Pregnant rock singer to stage special concert for mums-to-be in Capital - Edinburgh Evening News
Wow! We got some good press! Wombstock!
Tuesday, 7 September 2010
Week 18
We are going to see Pink in Glasgow doing her Funhouse Tour!!!!
This to me is a big deal as I absolutely love Pink and to see her play live would be awesome. Husband got me tickets to her show as a Christmas present and he is coming with me, he likes Pink too!!!We are dead excited about this gig and it doesn't matter that we have already watched Pink's Live in Australia DVD a few times and youtubed her lead guitarist Justin Derrico.
And boy can she deliver!!! It's an amazing show right from the start when Pink lands on stage jumping from a giant box to the great finale of performing "So What" while floating above the excited and screaming crowd!!! Justin Derrico is fantastic and we love his guitar solos...
When I was 13, back in Soviet Union times, I would stay up late every Friday night to watch MTV Top 20 discovering western music that was so radically different yet fascinating and uber cool and I was falling for it big time, it didn't matter that the programme and songs were in English and I couldnt understand a word....it was irrelevant, only music mattered and from then on I lost interest in "Russian pop" which was mediocre, uninspiring and at times quite dull. Did I think that one day I would be able to see bands and artist play live shows???!!! No way. A lot changed since my teenage hood and I am very lucky to be able to go to live gigs and enjoy every bit of it!!!
Baby enjoyed Pink's show too, I never felt sick or tired even though I spent most of the gig dancing and singing...we came back home happy and in great mood!!!
This to me is a big deal as I absolutely love Pink and to see her play live would be awesome. Husband got me tickets to her show as a Christmas present and he is coming with me, he likes Pink too!!!We are dead excited about this gig and it doesn't matter that we have already watched Pink's Live in Australia DVD a few times and youtubed her lead guitarist Justin Derrico.
And boy can she deliver!!! It's an amazing show right from the start when Pink lands on stage jumping from a giant box to the great finale of performing "So What" while floating above the excited and screaming crowd!!! Justin Derrico is fantastic and we love his guitar solos...
When I was 13, back in Soviet Union times, I would stay up late every Friday night to watch MTV Top 20 discovering western music that was so radically different yet fascinating and uber cool and I was falling for it big time, it didn't matter that the programme and songs were in English and I couldnt understand a word....it was irrelevant, only music mattered and from then on I lost interest in "Russian pop" which was mediocre, uninspiring and at times quite dull. Did I think that one day I would be able to see bands and artist play live shows???!!! No way. A lot changed since my teenage hood and I am very lucky to be able to go to live gigs and enjoy every bit of it!!!
Baby enjoyed Pink's show too, I never felt sick or tired even though I spent most of the gig dancing and singing...we came back home happy and in great mood!!!
Monday, 9 August 2010
Week 17
Finally, Im starting to bloom!!!
This is the stage when any pregnant woman can actually ENJOY pregnancy. So nice to be back to some sort of normality and baby started kicking!!! When carrying Son No.1 it took longer to feel baby movements, this time round it happened earlier like it said in Ready Stead Baby!!!
Recording still takes up most of my time and I travel to the Substation Recording Studio at Rosyth 2 to 3 times a week (http://www.substationstudio.net/) to work with our producer Michael Brenan. Michael is ace, meticulous when it comes to sounds and song structure and arrangement. By the end of the session, I feel so tired listenting to the same track for like...zillionth time !!! but Michael doesn't seem to care, after I go back home, he would still work on the track for another 2-3-4 hours!!! How does he do it????
This is the stage when any pregnant woman can actually ENJOY pregnancy. So nice to be back to some sort of normality and baby started kicking!!! When carrying Son No.1 it took longer to feel baby movements, this time round it happened earlier like it said in Ready Stead Baby!!!
Recording still takes up most of my time and I travel to the Substation Recording Studio at Rosyth 2 to 3 times a week (http://www.substationstudio.net/) to work with our producer Michael Brenan. Michael is ace, meticulous when it comes to sounds and song structure and arrangement. By the end of the session, I feel so tired listenting to the same track for like...zillionth time !!! but Michael doesn't seem to care, after I go back home, he would still work on the track for another 2-3-4 hours!!! How does he do it????
Week 16
This week has finally brought good news!!! Sickness is subsiding and I am starting to feel better. Finally!!! I forgot how great it feels when you are not puking or nauseous. Energy level is up and I'm buzzing around multitasking as usual. You see, our band is not just a hobby, it's a full time commitment that requires a lot of attention and hard work. Gone are the days when you could just record your demo, knock on the doors of recording studios or agents and wait to be discovered. Now, with technology so advanced the competition is immense. My whole life is now one big update: Myspace, Facebook, Twitter, the bands official website, Blogger, and a few Russian sites. Before the interraction was limited to to live gigs and signing autographs. Now, online interraction is taking over. Updates have to be interesting, funny and engaging. Writing about trivia everyday things like what we had for breakfast is boring. Or maybe it's not??? Who knows? Our lives are becoming more accessible, we want to know and share more details....I love reading in mags how "our impeccable source reported" that a particular A-list celebrity did this and said that. I always wonder who this "impeccable source" is??? I guess we will never know.
Anyway, what do I have for breakfast these days? A banana and cheese sandwhich. Brown bread, not toasted. Banana and cheese combination sounds crazy yet tastes nice.
Anyway, what do I have for breakfast these days? A banana and cheese sandwhich. Brown bread, not toasted. Banana and cheese combination sounds crazy yet tastes nice.
Week 15
No news.
I'm still feeling pretty awful and trying to function as normal as possible...which at times is virtually impossible.
How can I cope??? Sickenss is so exhausting....will I be fit for live gigs???
This is the trimester when any pregnant woman is supposedly blooming and looking her best...damn, you books!!!!
First time pregnant, Husband bought me a pregnancy book written by Americans and adapted for British readers, one of the recommendations for husbands was "to buy a ticket and take your pregnant wife to a show"...we couldn't stop laughing. Going to see a "show" is the last thing on my mind....
Who writes these books??
I'm still feeling pretty awful and trying to function as normal as possible...which at times is virtually impossible.
How can I cope??? Sickenss is so exhausting....will I be fit for live gigs???
This is the trimester when any pregnant woman is supposedly blooming and looking her best...damn, you books!!!!
First time pregnant, Husband bought me a pregnancy book written by Americans and adapted for British readers, one of the recommendations for husbands was "to buy a ticket and take your pregnant wife to a show"...we couldn't stop laughing. Going to see a "show" is the last thing on my mind....
Who writes these books??
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Week 14
It seems that Week 13 is lost. Well, my GP, midwife and me were wrong in calculations and scan showed that I was in the middle of the 13th weeks. Numbers were never my good friends. I hate Maths, I secretly believe that I have some form of numerical dyslexia.
Anyway, there's light at the end of a tunnel. I start to feel a bit better. Less visits to toilet to throw up, hoooray!!
I regularly speak to my mum who lives in Aktobe, Kazakhstan on the phone. Lately, I have been moaning and complaining a lot. My mum's way of showing support is to tell me how difficult it was for her, she had to work and was anaemic and there's only 22 months between me and my elder sister. All is true. And annoing at the same time! it's not a competition of who is more miserable but she makes it sound that I lead an easy life with a loving and supporting husband and no need to work full time. So I'm trying to tell her that nothing is easy and I will have to cope with 2 kids under 5 on my own as my husband works away a lot!!! At times he is away for months!!!
Mum then suggests that she will give up work and come and stay with us for 6 months when the baby is born. This is unexpected. I love my mum dearly, I actually appreciate her more after my dad passed away (February 2009, 3 days before my birthday) but 6 months is a lot. So I don't say "No" and I don't say "Yes". I get away with "We'll see"
From now on, whenever I talk to mum, I don't complain. Not a moan. Everything is great. I'm coping very well. I am my usual stong self. Super woman.
Anyway, there's light at the end of a tunnel. I start to feel a bit better. Less visits to toilet to throw up, hoooray!!
I regularly speak to my mum who lives in Aktobe, Kazakhstan on the phone. Lately, I have been moaning and complaining a lot. My mum's way of showing support is to tell me how difficult it was for her, she had to work and was anaemic and there's only 22 months between me and my elder sister. All is true. And annoing at the same time! it's not a competition of who is more miserable but she makes it sound that I lead an easy life with a loving and supporting husband and no need to work full time. So I'm trying to tell her that nothing is easy and I will have to cope with 2 kids under 5 on my own as my husband works away a lot!!! At times he is away for months!!!
Mum then suggests that she will give up work and come and stay with us for 6 months when the baby is born. This is unexpected. I love my mum dearly, I actually appreciate her more after my dad passed away (February 2009, 3 days before my birthday) but 6 months is a lot. So I don't say "No" and I don't say "Yes". I get away with "We'll see"
From now on, whenever I talk to mum, I don't complain. Not a moan. Everything is great. I'm coping very well. I am my usual stong self. Super woman.
Week 12
I have been looking forward to this week. This is My First Scan week. I'm going to see my baby!!!! Shame, Husband is away to work again and will not see our little Bean.
Last time I was pregnant, he missed all scan appointments, classes and labour (which technically wasn't long as they c-sectioned me pretty quickly). Before going to hospital to have a baby, I pushed and forced both engagement and wedding rings on my swollen finger because I didn't want to look like some miserable asian single mother. I was on the edge.
This week I also need to go to the recording studio, we are still working on one particular track that I start to hate as I've listened to it so many times it hurts my ears. Producer makes me write lyrics. I can only come up with super cheesy, soapy lines however hard I try. He challenges me more and eventually my "brain" shuts down.
All I can think about is this song that comes into my mind and won't leave:
"If I were a carpenter
And you were a lady,
Would you marry me anyway?
Would you have my baby?"
Simple words written by Tim Hardin.....why can I not write like Mr Hardin???
Right, back to scan. Turns out I am not 12 weeks pregnant but 13!!! Baby is healthy, developing as should, active and very cute. Poses for a picture that I take home and show my mother-in-law and my son. My 4 year old is amazed, he wants to see the scan picture again and again. Points out at the area around the baby, then asks:
- Mummy, is that your tummy?
- Yes, darling.
- Oh dear, your tummy is sooooo black!!!
My due date is now 12th December!!!
Last time I was pregnant, he missed all scan appointments, classes and labour (which technically wasn't long as they c-sectioned me pretty quickly). Before going to hospital to have a baby, I pushed and forced both engagement and wedding rings on my swollen finger because I didn't want to look like some miserable asian single mother. I was on the edge.
This week I also need to go to the recording studio, we are still working on one particular track that I start to hate as I've listened to it so many times it hurts my ears. Producer makes me write lyrics. I can only come up with super cheesy, soapy lines however hard I try. He challenges me more and eventually my "brain" shuts down.
All I can think about is this song that comes into my mind and won't leave:
"If I were a carpenter
And you were a lady,
Would you marry me anyway?
Would you have my baby?"
Simple words written by Tim Hardin.....why can I not write like Mr Hardin???
Right, back to scan. Turns out I am not 12 weeks pregnant but 13!!! Baby is healthy, developing as should, active and very cute. Poses for a picture that I take home and show my mother-in-law and my son. My 4 year old is amazed, he wants to see the scan picture again and again. Points out at the area around the baby, then asks:
- Mummy, is that your tummy?
- Yes, darling.
- Oh dear, your tummy is sooooo black!!!
My due date is now 12th December!!!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)