ageing punk rockers...

i went to this photographic retrospective tonight on the punk scene by bev davies. it’s was good but weird and a little pathetic at times.

the photography was good....but some of the people...OMG...can you say time warp?! eeekkk....nothing worse than an ageing rocker...except maybe an ageing punk rocker! it was a little sad...seeing people who just don’t seem to have move at all from that point in time...a point that get father and farther away.

ok...i know i can be guilty of that at times...with some things. we all do it to an extent. i’m sure many think i look ridiculous...a 40yr old with a stripe in her hair and piercings. i do think about that from time to time. when it looks like you you were frozen it time...every thing except the wrinkles that is! that is when you have become a charactature of yourself.

the show brought back some good memories though. one thing i noticed when i looked at the pics all these people who looked odd at the time...are just fresh faced young kids. nothing to what punks look like today. you kinda forget those things. many of the musicians look different then i remember them....b/c you remember them how you want to. memories are funny things.

iggy looks the same though...iggy never changes! hehe

:)

chinese food again...

i had chinese food tonight...for the fourth day in a row!! wow....tomorrow i think i will have something different.

i got this much mail today!! that’s AFTER junk mail! wow....sure glad i spent that $60 on getting my mail forwarded! alot of these are months old! love it....



friday tomorrow...

:)

new years baby....

it seems i have a new...nephew...cousin? not sure what to call him, but i have a new relative. my sister in law's sister had a kid...new years day!! ok..that's cool.

his name is tyson...last name tba. they must be fighting about it. hehe

that's one lucky kid...all those good looking women around him!


:)

battling it out in the mall

i was back to work today and i was battling it out at the mall with those poor fools desperate to save a buck. it was brutal. can somebody please tell them that christmas is over and it’s ok to be nice to people again. i got pushed by one woman so hard i almost fell over at artizia. later i got hit in the head with a hanger at guess...(ok that one was my fault.)

it was definitely a little surreal though going from being in a camp in the middle of dumb f__k usa to a downtown mall. i was all a little too much...plus those old thigh muscles are still aching.

i got a bit of a laugh at the bay though. the salesman asked me if i was part of the HBC community yet......whoa? HBC community....credit cards are communities now?? really? go figure...when did that happen?

i laughed ...hard!! not sure if the guy knew why i was laughing....but that’s ok.

:)

finally..

i'm home...finally. got locked out for a bit. b/c my landlord forgot to tell me he had to change the locks! he got an earful! anyway here are the pics i was promising...

frankie gets animated...



jordan and branwyn are captivated...by frankie and each other..;)


frankie and chazz lead the shim sham...


alison knows how to relax

51st eight play an awesome two nights of music

more cabaret


snowy camp arnold...



ronnie and hayley at my favourite place at camp...the espresso bar..



jordan and me... hawaiian night

kevin buster loves his crazy orange and turquoise pants...


alison and karen new years eve


:)

new years day....

i wrote this last night.

it’s 4.51am new years day...2007. i’m in my room at camp. the dance is still going. some people are determined to dance the entire night away...but i feel satisfied.

i have spent a bit of time on my own in my room this week..listening to my itunes...reflecting. it’s good...i like it. i enjoy hanging with myself...more and more as i get older.

it’s kinda funny how afraid many younger people are of being alone. (ok..that made me sound really old!) anyway...at meal times at camp we eat at round tables. people would just squeeze in more chairs to fit in...instead of making a new table. it was like they were afraid of sitting alone. weird. it happened every meal time....pretty much. i always made a new table if there was no room....people joined in.

it’s very strange how people make divisions and groups. one table vancouverites...one for advanced dancers...one for the musicians...or computer geeks with their lap tops...teachers....

i find it hard...b/c i don’t feel like i fit in any group and i don’t understand it. so i just float. sometimes moving through out the meal. main course..dessert..tea..then computer time....

i actually meant to write about something else when i started this...then this came out. i can’t even remember what the other thing was. that happens alot while writing my blog. i guess that’s why it’s good....i like it it when that happens. it’s like a dance....you never know what the outcome is when you start...you just know you are inspired....

happy new year!

:)

story time with frankie

we have the pleasure of having one of the great original lindy hoppers from whities lindy hoppers at the savoy club in harlem ..back in the day. the man who also invented the first aerial in 1935....mr. frankie manning. he is 93 and taught a few of our classes. had chatted with us a bit tonight.....it was wonderful to hear his stories and feel the great energy that come from him. he still remembers all the names of the dancers and musicians that he worked with...and tells captivating stories about those times.

i'm going to try agian to upload pics. it seems like i have to do one at a time so i'll just do a few.

more cabaret..





ok...nap time...i need to dance the year away later.

:)

lucky 7

another new year is approaching.

i often get a sorta lonely feeling....or a feeling of loss as it gets closer. i think maybe of losses during the year or maybe ones in the past...and the future. it’s hard to be really happy.. that another year has past.

i had that feeling yesterday...today...not as much. it comes and goes i guess.

last day of classes today and just about to have a private lesson...more later.

happy news year all.

my lucky number is 7...so hopefully it will be a good one.

:)

my break out from camp...

today i needed a break. it started with a massage in the morning on my tired legs....then a little outing to suburbia USA.

wow....a little culture shock i wasn't really ready for. it was a sea of seemingly never ending strip malls and fast food joints. i went to krispy kreame...never been there before. bought myself some food i recognised in the biggest grocery store i have ever been to and the bank. the whole thing took a little longer than expected. got back to camp in time for my afternoon classes...so all was fine.


my legs feel much better which is great.

managed to get a pic posted...may try some more...

here is a taste from cabaret last night....two of our teachers doing some amazing tap. chazz (on the left) mitres from sweden (right)... chazz is in his 70's and still kills us all in class


:)

who put led in my dance shoes..

i’m trying to remember why i decided to do this to myself! oh ya...it’s fun!

i think i have a thing about pushing myself to the limit. it can feel great...if your ready for it. unfortunately this time i wasn’t ready for it. i started the week of with a cold. now i’m sore....real sore. i still have a cold and i’m also getting tummy issues b/c i’m eating mystery food.

it’s fun anyway. i’m taking naps and skipping some classes...which is unlike me...but it helps.

today was an easier day and tonight is cabaret night. i did it last time...so this time i’m just going to relax and watch others make a fool of themselves. that should be fun.

tonight i will dream of my warm comfy bed and a hot bath.

:)

i think pics will have to wait till i get back....

no pics today...

not much time for bloging at old camp arnold. they have us running from class to class...dance to dance..catching the odd nap in between.

today jordan and i have our first aerials class. we did great! we have another on saturday...when ever that is..i've seemed to have lost track of the days out here.

i guess the internet connection isn't strong enough for me to upload pics...so they may have to wait. sorry.

:)

omg we made it...

made it to camp Arnold last night. a bit later then we meant to...but we made it never the less. only got a little lost at the end.

we eat and danced some..i didn't do late night b/c i was tired and getting foot cramps which ended up getting more painful during the night...a little worry some since i will be dancing all week basically non stop.

at about 1:30 am it started snowing. it's was really pretty. i took pics but left my cord to down load in my room...: those will be to come.

i awoke this morning at about 7:45...i was cold! really cold. i guess the power had gone in the night. ok...it came back on later. thanks god! i have visions of us dancing in silence and darkness....we would have. nothing would have stopped us.

we just got our schedules...i'm happy b/c both me and jordan are in advanced!! yippee! and we will hopefully be doing aerials later in the week. the attendance is a little slim. about 1/3 the size of the last time. which is good for the classes b/c you get more attention. but not so good for the dances...not as many leads to dance with...oh well...

more later...

:)

ok....

christmas is almost over...tomorrow afternoon it's off to dance camp! i think i might be getting a cold...i really hope not.

i will try to do my blog while i'm there..if i can.

see ya in the new year!

:)

happy happy xmas

hope everyone had a nice christmas day. mine started off early...for me...breakfast at the grove with garn, fawn and daisley.

garn took this at the grove...i don't usually like profiles of myself..but this one is ok. garn takes great pictures. he gave me a nice one for christmas.


i also met wade and danielle at calabria. the only decent coffee shop open on the drive on xmas day. for those of you who don't know, the drive used to be the italian neighbourhood and there is still a little bit of it left. many italian families in the hood come out on christmas day for their espresso...it's festive.

wade and danielle with dauphny behind


my new necklace


what christmas is really about...


anne put on an awesome spread at her place tonight. here we are chowing down... i ate tons


i had a really great time...thanks anne you are your kids are great to spend xmas with.

oh and of course maisy. she like the pumkin pie...but it didn't like her...we found out later...


thanks everyone for all my lovely presents and thoughts..merry christmas

(i think my mother is trying to tell me something...)



:)

xmas eve...

today was a bit of xmas errands and visiting garn and garbs at the pickle...mishi is away and garn is helping out. i only planned to stop by for a bit..but i think i ended staying a few hours! it was nice to relax and chat with those guys.

i tried out the camera on my phone...it takes wacky pics!

garbs and me looking..i don't know...?


other than that i’ve been getting ready for SONW!! didn’t go to the railway club...oh well..next year.

merry christmas

:)

xmas comes early

i went and bought myself a few things today...a few things i needed. including this handy dandy new blackberry. it's much smaller and has more fetures than my other one..including a camera! i haven't quite figured it all out yet. looks like i have to re input alot of my info...which sucks the big one. oh well...


i also bought a couple of pairs of lululemon pants...i know...but they are good for exercising. i got them for dance camp. you’re not going to be seeing me wear them out in public anytime soon...i promise you that! now i have to hem them.

tomorrow is xmas eve. i’m trying to find people to go to the sing a long at the railway club with me. no luck yet...but still trying. i guess i will also be packing for swing out north west!! yippy...i’m pretty excited about that!

oh and breakfast with brent at the king head...which is my new sunday morning ritual. one i will keep up in the new year i think.

:)

the ghost christmas past

you haunt me sometimes.....when i visit you. you are there i’m my memories. so many years ago.....

snow....carols...hopes....

where did you go? are you gone forever?

like the elf under the tree. i know i saw you. you were there. yet, once i acknowledged you...you were gone. in a blink of an eye.... a puff and a tiny bell. like you were never there...

i tell people about you...but most don’t hear. like a figment of my imagination.

i miss you...i miss you forever...

:)

edit....

some people may have misunderstood what i meant when i said “people who don't dance can be lame that way.”

i did not mean that they are lame for not dancing. what i meant was they can be lame (at times)...for not showing up!! quite a few people did not show that i invited. which is fine...but some didn’t even have the courtesy to call or email...or even acknowledge the invite. that is the only thing that sucks and i have a hard time with. lots for peolple can’t make things at this time fo year...but at least take the time and say thanks but no thanks.

sorry if i hurt anyone’s feeling.



:)

good times....

the party last night was tons if fun. it went till 4:30 am! not as many people came as said...but i was kinda glad of that.
the only non dance friends that showed were wade and danielle...but that was to be expected i guess. oh well....people who don't dance can be lame that way.

at it's peak it was probably 35 i think...maybe 40...which was just about right. my place is pretty clean again already. which is great. no causalities or spills, breaks or neighbours complaining... amazing!
here are some pics....

alison and damon get cosy

jordan and lucy and others...getting down

michelle from seattle...so cute

this is probably at the craziest piont...

hey... feet!

dj tall jim, larry, joordan, leo and brent relax


thank's to the people who helped me get this thing going and dj'ed...garn, dan, jim, alan, larry, lucy and karen that's a bunch guys
i couldn't have done it without you. warning....next strong guy that comes over...is moving the furniture back! hehehe

:)

lolita's with garn

garn and i went to lolita's tonight. it was nice...we got a table right away and ate way too much. had to drop the food i couldn't finish over to garbs on the way home. glad it didn't go to waste.



the rest of the day was more party preparations....i now have 51 yes's and 14 maybe's.....oh boy...

thank's garn for all your help...and dinner.

:)