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songstressonmaternityleave

rocker/songstress on maternity leave

About Me

i've decided i like anything involving Alan Rickman.

And if you're a band or songwriter whore or what have you, I, Stepheaux, am no longer approving you unless i REAAAAAALLLLLY love your music and you're my hero. But, my band, MiMi Ferocious, is also a whore and will approve you unless you eat babies for breakfast or something like that. OK? So go here for whorish friendship:

My Interests

Alan Rickman, of course. And Outerscope Nigel. And bitching about jerks who judge.

I'd like to meet:

Alan Rickman. And anyone who also was obsessed with Outerscope Nigel.

Music:

ok, ok, not sick of music, i was just sick of thinking. I like Jane Siberry, Death Cab for Cutie, Elvis Costello, 80's stuff like Duran Duran/Thomas Dolby, 70's stuff like Cars and OLD Blondie circa 1975 stuff, OLD Joni Mitchell, Magnetic Fields tho not lately, see why I hate this question, i have to think too much, I like alot of songs now and maybe not albums so much, as itunes has come about, David Bowie (Heathen) is my favorite album right now, I like random stuff like XTC, Tears for Fears, then I like old Squeeze, I guess the truth is that I like old bands and then I like certain current artists, but I'm not crazy about current bands tho I really like Death Cab for Cutie and always and forever Radiohead. I LOVE Joanaspolicewoman - Joan Wasser, as well as Jeff Buckley for that matter, both you listen to on long car rides. I've been enjoying listening more to stuff as I've currently been on maternity leave from playing out with band MiMi Ferocious. http://www.myspace.com/mimiferocious... OH, and I love Imperial Teen - looove them and Sufian Stevens - my new obsession. I love the new Snakes on a Plane song - brilliant!

Movies:

galaxy quest, office space, ummm, gregory's girl, casablanca, of course, heathers, nothing with brad pitt, anything with Alan Rickman. Candleshoe. Tootsie. (that's a corn cob), and now anything with Dax Shepard - funny and yummy.

Television:

I miss so badly the show Vegetable Soup on PBS, particularily the Outerscope Nigel segment. I finally found a copy of it on Ebay. I seek others who also watched that circa 1976-77. They stopped airing it suddenly. I thought for years I dreamt up those lifelike and eerily appealing puppets. Yes TV can be bad for you. But, The West Wing on DVD got me and Greg through a very long winter with a newborn and a toddler - ie: no going out for us. Just enough free time to watch maybe half and episode and eat some ice cream. The back to the grind. Things are looking up though!

Books:

I'm trying to finish Atonement by Ian McEwan - it's great, I'm just busy. Of course - anything by my muse Jonathan Ames. Just finished The Red Tent to get me excited and ready for having my baby. Oy! The Wisom of Crowds.

Heroes:

Debbie Harry, Alan Rickman, wait, now I'm sick of him i think, Larry David, Virginia O'Brien - she saves cats, Sarah Polly, i gotta think about it. Josh Lyman.

My Blog

trouble in crunchville

Hi blog, Being a mom can seriously suck. And here's why. Not because we're tired. Not because of diapers, spit up or any of that stereotypical what people who don't have kids think if crappy about&nbs...
Posted by songstressonmaternityleave on Tue, 22 May 2007 05:21:00 PST

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When people ask me nowadays how I am or what's been going on - I can't think of anything to say. When people ask me nowadays how Dominick is or how Prudence is - the same. I had all these thing blog t...
Posted by songstressonmaternityleave on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 04:20:00 PST

Vote for MiMi Ferocious to get on TV!

  Our song "Tupperwhere Sky" is competing in a contest to be featured on the CW show "Supernatural." Go and vote for Mimi every day until November 10! Thank you! CLICK HERE TO VOTE!...
Posted by songstressonmaternityleave on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 11:06:00 PST

Snakes..... ON A PLANE!!

The other thing I need to reveal is how kick ass Snakes on a Plane was. And I hate flying. And Greg and I are OBSESSED with the song at the end called, "Bring it" - by the Cobra Starship. OBSESSED! h...
Posted by songstressonmaternityleave on Sat, 26 Aug 2006 04:49:00 PST

I could have been a plumber!

Seriously - I'm really good at unclogging toilets. My husband panics if it "happens" - the overflow. I am amazed at how calm and cool I get under the duress. And I just get in there with a good plunge...
Posted by songstressonmaternityleave on Sat, 26 Aug 2006 04:46:00 PST

The seal is broken...

Stephanie from MiMi Ferocious here... Wow, haven't played in almost a year and half and now I don't want to stop. It was like (almost) as if no time went by. Except for the fact that I have a 17 month...
Posted by songstressonmaternityleave on Mon, 22 May 2006 05:19:00 PST

you know who you aren't

You know who you are and other things I have a reunion gig with MiMi Ferocious this weekend at Mamapalooza. It's been alomst 2 years since we've played. I was pregnant with Dominick when we play...
Posted by songstressonmaternityleave on Mon, 15 May 2006 08:30:00 PST

me and MiMi Ferocious with Mamapalooza

For real break from gig fast - March, 2006For those of you paying attention - congrats because it's been some time since I've written. Well, here goes, I'm Preggo again! And I'm also going to be playi...
Posted by songstressonmaternityleave on Thu, 16 Mar 2006 05:34:00 PST

rock journal archive

break from my gigfast break gig canceled - do not come to the corner of carrot and green bean. More later... 08/05 - break from my gigfast So, yes, it's true. I have a gig in September. A soloey ...
Posted by songstressonmaternityleave on Fri, 30 Sep 2005 06:49:00 PST