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Mad Tea & Classic Cars
Posted in Life & Whatnot, Magic on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Elvis, Ami, Jason
Posted in Life & Whatnot on October 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Equinox Ink
Posted in Life & Whatnot, tagged asheville, j. hicks, tattoo on September 29, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Well, Ukulele Rockstar readers, I have a tattoo now. I got it last Tuesday at almost the exact moment of the Equinox. My dear friend Lora and Jason’s sister Emily, both who have tattoos, were there to provide moral support and distractions.
I got it from Danny Reed at Hot Stuff Tattoo in West Asheville. The [...]
One Year Anniversary!
Posted in Life & Whatnot, tagged ami worth, the mad tea party, ukulele on May 14, 2009 | 14 Comments »
Today is the one year anniversary of this blog! I really enjoy documenting my life in this format. And I truly appreciate all of you folks out there who read this and cheer me (and my spunky band Mad Tea Party) along.
In honor of my blogoversary, I am holding a drawing. Post a comment about [...]
Emerson
Posted in Life & Whatnot on May 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Open House at Hand-Cranked
Posted in Life & Whatnot on May 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
An invitation from the fine folks at Hand-Cranked Letterpress…
Come by Hand-Cranked and say howdy this Wednesday, May 6th, between 11 am & 7 pm.
Check out what’s new off the press, and what’s new off the craft desk (lots of matchstick frames with vintage photos).
Pick out a gift for Mother’s Day, a birthday, a wedding, or [...]
Bread & Puppet
Posted in Life & Whatnot, tagged bread and puppet, cirkus on May 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Heads up Asheville readers! Here’s a photo of a flyer for Bread & Puppet, who are in town this week. We’ve seen these guys perform in Vermont – they are terrific. Definitely worth checking out. I wish I had time to volunteer to be a part of the show. (Of course if you go to [...]
Another Passion
Posted in Life & Whatnot, Magic, tagged ami worthen, the mad tea party, ywca of asheville on April 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Today I’m going to write about another passion/vocation of mine (besides music) - working at the YWCA of Asheville. I’m the Marketing Director, and I have been working there for twelve years. I’ve worked at the YWCA longer than I have been a musician, definitely longer than I’ve been a Rockstar.
The mission of the YWCA is eliminating [...]
Thursday Hooray!
Posted in Life & Whatnot, Thursday Hooray, Video on April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Handcranked Letterpress
Posted in Field Recordings, Life & Whatnot, Magic, Video, tagged asheville, handcranked letterpress, nc, the mad tea party on April 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Handcranked Letterpress Company is one of the places Jason works when he’s not playing with Mad Tea Party. Started by Lance Wille (of Reigning Sound) and his wife Suzie Millions, Handcranked makes collectible ephemera for bands, festivals, friends, and even Obama. They hand-set all of their type and hand-carve most of the images they [...]
Luckiest Angel
Posted in Life & Whatnot, Music I Like, tagged asheville, fashion, field day wearables, hatch asheville, hip replacements, honeypot, music, opinions, rebecca pronsky, the mad tea party, valorie miller on April 19, 2009 | 3 Comments »
On Thursday Caroline and I went to a “Music Curators” panel that was part of the HATCH Asheville festival. To be honest, I found the panel meandering, myopic, and off-topic. There were only (white) men on the panel (all super nice guys, I’m sure). And there was only time for one question from the audience. [...]
Respect the Van
Posted in Life & Whatnot, Video, tagged honda, music, odyssey, the mad tea party, touring, van on April 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I never watch TV (we don’t have it at our house), but last weekend in Wilmington I caught a little at Sarah and Heath’s house. I happened to see this commerical, and though I don’t promote corporations as a rule, I wanted to post it. Because it’s clever, and because Mad Tea Party really does love [...]
Happy Equinox
Posted in Life & Whatnot, Magic on March 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
King Kahn & The Shrines
Posted in Life & Whatnot, Music I Like, tagged asheville, garage rock, king kahn and the shrines on March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
King Kahn & The Shrines put on a spectacular show. Mad Tea Party has been listening to (and loving) their records for awhile so I was super excited to see them live last Thursday at the Orange Peel. They certainly lived up to (and exceeded) my expectations.
I once heard someone describe King Kahn as an [...]
Singin’ with the Snakes
Posted in Life & Whatnot, Music I Like on February 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Monday night I dragged myself out into the cold to be a part of the “Faces of Asheville” Pre-Exhibit fundraising event at The Orange Peel. Jen Bowen, the organizer, had asked if I could perform a song with my good buddies Snake Oil Medicine Show. I was happy to oblige. I got there a little [...]
Superb Saturday
Posted in Life & Whatnot, Mad Tea Party News, Music I Like on February 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday was great. I…
1. slept in
2. played my new ukulele
3. started a song
4. hung out with my sister
5. got a new dress by Poutfit (pictured here with Recyclone arm-warmers)
6. took part in a photo shoot that Sandlin set up of local musicians
7. played my new ukulele some more
8. hung out with my good pal Lyme
9. [...]
Smokin’ New Uke
Posted in Life & Whatnot, Mad Tea Party News, Magic, tagged flames, hot rod, mad tea party, music, pohaku ukulele, rockabilly on January 30, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Wow! I can’t even believe it! I got my new custom flaming Pohaku Ukulele in the mail today and it is totally badass. Really.
We met Mr. Pohaku Ukulele, Peter Hurney, when we played in the Bay Area last spring. Sometime after that he contacted me and asked what my dream ukulele would be. He wanted [...]
Inspiration
Posted in Life & Whatnot, Magic on January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been looking at this photo from the Poser’s Ball and realizing how awesome it is. There I am, under a Bob Seven art piece that says “inspiration” with three people I am VERY inspired by. Namely, Bob Seven – true visionary artist; Jenny Greer – amazing musician, artist, personality; and Phil Cheney – insanely [...]
Your Feedback
Posted in Life & Whatnot on January 6, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I ask you, dear readers, – what would you like to see more of on this blog? What things do most like to read about/see? I wanna know!
My initial purpose for this blog was to post tour stories and photos. Obviously I don’t limit myself to that. I could talk more about songwriting or my [...]
Today’s My Birthday!
Posted in Life & Whatnot on December 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
That’s right, today’s my birthday. Mixed in amidst all of the other December holidays is the little ol’ day when I came into the world.
Last night, a bunch of friends came over and filled my house with incredible music, laughter, and love. When it turned midnight and officially my birthday, I was serenaded by singing [...]
Posers’ Ball aka Photo Op Jam
Posted in Life & Whatnot on December 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Posers’ Ball, which I attended earlier this evening, featured fantastic backdrops, suspension, costumes and wacky characters. I got some interesting photos, though there were folks at the Ball with much better cameras than I who got some truly amazing shots (hopefully I’ll get copies of them). It was a memorable event and an excellent [...]
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