HELP ME FIND MY LIGHT

Here I am singing at The Bluebird Cafe, trying not to swallow my own tongue. Man that place makes me nervous, which is why I go back every week. I hope to play there once before I leave without hyperventilating!

Oh, y'all... I love it here so much! Don't get me wrong, I love my life in California, and I miss everyone so much, but I love it here in Nashville too. Well, I guess I just love it no matter where I am but Cali and Nashie are homes to my two biggest passions, Sushi and Soul Food! No, seriously, Music and Movies, and I'm so lucky to experience them both so thoroughly!


I have fallen deeply and desperately in love with the Songwriters here. All of them. It's such a great mixture of poignancy and levity, all different genres, all different styles, but mostly each song is a personal story from the songwriter's own life and man alive, my eyes are open!

Last night I went to my favorite Tuesday venue, Douglas Corner Cafe, and they had the place set up differently than I've seen yet (see above photo), where the writers were sitting in chairs facing each other, with the crowd all around outside the circle. The place was dim, with one light hanging over the writers, so moody, and beautiful. It was intimate, and intense, and the sound was like... angels singing! It was by far my favorite writer's night so far. I had a blast! I sang "One Good Thing," and "Out Of My Reach." Craig and Rock are in that photo (Craig's in the hat, Rock is facing the camera), two of my most favorite dudes I've met here, and I will miss them when I go home!

My amazingly talented vocal coach Missy Johnson from Grand Staff Music School in Franklin, TN, was playing a gig at The Basement last night, which is just down the street from Douglas Corner, so I stepped out for about an hour to hear her play. She had her full band there, and rocked the place off it's foundation. She's one of those little tiny powerhouses, you know what I mean. You can't really see what they're wearing because they are so little, they're too far away from your eyes to make out the details (hello down there! You look great, I think!). Super cute, and a voice that can rattle windows. Such power. She ended her set with one cover, a Led Zepplin song, if that gives you any idea.

Then I ran back to Douglas Corner in plenty of time to sing my songs.

Tonight I'm trying out a new place, The Commodore, the place where Jack told me he thought I was 20.

I can't wait to play there, the lighting must be amazing!!!