Happy New Year, People!

It’s a good one already. I was planning on staying home New Year’s Eve with my faux fire, fuzzy slippers and guitar… Would have sipped some superb sparkling rosé and penned an inspirational blog post with words like “resolution” and “apocalypse” and “unapologetically glamorous.” However, in the end I decided to venture out in to the world of the festive. I put on my hot new riding pants, some obligatory bling, and hopped on a slow streetcar all the way across town… After numerous obstacles, throngs of revellers, wailing fire trucks, and the full-throated squeals of inebriated youth, I arrived just time to ring in 2012! At first, surrounded by very new friends, and later on, some very old ones. A fine balance of camaraderie I hope will be a theme in the year to come. There is so much I want to accomplish in the next 365 days. It quite boggles the mind. And although it’s usually my tendency to err on the side of the lone wolf, I know this time I cannot do it all alone.

So don’t be surprised if you hear from me soon…

Speaking of resolutions and the apocalypse, I’m forced to at least briefly address the glorious infamy of 2012 and welcome the Mayan calendrical milestone that is upon us! I obviously don’t believe the world is going to end in December of this year. I would sooner subscribe to theory of the metaphorical end, the “coming enlightenment” of the “Age of Aquarius” or whatever. However, I don’t entirely believe that either. I do think we are evolving magnificently as a species. And although life as we know it can change in the blink of a perfectly painted eyelash, transformation is usually far more subtle. Let it be a threshold that we cross. A golden sparkling threshold portal to even better days ahead.

That all being said, I have made a decision to live this year as if it were in fact my last. Because truly, if you knew it was going to be the last year of your life, would you behave differently? Live more fiercely, love more fearlessly? I reckon I may. And because there is so much I want to do in my imaginary last year, I have already gotten started. Can’t wait to share my new artistic projects with you all in 2012! I promise to keep you all posted on the new album, and the Adventures in Sweetland book news! We are moving forward on all fronts. And it feels so good.

I’ll be entering artistic hibernation soon for a good long spell. But there are a few fabulous upcoming shows in the Toronto area you should NOT MISS! First, another rock ‘n’ roll adventure with the superhot “Ladies in Waiting” at Not My Dog on January 23rd. Then, on February 9th at The Cameron House, I’m so excited to present A Sweet Soirée – Valentine’s Cabaret, hosted by yours Sweetlandishly and starring Jess McAvoy, Evalyn Parry, David Newland, Andrea Ramolo & Cindy Doire. Not to mention Lyndell Montgomery and the return of Captain Dirt & The Skirt! For more info on all shows please visit my tour page.

The End,

(for now…)

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