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Last Updated: 12/23/2009

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City: MINNEAPOLIS
State: Minnesota
Country: US
Signup Date: 10/23/2005

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Wednesday, December 23, 2009 
http://blip.tv/file/120583  is a link to Drinking With Ians Xmas Special.
I sporadically appear in it walking or dancing. Its got a cool plot too!
check it out!
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Hello !  I have been very quiet the last year musically . I sold my house and quit my job last Jan and have been wandering since...its been a crazy year for me. I have to figure out where I'm gonna live/get my next real job  by summer ( NJ/NYC, CA, MN are in the running). I'm in MN now for the holidays, but soon i should have a sublet in NJ by the beach and I'm going to get back to songwriting and continue working on my book there. My keyboards too big to travel everywhere with, so writing new songs has been tough while I'm adventuring.

Hope 2009 has been fun filled and happy for you and that you achieved some of your goals. If not,  2010 is coming soon and you can dream more dreams and work at achieving them. I recommend going on a sabbatical  like I did for everyone!  Why save "retirement" for when your old....my plan now is to take a year a decade off till i retire for real.
I am a firm believer in "the Future Is Now" and I like to live accordingly.

I wish you happy times, good health and lots of music in your life in 2010!
and check out the DWI Xmas Special...its great!

xo
Lisa

http://www.futurelisa/com
http://www.facebook/futurelisa
http://www.youtube.com/futurelisa2
http://www.myspace.com/futurelisa

ps...friend me on facebook and you can follow my adventures....


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Friday, July 17, 2009 
In case youve wondered why you havent seen much of me lately,
heres why:

My Sabbatical has begun!
I'm taking a year to figure out where I want to live next and what I want to do
My plan is to travel the country (and the world)  and to see as much of it as I can. 
For 13 years I promised myself if I just stayed at my desk job and kept working that one day I would reward myself by breaking free and driving until I tired of travelling......I finally achieved that goal on 3/5/09 when I sold my house, gave away most of my belongings and headed west in my 94 Prizm with over 200, 000 miles on it. 
So far I have driven from Mn to Texas to California, following the old Route 66 whenever I could.  After spending a month out west I followed the Pacific Coast Hwy up to Portland, Or before heading up to Port Townsend Wash ( kinda across the harbor from Seattle). After a night there I headed East on route 90.....taking a month break in MN before flying to Japan for a week.  After that it was back to MN to get my car and continue the trip east on 90 to Niagara Falls and Boston. Route 95 took me south to NJ for a few weeks to stay at my familys shore house...then it was on to Florida for a month, where I am right now.  Soon i head north, back up to NJ for a few more weeks b4 I head back to MN for a couple of months to write songs and catch up on life a bit.
I do love this travelling thing....Its been an amazing challenging tiring and inspiring trip so far
I will be playing shows once again in the future... Keep an eye out for them!
 I recommend Sabatticals for everyone.....it was hard work to get to this point ...and much sacrificing to let everything  go so I could just drive away....but it is worth the cost
Take care and adventure wherever you are!
xo Lisa
 
 
 
 


 
 
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009 

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Soon I drive away…the adventure will be starting.

Finally!  It’s been a long time coming…

Several years in the works

So far only one visit to the emergency room for chest pains

Gotta keep the stress level down

It’s been up for way too long now

This getting rid of most everything I own almost killed me

Way too hard on me both physically and emotionally

16 years in one place….

Remnants of a marriage lost buried in the attic

All dealt with….finally gone.

Now there’s just me and an old car

One more week and its time to go

Time to start a new phase of life... ..

No Anti-Vday show this year for me!

2 show opps fell thru and with moving

I didn’t have the time or energy to rebook

I do hate when people ask you to play a show…

Then disappear!

No word from them for weeks….

So frustrating….

I couldn’t book another show till I found out

If the first one booked was on…

Then too late to rebook when I find the band

That booked me bailed on the evening.

Twice let down

So no show this year….maybe next?.. ..

Hope Feb finds you all doing very well!

The sun is getting stronger now…

Let its energy in and revive!

Thats my plan.......

XO

Lisa

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Wednesday, December 31, 2008 
Happy Holidays!

My plan is back on track.

I accepted an offer on my house on Dec 13th.

So finally, after 3 months on the market,
Many price drops and much work
My house is scheduled to sell the end of Jan!

YEAH!!! I'm gonna clear ½ as much cash
As I would have a few years ago….
but I am a happy pup…
Its an awful feeling to be trapped….

To have your long range plans on hold due to
Bad timing with the housing market and economy
Esp when your plan was 5 years in the making!

Soon I will be free….
if all goes well…
Till the deal is done it's not really done…
So I will hold my breath for the next month
As I work my butt off getting rid of all the stuff
I accumulated during my time in MN
Theres so much to let go of!

Its been a long stint here…
It almost equals my years in NJ
Its time for me to move on…
The gypsy in my blood
can finally escape the shackles of my MN life
and fulfill its dream to load up the wagon
and move on to new places, new experiences
my ancestors will be happy to see me travel

I'm gonna keep what is dear to me
And let go of the rest.

This is a time of rebirth and renewal
And of questioning and learning

I am sooooo greatful to be at the place I'm at now
I want you all to be with me on my journey
I will update you on where I go and what I find there

I hope all is well with you and that you are enjoying
This holiday season with people you love.


I wish you all a Happy, Healthy, Musical,
Fulfilling New Year!
Xo
Lisa
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Thursday, November 27, 2008 
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Tomorrows Turkey Day!

Time goes by so quickly…..

 

Still trying to sell my house…

Not a good time to be doing that.

Another showing today….this will be my 18th!

And still no offers…..even though I keep

Lowering the price.

Seems they want a bigger kitchen

And nothing I can do to fix that

 

Its funny….I never thought of my kitchen

As being too small….3 people can eat at a table in it

While looking out the window…the appliances,

Cabinets and sinks all fit in nicely…..

what more could you want?

……A bigger room apparently!

 

I've decided its time to rethink what I'm doing

And start to live like I'm staying instead of living

like I could be leaving at any time….. 

It's hard to live that way!

 

So now its time to get the keyboard back up

And start working on new songs.

I had suppressed so much to get my house ready.

I was looking forward to letting it all out in

A new location….now its time to move past that

 and start letting out the new tunes here….

 

And maybe I should book a few shows too!!

 

Happy Thanksgiving !

Show your feelings to those around you….

Its impt to do it while their still there….

Life is so fragile…you never know

When you might be taking the next big step……

 

Be safe and love wisely

Xoxo

Lisa

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Saturday, November 01, 2008 

Happy Halloween!

 So many times in life things change and the rug

Gets pulled out from under even the best laid plans

 

I planned for years to move this fall….

So many things had to come together to get to this point

I completed tasks that required all I had to give…and more

 Now I'm ready to go….but I'm stuck…

 

The housing market keeps going lower

And I've been chasing it down

Not sure how to get ahead of it!

No matter what I price my house at people

Will want to pay less….

I dropped it when I was told to drop it

I went below what I was told to drop it to

And still I'm told my home is overpriced

So I will drop the price again

 

The American Dream has become a nightmare!

I thought I had over 100K in equity….

Now I'd be lucky just to sell….at any price!

The equity seems to have disappeared….

 

So all I can do now is create a new plan

I will move when the house sells ….whenever that is

Hopefully I can still live my dream of travelling

And  pursuing art and music

….just for awhile….

.it would be sooo nice!

 

Its Halloween now….

I ring in this holiday as a single girl

Relationships can go to hell quickly

With my desiring to leave I don't want ties

So I don't seek anything new

And with my history who knows what I'd find this time!

 

I do like walking alone

So much I can see when I'm not distracted

Amazing how life circles

So much to learn

So much to experience!

 

The Shakey Shaman Election party is 11/4 at the Varsity Theater

I play with Bryan backing me…..

Should be fun!

I hope Obama wins!

I fear the alternate

Esp that Palin lady….

She will go far with her looks

Too bad we're flip sides of a coin

She is for what I am against!

 

Highly religious people scare me

Being  agnostic and GLBT friendly

Means we just wont get along

 

I believe in living NOW

My reward is here on this earth

No one is gonna forgive my sins for me

So I live carefully

and with an eye towards doing good

 

I believe in making the world a better place

For my having been here

Not in Armageddon….

I don't see an apocalypse coming

With Jesus saving the righteous

And leaving the rest of us to burn.

 

Another Halloween has come!

I look forward to the Bonfire!!!

There's a big one at Charlton Park in W St Paul

Hundreds of people are drawn to it like fireflies

Come meet me there by the flames

They light it at 6:30…

 

Enjoy the night !!

Xo

Lisa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tuesday, September 30, 2008 
Summer went by quickly...
i worked on my house and travelled to nj
and then worked on my house more
it is finally on the market
now i wait to see what happens next
i feel kinda like i'm on a little iceberg with
everything melting around me

strangers in my house now
checking out the place...
its kinda like im' showing off a prize race horse
thats retired but still beautiful
can they see themselves here?
and does the thought make them happy
its been a great house
lots of amber light reflecting off the floors
plants do well here

I play my first shows since June this week
I play Pagan Pride at 5 pm sat 10/4 at Sabathani Community Ctr - free
and the Rift Songwriting Contest on wed 10/8 at Bryant Lake Bowl - $8/10

I'm solo now
getting ready to leave MN
not sure when i'm going...hopefully b4 the snow flies
just need more strangers to walk thru my house
and for someone to want to live there

it will be fun to do shows again
not sure how many more i will do here
i feel like i'm pulling my roots back in
so i can walk away when the time comes
i may come back
i have moved here 3 times already!
i just have to go soon
its been 16 years this trip
way past time to go and experience more

must get back to practice!
xo
Lisa



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Thursday, June 26, 2008 
Time can really slip away from you...
its been  run run run since the CD came out
i'm working on my house every spare moment now
when i'm not off adventuring or practicing or performing
or working the day job.
i do love my adventures....be they big or small
i live to travel and experience new things
if all goes well i will leave on my big adventure this fall
but first i must get my house ready and on the market!
i still havent seen a review of Clone...
its hard to get reviewed/noticed in MPLS/ST. Paul
and most likely everywhere
unless your the latest new thing whos got relatives in the biz
then you get your own reality show
and more reviews than you ever wanted
its cool...i understand
i think its time i move from here
ive been here longer than i lived in NJ now...
that tells me its time to move on
if i havent been noticed by now...it aint happening !
not in Minnesota anyway....

many bands have to leave their home bases
to get recognition......Bob Dylan didnt stick around
here long.... maybe the new experiences they find
elsewhere add to their music...or maybe they
become a new thing in a new place...
something to be experienced
kinda like a new puppy and an old dog
everybody wants to see the new puppy!
i want to be a new puppy.....

have a fantastic summer!
hopefully i wont wait so long to blog again!
xo
Lisa
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Thursday, November 29, 2007 
Finally I am in possesion of  Clone....it is done.
I am now in the dispersing phase of this project....
I must get the CD's in the hands of the press people ASAP

Deadlines are beyond tight....due to color issues on the cd
the cds had to be redone ...so i lost another week ....
All is well now...things are back on schedule...
my CD release party is coming!

I still have to push myself to the extreme to continue on with this project.
Last night i was making cd promo packets up while struggling with
sneezing, watery eyes and a runny nose....
I can't let my allergies hold me down!

I've spent my life waking up to sneezing...
when i was a kid they told me i'm allergic to dust, mold and my own bacteria!!!
 now how do i get away from myself so i don't sneeze?
 I live on allergy pills....i was sooo happy  as a teen
to discover them after years of hearing "stop that sniffing" from my dad.

how do i stop sniffing?  i was constantly drowning...
blowing my nose didnt help...it just caused more liquid to replace
whatever i blew out...
.....enough on that!

ive dealt with many pesty physical issues in my life....
anxiety attacks, allergies, stomach pains, being tranquillized for over a decade,
 passing out when i see blood....
overall life is good!  i certainly do know that i am alive!
and i am so happy i can walk talk and breath...
i can even write songs and sing and play my keyboard!

Clone is now being unleashed on the world...one packet at a time....
hopefully it will get some airplay....the people on it with me
are all fantastic musicians and i am very thankful for the parts
they have added to my music.
  I write the songs....and i bring in others to add more layers to my
sounds......thank you  Bryan Miller, Jacques Wait, Anita Kozan
and Larry Ravenswood for being a part of  Clone.
 I am lucky to have you all believe in my music enough to be a part of my project.

Thank you all for coming along for the ride too!
 This is what keeps me alive
Expressing myself in my music and art fulfill a part of me that
nothing else fills......I am a conduit for sounds and visions....
I thank all who contribute to my music, be they living in our world
or on some other plane.

Clone's official release date is 12/14/07
come to the Uptown Bar to see it performed live from start to finish!
THANKS for your support!
xo
Lisa


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Monday, October 29, 2007 
I just finished working with Conrad on the CD covers ....yeah!!!!  
it's so much work... so stressful.....it makes me stretch to create things
i dont normally work on....i like the music part much better

the 8 page booklet is not done, the cd art is not done...
i will work on them tomorrow.
deadlines are approaching..i must get the cd in this week
to have it back for my cd release party on 12/14!
 i will get it done in time
With the help of a large orange object things are looking good right now.
and i approved the cd musically tonight too,
so i can get the master cds to send off for production with the art.
 Tom Herbers did an excellent job...
i so enjoy working with him!
This was the third cd that i recorded with him at Third Ear in Mpls
record with him if you can...he is gifted in the studio, really amazing
and very easy to get along with, he makes it a relaxing fun experience to record.
i love recording!  the studio is magical.....fulfilling and fun
i cant wait to hold a finished Clone in my hands!

I play with Bryan Miller and Larry Ravenswood at Stellas on Lake in Uptown
on Friday November 2nd, 2007....its get live broadcasted on the net
by TwinCitiesRadio.net  come on down and see the show.
it's Future Lisa, Avenpitch and The Smarts....( i dont know the order yet)

hope to see you Friday!
Lisa
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