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RACHEL VAN GORDEN

gratitude rocks. happy thanksgiving ya'll.

About Me

//Someone once asked me what I write songs about. "Questions", I said. I suppose I love questions because I ask a lot of them. I believe they save lives. Mine, at least. Because in the exhaustingly, long corridors where questions grow and reside...there is equal chance of finding honest hope and honest sadness. Sometimes both. Sometimes both at once. And both are beautiful, necessary, and inspiring. I desire to make my living as a songwriter and I am looking in that direction...with excitement. But fancy trimmings, or not...I'll be writing. I am currently teamed up with the brilliant Tony Morra, as my producer. More to come. I am also a percussionist. "boombabyboomvanillagroove" is my drumming stage name. Just kidding. I play with various folks/groups around town (live & studio). Please stop back by soon. I'll be sharing news, thoughts, and tunes from time to time. And for you, my invisible friend, I wish you peace today. Peace and laughter...an unstoppable combination.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/7/2005
Band Website: thank you myspace!
Band Members: //rachel van gorden - all instruments, all live
Influences: //patty griffin, margaret becker, hank williams, wilco, buddy&julie miller, ryan adams, damien rice, gillian welch&david rawlings, nickel creek, josh ritter, alison krauss&union station, the weepies, kelanie gloeckler, rich mullins, coldplay, matt redman, johnny&june cash, derek webb, david gray, sixpence none the richer, mindy smith, the waiting, jennifer knapp, anthony skinner, sarah masen, rita springer, lucinda williams, early 90's hip-hop, pete yorn, kathleen edwards, the holy spirit, eminem, beth neilson chapman, amy grant, the beatles, jars of clay, sarah mclachlan, mylon&brokenheart, electronica, patsy cline, bebo norman, david ruis, joni mitchell, nichole nordeman, live classical music, cassandra wilson, chet atkins, delirious, lots of old school country & christian as i was growing up, john mark mcmillan, david&thegiants, dolly parton, norah jones, charlie peacock, andy hunter, etc.....and.....poetry, modern art, the djembe, old hymns, trees, animals, loved ones, suffering, technology, water, loss, gratitude, questions, and God.
Sounds Like: this girl I know...
Record Label: Nope
Type of Label: None

My Blog

The things that really matter.

This week I've been reminded of what really, really matters in this little life of mine. My Dad has the cancer. He's had it for a long time but is, for the first time, going through chemo. As I poste...
Posted by RACHEL VAN GORDEN on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 05:51:00 PST

Bonafide.

Yo. Well, last Wed. (my first solo gig...see previous blog) was just......something else. In the last few weeks and months my life has started to make more and more sense to me and that gig was just t...
Posted by RACHEL VAN GORDEN on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:31:00 PST

My favorite palindrome: GIG.

Hey there. You doin alright? I'm alright. Thanks for asking. lol. About the subject line: palĀ·inĀ·drome [pal-in-drohm]  noun   ..> ..> 1. a word, line, verse, number, sentence,...
Posted by RACHEL VAN GORDEN on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 02:18:00 PST

Ruff, Ruff

Hi everyone! I hope everything is pretty ok in your life right now. I wish I really knew all of you (well, most of you)...sometimes it is strange to have invisible friends, you know? I wanted to say t...
Posted by RACHEL VAN GORDEN on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:26:00 PST

The best stupid survey Ive seen. If you dare or care...

1. My uncle once:  had a boss named "Harry Butt". No kidding. 2. Never in my life:  do I need to meet George W. Bush. 3. The one person who can drive me nuts, but then can always manage to m...
Posted by RACHEL VAN GORDEN on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 06:15:00 PST

My bright, bright light...

Let me start by saying that my gratitude for how wonderful my Dad is runs very, very deep. And partly so b/c I know that these days a great Dad is a painful rarity. So, I hope that those of you w...
Posted by RACHEL VAN GORDEN on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 10:39:00 PST

The musings of Punky Brewster...

It's been an interesting period of time for me in the last 4 months. During that time I have had some form of a headache THE ENTIRE TIME. Even as I type now, it is there. With great care I have d...
Posted by RACHEL VAN GORDEN on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 03:07:00 PST

Yes, movies are more than entertainment.

Hi there. I wanted to let you know about two movies I watched this weekend. Why? B/c it is time for a blog to you all, my lovely friends AND b/c I watch a lot of movies and these two stand out......
Posted by RACHEL VAN GORDEN on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 02:39:00 PST

A stunning quote...

"I beg you to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don't search ...
Posted by RACHEL VAN GORDEN on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:18:00 PST

A blog from my friend, Mark Hollingsworth.

Couldn't resist posting this. It is amazing to me that Mark allowed himself to be used so sweetly. Humbling. Worth the read.  rbvg --------------(Mark Hollingsworth's blog below)------------...
Posted by RACHEL VAN GORDEN on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 10:28:00 PST