New tunes have arrived! Check out my music duo's brand spankin' new Myspace and befriend us! We've posted 2 new tunes - "Gone With The Wind" and "Troubled Sleep!" Two Birds will be premiering our very 1st music video in the very near future but for now, Ken and I would like to invite you down to hear some of our tender tunes next Thursday the 13th @:

Stone Bar
5221 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA‎
(323) 466-6061‎

Cost: $10

Show starts @ 8pm
We play @ 10pm

Also on the bill are Kataka Gara, Kimberly Panzer and Matthew Davis.



DISNEYLAND IS FREE
Go to Disneyland for free on your birthday!

FindItOnMyWay.com
Plug in your starting point, ultimate destination, and any pit-stops along the way (dry cleaner, 7-11, etc) and this errand-enabling Gmap will spit back the most efficient route!


FREE MAKEOVERS
If you're thinking of finally trying a blue mohawk or classic bob, go to and upload your photo. See hundreds of do's and see what style suits you best before you make the leap! I did this and soon after decided to cut my traditionally thick, long and heavy hair into a slick new style. Super cool!


Rock on you beautiful people!

Carolina

Please, if any of you try this, tell us how it worked out for you. If you feel so compelled, share it, re-post it, send smoke signals, whatever!

American families are in desperate need of economic relief.

Barack's plan will cut taxes for 95% of working families.
John McCain will provide billions in tax breaks for big oil companies and giant corporations with no relief for millions of middle-class Americans.

Barack is calling for three times the tax cuts for middle-class families.

With our country facing the most serious economic crisis since the Great Depression -- over 760,000 jobs lost this year, unemployment skyrocketing, and retirement losses exceeding $2 trillion -- we need to take immediate steps to recover.

Forbes writer Brian Wingfield recently used the tax cut calculator and told his readers exactly how much he would save...

"Obama's web page has a very simple gadget that's the most useful thing I've seen on any political website in a while.

It's a "tax cut" calculator. You just fill in your income, filing status, whether you're saving for retirement, number of dependents, outstanding mortgage balance, etc and --voila!--it shows you how much you'll save in taxes under an Obama presidency. It tells me that I'm going to keep an extra $1000 of my hard-earned cash if Obama wins. It also tells me I'll save $0 under a McCain presidency.
"

Watch an Ohio supporter use the tax calculator to see how much he would save and then calculate your own tax cut:

http://taxcut. barackobama. com

To all my milit​ary frien​ds out there​:

After​ watch​ing JACOB​'​S LADDE​R again,​ I decid​ed to do some resea​rch on our gover​nment​ and its wars,​ parti​cular​ly Vietn​am and the homel​ess epide​mic that has boome​d since​ the 80's.​ What I found​ was distu​rbing​ and a slap in the face.​

If you think​ a Repub​lican​ Presi​dent suppo​rts you, I beg you to check​ their​ recor​ds.​ Most,​ if not all, Republican​ Presi​dents​ have cut the VA budge​t year after​ year.​ The same records show tax cuts for our wealthier citizens... in fact, ever since​ Reaga​n cut the budge​t so severely during his term,​ it has never​ bounc​ed back.​ How'​s that for suppo​rt?​

Below​ are some site links​ and quote​s from their​ pages​.​ Pleas​e do your own resea​rch as well but this will get you start​ed:


http://www.buzzflash.com/analysis/03/11/ana03304.html


http://insidetheheadofjoe.blogspot.com/2006/04/repubilcans-hate-veterans.html


http://insidetheheadofjoe.blogspot.com/2006/04/iraqi-and-afghganistan-homeless-vets.html



"Can Ameri​ca'​s veter​ans and milit​ary famil​ies reall​y affor​d anoth​er four years​ of a Repub​lican​ Presi​dent who puts polit​ics and his party​ ahead​ of our natio​n'​s veter​ans and wound​ed warri​ors?​"​

"As the great​ anti-​war movie​s "All Quiet​ on the Weste​rn Front​,​"​ "​Paths​ of Glory​,​"​ "​Johnn​y Got His Gun,​"​ "​Comin​g Home,​"​ and "​Born On The Fourt​h of July"​ have illus​trate​d time and time again​:​ gover​nment​s use poor and worki​ng peopl​e as their​ canno​n fodde​r,​ disca​rding​ those​ that survi​ve as they do their​ junk milit​ary weapo​nry,​ while​ the manuf​actur​ing engin​es of war, profi​t and outli​ve war."

"For over four years​ news stori​es have addre​ssed the Bush-​Repub​lican​ cuts in the VA budge​t.​ Simul​taneo​usly,​ the dolla​r amoun​t spent​ by Bush-​Repub​lican​s has risen​ to an astro​nomic​al figur​e of over $400 billi​on.​"

Howdy!

So much has been happening I can barely keep up. "Safehouse," a film I starred in last year premiered in Baltimore to a sold out crowd! Keep a look out for the LA premiere in the near future. Also next on the premiere schedule is "Black And Blue," which features me singing my tunes live! You don't have to wait until the premiere, though--I'm playing a show this weekend! If you're in Long Beach Saturday or at NASCAR in Fontana on Friday or Saturday, come on by. If you're in LA, grab yourself some free Starbucks TODAY!!

In this issue:
*Two Birds Debuts in Long Beach @ Photo Gallery Opening
*Two Birds Judging @ Pepsi 500 Nascar races
*Free Starbucks from 4-7 in Los Angeles TODAY!!


Two Birds Debuts
After playing a teen street musician in BLACK AND BLUE, I was feeling inspired enough to think that life should imitate art. So I returned to the promenade with Ken Franklin (who played Molly Malone's with me) to try out some new tunes. Our 2nd time out we were scouted for a Motorola ad seeking musicians. Ken and I decided to get creative and write a duet for our little go-see audition and well, I guess it worked, because now we'll be featured in the Fall Motorola Print Campaign! The shoot went so well the photographer invited us to shoot with him again for a possible album cover. Then the lovely Leah Cevoli needed a musical guest for Jason DeBose's Photo Gallery opening. We hadn't planned on becoming a duo, but all these happy accidents have proved serendipitous. The songs are pouring out, I'm learning a bevy of new instruments and singing like I've never sang before! Listen to our 1st single @ http://myspace.com/carolinah

Which brings us to our debut this Saturday in Long Beach. It's free to get in and Open Bar. What's not to like? We're doing an early set, and I will join Ken for a few tunes as he closes the event. Come on down and have a drink, buy some art, be merry. Doors open at 7pm and the party will go until 12midnight, 1am at the latest.

8:30-9:00 Two Birds

9:45-10:15 Damon Rey

11:00-11:30 Ken Franklin

I know what you're thinking--what a risque picture! We figured it was appropriate to add to the photo madness!




NASCAR
Ken and I will be judging an American Idol-type singing competition at the Pepsi 500 Nascar races. If you're attending, come by and say hi. Don't expect any Simon Cowell or Paula Abdul-like behavior, even though we are brutally honest and will be delivering it straight.



Free Starbucks TODAY
Today, 4-7, at participating locations
Today only, get one of Bucks' new SoCal-only drinks, gratis: either the protein-enhanced Viviano (banana-chocolate or orange-mango-banana) or the gelato-ish Sorbetto: available in tangy citrus, mixed berry, citrus ice, tangy mango, or "pinkberry" -- a Russian doll of stuff.
Check participating stores at Starbucks.com



Thanks for all your continued support!


*See Carolina singing her tune "Darlin/Mama" in a commercial for Big Shot Live, produced by Madonna's Maverick Entertainment!*


COMING UP:
*Motorola print campaign features Carolina's new music project!!
Carolina appears as 1/2 of the duo "Two Birds" in Motorola's Fall '08 campaign
Listen to Two Birds 1st single @ http://myspace.com/carolinah

*SAFEHOUSE" premieres Summer 2008
Safehouse Trailer


Carolina Hoyos
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Web: http://carolinahoyos.com
Myspace: http://myspace.com/carolinah
You Tube: http://youtube.com/user/filmsbycarolina
IMDb: http://imdb.com/name/nm1202961/
IMDb Pro: http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm1202961/