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I’d forgotten how much I loved this song til I heard it last night on the way home on the ipod. Enjoy!!!!

Right, with no advance notice at all, Steve and I have a new live EP available. It’s a pre-release of some of the tracks that will be on our live album, coming out towards the middle of next year, and features three bass ‘n’ voice duo tunes and two solo tunes of Steve’s. We weren’t planning on making any of these tunes available to the public but had so many requests for it that we decided to make the promo copies available at a discounted price. These went on sale to the street team a few days ago and then to you today and they’re almost 1/3 gone…so don’t wait around! Track list is –

Happy (7:34)
MMFSOG (4:09)
I’m Lost (5:11)
Rain (9:14)
Jimmy James (6:51)

If you haven’t seen us live before….all these tracks are just one bass and vocal…looping and layering to created a lush soundscape and a completely unique and beautiful sound.

Steve says the version of MMFSOG is by far the best take of that tune he’s ever recorded, and the version of Jimmy James is an all-fretless one. The tracks were all recorded live at Power Base Studio in Nebraska earlier in the year.

“So how do we get one of these lovely very limited edition discs?” I hear you cry… All you have to do is send £5 via paypal or nochex, which includes WORLDWIDE POSTAGE AND PACKING. (send it to steve[at]steve[dash]lawson[dot]co[dot]uk please)

What’s more, if you buy this disc now, it’ll save you £2 when the album comes out.

The CD itself is a CDR with all the info printed on the disc, and comes in a pretty plastic clam-shell case, like these -

To make it easy, here’s a paypal button which goes straight to the ‘pay Steve £5 for our delicious new CD’ page -

and in the player below, you can listen to the first track from it – ‘Happy’. It’s fab! )

Enjoy…

Hi there Peeps!

It’s been a while I know but I’ve been busy busy! We’ve just returned from another lovely time in continental Europe where we played some great gigs in Kent, Geneva and Amsterdam. Good times with fantastic lovelies! We drove this time (so much for carbon offsetting)…taking the ferry from Dover to Dunkirk and then trust the satnavlady (SNL) to direct us (avoiding toll roads) through France, Belgium and on to Holland. The trip from Amsterdam to Geneva was a little less smooth and included one of most hideous cities I’ve ever seen in Belgium (can’t remember the name, I think I’ve blocked it from my memory)…a wild with hunger goose-chase for veggie food in France….and SNL directing us through the ice covered roads of the Jura where we almost died a dozen times. Having avoided death we returned to the UK, finally giving in and allowing SNL to use the toll roads for part of the trip home.

So, I’m not spending much time on myspace these days…and am not updating my shows on there due to the clunky interface that only works half of the time. So I hope that you’ll come and join me elsewhere! Here are some links to the places I’m spending time these days.

Ning.com (create your own social networking site for almost anything)
The Lobelia Page of Sugary Goodness
I’ve just started a page here but it seems pretty cool. I heard about it from the lovely Pete Yorn so go visit him and become a member of his network too.

Lobelia on Reverb Nation.
if you are a musician and not a member of RN yet….fill yer boots man! The widgets alone are worth it! I use them from my regular site now and love love love them.

For facebook users.
Lobelia Facebook Band Page
This is clunky so far…but I’m sure it will be improved in the near future. You can become a fan and be privy to new info about tour dates, new songs and releases ect.

Lastly…Steve Lawson and I are working on a new site together for our combined project and in anticipation of the release of our new live CD which is….
www.steveandlobelia.net
There’s nothing there quite yet…but look for it in the near future.

Well, I guess we’ve come to the end of another blog posting but due to the fact that I almost never blog anymore…I feel I should leave you with a little something extra. Hmmmmm. Words of wisdom? Nah, I’d have to wake Steve up for that. Recipes that utilize bits of old shoelaces? Nah, that’s so in these days. How about crazy photos that one should be embarrassed to show around? YEAH! Enjoy.

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Lo. does Babs

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Steve impersonating a gnome

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Pudding!!!!

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I am controlling your mind!! Put down the computer and draw me a picture of kittens in drag!!!

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

So, I haven’t had much time for writing since I’ve been here in Belize….the weather has been so beautiful that I’ve spent all my time in the water, getting drunk with my parents…(just once..but jeez…they’re crazy!) travelling around by car (it takes forever to get anywhere out here as most all the roads are dirt ones) playing my guitar (I brought Walter), wearing the same clothes over and over again borrowed from my Mother and Father (they lost our luggage and we didn’t get it for 3 days together) which in my tall buxom stature and the new short haircut made onlookers question my sexuality, and protecting my overly white complection against the evil rays of the hot hot sun. It’s a constant battle I tell you….but worth it. (the sun protection…not the sexuality issue)

Anyway, it’s a bit rainy today so I’m inside waiting for Mr. Sun so I can join the marine life and frolic happily in the sky blue water. I’ve never felt so relxed as when I’m out there letting the waves lift and toss me…I love feeling so small…a tiny speck in the great blue ocean. Falling asleep with the sound of the waves crashing and the birds and frogs..there’s nothing like it. I can totally understand the reason why my parents took the huge risk to come here. It’s not easy to leave everything you know, with what little money you have and risk it all on a dream. They’re so amazing. They make a great addition to Belize and the people here love them.

The view from the porch of my parent’s house

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The neighbor’s Palapa

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Driftood

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Downtown Dangriga

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The Dangriga Market….(Marvin)

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Katee the Hunter with Mr. Crab

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My Mum and Me drunk on Carribean rum!

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So my lovelies, I miss you all very much but will return very soon and hopefully in a much better mood than I have been of late. It looks like Mr. Sun has reappeared and I’m off to frolic in the great sea. Wish I could share it with everyone…it’d be much more fun with all those I love here, smiling and happy…relaxing with me. Till soon!

xoxoxoLo.