Happy Spring!
So sorry but...I've decided not to perform at Sawdust this year. I know I'll probably be dying later with this decision......crud. I so miss everyone bunches and they are so good to me but too many things are conflicting right now.
So for more great music at Sawdust, be sure to check out Kerry Getz, David Vidal, Jason Feddy, The Missiles and so many others. I WILL be popping in now and then to listen myself.
Mahalo,
Mary :)
No Sawdust This Year
Ode to Kauai...and dear ones.
I'm trying to write about it all...I guess I need to... but can't yet. It was a tough summer and fall for me.
Crud, I wish it wasn't so cold outside here in SoCal, I don't like the cold and I could really use a very long jog.
Crud, I wish it wasn't so cold outside here in SoCal, I don't like the cold and I could really use a very long jog.
More Than A Little Bit Strange
I crack myself up. Sometimes there is just my own little party going on in my head... I was neatening my Word files and found one where I'd copied all the lyrics from my website, including lyrics in progress. I opened it up and the first one in the Word booklet said, "Strange (formerly A Little Bit Strange)" I am so quirky! I tell ya, it's the curly hair.
Speaking of my hair, my stylist gave me highlights, well, too light of highlights, I'm REALLY blonde. I miss my strawberry blonde. Especially after time on the beach in Kauai. Now I'm scared to color over it. Crud.
Oh and I gave myself bangs. NOT a good idea. Again, crud.
More than a little bit strange....
Speaking of my hair, my stylist gave me highlights, well, too light of highlights, I'm REALLY blonde. I miss my strawberry blonde. Especially after time on the beach in Kauai. Now I'm scared to color over it. Crud.
Oh and I gave myself bangs. NOT a good idea. Again, crud.
More than a little bit strange....
Merging Facebook Music Pages
:-D
Ahh Kauai......Life is GOOD! Next Mainland gig-Laguna Beach, CA- Sawdust Art Fest-Thu Aug 4th 5:00 pm - 09:30 pm http://www.sawdustartfestival.org/eventlist/
Google+
I knew there had to be an easier way to handle things.... I'm now on Google+ if you are, see you there.
$35 Mary By the Bay House Concert
$35 Mary by the Bay. This is a wonderful house concert that I always enjoy. They are truly like family. The ticket price of $35 includes dinner, wine and my concert. It's a cool listening room situation, usually around 50 interesting people, beautiful view, beautiful conversation, great food and wine. Always a fun time. I'll be accompanied by my good friend, Americana Flying Dog Records' artist David Vidal and a surprise percussionist. RSVP by email/phone with Toby Larson for tickets and exact location and directions too. tobylarson68 (at) yahoo.com 949-677-0490
(oh, and by the way....the voice is back!!!- Mahalo ke Akua!)
Concert starts at 2 pm dinner is during intermission.
Twitter
Yes.... life's getting busy again...so I gave in...I'm on Twitter.
User name MaryCoppin https://twitter.com/#!/MaryCoppin
Kauai
Moving to Kauai!
Summer 2011
Summer 2011! I'm still on the Mainland (yeah, sigh...) and playing this summer!!! Sawdust gigs in Laguna Beach, some house concerts (one soon in Newport Beach)and a festival and LA club here and there. I've really missed it, healing well, :) Lots of new songs, never recorded before, working like a busy-busy bee polishing them up for the studio! Love ya, Mary :)
Hummingbird
I rescued a hummingbird 2 weeks ago. She was struggling on my garage floor, trapped in an unbelievable twisted layer of spider webs that had her hog-tied, across her beak and both of her wings. She was exhausted.
The web reminded me of some super-villain's invention, it was that strange. I had to carefully cut the web with scissors, it was so strong. And it was so thick I left a bit on her foot because I was unable to cut it off safely as I could not tell what was foot and what was web.
She was very still in my hands for a good while afterward, then suddenly she wiggled and told me she was ready to go. I opened up my hands and off she flew. And I felt so honored to have met her.
I swear, she comes back every day. Flitters around my head often. And just now, I saw her buzzing the second story window of my music room, as if she was trying to see through the curtains while I was singing and playing. There are no flowers there and I've never seen humming birds around the yard much anyway before (per the dogs Moose and Bear maybe) and certainly never at that window...
I'm glad she remembers me too.
The web reminded me of some super-villain's invention, it was that strange. I had to carefully cut the web with scissors, it was so strong. And it was so thick I left a bit on her foot because I was unable to cut it off safely as I could not tell what was foot and what was web.
She was very still in my hands for a good while afterward, then suddenly she wiggled and told me she was ready to go. I opened up my hands and off she flew. And I felt so honored to have met her.
I swear, she comes back every day. Flitters around my head often. And just now, I saw her buzzing the second story window of my music room, as if she was trying to see through the curtains while I was singing and playing. There are no flowers there and I've never seen humming birds around the yard much anyway before (per the dogs Moose and Bear maybe) and certainly never at that window...
I'm glad she remembers me too.
New gigs Baby!!! And my fave macho San Juan fan, lol
New gigs baby!!!!
Yup, finally! Took the summer off but new songs and new gigs. Whoo hoo!!
House of Blues acoustic show (at the Sunset Strip local) with pals including the amazing Helen Slater and Tracy Newman on Sat, Sept 18th (look them up, you'll be amazed- other guests and artists to be announced too)
House of Blues acoustic show (at the Sunset Strip local) with pals including the amazing Helen Slater and Tracy Newman on Sat, Sept 18th (look them up, you'll be amazed- other guests and artists to be announced too)
And then the Boy Scouts of America's 100th birthday party for 5,000 Boyscouts and volunteers at the end of the month. Yay!!! (love those khaki shorts!) I wrote a song for them, "Everybody Loves A Boy Scout!". They are sooo cute! Mostly wrote it at my friend, Patty's house in San Juan Capistrano while taking a break from the beach.
Her neighbors probably wondered what the music was, lol.
But I did have one fab fan. No kidding, there was this awesomely huge lizard doing push-ups under a troll (yes my sweet Patty has a troll and fairies too) in her back yard while I was playing. He was totally vibing to the song I swear..... so wish I'd gotten him on my iPhone video. Sigh... next time. My number one fan in SJ.
Her neighbors probably wondered what the music was, lol.
But I did have one fab fan. No kidding, there was this awesomely huge lizard doing push-ups under a troll (yes my sweet Patty has a troll and fairies too) in her back yard while I was playing. He was totally vibing to the song I swear..... so wish I'd gotten him on my iPhone video. Sigh... next time. My number one fan in SJ.
I had an awesome jog to Dohey that day too, and then Kandi helped me pick out a full length wet suit (yeah, I know I am a total wimp in the cold California lower Pacific, what cat I say? I will always miss the warm temps in Kona!
(Sorry we had to reschedule the HOB gig to Nov, see ya!) 
