Memomena in Salt Lake City

I think I'm getting the idea that nostalgia can be a dangerous thing.  

Menomena played a show at Urban Lounge a couple weekends ago at the Urban Lounge.  Shug and I have had the pleasure of seeing these talented musicians play in Chicago, Boise, and a little old venue I adore here in Salt Lake City, Kilby Court.  Needless to say, Shug and I are SUPERfans of Menomena.  We have embarrassed ourselves (and our friends) countless times with our shameless adoration and need to be in the front row.  SO when we saw Menomena was booked to play SLC just a week after our return from our travels, Shug and I decided it was kismet!

While we weren't completely sold on their new album, it was Memomena!  We HAD to go.  This was a band that played in the background when the shackles of love were being soldered around both Shug's and my hearts.  This was a band that was playing when I decided to pursue a career completely outside of my educational background.  This was the band that blasted in the speakers of my car when I drove Shug to meet my sweet Grandparents for the first, nerve-wracking time.  This band kinda means a lot to us.

And this is where nostalgia can get a little tricky.  The performance at Urban was just, well, bland.  I'm blaming Salt Lake being the second-to-last stop on a loooong tour with Tu Fawning and the addition of another guitarist.  Three's company and four's a crowd, right?  The energy and snap these musicians used to convey so effortlessly was just absent from this performance.

And you know what?  Shug and I were totally ok with that.  Because this band has a few songs that are a part of our mixtape.  No matter what kind of so-so albums they create, they are already a part of what I consider to be the best album I will ever hear: the music I fell in love to.

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Title: Ramona Falls - "Salt Sack" Romtoms, Portland, OR 08.15.2010

Ramona Falls performs for a packed in crowd at Rontoms. Ramona Falls is the brain child of Brent Knopt; better known as one third of Menomena. Very low light video but a great performance. Be sure to check out "Intuit", the first album from Ramona Falls on Barsuk records.

Title: 1/10 Ramona Falls - Russia (HD)

Note: Wish you could see Paul on drums. Venue was so dark.
Apologies for the inconsiderate beings walking past needing to use to the restroom just about every five minutes. Most were loud, obnoxious and drunk. No offense.

Ramona Falls is Brent Knopf's first solo venture, but he has an extensive musical resume as part of trio Menomena. For the Ramona Falls project (named after a childhood hiking trail on Mt. Hood), Brent collaborated extensively with musicians in Portland and New York.

Some noteworthy collaborators include: members of The Helio Sequence, Mirah, Loch Lomond, 31 Knots, Talkdemonic, Nice Nice, Tracker, Datr, Dear Reader, 3 Leg Torso, and Matt Sheehy.

Ramona Falls debut LP "Intuit" was released on 08/18/09.
Here, they play their 3rd-ever show.

'Russia' -- Intuit

ON TOUR NOW:
http://www.ramonafalls.com
http://www.myspace.com/ramonafalls

http://www.barsuk.com
http://www.myspace.com/barsukrecords

http://www.myspace.com/menomena

http://www.matt-sheehy.com
http://www.myspace.com/mattsheehy

Set list:
1. 'Russia'
2. 'I Say Fever'
3. 'Salt Sack'
4. 'Bellyfulla'
5. 'Boy Ant' + 'Going Once, Going Twice'
6. 'Always Right'
7. 'Melectric'
8. 'The Darkest Day'
9. 'Clover'
10. 'Diamond Shovel'

Ramona Falls Live @ Bar Pink, San Diego, CA 08/22/09

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Jenny Packham, my obsession

If you have read this blog for some time, you know I adore Jenny Packham's wedding dresses. It may be the 20's influence, or the fab old Hollywood feel, or maybe the fabric and all the sparkle. Anyway, I just get a bit giddy looking at them.

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Resolution Smesolution

My New Year's resolutions are non-existent this year...

And that's really ok with me. Every year I come up with some goal that I am certain to toss by the wayside by the 'teens of February. By March I have browbeaten myself to a point of promising to start resolutions anew, only to fail by summertime.

Why do we do this to ourselves?

This new year is going to be celebrated with a list of aspirations:
~Try to sleep at least 7 hours a night
~Tell Shug how much I love him every day
~Volunteer my time again
~Read a few books I love and don't have to study
~Write more
~Forgive myself more
~Become more acquainted with gratitude
~ Give Ruby more kisses

Are you making New Year's Resolutions?

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Last weekend was a busy day for the Hidden Garden crew. We had to split up our staff between two weddings in two different locations. I rounded up the troops early Saturday morning and we headed over to the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa to set up the arrangements and make sure everything was in order for Becky & Shane's wedding with Pryor Events.

It's always a couple hours of getting things "organized" before the event starts to take shape. I love seeing the before and after of each job. Here are some "before" pictures of a few of the Hidden Garden staff setting up for the event:

We created arrangements for the reception tables of all different colored flowers and greenery, and designed a grassy setting for the place cards. Here are some pictures featuring the reception arrangements after we were done setting up!

These are the bouquets we created for the bride and her bridesmaids....I love the pink calla lilies and white peonies!

There's nothing like a summer wedding in June and this Ojai Valley Inn wedding encompassed all that is summer: bright and vibrant colors and flowers and a very romantic wildflower feel. The ceremony itself was adorned with purple flowers in arrangements on crooks lining the aisle and purple petals were scattered to make a pathway. It made for a gorgeous, summery wedding!

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