I attended the 3rd Anniversary Show of Don’t Call Us Tori(DCUT) in the lovely Hotel Cafe, Hollywood a week ago. I took a few photos, talked to friends, made some friends, got to see two of my all time favorite artists, and ate some awesome Bruschetta. For those that don’t know, DCUT is monthly showcase of 3-5 indie female singer-songwriters at Karma Coffeehouse in Hollywood, CA. (They also do a few other shows throughout the year.) During the last year, I was able to attend every single one of the monthly shows and helped out doing everything from carrying gear to running the show. Last Monday was a special event and since I changed jobs, I was able to attend. I actually didn’t have to help with anything except hanging a banner. So I don’t have to mention it for each one, everyone was phenomenal. It was one of the best DCUT shows I’ve ever attended and more people should have been there.

Casey Desmond [myspace] was not a part of the scheduled DCUT, but she fit the profile and was annexed in. I actually spotted her on the way to the show, before I met her. So, she should take that as a celebrity moment in Hollywood.

Elizabeth Nicole [myspace] is one of those artists that has a voice that immediately grabs your attention. Her voice is still developing and it will make her unstoppable.

Sara Melson [myspace] stepped in and filled a slot with only about 30 hours notice when another band went down with the flu. She was able to bring two band members and played an awesome set. This was also her first time playing with DCUT.

Kari Kimmel [myspace] is one of my all time favorite artists. Her voice and songs are simply, amazing. Her recently released CD, A Life in the Day, is a must have. She was also accompanied on one song by Libbie Schrader [myspace] who has been featured in past DCUT shows.

Shannon Hurley [myspace] is one of the people that started DCUT and was recently listed in Rolling Stone’s 25 Best Bands on MySpace. She was accompanied for one song by another favorite artist of mine, Jamie Blythe [myspace].

That night we totaled eight female singer-songwriters on the stage. What? I’ve only listed seven? My most humble apologies to Marina V [myspace]. I was negligent and didn’t get a photo of her while she sang backup on one song of Shannon Hurley’s. I can’t wait until I get to attend a concert of hers. Thanks to all the artists for giving an awesome concert and to DCUT for organizing this show.

I know my photo taking and editing sucks and this is a really long blog post and this is a really run-on sentence, but that’s the way it is.

cheers!

Ok, so I can’t keep up a daily pic for more than one week. I’ll just keep the title anyway and post ‘em when I get around to it. The latest one is a bruise/scrape on my forehead that I have no clue how I got. I was at church yesterday and someone pointed it out to me and from then on everyone joked about it. Even random people that were bowling in the lane next to us last night. If you click on the pick you can see it better. It’s right between my eyebrows

And yes, there’s orange glue in my hair. I was in a goofy mood last night and put it in before I went bowling.

I just wanted to jot down a question and my thoughts on it real fast.

“How much importance should we place on being obedient to the Ten Commandments in this day and age?”

I feel that this question is misleading in where it tries to lead us into thinking. It at least drives me to start worrying about each one as a checklist. It’s like learning to drive. At first you are constantly aware of all the things you shouldn’t do, or at least try to. But once you get beyond that, its not about obeying the law constantly, its about driving safely and looking to the law to help you figure out what to do in certain situations that aren’t common. I think a walk with Christ should be the same. We need to stick with it and get past the point where we are worrying about our obedience to the Law and just living safely in Jesus.

OK, gotta get to work. Just wanted to jot that down and see what people think.