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About Me

I'm a lone wolf and a tough nut to open, though I have been cracked several times. I have found solitude to be a great alternative to rejection. But, I'm also too impressionable for my own good, because I take to heart everything people tell me, too many times.I used to be an artist. I painted in oils, pen and ink, played guitar and accordion, and even performed in a cabaret show in middle school. After my mother died my life changed and I became a medical research technician. By age 30 the artist was completely gone.Or so I thought. Since I have gotten to know some musicians, I've gotten little hits of inspiration here and there. Shoot, I'm even thinking of playing my instruments again. Meanwhile, I've been entertaining myself by writing reviews and photoblogs of some of the awesome independent singer-songwriters that I've discovered, but only if I feel inclined to promote these characters, because they are just so fabulous that THEY MUST BE EXPERIENCED! People seem to be enjoying them. Howie of EXPOSURE (see badge below) even made me my own BADGE!
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My Interests

I love hiking through the woods, looking at beautiful things, smelling the pines and redwoods, and the ocean. I love bicycling and hiking vacations, visiting new and exotic places, experiencing new things. I LOVE live music and get out as much as I can to enjoy our fabulous Bay Area singer-songwriters!

I'd like to meet:

Similar lone wolves who share my love of seeing and learning something new. I've been stuck in a science job for 30 years, waiting until I can retire, and I want to experience more, if just viscerally, dammit! I love anecdotes and I love those small glimpses into other livelihoods and experiences, and perhaps learn a few more things. And I someday would LOVE to meet and listen to the live music of this singer/songwriter below:

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Music:

Alt folk/rock, electronica, new wave, fusion, contemporary jazz, world (Greek, Balkan, Middle East alt/rock) and when I'm feeling nostalgic, classic rock and disco. I'm especially nuts about the artists whose videos appear on this page: Happy Rhodes, Suzanne Vega, Missy Higgins, Noe Venable, Megan Slankard, Vienna Teng, and Blame Sally. All the videos except Happy (1997) were shot in 2007, the most recent, Missy on Oct. 16, 2007 at the Cafe Du Nord in San Francisco.

This last video by Janet Robin is here because it's so AWESOME for her incredible guitar work!

I am also quite fond of the music of these ladies below:

Movies:

I'm eclectic. I LOVED the LOTR trilogy. Love well-made indies like "Chutney Popcorn". And I just ADORED "Beetlejuice." I can't even figure myself out sometimes.

Television:

Current faves are Army Wives, Battlestar Galactica, Bones, House, Heroes, NCIS, Smallville. I hate Bionic Woman but I just can't tear my eyes away from it! Katee!! LOVED the BBC miniseries adaptation of Sarah Waters' novel "Fingersmith".

Books:

Mostly fiction: mystery/suspense, scifi. I have "Encounters" by my favorite author Anne Azel by my bedside so I can re-read favorite parts before I go to sleep. I'm currently reading her novel "Journeys."

Heroes:

My father.

My Blog

Photoblog - A Drew Pearce Beach Cottage Concert - Part 2 - ADRIANNE, KENNY SCHICK,and The Beach

So after listening to all that fantastic music, it was time for a little break to stretch our legs and go check out the famous Stinson Beach. It was close to 8 pm, and the sun was just about to set be...
Posted by Nusi - Live Music Reviews on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:39:00 PST

Photoblog - A Drew Pearce Beach Cottage Concert - Part 1 - 8 Fabulous Artists

By now, I consider myself a house concert veteran, having been to at least ten of them so far. These are by far my favorite venues for live music because you see the arti...
Posted by Nusi - Live Music Reviews on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 04:11:00 PST

Photoblog - TAMRA ENGLE and EDO CASTRO at Falkirk House

Last week I attended a wonderful show at one of the most lovely venues for live music, the Falkirk Cultural Center. Falkirk is a beautifully restored Victorian summer house built in 1888.&...
Posted by Nusi - Live Music Reviews on Sat, 17 May 2008 04:27:00 PST

Live Music and CD Review - JUDEA EDEN - at Mecca

Judea Eden's music is a refreshing and intriguing mix of styles and rhythms, covering a wide variety of genres, including R&B, Country, pop, torch, progressive, rock, and dreamy love ballads. Her ...
Posted by Nusi - Live Music Reviews on Sat, 03 May 2008 11:05:00 PST

Live Music Review - ROSE COUSINS, EDIE CAREY, and HEATHER COMBS at Sweetwater Station

Once again I was privileged to be present at an outstanding night of live music, hosted by local rock musician Heather Combs, who has worked seemingly tirelessly to cultivate the live independent musi...
Posted by Nusi - Live Music Reviews on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:05:00 PST

Photoblog - BLUE RABBIT, TRUE MARGRIT, PAM & JERI, CHULA, and more - at the El Rio

I recently spent a most wonderful music-filled afternoon and evening at a fundraiser for a documentary by local filmmaker M.T. Silva, called Atomic Mom. The premise of this film was of high inte...
Posted by Nusi - Live Music Reviews on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:22:00 PST

Live Music Review - THE COURTNEY JANES - at a Heather Combs Songwriters Show - With Guests

On a recent Thursday evening at one of Heather Combs' monthly Songwriters in the Round shows, I was introduced to the music of The Courtney Janes. In spite of a rather feminine band name, this c...
Posted by Nusi - Live Music Reviews on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:18:00 PST

Photoblog - ASHLEIGH FLYNN - CD Release Party at Sweetwater Station with Special Guests

Welcome to the photoblog, where I'll be describing via photos my experiences during this, only my second, CD release party. The festivities took place at the fabulous&nbs...
Posted by Nusi - Live Music Reviews on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 05:53:00 PST

Live Music Review - TRUE MARGRIT - solo at the UCSF Library Lange Room

On a mid-week break from work at the pathology lab, I found myself back in the penthouse of the UCSF Medical School library, a view-tastic space known as the Lange Reading Room. This room has th...
Posted by Nusi - Live Music Reviews on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 10:39:00 PST

Photoblog - NINA STOREY - Live at Sweetwater Station

Welcome to the Photoblog, a new medium to bring attention to those independent musicians who perform incredibly drop-dead fabulous live shows without having to write a review about them. The fir...
Posted by Nusi - Live Music Reviews on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 06:33:00 PST