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Laura

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

I just moved back to Motown, and I am looking to meet some folks who are doing cool music and comedy things. Yes.

My Interests

Intellectual snobbery. Public Radio. Theremins. Mixed Metaphors. Greyhound Rescue. Candy. Bollywood. Improv Comedy. Tom Foolery. Vegetarianism. 60's Girl Groups.

I'd like to meet:

Morrissey. Music obsessed folk. And people who want America back.

Music:

I heart music majorly. I play drums and percussion with Seth Boulton & The Dream Machine (www.MySpace.com/SethBoulton) and Nicolette Emanuelle (www.MySpace.com/NicoletteEmanuelle).I love to make mix CDs - let me know if you'd ever wanna trade.Morrissey/The Smiths, Buschovski, The Divine Comedy, Iron + Wine, DeVotchKa, Dusty Springfield, Of Montreal, Bollywood, Tindersticks, Tom Waits, Deerhoof, Arab Strap, The Wedding Present, Xiu Xiu, Lightspeed Champion, Richard Buckner, Felt, Johnny Cash, Yo La Tengo, Scott Walker, The Magnetic Fields, Nicolette Emanuelle, The Fiery Furnaces, Sonic Youth, Elliott Smith, Wilco, The The, Danielson, Lee Hazlewood, Ute Lemper, Nick Cave + The Bad Seeds, Dengue Fever, Shellac, Fugazi, Cowboy Messiah, Sufjan Stevens, Majesty Crush, PJ Harvey, Shearwater, The Beautiful South, 4AD stuff, Love, Lambchop, Talking Heads, Dinosaur Jr., Wire, The Pernice Brothers, Chris Bathgate, Richard Thompson, New Pornographers, Bon Iver, James, I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness, The Replacements, The Stooges, Belle + Sebastian, Brian Eno, Antony + The Johnsons, Depeche Mode, Spoon, The Prime Ministers, The National, Roxy Music, Goya Dress, Nina Simone, Fruit Bats, Saint Etienne, Archers Of Loaf, Big Star, Jens Lekman, Red House Painters, Elbow, Any Day In June, The Minutemen, Calexico... I could go on and on... I guess I just did.

Movies:

Little Miss Sunshine, Bringing Up Baby, Garden State, Some Like It Hot, But I'm A Cheerleader, Strictly Ballroom, Waiting For Guffman, Capote, Mirror Mask, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Just One Of The Guys, Stand By Me, Edward Scissorhands, Hairspray, Cabaret, Gentelmen Prefer Blondes, Grace Of My Heart, Spirited Away, Love Serenade, Delicatessen, tons o' Bollywood (some of my favorites: Lagaan, Don, Devdas, Sholay)... I heart me some movies.

Television:

I do not watch a lot of TV, BUT I do heart the following shows... Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Arrested Development, Reno 911, The Daily Show, Real Time w/ Bill Maher, Jeopardy, Jem, The Office, Home Movies, Family Guy, South Park...

Books:

Reading is what the cool kids do! McSweeny's Internet Tendency (www.mcsweeneys.net) Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut, A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry, Bel Canto - Ann Patchett, Ragtime - E.L. Doctorow, Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides, Me Talk Pretty One Day - David Sedaris, Under The Banner Of Heaven: A Story Of Violent Faith - Jon Krakauer, The Catcher In The Rye - J.D. Salinger, I Am The Cheese - Robert Cormier, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius - Dave Eggers, The Gift Of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence - Gavin De Becker, The Way Of All Flesh - Samuel Butler, Everything Is Illuminated - Jonathan Safran-Foer

Heroes:

Daniel Schorr. Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Jane Goodall. Diane Rehm. Seth Boulton. Nicolette Emanuelle.

My Blog

April 8, 1994

On April 8, 1994, Kurt Cobain was found dead in his home in Seattle, the victim of what was officially ruled a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head. His actual date of death is reported to be the...
Posted by Laura on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:59:00 PST

Everything Is Going To Be Alright

Sometimes, you’re just looking for a sign - when life feels like one big scary transition, it would be great to get a clear signal that, you know, things will be okay. But how often does that h...
Posted by Laura on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:36:00 PST

To celebrate Easter...

... I eat candy. Which makes it just like any other day, actually.
Posted by Laura on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 02:30:00 PST

Matthew Good

Last night I was invited to attend the Matthew Good show at The Magic Stick by afriend of mine, and I will admit I wasn’t very familiar with his music before the event. Other than a cursory loo...
Posted by Laura on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:19:00 PST

What did i see last night?

Was it:A. Several of Detroit’s homeless gleefully cheering on fire twirling street performersB. A woman dressed like Dorothy do a strip tease down to her white ruffled panties and red tassled ...
Posted by Laura on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:09:00 PST

Snow-B-Gone

Today is, by a landslide, the nicest weather-wise since I’ve been back in Detroit. Sunny all day with a high of 52. All the snow on the grass (and wow was there a lot of it) is melted, and any...
Posted by Laura on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:52:00 PST

Go see this film

I just saw Taxi To The Dark Side... Wow. This says so much about the shame the Bush administration has brought on this country. I can’t begin to imagine how long it will take to undo the dama...
Posted by Laura on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:50:00 PST

Laura’s Blowout blog entry: Saturday night at The Painted Lady

Laura's Blowout blog entry: Saturday night at The Painted LadyFirst of all, if The Blowout has taught me anything, it's that I love Hamtramck. What an awesome place. I feel like I missed out on so ...
Posted by Laura on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:05:00 PST

Laura’s Blowout blog entry: Last night’s band run down at Atlas Bar

Laura's Blowout blog entry: Last night's band run down at Atlas BarWhen I was that the Metro Times Blowout was taking place nary a week after I moved back to Detroit, I was excited. Four nights of mu...
Posted by Laura on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:08:00 PST

Come see me play before I head back to Motown

Hello everybody...  I've had several people ask me when I'm playing music/doing improv in the next few weeks, so I thought I'd send out a little e mail with my dates and shows.  I'd love to ...
Posted by Laura on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:37:00 PST