WHAT'S HAPPENING?

I just realized it's been awhile since I wrote anything.. if I told you how unbelievably busy I've been since the last blog, would you believe me? Well, I've been BUSY. So here goes... a quick rundown of what's been going on and what's coming up! Thanks for reading and caring (hope you care if you are reading this!)

Okay, so I went to N'ville in May. Nice trip but didn't accomplish as much as I had hoped.
The Georgia Music Industry Association is working my music patootie off. HA!! Literally. Since June, we have been doing workshops/song critiques at Rhodes Hall in Atlanta on the last Sunday of each month, and they are going really well. Membership has grown the past few months, and the feedback we have gotten recently makes all this hard work easier to bear. BTW, Rhodes Hall is one of the last real Mansions left in the Atlanta area. It looks like a castle. Was the home of Mr. Rhodes (of Rhodes Furniture). Thank-you Rhodes Hall for allowing us to hold our monthly get togethers there. Rhodes Hall gives tours, and if you are ever in the area, please take time out and go visit this home. It's really pretty and interesting. Anyway... so last Sunday I gave my first "real" lengthy presentation ever to our membership.. my topic was "Pitching Your Material and Business Tid-Bits." It went over well, although I didn't get to cover even half of it due to time. I enjoyed doing it and hope to be doing more in the future.

Also, our organization was chosen by Susan Tucker of Songwriters' Connection in N'ville for one of us in GMIA to have the oppotunity of getting a very nice professional demo done by producer, Kim Copeland (in N'ville). I saw their posting about their offering, and all I had to do was write up a bio about our organization, and we were chosen! Songs are being sent in to them now, and probably within a couple of weeks one of us will be the recipient of a wonderful demo in the very near future.

Today I was out in the HOT September sun from 11 a.m. until 5:30 p.m... It was close to 90 degrees today.. pretty but too hot .. especially if you are dressed in jeans and dressed to "perform." GMIA had 4 hours of stage time at a well-known big festival in Coweta County, GA, called the Powers Ferry Crossroads Festival. We actually were able to do our originals!! I was onstage with 6 other of our GMIA songwriters, and we had a great day... just too hot!!!! ha.
I will be going back there tomorrow and on Monday also, as we have a GMIA table set up also.. but I'm tired tonight.. that's all in it. No one said this music business was easy. Just like with any other job, if you want to get anywhere, you have to play the game, and you have to play it HARD!!

So what's coming up for me? More important GMIA events, a recording session in Marietta, GA, on Sept. 14th, and hopefully a trip to N'ville in October. I also have relatives from Vegas coming in October AND a family reunion .. so October's looking mighty busy. OH!! I also will be a judge for a talent show coming up the end of September in Carrollton, GA. Busy, busy!!! I've got some songs waiting on me to be written, and there just doesn't seem to be enough time lately.

I'll just end now with saying that, this has been one of the most, if not the MOST busiest and hectic and wild half-years I have ever had in my life. I can't believe it's almost September. I am a summer girl, even though I complain of the heat if I have to go out fully dressed to do things, like today. ;) HA!! I just personally hate to see winter come each year, and each year it gets harder for me to deal with. I guess I have that season affect disorder.. maybe so. I need a sunlamp or something.. maybe a cruise to somewhere in January might help me each year. But this is it for now.. OH WAIT!!! I also start bowling next Friday .. well, I'm signing up as a SUB.. but I have a feeling I will be used quite a bit. I'll be on my old Friday night league. Should be fun.. I've had a 2-year break.. The only problem now is, NOW I probably can't bowl worth.. well, patootie!!! ;)

Ciao..