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Karen in a Nutshell
Location: Changes. Usually can be found in Berkeley, CA, Chicago, IL, or out traveling.
Age: 23.
Political: Leftist
Religion: Nothing formal. Very earthy.
Favorite Food: A toss up between bagles and chocolate. I am a vegetarian.
Favorite Band: Indigo Girls
Favorite Book of the Moment: Hokkaido Highway Blues by Will Ferguson

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well, kiddos, i am off tomorrow morning. this may be my last post for a while. won't you miss me? (and this is pale in comparision to next friday's leaving for europe...)

maybe i'll try to post from wherever this weekend.

my schedule (in case you need to know):

thrus- prospective graduate student at u of illinois
fri- leave u of illinois. become crazy alumni at wittenberg!
sat- hang w/ old friends. indigo girls concert with sensei!
sun- go home

nice weekend i have planned.

of course next week i have to take the gre. fuck.

but then it's off to london and paris!

so anyway, i may post this weekend. i may not. i'll be out partying it up with my college buds!
posted by Crazy Karen at 10:57 PM

what a great day. great great day.

my allergies: much much much better. all of my "old peoples'" medicine seem to be helping! i even went bike riding. yee haw!

and i spoke to amy christiansen. she is coming to the columbus indigo girls show with becky and i. it should be a fucken blast (not to mention that it will be excellent to see her again.)

and tomorrow i leave for university of illinois. i get to see suzanne. then on friday, it's off to wittenberg.

great day and this upcoming weekend will rock!
posted by Crazy Karen at 2:44 PM

here is my concert review as posted to the indigo girls list:

all i can say is "i am amazed." amazed at the entire honor the earth
experience. the indigo girls rocked as usual, but just being at an honor the
earth show (i missed the entire '97 tour) was an experience that i can't
quite describe. i have been an HTE supporter for years now (and becky, who i
went with, was so into the cause as well), so the show just really tied
everything together for us.

becky and i arrived at the chicago theater at around 4:30pm. we heard
soundcheck from the lobby. the sound quality was amazing. we only heard the
girls' sound check. they played devotion, nueva senorita, and philosophy of
loss. awesome.

later (as we were walking around downtown trying to grab a bite to eat), we
saw sulli outside. we were going to just walk by (knowing that she HAS to be
busy before a show), but she stopped us (she must've remembered us from EKU
where we were hanging out with her after the show after the busses and trucks
were all packed). it was cool. we asked her if our seats were good, and she
said that they were. cool. while she was setting up right before annie
humphries, she looked out to wave at us. way cool.

let's see, the actual show....as many of you know, this year the main issues
at stake are the killing of the buffalo and the transporting of nuclear waste
across the midwest and then just dumping it onto native land. pretty sick,
right? annie humphries opened up. she was very good. i had not really
heard of her before HTE. she is a native american out of the minneapolis
area. lovely voice, and her strong spirit was a wonderful addition to HTE.

david crosby was up next. so funny. and talented. he made a comment that
he had barrowed emily's guitar (sulli was also teching for david. she coined
him as an "honorary lesbian." that was funny.) so he had to be REALLY
careful. then, something blew. so he continued the song totally "sound
free." no guitar. just him singing acapella. wow. afterwards, the sound
was fixed, and he continued his set. later, he invited emily up to do a song
with him.

after david, there was an intermission. we were reminded to fill out our
action cards and give them to the card collectors in the lobby.
after the intermission, the girls played "redemption song." then they showed
a the a movie. the movie was so powerful. ulali sang in the background to a
series of images, many of them hard to view. after the movie came the
speakers, one of the highlights of the show. winona laduke spoke. that
woman has it together. the subjects of the speeches were mainly about the
issues at stake. but in illinois, they tended to focus on the trasportation
of nuclear waste because illinois is one of the states this stuff will be
transported through. basically, environmentally damaging and DANGEROUS
nuclear waste will be coming right through chicagoans' backyards. i also
learned that at the lyons (france), the "powerful" nations added nuclear
power onto their list of "clean sources of enrgy," given nations that use and
produce this kind of power "credits." i was extermely disheartened to hear
that japan signed this treaty. after hiroshima AND nagasaki, japan likes to
pride itself on being nuclear power free. anyway, i am not going to get into
that on this list because i could ramble on for hours since i have a lot of
personal ties to japan, and still feel a sense of responsbility to hiroshima
(not just the actual dropping of the bomb, but the education and pleas for
peace that contuine until this day).

anyway...i am digressing. after the speakers, jackson browne took to the
stage. i hadn't really heard any of his stuff before, but i thought he
sounded great. becky and i also liked how he played requests from the
audience. at one point, he had his guitar all tuned up and ready for a song.
someone yelled out a request (there were a few BIG TIME jackson fans there
which just added to the coolness of his set) and he put down his guitar and
walked over to the piano to play it. i also liked hos political his songs
were. he played one song which he had written about central america, but can
really be about the united state's policy to any other nation. (does anyone
know the title of that one?). at the end of his set, david crosby joined
him. those two have obviously played many benefits together and had become
friends. their bond was really cool.

the girls were on after david crosby. the setlist: gone again, the wood
song, devotion, love's recovery, chickenman, leaving, shame on you, get out
the map, nueva senorita, galileo (w/ jackson browne), and bury my heart at
wounded knee (with all). 10 songs total. a great setlist. let's see. no
one was standing. so during shame on you, becky and i just got up and
started dancing (yes, we were the two down in the second row (not pit,
though)...the ONLY two standing for a while). before nueva senorita, amy
told a story about how the women in chiapas go to make textiles. since they
can not stockpile (not enough money), every year, they have to start over.
on their way to leave to make the textiles, it is very dangerous for them.
they often get harassed and even raped. after hearing that, nueva senorita
takes on a different meaning for me. oh, and the girls brought carol issacs.
GREAT to see her again. the girls themselves were really upbeat and chatty.
at one point, they both cracked up. amy (i THINK! but it could have been
emily...i forgot) made a comment how they have been playing together for 20+
years and can still entertain each other. oh, and amy talked about her
beloved university of chicago coffee cup. but then she whispered into the
mic "it's really tea." :-) the highlights of the set for me were leaving
(and now, unlike berkeley, i actually knew the correct words. hehe), nueva
senorita, love's recovery, and of course bury my heart at wounded knee
(sounded great acoustically).

after the show, becky and i waited by the busses. we had to talk to sulli
again (we had this note...). and i wanted the girls to sign my n*i*s cd (the
original, NOT the remaster). the girls did come out and sign stuff. i was
excited, but it;s not like i haven't met them before. besides, the crowds
outside were big. so as soon as becky and i found sulli (who told us to give
the letter directly to a or e, because they would be coming out that
door soon...security had lied as usual...) and got a and e to sign my cd
cover (which means a lot to me to FINALLY have my n*i*s signed because that
is my favorite cd by far, and the cover is in such horrible condition since i
had it since 1990), we just left. i am not sure how long amy hung around
(emily signed stuff and got right on the bus), because when we left, there
were still heaps of people there.

anyway, what a GREAT night! this was one of the best shows i have ever seen,
not necessarily just the girls, the entire experience. it was so amazing. i
still can't believe that i finally attended an HTE show. on saturday night,
i have columbus to look forward to, and that will be my last IG show for
quite sometime. sulli told becky and i that they were probably going to take
about a year off. amy may tour with the butchies next year, though!
ok, seeing how long this post is, i am going to end it here. thanks for
reading.
posted by Crazy Karen at 8:39 AM

OMG...did i forget to mention that winona laduke spoke?!

i think i am going to go green and vote for nader.

i am still torn (on one hand i love nader and on the other i HATE bush!), but nader is starting to look even more and more attractive.
posted by Crazy Karen at 12:02 AM

the indigo girls/hte show was fucken AMAZING!

sulli rocks. omg, does sulli rock.

and i *finally* got my cover to nomads*indians*saints signed by both amy and emily! (sulli even signed the back! )

all in all one amazing show. i will post the setlist tomorrow!

can't wait till columbus!!!
posted by Crazy Karen at 11:43 PM

tonight tonight we see honor the earth!

david crosby, jackson browne, and the indigo girls!

i am so excited i am shaking! having becky here is excellent! we have been getting all psyched all day together!!!

all the activism, especially with the election so near, is going to rock. and i can't wait to see all the musicians!

yee haw!!!
posted by Crazy Karen at 12:16 PM

i suppose it is officially the 17th...

that means...

TONIGHT IS THE INDIGO GIRLS SHOW!!!

can't you tell that i am excited?

becky is here and it has been a blast. TONIGHT is the big night! amy and emily live. life is sweet.

we got all psyched up by watching indigo girls videos and discussing amy ray and emily saliers over dinner. fuck yeah! what a great dinner conversation.

we also perfected our note requesting a special song. ha. i am not giving y'all any hints as to which song we are requesting. but our note is way cool. (even though we could not find a kickass replacement for "thrilled." hehe.)

omg, i am soooooo psyched...
posted by Crazy Karen at 12:13 AM

oh and did i mention that i finally (one week late) received an e-mail from you know who.

it was a half assed effort, though.

oy...
posted by Crazy Karen at 8:33 PM

so i went to the allergist today.

what a relief.

maybe now i'll actually start to feel better.

but all i can say is that i am on more medicine than an old person! ! !
posted by Crazy Karen at 8:32 PM

it has been one goddamn week.

7 days...

a week...

do i have the right to be pissed?
posted by Crazy Karen at 10:09 AM

so i wanted to post some thoughts on the situation in the middle east.

it is 1am. i should be in bed. i am sick as a dog. but i just woke up from a nap. damn, i thought i'd just sleep through the night. i thought those strong pills would knock me out. why the hell am i up?

oh yeah, so the middle east. ok, as a disclaimer i know a lot of people will disagree with me. fine. i have my opinions on this issue (as i do on every other issue).

i think that both parties are terribly wrong. the israelis aren't the "good guys", nor are the palestinians. they have both committed serious crimes. human rights have been violated from both sides.

it is a war of fanatics. the fanatics are the ones calling the shots. there are plenty of israelis and palestinians who just want peace. but unfortuantly, the fanatics continue to bomb, strike, and burn. this is a dangerous cycle, for i can forsee no end in sight. there will always be fanatics.

how i think this should be solved? ("ok, karen, you are president of the united states, what would you do?" -- my mom) well, i feel that we need negotiations. and the mediators can not and should not favor anyone side. the united states has a vested interest with israel. we are allied with them. i am glad israel is our ally. but given those circamstances, the united states should not be the "third party" mediator. i can not stress this enough. i am not exactly where the un's interests lie, but an international group like the un should be the mediator. if the united states acts as the sole mediator, the palestinians will think (and rightfully so) that they are getting the short end of the stick.

i would love to see an end to this violence. it breaks my heart to see innocent palestian children injured and to watch how anti-semitism is on the rise both in the middle east and around the world. there is no reason that a jewish school should be blown up, or that jews should be harassed as they walk to temple. they never asked the israeli soldiers to fire at innocent palestinians. and people of arab backgrounds shouldn't be discriminated against. this shit ain't their fault.

the most uplifting thing i saw on the news was a segment about a jewish/arab allience/understanding. a mixed group of jews and arabs in san mateo (california) is getting together to exchange thoughts on the situation. they view each other as human beings, not as jews or arabs. in the midst of all this shit, they are retaining their friendship while having a cross-cultural dialogue.

why can't we have more of that?

posted by Crazy Karen at 11:24 PM

damnit...

i just tried to post my thoughts on the situation in the middle east. but then my damn computer froze.

maybe later. right now i am just a bit too peeved to type.
posted by Crazy Karen at 12:31 PM

i just got in from seeing christine kane.

she is awesome!

if you are a fan of women's (womyn's) music, folk music, singer/songwriters, etc, check her out!
posted by Crazy Karen at 12:03 AM