New Photos by David Belove

These photos from November 5 turned out wonderful. I wanted a retro, 1920s look (just for a change of pace, not because I'm doing music like that). I did my own makeup, but had my hair done by Michelle Sue at Seven Salon in Oakland. The setting is... my livingroom. That giant wing chair was my grandmother's. I believe she had it upholstered in the early 60s. Or maybe it was the 50s. But my parents had it when we were growing up, because my grandma was rather nomadic. There are lots of family pictures of us as children posed in this chair, and even though it has been horribly abused (by my boys too), I love that I was able to get some great pix in this chair.

The piano is mine too, and those are pictures of my older son behind me (in retro 20s garb as well -- Emilio got them done at a mall), as well as a table top I painted and a piece of art by Susana England that was a wedding gift. The 50s Shure mic is David Belove's.

I have a great rapport with David, so I was very relaxed the whole shoot, even though the hair took way too long (leaving David to wait for two hours at my house!) and I got a parking ticket! But I was able to snap out of it (I said to myself, Barack Obama just got elected, so what if I got a ticket! This is nothing!).

There are many wonderful shots, but I'll tantalize you with these two to start!