Lightning Is My Girl

…in iceland.

wow.
the land of:
vikings,
volcanoes,
special horses,
amazing painters,
men of the sea,
sculpture gardens,
dried fish and shark,
late nights,
early sunrise,
coffee wagon,
the blue lagoon,
new friends
and true blue isolation,
has captured my heart eternally.

i am so lucky to have visited such a place
and be hosted as i was.
enough inspiration to keep me going for quite a while.
fuel to live life fully
and search for truth in beauty and the unknown.

thank you,
fannar,
arni,
minus,
einar,
odd,
dead,
hafsteinn,
and of course, beckles.

the ocean stone has been found,
and it now lives in my heart.

meanwhile back on planet earth…
i hope the spring is nurturing you all well,
and providing you with many new adventures inside and out.

the music is growing bigger and louder inside,
i will soon be in the studio……
can’t wait!

xMAdMx

…too much reality.

i recently had the pleasure to see doctor david suzuki give a talk.
this scientist, environmentalist, humanitarian, peace maker,
enlightened us with basic truths and reality.
he reminded us how disconnected
we have become from the land in the last 100 years.
what a dangerous shame that is,
because we can find all the answers in nature.

simultaneously to this disconnect, and a direct result of it,
a massive energy crisis is creeping into our modern world,
right now, as i type and you read.

so as we walk blindly into our ipods and concerns for the economy,
life as we know it will be slowly but drastically changing.
as scientists and environmentalist are facing this scary news,
the media is not covering it,
because it is BAD NEWS.
it is not gonna make people feel as good about themselves as say,
the tragic lives of a couple of blonds or wackos.

so was i ever happy to discover,
shortly after this eye opening talk of suzuki’s,
an article in rolling stone magazine,
expressing the exact same things.
good for this music magazine,
to be covering the real news of the world.

as we enter the 21st century,
we are facing mighty changes and challenges.
in 20-30 years the supposed “comforts” we have grown used to,
will be escaping us.

the bad news is we must start facing and preparing for this now.
the good news is love and the wonder of the human spirit is eternal.

please check out the ” slow emergency”,
the link is in my ” i like things…’ column.

oh life…….
xMAdMx

…my father faced his end.

nick was one of the most lively people i will ever know.
his love of adventure,
newspapers,
history,
classical music at high volumes on sunday morning,
bar stools,
alleyway short cuts,
underground tunnel warm cuts,
taxi rides,
donald duck,
bar buddies,
fedora hats,
silly ties,
naps,
sctv,
belly laughs,
young people,
needy people,
funny people,
serious people,
and me,
sits inside my heart everyday,
to remind me of my father’s beautiful ways of seeing life and being alive.

holding his hand to his end
was the most life altering thing that has ever happened to me.
i thank him for this gift,
and everything he passed on to me through good times, swiss blood and undying love.

i love you more than ever nick,
i miss you today,
and everyday.

love to all the fathers of the world,
from my blog to you.

xMAdMx

…jupiter day.

it is thursday,
it is the 17th,
sweet st patty’s day.
red hair, irish blood, sentimental heart.

top of the morning to all the fishes out there,
the cycle ends with the depth of the ocean and begins with the heat of fire.
the contrast makes life a blast.

w.p.c., my musical brother of sorts,
was born today too.
a toast to his songs is in order,
turn it up.

spring is promising us a lovely new year.
thank goodness for the infinite possibilities.

i am deep into audio options in the studio,
the preliminary sketches are coming to be.
great way to spend today.

on this day last year my 100 year old inspiration,
theresia auf der maur,
left this planet.
i feel her force more then ever,
i will eat an apple for her today,
and i wish her all the cabbage in heaven!

thank you life!

xMAdMx

… to the water.

is spring on her way yet?
she always brings sweet things.
she will offer and i am eager.

my brother and i spent time by the ocean.
cold and lovely.

the songs are being written and nurtured.
red wine is fun,
and i am officially recharged.
ready to emerge out of my hibernation,
and start phase 2 of album 2.

as i am trying to maximize the potential of this here blog,
i have created a new world:
multimediamania
in this corner there will be:
video fun
sounds
and photos
by my friends and i.

i finally bought a digital camera,
my film will always be closest to my heart and finger tips,
but i will be experimenting
and TRYING to post ‘em.

stevie durand’s mini epic:
“telephone gents”
will be christening this corner soon.

i hope you are hope filled.
xMAdMx

…..by way of electricity.

i like things, you like things.
i have added a new element to this here blog.
links to things that make me happy and feed my brain.
i hope you discover something new.
february is still with us……
enjoy.
xMAdMx
(the new sound addition is a loop of an experimental 4-track piece.
i made it years ago. it is called “firecrasher”)

hope and blood.

what the heck is Valentines Day anyway?
…. and what about that mystery?

LOVE:

Unconditional.
The love that every baby that is born should be granted.
The love a good mother can’t help but provide, it is her instinct, her gut, her truth.
Nurturing and accepting.
Love over flowing with forgiveness.
Too often a child is denied that love, and that child grows up longing and looking for it.
May they find it through friends, and romantic love…..

Friend.
The kind of love that exists between good friends is one of the most precious of them all.
FUN!!! It is light, and often effortless.
Non judgmental, supportive and we want the best for that person,
without taking it personally if they fail.
We accept each other for who we are, cheering each other on,
and letting each other fall when we must, and helping each other back up.
Friends, are our true life companions.

Sibling.
Somewhere in between unconditional and friend. what a joy!

Romantic Love.
The one with unjust pressure.
The expectations of a soul mate and the ecstasy of romance,
as well as the completion of your other half.
That makes it difficult to be the imperfect humans we are.
(Especially the “other half” bit;
We are born alone onto this earth, and we must be happy like that.
Willing to take responsibility for everything to make ourselves happy and fulfilled!)
May we consider every love, of any kind that comes into our life, as a BONUS!
If you are fortunate to find that magic with someone;
the chemistry, the timing, the place, the unexplainable,
then you must be willing to work your ass off to keep it.
The little things, the big things, we owe it our hard work. Don’t give up!!!!
This is when the lesson of unconditional love comes in.
The most crucial thing is;
we must love and accept each other for our worst qualities as well as our best.
We must be willing to admit to our weak sides, and WANT to change them……
and try to, with the nonjudgmental support of our partners romantic, unconditional love and friendship.
At it’s best, it is all forms of love rapped up in one union.

Happy February 14th 2005!
Let’s make it a celebration of ALL FORMS of love!

xMAdMx

a bowl of wonders.

it is amazing to try and fathom the evolution, growth, progression, digression and change this little planet has gone through.

let alone our tiny human existence.

our lives are but a blink of an eye in the big picture,

but we will always be a part of this planet.

in spirit and ashes.

it is really important to not be afraid, and to accept everything.

hard to do, but necessary for us to enjoy our sweet life.

i have spent a few too many days alone,

and i am talking in the fluffy silly abstract to cyber ears.

i simply felt it was time for an update!

the plumbing is fixed!!!

back in my home, and back to work,

i had a break through song day.

me, my bass and gibson sg,

came up with something that put a huge smile on my face,

tear in my eye and jump in my foot.

really, i am very happy today.

on my sweet 10 year old 4-track recorder i made a sketch of the song.

even in it’s smallness i can hear it big and complete. happy happy.

there are many other sketches from this week, but this one is special

i have to say, this cyber communication is rather strange.

it is all so new to our social dynamic,

first there were cell phones and faxes,

now there is talking to strangers over wires and glowing screens.

we evolve with technology, so somehow this makes sense.

i know i sound like a nerdy grandma musing over this, but it is weird.

this journal is an experiment to me,

as i blab to you,

i am trying to incorporate the cyber world into my real world.

i will find the connection eventually,

in the mean time i will tell little stories.

i see that you have been visiting,

and reading this little window into my times.

our life reflects other lives.

we are mirrors for each other.

in watching others, we see ourselves.

that’s why we all love music so much.

thank you for visiting.

i am happy to see the visitors from far away countries!

so amazing, that we connect here…

and some of you have never seen snow!!!!

crazy, i have had so much snow in my life.

the snow salutes you,

and i like life.

xMAdMx

blizzards are weird. they can snow you in, or snow you out.

they are beautiful, white and windy.

the blizzard of 2005 broke my plumbing.

frozen, explosion, then evacuation.

just as i was getting the wires hooked up and neck of my guitar cozy in my hand… my system broke down.

so a brief visit to nyc was called for, while the handy irish plumber took control of my home.

i went to the MOMA yesterday and saw a lot of art.

wonderful klimpt sketches, architectural theories and lots of cindy sherman photos.

arts, culture and friends in nyc. fine with me,

but the plumbing made me do it!

xMAdMx

my oh my…. winter wonderland.

had i gratuated to a digital camera i would show you the real thing…..

“blizzard 2005″ they are repeating.

“go get candles! batteries! water!” they warn.

“do not go outside”

60 miles an hour winds.

hurricane force.

snow drifts, 8 feet high.

i got out last night just in time to the stop and shop……..

now i am snowed-in to my home.

the neighbors are loosing power one by one,

while mine is still here i am cooking and blogging.

then it will be accoustic guitar and reading by cande light.

i am snow blind,

and it looks beautiful!

xMAdMx

(i got to get a digital camera for the next blizzard!)