me & Downtown Burlesque performer "Darlinda Just Darlinda" at "Jew They Know it's Christmas" at The Delancey.

Hi,

OK, I'm going to try to start blogging again.. maybe...

I somehow wanted to hide away and snuggle inside a little privacy for a bit.. so we'll see how this goes..

I am really excited 'cause a ton of wonderful career things have happened for me lately, including getting emmy/grammy winner Cynthia Daniels as my new producer for my upcoming album, getting a gig as a host for "Girls on Girls" with Here! TV, getting a new acting manager (MKM) and more!

Last night I performed at "Jew know it's Christmas" at The Delancey, produced by awesome Downtown curator Earl Dax. The crowd was pretty crappy in that they didn't laugh much, and were much more into their loud conversations than actually watching a show. But, it was really fun 'cause tons of people I knew were performing that night. It was one of those nights that made me feel glad to be in NY, that I am actually connected to a web - to a community of amazing artists.

But I had dreams that night - lousy dreams about performing in front of lousy crowds.. gee.. i wonder what that could be about. Man.. I even wrote a Jew-Xmas song just for that night, based on the true story of why the Jewish side of my family celebrates Xmas.

Oh Christmas Tree

1. Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree
How proudly you convert the jews
Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree
Because of you, I'm a self-hating jew

My Bubby begged at the age of 10
for a Tannenbaum, like all her friends

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree
You assimilate my family

2. Oh Tannenbaum, Oh Tannenbaum
Historically, you're a Pagan tree
Oh Tannenbaum, Oh Tannenbaum
Used by German tribes for human sacrifice

Then Romans came and used your leaves
as a conversion tool for Christianity

Oh Christmas tree, Oh Christmas tree
You assimilate my family

I thought it was funny. So did my mother and closest friends... But not the dorky Jews at the Delancey last night. It was a lot of middle aged men looking for a nice Jewish girl to fuck that night..

Oh my Gosh - did I say that? I don't really mean it.. I'm just having fun..

OK, I mean it... I just don't want to get in trouble. But I don't feel as bitter about it as I sound. There were some nice people there that night. Some nice, really loud, drunken middle age men who didn't listen to the song I wrote just for them... Shit I'm sounding bitter again.. I didn't mean to go there AGAIN. LOL

Anyways, it's at times like these that I feel really happy to have the gig with Here! TV. Even if I have a lousy show in some small bar in NY, I know that the next day I can go on air and have an audience of tens of thousands with Here! Networks. And my acting manager is really great about working hard for me. So I know great things are coming...

And some juicy things are maybe happening in my love life.. But I won't go into that cause it's waaay too soon.

I plan on doing some serious relaxing this weekend. You know.. naps.. TV... food.. that kind of stuff. I need a renewal so I can feel creatively inspired to work on my album in the new year.

Happy Holidays everyone!

Love,

Athena