House Full of Toys
Yesterday was the annual Stevie Wonder’s House Full of Toys benefit. This year, Stevie asked Rickey Minor to serve as music director for the guest artists, so I was thrilled to have my first opportunity to work with Rickey as a music director! Last year, at the Hollywood Bowl...→ Read More
YES WE DID!
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 by
Victoria
An Election Day to remember…The impact of this historic night still hasn’t quite sunk in for me. I’m excited and thrilled, but also sober and focused. As I watched the polls close, the vote tally ratcheting steadily upward for my chosen candidate, I sat next to men and women...→ Read More
Tomorrow is Election Day
Tomorrow is Election Day! Regardless of your (OBAMA) political leanings, I encourage (OBAMA) you to get out there and exercise your (OBAMA) right to vote! Make sure that (OBAMA) everyone you know who is eligible (OBAMA) to vote does the same (OBAMA)! We can make a difference (OBAMA)! We...→ Read More
Christchurch, New Zealand
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 by
Victoria
I didn’t wake up until 2pm on Monday! The fatigue is definitely catching up with me. I got up and went for a long walk/run. I use my walks to clear my head and meditate on the beauty of nature. I walked along a beautiful river, and came upon...→ Read More
Heading to New Zealand
Today was a long travel day. After the show last night in Brisbane (the last in Australia, the venue had a lovely range of color on the seats – I couldn’t help but notice during sound check), we had a fun little end of tour party at a bar...→ Read More
Sydney to Brisbane
It was lovely to have mom with me the past few days. Yesterday, I was so exhausted from lack of sleep, I couldn’t get up until 11am. We went to the Centrepoint Tower and were met by a staff member, Mira, who’d attended the concert on Wednesday night. Mira...→ Read More
Found luggage!
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 by
Victoria
After a long day of trying not to worry about my bag, with mixed results (at times I was at peace with the idea of replacing all of my belongings, at other times I was struggling to suppress rage and sadness at having to spend the time and money...→ Read More
Mom’s in Sydney!
I barely slept at all last night. I fell asleep around 7:30am, but was awakened every 90 minutes by calls from my sister and the hotel staff for various reasons. I finally gave up at 10am and prepared for departing Melbourne. By 10:30am, we still hadn’t heard from Mom,...→ Read More
Avoiding illness
It’s actually 5:30am Tuesday morning, but I’ve barely slept all night. I woke up around 4am feeling weird. Several people on the tour have been sick, and I’m determined that I won’t join them, regardless of how I’m feeling! Over the past couple of days, I’ve met some very...→ Read More
Adorable Adelaide and Marvelous Melbourne
We flew to Melborne from Adelaide today. Last night’s concert was great! On Thursday, I woke up late (1pm), and went for a short walk in town. A square in Adelaide During my walk through Adelaide, I came across a music store and went inside to play some pianos....→ Read More
