GIRLS ROCK! Opens March 7th!!!!

Hey! Thats my kid on guitar!
Blaine has been going to Rock'n'Roll Camp for Girls every summer since she was 9 (she'll be 14 soon) and it has made a profound impact on her life. RRC4G gives girls a safe place to find their voice, raise it up and express themselves in ways that empower them.

As a parent, it is astounding to see the transformation that takes place over the course of one short week. At Camp's concluding showcase, these once shy, little girls take the stage as seething musical behemoths whose hearts and voices refuse to go unheard. It is absolutely beautiful.

Go see this movie.
Yes, it is THAT IMPORTANT.

Oh!....And look what else she's been up to....

Introducing, the world's next best thing to Rock Camp.....JUNIOR ROLLER DERBY!!!



Thats my kid....otherwise known as Whamsday Addams, of the The Kitsap Derby Brats. I'm head coach, by the way.....

Apparently, I'm NOT a multi-tasker

I've been SO busy with derby latetly, doing fundraising and whatnot, that I've neglected my blog and my bloggy friends.

What sucks even more is that I'm not even skating right now...during spring break, I fell and hurt my knee....pretty badly. I tried skating it off right away. That was stupid. I tried R.I.C.E. for several weeks before trying to skate again...but still the pain is horrible and just gets worse with every stride on the rink. I went to a sports medicine doc, because my regular doc just told me I should STOP doing derby(WTF??). I had an MRI last week and I go in today to hear if surgery is warranted. I'm almost positive it will be. He's pretty sure I have a torn meniscus and that I bruised the femoral plateua pretty severly....

I hope the news is good and that even with surgery, I will be back on skates in no time.

Oh...and Blaine is at Camp....The showcase is at the Bagdad Theater in Portland on Saturday night. She's super excited.

SIFF this weekend!!!

As some of you know, Blaine was involved in the making of Girls Rock!, a documentary about Rock'N'Roll Camp For Girls. Well, the film has come full circle, from her interviews, her refusal to be followed at camp, a major shake up with the camp's board of directors, a subsequent camp experience, and the final film cut, to The Seattle International Film Festival premier this Friday night. Two years has flown right by!

Apparently, Blaine is not in it very much. Her shyness and refusal to be followed at camp, lead to only a tiny bit of her footage being used and included in the movie. But one of her songs is featured! I'm pretty sure that Blaine's Tourette's is the reason she so steadfastly refused to be followed at camp...although she never seemed bothered by it before, I think having every single sound she uttered taped was a little more than she could handle. But the film was not meant to be about Blaine anyway...its about the tremendous power of RRC4G....what the experience of rock camp gives to every girl that attends. It is a definite MUST SEE!

If you live in the Seattle area, go check it out!

There are two screenings of the film, both at the Harvard Exit Theater...one Friday night and one Sunday. On Saturday afternoon, there will be a benefit for RRC4G at Chop Suey on Capitol Hill.