Roots Place Nov 24th 2010

well readers, what is going on.... well there are so many potholes.. it's like crossing the George Washing Bridge, just before u hit it, going north from New Jersey.. the blind know where they are!! well .. i've suddenly discovered i'm driving over the cross bronx expressway.... nothing but potholes, huge trucks, on narrow lanes.. as i try and remember which exit to take, to go over the Throgs neck bridge, after spending $30. to cross the GW and $8. at least to get over the Throgsneck, to the island.. so that once on the LIE their'd be bumper to bumper traffic.. till exit 36 before it might be smooth cruising .. . at the moment i'm in Los Angeles, a long way from exit 36.. if u will..

and yet .. it is thanksgiving.. and i am ever so grateful.. to so many .. all beyond my wildest dreams. i would so much like to mention everyone who has contributed to my positive mental attitude, but if i did.. like the oscars list, certainly someone would be left out.. and that would never do.. let me say though, my many secretive readers.. how much love i return, need i ever know..to whom exactly..

It has been a tough year, 2moro, the one year of my mothers passing.. i should really mention that.. the many guests coming by far more than i expected.. oh my..!! and maybe a mystery guest or 2.. i hope..

The way i look at it.. shortly i will be there.. smooth sailing.. to the Hamptons and beyond.. preferably Bequia.. and beyond.. worlds end reef or something.. nothing like real life!! hahahaha..

i couldn't finish this last night, an over whelming tired came over me.. as though i was on east coast time.. 11pm feeling much more like 1am.. i drifted into a slumber in my california king.. forgetting my worries so great..the IRS, the repo on the former motor home the endless calls form bill collectors as i try to figure out what the fuck to do.. stay in L.A, go back to florida..

I feel i'd be cutting myself short either way.. some how lacking faith, this is where i am supposed to be.. or is it..

And as for today.. i wrote a friend.. a year ago.. the sunlight much brighter, i remember going to the closet, behind my chair i'm perched in now.. my legs crossed, as i gaze out my window.. the sun peeking out between clouds, today, my moms voice in my head, asking me to pick out cloths, as she readied herself for her final journey, here on earth, a warm thought, on this chilly morn..

Preparing mentally for the enormous crowd expected.. her huge followers about to descend upon the apt known as Roots Place, now how could i give this up.. The onions, and garlic to chop, the cans of tomatoes to puree, the spices to add, and let simmer with love on the stove as i finish straightening up.. and deciding ... WHAT TO WEAR!!!

I just wrote to one of the hospice nurses with whom i've been in contact with the year long, as i remember her tender touch, as she washed my mom, one afternoon, clearly in my minds eye.. In that moment, a year or more now ago, i so wanted to get up and help, but by some force unbeknownst to me, I was paralyzed, dumb founded as Argin, washed my mother from foot to head.. as the sun shown in, like a beam of light upon both their skins.. one of the most extraordinary sights i've ever witnessed.. and will a life time remember deeply, touched still in the memory.. bless Argin and all the nurses that shared this time, a year now behind me..

Oh gotta run, get the candles out, and do some dusting, My smile big.. as i ready myself for this great day.. And the blessings, we receive, grateful, on this thanksgiving, for my friends.. far and near.. i embrace u all, as i feel ur embrace..the warmth of your love.. hugs and kisses..

Yours truly

andrea and crew..
SEE U TONIGHT!!!

the grove

Well to up date u friends, this was a joke.. and i stood in the cold and wind to watch an unorganized mess go nearly no where, and wait till i post the photos of the models.. wholy shit.. these have to be the ugliest girls i've ever seen and let me briefly say, i wouldn't put earrings on this girls if they were the last girls on the planet.. so fair to say.. it was a learning experience.. but not a money making prospect.. that's ok .. i did meet some people and know that i have to follow up.. meet a great girl in victoria secrets that is a make-up artist, and another couple of girls in David Kors store.. evidently i was looking somewhat outstanding and got a lot of attention and my jewelry too.. so that was good and the grove is a good place to hang out and meet people, when i'm not doing other things.. so i will find another way to promote Up Your Ear..


NEXT!!!!

andrea and of all things, of course the crew.. who again, where good sports, as they came along..

as gray clouds part to open blue skies i write

As i sit on this quiet sunday morn, a city sound asleep, apparently, i gaze outside my bedroom window, now my office, cool damp, cloudy skies, the tree leaves, greener, against the sky, dancing singing finches, fly from branch to branch, as doves search for worms, below, and as i stretch my eyes to the horizon, the flat gray rooftops, bougainvillaea, fushia pink, wash over, as if a wave onto sand, on a lovely beach.. A hint of sun struggles to find it's way to beam down on this city of angels,
beckoning a new day, filled with wonder..... what should i wear to the fashion show!!! No proper clothing for this weather here i find myself out and about wearing sweaters left by my mom.. my only warm clothing, not appropriate for this event, out doors at the grove.. where i will put earrings on the models.. and pass out cards.. meet people, and continue my dream.. Up Your Ear.... a house hold name!!

For those out of the loop, the grove is a very
sophisticated venue of upscale shops, to say the least, where anyone in hollywood, plain, tourist or celeb can be found.. right next to CBS studies where american idol is filmed the majority of the time till they move the finals to the Kodac on Hollywood bl..

So look forward to sharing my days adventures, somewhat more exciting than the mundane of laundry, i must fold, 2 flights down, less enticing a thought, but a must none the less.. ugg.

So off i go.. the crew and i .. will joyfully let u in on the adventure later today.. or morn tomorrow..

be well, and let the sun shine in.. may u find the beauty outside your window.. as i do mine..

andrea and.. crew

It is midnight soon on the east coast, i sit and imagine only three weeks ago, i was there, now on PST time..

my feet hit the ground on monday, i started to work, what for weeks, seeming like months, i couldn't focus 'till i worked a plan.. A & B for my mom's sake.. still working on B!!

onto my website, it's being completed in days, as if we have what it costs to do so.. what a bitch to struggle as an artist, where are those supporters!! like so many other got.. i've been blessed in many ways to countable to mention.. It is up to me to make Up Your Ear the success i want, and as well carry on my other artistic endeavors.. i eat, drink, and sleep this.. i may have a thousand other distractions, relationships, and goings on, but this is my one main goal.. i must do art, in it's many aspects, the writing, the painting.. and photography.. sometimes i feel like taking pictures, other times, i want to write.. Right now, i want my website in order, before i lose the christmas orders, this has been in the works since january.. really.. when u fund everything ur self and just make ends meet.. it gets tuffer.. it's the way it is..

you know if i could make a wish, as far as business is concerned,, I wish someone could see the potential i see in this earring biz of mine.. i know, with the right help, i could take this to the top.. happily sell it, run the co.. designs and so forth, and move on.. but without that realization, it's just another show, I love the travel, but it seems a waste of time, just a means to an end, if this is not the international earring co. it should be.. with true capital, and good guidance.... this really could be huge, no better than now, with this pathetic economy, how do u think the Vanderbelts made it, right.. shit.. during the depression.. and if ur buying this recession story think again.. well i'm Cranking none the less, and i worked a little carnival here in town, put on by the L.A P.D. on Pico, and La Cieniga, went for the connections and got a little more than groceries for the week.. but the connections, which is why i went, came strolling in, working some fashion show.. hum at the grove, for breast cancer awareness, 2pm sunday nov 21st Walk for Breast Cancer III, Johnny Rockets and after party, i will not, sadly attend, i have the crew, at the Sofiel Hotel, hosted by David Harrison Levi, some guru of the stars.. Known as the Star Maker..looks more like he attracts stars rather than make them.. whatever this is hollywood..

and as for my other endeavors.. keep posted.. i shall let u in.. lots to do..

and the love u make,
thinking of a beatle's song.. i'll post

be it well i find u

andrea and crew..