here i go again!

Just sent a message to my contact at the Regent about using the underground space for Raks Spooki:  the Revenge.  I have a getting on the roller coaster feeling that I did not have when contacting any of the other venues, so I suspect this is going to be it.  I've also asked him about the footage that was shot, will keep any of you performers updated when I learn more.

Awake is once again not really working for me today.  Najmat worked us hard last night, in a good way but I was completely wiped out when I got home.  We're participating in the annual Green Street Studios Community Concert--we're just doing one song, but I really recommend the event for anybody interested in all sorts of dance, because you'll see all sorts of dance, from the Mediterranean Sea to the Black Sea to the South Seas and everywhere in between.  April 27, 8pm, $20 (it's a fundraiser for the studio).  Shakti's tribal belly dance class will also be performing.

Barbaro documentary

from bloodhorse.com:

One week before this year's Run for the Roses, NBC Sports will present a one-hour documentary on Barbaro, who took last year's Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) in dramatic fashion. "Barbaro: A Nation's Horse" will air Sunday, April 29, at 5 p.m. ET.

A special trailer for the program premieres Friday, April 6, on NBCSports.com.

Barbaro captured the hearts of racing fans, animal lovers, and the masses with his stirring Derby win, subsequent breakdown in the Preakness Stakes (gr. I), and then his battle for life before succumbing to the broken leg and laminitis he suffered. The documentary focuses on Barbaro's will to live, and also examines his legacy and impact on the future of horse racing. It includes interviews with Barbaro's owners, Roy and Gretchen Jackson; his trainer Michael Matz; assistant trainer Peter Brette; and Dr. Dean Richardson, his surgeon at the University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center.

The show is produced by Emmy Award winner Rob Hyland, with Dick Ebersol serving as executive producer.

I hope that "impact on the future of horse racing" bit is something good...

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Khaleeji mix of Hips Don't Lie.  It's very cute, even if you don't really think hips when you think khaleeji.  Would be loads of fun at a hafli.

I have a khaleeji based drum solo that I'm working on, so I'm seeking khaleeji video clips online, without much success.  All the different spellings aren't helping...

well call me an oracle and stick me in delphi

The Regent Underground it is, the date is available and the price is right.  More info to come soon!

I just spent far too much money on a hip scarf and sharif wear gypsy wrap top, but I needed something flowy and colorful for Najmat's class show.  The top is solid metallic silver, which will have to be colorful enough, but I'm very excited about the hip scarf, it's aqua/turquoise assuit with silver coins.  I'd been wanting something just like that anyway to wear with my galibeya and other folkloric costumes, so it wasn't too hard to talk myself into it ;-)

Hope I can stay awake through Rasputina tonight.  I would say I'm getting old, but I've been like this since I was a kid.  My mom wrote a poem about me not wanting to go to bed when I was four or so, I read it now and recognize that nothing has changed.