October 2010
This October 2010 has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays, all in one month. It happens once in 823 years!
7th of October 2010
6th of October 2010
ROCK light
What a bad ass can! How in the hell have I missed this in the store?
28th of September 2010
I discovered this song around this time last year & I just love it. I think the video is sooooo cool! M. Ward is a genius. Lyrics below. Enjoy!
Chinese Translation - M. Ward
I sailed a wild, wild sea
climbed up a tall, tall mountain
I met a old, old man
beneath a weeping willow tree
He said now if you got some questions
go and lay them at my feet
but my time here is brief
so you’ll have to pick just three
And I said
What do you do with the pieces of a broken heart
and how can a man like me remain in the light
and if life is really as short as they say
then why is the night so long
and then the sun went down
and he sang for me this song
See I once was a young fool like you
afraid to do the things
that I knew I had to do
So I played an escapade just like you
I played an escapade just like you
I sailed a wild, wild sea
climbed up a tall, tall mountain
I met an old, old man
he sat beneath a sapling tree
He said now if you got some questions
go and lay them at my feet
but my time here is brief
so you’ll have to pick just three
And I said
What do you do with the pieces of a broken heart
and how can a man like me remain in the light
and if life is really as short as they say
then why is the night so long
and then the sun went down
and he played for me this song
17th of September 2010
The Cow Whisperer
I have lived next to cows my entire life but still to this day they make me nervous. I think it is because they are bigger than me. But, not Adam! He makes buddies with them - I have to admit, I’m a little jealous. They never let ME pet them like this! Maybe they can sense my fear?
Grass in Morning View is ugly brown right now. We are about 6 inches under the average for rain this summer. When you walk it crunches. I feel bad for the cows, its slim pickens for them!
Looking forward to fall…
16th of September 2010
Turtles!
Love em :) 
9th of September 2010
Labor Day 2010
I always REALLY enjoy this holiday. Mostly because I love September and, seriously, who doesn’t love a long weekend? I have spent a lot of weekends on Lake Cumberland in KY this year. It has been beautiful and so fun - thank you to all those who have had me, your hospitality is surely appreciated! This Labor Day weekend I smiled & laughed till my face hurt. I also…
… went tubing! I haven’t done this in about 7 years!
… got my hair braided! It is SO FUN to feel like a kid again! =)
… played music on the water. (This was a first! I need to figure out how to make money doing this!)
… I think I also gained some new fans :) 
I listened to good tunes like Simple Man by Lynard Skynard and stopped, for a few moments, to really think about the lyrics and realize they are right on. ”Oh take your time, don’t live too fast, troubles will come and they will pass.”
I also woke up early enough to see the sunrise over the water & watch the fog lift. It looked like clouds and I couldn’t decide which was more beautiful, the water or the sky.
… I am so lucky.
Peace like a river,
Lauren
24th of August 2010
Ray LaMontagne on Critics
I read a great interview last night with Ray LaMontagne on www.nodepression.com. I’ve often referred to Ray as my “modern day Neil Young”. His music and lyrics continue to inspire and move me in ways only my absolute favorites have. In this particular interview, I enjoyed reading this part the most…
“…being critical with myself, isn’t helping me. I mean, to an extent you always have to want to get better, and I do all the time, I always want to write a better song, to be a better musician, I want to grow as a vocalist, I want to learn to use that instrument better especially. I always want to get better but, there are enough people out there that want to knock you down, there’s no sense in knocking yourself down.”
I couldn’t agree more. Being an artist, sometimes it is really tough to put yourself out there, completely, for the music. There are always people judging and more time is spent than necessary worrying about that crap. Bottom line is, you just gotta keep on keeping on, believe in what you do and hope it helps someone along the way. It is both interesting and comforting that very sucessful artists experience the same type of things. Full interview here: http://www.nodepression.com/profiles/blogs/ray-lamontagne-gets-better-an
9th of August 2010
Welcome to my Garden!
So this is the second year I’ve had a garden. I will admit, last years harvest was way better. KY is really dry this summer and I’m a slacker when it comes to watering. I had to wait till friggin August to get a red tomato!
Finding this really depressed me. I didn’t know what it was until I got closer and realized it was a creature. The size of his frown is just awful, poor guy. Those are wasp egg parasites on its back (thank you Jenny for educating me). Mother nature, I guess… :(
3rd of August 2010
Very Nice…
The CDs are being printed… which means… the covers are finished! These photos were taken, of course, one morning in Morning View :) by my friend Allison Ballinger. The graphics were put together by another friend Jim Fugett. Thank goodness for good friends!
The front…
The back…
Get your own copy at the CD Release on August 13, 2010 at the Southgate House in Newport, KY. Or, order online now at CDbaby.com.
22nd of July 2010
Behind the Curtain
My CD is finally finished! (Insert deep breath here!) We started this project in March and we all worked hard and fast. It might seem crazy that an eleven song album takes 6ish months to complete but when you all have full-time jobs and you’re recording on nights and weekends - trust me - it is no easy feat!
People ask me sometimes what recording is like. In words, I would say it is repetitious and time consuming - fun… but work. When I got my new camera this summer I took these pictures to help paint a picture around what the studio was like (for me).
Above is Studio Cozy in Covington, KY. That is Jeff Perholtz, Proprietor & Producer as well as music genius, band member of The Newbees and my friend. Like always he was working hard to get it right! I enjoyed having his wife Misty nearby… who was always right upstairs and would occasionally come down to tell us how things sounded. Jeff also helped with bass, accordian, piano, steel guitar and a few “ooo’s and ahhh’s” on the tracks.
Below is Paul Patterson playing banjo on Kentucky Dream. I took this from inside the room where the computer stuff is… Paul is behind a sound-proof window in a sound-proof room so the only way he can hear us is through mics & heaphones. Paul is so great to work with, he brings so much energy to the table. We worked together on my first album, which happened to be at Hale Groove Studio in Florence, KY and for that he played violin and madolin. This time around he played violin, viola, cello and banjo. He plays for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, is a member of the band Faux Frenchmen and also travels around the world fulfilling his many commitments. (So what I’m saying is, I’m really lucky!)
When we started in March, we did two full days over a weekend. ”We” consisted of me and my awesome band mates that have the pleasure of always putting up with me (ha!) Dave Hawkins & Jason Halker. I did not have a camera to take pictures at that time. :( I wish I had! Dave plays lead guitar and madolin. Jason is the percussion man, banging on the bongos and drum kit. Heather Turner of Tupelo Honey also came in near the end of the process to lay down back-up vocals. To put it simply, they all rock!
Though I’m busy and I complain about that all the time (sorry friends!), I am so happy to be able to follow my dreams and work with such talented people.
Next post will be a picture of the CD covers when they’re ready! Stay tuned! =)
