Halloweeeeeen on the Funhouse…

October 31st, 2009 (Birmingham)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN YA’LL!!!!

Yoga & Massages

Monday 26th October, 2009…

Alecia and I decided to have a go at Bikram Yoga in Manchester on our day off. About 20 minutes into the class (with another hour and 10 minutes to go) I felt like I was going to throw up. I guess it didnt help that I was currently half way through a 10 day detox which was flushing my system pretty constantly every day! Alecia said she kept trying to get my attention so that we could leave cause she was realllllly feeling it! I am glad that I didnt see her (I couldnt see her from where I was in the room, they said we had to split up…did we look like we were going to cause rukkus?) as we both got through the whole class. Boy did it take it out of us. We had about 4 coconut waters each after we had finished and showered. It really did take a lot out of me this time, but it was wonderful! Poor Alecia, it took it out of her even more as this was her first time. I hope that she does it again because its so good for you, its just the first couple of times to get over the recovery period.

Later that day Donna organise for a few massage therapists to come and work on the band and dancers. I was able to get a place and I was really happy that I could cause I needed some work done on my poor legs and shoulders. I had been working out a great deal and my body was crying out for some tender love and care. I had a girl work on me and she was pretty brutal to my calves…although I did need it. After the massage I felt so sick. All I could do was go and have a shower and try to relax…all those toxins swimming around in my body…taking over and trying to get out…I can honestly say that I have not drunk that much water or coconut water in one day…and boy did I need it!

I got to hang with Jona the night before, went to BMTH’s after show party thing at some club where there was a massive Devil face…I hit my head soooo hard on his chin/goatey…that wasnt fun…got rained on…got some chippies and they were delish, stole most of Jona’s though cause I didnt have enough salt on mine and his had vinegar so they were tastier/soggier!! Saw drunky Kat and Nikki and Fairlie in the hotel lobby when we got back, they stole most of my chips so that made up for it, hung some more with Jona, he went back to the bus but the bus had left, so he came back to the hotel, but then he left again to catch a cab to meet up with the bus…(three cab trips haha) drama days! haha

I didnt go down straight away to the painting fun that Donna had also organised (what a woman…she really knows how to make sure everyone gets to do some amazingly fun and wonderful things!! Thanks again Donna) but after about an hour and a half I had started to feel a little better and wanted to go and say hi to everyone. I wasnt planing on staying but from my previous post you can see that I did…here are some pics of my “blind” paintings…I think they’re ok…thanks Chopin &

Pics of my painting (coming soon)

We moved hotels tonight to a cute little place called Southport…it was so cute. They had a little fair by the water with a beautiful Carousel out the front…very cute, very quaint! My room made me want to do ballet…

To dance is to dream....

cute, cute, cute...

Right here, Right now…

Saturday 21st November, 2009…

I am in Munchen and in my hotel room. I have been feeling a little low…really missing my friends and my family a lot lately!! Here are a few things that are going on -

• I am stuck on the album called Crash Love by A.F.I. (AMAZING!!!! I love it)
• (stand out songs so far – End Transmission, Too Shy To Scream, Veronica Sawyer Smokes, Okay, I Feel Better Now)
• Been listening to my friends band Isodora Crane (its so smooth and sweet…look it up!)
• I am overwhelmed by the amount of bubble wrap that keeps entering my life…its not even doing its usual trick of making me happy no matter what and taking my mind off things…hmmm…
• I am sitting here in my Anberlin tee with my knee high Ugg’s and Adidas tracks on…comfy!
• I just finished the BEST video conversation with 3 of my favourite girls that I miss so dearly from home sweet home
• JESSICA, NATALIE AND MELISSA…thank you so much for cheering me and putting a smile on my face! I <3 you! xo

   

  

  "Nuggetheads"

• I gotta get my butt moving and do something…feeling stagnant and closed in…need some open air and a new composition….

xxx

Manchester

Friday 23rd, Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th of October, 2009…

This town is very pretty...so much history over this side of the world...ages, and ages....

Went on a big shopping spree with Alecia. We may have exited Selfridges with more bags than we could carry…lucky I have long body arms!! haha <3 All Saints…new weakness??!!

All for me!! XXX

Hung with this fella at his bands after party...good to be around besties!!

Yep, metal, right??!!

I bumped my head soooo hard on this red guys beard….kinda got dizzy from it too…ah well…then we went to get chips with vinegar (but I didnt get vinegar so I might have eaten most of Jona’s??!! haha) walked back to the hotel, saw a few of the drunk FH family in the lobby and then hung some more with Jdub…he caught a cab to where his bus was, missed it cause bus call was a couple of hours earlier, so he caught a cab back to my hotel, then found out the bus was only about 10 kms away (on its way to their next destination) so he then caught a cab to where it was…haha (true Jona styles??? haha)

As I said before...so pretty, so old, so classic!!!

This sight took away my breath every day when taking the elevator....ahhhh....sighhh....

Thank you to the wonderful Marshall Arts...you guys are wonderful and brightened my day, my room and my <3 xo

I liked this city, didnt really see much of it, I know that there were a lot of street fights (football game play offs) and shop windows, car windows smashed…all that stuff that is known to go along with football (and it was quite rainy most of the time!)

Greenday in another country…

October 19th, 2009…

I was lucky enough to get to see this amazing band that I have never seen before in a wonderful country called Scotland…it was amazing!! To finally get to see them and with my Funhouse Family all rockin out and watching from FOH…what a fun night!!

(here are some pics from my camera, leave a little to be desired but they are what they are….xxx)

The one and only...

Amazing show!!!!

And awesome light/fire/fireworks!!!!

Massive...

xxx

From Ireland to Scotland…

Morning of Monday 19th October, 2009…

The European/UK Funhouse Tour is well and truly on its way…Our drive from Ireland to Scotland was a long one and I woke a couple of hours before we arrived…everything was so pretty, so misty, so green, and this is what I got to view sitting up the front of the bus…

Our passage along side the sea...

We passed through this gorgeous little town...where the home of the famous Eilean Arainn

(sometimes I wish I was in ‘Lord Of The Rings’ so I could go on journeys and see the sights of all the lands…)

Weird things…

I have a particular friend who has rather large hands…each time I found these items in the pictures below it made me think of them and so I had to document it each time…and just so I can have a giggle at how my hands look so weird…and over sized!! (a little like in the Foo Fighters clip for Everlong)…

You can call me...

Miss 'Mega Hands'

Thank you...and good night...xxx

A little place called Antibes…South of France!

October 5th til 13th…

So we went straight to Antibes after the end of the US leg of the Funhouse Tour….Antibes is in the South of France…we had a private show there for a Russian Zaar (along with Flo Rida, Katy Perry and some other artists)…and here are some beautiful pictures from the journey…

awake at 5am…jet lag…

Just a cute lil Jetty on a walk along the beach from our hotel to meet the others @ their hotel

This is definitely somewhere I would rage!!!

My brother from another Mother…Leo lounging!

Doing it tough on the beach at Antibes…

Jet lag is a bitch…

…but when you get breath taking sights like these…

…everything is ok…

…and you dont feel tired…

…or angry at your circadian rhythm for doing its job…

…you just breathe in and enjoy the view…

Loved Old Town Antibes

(hard to see) they have mini traffic lights under the normal ones…so cuuuute!!!

Breakfast on the balcony…

It was a really “tough” sight!! hehe

And this was by the pool…was hard work! ;)

Or a float in the pool…

xxx

<3

The view from the pool along towards Cannes

Getting some sun on my pins…not something they usually see…

The path down to the other helipad at the Zaar’s house

Me and my fav drink!!! <3

Me wandering the streets of Old Town Antibes…<3'd it

I <3 the beach!!!

Our walk from Eden Roc to the band hotel…

Sights along the way…

All so pretty and holiday like…ohhh I want a tropical holiday!!

Antibes Old Town beauty

I drove here and there and then we walked around town

Went to the markets and got some goodies…

Then drove to Grasse to over indulge in their perfumery delights…

Distillation….The thirteenth scent…

<3 these amazing little streets

Had some late lunch…I <3 bread, oil & balsamic…heading towards balloon status…??!!

Our kind and funny restaurant (part??) owner…these guys were fun!!

Fragonard…I <3 YOU!!! xxx

Just driving and taking pics…(I call myself a speed tourist when I run and take pics, this is taking it a step up!) Multi-tasking…boys…can you keep up?

Grasse, France

The pictures really do not do it justice!!

Cannes, France…beautiful!!

I then drove our butts to Cannes…we didnt have a map but we found it…gee I have good skills!! haha

I found a camo tree trying to disguise itself…

The sky was so beautiful…my heart was exploding!

Here are the nogg’s of the tourists!!

And us again with Cannes in the background…Fairlie, MJ, Yvette and Beebe

Now it is really exploding!!

We wandered around Cannes…it was so beautiful

One of the amazingly beautiful buildings at Cannes (and then I drove us all home)

Another tough view from my balcony at Eden Roc Hotel, Antibes

You really cannot get angry at anything when you get to see this…

A pic from my balcony from every day we were there…

Eden Roc, Antibes (you still own my <3)

Me and my balcony

The one and only Yvette Beebe xo

Just hanging out, passing time…

Sunsets are something I need to sit and take notice of more often…they make me happy!

We arrived a few days early and had a little time to just enjoy the scenery, the pool, the beach, the food and the other friends around.

One the first day Fairlie and I walked from our hotel, Eden Roc, to meet the others at their hotel closer to all the restaurants and bars. I lounged on the beach and swam quite a lot that day and then we ate at a wonderful place across from the band/dancers hotel. I had a wonderful verrryyyy spicy pasta and my all time fav bread with oil and balsamic…ohhh it melts me!! haha

Fairlie hired a car for a few days and we took it for a day trip to Old Town Antibes where we walked around and visited the markets and sampled all the goodies. We found some great stores where we all made our purchases with big smiles!

Our day trip then lead to Grasse (the home of Perfume) where we went to two original Perfume Distilleries called Galimard (from 1747) and Fragonard (from 1780). Galimard offers a program where you can make your own perfume…I would be lost…I love smells…there were and are just tooo many amazing scents. But I was able to find some that I liked and bought myself some treats…mmmm…smells!! (I also bought some other goodies for some other peeps too!) We then walked around and found a cute little restaurant and had some late lunch…the owners were wonderful, so funny, joking, laughing, talking about all great things…it was a beautiful place!!

After Grasse we found our way to Cannes and decided it was imperative that we make a stop and enjoy a drink. Cannes was so pretty but also very busy and more modernized than the other towns. After such a long day shopping, smelling, eating, walking and smiling so much I was such a tired little munchkin and needed to head back to our home base at the Eden Roc hotel to get some rest…

In there somewhere we had a private show at a property just down from our hotel, it was amazing. The grounds were bigger than the hotels at which we were staying. It was amazing, two helipads, a bowling alley, pool area, amazing sculptures all around, and the security…wow…one guard stationed every 50 meters or less…tight or what!! The other artists all played well and everyone had fun!!

Kat and Jessy walked out to the hotel and did the good ol’ P90X with me. I was planning on walking them to the gate and then just doing some other things in my room, but we kept talking, and walking, and talking, and walking, and before we knew it we had nearly made it to their hotel. I decided (even though I was only wearing my little shorts and singlet and flip flops and the sun was setting fast) to stay and go to dinner with the girls and then just walk home from there…this surely was a day of exercise to the max!! (I had done an hour and a half work out earlier in the day and then swam for about an hour…I should be the fittest person around…whats wrong??!! haha)

Antibes and its surrounding beauties are so picturesque and special. I had such a wonderful time here, my only backfire was that I always had work on the back of my mind. I would love to get to go to a place like this and not have to worry about anything else, just enjoy my time, my holiday!! I hope this can happen one day soon!!

Fun at the Derrico Ranch

In September we were mid USA Tour when we stopped at guitarist Justin Derrico’s house in Virginia…his mum and family put on the BEST spread of hospitality that you could imagine. There was food as far as the eye can see and fun for everyone…you will see a little bit of it all below…

Was just weird to see this…coming from “sheltered” Australia

And then I have a go…how is my form??

Shooting into this pretty lake…the Farm of Derrico was a Magical place…<3

Ms. Eva Gardener, Ms. Yvette Beebe & Mwah <3

By the Power Of Grey Skull….(where is Battle Cat???)

Best hair do at the ho down

The REALLY do start them young out here…

And I shot this guy too…was LOUUUUD!!!

With a beautiful sunset behind us…

Hangin in the house of Derrico

Just some of the fam! <3

And the BEST Bluegrass entertainment this side of the World! (note the mini gat Jason is rockin!)

What a cutie (or is he wearing those glasses you can buy at Coffs Harbour Big Banana?? anyone??)

Hangin with the kids…oh so much fun…oh such a tasty drink :)

Party time!!

The full extent of the band (Bluegrass joins the Funhouse)

<3 the ladies!! (ps. dont be sad…there is more alchohol…I just boycotted it for the next pic!)

XXX

Huh???

Hmmm….

noyne noynety noyne…

And then they started singing…

And it was wonderful…for mine and Leo’s birthday on September 19th xo

Birthday Buddies…<3 you Leo xo

Hangin on the decking…

A wonderful nigth had by all.

So much fun, so much food, soooo content!!

And this little man had a BALL!!! <3 you Bubba! x

Nikki put us all in a trance with her matching instrument/outfit ensemble!

And its off to go and see the Black Beauties…ohhh I was in <3 <3 <3

(this was the first time I had EVERRRRR shot a gun…kind of exhilarating…and scary…all at the same time…hmmm….)

xxx

Pink Funhouse Tour

Just some of the things that go on during our every day fun and games on the Funhouse Tour of the World…

Funhouse Tour kids <3 you all xo

Getting ready for the show...

Watching the fight...Its a camping trip (Newcastle)

Just hangin in the toilet with the boss! (oh and the motorbike!)

Grease stylez....

Hello Today Show...NY City

Some people on tour are....."interesting"

Just chillin' on the phone, laid back...with my mind on... (Roger Davies)