Street in downtown Redding (530) 243-3811</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><br>For more information or if not able to attend due to ticket price, please call Melinda at People of Progress (530) 243-3811"</span></div>
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/104357
2010-11-10T16:00:00-08:00
2017-02-01T12:58:20-08:00
For Veterans Day
Our new CD, <b><i>Storms and Other Blessed Burdens</i></b>, will be finished and ready for sale any day now. The release coincides with our uber-busy time of year (we run Wrap-N-Pack in Redding, where "Shipping's a Snap") so any CD release celebration will have to wait until after the first of the year.<div><br></div><div>I'm looking forward to sending our newest creation out into the world, but in the meantime, I wanted to share this song on Veteran's Day.</div><div><br></div><div>I was inspired by a story I read in the newspaper several years ago. A local military wife was expecting her soldier husband to come home from Iraq and his return date was delayed time and time again. I tried to imagine coping with those circumstances, getting through the days of waiting and wishing. </div><div><br></div><div> <b><i>Show Up in My Dreams</i></b> is always dedicated to our Armed Forces personnel stationed around the world - and to the families who love and miss them. It goes out this Veterans Day with heartfelt thanks and prayers. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div> </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="https://www.youtube.com/v/Ci4XDeNbVPk?hl=en&fs=1">
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Still Married
tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/104358
2010-11-09T16:00:00-08:00
2017-01-14T07:24:49-08:00
Rita Returns
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Fc8c-TWTX3M/TNrDgemHcJI/AAAAAAAAAwk/YJFnF6m7CSE/s1600/RHCJbyJulieHaney500dpi.jpg"><img src="//1.bp.blogspot.com/_Fc8c-TWTX3M/TNrDgemHcJI/AAAAAAAAAwk/YJFnF6m7CSE/s320/RHCJbyJulieHaney500dpi.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537953654541611154" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 235px;" /></a><br>S<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">inger-songwriter Rita Hosking grew up in Eastern Shasta County and she'll return to her roots on November 19th when she and her band, Cousin Jack, perform at Bernie's. The last time they played here in Redding, Craig and I were absolutely captivated by the musicianship, the songs and the stories, and we're looking forward to hearing more.</span></span><div><br></div><div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Bernie's offers an intimate setting for fans of Hosking's emotionally-rich voice, a voice the California Bluegrass Association has called a </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"soulful howl from the mountains." Hosking has received accolades for her songwriting, winning the Dave Carter Memorial Songwriter Contest in 2008, </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">and her 2009 release "Come Sunrise" was nominated for Best Country Album by the I</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ndependent Music Awards.</span></span></span><div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">On this trip, she's looking forward to performing for students at the Montgomery Creek school she attended as a child. Hosking says that whenever she drives on I5, she's drawn to the mountains of Eastern Shasta County where she spent her youth.</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"The strongest pull is to the east, to go home to Hatchet Mountain...It's all I can do to keep my eyes on the road because I'm gazing east trying to make out the mountains, the weather, everything--my senses are turned up."</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Tickets for her Redding performance - sponsored by the Oaksong Society - are available at Bernie's for $18: </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">3086 Bechelli Lane Redding, CA 96002 - (530) 223-2040</span></span></span>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Details on the Oaksong site: <a href="http://www.oaksongs.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Oaksong Society</span></a>.</span></span></span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">More on Rita Hosking at her website: <a href="http://www.ritahosking.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Rita Hosking.Com</span></a></span></span></span></div>
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/104359
2010-11-03T17:00:00-07:00
2017-01-14T07:24:49-08:00
Storms on the Horizon
What I have NOT been doing: Blogging, cleaning my house, organizing my nightmare of a closet, dealing with garage vermin.....<div><br></div><div>What I <i><b>have</b></i> been doing is listening. Intently. I'm wrapping up the mixing and mastering of ten songs for our CD. I can see the finish line from here, and I'm ready to sprint for it. But my ears don't sprint and neither do I, so it's a slow, tedious process. It's even more complicated, because I'm learning to engineer on my new <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">MacBook</span> Pro on the fly, bit by aggravating teeth-gnashing bit.</div><div><br></div><div>I've design the front and back covers, completely exhausting my limited understanding of graphic design. Fortunately, Cottonwood skies provide ample material for a CD entitled <b><i>Storms and Other Blessed Burdens</i></b>. </div><div><br></div><div>I'd planned to use this cover:</div><div>
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<div>The new and improved front cover is a little less intense, but more appropriate for this rather quiet collection of songs. Uses less ink, too, which makes a certain bass player happy. </div>
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<div>Now returning to my life that is all about E<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">q</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">reverb</span>, vocal clarity and cursing......</div>
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/104360
2010-10-12T17:00:00-07:00
2017-02-01T12:58:21-08:00
Celebrating the Arts
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Fc8c-TWTX3M/TLUFBLc_NfI/AAAAAAAAAuY/1UxIJpOW6OI/s1600/artsmart1.jpg"><img src="//3.bp.blogspot.com/_Fc8c-TWTX3M/TLUFBLc_NfI/AAAAAAAAAuY/1UxIJpOW6OI/s320/artsmart1.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527329635479533042" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 247px;" /></a><br>Did you know that October is National Arts and Humanities month? I didn't. But now I do, and Craig and I will celebrate with a great group of local artists, musicians and performers at the Shasta Arts Council's ARTsMART 2010.<div><br></div><div>We'll be on stage from 4:30 - 5:30, and we're looking forward to singing some of our favorite tunes with local flavor, including <i><b>Under the Sundial Bridge</b></i> and <i><b>The Lost Falls of Whiskeytown.</b></i>
</div><div><i><b><br></b></i></div><div>We'll be giving away kisses (chocolate) and Sundial Bridge postcards (not chocolate), so please stop by and say "hi."</div><div><br></div><div>Here's a tune on our Saturday playlist :</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>
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</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>Reminds Me of You</b></span></div><div>words and music © Erin Coombs Friedman</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Stuck in traffic, suckin' up fumes</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;color:#675E59;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 18px; font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; line-height: normal;font-size:16px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Turn on the TV - there's nothin but bad news</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Big wad of chewing gum stuck to my shoes</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Reminds Me of You - Reminds Me of You</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">The pain in my head from a cheap Chardonnay</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Debris in the street from the rodeo parade</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Shaving my legs with a dull razor blade</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Reminds Me of You -- Reminds Me of You</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">It?s not the sentimental things</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Keep me from forgetting you</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">It's things that stink</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Things that slink</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">And leave an ugly residue</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">The scum that I scrub from my shower floor</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">The spider that crawls in under the door</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">A shiny red apple, bad to the core</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Reminds Me of You -- Reminds Me of You</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">A screaming brat, stomping his feet</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">The cream in my coffee that expired last week</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Ooze on the ground where the septic tank leaked</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Reminds Me of You -- Reminds Me of You</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">It's not the sentimental things</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Keep me from forgetting you</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">It's the things that stink</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">The things that slink</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">And leave an ugly residue</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">The smell of the breeze by the stockyard in June</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">A festering toothache, a hot-air balloon</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">The road kill remains of a mangy raccoon</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Reminds Me of You -- Reminds Me of You</span></div>
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/104361
2010-10-04T17:00:00-07:00
2017-01-14T07:24:49-08:00
Midweek Treat @ Vintage
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Fc8c-TWTX3M/TKtaXAB9ifI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/Wezb1FB6DiY/s1600/chrisp.jpg"><img src="//3.bp.blogspot.com/_Fc8c-TWTX3M/TKtaXAB9ifI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/Wezb1FB6DiY/s320/chrisp.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524608719091763698" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 197px; height: 320px;" /></a><br>He's been compared to Jason <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Mraz</span> and plays gigs all over the West Coast. On Wednesday, singer- songwriter Chris <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Parreira</span> will bring his considerable talent to The Vintage Wine Bar in downtown <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Redding</span>.<div><br></div><div>The show starts at 7:30 and Chris will be joined by folk musician Liz Ryder.<br><div><br></div>
<div>A busy performer in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Arcata</span>, Calif., and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Ashland</span>, Ore., <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Parreira</span> is no stranger to the North State - Chris has joined us for North State Songwriter events and he impresses local audiences every time he picks up his guitar and shares his clever, poetic lyrics. </div>
</div><div><br></div><div>Vintage Wine Bar</div><div>1790 Market St,</div><div>Redding, CA </div><div>229-9449</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>More on Chris: <a href="http://chrisparreira.weebly.com/">Chris <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Parreira</span></a>
</div><div><br></div><div>More on Liz Ryder: <a href="http://www.lizrydermusic.com/">Liz Ryder</a>
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/104362
2010-09-20T17:00:00-07:00
2021-01-19T20:53:07-08:00
One More Time
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Fc8c-TWTX3M/TJq9HLMJ9gI/AAAAAAAAAt8/B_1K8Fb7bzA/s1600/sundialblogpic.jpg"><img src="//2.bp.blogspot.com/_Fc8c-TWTX3M/TJq9HLMJ9gI/AAAAAAAAAt8/B_1K8Fb7bzA/s320/sundialblogpic.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519932224256472578" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 113px; height: 150px; " /></a><div><br></div><div><br></div>The technical term for this new song is a "Musical Do-Over." <div><br></div><div>
<div>Several years ago, I wrote a song called "A Kiss Beneath the Sundial Bridge." I liked the story, loved the inspiration, and felt the lyrics were strong. But a song is doomed if the songwriter doesn't enjoy singing it. <i>That </i>is a Big Fat Fatal Red Flag.</div>
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<div>The problem was the melody -- it was just about as interesting as last week's tuna casserole. So I re-wrote it. Twice. Fortunately, one of the benefits of having no publisher and no charting hits I am free to steal and pilfer from my <i>own </i>back catalog. Everything I've ever written is fair game. So I re-wrote it one more time.<div></div> </div>
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<div>Now I am -- finally -- happy with this brand new (and not quite so wordy) song: "<b>Under the Sundial Bridge.</b>" It's available as a free download on our website - and below is a video montage of pictures of the magnificent Sundial Bridge that inspires me every time I see it.</div>
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<embed src="https://www.youtube.com/v/fc1sAUh5awM?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br><br><br><span style="font-weight:bold;">Under the Sundial Bridge<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br>words and music © Erin <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Coombs</span> Friedman<br><br>They crossed the Sundial Bridge<br>Hand-in-hand<br>Into their own fairytale romance<br>The twilight played behind the glass<br>They left behind a lonely past<br>Love found a time and place at last<br><br>(chorus)<br>Run, river, run, river run<br>Shadows spin under the sun<br>But time stands still<br>And forever begins with a kiss<br>Under the Sundial Bridge<br><br><br>They cross the Sundial Bridge<br>For river walks<br>Friday night jazz<br>Sunday coffee talks<br>Moon hangs over Lassen Peak<br>A diamond ring and he's down on one knee<br>She agrees to reach for eternity<br><br>They'll cross the Sundial Bridge<br>In years to come<br>Fireworks on the fourth<br>The Fall salmon run<br>Guide their children by the hand<br>Find skipping stones on the sand<br>Together remember just how forever began<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2887384762916934752-6024868642310705031?l=stillmarriedband.blogspot.com" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="1" width="1" /></div>
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2010-09-09T17:00:00-07:00
2010-09-09T17:00:00-07:00
Shana Tova - "A Good Year"
The new Jewish year has begun and we're celebrating the arrival of 5771 with some glorious fall weather here in the North State. Our family will be feasting tonight, when we finally gather all the kiddos together - not an easy feat, between dancing, classes and work.<br><br>Apples are traditional for Rosh Hashana, so I'll be whipping up this Caramel Apple Cake from the Epicurious website. <a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Apple-Cake-with-Caramel-Topping-107511">Apple Cake with Caramel </a>It's absolutely decadent and worth every calorie.<br><br>This month, we're also giving away free downloads of our song <b><i>I Never Knew I Could Fly. </i></b>The song celebrates survivors and it seems an appropriate way to head into a brand new year: hopeful, resilient.<br><br>Click here to go to our website - then go to the Free Download page: <a href="http://www.stillmarried.net/">Still Married</a><br><br><br>Shana Tova to you and thank you for stopping by.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2887384762916934752-7373966742058601570?l=stillmarriedband.blogspot.com" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="1" width="1" /></div>
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tag:www.stillmarried.net,2005:Post/104364
2010-09-06T17:00:00-07:00
2020-09-30T06:44:01-07:00
Curriculum of Joy
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Fc8c-TWTX3M/TIZhdz_pmAI/AAAAAAAAAto/shg4UitkBKY/s1600/artofnon.jpg"><img src="//1.bp.blogspot.com/_Fc8c-TWTX3M/TIZhdz_pmAI/AAAAAAAAAto/shg4UitkBKY/s320/artofnon.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514201958563026946" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" /></a><br><br><br><br>As a veteran home school mom and a leader in the local home schooling community, I'm often asked "What's the best curriculum for my kids?" My answer? "Seek Joy - everything else will follow."<br><br>The Art of Non-Conformity is a guidebook for a joy-based curriculum for adults. It's filled with examples of people who've consciously chosen to live unconventional lives. I gave it to my 18-year-old, I want my husband to read it and I'm adding it to my list of recommended reading for new homeschooling parents. Guillebeau's "Alternative Graduate School Experience" is a must-read for anyone who believes education has to cost a fortune.<br><br>Part cheerleader, part tour guide, Guillebeau gives a whole host of practical suggestions for living a non-conformist life. I'm eager to apply his ideas to my OWN life as a singer-songwriter and to share the book with others who are open to looking at the world differently and living a gratifying, joyful life outside-the-box.<br><br>Find the book on Amazon.com here: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Art-Non-Conformity-Rules-Change-World/dp/0399536108/ref=cm_pdp_rev_itm_title_1">The Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life You Want, and Change the World</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2887384762916934752-4499525515342037240?l=stillmarriedband.blogspot.com" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="1" width="1" /></div>
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