VS 1
She gets tired of thinking up new ways to change the world
pen lid chewed, finger nails too, what to do what to do-o
fire in her eyes, no reasons in disguise to make it better better
make it better better
Happiness frowned upon because nothing's easy
nothing's for free

CHORUS
Boxing Gloves, ready for the fight
rise above to see the beauty
Model girl from the inside out
breaking through to start all over

VS 2
Herein lies a record on repeat with a broken needle
time stands still, heartbeat overdrive but she's still running running
belly butterflies electric energize for all the Lovers
for the Lovers

CHORUS
Boxing gloves ready for the fight
rise above to see the beauty
model girl from the inside out
breaking through to start....

BRIDGE
Again, again, again, again

VS 3
Sunset sleep; awake to a new world where dreams are made of
she sees gold and silver linings too, fingers crossed...
masses hypnotized, this world terrorized
they hang on too tightly, let go lightly

CHORUS x2

OUT

Really, did I miss a whole month in inputting a weblog? (you just can't dress up the word blog...)
Where does the time go?
This past month has been horrendous and beautiful.
There was death, there was depression, there was brilliance there was humility, there were new bands and new friends, old haunts and familiar songs. There were sobbing shoulders and bear hugs, new ideas and committments. Lessons learned & broken promises, prying minds and intuition. I met modest genius and bent rules, freaked out players and "not ready yet". Between bodum coffee, computers, trains and telephones, amid fish tanks, cats, new songs and stages, located in the middle of big city life and country roads... I can safely say...
this month has been horrendous and beautiful.

This highway drivin'
This solitary yellow line following
You got pain and a motel sign for your head tonight
but what you gonna do with the morning sun
but what you gonna do when tomorrow it comes
how you gonna make the break away from the boredom

I believe you when you say it wasn't always like this
there was a place and time you found meaning in a kiss
there was honeysuckle, some roses and chamagne
so when did the roof come crashing down
when did the walls fall burning to the ground
how you gonna escape the break and come back around

(chorus)
we all get lonely somtimes
heartbreak, heartbreak
we all get cloudy sometimes
mistake, mistake
we just have to reach out sometimes
give, take, give, take

Supposing your secret is safe without a doubt
suppose no one gets in to find their way back out
supposing you hide away under lock and key
how you ever gonna feel the heat from the flame
how you gonna listen to sweet music the same
beggin' you to break out the glory and pack up the shame

(chorus)
(bridge)
baby I got your back, I know where you are coming from
it wasn't so long ago I crossed that line and I came undone
but somehow I pulled through
somehow I know you will too
somehow I pulled through
somehow I know you will too

This highway drivin
this solitary yellow line following
there ain't no easy way home, no easy place to begin
but you gotta know that there's Love in the air
and you gotta see that's there's hope in despair
all you gotta do is make the break to finally get there

This past weekend saw me in Ottawa Ontario at a music conference put on by the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals. I had the pleasure of organizing a Private Showcase room, funded by the Ottawa Bluesfest Collective featuring all Ottawa-Area Musicians. This showcase was one of many, in fact, two whole hotel floors with every room dedicated to a private musical showcase room, filled to the brim with instruments, beer and sound from 12am until 4am... the ONLY thing lacking was sleep! Being surrounded by fellow music makers and agents and festival directors and everyone in between was a pretty phenomenal way to spend a weekend. I might describe it as a music festival that lasts for 3 days, music non-stop and mostly musicians involved as opposed to vendors and fans. If anything, it's a weekend that re-fuels the soul for music and re-fuels the notion to keep living this musical dream, regardless of the outcome. I wish I could say that I walked away with some guarantees to play at such and such a festival, but bottom line, I  walked away with some new found Love for this scene and with some new found friends in the industry, which can in fact be more valuable in the end. I am so very proud of the talent here in Canada, the music is so raw and full of soul up here, that I can't believe we don't have a bigger mark on the map... but it's OKAY I say as most of us know that we exist, and if not, it's only a matter of time before we gems are released...patience, perserverance, presence, persistance and PARTY!!! woot woot~~~Lxo

Alas, I think I figured it out. It's not all about any ONE thing. This life is a plethora of existence. Can I say that? There is a place for everything. EVERYTHING! We don't just have to make one choice, or follow one path. We don't HAVE to do anything. We read books, magazines, watch telly, movies and learn all these things, which are ultimately opinions of others... and from there, we buy into other people's trains of thought, and live our lives through other people's beliefs! I just don't get it. I mean, there are far too many NO's in this life... it drives me nuts! NO to the ice cream NO to the late nights NO to the anarchy NO to the pacifists NO to the caffeine, NO to the jelly rolls NO to EVERYTHING. Why can't we all just say yes a little more often and let the ebb mix with the flow.... People could really benefit from living vicariously through their BASIC instincts. NO???  Tomorrow is a new day... make it special. Do what YOU want and not what your Mum, Dad, Granny, Best Friend, Brother, Boss tells you. Take a day off from it all, and remember that it's YOUR OWN FREE WILL. You guide you. (I'm thinking if I type this for all of you to read, it might make more sense to ME, and perhaps I may indeed learn from this rant too!!) Please God, gimme the strength!! Lxo

Yes, time still goes round and round, and life still ebbs & flows... it's funny how one day it's dark & grey with no light let alone a silver lining, and then mere hours pass by and the rainbows return. It's an amazingly beautiful thing we have here, this world on which we gallivant. Seeing the greatness ain't always easy, especially when one is filled with tortured emptiness, but please allow time to pass before making any dire decisions, before sinking into any conclusions. It's amazing what hours can bring! Only a few days ago I was feeling like chaos on the inside, loose ends looser...and after a few twists and turns, I am back out on the other side because life is like that. One day you are all alone and the next day you are not. It's as simple as that. I hear people out there saying they are so alone that no one understands them... true true, I feel that way too on occasion, but bottom line you (we) are not alone. How could we survive without the graciousness and generosity the musicianship and humour (among other things) of others?? Yes, there are certain sides to my personality, to my SELF that even I don't understand at the best of times, but to think heavy deep cemented thoughts last forever?? Well, they don't. Just like that craving for a cigarette after you quit. It goes away. Lxo

This musical string that I am tied to, it's a blessing. It's the one thing that stays with me at ALL times, even when I am sleeping there is a soundtrack, and sometimes it's in video form but always there, so I am thankful that it never runs out, and the song keeps flowing. The path that I am on however, sometimes has dead ends. I guess we all hit the wall and they all come closing in at some point or other...that which does not kill us makes us stronger, correct?? It's just, there are SO many roads to travel, and I can't figure out which one to choose sometimes (awww poor me!!) West? East? South? South West??? I can go anywhere with a guitar and a Visa card...just WHERE?? Yeah, so perhaps by the sound of this message, you might have guessed that we did not place in The Big Money Shot, so all that money we were supposed to win, well we didn't and now I am back to square ONE where the money is concerned!! Having had two great paying gigs fall through in the last month, well there ya go, money issues. YUCK!! I swear this music career of mine is going to pull through in the end, I WILL make it happen... just how??? How can I do it... ah well, whatever the case I'll find my way...Happy Sunday?

Hello!!
We are getting ready to get out there and into the BIG MONEY SHOT!
It's a music competition held in Ottawa Ontario, through the radio station LIVE 88.5
We stand a chance to win $250 000 all for musical purposes. But to get there, to the $250 000 round, we have to first win two other rounds... the FIRST round held THIS Friday. September 25th at The Live Lounge on York Street and it's the $5000 round. We are up against other local Ottawa area bands, Becky Abbott, Tara Holloway & Brian Simms, our set is from 10:20pm until 10:45pm. It's super exciting to be a part of this competition and we have been rehearsing like mad to make this night a WINNING one!! If you are reading this and in the Ottawa area, please come down and support us, as this contest has judges judging not only the talent of the players but what kind of draw, crowd they can bring in... so we need your claps & cheers!! I'll keep you posted on the news!! Fingers crossed, it's GOOD news!!! Lxo

Howdy folks!! It's a cool and breezy morning, and this cup of coffee tastes better than ever... French Press Fair Trade Dark Roast Style!!!
Gosh I Love the sound of the wind. Out here in the woods, it sounds as though nothing else exists except that glorious sound. I could listen to it forever!! That said, when you are out on a peninsula somewhere by the sea and it lasts 24hrs, 7 days a week, it's not so delicious.... ahhhhh... the little things that the mainland brings!!
It's still Summer, but this morning Hoodie isn't what I wish for. Definitely NOT ready for Fall and these naked toes can't bare the thought of boots, even if they are the coolest boots ever!!!  Gosh this time of year is BUSY BUSY BUSY for we musical types. It's really the one constant season filled with Tunes.... I Love it SOOOOO much!! Sometimes I have to pinch myself... and sometimes I do pinch myself, and I wake up out of this dream with yet another deadline to meet!!!  The life of a ROGUE!!
So what is new.... I received my new guitar yesterday... it's been a LONG wait! Starting out as a rental in St. John's, back in June, I just could'nt get her out of my mind and decided to make the VISA plunge. Only a month later did she arrive and I have almost finished our first new song together. This new song comes from DRAMA!! After spending the last weekend over-analyzing a few boy/girl situations with an my oldest friend Lori, we came up with a new slogan "Say "No" to the emotional roller coaster!!!" (Which, by the way, doesn't actually get mentioned in the new song). I guess people everywhere are experiencing the back & forths between the yes's and no's of Love on a constant basis, and I just wanted to write something that didn't necessarily focus on that ONE true Love but rather, all the Love and things that make us happy, not JUST that spark between two Lovers... There are just SO MANY DARN REASONS to be okay on your own. Why is it that when two people meet and there is instant chemistry do we find the need to grab is so tightly that it may actually explode into thin air, and then "POOF" it's gone forever and the endless nights of sleep deprivation and thought take over??? Are we all just a bunch of nutbars??? Hold tight to your beautiful memories and go out and make some more!!!!
(and say NO to the emotional roller coaster!!!)
Love
Peace
Light
Lindsay xo

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40000 feet up in the air, and I am a changed woman forever. What an amazingly glorious, soul inspiring, immensely pleasurable time I had on the West Coast of Canada. I won’t leave it fourteen years until my next visit, that’s for sure. So here I sit quite comfortably in a Westjet plane, which by the way, is almost a better airline, even if you have to pay for movies and food… the line-ups in the airports are considerably smaller and they always let me take my guitar on board, in a soft case to be sure!

Upon reflecting this journey, I can safely say I was safe and faced some fears, otherwise not even known….I spent six and a half hours on the Chilko River (Northern BC) a 50mile (85km ) river, in a white water raft. 18miles of those 50 were spent battling white water (one hour of solid “oh my God, please don’t let me die!!! This is Brilliant!!)…It was a thrilling adventure, a day baking in the sun, only to be refreshed every moment with a wave of crystal clear –fill your water bottle up and drink from- bright blue river water. There were bald eagles soaring in the sky, almost as if they were guiding us…a very spiritual journey indeed… and the 2hr ATV (4 wheeler) ride down a dirt road all the way back to the lodge was an experience to remember.

You see, I was hired to sing for the guests (who would all soon be fast friends) each evening after supper. That was the gig. Fly up North and sing for adventurous thrill seeking individuals… little did I know I would be one of those as well. Trout fishing on ....Chilko.. ..Lake.... was also something I hadn’t ever done, fighting the strength of a fish on the end of my line… I still have the bruises to show for it!! One MILLION thank yous to Brian McCutcheon (ROAM) for making this happen,  (and of course to the Lovely Dylan for making the connection happen) I have no words to explain how grateful I am for having had this opportunity. I guess a new song is in order!!! Still speechless…

Next ....OTTAWA.... gig is on the 13^th of August at Zaphod Beeblebrox with Ana Miura and Chris Velan. I’ll be at BLUESKIES MUSIC FESTIVAL this weekend coming, another something beautiful to look forward to. Gosh I am a blessed girl. Hope to sing for YOU soon. Lindsay xox