The Headline I chose is taken from a caligraphy created for me
when I turned 40 by my then best girlfriend, Reeve.I think it pretty much sums up my philosophy on life.
It goes like this:"I want to be an Outrageous Older Woman,
Who never gets called, Old Lady.I want to get leaner and meaner,
Sharp-edged and Earth-toned,
Till I fade away, from pure Joy."I have always marched to the beat of a different drummer.
Oh, I've tried to conform to societal "norms" for a woman
of my age, but I just can't, ( or maybe won't), do it! LOLI still love a good rock concert, and will continue to rock out
as long as I can propel myself into a concert hall.Music and Promotion are the things that give me the most joy.
(Besides my musician daughter that is).I'm 52 years old, but told I look much younger.
A little plump, ( but losing).
I've been divorced for more than 11 years now, and have
a beautiful, 24 year old daughter who with her partner Joel, runs her own record label in Cincinnati. See www.myspace.com/mylenesheath
I share my home with a chow/lab mixed dog,named Manson,
(not named for Marilyn).I raised one biological daughter, and about a dozen of
what I call my "adoptees". Sometimes they'd be kids
my daughter would bring home, who were having a rough
patch with their families and needed a helping hand.Sometimes they were kids who were "thrown away" because
maybe they were gay, or maybe they just couldn't conform
to their family's preconceived notion of who or what they should be.I truly believe that they gave me much more than I gave them. I can also happily report that almost every one of them have grown up to lead reasonably happy, productive, lives.In fact, several of them did manage to come to a meeting of the minds with their families. I think just having a breather from each other did the trick.Anyway, I still have "kids" who pop by frequently. So, anyone wanting to be my friend would have to be okay with that.I am a Financial Professional by day. ( It pays the bills, sort of).
But it's my production/promotion company: NERVE DEAF PRODUCTIONS (www.4nervedeaf.com) that satisfies my creative urges, and makes me want to spring out of bed in the morning.Dedicated to fostering local art, music, and performance in the Alternative vein, I and my partner's produce events that we periodically put on around the city.Although raised in the Northeast, I've lived in the south since age 23, and I consider myself a Southerner.(despite the "yankee" accent I can't get rid of).New Orleans was my adopted home for more than 7 years and I loved it. (before Katrina and the speculators destroyed it.) I loved the architecture, the history, the ambience.
I've been interested in the occult, and paranormal for many years,which is what attracted me to the city originally. I'll always miss her and the friends I made there.After much urging, I finally made a visit to my daughter's adopted city. Now I know why she chose it. Cincinnati is a beautiful city, with gorgeous parks, an incredible skyline, beautiful waterfronts, interesting architecture, vibrant nightlife, and OMG it's so cheap compared to Post-Katrina New Orleans!I finally took the plunge and moved there December 15th 2007.
I'm loving it so far. I even got to see snow for the first time in 30 years.
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The video below is the creation of my daughter Lindsay, and several of her classmates from Full Sail University, Orlando, Florida. It was their entry in the 2004- Universal Studios 48 Hour Film Festival. Entrants were given only 48 hrs. to write, film, score, and edit a 5 minute film.
This effort took 3rd Prize among dozens of entries.
The piano interlude which ends the film is Lindsay's original piece, her first effort at film scoring.
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