Boo!

Have a wonderful Halloween everyone! 

And remember, if you are in LA come down to BAR LUBISTCH for the Dime Store Dollies show - at 10:30pm! featuring me and some other (far more talented) musicians/performers! It is sure to be a fun time! xo

BAR LUBITSCH 7702 Santa Monica Blvd West Hollywood, CA 90046

dia de los muertos

Since Halloween is basically upon us, I thought I would share some of the photos I snapped at the "Día de los Muertos" festival last weekend at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. It's the LA version of the Mexican version of All Hallows Eve (did you follow that?) In essence, a holiday celebrating the dearly departed.  This particular version has an alter decorating contest, live music, indigenous dancers, costumes, food, spooky crafts, not to mention the graves of many a celebrity (two of the Ramones, Jane Mansfield, Toto from Wizard of OZ to name a few).

 

"The Brit" and I had tried to go earlier in the day but didn't end up getting there until dusk. In retrospect, I am sort of glad because its a bit more magical at nighttime with all the candles, lights strung around and alters that people painstakingly constructed. That said, I do wish my photos came out a little better.

I did not manage to take a photo of myself but I think you see my face on this blog enough to go one post with out seeing me staring back! but here's "the Brit"...

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excuse the mess!

As you might have noticed, djrd is getting a make-over. Please bear with me and stay tuned for a proper post very soon!

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the black cat's meow!

I wanted to give you lovely readers a bit more of a heads up about the next Dime Store Dollies* show which will happen at Bar Lubitsch on Halloween night... also known as, one week from today...eek!

Please come down to watch me and my wonderful bandmates perform a mixture of old timey and (this time 'round) Halloween themed songs! for more information visit the DSD's site...here.  If you do come down be sure to introduce yourselves! I promise I don't bite!

Back soon with a proper post!

*Dimes Store Dollies are a Los Angeles-based "pop-cabaret" band founded in 2011 by my friend BethJean & I and  featuring several other talented performers.

I saw the northern lights

Excuse my pout in a few these photos - I'm afraid, between the sun in my eyes and my general tiredness on this particular occasion, I got a mixed bag of results.  I promise I wasn't as moody as I appear.

I've really been trying to dig through the archives so to speak and wear things that have been put away for a while. (Aside from this cardigan, which I am sure you are all growing weary of - I can't help myself! It is really perfect for this in-between weather we've been having. Is is autumn is it summer...who can tell?)  This nautical romper is about a year and a half old but I hid it away several months ago. I love doing that, it's like discovering treasure... instead of just tiring and discarding things you really do love deep down! Ok...I sound like a complete hoarder. I'm not one, I swear. This is not a rule to use on every last item in your closet. just a chosen few and I chose this.

outfit details:
romper - fletcher by lyell 
shoes & bag - vintage
stockings - free people

musical notes: st.vincent - northern lights
I bought this album on a whim while in Nashville and haven't stopped listening since.

oh, tenenbaums

I was completely taken aback when I saw somewhere that it was the 10th Anniversary of the release of THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS...how is that even possible!?! Anyhow, seeing as though I still count this as one of my very favorite films, I thought I'd do a little post. warning: this involves a mass quantity of screen caps and a clip or two...

a clip of one of my favorite bits...

 

Everything from the cast, to the script, to the production design (oh, and the soundtrack!) is perfection in my humble opinion.  It still seems fresh 10 years later so I'm sure it will be one of those timeless films that holds up for decades to come. If you haven't seen it, you should!

screen caps via here & here