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Shalimar, Sensual, Passionate especially about Music and Family, Multi-faceted, No Phoney Baloney, Music is like the air that I breathe....I can't exist without it:.. type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="426" height="320" wmode="transparent"..**********Hopeless Romantic deep under a Rock Chick exterior....The Great Laura Nyro says it all, here:.. width="425" height="350".. .. ....
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www.lyricsdownload.comTracy & Hepburn...two tremendous talents and a great love affair, on screen and off:Love when my taste buds are poppin', High Heels, Bass Grooves, Cool Sneakers and I hate to "settle" on ANYTHING.............. About Me? I started playing drums at age seven, having grown up in a family of professional drummers and band leaders and was "playing out" in a band at age sixteen. I'm a Booking Agent, owning my own agency; I'm a professional musician playing Electric Bass and Hand Percussion; I've been performing with Turnpike Joe & The Traffic Jam since 1993; I'm a Consultant to the local music performing industry; I'm an Associate Producer of the Indie Horror Film "Knock Knock"; I'm a Promoter and Sponsor of local music festivals and fund raising events, including a stint as Promoter/Stage Manager for the City of Long Beach (NY) Jazz Festival (2003 & 2004); I have a background in audio and electronics and was the only woman bench technician (that I know of!) at Harman/Kardon; I'm the Band Manager/Publicist/Agent of Turnpike Joe & The Traffic Jam since 1993 (the band has been around since 1977); I'm Consultant and Sponsor to an upcoming internet radio station (Long Beach Radio) where I mentor local high school students; I'm an Amateur Astronomer and last but certainly not least I founded New York's Newest Semi-Pro Football Team..the Long Island Panthers, as Co-Owner and President. Other than that....I'm a member of American Federation of Musicians Local 802 (New York); The City of Long Beach (NY) Chamber of Commerce; Artists In Partnership (Cultural Arts Org.), The Amateur Observer's Society of NY and The Mercedes-Benz Club of America, Sea Level Section. PHOTO CREDITS: The fabulous profile picture with my vintage '72 Fender Jazz Bass, now dubbed "The Oooooooooh Picture" as I sing along to a long sliding note, was taken by Anthony Messina of LewMax Photo Corp., www.lewmaxphoto.com The photo & collage below are courtesy of John Spoltore Photography, (631)476-8690.LOVE ME TWO TIMES!! It's Double Trouble as FENDER GUITARS has selected TWO photos of Yours Truly for their "Show Us Your JAZZ BASS Guitar" photo album. THANK YOU FENDER GUITARS! Keepin' that "F" in FUN...and the F stands for FENDER! ********************************************** **********************************************Yours Truly, "The Trouble Maker With An Egg Shaker!" scrambling things up on Hand Percussion (www.j-birdlivemusic.com) with David Langlois (Marvelous Washboard Contraption, www.davidlanglois.com) and Steve "Stickman" Adelson (International Champion of the Chapman Stick, www.steveadelson.com), both just back from The Montreal Jazz Festival, at SUGO, NY. (Photo by Lucille Messina, courtesy of LewMax Photo Corp. www.lewmaxphoto.com) NOBODY shakes an Egg like me! **********************************************J-Bird on Hand Percussion, crankin' out some Fuzed Jazz/Funk w/Lucille's Mixed Nuts at Port Jazz, NY 8/25/07 (Photo taken by Anthony Messina, courtesy of LewMax Photo Corp., www.lewmaxphoto.com) *********************************************** "Locked In" with some serious shakin' goin' on at The Long Beach (NY) Jazz Festival, 9/8/07. Photo taken by Lucille Messina, courtesty of LewMax Photo Corp., www.lewmaxphoto.comGetting Serious with my '72 Fender Jazz at Port Jazz, NY (3/8/08)Turnpike Joe & The Traffic Jam, kicking some SERIOUS ass at Port Jazz, NY. (3/8/08)

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My Interests

Helping People; Rocking Out on Bass since 1993 with Turnpike Joe & The Traffic Jam...click here

Music Biz; Keeping the "F" in "FUN"; Live Theatre; Sleeping late; Shoes, Shoes, and did I mention...Shoes! especially high heels, cool sneakers and hot sox; Gourmet dining/cooking; Fine Wines and Restaurants; Supporting Cultural Arts; The beach at night; Driving My Batmobile; Anything Hopelessly Romantic; NY Yankees and Baseball; Lobster and Champagne; Astronomy and Particle Physics; Gino's Pizza; Fresh Flowers; Thunderstorms; Movies; I Enjoy Writing..Can'tcha tell?; Hanging Out With Good Friends; Creature Comforts....and of course, Charming, Intelligent Men. Oh yeah.....and MUSIC!

I'd like to meet:

People with similar interests who are polite, courteous, honest and respectful.....and "do the right thing".....traits that seem to be going by the wayside more & more these days. And in the real world, I'd love to meet Prince, Carol Kaye, Chrissie Hynde, Madonna, Barbra Streisand, Sir Sean Connery (Oh, James!!) and Sir Paul....(McCartney, that is...."The Cute Beatle").

Music:

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Cool SlideshowsDON'T GET ME STARTED!! I have to mention "Tzena, Tzena, Tzena", an old Jewish folk song done in the '50's by The Weavers with a real catchy beat....and was the flipside to "Good Night Irene". This is where it all started for me....before I could walk or talk....they tell me I was just boppin' up and down every day to this song as a baby....then started playing drums at age 7 (it's in the genes!)....and there's been no turning back since! I'm just a rocker who also loves old pop tunes and new rock as well. I'm really into my favorite band, The Pretenders!.. width="425" height="350".. .. ....The Beatles; Mozart; The Incomparable Laura Nyro (R.I.P.); The Beach Boys, in particular one of my all time faves "Don't Worry Baby"; "Be With Me" by The Butts Band; The Talking Heads; Rent (Soundtrack); Prince; "Be Thankful For What You've Got" by William DeVaughn....because of this song I keep egg shakers in my cars so I can play along while I'm driving; Elvis Costello and The Attractions; The Strokes; Smokey Robinson; "Feel Good Inc." by Gorillaz; Pink; everything by The Carpenters; Madonna; Any good groovin' Funk or Soul; The White Stripes; Bette Midler; Hall and Oates; "Tonight Is The Night, parts 1 and 2" by Betty Wright (even though simple,an oh so sensual bass groove....whew!); Marshall Crenshaw; AC/DC; Jet; "Teenage Dirtbag" by Wheatus is the best!; Neil Young; Imperial Teen ("Baby" is on permanent "repeat" in the Batmobile's cd changer!); The Knack; Aerosmith; early Joan Jett; The Stones; Tina Turner; The Cure; Janet Jackson; Joni Mitchell; "Amber" by 311; Jimi Hendrix; Music of the 80's; Early Rod Stewart; OMD; Depeche Mode; Roxy Music and ALL Classic Rock.....except Southern Rock (just does nothin' for me) and NO JAM BANDS!........I make people crazy because I listen to songs in the REPEAT mode....but I'm always listening to all the arrangements....and besides, if something feels real good to you, don't you want to do it over and over?? AND MY PERSONAL ANTHEM: "Someone To Watch Over Me" by George Gershwin.....yup.

Movies:

Stage Door and every flick w/Katharine Hepburn in it; all James Bond movies and any film with Sean Connery; Forbidden Planet and most vintage Sci-Fi; Being John Malkovich; Goodfellas; Evil Under The Sun; My Cousin Vinny; all Sherlock Holmes; The Godfather parts I and II; The Natural; Slaughterhouse Five; Johnny Suede (cool shoes!); Bagdad Cafe (tres surreal); all Rosalind Russell films; The Birdcage; Wall Street; Nashville; The Thomas Crown Affair (killer remake w/Pierce Brosnan and Renee Russo!); A Few Good Men and tons of others. I just LOVE goin' to the movies or watching them at home!! Oh....and then there's MY movie project....I am an Associate Producer of the upcoming indie horror film "Knock Knock" www.myspace.com/knockknockhorror and www.knockknockfilm.com (My luck....Horror movies scare the daylights out of me.)This flick will have you jumping out of your seat! I'm also an Executive Producer of another indie horror flick, "Craig"....you can see the "teaser" elsewhere in this profile. Check out the "Knock Knock" trailer here....Knock Knock
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Television:

The Avengers (the Emma Peel Era w/Diana Rigg ).. width="425" height="350".. .. ....La Femme Nikita; AbFab; Star Trek; Seinfeld; The Honeymooners; Jeopardy; The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show; The Man From U.N.C.L.E.; all Agatha Christie series; Charlie Chan Movies on TV; The Discovery Channel; Colonel Bleep; All Public Television; Kukla, Fran and Ollie; Sex and The City; The Twilight Zone; Square Pegs; Terrytoon Circus; the list is endless....I come from the original TV Dinner generation!.. width="425" height="350".. .. ....

Books:

Biographies of my favorite people; Isaac Asimov; Robert Frost; The Poky Little Puppy; "La Methode" (Jacques Pepin); The Dictionary!

Heroes:

Katharine Hepburn; Carol Kaye; Mickey Mantle; Carl Sagan; Creative and youthful-spirited elders; Jackie Kennedy; The brilliantly talented Barbra Streisand; Advocates for kids; Mom 'n' Dad along with my Incredible Children.