Hi All!!

I hope this finds you all well and well on your way to an awesome 2006!
As you might know, I've been working from home the last couple of months…who knew it could be so hectic??  I've been putting a lot more energy in to the band though and currently working on some new tunes as well as boxing up more of our studio cd's so that we can get them out to you.  ?

THIS JUST IN! :  We'll be playing two songs and I'll be backing Charlie for two songs at this week's Songnet showcase!  That's this Thursday, Feb. 16th  at The Coffee Gallery Backstage – 2029 N. Lake Ave., Altadena (2 miles North of  the 210 fwy) .  The show starts at 7:30pm and usually goes to about 10:30pm and you don't want to miss any of these sets ?  See their site, www.songnet.org for more info on the special guest for the evening, Bob Stane as well as info on how you can book with him and the monthly showcases.  A great opportunity to network with other singer songwriters in the L.A. community!

In addition to all that we've also booked a couple Borders shows and much love and thanks to everyone that made it out to our Pasadena show, it was great to see you and we appreciate you more than we can say!  I'm also really excited to report that at the Pasadena show we met Jenny San Angel, an awesome drummer/Percussionist/Vocalist, etc., and she is sitting in with us for the next couple shows!!  As those of you who have been with us for a while know, we've been looking for someone local who plays both percussion and kit and we're very excited to have her sit in.  She has tons of projects going on, of course, but maybe if we send her lots o love she'll decide she has to stay ?
We're hopin' you can help us out with that ;)   Stop by her myspace site (www.myspace.com/drummergrrl) and show her some love ?.

And speaking of love, thank you all and Sheena too, for playing our music on the radio again!  Go to www.musichighwayradio.com to find out where to tune in.  It's now broadcasting over the net and the airwaves not to mention ipod, so there's plenty of opportunities to 'dial' us in and stay for the hilarious and informative chat and indie artists from all genre's all around L.A.   They will be playing the newest version of For Today at least once a day until the end of the week ?

Good news too for those of you that couldn't make it out to our last show!  We'll be back in Pasadena on April 1st with a monthly residency the first Saturday of every month at Wheatberry Bakery & Cafe!!  Awesome treats and good music from 7 – 9pm!  More details to follow soon.  We're the first ever to do live music for this international chain of bakery's!  Special thanks to Brian, Chris and Amanda for supporting us and helping us put this together, you rock!!  Needless to say we're really excited about this one and can't wait to get started, but in the meantime…

We'll be at Borders Bookstore in Pico Rivera this month on the 25th and at the Borders in Simi Valley March 25th!!  Details below and Jenny will be sitting in for both shows.  As always the Borders shows are cozy, fun, kid friendly and FREE!!

Borders Pico Rivera
8852 Washington Blvd.
Pico Rivera, 90660
7:30 pm to 10 pm
Free parking!!  New cd's!!

Borders Simi Valley
2910 Tapo Canyon Rd. (at Alamo, just North of the 118 Fwy)
Simi Valley, 93063
We'll start at 7pm and play until they close at 11pm!!  Plenty of time to stop by for a quick Java and some good tunes!

Have a great one and we hope to see you soon!!!

Cyhndi & Et Spera
www.myspace.com/etspera

"Blessed are the cracked, for it is they who let in the light"
Anonymous

Absence

Conversation's great when you can get it
and compromise can work if we can all buy in
I'm not saying your hopeless, worthless or unkind
but how can this work if we don't even know our minds?

Because evil is the absence of empathy
or so I heard the Sunday sermon said
but just because we empathize doesn't mean we don't see through the lies
take a look outside and listen to some sense
tell me you don't know I'm talking sense
because evil is the absence of empathy
but noone needs to drown in your sympathy
we all fly home in our own way, in our own time
never let your wings be sacrificed, no never let your wings be sacrificed

on the altar of love, no matter how supreme
we both made the promise to cherish this dream
but through a martyr's hands the sands of time will surely fall
noone to blame when you crash in to a wall
So don't worry my friend if you have to say goodbye
Call me up to chat, I'll try hard not to cry
you know I'll get your back, no matter what you do
remember what's been said and always will be true

because evil is the absence...

Never let your wings be sacrificed...

no matter how supreme

 

Here's the submission info and request instructions... New "Music Highway" Radio Show… Music Highway Radio is a weekly show featuring unsigned talent from around the world…specifically Southern California's finest local music...on KCLA FM (99.3 FM / http://www.kclafm.com). The show will air weekly on Wednesdays from 5-6pm with my new co-host, Jeff Raymond and we'll be spinning tunes and adding terrific talk about the music community worldwide. Look for our next show on Saturday, January 29th, 4-5pm, PST. The show is unique in that the playlist will be 100% fan/listener requested. That means that my fans and yours will be responsible for picking the show's music each week because we believe the world's greatest music has yet to be discovered. Here's how your music can get played on Music Highway Radio: 1. Join Music Highway Radio: http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/musichighway. All bands played on Music Highway Radio must be members of Music Highway (It's free to join and members not wishing to receive email may simply select NO EMAIL when registering). 2. Email the Music Highway Radio Listener Request Form (enclosed) to your friends, band members and fans. 3. To keep things honest and fair, Have your friends/fans/band members drop their Music Highway Radio Listener Request Form off to me in person at any of my shows (see the list of where I'll be in November/December above). Their first song request should be included on that form. 4. Your friends, band members and fans will be signed up into the Music Highway Radio Listener Database where they can request their favorite unsigned artist/tunes every week via email. Requests must be in every week by Thursday at 12noon. Late votes will count towards next week's show. In the coming weeks, look for more info on Music Highway Radio at my brand new site: http://www.music-highway.com and at my home site: http://www.sheena-metal.com. If you are a musician, or just a fan of music, please join Music Highway: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/musichighway. Great Gigs For Musicians... Let's book a live show (my next free shows are 12/4 and 12/16 at UBG) we can promote on my new radio show (below is the list of available dates)! If you already have a show booked with me, make sure to email out your song request forms for Music Highway Radio and encourage all of your friends/fans to request their favorite of your songs. Plus, if you bring 20 paid people to the show, I'll set you up with a live review at the next gig we hook up together. I'm super excited about sharing this new radio show with you! I hope I'm making it all easy to understand! See you on the air! You guys rock! Sheena Sheena Metal-Music and Talk Radio Host (KLSX/KIEV/KCLA/SPIKE) New Radio Show!-The Music Highway on KCLA 99.3 FM Wednesdays at 5pm Comedian-Comedy Promoter (Laugh Factory/Comedy Store)/Music Promoter Songs Rock!-Knitting Factory/Sheena And Friends-Universal Bar & Grill The Festival Of The Egg-MoonShadow/Sultry Sirens-MoonShadow sheenametal@onemain.com - 15030 Ventura Blvd. Suite .843-Sherman Oaks, CA. 91403 http://www.sheena-metal.com - http://www.music-highway.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/musichighway - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sheenametal To submit your music mail to the address above or give your cd to Sheena directly at one of the shows above. Good Luck, and I'll "see" you on the radio! :) xoCyhndi

Hi there, We're very excited to be invited to play this year's Expo (Feb 13th, 7pm) read below and you'll see why! This article was in Entertainment Today, Feb. 2004 Waking Life - by Sandra Kraisirideja The Conscious Life Expo in Los Angeles wakes Southern Californians up to health of mind, body and soul Also read: The month I went new age If you don’t know the difference between a chakra and an aura, but are interested in finding out what they are, the Conscious Life Conference and Expo is a great place to start. Think of it as a boot camp for enlightenment. There will be more than 100 presenters, over 100 free lectures, and numerous activities geared toward yoga, meditation, holistic health, mystical arts and spirituality all under one roof and jam-packed into three days. The Conscious Life Conference and Expo takes place Feb. 13-15 at the Los Angeles Airport Hilton. Attendees are encouraged to stay at the hotel, which is being taken over by the event. Program Director Shima Moore said the main areas of the hotel will be re-arranged by a feng shui expert to maintain positive energy throughout the location. “Anyone can go to this,” said Moore. “You don’t have to have a metaphysical, conscious or New Age slant.” Moore said her goal was to provide information on conscious living topics that people may not get in other places. “One of the great things about this conference is that it’s pulling information in from a lot of different places (and) making it easy to find information that is not easy to find, and certainly not easy to find all in one place,” she said. A number of free events will be offered over the weekend in addition to the free lectures. Friday afternoon the new Ram Dass movie Answering Life’s Questions will be screened. In the film, Dass—formerly known as Richard Alpert, who collaborated with Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzner, Aldous Huxley, Allen Ginsberg and others to pursue intensive research with LSD and other psychedelic chemicals—shares how he was brought even closer to God after suffering a stroke. What is conscious living? From what I’ve been able to gather from talking with organizers and presenters, conscious living involves being aware of everything that is around you and knowing how your actions and thoughts effect your surroundings and the people in your life. The culture tends to attract folks interested in natural remedies, like aromatherapy, and people who use tarot or astrology to understand life. The Conscious Life Conference and Expo—which has been around in one form or another since 1982—has been reincarnated so many times it would make Buddha blush, but this time organizers seem to be on the right path. There are two sides to the event: the conference and the expo. The conference contains all of the activities, lectures, seminars and workshops. The expo is where 150 vendors will hawk hard-to-find or unusual items pertaining to conscious living. Think gem stones, herbs and audiocassette tapes by Deepak Chopra. The conference has a new format meant to satisfy all levels of interest from the uninitiated to the complete convert. Attendees can choose from one of eight conference tracks or pick and choose a variety of workshops, special events and half-day intensive seminars to basically create their own conference track. The eight conference tracks were designed for attendees who want the most current information from leading authorities in their fields. Rather than scan the program for seminars and workshops pertaining to metaphysical arts, for example, speakers on that topic are organized under one track and are easy to find. Plus, there’s no need to juggle your schedule to fit all the programs on that topic. Here’s a breakdown of the eight conference tracks: Passionate Living: Love, Relationship and Sexuality In honor of Valentine’s Day, the organizers have created a conference track aimed at couples and those hoping to be in a couple. Presenters for this track include celebrity love guru Dr. Ava Cadell; former Miss USA and anger management coach, Terri Amos; wizard of sexuality David Deida and mistress of fun Kristina Catalina. “The way I look at expos is they are like big candy stores,” Amos said. “You can taste something and if it doesn’t taste good you can spit it out or, if it tastes really good, it can become a part of your life.” Amos’ workshop titled, “Cleaning the Crap out of Your Relationship,” will help couples release all the anger, judgment, blame, depression and self-hate that may be harming their relationship. Amos believes there is negative programming in the subconscious mind that gives people false data on what they need to be in order to be loved. “[I focus] on the relationship you have with yourself [and how to improve it] through healing the relationships you have with everybody else,” Amos said. Presentations like Amos’ are not the only events connected with this conference track. Those looking for love are invited to a singles mixer and dance party on Saturday. Couples can enjoy an intimate, rooftop-garden dinner for two also on Saturday. Spiritual Cinema and Filmmaking Workshop and Day-Long Seminar Veteran producer Stephen Simon, who worked on What Dreams May Come and Somewhere in Time, will give a keynote address on Friday and then lead a day-long, hands-on workshop on both Saturday and Sunday. Simon is partial to films that inspire individual and social transformation and that have themes that stress meaning and hope. During the workshop Simon will work on scenes from scripts brought in by those attending the course. Personal and Planetary Transformations: Social Responsibility, Ceremony, Prosperity and Celebration Actress, director and yoga author Mariel Hemingway is among the speakers taking part in this track, which discusses the state of the planet and what people can do to insure it will be around for another billion years. Hemingway’s presentation titled, “Finding My Balance,” will be held Sunday at 10 a.m. Other speakers include Shakti Gawain, Peter Camejo and Gabriel Cousens, M.D. Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies Discover the latest in cutting-edge healing technology and hear the latest scientific discoveries with Kevin Borad, Robert Jaffe, M.D., John Laird, M.D., William Eidelman, M.D., Stephen Lewis, Master Zhi Gang Sha and Judi Lekic, R.N. Borad is offering an intensive two-and-a-half hour workshop, titled, “Activating Prana to Prevent Disease and Manage Stress.” Senior Essene teachers Gabriel Cousens and Daniel Maziarz will be joined by the Simcha Band and will lead the audience in an evening of chanting and dancing to enliven the body and awaken the soul. The evening will conclude with meditation. Saturday morning Laird is offering “Seven Steps to Self-Healing — Gently & Easily,” an intensive workshop that will guide participants in a simple, step-by-step process to bring deep healing through love. Attendees will leave the workshop with tools to help accelerate personal growth and healing, as well as a set of skills to help others. Also part of this conference track is a women’s health symposium titled, “The Life Stages of Women’s Health.” Moore, the program director, was especially proud of this lecture series, which features Hyla Cass, M.D., Jesse Hanley, M.D. and Cynthia Watson, M.D. “Women are much more at risk for autoimmune diseases and heart diseases (but) you don’t usually hear about that,” Moore said. “We really wanted to have an event for women to educate them and their families on how to deal with some of these questions.” Ancient Science, Modern Mystery Here’s where some people may get a little uncomfortable as the presenters in this conference track would make Fox Mulder from the X-Files look like an amateur. Speakers include former NASA consultant and Mars controversy expert Richard Hoagland; British author Sir Laurence Gardener; investigative mythologist William Henry; anthropologist Dr. Richard Boylan; British crop circle researcher Denni Clarke; acclaimed Nibiruan messenger Jelaila Starr; author John Major Jenkins; and radio host George Noory. Henry’s presentation, titled, “Awakening the Divine Particle,” reveals the existence of the Central Healing Sun as the source of the Divine Particle, home to “twin flame” and “sacred self.” Through a variety of exercises and meditations attendees will deepen the connection between their inner Divine Particle and the rays of the Healing Sun. Metaphysical Arts Celebrity astrologer Maria Shaw; tarot expert Dr. Hillary Anderson; astrologer James Coleman; and hand analyst Ronelle Coburn engage in practical magic and divination skills through their respective esoteric arts. Conversations with Spirit: Angels in the City of Angels Do angels exist? Is there a guardian protecting you from harm? The authors in this conference track seem to have found answers to these questions and others pertaining to angels in our midst. Acclaimed authors Kevin Ryerson, Tricia McCannon, Gary Quinn, Echo Bodine, Walter Semikiw, M.D. and Bettye Binder are scheduled to attend. Binder’s intensive workshop titled, “Past Life Regression Experiential,” will include a 90-minute lecture and discussion with a Q&A session. This will be followed by a group meditation with each participant going on a private journey under Binder’s guidance. Comfortable clothing is recommended. Latinos and Latinas Spiritual Awakenings Moore said organizers did not set out to create a conference track aimed specifically at the Hispanic market. As numerous Spanish-speaking radio and TV personalities agreed to lecture, however, Moore realized she had enough to create a specialty conference track. Among the speakers are Karmen Dehesa, Mabel Katz, Edward ’O, Emigdio Espinosa, Dr. Edgar Villamarin and Enrique Villanueva. The Conscious Life Conference and Expo is open 3 to 10 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. Admission to the expo is $10 on Friday and $15 Saturday and Sunday. A three-day pass can be purchased for $35. Admission is included with the purchase of a conference package, which range in price from $115 to $250, or a combination ticket. Pricing for individual workshops, intensives and special events vary and are based on the length of each program. Workshops are one and a half hours and cost $25. Intensives are two and a half hours and cost $35. Special events are three hours and cost $45. For information, call (800) 367-5777.

These words are from Thich Nhat Hanh (author of Living Buddha, Living Christ). These quotes are from his book ; ANGER -Wisdom for Cooling the Flames "Our enemy is not the other person. Our enemy is the violence, ignorance, and injustice in us and in the other person. When we are armed with compassion and understanding, we fight not against each other people, but against the tendency to invade, to dominate, and to exploit. Ghandhi was just one person. He did not have any bombs, any guns, or any political party." "When a person's speech if full of anger it is because he or she suffers deeply. Because he has so much suffering, he becomes full of bitterness. He is always ready to complain and blame others for his problems. To understand and transform anger, we must learn the practice of compassionate listening." "Listening with compassion can help the other person to suffer less. If you can sit down quietly and listen compassionately to that person for one hour, you can relieve a lot of his suffering. You listen not to judge or to blame. You listen just because you want other person to suffer less." "Being compassion does not mean allowing other people to do violence to themselves or to you. Being compassion means being intelligent. Non violent action that springs from love can only be intelligent action. " "The most basic condition for happiness is freedom. Here we do not mean political freedom, but freedom from the mental formations of anger, despair, jelousy, and delusion." "To be happy, to me, is to suffer less. Many people look for happiness outside themselves, but true happiness must come from inside of us." "If we follow the instructions and learn to take good care of our suffering we can help others do the same."

Talented Musicians….

Welcome to Music Highway Radio…a weekly show featuring unsigned talent from around the world…specifically Southern California's finest local talent...on KCLA (99.3) FM.  The show will air weekly on Wednesdays from 5-6pm with new co-host named Jeff Raymond and we'll be spinning tunes and adding terrific talk about the music community worldwide.

   The show will be unique in the sense that our playlist will be 100% fan/listener requested.  That means that my fans and yours will be responsible for picking the show's music each week.  Everyone (arists/band members and fans alike) must register in person (with their first vote) for the Music Highway Fan Database (by coming by any of my live shows with their first request ballot) where they can vote weekly for their favorite tunes.  A copy of the ballot is enclosed with this email.  Once they are registered, they may vote weekly via email for any artist/tune they'd like to hear on the show.  Requests must be in every week by Thursday at 9am.  Late votes will count towards next week's show.

   In the coming week, look for more info on Music Highway Radio at my brand new site: http://www.music-highway.com and at my home site: http://www.sheena-metal.com.  If you are a musician, or just a fan of music, please join Music Highway: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/musichighway.  All bands played on Music Highway Radio must be members of Music Highway (It's free to join and members not wishing to receive email may simply select NO EMAIL when registering).

   Also, let's book a live show we can promote on the air!  If you already have a show booked with me, make sure you email out your song request ballots for Music Highway Radio and encourage all of your friends/fans to request their favorite of your songs. 

Below are the dates and places that your fans may frop off ballots to me…
Upcoming Shows For November:
Saturday 11/6 Universal Bar And Grill (Sheena And Friends)
Thursday 11/11 Universal Bar And Grill (Sheena And Friends)
Saturday 11/13 Universal Bar And Grill (Sheena And Friends)
Monday 11/15 Knitting Factory (Songs Rock!: An Industry Showcase)---25 tix @ $10 PLUS 75 more FREE!!!
Thursday 11/18 Universal Bar And Grill (Sheena And Friends)
Monday 11/22 MoonShadow (Festival Of The Egg)---NO COVER CHARGE!!! (Female Artists)
Thursday 11/25 Universal Bar And Grill (Sheena And Friends)---Thanksgiving Party!
Saturday 11/27 Universal Bar And Grill (Sheena And Friends)

I'm super excited about sharing this new radio show with you!  You guys rock!
Sheena

Sheena Metal-Music and Talk Radio Host (KLSX/KIEV/KCLA/SPIKE)

New Radio Show!-The Music Highway on KCLA 99.3 FM Wednesdays at 5pm

Comedian-Comedy Promoter (Laugh Factory/Comedy Store)/Music Promoter

Songs Rock!-Knitting Factory/Sheena And Friends-Universal Bar & Grill

The Festival Of The Egg-MoonShadow/Sultry Sirens-MoonShadow

sheenametal@onemain.com - 15030 Ventura Blvd. Suite #843-Sherman Oaks, CA. 91403

http://www.sheena-metal.com - http://www.music-highway.com

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/musichighway - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sheenametal

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Hi there, Thought I'd forward this on to you so you could see what I've been up to ;) I wrote this gal after reading her article on Rockin Moms and her Band (Housewives on Prozac) and the org she started (Mamapalooza) on the FemMuse site because I was so inspired...I asked her to keep us in the loop and let me know if she needed help planning the West Coast version of Mamapalooza or bands to play. They're mostly on the East Coast right now, but looking to branch out in our direction :) Anyhoo, her reply is below and her info is on the FemMuse site under articles. Go to www.FemMuse.com Articles (http://www.femmuse.com/articles.html)for an article on Mom's in Rock that talks about her story and why/what her band Housewives on Prozac (which ROCKS, btw!! I LOVE the xmas song!!) and the MamaPalooza tour she started is all about and another article which features an interview with her. I was so inspired by her story, and being a "rockin' Mom" myself, I just had to write to her. Her response is below :)FemMuse is a great group/site for networking and info in general and Shredmistress Rynata is the bomb. She moderates the site and the yahoogroup for the site and is an amazing guitar player and person herself and she and the whole group are extremely positive, supportive and savvy concerning all things musical. I highly recommend hooking up with FemMuse. Joy's info is below and you can tell from the email she's a little fireball, too :) Her sites are http://www.blastserve.com/HOP/html/band.html and http://www.mamapalooza.com/ Enjoy! :) Cyhndi ----- Original Message ----- From: HOPNEWZ@aol.com To: cyhndi@mediacitystudios.com Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 09:57 AM Subject: Re: Count me in// From JOY! Hey Girl! Thanks so much for writing!! WELCOME ABOARD! You sound fantastic yourself!!!!!!! I'm moving your e'mail info over the mamapalooz e-mail address. That way you'll be kept in the loop about all Mom-Rock goin's on..... We'll def include you in planning stages for MAMAPALOOZA WEST.... Also there's a doc filmmaker out there who's documenting the whole movement. I'll forward her your info, and if you have any footage, you can send it to her!!!! You ROCK! Love, Joy! PS from Cyhndi: If anyone is or knows of someone who'd like to come out and video any of the shows we have coming up, let me know...maybe we'll all be included in the documentary!?! :)