http://fabulouslorraine.com Home of Fabulous Lorraine Garland and her Fiends. Wed, 27 May 2009 04:40:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Is this my first post on my new site? Is it real? Am I hear? Oh, Fods I had fun tonight! Thank you Fiends! Thank you thank you Dr Wicked!!!!!!!! Me going home now.... Love and My New Site! Lorraine http://fabulouslorraine.com/2009/02/is-this-my-new-site/ Buy a Commemorative T-Shirt! Proceeds go to Great Lakes Bengal Rescue http://fabulouslorraine.com/2009/02/lorraines-birthday-show-streaming-live/ I have been thinking all day about what to write about tonight, we have a lot of new Fiends, and no doubt little lurkers out there, and I thought I should write about something cool, or interesting, or perhaps Coraline related. Something that would entice readers, impress people, make someone ... http://fabulouslorraine.com/2009/02/my-cats-bloody-buttand-the-true-meaning-of-art/ (Photo of Maddy and Her Father at Last years Beowulf Premiere by Cat Mihos. We think.)I managed to catch up with Miss Maddy Gaiman, (one of the key people behind the success of CORALINE), post-premiere at her home in Los Angeles. Miss Gaiman was kind enough to invite me to ... http://fabulouslorraine.com/2009/02/an-interview-with-maddy-gaiman/ Wow.Amazing. Wonderful.And really, really, cool.Kitty has done the best photo blog EVER from the Premiere last night!So, I think tonight, we will just link to her, and keep chatting amongst ourselves as we wait for people to get back from Coraline and tell us what they thought.This opening night is ... http://fabulouslorraine.com/2009/02/kitty-is-the-best/ Tonight is the Premiere of Coraline, as most of you probably suspect already and I think we do need to do a shout out to Boss and to everyone who made this movie happen. I don't talk much about Boss, as this isn't the Boss Blog, but the Fabulous Lorraine ... http://fabulouslorraine.com/2009/02/bee-movies/ We're going to get everyone in on the action tonight! Here's the mending Cabel with the Coraline Nike Shes. AND the picture frames that showed up from Kitty today, for my B'day!!!! Now those are some frames I can work with. May just hang them up....Here's a close up. Lovely, ... http://fabulouslorraine.com/2009/02/shoes-and-magic-with-dog-venus-and-mim/ Morning, Fiends!HA! I am awake early, long before the West Coast can be up, tho I am certain the East Coast is, and we are WELL along in the UK, tho it doesn't concern me much, as London seems to be somewhat shut down, due to snow. Might be Spring ... http://fabulouslorraine.com/2009/02/bits-of-things/ Home now in the Spooky House. Woodsman Hans is staying with Cabel, and when last we checked in, both were having a fine time with the sleepover. It's me and the Bengals tonight in a bed with new sheets, which after the last week, seems just about perfect to me.Tonight's ... http://fabulouslorraine.com/2009/02/well-did-the-show/ Great gig tonight, really fun. It was like everyone there had a great time. Ok, so that sentence wasn't exactly perfect, but I am tired, it HAS been a week. I know people generally have a great time at my shows, but, tonight, I think they had a REALLY great ... http://fabulouslorraine.com/2009/01/did-me-a-show-tongiht/ Look! I'm a Goth Cousin It!!!!!(it should perhaps be noted I have been working a LOT of hours this past week or two. I am sure this madness is temporary, and I will be just fine soon. Really. Uh-huh. No worries here. Wonder how Boss is doing?)(Actually, I know how ... http://fabulouslorraine.com/2009/01/self-portrait/ Lots of things to tell you, my Fiends, if I can remember them all, and get to them in between lobbing e-mails at various people.First off, Paul and I are playing at the Half Time Rec in St Paul on Thursday night, which I had completely forgotten about, from 8:30 ... http://fabulouslorraine.com/2009/01/gig-afp-and-some-new-hair/ Home now. Sort of home. Boss's home with dog. Not sure when I was last this tired.There has not been a down moment since 7:15 this morning. I distinctly remember my friend Betsy calling this afternoon and saying "Morning Babe" and her saying "What the heck kind of day are ... http://fabulouslorraine.com/2009/01/such-a-day-might-come-but-once/ I think this morning all that needs to be said is....Congratulations to my Boss, writer Neil Gaiman on winning THE NEWBERY MEDAL for the Graveyard Book!!!!!!Boss, very proud of you, and happy.Read his post here...Love and Dreams coming true,Lorraine http://fabulouslorraine.com/2009/01/some-things-are-worth-waking-up-early-for/ Today I got to ride side saddle for the first time ever! It was a wonderful, magic, scary freaky as hell experience! I will tell this tale...First off, there are two kind of side saddles, English and Western. This one is a Western, tho Trainer Mel has all but promised ... http://fabulouslorraine.com/2009/01/and-now-for-something-completely-different/ Just heard from Woodsman Hans, driving across country with Cabel the Dog.Things are going much better. The credit card seems to be working now, so they have food, and gas, always good on a trip like this. They are down near St Louis and going to stop and get a ... http://fabulouslorraine.com/2009/01/hans-update/ There's a lot of talk about Coraline and kids and is it too scary for them and what age should kids see it going on. The first comment on that I would say is, depends on the kid. And remember, kids will surprise you.At the last screening, there was a ... http://fabulouslorraine.com/2009/01/what-is-scary/ Feeling better today and thank you! My brain, however is being eaten by Coraline. It's not that things aren't going well, on the contrary, they are going very well, with some great teams working to make it all work...There's just a lot of it.I'd tell you about it, and I ... http://fabulouslorraine.com/2009/01/my-day-at-work-werewolves-and-wet-bengal/ Sniffle. Cough. Tea.If I die, Hans must put me on the compost.Tea good.Waves from couch, where I have been working from today...Love and Sniffles,Lorraine http://fabulouslorraine.com/2009/01/i-seem-to-be-having-a-cold-this-week/ It's my day off today, totally and completely, I don't have to d anything. This is rare. This is good. And I am having a fine day and getting a lot done. But I think it only fair that the Fiends take some of the work. I mean really!Five Fiends ... http://fabulouslorraine.com/2009/01/fiends-together/