I love Harry Connick Jr.
With all my heart.
Everything about him.
So, when we were at the Hollywood Bowl in July … and saw a poster for Harry Connick Jr coming to the Hollywood Bowl, OBVIOUSLY we had to check if there were still tickets!
Obviously.
This time my mom, grandma and aunt came out from Phoenix. Kind of a girls’ weekend + Andrew at the Bowl.

(grandma and Harry below)

We got Cici’s Cafe for our picnic dinner … .

This was my 3rd time seeing Harry Connick Jr.
3rd time in maybe 10 years or so.
Yes. …

There are parts of the latest 80′s revival in independent-popular music that I am drawn to. Such as this dark/melancholy Cure-ish song by Yeasayer. (I also need to one day post some clips that actually have Official Videos)
“I Remember”

and just for fun, here’s another 80′s Cure-ish (well, maybe a total riff ripoff of “Just Like Heaven” with an almost similar title to the above Yeasayer song)
Pernice Brothers “Sometimes I Remember”

next week: Scotland

Andrew bought me a present recently. For no other reason than he thought I’d like it …
Sweet boy.
He found this Sesame Street Live album !! Soo fun.
First of all, I love Jim Henson. And the Muppets. And Sesame Street Live…..
AND….
Andrew didn’t know this, but I have a very distinct memory of going to a Sesame Street Live show when I was young …

I remember ….
I vaguely remember that this show was during the day, and we had to drive awhile and I’m fairly certain this was when we were living …

SO EXCITED ….
Wanted to let you all know about my newest project:
Better Blog Content

Super excited to announce a big project for Lemon and Raspberry.
Starting October 4 I will be hosting the first Lemon and Raspberry week-long online workshop! Totally free. Totally on your own time schedule. Totally save-able for later examination.
(actually, the Friday before will have a special bonus post, so come early if you can!)
That whole week is going to be all about what you can do to create better content for your small creative business blog.
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Here is a record that my brother turned me on to. I love that Quasimoto/Madlib is entirely LP focused. The man has 4 tons of vinyl apparently. One day that will be me.

Also, recommended to check out the Madlib: Medicine Show Vol. 2-Flight To Brazil!!!!!!! Amazing.

Here are a couple of melancholy songs. Maybe it’ll be an overcast day in mid-August.
Nina Nastasia – That’s All There Is

Jesse Flavin – Fuck Everything (ok, this is a song written by Talons, but I couldn’t find the original on the web)

Hey, my little sister got married yesterday on the 6 year anniversary of the first day that Joe and her met. They are super cute. Here is one of my favorite love-songs. Readers that attended my wedding might recognize it from the mix cd we gave out to guests.
Teenage Fanclub – Did I Say

I love love love pretty much anything mid-century.
Let’s face it. I pretty much wish I was born in 1934 like my grandparents so I could have lived through mid-century America.
I have been waiting my whole life (not an exaggeration) for mid-century style to come back.
I got a new soundtrack on CD the other day — Promises, Promises — and I really love the album design. It’s a musical based on the 1960s movie The Apartment, and so has a delicious mid-century feel.
love love

Add that to … I have been thinking …

I’ve shot (or helped shot) several weddings over the last month ….
First, in June I photographed Kristian and Stephanie’s wedding down in Orange County at the Wayfarer’s Chapel. They came in from Oregon to get married in this glass chapel …. I only shot the ceremony and portraits, but it was so so gorgeous.

At the beginning of July, I joined Renee Bowen in photographing a wedding at Middle Ranch.
sidenote: This was the *first* wedding I’ve photographed only 45 min from my house. It was so nice to just go home …

Ok ok ok I took this title from my good friend Maggie over at Making Me Cranky, but it is one of my favorite features on her site and I think I might start doing one as well…….I promise I’ll think up a new title though.  But it’s summertime and songs are important during the summer so here goes

Ok, not *technically* the Beatles ….
Although, they DID perform at the Hollywood Bowl (waaay back in 1964-5 I think) …. And recorded an album (The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl)
(video below … blame the poor sound quality on the legions of crazy fans)

Last Saturday, we ALSO saw the Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl – or, rather, a Beatles tribute concert ….
My parents, grandmother and great-aunt all came out from Phoenix for the weekend to attend the Hollywood Bowl. Also along for the ride, my uncle/aunt/kids who live in Santa Clarita …

We’ve been watching the X-Files recently.
Apparently (according to Wikipedia), true X-Files fans have named themselves X-Philes (from the Greek root “-phil-” meaning love or obsession). Not that we’re obsessed by any means, but I kind of love that fan-name!
Sidenote: I LOVE that we can live stream movies via Netflix through our Wii. We may not be watching our Netflix discs all that quickly, but we are DEFINITELY getting our money’s worth with the live streaming.
Andrew’s bday was Monday and he decided he just wanted to stay in all day and …

It’s no big secret that I love musicals.
With all my heart.
Last year I got to go to 2 (TWO) musicals at Pantages — because Julie wanted to go and needed a date, I guess
Then, for Christmas she gave me a gift certificate for the Pantages.
And I hyperventilated a little bit…..
And then strategically planned how I was going to get to see one of my top choices on a weekend (since I work nights) that Andrew could also go.
No small feat, I assure you.

But !!  We did it!
In the …

Andrew may not get a lot of days off to spend with his wife, but his boss certainly shows his appreciation in another way ….
Andrew’s studio works on A LOT of records. A lot of big, popular records. Records that win Grammys, for example.
The studio just passed it’s 2 year anniversary, and as part of their gifts, the big boss bought all the guys the plaques of the 2 records they made recently that went gold!
Too bad they’re not any bands Andrew really likes

Andrew now has started his …

I am so excited to announce the launch of my newest website and venture : Lemon and Raspberry!
Lemon and Raspberry is a website/blog that will be updated regularly (daily, possibly) on a variety of topics that fall under the umbrella of arts, crafts, inspiration and photography.
I have a lot of fun things planned – included DIY projects, photography lessons, online chats, blogging resources and maybe even an etsy site with some handmade creations.
I’d love if you joined me over there every day and your feedback is most welcome….
ALSO :
In honor …