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Grin.... |
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| Location: | Santa Monica, California |
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| Last Login: | May 27, 2008 (589 days back) |
About Me |
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| okay..so this really isn't my band bio. maybe that's cuz ummm....i don't have a band right now :-). so i'll use this space to share with you guys the things that make me tick. here goes: HAWAII!! Austin, TX. Northern California. Colorado. Kerrville Folk Festival. Rocky Mountain Folks Festival. backcountry camping. travel. dancing. any beach. thai food. santa monica farmers market. any dog that wants to snuggle and lick and play :-); speaking personal truths. rituals. curling up after a long day. compassion. ripe mangos. blooming jasmine. movies. south park. the ojai foundation. hiking. malibu beach days. kirtan. thailand. my meditation groups. playing on festival stages with friends. prescott college. alters. the scent of coconut and vanilla. eye contact. songwriting group. hammocks. candlelit yoga. integrity. fun surprises. family dinners. pema chodron. candlelit baths. sweet pinapple. community. goofiness of any kind! waking up in a tent. having my hair played with. morning walks. orchids. bamboo. writing a new song. sitting around a fire with great people. the music my friends make. trying something new. vulnerability. jazz fest in new orleans. spaz dancing with friends. other countries. yurts. old school country records. floating down the river with not a care in the world. council. dolphins. speed boats with the wind in my face. the ferris wheel at the SM pier. making up silly games like 'energy karate' and 'who can be the bigger dork'. jerry seinfield. north shore of kauai. apple ice cream made by cute little old ladies. delicious summer nights under the warm texas moon, a flower behind my ear. a new summer dress :-)Year of the Rat Add to My Profile | More Videos korean baby singing hey jude .. |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 6/13/2006Band Website: melaniehersch.com Band Members: me :-) Influences: patty griffin, gillian welch and david rawlings, emmylou harris, ryan adams, ray lamontagne, my amazing friends (see my top friends list!) :-), deb talan, tom freund, julie miller, greg brown, lucinda williams, neil young, joni mitchell, bruce springsteen, townes van zandt, krishna das, the swell season, tom waits, willie nelson, billie holiday, alison krauss, loretta lynn, george jones, old school country, honky tonk, old school reggae, fiddle/bluegrass music that makes me want to frolic and twirl around in a grassy field with a partner :-) Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Folk / Americana / Country) |
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My Blog |
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www.dharmaseed.org -- amazing website for dharma talks and info |
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| www.dharmaseed.org --- amazing website for dharma talks and info related. updated with new talks all the time. e n j o y :-) Posted by melanie hersch on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:03:00 PST |
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Article by Pema Chodron on getting "hooked" |
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| I was just going through some of my magazines today (no really, i wasn’t procrastinating studying for my final! :-D ) , and came across this article again. I’ve never posted anything by Pe... Posted by melanie hersch on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:12:00 PST |
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Rumi of the moment... |
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| This being human is a guest houseEvery morning a new arrival.A joy, a depression, a meanness,Some momentary awarenesscomes as an unexpected visitor.Welcome and entertain them all!....The dark thought,... Posted by melanie hersch on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:59:00 PST |
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Poems by Hafiz and David Whyte.... |
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| I can't stop sinking into poetry these days. Loving it :-)Here are two that I am enjoying at the moment... melanie :-)We Have Not Come To Take Prisoners We have not come here to take prisoners,But to ... Posted by melanie hersch on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:58:00 PST |
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Mary Oliver poem.... |
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| For some reason, this poem has been haunting me for the last few days...so I thought I'd post it.It's pretty well known, but for those of you that have never read it.....enjoy.And for those of you tha... Posted by melanie hersch on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:12:00 PST |
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My relationship with onions :-) |
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| Okay, so I've always had this issue with chopping onions. Yes, we all know that chopping onions can make our eyes sting and get all watery, and I have always been one of those people who has had a par... Posted by melanie hersch on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 05:20:00 PST |
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Birthday surprises... |
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| I *LOVE* surprises. Love love love em'! It's possibly because well....no one has ever really planned a full on surpise for me before. But to celebrate my birthday..my friends Kate and Tim told me to b... Posted by melanie hersch on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:04:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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Molly Venter, Cary Cooper, Kate Graves, Sarah Sample, Larkin Gayl, Friends of Pema Chodron, Chögyam Trungpa, Amy Speace, Kathrin Shorr, Antje Duvekot, Buddha, kuan yin, Storyhill, Jonathan Byrd, The Dreamsicles, Kristin deWitt, Beth, Ryan, Kerrville Folk Festival, Libby Kirkpatrick, Jesse Reid, Planet Bluegrass, Annmarie Solo, Dave Crossland, amilia k spicer, Eric Schwartz, Brian Joseph, The Backseat Bettys, naomi, Meredith, JAMI, Justin Roth, Eric, Rex Foster, John, Scott, ♡pamela♡, DIDGWIZARD, Casandra, Christopher, Julia, Urban Monroes, MARCO GIROLAMI Photographer, evan, Rambles.NET Reviews, Rossta, Brian MacLearn (songwriter), Bret Jensen’s Death Valley Jubilee, SCARMAN, aka Ward Foley (AUTHOR), The Callstore, Tim Harwill, The Marshall/Peery Project
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