Post by Spoogie on Mar 12, 2004 13:47:32 GMT -5
If this has already been reported, just ignore my dumb ass.
Studio Diary #18 March 1st-6th NEW!!!
Monday
Flew back to LA this afternoon following a blissful weekend in Seattle for Harold's wedding.Ooooh his bride looked simply delicious.Like a petite version of Grace Kelly! Luckily I managed to pull my song off without too much embarassment although singing a Scottish traditional love song, unaccompanied is difficult in the extreme and exceedingly nerve wracking!!! EEEeeeech......never again! Although at least HK and his lovely wife were delighted by it and that's all that matters.
And oh I love Seattle to bits because it reminds me of my beloved Scotland.All the evergreens,the damp weather and the water.And oh that water is so lovely to look at.When you are an island girl like I am, you miss seeing it on a daily basis and then when you catch an unexpected glimpse out of the blue,my heart skips and I get lost in reverie for a brief moment.It's quite,quite lovely.
Talking of water......it's raining again in LA. I swear it has done nothing but rain since we arrived here over a month ago!!!! I think I bring rain clouds with me wherever I go.Nobody ever believes me when i say that but inexplicably....without fail.......wherever I go I hear people say things like:
Well normally it's never anything but sunny here.This kind of rain is highly unusual!
or
The forecast said it was going to be sunny all weekend but gee...I guess they got it wrong!
or (even worse)
Well Shirley.....you must be happy!
Me: (Knowing what is coming next and feeling hateful) Huh?
Stranger: It's raining!!!!
Me: Oh. Oh yeah. Right. ha.
Stranger: (Very self-satisfied with joke) Yeah.....ha ha aha haaaa HAAAAAaaaaaaaAAAAA.Only Happy When it Rains , right?!?!? right? get-it?!?!?!?!?! HHHHHAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAA
Me: (Strained Smile) ha
Tuesday
Didn't do much of anything today.I'm feeling incredibly anxious as a result and my stomach is BURNING.Tried to go see "The Passion of The Christ" tonight but the line was so long that everyone was forced to line up outside in the pouring rain so I gave up and went home to watch a DVD of "All about Eve" instead, which is an incredible movie.....indeed a personal favourite of mine and one that stars my favourite actress of all time,Ms Bette Davis, but it just wasn't what I was in the mood for so I was left feeling mildly sulky.
I'm very interested in seeing "The Passion of The Christ" if only out of pure curiosity for what has fast become a cultural phenomenon.I can't help but feel suspicious however about all the so called "bad" publicity preceeding the release.Call me cynical but I suspect it has all been a bit of a scam to get everyone to flock to witness the "scandal" for themselves.Nevertheless.......it's worked on muggins here.I'm set on going.
Wednesday
My anxiety is soaring and I don't quite know what to do about it.I feel mildly sick all the time.Dark thoughts about all kinds of things keep clouding my mind and I'm struggling to keep a lid on it all.
I did an interiew with Rolling Stone journalist David Fricke yesterday on the subject of Patti Smith and I swear to god.......I started crying on the telephone whilst trying to describe my first meeting with her!!! I just became overwhelmed with emotion and although I struggled to keep my composure,my voice began to crack and tremble.It was terrible.And I'm sure it must have been excrutiatingly embarassing for Mr Fricke!!!!
Ha ha aha ahaa.....oh my god........I'm out of CONTROL.
Thursday
Went up to Butch's house this evening and we sat around drinking a bottle of wine,discussing the nature of our dysfunctional band and our bizarre inability to communicate effectively with one another.We've now been together for ten years. TEN years!!!!!! I can hardly believe it to be true.
I mean....occasionally it feels as though we've been together for centuries but in general,there's been so much craziness and adventure and dare I say it, FUN that it most certainly does not feel as though we've kept this band together for 10 whole years!!! That's INSANE!!!!!!
Friday
I'm reading this incredible book at the moment by Aminatta Forna called "The Devil that Danced on Water" and it really is having quite an extraordinary effect on me.It's a fascinating memoir of her life growing up in Africa,her father's political activism and the terrible consequences of his stand against brutal tyranny during a civil war that ravaged her birth country of Sierra Leone.
The disregard that the world has shown towards Sierra Leone's plight astounds me but unfortunately it is indicative of the civilized world's lack of concern towards Africa in general.I am at a loss to know what to do with the outrage that this book has stirred up in me and feel like I have to do something with it but I don't know what.So I will begin by urging you to read this book in the hope that you might encourage others to do the same and in this manner we can spread awareness of the horror that the people of Sierra Leone have endured and as a result their suffering will be acknowledged and not be forgotten.
Saturday
Michael Gudinski, that dear old legend of the Australian music industry,the man responsible for bringing to the fore the delightful and diminutive Kylie Minogue, barged his way into town this afternoon,full of cheek and gusto and demanding our full attention.I love him so much.He so fucking unpretentious and upfront.You would never imagine if meeting him for the first time that he was such an accomlished and successful man.He has no airs or graces about him whatsoever.When we were ordering from the menu at this very chichi seafood restaurant he took us to this evening,he ignored all the complicated and sophisticated delicacies on offer and asked if it would be at all possible for him to be served a simple steak and french fries!!! Ha ha aha haaa.........the waiter looked at him like he was pure white trash but then later produced the hand cut fries with great aplomb.I like men like Michael Gudinski.You know where you stand with a man like that.There's no phoney posturing or boasting or bullshit.I can't begin to tell you how many people I have met who are rich and "fantastic" who seem to need to rub everyone else's nose in the fact, every minute of every day.I just hate people like that.They're embarassing to be around.You know the type......the person who has to make a big show of sending back a bottle of super expensive wine that supposedly doesn't match their expectations.
Eeeeech......It merely ruins the dinner for everyone in attendance.You sit there thinking 'Oh my god.Will the kitchen staff spit in my chicken fricasse before they bring it out?" (*Note: I have never eaten a chicken fricasse.I don't even know what it is.I just thought it sounded funny in this context.)
Studio Diary #18 March 1st-6th NEW!!!
Monday
Flew back to LA this afternoon following a blissful weekend in Seattle for Harold's wedding.Ooooh his bride looked simply delicious.Like a petite version of Grace Kelly! Luckily I managed to pull my song off without too much embarassment although singing a Scottish traditional love song, unaccompanied is difficult in the extreme and exceedingly nerve wracking!!! EEEeeeech......never again! Although at least HK and his lovely wife were delighted by it and that's all that matters.
And oh I love Seattle to bits because it reminds me of my beloved Scotland.All the evergreens,the damp weather and the water.And oh that water is so lovely to look at.When you are an island girl like I am, you miss seeing it on a daily basis and then when you catch an unexpected glimpse out of the blue,my heart skips and I get lost in reverie for a brief moment.It's quite,quite lovely.
Talking of water......it's raining again in LA. I swear it has done nothing but rain since we arrived here over a month ago!!!! I think I bring rain clouds with me wherever I go.Nobody ever believes me when i say that but inexplicably....without fail.......wherever I go I hear people say things like:
Well normally it's never anything but sunny here.This kind of rain is highly unusual!
or
The forecast said it was going to be sunny all weekend but gee...I guess they got it wrong!
or (even worse)
Well Shirley.....you must be happy!
Me: (Knowing what is coming next and feeling hateful) Huh?
Stranger: It's raining!!!!
Me: Oh. Oh yeah. Right. ha.
Stranger: (Very self-satisfied with joke) Yeah.....ha ha aha haaaa HAAAAAaaaaaaaAAAAA.Only Happy When it Rains , right?!?!? right? get-it?!?!?!?!?! HHHHHAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAA
Me: (Strained Smile) ha
Tuesday
Didn't do much of anything today.I'm feeling incredibly anxious as a result and my stomach is BURNING.Tried to go see "The Passion of The Christ" tonight but the line was so long that everyone was forced to line up outside in the pouring rain so I gave up and went home to watch a DVD of "All about Eve" instead, which is an incredible movie.....indeed a personal favourite of mine and one that stars my favourite actress of all time,Ms Bette Davis, but it just wasn't what I was in the mood for so I was left feeling mildly sulky.
I'm very interested in seeing "The Passion of The Christ" if only out of pure curiosity for what has fast become a cultural phenomenon.I can't help but feel suspicious however about all the so called "bad" publicity preceeding the release.Call me cynical but I suspect it has all been a bit of a scam to get everyone to flock to witness the "scandal" for themselves.Nevertheless.......it's worked on muggins here.I'm set on going.
Wednesday
My anxiety is soaring and I don't quite know what to do about it.I feel mildly sick all the time.Dark thoughts about all kinds of things keep clouding my mind and I'm struggling to keep a lid on it all.
I did an interiew with Rolling Stone journalist David Fricke yesterday on the subject of Patti Smith and I swear to god.......I started crying on the telephone whilst trying to describe my first meeting with her!!! I just became overwhelmed with emotion and although I struggled to keep my composure,my voice began to crack and tremble.It was terrible.And I'm sure it must have been excrutiatingly embarassing for Mr Fricke!!!!
Ha ha aha ahaa.....oh my god........I'm out of CONTROL.
Thursday
Went up to Butch's house this evening and we sat around drinking a bottle of wine,discussing the nature of our dysfunctional band and our bizarre inability to communicate effectively with one another.We've now been together for ten years. TEN years!!!!!! I can hardly believe it to be true.
I mean....occasionally it feels as though we've been together for centuries but in general,there's been so much craziness and adventure and dare I say it, FUN that it most certainly does not feel as though we've kept this band together for 10 whole years!!! That's INSANE!!!!!!
Friday
I'm reading this incredible book at the moment by Aminatta Forna called "The Devil that Danced on Water" and it really is having quite an extraordinary effect on me.It's a fascinating memoir of her life growing up in Africa,her father's political activism and the terrible consequences of his stand against brutal tyranny during a civil war that ravaged her birth country of Sierra Leone.
The disregard that the world has shown towards Sierra Leone's plight astounds me but unfortunately it is indicative of the civilized world's lack of concern towards Africa in general.I am at a loss to know what to do with the outrage that this book has stirred up in me and feel like I have to do something with it but I don't know what.So I will begin by urging you to read this book in the hope that you might encourage others to do the same and in this manner we can spread awareness of the horror that the people of Sierra Leone have endured and as a result their suffering will be acknowledged and not be forgotten.
Saturday
Michael Gudinski, that dear old legend of the Australian music industry,the man responsible for bringing to the fore the delightful and diminutive Kylie Minogue, barged his way into town this afternoon,full of cheek and gusto and demanding our full attention.I love him so much.He so fucking unpretentious and upfront.You would never imagine if meeting him for the first time that he was such an accomlished and successful man.He has no airs or graces about him whatsoever.When we were ordering from the menu at this very chichi seafood restaurant he took us to this evening,he ignored all the complicated and sophisticated delicacies on offer and asked if it would be at all possible for him to be served a simple steak and french fries!!! Ha ha aha haaa.........the waiter looked at him like he was pure white trash but then later produced the hand cut fries with great aplomb.I like men like Michael Gudinski.You know where you stand with a man like that.There's no phoney posturing or boasting or bullshit.I can't begin to tell you how many people I have met who are rich and "fantastic" who seem to need to rub everyone else's nose in the fact, every minute of every day.I just hate people like that.They're embarassing to be around.You know the type......the person who has to make a big show of sending back a bottle of super expensive wine that supposedly doesn't match their expectations.
Eeeeech......It merely ruins the dinner for everyone in attendance.You sit there thinking 'Oh my god.Will the kitchen staff spit in my chicken fricasse before they bring it out?" (*Note: I have never eaten a chicken fricasse.I don't even know what it is.I just thought it sounded funny in this context.)