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JENNIFER VAZQUEZ'S JANUARY NEWS
 
    What's In This Issue?
       JANUARY 2010 

* February Gig in NY
* My New Band
* Back Home
* New Home Videos
* Until Next Time
 
Jennifer Vazquez The Band

Jenny V- Guitar/ Vox
Eduardo Alessi - Drums
Lisa Hart - Back Up Vox
Dan Prine - Bass

I am so excited for you to meet the band. 
You are gonna love them!
 
 
 New Home Videos

So, since my return home to NY, it didn't take too long for me to hits the streets again, only this time singing Christmas songs to add to the Holiday Spirit!
Or sit in my room on a cold winter day and sing ya my version of "Santa Baby"!

Take a look:
 

February Gig In NY
 
How long has it been since you've seen me in NY perform with a full band? Exactly, I can't even remember...

So, since my move back to NY in September (yes, it is official, I moved back after 7 years of LA, LA Land living, and we shall get to that in a moment) my very first NY gig with My New Band will be:  Jennifer's Gig Information

When: Tuesday, February. 16th

Where: The Bitter End 147 Bleecker St., NYC 10012
              (Thompson & Laguardia)

Time: 7:15pm
         (7:30pm - show starts promptly)
 
Cover:   $7.00

 *So, this show will be 18 yrs. & older.  You must bring a valid picture ID if you are 18, no school ID's accepted!
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    Back Home

Say Goodbye to Hollywood...

 
OK, so, where to begin... I know I haven't written since June! And boy, has a lot happened.  As always, I wanna first welcome all you new folks to my monthly newsletter and welcome back all the rest of you!  And... I wanna wish everyone a Happy New Year!

So, lets' get started.  In a nutshell, I went to LA in 2002 thinking I would street perform for 6 months, sell my cd's, gain exposure, gain experience and then come back home to NY.  And that would be that!
 
Well, we all know what happened to that plan of mine... My apartment burnt down in NY the week I was to return to it and I decided to make the official move to LA and just see where that would lead.   I didn't have a clue what my life was supposed to look like, but I did know I needed to follow my heart and my passion for writing songs and sharing them with everyone who would listen!

And Hello To NY...
 
Now, not to get into the whole story about how I recently ended up moving back to NY... Yes... I not only moved back to NY, but how crazy is it to have moved back to The Bronx....where I grew up as a child and most of my teenage years.  Yes, now it is 100% official... Bronx Babe Is Back! 
 
So, the story to be told is very long, like months and months worth of buildup filled with laughter, tears, triumphs and disaster mixed with absolute insanity. It's quite comical as I look back on it all now... well maybe I should give it a little more time before I laugh at the whole thing. Laughing  Anyway, I am gonna save you the agony of listening to me babble on and give ya the short version...
 
In August, I decided to move back to NY.  The economy hit me very hard, as it had hit hard for many of us.  But I think what hit me harder was the emptiness I was was feeling inside my heart and not just the emptiness I felt in my pockets, which believe me was scary! Sheesh...
 
You know, it's like you are moving forward on autopilot for so long, forgetting why you are even doing what your doing, that when you accidentally hit that first domino with your hand, the results that follow are quick and very painful.  And, as you look back on the experience now, it's a blessing and a curse.  A blessing because you are given a wake up call to your life.  And it's a curse because... you are given a wake up call to your life... The only way out of it is to run right into it!
 
Now, if I was someone who thought about tomorrow, I probably would have been able to stay in LA.  But, I am pretty stubborn and an artist and never thought about a back up plan.  I figured having a back up plan would give me a reason to give up if it didn't turn out the way I had planned in as the years went on.  I just kept moving forward and living day by day and day to day until one day it all crashed down on me... What actually crashed was the car I just bought a few days prior in the summer... Oh, boy.. long story... Anyway,  all I will say is I lived in LA for 7 years and bought two cars - Betty and Bubbles. Betty lasted a little over 6 months and Bubbles lasted a few days - and so Public Transportation has always found it's way into my life.  I guess deep down I am and always will be that East Coast city girl.
 
Ok, so where was I before I went on that tangent? Ah.... yes...
 
What is the benefit to all of this "day to day" living for the past 7 years?  Well, I have a database of experiences and stories good, bad and completely insane and I love that I got to live life to the fullest the way I wanted to for so long.  So, I don't have to give up anything.   All I gotta do is make sure I know what I want now!

So, where to do I go from here... I move onto the next journey and take all that I have learned with me and continue to grow into the person I want to be.  I reevaluate my life and  recognize what truly matters most to me at this present stage of my life.  And I will tell you without a doubt, the most important things right now in my life is being around my family and my friends and putting focus on long term results rather than living that day to day life that I have lived for so long.  It's not right or wrong, just a choice I made. 
 
And so I say a fond farewell to my home for the past 7 years, I am not sad but happy I got the chance to do all that I did during that stage of my life.   I feel so lucky to have made the  friends I made out there and it's comforting knowing our friendships will grow over these next years, not wither away because we did build a strong foundation that can and will succumb any storm.  Hollywood gave me what I needed for the past 7 years and now it's time to let NY take over!
 
Oh Boy... fasten your seat belts... I'm thinking it's gonna be one hell of a bumpy ride... with lots of new stories and plenty of good times!  So whether you are on the East Coast or the West Coast or anywhere else in the world, let's just take one big breath together... Come on...Good... and welcome 2010 and make it a point to be all that we can be each day and be kind to ourselves because we deserve that!

 
 
 
Until Next Time...
 
Thanks for reading this month's news!  I am glad to be connected with all of you again and I am looking forward to sharing all the new projects and fun experiences that are yet to come!

Hope to see all of you who are in NY and can come to my gig on Feb 16th.  And to the rest of you... I look forward to seeing you again when time allows or meeting you for the first time in the future.


Until then...leap and if you fall, it's ok, all those war wounds build character!

Hugs,
Jennifer

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Hey Folks!

I wanted to share something I read written By Regina Brett, 90 years old from Cleveland, Ohio. 
She wrote these lessons life taught her. 
 
 1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
 2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
 3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
 4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick.
     Your friends and parents will.  So stay in touch.
 5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
 6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
 7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
 8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
 9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
 10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
 11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
 12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
 13. Don't compare your life to others.
       You have no idea what their journey is all about.
 14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
 15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye.
       But don't worry; God never blinks.
 16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
 17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
 18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
 19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood.
       But the second one is up to you and no one else.
 20. When it comes to going after what you love in life,
       don't take no for an answer.
 21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie.
       Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
 22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
 23. Be eccentric now.. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
 24. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
 25. Frame every so-called disaster with these words
       ''In five years, will this matter?".
 26. Always choose life.
 27. Forgive everyone everything.
 28. What other people think of you is none of your business..
 29. Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.
 30. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
 31. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
 32. Believe in miracles.
 33. God loves you ‘cause of who God is, not because of anything you
       did or didn't do.
 34. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
 35. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
 36. Your children get only one childhood.
 37. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
 38. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere..
 39. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's,
       we'd grab ours back.
 40. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
 41. The best is yet to come.
 42. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
 43. Yield.
 44. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.
 

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