from the tour diary...

Friday, June 17, 2005
ooooooo-eeeeeeeee! What an
amazing week I have had! My trip
to California was phenomenal!
Sure both of my travel days were
way too long because one flight
was cancelled and one flight was
delayed. And because I was there
such a short time, I packed way
too many things into just two
days of visiting so many
long-missed friends and places.
But I had so much fun and
received so much love and support
from KPFA and so many fans that I
am just amazed and feel so very
blessed. I got to see all the
new babies my friends have been
having. I got to see most of my
dear dear friends. I got to
record a bunch of my new songs
and a few old favorites at KPFA
on their fabulous Yamaha grand
piano! They interviewed me and
had me read some favorite poetry
and made me feel like a star! I
will let you know as soon as I
know when it will air. And they
helped promote my show so well
(as did the Guardian and the
Chronicle) that over half the
audience at my show Saturday
night had never seen me live
before. They packed that little
cafe to hear me sing and play the
cafe's new piano. I played all 7
of my brand new songs and a whole
bunch of old favorites. And that
same day, I played Silver,
Promise, Carry Me, and Give at a
friend's wedding. What a
beautiful ceremony! And what an
amazing way to hear my songs
anew! It totally made sense,
even though I wouldn't have
thought of putting them in a
wedding ceremony before. Their
wedding was gorgeous. Whenever I
meet the person I want to marry,
their ceremony will definitely
have an impact on how I plan my
own!

In other extraordinary news, fundraising has begun for Ravengirl, the next
album, and it has started off with a most generous donation from one most
generous fan. I think the album will manifest a lot sooner than I had
hoped because of this. I am so very excited. The demos should be done in
the next month. And I will let you all know when you can start ordering
your copy. It will be a limited edition...and I haven't decided how much
it will cost yet...but I'll let you know!

Stay tuned!
be blessed,
Kristi



--
avant-soul piano diva
"a fine musician...incomparable!" -- Utah Phillips

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