Memory Lane

I found a bunch of old CDs of music from my childhood and added them to my itunes. That got me thinking about what a big role music played in my formative years. I really do believe that music is food for the soul. It stirs the emotions and inspires our bodies to movement. Music communicates so purely. When words would just mess something up, you can trust music to carry the message.

Growing up, there was always music playing in our house. All kinds and styles of music. My Nana had been a concert pianist as a young woman in England before World War II. She would always accede to my requests for ragtime style songs. I think I liked the stories of her stealing the sheet music from her older sisters after her father decreed she was too young to listen to/play think kind of music more than the songs themselves.

My mama would dance around while folding laundry or sing in the car. Simon & Garfunkle, Fleetwood Mac, all the songs from "The Sound of Music" and the Eagles were her favourites. She and I were good at quickly memorizing lyrics and often sang a Capella. We didn't need no stinking radio to sing along with!

My father had bizarre, eclectic tastes. I remember once being in the record store waiting for what seemed like forever while he choose which Beethoven recording he wanted to buy along with the newest AC/DC album. He would buy a whole album for one song and not complain at all that the other songs weren't to his liking. Where my mama put on a record and listened to the whole thing, he played DJ, often sprinting across the room at the tail end of a song so he would pick up the needle and jump to another track on the record.

What a trail of memories listening to "Soul of the Sea" by Heart started.

Being a part of art.

One of my greatest joys is helping an artist bring their vision to life. I, and the five other models in the Newton's Cradle, got the sweetest email from the artist, Jim Duvall.

I just wanted to thank you all for being a part of a great piece of art. and let you know some of the reception it has gotten so far.

It has already been awarded the. following accolades, Deviant Art Daily Deviation. If you are not a member you will not see the image but you can read the comments. There are over 400. The fun ones are when we all get called Nazis 2-3 pages down. It is already ranked in the top 150 fetish images of all time there in only a week.

 Model Mayhem Picture of the day.

Model insider Picture of the day.

Besides getting a enormous amount of comments on FetLife.

So a very heartfelt thank you to you all. I could not have done this without you.

You can see this piece of art, and purchase it at the Seattle Erotic Art Festival May 20th through 22nd.

Pssst! If you love art, you can volunteer to be an Art Guide and share knowledge about the various art that was juried and invited into the exhibition.

Call for Volunteers, and Big Volunteer Meeting 4/23!

Want to join the fun of putting on Seattle's sexiest event? Volunteer for the Seattle Erotic Art Festival! We have lots of volunteer opportunities, so peruse the list and write volunteer@seattleerotic.org to find the right job for you.

We especially need help distributing postcards, and need assistance with our stage crew (are you a Technical Director or a builder who can help with sets? A board/spotlight operator? We need stage hands, production assistants and more!)

If you aren't quite sure what you want to do, join us on Saturday, April 23 for the Big Volunteer Meeting. This is an important meeting for all volunteers, and a great chance for those of you who want to learn more and get involved.

Please spread the word and recruit your friends!

...After the Festival.

Now is the time of year when that is the most common thing I say. Usually that is uttered after something I would dearly love to do, such as have dinner with friends, go out of town or any other number of things that will just have to wait until after the Festival is over.

One thing I have decided not to put off until after the Festival is teaching. On Thursday the 21st I will be teaching my Palpation for Rope Play class in the Annex of the Center for Sex Positive Culture. Doors will open at 7pm and the class will start at 7:30 and go until 9:30pm. The class is $20.

I'll post more about the class when I have just a little more time. :-)

How was your last Saturday night?

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