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Hope (Mela Roos)

MRS. HAZLETT FOR LIFE

About Me

This portion of my profile would only ever be accurate if I were listening to my headphones. And so I have my "Plane Ride" Playlist playing.. I put this together on my iTunes after an INCREDIBLE trip to Florida with my sister , Rachael (over a month ago now).. I came back on an airplane on which I wrote a detailed record of the life-changing experience that I had. My spirit is more keen because of it. So I listen again to that music and am brought to that keen place again... (Rufus Wainwright, the Verve, Amelie (Yann Tierson), Fiona Apple, Ginny Owens, Feist, Mr. Mayer, Sonya.. a grand mix of passion and creative movements that inspire me) I love humans. I love freedom. I love having a Savior. I love the Warrior Princess Society. For what it is. But for what it has allowed God to do in me. Oh. The heartbeat of my fulfillment is in watching people discover who they are in Christ. It doesn't have to be this revelational, pivotal moment necessarily for them. But being alongside so many people (especially women) on this long-term journey, my favorite moments are in the introspective times like this in my room, when I remember.. I remember how things were and then I remember how they are. Time equals change. I have to keep up with everyone's changes around me. .. I'm changing. I just realized that now as I wrote this. I wanted to say it as if I have to keep up with everyone's changes. BUT, the truth is, I'm changing. Right now even. so Keep up kinda. Adventure excites me. Outdoors are fun. Indoors are intimate. I love both. Music moves ever forward. I'm on that train. oooh trains! I'd love to go on a train ride just about more than anything... maybe not more than a hot air balloon ride. I love being planted in my home church. The purpose of life is: brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrruuuumm (drumroll) TO LOVE AND KNOW GOD... discover the vastness of that statement in everything you do today and everyday for the rest of your life. that is what my life is like.
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/31/2005
Band Website: melaroos.com
Band Members: Hope Behnken- Vocals, acoustic guitar, sometimes electric Benjamin Hazlett- Electric guitar Ryan Farish- Keys Dan Lutz- Bass Matt Oloffson- Drums Hannah Sidibe- bgv Perla Nava- bgv Kiz Charizmatic-bgv
Influences: Musically: Muse, Rufus Wainwright, The Beatles, Marc Broussard, Nikka Costa, Elliot Smith, Simon and Garfunkel, Beck (new stuff), Dave Matthews Band (old stuff), Sufjan Stevens, Luke Temple, Feist, Lily Allen, REEVE CARNEY, Yann Tierson, Nikka Costa, Ani Difranco, Rachael Yamagata, The Verve, Violent Femmes, Radiohead, Tears For Fears, Queen, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pablo's Dove, Butterfly Boucher, Sting, Waterdeep, Enya, Keith Green, Joni Mitchell, Jewel, Danny Elfman, Lauryn Hill, Mozart, Schubert, Coldplay, Travis, and Ben Folds (and obviously more) but also lyrically and conceptually: C.S. Lewis, the Bible, the Psalms especially David and his way of writing, Paul and the Epistles, Rob Bell, my every life experience, Ravi Zacharias, Wogbe, Dr. Hatley (college music composition professor)
Sounds Like: If Tim Burton were to do a romantic comedy, Mela Roos would do the soundtrack
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Guitar lessons, anybody?- iStrumGuitar.com

I am building my personal studio clientele of guitar students and would like to extend the invite to any my-spacer who is interested in taking guitar lessons from me! Check out iStrumGuitar.com or sen...
Posted by Hope (Mela Roos) on Sat, 23 Sep 2006 09:29:00 PST

ah yes the warrior princess society

i still have the after taste of pretzels and peanut butter in my mouth.. emmanuel is now playing on my itunes and the last two girls just left my home. paper cups still decorate the floor of my living...
Posted by Hope (Mela Roos) on Fri, 03 Mar 2006 02:28:00 PST

Heaven sprinkles on my tongue

i can't even begin to describe what happened today. and i should be asleep again. so i can do that whole resolution thing like go to bed at midnight. but today was too good. today held one of those mo...
Posted by Hope (Mela Roos) on Mon, 09 Jan 2006 02:16:00 PST

click clack fatod

those were the words on this mint tin that my brother gave me. i thought they were cute. click clack. fun to say. like blog, but different.. the girls, compact and pressed; my face, shaded to the occ...
Posted by Hope (Mela Roos) on Tue, 15 Nov 2005 09:50:00 PST

hot air balloons

i wonder why sometimes things are funny. like why in the world is creating memories that never happened funny. especially when they involve spear fishing or safaris. also the color green (well, a cer...
Posted by Hope (Mela Roos) on Fri, 04 Nov 2005 04:28:00 PST

squinting

there are just days that all you do is squint. like today for me. not squinting because my eyes aren't working (with the exception of one moment, this morning when i was texting all my warrior prince...
Posted by Hope (Mela Roos) on Wed, 26 Oct 2005 06:20:00 PST

the afternoon after

Holy moly. HOLY HANNAH!! AHHA. last night touched my soul in places that are so deep and so soft and sensitive.. almost untouchable, unreachable. and somehow you reached them. it brings me to tears as...
Posted by Hope (Mela Roos) on Sat, 15 Oct 2005 03:00:00 PST

time and time again

something that gets me going is this. i am beginning to know myself in a way i once didn't. i always thought i did. and i guess that means in one sense i have. cause whatever you are, as long as you'...
Posted by Hope (Mela Roos) on Thu, 06 Oct 2005 07:02:00 PST

Thoughts de mela

The show last thursday was grreat!! Thanks to everybody who came out and supported the Katrina relief. IT WAS RAD!! I am learning so much through this process. Ben (guitarist) and i have been working...
Posted by Hope (Mela Roos) on Mon, 03 Oct 2005 02:51:00 PST

new teaser

GO to melaroos.com for the new teaser!!THe show is set :)Oct 14th at Pearl    
Posted by Hope (Mela Roos) on Fri, 09 Sep 2005 02:22:00 PST