Thursday, May 31, 2007
Luna Azul
There is a full moon tonight, the second one this month, which makes it a Blue Moon! They always feel auspicious to me. So a bunch of us have decided to go hang out at the beach, look at the moon and stars and make some wishes next to a raging bonfire and mother ocean. Wishing each of you beautiful rare occurrences, bright stars and a little bit of magic!
Monday, May 14, 2007
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
beautiful days
what a glorious weekend we had last weekend, our little coastal town actually hit the low to mid 80's, a rare and beautiful surprise! Saturday, in honor of both Cinco de Mayo and the Kentucky Derby, a friend and I went out for an afternoon of tapas and champagne at a local restaurant that has outdoor seating in a small garden that overlooks a creek full of ducks and playing children, which then led to a trip to the art supply store and the inspiration to have a good old fashioned "lets make art" party with two of my closest friends Saturday night. Sunday morning we went out for juevos rancheros and then on to 9 holes of golf at my favorite sea side course. The weather was still so nice at 5 pm that we headed out to the beach for an hour of sunbathing before going home to watch the Sopranos. As I sat on my porch looking out at my little peak of the ocean, I realized that I have been more relaxed and happier since I moved into my new house than I have been for a long time. I am such a sun girl, it was so lovely out and life has been bringing me such delightful joys lately, just beautiful days! Wishing you beautiful days too! :)
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
A little bit country
I grew up on the floor of a "country & western" radio station with a father who was an on air personality of the first radio station in California. In those days, my father was considered as much a celebrity by his listeners as the performers themselves. One of his main duties was as Master of Ceremonies for most of the biggest events and concerts and consequently he spent a great deal of time with many of the performers, and often so did I.
Two years ago at Christmas, I begged my father for two of his prized possessions, Willie Nelson's cowboy hat - that he traded Willie for (I was told it was because Willie liked my dad's hat better) and one of the Nudie suits my Dad had custom made for his MC'ing days - a beautiful black suit with big white stars and to my delight he finally gave in. I got to wear the hat to a Willie Nelson concert a year or so ago, and I have a few ideas about where I may wear the suit soon.
Recently, I visited a museum of sorts that has a bunch of Nudie's suits on display and other similar memorabilia that was like walking through parts of my own memories, reminding me of the many famous musicians and movie stars I got to meet when I was little and throughout my growing up.
Nudie became famous because of his work and became known as the "Rodeo Tailor" but he made custom suits (most flashy - some not) for the famous for many years, in fact if memory serves me correctly, he made all of the clothing John Wayne wore in his movies. I have been thinking about Nudie quite a bit lately and what a nice man he was - he was so kind to me when I was a small child. He had the coolest backyard, with a huge playhouse for his granddaughters, full size statues of horses that we could play on, a stream with a bridge and in the stream was little gnomes and frogs and such, it was a small country version of Disneyland for me. He made me a rhinestone t-shirt and let me play in the shop where I remember meeting the Kendall's who happened to have just hit it big with what at the time was my favorite song; "Heavens Just a Sin Away" (funny I had no idea what that meant at the time).
All that to say that I stumbled across his website today and it just made me smile, he is a part of a history that many of you may not even realize you have seen his work. Check out the site, there are some great pictures! Be sure to check out his custom cars too, there aren't too many like those out in the world and it sure would be fun to ride in one again, although I doubt I'd fit in the saddle anymore! :)
Nudie The Rodeo Tailor
To top it all off, I am heading to Nashville in 3 weeks, to complete the walk down my country memory lane - really only odd because somehow I have never managed to visit there before. I admit that often I am not a huge fan of much of today's country music, but much of the old stuff is so intertwined with who I am, I am practically a walking old country jukebox. I cannot wait to see the grand ol' opry, some of the local songwriting bars, and just soak up a little of the shared history!
Two years ago at Christmas, I begged my father for two of his prized possessions, Willie Nelson's cowboy hat - that he traded Willie for (I was told it was because Willie liked my dad's hat better) and one of the Nudie suits my Dad had custom made for his MC'ing days - a beautiful black suit with big white stars and to my delight he finally gave in. I got to wear the hat to a Willie Nelson concert a year or so ago, and I have a few ideas about where I may wear the suit soon.
Recently, I visited a museum of sorts that has a bunch of Nudie's suits on display and other similar memorabilia that was like walking through parts of my own memories, reminding me of the many famous musicians and movie stars I got to meet when I was little and throughout my growing up.
Nudie became famous because of his work and became known as the "Rodeo Tailor" but he made custom suits (most flashy - some not) for the famous for many years, in fact if memory serves me correctly, he made all of the clothing John Wayne wore in his movies. I have been thinking about Nudie quite a bit lately and what a nice man he was - he was so kind to me when I was a small child. He had the coolest backyard, with a huge playhouse for his granddaughters, full size statues of horses that we could play on, a stream with a bridge and in the stream was little gnomes and frogs and such, it was a small country version of Disneyland for me. He made me a rhinestone t-shirt and let me play in the shop where I remember meeting the Kendall's who happened to have just hit it big with what at the time was my favorite song; "Heavens Just a Sin Away" (funny I had no idea what that meant at the time).
All that to say that I stumbled across his website today and it just made me smile, he is a part of a history that many of you may not even realize you have seen his work. Check out the site, there are some great pictures! Be sure to check out his custom cars too, there aren't too many like those out in the world and it sure would be fun to ride in one again, although I doubt I'd fit in the saddle anymore! :)
Nudie The Rodeo Tailor
To top it all off, I am heading to Nashville in 3 weeks, to complete the walk down my country memory lane - really only odd because somehow I have never managed to visit there before. I admit that often I am not a huge fan of much of today's country music, but much of the old stuff is so intertwined with who I am, I am practically a walking old country jukebox. I cannot wait to see the grand ol' opry, some of the local songwriting bars, and just soak up a little of the shared history!
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