Atlanta...
Well we've hit Atlanta and are gearing up for our gig with Halcyon tonight. Really looking forward to meeting all the crew here in Georgia... Julz and I stayed with some friends of mine from the cruise ship days last night and had a big ole IHOP breakfast this morning so it will take us a good few hours to get over that! The river house was tonnes of fun, got heaps of tracks down with Kristy Lee, ate lots more food and did a fair amount of swimming and lounging to... just for good measure. Getting ready for our next bout of driving tomorrow - Nashville then over to Texas and we might be joined by our Aussie mate Lecia - www.leciamusic.com.au, will be a blast! anyway, not to much to report... so lots a love till next time!
L Xx

Tallehassee Rocks!
Ha... we had soooooooooo much fun at Down Below, Katie from WomenFolk put on an amazing night and all the crew that came to see the show were wonderful. Thanks to Sheila and Kelly who bought us dinner, Nikki who was our self appointed "beer bitch", Jessica for the Austin gig, Kathleen and Mary for the amazing effort of making it to Talle in the first place, the brunch gals and everyone else who came out to support us. We're back in Mobile now about to head out to the river house for a few days of recording with Krisy Lee, but I should get my hands on some of the photos from Down Below soon and will put them up on the web site and myspace soon as possible. I also have some video footage of Kristy Lee and Julz playing at the AIDS benefit in Huntsville on Friday night which I'll whack up soon as well. Julz has just woken up and come in to share her strange dreams with me... 12 piece bands with women dressed like russian dolls etc etc... Anyway, not much else to report so I'll send out one more big fat thanks to all the Talle crew and check in from the river house! Xx

The past week has been interesting to say the least. We've played at an anarchist party with a bunch of punk kids, driven around 2000 miles to hang out with the Alabama gals to sing songs, shoot guns and play with snakes. Minnesota was a blast, but I think I've got to catch you guys up a bit... we chilled out in Thomas for an extra day and then drove to some town in Indiana, slept in the van and then drove on to Chicago. It is well and truely summer here in the states, and Chicago put on an amazing day for us. We wandered around the park, along the lakeside and got a little thirsty with all the activity, so we wandered into the yacht club and talked the lady at the front desk into letting us into the club as reciprical members of the Jebel Ali Sailing Club - Must've had something to do with the swager coz they let us in and we met some cool people who we had lunch and a few drinks with before making our way into the student part of town to experience some famous Chicago deep dish pizza and then settle in for another night in the van. Then we drove all the way to Winona, found the mississippi river and jumped on in for a swim/shower which was a welcome detour in an otherwise stinking hot day... we then went on up to the lodge where we met a bunch of the guys who were also involved in the gig, they call themselves "crusties" which may refer to the lack of bathing (which wasn't much better on our end funnily enough) and possibly the chosen lifestyle of a poor gypsy. These guys based their lives of Jack Kerouaks "On the road" and were all living it for real. We also met a fellow aussie, Chris who had joined the Crusties and was playing a few obnoxious punk songs early in the gig. But they were a cool crew who were really into music and gave us loads of respect which was nice, by the end of the night we had a bunch of drunk, dreadlocked anarchists stomping down the lodge and so we made a quiet getaway and spent another night in the van. The next 2 days were pretty uneventfull... oh, except for the "throwed rolls"... Julz and I noticed a billboard advertising throwed rolls and were so intrigued that we had to stop and check it out. It turns out that they were in fact exactly what they said... hot bread rolls that get thrown around the restuarant to the most coordinated diners! It was loads of fun, we ate far to much but giggled the whole time, and then finally made it all the way to Mobile, Alabama in the Gulf Coast. We stayed with Kristy Lee who is one of the most incredible singers I've ever had the pleasure of listening to... truely incredible! and the Alabama crew thought it was well time we popped our gun tokin cherries so hit us up with some incredibly scary weapons and made us shoot them. We shot 3 different kinds of hand guns, and also managed to find time to play with the gun enthusiats pet snake, Jake. So now I'm sitting in a motel in Huntsville, AL after hanging out with Kristy Lee and Missy at a very cool charity gig. Tomorrow we are headed back down south to Tallahassee FL to play some more music and then onward from there...So thats about it... keep on rockin and I'll try get some new video footafe from all our adventures up on the website real soon. Much love, L Xx

Well, here we are in the USA... right now sitting in what is possibly the worlds coolest coffehouse - the Purple Fiddle in Thomas, West Virginia. So I'm casually emailing, sipping on mountain coffee and looking out on the beautiful countryside as the rain sprinkles down on the window. Last night was our first US gig, it was a great night filled with music, great food, local wine and some awesome new friends. In fact we liked it so much that we're staying for another night to play a support set for fellow aussie band "The Greencards" a very cool bluegrass trio. So today we're going to get all touristy and go for a hike in the mountains and check out the Blackwater falls and all the cool stuff around Thomas, before we kick back for another fantastic Purple Fiddle night! Last night we had a bunch of kids at the gig and they drew some pictures of us on stage, so i'll scan them and put them up here.
So the US is treating us well so far... we've only had one park sleep, one speeding ticket and then a whole bunch of fun! Life is grand, love to all,
L Xx

Home...
life is crazy sometimes... last week I found out that my folks have sold our farm, which is by far the most beautiful place I've ever known and something I thought would always be a staple in my life. I've been a blubbering mess, thinking that I'd never get to see my home again, feeling like someone's died trying ot think of a way to raise over a million bucks so I can buy it... Ha!
So I did the only thing a girl can do a situation like this and went shopping... no not really, not that kind of girl you see! I booked the first flight back to Brisbane, finished the Dubai gig a week early and next thing I knew I was kissing my mum and dad in the arrivals court of the Brisbane International Airport. So I have 8 days at home to see family and friends and say my goodbyes to the farm before I jump a flight to New York to meet Julz for our US tour.
The place looks incredible, and it's been a nice change coming into a north coast winter (mild for most, but chilly for all us beachgoers!) from a steamy Dubai summer.
I've yet to see any friends, just been soaking up all of the goodness that is home - the warm morning sun, the crisp winter air, the tastiest home grown citrus fruit on the planet and most importantly of all, my fluffy slippers!
Been adding more shows to the states tour every day and it's shaping up to be something great. Cant wait to see all the good people over there and play tonnes of music.
Anyway, I'm extremely busy laying on the sofa in front of the heater watching a bad JLo film, so I have to run. Love to all Xx