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100% Renee

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About Me

I'm the "girl next door" with none of the discipline, half the wholesomeness, all the cheese, and twice the talent! (Also, add about 30 years.) I guess I'm NOT the girl next door.
NEW PJ'S!...
My Mom made me these new pajamas, and she sent me this green down throw, too.Here's a close-up of the pocket...
In August I am goin' back to Cali for my 30th high school reunion. I try to get home every couple years or so. I really like being called "Aunt Renee"! Last year I was there when my niece, Chloe got married!
Chloe and me at her house before the ceremony:
CLICK HERE FOR SLIDE SHOW - BEFORE THE CEREMONY
CLICK HERE FOR SLIDE SHOW - THE CEREMONY
CLICK HERE FOR SLIDE SHOW - THE RECEPTION
THESE ARE THE THINGS I LOVE, I LOVE
THESE ARE THE THINGS I LOVE:
I love to sing, and I'm a good lyrics-rememberer. I love my band. More below EQUINOX (that's me singing on this page).
I love our 17 (or so) guitars. My favorites (for playin') are the Yamaha 12-String acoustic and Ibanez Ghost Rider electric (a rare one). I also love the tambourine, but at gigs, I tend to hide it until I need it so some rhythmless retard in the audience doesn't grab it to make their musical debut. I started playing guitar so I'd have something to sing to. I'm most comfortable playing open chords on acoustic guitar, especially in the key of G, which is usually my best vocal key. Playing California-band songs (like Eagles and Jackson Browne) comes naturally to this California Girl, but I love to sing jazz and play along as best I can on my Gibson ES125 acoustic/electric (the fat one or the thin one, but I prefer the fat one). Live on stage...you would be surprised. I can really rock!
I love melodic songs. In addition to the great bands listed on the left side of this page (Oingo Boingo will always top that list), I enjoy silly, bubbly, pop tunes I can easily sing along with. (I never just listen!) I also dig a lot of classic rock. Mostly, though, I like soul. I'm glad soul sounds of the 70's were abundant on my AM clock-radio when I was a kid. Bubble Gum Music is a guilty pleasure ... The Jackson 5, The Defranco Family, The Osmond Brothers, Tony Orlando & Dawn, Barry Manilow. I don't sit around listening to this stuff, but it's fun to hear whenever and wherever it pops up. I really love the elevator versions!
I love the saxophone. Shit, I married one with a MAN attached! Lucky me ... that man is a jack of all trades. Troy can: cook (good thing 'cuz I can't), play almost any instrument, sing, communicate with anyone and everything, fix anything, remember everything, draw, work on a computer (hardware and software), repair cars, and ... he can make a water pipe out of anything.
I love my man. I've been married since Oct. 1, 1983 to Troy Solis (one of my top friends). We formed a band, EQUINOX, when we moved to Florida from California about a thousand years ago. We're pretty much retired now, but not at MY choosing! I gotta get out there soon or rot.
I love my parents, my in-laws, yeah...the whole fam damily. "Pops" turned 95 this year, and at 76, "Woman" still has way more energy than I ever had. I have 4 older brothers who treat me like gold. (That's right, I'm the youngest and the only girl...a highly recommended position.) Russell and I are best buds. Mike and Joe are twins, but don't even look like brothers and have practically nothing in common except for the love of their families and each other. Arnie is my musical inspiration. He's far more disciplined than I when it comes to practice.
I don't love to work, but I love my work. I work for a nonprofit, assisting the President/CEO. Most of my day is spent dealing with stuff I wasn't planning on. Otherwise, I'm there to keep that man on track...book his travel arrangements and keep his calendar straight. The other stuff I do blindfolded (just to keep it interesting).
This pic is dedicated to the band, ANCHONDO...
My paternal Grandmother, Refugio, and me.
Mother's Day, 1975.
She was 87; I was 15.
MY BAND, "EQUINOX" AT A REALLY CRAPPY BAR CALLED "SLACKERS"
WHO WILL SAVE YOU SOULS ???


I love my pets (and yours, too). Bunny, my Mini Rat Terrier, is the first small dog I've ever had. She has a Myspace account, too...see her little head down there? She's so intelligent and funny. Troy and I also have 4 cats, Roseanne, Mr. Peepers, Leon and Lefty. I have songs for each pet...Lefty's is my favorite. (He was a little jerk as a kitten.)
"Oh, Lefty, young man won't you go west.
Lefty, young man just leave the nest.
You wet my bed, tread on my head.
These things I dread and I see red.
We called you Lefty...(Oh, Yes!)
Because of all of the critters in Roseanne's litters,
We found homes for all the rest!
We called you Lefty 'cause you're who's left!"
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My Interests

Performing
Playing Music with my Friends
Coupons & Freebies
Not Working (but I'm really good at it!)

I love living in LAKE WORTH.
Come join me for a day!

 HERE'S MY MUSICAL HALL OF SHAME
Sometimes it's me...
Sometime's it's you.
This time it's TROY & ME!,
A HOLIDAY PARODY,
for all to enjoy.
DINGLEBERRY (to the tune of "Jingle Bell Rock"

by Troy & Renee Solis

DINGLEBERRY

Dingle-ber, Dinble-ber, Dingle-berry.
Dingle-ber You and Dingle-ber Me.
Wincin’ and wrenchin’ and pinching a bun,
Now the Dingle-dance has begun.

Dingle-ber, Dinble-ber, Dingle-berry.
Dingle-berries are hangers, you see.
Harry and scary, a berry’s right there
On your derriere!

When it’s hang time
It’s the bang time
For making a turtle head.
I’m contrary. If you dare me,
I’ll drop the kids off at the pool instead.

Dingle-ber, Dinble-ber, Dingle-berry.
Lingers around your bum.
When shit on a shingle starts to mingle in your butt,
That’s the Dingle-berry!

Note that I'm a REGIONAL genius. Troy said in New York, I'd be a retard!

I'd like to meet:

Jeff Lynne (ELO) and my dead pets, but not at the same time.

My Dead Pets:

ADRIENNE:

CUDA:

CORKY:

We came home and found the door in this condition. Who dunnit? It was either Corky or Adrienne...probably both.

ZAK:

FANG:

MOLLY:

EINSTEIN:
He's over the rainbow bridge...somewhere.

Music:

Oingo Boingo, The Pretenders, Chrissy Hynde, Huddie Ledbetter (Leadbelly, Billie Holiday, Theloneous Monk, Steely Dan, Keely Smith, Louis Prima, Louis Armstrong, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Gladys Knight, Prince, Jimi Hendrix, Chaka Khan, Pink, Elvis Costello, Joe Jackson, The Waitresses, James Brown, Steve Miller Band, The Who, Elton John, Carole King, Styx, Jewel, The Eagles, The Four Tops, Shakira, Linda Ronstadt, Electric Light Orchestra, Jeff Lynne, Angelique Kidjo, Al Green, Monie Love, Christina Aguilera, The Stylistics, Nirvana, Selena, Basia, KT Tunstall. I feel compelled to say that I really don't like Beyonce's music.

Movies:

Annie Hall, The Jerk, The Shining, Carrie, Tommy, The Piano, Memento, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Look Who's Coming To Dinner, Nothing To Hide, Back to the Future, The Life of Brian, Gigot, Flower Drum Song, All the Little Animals, For the Good of the Children (Lifetime--not a real movie)

MOVIES MY FRIENDS CAN'T BELIEVE I'VE NEVER SEEN: Star Wars, The Sound of Music, One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest, The Godfather, Godspell, Whisperers, Fantasia (Tried many times...I always fall asleep)

Television:

I LOVE LUCY, The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Wodman, King of Queens, Knights of Prosperity, Halfway Home, The New Adventures of Old Christine, South Park, Moral Orel, Judge Judy, Desperate Housewives, Boston Legal, All My Children, Forensic Files, Cold Case Files, Body of Evidence, Squidbillies, Pee Wee's Playhouse, Shin Chan, The Sarah Silverman Program, Breaking Bad.
This will help me win a contest!

Books:

Of Mice and Men, Charlotte's Web, Billy, TV Guide, How to Not Read Books

Heroes:

Please see "Music" above. Add ... Cindy Sheehan, Judge Judy Sheindlin, Paul Reubens, Bill Clinton, Larry Flynt, Michael Moore, Josephine Baker (Rainbow Tribe), Barry Scheck (Innocence Project), Sara Silverman (Chinks), Desi Arnaz (3 camera system), Pete from Crazyfingers www.myspace.com/dhammadrum
JOSEPHINE BAKER
Birth name: Freda Josephine McDonald
Born: June 3, 1906 in St. Louis, Missouri
Died: April 12, 1975 in Paris, France
Famous for: Her banana dance, civil rights activism, and the "Rainbow Tribe"
Favorite food: Spaghetti
Pets: Dogs, cats, fish, parrots, a leopard, chimpanzee, parakeet, snake, pig and goat
Beauty advice: Dance a lot and sweat a lot, because that makes you sleep
Hobby: Swimming
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Click here to post this on your page or 'blogI am better than your kids.
If you work in an office with lots of people, chances are that you work with a person who hangs pictures up that their kids have drawn. The pictures are always of some stupid flower or a tree with wheels.
These pictures suck; I could draw pictures much better. In fact, I can spell, do math and run faster than your kids. So being that my skills are obviously superior to those of children, I've taken the liberty to judge artwork done by other kids on the internet. I'll be assigning a grade A through F for each piece:
Megan, age 4
First of all, I don't even know what this is. If it's supposed to be a dog, then it's the shittiest dog I've ever seen. F

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Kyle, age 8
You spelled America wrong, asshole. Also, I could have sworn America's colors were red, white and blue. There's no yellow anywhere, traitor.F

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Lisa, age 6
Holy shit, I almost had a seizure when I saw this one. Three words: too many colors. Also, eggs aren't supposed to have ears, dipshit.F

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Cameron, age 4
Terrible. F

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Bryce, age 10
This one wouldn't be too bad if the color was kept inside the lines, you picked a new perspective, used non-abrasive colors and asked someone with talent to paint it for you On one hand I want to give an A for effort but... F

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Jon, age 8
Ding Ding! Here comes the shit-mobile. I've never seen a fire truck that needed to be shaved. I would rather be burned to death than be saved by this hairy piece of shit. F

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Rachel, age 7
That's interesting; everyone in this picture is white. Even the rainbow is white. Perhaps in an ideal world, everyone would be white isn't that right, Rachel? Or should I call you RACIST? Nice try, Hitler. F

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Jason, age 6
This one would receive an "A" if the assignment were to throw as much random shit onto a paper as poorly as you can. I've pissed patterns on snow that look more coherent than this. F

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Seth, age 4
Vrrrroooooooooooommmmmm! Grade: F

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Kelly, age 9
This was a Christmas gift from Kelly to her parents. Good job Kelly, now pack up your shit and find a foster home. If my kids tried to pass this off as a gift, they'd come home from school and find all their shit outside in a box. What a lousy gift, seriously. You give them video games and toys, and they give you some half-assed drawing with a crooked tree. I wonder how much a gift like this would set someone back. Five, maybe ten minutes to find a napkin and some markers? F
I can't believe how much I rule.