February 24, 2004  
Hollywood, CA

Holeeee Hollywood girl! I'm so incredibly excited as this is my very first ever trip ever to tinselly-town! Got myself a nice Hollywood sleazy motel and am heading out for some serious sight-seeing. Wanna go check out the Foulcault Pendulum at the Griffith Observatory and then hit Beverly Hills for some very important shoe shopping. Not to mention I could really use a manicure, pedicure and maybe even a massage.... go team decadence! 

Little Red Hen showcase poster for San Diego Folk Alliance 2004

February 22, 2004
Santa Cruz, CA

Ohhhhh California. Thank the Goddess! Mmmmmm ocean and sun and all things sweet. And believe it or not the ocean even washed up dozens of roses at my feet when I finally arrived...(no lying.) This is the life. And Maybelle did indeed recover from her bout of convulsing and I found out I have a big time new power steering leak brought on somehow by the painful painful desert coldness. Just need to check the fluid levels all-the-time now cause I can't afford to get it fixed at the moment. All is better now that I get to lie on sunny beaches and eat sushi. Even more fun times to come.... can't wait.

Halellujah to that!

xo
Cali- K

   
Don't mess with Calamity Sweetland. Somewhere deep in the Mojave desert... 

February 16, 2004
Amarillo, TX

Oh my, poor Maybelle the van is having a slight hard time of it. Seems she couldn't quite handle the intense searing desert-cold of last night and she is having a mild case of convulsing disorder out in the motel parking lot. had to go find myself some mechanic with no teeth to take a look at her. Hope I make it to New Mexico today man... I guess we'll see! Cross yer fingers for me- and send love to Maybelle.

love love, 

Krissy-kins

February 14, 2004
Shreveport, LA

Happy Valentines Day, kittens. Today I woke up in my Mississippi sleazeball motel and decided to make a pilgrimage to find myself a Valentine. Drove all through northern Louisiana past Shreveport -almost to Texas- through some pine bayou or another and down some dirt road or two while big fat juicy snowflakes fell on my head. Then finally, I reached Shiloh Baptist Church and there I found Leadbelly's grave. Brought him the stalk and bud of cotton I was given after playing my Hugh's Room Leadbelly impersonation show as his Valentines present... Thanks for writing all those precious Timeless tunes Huddie Ledbetter. I know there was the small problem of you bein' a bit of a murderer and all... But, you know, at least you did it for the passionate torturous glory of love (altho it was still very wrong!) But you know, I believe it was that intense passionate edge you had that really made your songs stand the test of time. And they do. Thanks for that.
 

Onward Ho to Texas in the morn'!

xo

LadyValentine

February 13, 2004
Deactur, GA

Have been having a blast in Georgia. Played a show last night at Eddie's Attic with my pal Molly Bancroft. Shows at Eddie's are always SO good... The people are so great and the sound is always highly superior. . And some folks from Phlashnet came out to record the show for live feed off the internet- so you can even listen!!

Listen to a live clip from my Eddie's Attic show!

xxoo

February 9, 2004
Sperryville, VA

I must say, 'tis rather brrrr down here in the frozen Virginia holler! Have been visiting the Blue Ridge Mountains and steeping in the glory of rural Virginia yum. Played an amazing gig down here on Saturday night at the Smokehouse Winery. Got to sing all night in a gorgeous little stone cottagy thatched roof medievally inn-like room in the middle of the beautiful Virginia Nowheres... Deliciosa. Now I'm off down south for some time in sunny Georgia, and some hopeful warmer-than-here-ness... talk soon

love,
me