November Newsletter! About "The World is Your Lover," Kickstarter Update & Shows
Hey you,
I've got the magic hour candle burning. The laundry is whipping around. The sink is full of dishes. I finally vacuumed my car out from the summer. I feel like a bachelor (pardon the stereotype), living off clif bars and pizza luce and refried beans. It's all good stuff, but damn it's been a lot of stuff!I hope you've had more time for self care then me! I plan to sleep more ... once I finish this kickstarter, record this album, and complete the last season of The Walking Dead. :O) This weekend heading to teach at a yoga retreat, so that should help!Thank you IMMENSELY to everyone who has supported my new album so far! I have a lot of good work cut out for me! Sat down with Steve and Mike last week to talk through some of the songs and we begin recording for REALS on 11/19!The fundraising effort goes until the end of this month and we are almost at 60%!!! If you're considering chipping in for a shirt, lyric book, painting, song, house concert, music lessons, yoga lessons, or the private fancy concert, no time like the present! Thank you SO MUCH for considering. All the details are here! http://kck.st/2OdOXR6I'm in the midst of writing thank you's to everyone who has backed thus far --- heading out sort of off grid this weekend, but will personally thank you SOON! And hey, thanks to people for reminding me about what's important in their lives. I have a lot of balls in the air and I like it that way, but sometimes I miss stuff. Reminders are great!!!
One person's trash is another person's treasure - Pic by Jason Huntzinger
Silly casual house concert ...
Last weekend i spontaneously hosted a Facebook Live house concert to promote this campaign. Lots of chatting about who is involved in the album, sticking my face up in the grill to read the comments and try and say hi to all the friends jumping in, and playing some songs on piano, guitar, and uke for you. If you feel like watching or re-watching, it's on my Youtube channel here for a limited time! Lots of giggling and dorkiness. Enjoy.Click on the pic or here to watch :)
About the title track ...
Something I've come to find over the years is that the songs sometimes have minds of their own, sometimes are prophetic, sometimes I don't know what the hell they mean until years later. Recently, I set out writing a particular song for someone special and numerous ideas came to mind. The song morphed into a song about me and my shit ... And then it morphed into a song about the greater human experience / crisis. But the crux of this song is to choose love, and keep moving forward, and keep making mistakes and learning from them, because that is how we grow. That is how I learn, and damn am I learning! And it sucks sometimes! And I know I've changed, and you've changed, and we have to change and age like the delicacies that we are ... But somehow gotta keep going, friending ourself, doing the best we can. Hence, this album's title track is born.Here are the lyrics:The World is Your Loveryou sat and waited for a bus a train a plane to nowhereyou saw it coming for a long time then forgot about ithow many times does one forget, explain, and start it overyou took a break, you searched your souland now the world's your loveryou stared at screens and books and pictures til you got a visiona waterfall of magic running down, sweet juicy nothingsbut they weren't nothings - they were something big and don't forget ityou took a break, you searched your souland now the world's your loverwhat you're trying to get away withyou gotta follow, follow your bliss - that's what this isyour head is bowed in sadness, grief, and lossyou feel it babythe failures stack, you've tried a thousand times and nothing's stickingthat lovely moment when you let it go and feel forgivenessuntie your hands and throw them up because the world's your loverwhat you're trying to get away withyou gotta follow, follow your bliss - that's what this is
With that, hope you're following your bliss ...
... and forgiving yourself, giving yourself some grace for your human nature :)Thank you SO much for reading these things and to all 90 of you backers so far for throwing down hard earned cash on this album. There are 21 days left to support it and $10 goes a long way!!! And of course sharing this project on your social medias is is super super valuable to me and means A LOT to my heart! :) And non-action is fine too - I know your plate might be full! We all do our best, and as is hip to say these days, you do you!
BIG LOVE!
Mary :)
SHOWS!
Sunday, November 18th - Millie’s 5th Annual Birthday Show
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres501 West 78th StreetChanhassen, MN 55317Dinner available 5:00-6:30 PMOpening act during dinnerShow 6:15-8:30 PM The second of two musical shows to benefit the Heart Clinic and Music Therapy programs at Children’s Minnesota.Performances by Matt Muller, Millie Muller w/Maddie Grecco Rosen & Evvie Peterson, Scottie Devlin, Mary Bue, Billy Johnson, Ali Gray, Pushing Chain, and more!Tickets: $10 in advance, $15 at the doorPurchase tickets here
Saturday, December 8th: Private Kickstarter Backer Concert & Party at Imbue Yoga Studio
7:30-9:30pmFor backers who pick the $50 reward (or higher - I bet we can squeeze you in!) Purchase this at the Rewards section of my Kickstarter Campaign!http://kck.st/2OdOXR6 - More info here - scroll down to the $50 reward or maybe it would be fun to do another reward if you like!
TWO RESIDENCIES in JANUARY!!!
THE WORLD IS YOUR LOVER - Sundays in January Residency at Aster Cafe
Join Mary Bue Music every Sunday in January accompanied by a rotating full band consisting of some of the most talented players in town.With special guests…1/6 Ice Palace1/13 Molly Maher1/20 Ryan And Pony1/27 Dylan HicksMusic 8-10pmRESERVATIONS WORK LIKE ADVANCE TICKETSSave your spot at AsterCafe.com$8 Cover charges on the tab.
THURSDAYS in JANUARY RESIDENCY at 318 Cafe in Excelsior, MN
three-eighteen.comWith Special Guests:1/3 Jillian Rae1/10 Dylan Hicks1/17 Stephanie Rearick1/24 TBD