February 6, 2008
Big news, folks!
After seventeen years of scheming and two years of writing and drawing, our book, How To Be An Adult, is finally ready for publication. How To Be An Adult is Katryna's brainchild. As a college graduate living with her clueless older sister, she quickly found herself mired in mysterious mail with initials like "DMV" and "IRS." Was she still being covered by our father's health care? What did a cobra have to do with that, anyway? "Someone should write a book," she declared. And so, when I became an adult (last year), I did.
It'll be out by May, in time for college graduation. You can order it through the Bulletproof store at www.nields.com. More on this to come in future writings, but now — on to the shows!
Katryna and I are heading to western NY a whole lot this month. The powers that be, in their infinite wisdom, know that the best place for intrepid folk singers in February was balmy Buffalo and not, say, Tampa. Actually, we are really psyched to go to western NY--we haven't been there in a long time and we miss the scenery. Also the Buffalo wings. And most of all, our friends and fans who come out to see us. Plus, any chance for me to hang out with my cool sister for hours and hours, stopping to pick up litter and otherwise eco-preach along the way, is bound to be a good time.
I just found out that the economic index that measures how service workers are doing recently plummeted, which is the reason the Dow tanked today. I also just found out that we are service workers. That in a recession (not that I'm saying we're in one!!) service workers are the first to suffer. Think about it--when your budget is tight, do you cut your electricity bill or your monthly massage? So, do a good thing for the economy and support your local service worker by coming to our shows this month! Fight the power!
We are also playing in Rhode Island on Feb. 16 at an amazing theatre.
The weekend after that, Feb. 22 etc. we'll be in Midwestern NY--Utica and Ithaca, towns we know and love well. I plan to visit the Moosewood Restaurant while in Ithaca and pay my respects.
One more thing: our friend Anne-Marie Strohman from California wrote us to say that February is Album Writing Month (www.fawm.org). The challenge is to write 14 songs within the month. So far we have two, but it's Feb. 6 today and I have a date with the muse at 1pm. We'll be playing our assignments at the gigs this month.
Be well, stay healthy, and congrats to the Giants fans, condolences to the Patriots fans, and may the best and most honest, honorable, wonderful, hopeful (and brilliant and visionary) presidential candidate win!
Love, Nerissa
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