Bones, Carnage, And Frozen Peas

Yesterday we went on a hike with some friends.  It was simply lovely: beautiful waterfall, crisp air, space where the boys can throw rocks and beat sticks and no mom has to say “Stop it!”   Los Angeles is simply running over with these little natural spaces, in the middle of the big sprawling city.  It’s something I love so much about this place.

On our way back down Eleanor and her friend found some animal bones. They were very excited,

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Recording "Goin Mobile"

I just got finished recording "Goin Mobile" with the crazy-talented producer Christian Nesmith.  We had a little hitch in the middle, when I got sick and had to crap out for a week, but we just got done mixing down today, and I gotta say, the song just rocks.  Christian and I are both fans of The Who, and we had a lot of fun riffing on Who sounds here and there throughout the song. Christopher Allis came in to put down an AWESOME drum track.  I am so incredibly lucky to work with such talent.

All the vocals are me, and there's a lot of them!  But - there's not much in the WORLD that makes me happier than harmony, even if it's with myself. Have a listen. Let me know what you think.

"Goin Mobile"  Brenna Gibson Redpath

Manze Dayila And Other Stories

Manze Dayila Whenever I hear a story like the one I heard today on PRI’s The World about Manze Dayila, I always want to hear the parts they leave out.

Manze Dayila’s life has been extraordinary:  Pregnant woman, 19 years old, boards a boat from Haiti along with other refugees, gets waylaid and hospitalized in Cuba, fights the Cuban doctors to re-board the broken-down boat, continues on to the US, and 6 days after washing up on Miami’s shores gives birth to a baby

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What the Hell Are We Thinking?

I was lying in bed this morning, well after the alarm had gone off. The radio was set to NPR and Marketplace Morning Report came on. Of course it's yet another story on the terrible economy.  How could it possibly be anything else?  Renita Jablonski was

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