Sep 17, 2009
Current mood:happy
Hola, Bonjour, Sanibonani, Hello!
How you all doing?!
Can you believe it..s one more month of Teatro Pereyra to go…time has just flown by! Just over four months ago I packed my bags for a two-month gig abroad and then stayed and stayed…During this tiny time of my career, the amount of challenges I..ve faced and learning on or off stage have been massive. My greatest lesson has been “sharing”…like…working with the ego, learning to give, learning to take, learning to enjoy every moment, learning to improvise better and with this comes so much grace and appreciation working with everyone at Teatro Pereyra (not just the musicians!) and the different audiences with every set. I..m very happy to say the least. (Oh and I..m still working on NO EXCESS luggage weight…not quite mastered this yet!!!)
Johnson-Jay headed off a few weeks ago but during July and August we had a great deal of fun on stage…he is certainly missed, especially the amazing guitar solos ripping it up, oh and the crazy hair of course! So now on stage we have Eric-Jan Harmsen on Piano/Vocals, Rafael Garcés on Sax, Luis Garcia on Keys/Bass, Tom Worrall on Drums/Vocals and Barbara Tucker (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Tucker) performs about four times a week as our featured guest singer. Our setlist of songs include; Proud Mary, Kiss, You Can Leave Your Hat On, I..ll Be There, You..ve Got A Friend, Too Hard To Handle, All Right Now, Looking Good Not Too Shabby, and so on! A real mix of 70s disco, soul, rock, pop, and our jazzy Sax man adds his fusion too. So a really fabulous mix of music and performers, each shining stars! For photo..s, footage and news flashes, join http://www.twitter.com/lisatheunissen or RSVP at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=104489774689&ref=mf#/event.php?eid=104489774689&ref=mf. You can also tune in every night via http://www.awdio.com to listen to the show.
Performing everyday has meant that I..ve really had to force my hyperactive being to completely slow down and pace myself much more. If anything, I sleep and train more now than before keeping voice, body and mind in check. The days can be pretty lonely spent like this but if I wanna have lunch with the girls, they..re only a phone call away. As well as that Tom has a secret music bar, we head to sometimes where we hang out with the locals and jam songs into the early hours of the morning (well it..s already the early hours by the time we finish our gig). Anyway, I have met wonderful friends out here and they..re very much my adopted family! Ibiza is my 3rd home :>
Now I..m starting to think about my trip to Malaysia where I..ll be based for three months performing at the G Hotel in Penang. RSVP at http://www.facebook.com/share.php?appid=2344061033&src=box&tid=124396883918&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ghotel.com.my#/event.php?eid=124396883918&ref=mf. So another journey planned, another learning curve and I am very excited, full of happy beans I am…!
A very special thank you to my family, friends and fans that have called and sent lovely messages (for my sanity), packages (for the toiletries I cannot get in Ibiza…Patrick you..re a star), and HUGE THANKS for storing my house in your loft so I could rent my flat out (Karen darling, IOU for a lifetime)! I love you and miss you all, so do pop over and say hi, whereever I am (whether via cyber space or in person) :>
Keep smiling, keep shining :>
LT
XXX