August Poop Scoop
August already...can you believe it? Next thing you know
we'll be relentlessly pummeled with Mariah Carey's melismatic
voice singing "All I Want For Christmas Is You"
in every grocery store and mall in America! Where is this
year going? I'm having trouble keeping track! Well...we
had some adventures over the past week or two. Some of
it being awesome... like spending time with our best buddies
Rachel and Chris at a beautiful lodge in Virginia where
Leo had...get this...his very FIRST smore...like ever,
I mean like...in his whole LIFE!! We've posted some pictures
of it on our site. It was quite a site to behold! We also
had a chance to play "Guitar Hero" for the first
time. Let's just say, I'm glad I don't have it at home!
Why? Let's just flash to a month from now...picture our
pasty, sunken-eyed faces, racked with delirium from sleep
deprivation and hunger because can't figure out a way
to feed ourselves without releasing our death grip on
those little plastic guitars. Yea...it wouln't be pretty.
Definitely an addictive game! Some adventures being not-so-awesome...like
my root canal...sorry...no pics of THAT on our site! Ewwwww!
But all in all, we're focused, feeling dandy and ready
to tackle another month.
We'll be pretty much sticking to the East Coast this month
with shows at some of our favorite home based venues such
as Waldo's,
The
Moorings Club and Osceola
Street Cafe. We will also be performing a few sets
at the Stuart
Green Market for the first time. We know we usually
have a blast at the Ft. Pierce Market, so we're excited
to check out Stuart's!
We're working on booking some dates with our BFFB (best
friends forever band as dubbed by Sarah herself) the The
Sarah Mac Band. We're thinking some time in the fall.
We love them and can't wait to share the stage with them
again! We'll keep you posted.
Just a reminder, don't forget to send us pictures of your
pets for our Dogz
Dogs section of our website. It was initially ment
for just dogs, however, it's evolved into displaying pets
of aaaaallll kinds. It started when I felt guitly about
having our pup Melody on there and not our beautiful cat
Pig Pen. Now we feature everything from Melvin the potbellied
piggy, to Smitty the fridge dwelling kitty, to doe-eyed
alpacas, and leapin' lizards. So if you have a critter
you would like displayed on the coveted Sleepin' Dogz
site, just email them to me at jeannie@sleepindogz.com
Happiness~
Jeannie
"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the
mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything."
~ Plato
July Poop Scoop
July, with her juicy
sky…every afternoon, she has a good cry! Anyone
else diggin’ on the daily showers? The rain that
is…although, you should certainly dig on a daily
shower, too. I mean, you don’t want to be all stinky!
Unless that’s your thing…in which case…hey,
who am I to judge? (*sniff, sniff*…phew!)
So…are we feeling independent this month? Well
then, let’s celebrate! On Thursday, July 3rd, Leo
and I will be gearing up for the holiday weekend as we
rock out on one of our favorite watering holes, Waldo's
in Vero Beach. Then we will be heading up to Eustis, an
adorable little town just North West of Orlando, for their
4th
of July Celebration. It
will be held in the Historic Downtown area & Ferran
Park, 6-10pm. There will be fireworks at sundown, a parade
at 7:30pm, 3 stages of music, kids stuff, food, beer,
wine, & it’s all FREE! Woohooo!! We’ll
be doing a few sets starting at 6pm on the “Alexander”
Stage.
On the 11th , we’ll be hittin’ the deck at
The Cove in Satellite Beach. Then
on the 12th and again on the 18th, we return to our Stuart
home-away-from-home Osceola
Street Cafe, for a few sets of reaaaally
laid back (I’m talkin’ lowww key) versions
of our tunes. We absolutely LOVE Lauren, Amy, Marilyn
and the rest of the crew at Osceola. They are so freakin’
nice and the food there ROCKS!
Next we do an early morning show at the Ft.
Pierce Farmer's Market on July 19th (my mom’s
birthday). Music begins around 9am…that’s
right A.M…and goes till around noon. For those of
you who have yet to come out to the Market let me just
say you’re really missing out. Ok…I know what
you’re thinking, “The Ft. Pierce WHAT?”
But it is soooo cool….that’s right…I
said it! I mean, picture this…you’re casually
strolling along the beautiful Indian River, the sun is
sparkling off the water as it gently laps against the
seawall. You’re munching on an orgasmically delicious
danish from Joe
at Mr. Bread's Artisan Bakery and perusing
the fresh, locally grown veggies of Sal
& Holly at Varri Green Farm. All while listening
to your favorite duo (ummm…that would hopefully
be us) perform their hearts out!
We finish up the month with a double header on the 26th
as we party by the pool at
Waldo's in Vero Beach at 1pm and
then high-tail it to Satellite Beach as we return to The
Cove at 6pm ish. I say ‘ish’
because we may run into some delays heading up there.
But who am I kidding? Pretty much all of our gigs are
on an ‘ish’ basis. Anyone who know us knows
that we’re a bit…let’s just say…punctually
challenged.
Other news, we now have two color choices for the tanks.
Now you have your choice of pretty pink, and yummy yellow.
FYI, if you order them at our website,
please keep in mind that the spaghetti tanks run very
small. So if you usually wear a med, I’d order a
large or even an XL if you like your shirts loose. Conversely,
the regular style t-shirts run a little big…just
to make it more complicated…so if you usually wear
a large, I’d order a med. I know…big pain
in the rump…but they are really awesome shirts…totally
worth the confusion!
So that wraps up the month of July. Please celebrate
safely! Don’t forget to stop by our 'Tour
Dates' page for changes and updates in our
schedule.
Ooooos and Aaaaahhhhs,
Jeannie
"If everyone demanded peace instead of another
television set, then there'd be peace."
~ John Lennon
June Poop Scoop
June…in Florida…whew! I walked out our front door today
and literally almost burst into flames! Nothing quite
like spontaneously combusting to start off your day. It's
been mighty pretty, though. Leo and I spent last Sunday
on an awesome boat with our bestest fwenz Chris and Rachel.
Yeah…we were living like the rock stars we wanna be… sipping
on ice-cold beer, tooling around the beautiful Indian
River. Apparently I didn't wear enough sunscreen. I, in
turn, developed a very intimate relationship with a can
of solarcaine. Definitely worth it!
Ok…. enough about my shiny, red patooty…let's get to some
June news. First off…what do you guys think of our beautiful
new website?! Isn't it fabulous?! We love it. Once again
I've gotta give a shout out to Chrissy at www.bringthebling.com
for everything she did to create the site we've always
wanted. Here's something we're doing for a little fun.
In our “Photos” page there's
a section called Dogz Dogs. This is where we would love
to display all our fan's doggie pics. So if you have a
portrait of your precious pooch, email it our way via
jeannie@sleepindogz.com.
This month we're gonna to be on Florida's West Coast…A LOT. We kick things off on Thurs the 5 th as we make our maiden voyage to Clearwater's Palm Pavilion . It's a cool little place located directly on Clearwater Beach. Next it's back to Channelside in Tampa when we return to the swingin' Stump's Supperclub on Friday the 6 th and then rip it up at the Channelside Courtyard Sat the 7 th . Then it's a barrage of Green Iguana shows. Sunday it's back to Green Iguana's Veteran's location for a chilled out afternoon jam. Thursday the 12 th we get down to the nitty gritty in Ybor City.
Friday the 13 th (oooOOOooowoogie boogie) we try our luck at our first appearance at the North Westshore Location . Sunday the 15 th it's a double header when we have the joy of being one of the many musical acts to perform at Amore's Restaurant in Venice, Fl. for the 2 nd annual Stir The Soul Reunion Show . We wrap up our West Coast whirlwind later that night at the Green Iguana in St. Pete !
Finally, we return to the East Coast to get in on some much needed home time. We'll be at the Ft. Pierce Farmer's Market , Cobb's Landing, and our beloved Osceola Street Café in Stuart.
Be sure to check out our Tour Dates page for all the juicy little details of the entire June Schedule.
~Sunshine and Glee~
Jeannie
When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.
- Jimi Hendrix
May Poop Scoop
Me-Oh-My it's MMMMMMay! Lots of things blooming and growing…like my butt! Funny, I don't remember it being this size when I put on my bathing suit this time last year. I guess Leo and I are going to have to add a few more miles to our daily run! Speaking about my butt…how about those gas prices?! It's easy to get freaked out about how expensive it's gotten (gas…not my butt). I've decided to try and work on quieting the panic welling up within myself by meditating. It's pretty cool actually. I think all of us should take a moment in the day to step outside, close your eyes, listen to the wind rustling through the trees and focus on a little inner peace. Let's all try it now together… oooohhhhmmmmm, ooohhhhhmmmm, oooooohhhhhmmmm... ahhhhh that's better.
You know what else makes me feel better? Listening to great music. Let me just say if you haven't check out the Sarah Mac Band yet, you are missing out! We had such an amazing time in Tallahassee when we had the privilege of opening for the SMB at their CD release show. Their latest project, “Awakening” is brilliant! You don't have to take our word for it, check out the April addition of the National music magazine “Paste ”. How cool is that!?? We love them and wish them much success.
Oh ya, we had our picture on the front page of the Press Journal Lifestyle section for the Hibiscus Festival in Vero Beach. We'll it's a pic of the back of my head (my best side) and Leo's guitar-shredding hand, but we thought it was pretty cool. It was a great time!
Ok, so this month we should be launching our new and gorgeous website! Yaaaayyyy!! You'll be able to check out our schedule, news, pics, and buy our CD's, Digital Downloads, and our beautiful new T-shirts. It's been built by the talented Chrissy Trujillo at www.bringthebling.com. She does excellent work and I can't say enough great things about her. If you or someone you know needs a site, Chrissy is your girl!
The first weekend of the month, we are making our way back to Florida's West Coast as we take on Tampa once again. Leo is going to sell one of his kidneys to pay for the fuel…isn't that sweet? (breathe….ooohhhmmm…it's ok…) May 1 st and 2 nd , we'll be taking on Ybor City. Thursday we hit Green Iguana for a late show. Friday, we will be the Featured Artists at Tre Amici @ the Bunker. Saturday, it's a swingin' time at Stumps Supper Club in the Shoppes at Channelside. Sunday we'll be wrapping up a great weekend by doing an afternoon show at Green Iguana on Anderson Rd.
Then it's back home to the East Coast for the rest of the month. We have several shows at our favorite Vero venue, Waldo's …wooohooo! We'll also be making our way to Stuart for some laid back, mmmmellow shows at the Osceola Street Café. We'll also be traveling to Satellite Beach as we make a couple of return visits to The Cove. We had a blast last time we were there.
So that's May in a nutshell. Be sure to check out our “Tour Dates” page for show details and updates. Don't forget, if you want the Sleepin' Dogz to come to your town, please email me at jeannie@sleepindogz.com with the venue info. We will do our damnedest to make it happen!
~Happiness~
Jeannie
Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.
- Albert Einstein
March 2008 Poop Scoop:
Is it really March already? Wow! I've barely had time to forget about my New Year's
resolutions! We're working on finishing up our DVD which will be available to you very soon! We've had to put our latest CD "Plenty of Sky" on hold temporarily. But don't worry, it'll happen. We've decided as a special little treat to record a couple of the tracks from the newest CD in an intimate, all acoustic form and put them on the DVD. See? We really do love you guys!
We'll be returning to our beloved Florida's West Coast once again this month with shows lined up from the 6th thru the 9th. We'll be making our first appearance at two of the venues, The Green Iguana Westshore location on the 6th, and The Green Iguana in St. Pete on the 7th. We'll be returning to the groovy Stump's Supper Club on the 8th, and finishing up our Tampa trip at the Green Iguana on Anderson on the 9th. What can we say? We have a thing for lizards! :)
On The 21st we'll be performing for the first time at The Cove in Satellite Beach, Fl. I hear it's a very cool atmosphere out on the deck, so we're really looking forward to the jam. Tell all of your beautiful, Brevard buddies!
On the 29th, the Dogz will be making our first trip to Tally for the 2008 Springtime Tallahassee Festival ! It's one of the largest festivals in the Southeast and is voted one of the top 20 Events in Florida. The festival inlcudes a Parade with over 70,000 participants, Jubilee in the Park featuring hand crafted items, a Children's Park, four local entertainment stages, and national entertainment acts. The festival brings over 200,000 visitors to the Tallahassee area. We can't WAIT to expose ourselves to 200,000 people! Oh...wait...uh...expose our MUSIC that is! You know what I mean. We'll be returning to Tally next month to perform as the opening act for the oh-so-sexy Sarah Mac Band for they're huge CD release show. We are soooo flattered that they asked us to be a part of this awesome night! Details to come.
Don't forget, we are always looking for new places to lay out some Dogz jams! If you would like us to come to your town, please let us know. Just email me at jeannie@sleepindogz.com with the venue info, and we'll make it happen. We sho' do love you!
To check out the details of all our March shows please visit our " Tour Dates" page.
