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Rachel

Love is for everyone. Just look around....it's everywhere...

About Me

I got my layout and myspace codes at Kawaiispace.com , you should too.
Recovering workaholic. Happily married since 2003.Some know me now as Mrs. Burns.

My Interests

Enjoying life.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone who has spent long amounts of time traveling around in an RV.Other Jazz, Soul and Blues musicians. And those who may want to partake in a homecooked vegan meal at our house.

Music:

jazz, classical, soul, bluegrass, celtic, world, hip hop, reggae, latin

Movies:

Anything funny and raunchy. Classic John Waters films, independants, and anything else of substance. Documentaries-Latest favorites: Little Miss Sunshine and Wordplay.

Television:

PBS and the radio. The News Hour with Jim Lehrer and The McLaughlin Group.

Books:

Biographies, Classics, Non-fiction.

Heroes:

Louie Armstrong, Monk, Miles, Mingus, Ellington, Dave Brubeck, Django Reinhardt, Oscar Pederson, Erroll Garner, Coltrane, Joe Pass, Wes Montgomery, Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Carmen McRae, Betty Roche, Aretha Franklin, Alberta Hunter, Max Roach, Clark Terry, Betty Carter, Maxine Sullivan, Anita O'Day, Shirley Horn, Dolly Parton, Roger Miller, Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline, Eva Cassidy, Dinah Washington, Roberta Flack, Jon Hendricks, Cesaria Evora, Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, Bob Marley, BB King, Al Green, Stravinksy, Webern, Brahms, Bach

My Blog

It's OFFICIAL.....WE ARE MOVING TO DC!

Well, it's been in the works for years...but it is officially going to happen now...we are moving to DC. Yes folks, Tim's got a job there, we've signed a lease for a rental house in Arlington, VA, and...
Posted by Rachel on Mon, 21 May 2007 10:50:00 PST

Music is finally coming together!

Finally Tim and I are getting are act together on recording! We have spent hours with protools, and as we are not experts by any means, we are attempting to put together a professional recording. We h...
Posted by Rachel on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:27:00 PST

Great News!! Rachel Burns Quartet has a steady gig now!

Tim and I along with our great friends Renato Malavasi and David Ehle auditioned for a gig with us tonight for a steady Wednesday night slot at a new bar/nightclub opening in Quincy, the town just sou...
Posted by Rachel on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:12:00 PST

Tim's Famous Relapse Quesadilla

My man now cooks! This is a great recipe he came up with inspired by the seitan I've been cooking. Check it out....   Tim's Famous "Relapse" Quesadilla I like to cook these up after a vigorous mo...
Posted by Rachel on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 07:42:00 PST

New and Improved!! Homemade Seitan Recipe

So, I'm still on this homemade seitan kick. I've been cooking up a batch every week and putting into everything I make: enchiladas, pastas, sandwiches, stroganoff, etc....It's an amazing way to get pr...
Posted by Rachel on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 06:03:00 PST

Music coming soon...

One of these days Tim and I will finally get the recording equipment together enough to put some music on this baby! We're about half way there now...going to buy more mics today...paitence grasshoppe...
Posted by Rachel on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 11:44:00 PST

Singing Live @ The Fireplace

After 3 years of working at our day jobs, and moonlighting as musicians in our livingroom at night, Tim and I are finally getting our music out of the house and into the scene again! We have been...
Posted by Rachel on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 03:46:00 PST

The house is done....

After many months of living in the trailer in the driveway and an all day everyday schedule of hammering and painting, Tim and I are back in the house. We are finally done with all the hard labor, and...
Posted by Rachel on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 01:25:00 PST

Homemade Seitan Recipe

So, as most of you know, my entire family is vegan, and therefore, Thanksgiving is always a fun time for us to catch up on each other's experiments throughout the year. This stems from our experiences...
Posted by Rachel on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:47:00 PST

Maiden Voyage

So, the RV finally departed the driveway 2 weeks ago and we have now returned to our home in Rossie! The maiden voyage was a serious family adventure. First we headed down to DC with our dog and most ...
Posted by Rachel on Fri, 14 Jul 2006 10:51:00 PST