here comes the herd

So I promised more cows, and now I deliver. As I mentioned we stayed with a friend-of- the-bands parent's this weekend outside of Harrisonburg VA, who live on a DAIRY FARM!!! Soooooo, as soon as I woke up Sat morning I was making friends with the locals. Cows are some of my favorite animals, (their unethical treatment is one reason that I choose not to eat them) I must say they somehow remind me of Cotton, and they are so dang curious! The babies were timid of me when I first introduced myself, but as soon as one trusted me, they were all wondering what I was up to, and ready to greet me. It seemed to follow suit for the big ones as well.

More baby cows to come!

This past weekend the band and I were in Harrisonburg VA to play at MACRocK!! and on Friday night after the festival we stayed at a dairy farm! Cows are some of my favorite animals, so I had a blast photographing the curious creatures on Sat morning... more to come, I promise!

just some fun stuff from this past week

We had our first friend visitors this week (yeeaa), the guys from Don Chambers + Goat! They played an awesome set on Tues. night at The Camel, as well as a little impromptu set outside of a Richmond gem, located right in our hood, record store, Deep Groove. So great to see these guys. I first fell in love with Don's music 5 years ago when I first moved to Athens, Ga. The first live show I saw there was one of a three night stand of the Drive By Truckers at the 40 Watt. Don + Goat opened up the show and I was an instant fan, its nice now to call him a friend.
My love, tecolote blanco, now my primary mode of transportation, with some new additions including a milk crate basket... keepin' it real.
... and a little van panther.

searching for a home

I have been spending every free moment I have searching apt listings, trying to find a place in Richmond. A ton of them say NO to PETS! really! how can you resist this face?

Kyle & Limon

My boyfriend K, as I probably have mentioned before, is an awesome, amazing, kind, most wonderful person ( I thought I would take the opportunity to throw those in ) and he always seems to land himself with some cool jobs. Since we have been in Lubbock he has worked at a bronze foundry. He started off as a wax worker and has moved up to a mold maker, which is an incredibly skilled position. A job is a job, and in my definition of a job no matter how much you love what you do, there is always probably something else you would rather be doing, BUT that being said, I think his job is pretty cool. He has met some incredibly interesting people from the guys he works with to the artists that bring in their work to be created into bronze... they are all characters! One day last week one of his co-workers brought his rooster up to work, and Kyle just happened to have my camera in the car! Kyle took the opportunity to capture "Limon" a "bull-stag" (which means he is one year old) Kelso Rooster... Isn't he beautiful! I am amazed by the color in his feathers, and the fact that he seemed to be posing for the camera... he knows he got it!

These are some random pieces from the foundry in different stages of the process... isn't that ol'e Abe Lincoln there on the right?

This is K's BFF at work Gilbert, showing off his muscles. Kyle has learned so many priceless phrases from Gilbert. I might also mention that when he started at this job he knew little to no spanish.... now, he can tell you all sorts of interesting things! 

btw... if anyone knows anyone in Richmond VA that needs a talented mold maker, hook us up!

the protest was a success

Yesterday me and eleven others stood, and held signs to help bring awareness to our community about animal abuse in the circus, and it went great! We originally set up at the front doors of the Coliseum, and within 20 mins were asked to leave the property by Ringling Bros. who, as I just found out last night, actually OWN the property during the time that they are there? Who knows? We set up within legal distance, but still had a HUGE impact. The response was pretty much split down the middle, some, while driving by would honk and give us "thumbs up" in support... others drove by, honked and gave some other, not so supportive responses. We, in turn, stood and smiled. If you would like to find out more about the documented cases of abuse in Ringling Bros., and other ways to help, click HERE. After the circus began we put down the protest signs and walked over to visit those we were there to try and protect, 3 Asian Elephants. The mood became very solemn when we saw where the getntle giants were being kept, and that they had no water, and were having to defecate in the same area they were having to stand, and until they were dressed in their "show harnesses" were shackled to the trailer and could not move more than 3ft. We stood silently and watched them... and they watched us...until again, we were asked to leave. Here are some images from the evening. 

Here is the whole group!

TONIGHT we take a stand against animal abuse... join me!

PLEASE!!! if you live in Lubbock, or the area join me tonight and let Ringling Bros. Circus know that abuse and neglect of their animals is NOT ok. It will only take one hour of your time... and you can make a HUGE difference by bringing awareness of what actually goes on behind the scenes of the "cruelest show on earth". Come to the Coliseum (the bubble, near the football stadium) a little before 6:30... & I will provide everything you need. Please, join us and be a voice for those who can not speak. Click HERE for more info.

because I love animals... and Neko Case

On March 3 Neko will release her new album Middle Cyclone, and Anti- has released the first single from the record, "People Got a Lotta Nerve" as a free download! It's a classic Neko track with soaring vocals, great hooks and that country flair. 

People Got A Lotta Nerve - Neko Case

& for every blog that reposts the song, Neko Case and Anti- will make a 5 dollar cash donation to Best Friends Animal Society.

righteous!