musicians of the moment:
ellis (with love), danny schmidt, doc watson, and ellis (with lots and lots of love)....
also bob dylan, ani difranco, townes van zandt, anais mitchell, chris pureka, patty griffin, lucero, the weakerthans, iron and wine, beth orton, cat power, woody guthrie, ben lee, tegan and sara, lisa loeb, alkaline trio, good riddance, rise against, the gits.
most of my direct influences have been the songwriters that i know and love as friends: thea rosenberg, kevin carlson, erin rubin, willow jon and robin collamer, hollow road, jake hemming, amber darland, casey connor, ron hardesty, robin cutler, kristen allen-zito, phil ziel, lynn tracey. blessed am i to have such friends.
Sounds Like
me and only me, of course! i'm a girl with a guitar, what else can i say?
i started playing guitar when i was 14, not because i necessarily wanted to play guitar, but because i wanted to get famous so that i could marry a rock star that will remain unnamed unless you ask me nicely and promise not to laugh. i was too stubborn to take lessons and after 2 years of blood, sweat and tears i could finally kinda sorta play something.
i went through a phase in highschool when my friends kattie and kari and i wanted to be in a punk band (boy did some terrible--but therefore good punk--songs come out of that era--"i can't sleep" was up there with the best of them). but since you can't play in a punk band by yourself, my alone time was spent writing terrible--therefore terrible love--songs about heartache that is now a mere drop in the ocean.
i used to get frustrated that i couldn't imitate anyone else's style. there's something about what other people can do that is already somehow superior to what you can do..... (i still can't quite figure that out) but i realized that the common thread through all my songs was not a curse or a shortcoming (though i still have to wonder sometimes......); it was me. it was style. and i'm stuck with it. and i know enough to be grateful and hope like hell that i don't lose it.
once upon a time my dream was to write one song and have one person hear it. that was all i needed. now it's 10 years, hundreds of songs and thousands of people later and somehow i'm not there yet. dreams are funny that way.
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Hey you! It's been a long time since I've been on myspace, but I wanted to say hi and lost your number, so here I am. :) How are you? Good I hope, great I suspect. I miss you. I hope you are still rocking the socks off of wherever you go. I hope to talk to you soon. Much love to you.
..... it was so nice to be surrounded by your beauty the other night.... i knew i needed something and once i saw u i found it!!!! u are a ray of sunshine, and a sparkle in my eye darlin' please run into me again soon =) much love*
SHAWNEEE.. i love and miss you alott. we really need to see each other again and that means SOON. it cracks me up that you mysteriously sprained your toe and i hope it heals well :D it seems crazy that its been almost a year since we've seen each other, and i think you'll agree when i say that its been simply way too long. i really think this long comment rocks and i'll be sure to not leave anything outt :) for next summer or maybe over break we could plan to get togetherr. i gotta go for now but.. i'll definately talktoyalaterr :) :) much lovee <33
Shawnee ~ such a nice message - your kind words don't surprise me, for this page, of your thoughts that twirl round in your head - had me ready - for sweet disposition ~ yes, one day I'd like to meet you too - and do I, also, have to choose a favorite? Yikes - I'll take a little time, o.k. - :>) I'll try ~ ...new friends, Cherie
Ahhhhh, Shawnee. Miss your sweet voice. Thank goodness for this page, so's I gets a dose when I gets the jones! Hope to see you soon. Check out a couple of new ones on my page.... take proper care. Ron
Glad to hear it! (Although im sure there are other beverages that would greater flatter our sound). Needless to say, you sound awesome. Be sure to let us know if you're on the east coast Hope all is well, -The Boomerangs
Oh my GOODNESS!!!! I just watched the most recent episode of Criminal Minds (do do do do (theme music to CM) and I thought of you the entire time. You must watch it!! I think you would get a little freaked out for reasons I shall not share. I love you!! ♥ Jennifer Lynn
