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tejrinde
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[2009-01-08 03:57:48 +0000 UTC]
"Trae Ashleigh"
(United States)
# Statistics
Favourites: 38; Deviations: 1; Watchers: 6
Watching: 16; Pageviews: 4232; Comments Made: 47; Friends: 16
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: http://www.facebook.com/tos.php?api_key=2922d12838e4c51d0273fd436cd71ae7&next=http%3A%2F%2Fapps.Favorite movies: http://www.facebook.com/tos.php?api_key=2922d12838e4c51d0273fd436cd71ae7&next=http%3A%2F%2Fapps.
Favorite bands / musical artists: http://www.facebook.com/tos.php?api_key=2922d12838e4c51d0273fd436cd71ae7&next=http%3A%2F%2Fapps.
Favorite writers: http://www.facebook.com/tos.php?api_key=2922d12838e4c51d0273fd436cd71ae7&next=http%3A%2F%2Fapps.
Tools of the Trade: My mind, my words, my creativity, my body ...
Other Interests: http://www.facebook.com/tos.php?api_key=2922d12838e4c51d0273fd436cd71ae7&next=http%3A%2F%2Fapps.
# About me
Born in OH, I grew up in NH/VT. I was an athlete, avid reader, writer, & music-lover. While in college (again in OH), I connected w/the music of The Grateful Dead. Over the next decade, I followed the band around the U.S. & across northern Europe. Still, I was inspired by 'The Dead' to study W. African drumming & percussion. This allowed me to perform w/small troupes in NH/VT while I still lived there. I was then employed at Dartmouth College, which afforded me the opportunity of course study in Ethnomusicology & Art History. Though immersed in both, I rapidly exhausted the availability of instruction in W. African drumming. When I'd attended college in OH, I came to believe that I needed to live in CA. On 'Dead Tour' during the autumn of '87, I met a friend who said I could stay at her place until I'd settled if I really wanted to move to CA. She lived in Santa Cruz, about 75 mi. south of San Francisco. (I am not a city-girl, though enjoy having access to one.) In Nov. '88, I packed my car w/what few "important" belongings I could manage & still allow myself sleeping space (in the car) & drove the 3000 miles to CA in 3 days. I took on a job at a natural foods store & within 5 months, joined an all-women band as percussionist & vocalist. For the next 2 years, the band continued to struggle; we didn't pay ourselves for performance; anything we earned went back into the band. We then hired a lead vocalist & in 1992, recorded our first CD & went on tour to promote it. This was the beginning of an amazing career! I & my bandmates were afforded the opportunity, due to the popularity of our original World Beat music & the novelty that we were an all-woman band, to tour the U.S. via festivals, venues, & invitations for the next 12 years! It was shortly after this opportunity became evident that I decided I needed to focus my attention & energy on Pele Juju (our band) & not 'The Dead'. Though I missed the lifestyle I'd enjoyed for 10 years, I was now immersed in creating & performing music, not just following it. Pele Juju ceased to be over 9 yrs. ago. There are those who still remember us & those who never knew us. Today, I am a Fine Art Model; I was a performing musician. For over 2 decades, I had the opportunity to travel the U.S. & northern Europe with a means of financing it along the way. I had the opportunity to traverse the country by day & dance for 4 hrs. a night at 'Dead' shows. Afterward, I had the opportunity to earn my living performing at Pele Juju shows, while traveling in between. I feel fortunate for my choices & experience.# Comments
Comments: 19
You're most welcome! (Sorry, it's taken so long to respond to this.)
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Coz, I'm rarely on here myself. My poetry is at [link] and [link] , if you ever want to read more than what I have on here.
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I'm hardly ever on here either, but once I get a scanner, I do believe I will be! I hope you are well, dear sister! You are missed!
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Thanks for the fav on "Corset Ribbons"! I really appreciate it
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I'm sorry I wasn't attentive enough to respond to your post months ago. Your image is truly beautiful!
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I'm absolutely obsessed with corset piercings! Your image is gorgeous!
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Everybody needs a little bondage!
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Okay, I'm not certain just which image I've marked is yours, having checked what I thought were all of them. Look, I'm a Fine Art Model by profession and have been for the past nearly 18 yrs. I'm also an S.M., so I very much appreciate specific imagery! I'm posting again; I hope you do too!
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I'm sorry, S. Deviant is really pissing me off! If you can help, I'd greatly appreciate it! Right now, I hate it!!!
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Of course, love! I know exactly who you are!
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gosh....i thought i was in disguise!!!!!
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