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Kung Fu Dana: December 2010
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American Musician in Paris. Saturday, December 18, 2010. AND THEN THERE WAS ZED: A BIRTH STORY GONE SLIGHTLY AWRY. No one could tell me any different. I spent months reading copious amounts of natural birthing books, doing yoga and practicing deep breathing. I bought the Hypnobirth CD series and taught myself to self hypnotize every day.I followed Ina May Gaskin's. I added candles to my hospital bag and wondered where I could rent some cats. My fairytale birth was WELL on its way. Then December 7th came.
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Kung Fu Dana: August 2010
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American Musician in Paris. Tuesday, August 31, 2010. My patience has been worn thin and torn. If one more person of French descent and more specifically, a Parisian, tells me I look fat, tired and/or red, I will unleash the New York apeshit that has flooded over the surface. Do you REALLY need to let me know I am "very very beeg"? And I don't tell YOU how pasty your permanent grimace looks so lay off my face before I pound on yours. Well, not anymore. Because I ACTUALLY AM fat, tired and red and I've HA...
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Kung Fu Dana: May 2011
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American Musician in Paris. Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Last fall while 8 months pregnant, I got a call from a friend who works with Woody Allen's editors. They were looking for French accordion music for his latest film, Midnight In Paris. And knew my friend had an accordionist friend in Paris.moi. So she put us in touch. When they asked me if I had any recorded music in this genre I promptly said "Totally. I have tons.". CUT TO: FRANTIC PHONE CALL TO FB. ME: Come home right now. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Kung Fu Dana: THE WANDERER
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American Musician in Paris. Friday, September 17, 2010. Today was one of those perfect Parisian September days and as I have been stuck indoors for the most part since April either sick and knocked up or sick, knocked up and recording an album, I set out on a wander to remind myself that yes, there is still life outside your apartment. Is he gonna smoke and complain about everything in a thick French accent? Maybe by then, I'll actually understand the language. And last but not least, the award of the da...
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Kung Fu Dana: February 2011
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American Musician in Paris. Friday, February 25, 2011. Tomorrow we are moving out of central Paris. No more Eiffel tower and no more Louvre. Au revoir little apartment in the sky on the left bank. You were kind to me and a lot of music came out of these walls. As I move onto my next Parisian adventure, I will always remember my time here with a smile. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. My solo album that rocks the world. Dana and Matt = The Sobs. Dana Matt Byrd Ben=STUPID.
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Kung Fu Dana: THEY GOT ME.
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American Musician in Paris. Monday, October 11, 2010. This is the bag of a total moron who doesn't know how to travel safely with belongings in a city. The open bag is mine. And the total moron is me. I have carried it since I moved here nearly three years ago.until I got pick-pocketed last week in the St. Germain des Prés metro stop. Had been dumped over and the contents were spread across the bottom of the bag. Interrupting my thoughts of Korean BBQ, I decided I must have accidentally spilled it...
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Kung Fu Dana: February 2010
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American Musician in Paris. Friday, February 19, 2010. 2 years and some change later.I've made a rule for myself to get over my phone calls in French fear so I have made myself pick up EVERY phone call. Every last one. Known number or not. Doesn't matter. Face the fear. ROCK the fear. Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god. OK, OK OKOKOKOKOKOKOK. YOU CAN HANDLE THIS. Feeling particularly ballsy from my triumphant return to my French Savate school today.I OOOOOOOWN THIS LOCKER ROOM! Ah, bonjour Madame, je.".
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Kung Fu Dana: MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
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American Musician in Paris. Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Last fall while 8 months pregnant, I got a call from a friend who works with Woody Allen's editors. They were looking for French accordion music for his latest film, Midnight In Paris. And knew my friend had an accordionist friend in Paris.moi. So she put us in touch. When they asked me if I had any recorded music in this genre I promptly said "Totally. I have tons.". CUT TO: FRANTIC PHONE CALL TO FB. ME: Come home right now. When I read your blog, I a...
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Kung Fu Dana: AND THEN THERE WAS ZED: A BIRTH STORY GONE SLIGHTLY AWRY
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American Musician in Paris. Saturday, December 18, 2010. AND THEN THERE WAS ZED: A BIRTH STORY GONE SLIGHTLY AWRY. No one could tell me any different. I spent months reading copious amounts of natural birthing books, doing yoga and practicing deep breathing. I bought the Hypnobirth CD series and taught myself to self hypnotize every day.I followed Ina May Gaskin's. I added candles to my hospital bag and wondered where I could rent some cats. My fairytale birth was WELL on its way. Then December 7th came.