Busy With Music

It’s been an awesome week doing music. On Tuesday, we were in the studio with Carl Strand. My producer, Robert Eibach, and I recorded the basic tracks for “Reality” and “Carry Love With You” and then Carl came in to put down some killer guitar for “I Am”, "Hooray For The Living”, and “I’d Rather Leave You.” It was a blast.

On Wednesday, I got to play a pick up gig at Universal Bar & Grill for Sheena Metal. It was great to be back at the grill. It’s such a fun room to jam in and the crowd is always different. I’ve met a lot of great artists there. Jeff Laine was on the bill that night and he was playing a new trio thing with a guitar player and a harmonica player. Good stuff.

Last night I played at a private party for my friend. Her daughter graduated from college and this was a celebration for that. I used studio tracks for 2 songs and then played a couple more with guitar. It’s kind of a cool contrast for people to hear the studio work and then the solo acoustic thing. The raw emotion of being on strings alone is cool.

Blessings!
Laura

You can find Robert Eibach and Carl Strand in my top friends at:
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The Coolest Guitar Pick

My producer, Robert Eibach, gave me the coolest guitar pick I’ve ever had. It has a picture of Jesus on it and then when you hold it at a different angle it has a picture of a cross on it that says, “Jesus saves”. I was so excited when he gave it to me. Being a new Christian, having Jesus in my hand when I play a song with my guitar is just perfect.

Maybe it’s me, but the little things in my life make me so happy. And I’ll probably play much better when I use the pick because it makes me smile when I look at it. Robert has seen me go through a lot of changes in the time that we’ve been working together. Recently he told me that Jesus seems to really be working for me.

Getting feedback helps me see when I’m on the right track. When I was into doing Indian sweat lodges Robert thought that was interesting, but didn’t really have much to say about it. I’ve been a lot happier since I invited Jesus in my life and a lot more peaceful since I got baptized. I wasn’t expecting that coming from a Jewish background. It’s cool.

Blessings!
Laura

You can find Robert Eibach in my top friends at:
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Navigating Change

It takes time to adjust to change, even good changes in life. Some changes take time to adjust to because of the emotions that are involved. I find that when I’m adjusting to change I need more rest than usual. Lately I’m just going through the motions of my day and getting acclimated to some new things going on and I feel very zen in some ways.

Some of my zen-ness is just a need to be quiet. One of the changes that came about recently was ending a fairly close friendship that had been in my life for around 4 years. Friends are special to me, but sometimes an association just runs its course and then it’s over. A parting of the ways kind of thing happens and the journey continues.

There’s a bittersweet feeling in my heart with it all. New people and activities have come into my life so I’m enjoying the experiences of what I’m doing now. My cat is totally adorable and being with her makes me smile. It’s very special to be her mommy. I’m lucky to be so blessed in what I receive. There’s a peace inside of me that is priceless.

Blessings!Laura

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Mother's Day

I called my mom for Mother’s Day this morning and she was having a nice day. She had already talked to my brother and my sister called when we were on the phone, so she felt loved. All of us live out of town, so my parents were going to be doing their own thing today. They’re happy together and are still very much in love after 51 yrs. of marriage.

I’m lucky my parents are healthy and doing so well. I have a number of friends whose moms aren’t alive anymore. There’s something about calling my mom that is just different than when I talk to someone else. I don’t have kids yet, so I don’t know what makes it that way. I do love my cat, Macey, completely and I adore being her mommy.

I had a necklace made for Macey and a matching bracelet for me, kind of a “mommy and me” kitty thing. Macey gets freaked out when I put it around her neck, (I tried twice), and I don’t have the heart to put the necklace on her anymore. She looked so sad. It’s a really pretty ankle bracelet on me, though. So I’ll just think of her when I wear the set.

Blessings!Laura

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Singing

I was in the studio with my producer, Robert Eibach, working on lead vocals. So much has changed since we started this project and I could hear things in the track of “Life is Good” that needed to be re-done, so we recorded a new lead vocal on the song. It was much better and took less time then what we originally had done. That felt good.

It’s nice to hear growth in how my singing voice has improved. That’s been a goal of mine for awhile. I’m more relaxed and happier when I sing these days. I noticed that when I’ve played pick up gigs at Universal Bar & Grill. I played another one last night. Ever since I became Christian how I am inside is more balanced for some reason.

We’re probably going to record new lead vocals for some other songs on the CD, too. It just makes sense to do that. With as much time, energy, and money that we’re putting into this project we might as well make it as good as we can while we’re still working on it. The vocal does make a song great, so I’ll keep working on improving my voice.

Blessings!Laura

You can find Robert Eibach in my top friends at:
www.myspace.com/lauracohnmusic.com
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Fate

My flight from Phoenix to Burbank was cancelled as I was waiting for the plane when I was returning from a visit with my parents in Tucson. I was sitting next to a woman who travels a lot for business. She took me with her to the Customer Service counter for the airline so we could get a seat on the next flight out. We had a 4 hour wait ahead of us.

She mentioned to me that she had become a Christian after being Catholic. I told her I had recently become Christian after being Jewish. We had so much to talk about after that and I had so many questions, especially about her experience being baptized as a Christian because I was thinking about doing that. She invited me to come to her church.

I woke up pretty sick, but met her and her family at the Shepherd of the Hills Church in Porter Ranch anyway. It’s a non-denominational church with a lot of members. They have a big tank of water for baptisms on the side of the stage. I had never seen that before. During the service I was baptized. It was a lot different than my Bat Mitzvah.

Blessings!
Laura

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