Day 2 recording

Today is going well, got drums down for two more songs and we'll work on a third after we take a break and make some brown rice, with butter in it. Not my choice but by choice of child. and wife I suppose.

I been in here since 11am and now it's 15 til 5. Feels like just 1 hour instead of several. I love it. I can't wait to show ya'll something. I would take video but I can't right now because I have to play guitar with the drums but if I have an extra body or maybe a few arms I would.

Let me know if you have any questions. Here's my Facebook: www.facebook.com/valerilopez

RECORDING

Hello there, my name is Valeri. Would you like to go on a little adventure with me? I'll be recording in the next few weeks, an album, songs that have been pestering me to be recorded and I'm finally giving into to them. They're not all that bad, they've been patient with me for quite some time but finally they just couldn't take it anymore and they really let me have it this year. So I gave in. Their voices will be heard. I'll be posting pictures and what not on here. So please, stop by for a visit and we'll see how all this turns out.

I'm recording with Kevin Penner, in the Los Angeles area. It's sunny. I'm happy about that. There's a window which I like.

Can you say MIA?

I'm babysitting two adorable cool tough boys and we were checking out my websites and noticed that I have not written on this site for many millions of years. Two to be exact.

It's time, to write again.

Although I'm not eloquent like my friend C. Rowles who has a wonderful blog which I will share with you upon her consent... but I'll be touring this summer, starting in a few weeks so maybe I'll be on this thing more!

Anyhoo, happy SUMMER! at least when it's sunny up here in the Northwest. I love the Northwest, it's the best. I love trees. okay enough of that.

Keep track on www.valerilopez.com write me back.

LOVE

new song

well a new old song... you've all ready listened to just PB&J thank you buttttttt

here's a recent version i did with a guy named Eric Owyoung, talented man. We collaborated and created a new pbj song. listen here:

http://www.valerilopez.com

love ya'll

airport crap

ugh. i'm at the airport again going to california and they've just added another fun thing to do for check in! not.

i'm wearing a dress.

not only do I have to take off my shoes, take out the computer, put everything in those stupid little bins to go through the big xray ride (which i don't mind doing, because i don't want to get blown up)

BUT

now

this time

I had to stand in this outerspace shuttle launcher looking device, I had no idea what it does and I hate doing stuff without being told the reason.

at least the guy working said "you might want to hold your dress down"

so i did.

i think i briefly heard someone say it's gonna shoot air at you. okay.

i get there, waiting waiting waiting, holding my dress down waiting and BLAST! BLAST!

ok i squeeked a little because I was so surprised, and it's a good thing I WAS holding my dress geeeez

when I got out I asked him what that was for?? he ignored me... on to the next lady through the normal walk through metal detector whatever thing, ignored again! I sternly shouted, "somebody tell me why I was violated with air!!"

well, i thought that and didn't actually say it but I would have!
if reality was the world in my mind.

she finally said, "bla bla bla something" wow thanks for the explanation... the lady behind me who went through unviolated enlightened me that the air blows off particles and tests them to see if there is any bomb residue and stuff like that.

well it's good thing I clean up well.

just kidding, that's horrible, sorry.

So now here I am, waiting by the pianist in the main lobby of the airport of Portland, the part right after you get through security, it's nice here. He's playing piano to pre-recorded music, I prefer JUST piano myself, but it's better than nothing i guess. Thank you Charles Suniga, from whence does your last name come?

you look like a regular eastern european guy.

Gayle Gayle songbird Gayle!

You say you like good music, do you? if yes, go here:

http://www.gayleskidmore.com

you won't be disappointed. we're touring a little tour, meeting up in santa cruz CA and playing some shows all the way up to Seattle!!!

both Gayle and I play a variety of quirky instruments so i can't wait to back her up on her songs. i just like her a lot! this will be our second little tour together!

Lauren Hurt Photography

A beautiful woman by the name of Lauren Hurt gave me an impromptu photo shoot in her living room.

I hate being in front of a camera, but she has a special way of making a person feel comfortable and loved and pretty - she made me feel more at ease than ever before:)

You should definitely check out her photos:

http://www.LaurenHurtPhotography.blogspot.com

or you can just look at the list of links on the right and click on her name! it's so simple as 123 click.

Believe me, I'm a difficult person to take photos of because I feel so squirmy and i usually look so awkward! but yeah, she's really good and you can hire her for portraits and weddings and probably any artistic thing you could think of involving photography.

btw: i made that red beanie woo

new music for you?

if you haven't yet.... meet Amy Seeley.

extraordinary songstress. is songstress a word? i don't know.
that's okay.

what i'm trying to say is go listen to her! she is captivating, even more so live.

http://www.myspace.com/amyseeleymusic

i just like her music so much i want you to enjoy it toooo:)

what

so... i have this blog and I know at least two people look at it but still sometimes I just don't know what to say on here even though there are many thoughts skipping across my mind constantly.

i'm always thinking about something. it's rare when i'm blank but it happens.

do you have one or two things that are persistently making you think of them?
or it? yet this life is so short and still fear keeps me from saying or doing what i really desire.

why am i so afraid of rejection? like last night at the airport there was an elderly man standing with a grip on his wheel chair and a cane in the seat. He was waiting for the little roller coaster thingy to bring his luggage. He had to brace himself to get a grip on that luggage, and i wanted to help him, but i was afraid he'd reject my help. Well he grabbed it with some difficulty and so i thought just ask! just ask! so when he was struggling a little to put that bag in the seat of the wheelchair I did it! I asked can i help you and without looking at me, he said, no i got it. I turned away quickly, feeling stupid and tried to pretend i never asked.

but i did. ask.

i get it, men don't like women to help them with stuff like that, which isn't bad but... i don't know. all i know is that i asked even though i was afraid.

shucks

I'm not sad anymore, if you were wondering.

and the movie is coming out! remember? my song "stay" is featured in
the indie film ALL AGES NIGHT... check it out!

http://newportbeach.bside.com/2009/films/allagesnight_newportbeach2009

check out the whole website. it's neato. i'll be there. i'm not square although i wish i was.

i'm just sad right now.

Cava Wine Bar

Oh My Goodness! I had so much fun in Capitola California with Travis Oberg and Dan Miles and the boys!

Dan and i backed up Travis with some melodious harmonious vocals and I played the Melodica!!!

I had some yummy wine mmm thanks to Zach.

Travis was amazing with his beautiful blonde guitar. dan and the boys sounded so great doing an acoustic set. After we all did our regular sets, we all did a few more acoustic extras. Gosh gee golly gosh, Dan and Travis are so gifted talented and handsome.

all the single ladies all the single ladies.

Here I come California

movie movie

oh oh oh i love this movie!

1967

robert redford

jane fonda

"Barefoot in the Park"

lovelovelove it

http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi4256694553/

that's how trailers for movies used to be, so different. hmm.

my knees hurt

that's all.

poor wretched Gretchen

She got rained on, poured on, drenched tonight leaving the pub.

poor wretched Gretchen.

her heart is a current of unsettled salt and energy.

poor wretched Gretchen.

with hair as stubborn and thick as a porcupines prick, it scratches her neck and reminds her of years of bitter heartache.

poor wretched Gretchen.

eyes wide and ordinary brown, slowly searching the room, she waters her plant with coffee and chuckles at the thought of wasted caffeine.

poor wretched Gretchen.

alone and sober in thought and nearly 266 years old, she realizes she should have married that poor old soul who promised her love instead of gold.

poor wretched Gretchen.

whatever

i don't even know what to write.

i wish i had something for you but all i know right now is that it's late and my tummy hurts.
girl stuff. ew.

where's the chocolate?

Live Album... mhmm

Andrea and I recorded a LIVE album together! on feb 6 and i got the tracks this week and submitted the artwork today and we should have it ready to go in March woooo.

i was so nervous to listen, because you just never know how it'll turn out even if i did feel like things went pretty well besides during the first set of recording Andrea's mic didn't record a thing and everything was distorted for reasons I don't want to explain.

so we did a second set and most of the audience stayed with us thank God. because how boring and dumb would that be to have a live concert recording without people, without an audience?

well i guess we could have begged the band to do some clapping and cheering with us in the end no no no no no that's dumbester.

so in march yeah! we'll have copies to sell. My friend AMY did the artwork and Oh my Goodness she is just so wonderful. I gave her my ideas and it came out better than i could have imagined!

by the way, it won't stop raining.
that's okay. ugh.

i rode my bike anyway take that rain!

oh yeah, and the album is called "Green and Blue"

don't ask.

hopefully it'll be on amazon and itunes in march too amongst other digital places oh my goooooooooooooooooo

i am not hyper at all.
yes i am.

goodbye

ps thanks to all that support the arts, without you i could not have bought groceries this week.

home? yesSssSssS!Ssss!

yes, it's true.


I.

am.

home.

hello Oregon!

190

i have 190 messages in my inbox.

i wish i would do a better job at deleting the messages i don't need anymore and now... now... i guess i'm going to have to go through each message to determine if i need to delete it. ugh.

i hate crap like that but it's really just got to be done.

shapoopydo.

oh yeah, i'm in san francisco and at my friend's house, watching a cheesy Steven Segal movie with cheesy music. hah. oh the sax.