Jack O' Lanterns

A family holiday tradition.  

Enjoy your day. 

Treasure each moment. 

Ox, 

Mari 

Democracy.Requires Awareness and Participation

Recorded the basics in stereo at Herman's Boogie Shack in 2011.
I've learned a lot since that time.
Mostly - that change, peace and joy begin within. 

when we treat each other with respect, kindness and love - good things happen.

Biodiversity is no joke. No one can fish when there are no fish.

Help us get money out of politics!

Power to the People!

Thanks! Hope you have a wonderful day.

Ox, 

Mari

Accepting Love and Support, Letting Go of Expectations

Hey Everybody!

 

I hope this message finds you well. Writing this on my phone again, so please excuse typos ahead of time. 

Determined to decide on artwork and get this one sheet done this week, so we can get the live album released. We have a half dozen tracks plus the "O" song, which was released a while back and sounds nothing like the blues. Don't get me started. LOL. 

There is a 60 day lag time between when we hand the tracks, etc., in and when it gets released officially. 

If you are actually subscribed to our email list and want a physical copy before then, send me a note and we will figure something out. 

Writing: 

I started a Substack column several months ago. It's called "Cafe Tamburo" -- to find it, use this QR code or look it up on Substack. You can choose to sign up for free or become a paid subscriber. I'll be sharing stories of gigs between gigs, ramblings about things I find of interest and the occasional recipe. ;) 

Live gigs: 

Our next gig is November 9th, from 4 - 8 pm at The Saloon in San Francisco. We are holding onto the 2nd Saturday afternoon for the time being. 

Congrats to all my Yankee and Dodgers fan friends and family, and as for the Mets, congrats on a great season and #LGM2025! 

As always, sending love and best wishes. 

Ox,

Mari 

p.s. Please donate or share this Go Fund Me for my friend Elena. She is dealing with an aggressive form of breast cancer and could use some support: https://gofund.me/c926e852 Thank you!

Kamala Calls Out the Complete BS

Enough already. 

Please, for the sake of all that is good about this country, do not believe the BS. 

I'm telling you, I have lived in California for more than 30 years. 

I have voted for Kamala before. True, she is a politician, but she is a good and caring person. She is smart, she is articulate. 

She cares about doing a good job. She cares about people. 

She knows the meaning of public service.

Don't listen to the garbage narrative that all government is bad. Government is made up of people. 

Life is complex, and one person cannot fix everything. To try to expect huge, complex issues to be fixed by one person is not realistic, nor is it taking responsibility for our own part in this democratic experiment. 

We all make mistakes, and we can only do better with people in power who are willing to work to correct those mistakes. 

We know enough.

Power to the people! 

Ox, 

Mari 

p.s. I've updated my Substack to allow readers to support my writing, etc. You can still choose to subscribe for free. No tricks, just freedom of choice. I'm still working on the graphics. 

Suggested:

https://substack.com/home/post/p-150343437?source=queue

https://substack.com/home/post/p-150352794

Reasons to Live...

Talking to myself this morning: "Life has ups and downs, everything is temporary. 

Take each moment as it comes, and make the best of it. Sometimes making the best of a moment means taking a rest in that moment, but eventually, we have to get up and do something." 

Figured I would share in case you could use any part of that.

I hope that you have the best day possible. Be kind to yourself and others.

Ox,

Mari

Reasons to live: 

Shadows Mean Light | Messages In Music

I am still recovering and still buzzing about our Saturday show at The Saloon. I'm always honored when I get a chance to sing. I put out so much energy, singing full on for three one hour sets during that time, it's no wonder I can only do it once a month! But it is a blast. The overall mood was a bit subdued among the regulars, for obvious reasons (see previous posts.) We made it home by some miracle, despite car trouble. We will do what we have to do to fix the car, and we will be back on November 9th, 4 - 8 pm. 

Anyway, enough about our little corner of the world. 

Did you catch SNL? I don't know if you missed it. I missed it, but caught it on You Tube. I am speaking of Stevie Nicks "The Lighthouse" performance. There seems to be a huge media push about it, which makes me skeptical, but thankfully, I'm more curious than skeptical. All the media hype is a bit refreshing, since she is closer to 80 than 20, which, well, don't get me started about that ageism in music thing. 

However, she is a legend. And she has earned that title, not because of her age, but for her work as an artist and a songwriter. 

Anyway, here it is: 

Official video is here.

I feel this rage. I don't care what your personal thoughts are about about abortion. If you don't want one, don't have one. What matters most is our ability to make the CHOICE. 

I'm so ready to vote blue down the line. I want people in power who will work to protect our freedom to choose. There is a movement in play to turn us into a Christian nation. Separation of church and state must be protected. If you have not seen it yet, "Bad Faith" was the number one documentary on Amazon Prime Video last time I checked. Find out more here. 

Come on people. Come together. 

Let's do this. 

Ox,

Mari 

p.s. I wrote a song a few years ago about coming together. I don't have the reach of Stevie Nicks, but since you are reading this, maybe you might want to give it a listen if you haven't already. Here is the link. 

Thank You.

Thank you to everyone who was able to join us yesterday afternoon at The Saloon! 

The band was tight, I felt comfortable and we rocked it! Wish we had recorded that one, but we will just keep pluggin'.

Thank you to all our Fleet Week folks. We appreciate your service. 

Catch you next time! 

Ox,

Mari 

Art. Music, Joy, Sorrow...

Hey Everybody!

Excited to be able to sing tomorrow in San Francisco.

I choose to celebrate the little things, because they are all around us: 

Beautiful blooms in the backyard, the fact that I found my keys after I misplaced them for a few days, an artist whose work I love (Wendy Gold) a new cute shop (The Fig Leaf!) 

Keep the faith in yourself! 

You already know I am going to vote for the lady who can make a complete sentence, who understands how government works and whose goal is to do her best to make things better, (or at least not as messed up.) This gives me hope.

Life isn't perfect because people aren't perfect, but we can do our best to live every day with gratitude, just for being alive. 

I wish you the best. 

Ox, 

Mari