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Catalog Incredulity

Last evening before bed, I was flipping quickly through a J.Crew catalog before sending it to that big recycling bin in the sky. Imagine my surprise when I came across this page:

For me, it is unusual to come across an exact spelling of my name. I’ve only ever met one other person named “Alecia” and it’s more common for me to be addressed as “Alicia” or “Alisha” or “Elisha” or “Allison”. Once, while walking to rehearsal and chatting with a friend, she and I could not ignore the person behind us yelling, “Ashley! Ashley! Ashley!!” Eventually we turned around and a fellow walked up to me saying, “Boy! I thought you were never gonna stop. Why didn’t you turn around?” ”Well,” I told him, “That’s not my name.” He looked mystified.

Since I do model shoes from time to time, do you suppose J.Crew might be seeking people willing to showcase namesake apparel? I’m not Italian, but I am … Read more »

Music to the rescue

Sometimes the best thing to do when auditions aren’t the reigning force and gigs aren’t working out is to return to practicing music full-force.

As you’ve read, no doubt, I’ve had a string of commercial auditions that really haven’t materialized into anything, lately. During these past few days, I was asked to work two shoe shows, received an invitation to audition for a major audiobook company, and was invited to sing as part of as summer concert series. Fabulous! Due to previously existing conflicts, though, I had to turn down the shoe gigs. Grrr. The audiobook company wants me to audition for narration, which I really enjoy. However, due to contractual conflicts, I think it may not work out. (I’m keeping my fingers crossed, though, as it’s not a done deal.) And as for the summer concert series, I’m currently selecting some material; we’ll see how things evolve.

In addition to these items, I’ve been working to get back to my 14-16 hours of music practice … Read more »

Something’s afoot

As some of you know, I used to model shoes for shows quite regularly. I also did some print work now and then. However, as my career has evolved, shoes fell out of the picture, at least for a little while.

Yesterday, I received word that one of the shoe companies would like to work with me again. How fun! Tres chic! There is a shoe show coming up in a few weeks for which I’ll be modeling various shoes and possibly clothing. (Is it open public? No. It’s only for buyers in the shoe industry. Sorry.) The bad news? I completely stubbed my toe last evening. Blood, a broken nail, the works. Fortunately, I’ve got about five weeks to get my feet in first-rate condition. Just call me twinkletoes!

Catalog Incredulity

Music to the rescue

Something’s afoot

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