From The Artist's Eyes

Earthdance World Festival, Tehachapi, CA Sept 15th

The dance of Now was done in a field of Tumbleweeds. It was an agreement by all who attended Earthdance in Tehachapi. This community is so real, so kind, so true... They are our partners in the movement and there is no number 10+++++++++ that can serve their generosity. We love them all. The Wonderful Magician, Mama Hilly Bean and the whole tribe put The Cabaret on a huge Starship stage with great sound and an amazing view of a windmill farm. The show was a 10+++++ as well all sang, howled, breathed, danced, chanted, and omed for peace. We took vows for creating peace and gave ourselves to the children, promising to love them enough to try. Our Beautiful Elf and healer picked us up at the airport. He brought us to Larva and Geza who drove us into the mountains for the most wonderful weekend of the holy road 2007.
We are so inspired to create this year, this month, this day, this moment, of Now with our growing family. Let's all meet at Earthdance '08 in Tehachapi, CA.
In trust, love and solidarity, writing from the holy road-
Lizzie and The Dharma Dog too

From The Artist's Eyes

MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA SEPT 10TH

The re*membrance grows and grows. Morgantown was a perfect experience. Hosted by Catherine and Jim, we were given a sacred space to find our center in their beautiful new home. We arrived late afternoon, rested, set up in the living room, received guests and potlucked in the garden, and then performed songs from The Cabaret. The hosts were a 10. The audience was an 8. Their average was brought up by the two men who served as male embers, the singing professors, the women in the front row, an angel named Mary, and the hosts themselves. We definitely felt, by the end of the evening, that we had all, us and the group of twenty or so folks in the audience, had been moved, transformed, and lifted. The catalyst for the night's magic was the child who danced in awe of melody and song. We will be returning to our friends, becoming family, in Morgantown in the Spring. Until then, we'll be re*membering our friends in the Now of Morgantown. - Yours in life and song. From the holy road, Lizzie and the Dharma Dog too

From The Artist's Eyes

Hammertown, TriArts, WKZE: 10
Joe's Pub: 7
Sangha: 8

The journey from Pine Plains, to New York City, to Sharon CT, and then to Washington DC, has been full of heart. The shows at all three stop points were powerful in their own ways. Along the holy road we travel, allowing for change to manifest in everything we do. Each show was very different from the next, but they all shared one thing in common, the ribbon of re*membering.

Time eludes us as the wheels on the blue box keep rolling h*ome. This photograph was taken at The Peace Party in Washington DC. The ribbon began it's unification there, the tying of each moment, each heart to the next heart and so, we will continue tying the thread of peace until it is long enough and strong enough to hold the pain, transforming all that is broken in our world, healing our dis*ease.

Each of the shows, in their own way, delivered me into myself. My favorite of the three was Sharon because it was our first time in a theater, with a great lighting designer, the third eye of a director, and an audience that was somewhat prepared for the interaction involved in The Tumbleweed Cabaret. The audience was a 10, willing to travel through the story and trust our connection to Now. Hammertown, WKZE, and TriArts did a great job of sponsoring the The Cabaret. 19 Miles To Baghdad was heard through the air waves of the Hudson Valley because of Hammertown's powerful sense of independence and courageous commercial station. Gregg and Joan are the best kind of friends, willing to stand behin us and help us grow into our greatest selves.

In DC, Sangha was as graceful a host as could be but, unfortunately, the front row at the show brought the audience average down with their lack of soul shine and their rude cell phone activity. In my opinion, it would be better for people to avoid experience completely then to stand cold in the presense of the inner sun. BUT, the rest of the room was full of light. Jennifer directed the collective voice and we found a soul mate for the re*membrance in Malavika, a young performer who pronounced our ancient promise well kept. Our DC hosts, Melissa and David are excellent and cared for the deliverance of our message in the kindest way. It was great to see Liz and Michael again too. The family is getting stronger and stronger every day.

The road grows on as we follow the Dharma into The Night, sailing by way of the ocean of Now and beginning to see the butterfly being free.

Thank you for re*membering. Yours in life and song.
Lizzie and the dharma dog too.